Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the y. S.
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets

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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Weekly Market Review of Fruits and
Vegetables prices to jobbers and ship
ment for the United States for the period
of May 27 to June ?, 1919, inclusive.)
Markets and Movement Fairly Steady
The general trend Of the produce mar
kets continued somewhat irregular. Straw
berries and new potatoes advanced. Cab
bage, and potatoes, tomatoes, cherries and
peaches declined. Onions, string beans and
peppers ranged fairly steady. Shipments
| S,126 cars, were close to recent average and
| to average of corresponding time last year:
| Compared with last week, decrease in old
potatoes, onions and citrus fruits we're about
offset by increases in strawberries, peaches,
water melons, cantaloupes and string beans
Commercial stocks of canned corn held
May l., were reported chiefly in n hands
| of wholesale growers Total, 9S, S34, 900
pound compared with 11s,s2s, s21 pounds
| $50 per cent. Weather was unfavorable
| for polination of orchard fruit bloom in
northeastern states.
Old Potatoes Lower
| Further declines were quite general. Much
| boor stock in included / nrecefpts. No :
northern sacked white stock closed about 10c
lower at $2@$2.25 per cwt. in Chicago car
|
similar decline at $2@2.10 per cwt. Colo
RADIO No. l sacked white stock was draggy
at $1.90 per cwt. in Denver and still rang
ed about steady at S2.5O@3 per cwt. in
Texas wholesale markets. New, York round
whites in bulk ranged generally firm at
$245@2GG Sacked IS Maine Maine Green w. Noun %UI
and Boston, closing at $,25@2.5o, but
reached top Of So in Baltimore. chip;
ments much lighter, 1,4s3 ears, compared
| with 1868 last week and with 1,137 a year
ago. Canadian imports are decreasing.
Potato acreage n southern Ne et Jersey
& "a 20 IL cent
coriing to bureau of crop estimates. Bulk
| of early crop moves in August. Condition
potato crop in Norfolk section, Virginia, 30
| per cent.
New Potatoes Gain
| South Carolina cobblers averaged 75e high
| er in consuming markets reaching SO. 25@
30 per barrel in leading cities and record
ing similar advance in producing sections,
ruling 50 f. o. b. Florida Spaulding Rose
made similar gains with a general jobbing
range of $9.O0@11. 90 per barrel Texas
| Bliss Triumphs ranged about 25c lower in
producing sections at 81. 50@4.75 per cwt.
| sacked f. o. b. cash in producing sections At
81. 50@4. rs per cwt. sacked f. o. b. cash and
| ranged 81. 10000 per cwt. in midwestern
markets Shipments continued to increase
| steadily put slowly 572 cars compared with
| 568 last week and with 1900 last year. Flor
| ida movement is declining and nearly one
| half of the shipments are from South Caro-
| lima.
| No. L Texas onions a year ago ranged rs
cents to 81. 40 per crate in consuming mar
| kets.
Onions Markets Fairly Steady
Texas yellow Bermudas again averaged
| 25c lower in consuming markets at $3.75@
4.75 per crate. Fancy California Bermudas
weakened slightly ranging So 5O@3.75 per
crate f. o. b. but ranged strong in conSum-
| ing markets at 81. 25@4.50 Louisiana Gre
| oles ranged Sc. 50@7.00 per cwt. in middle
bats y 1fe
creasing tapidly with 320 cars compared
| with 554 last week. California movement
nearly equalled that Of Texas
Jobbing price ranged of Virginia Wake
| fields O year ago was 81. 25@2. 0U per bar
| rel crate.
Cabbage Values Irregular
| Virginia Watefields recovered somewhat
from the Gecllres of the pre-. Ling week,
ranging 81. 25Q4. % per barrel crate in con
| Stunning markets. Eastern shore stock sold
slightly above that from the Norfolk dis
| trict. Alabama cabbage weakened to a
| range of $3.25@3.50 in most leading mar
| kets bit dropped to 81 50@2. % N Sc. Louis.
Mississippi Wakefields were very weak in
producing sections, reaching $23QM2.4G f.
o. b. cash in Crystal Springs s::tion. Texas
| stock continued regular and ranged mostly
81. 00@4 80 per Cwt., but reachad 81. GOO
2.75 in Chicago and declined to $25.GnEa
80. 90 per ton in st. Louis. California WinS
ningstadts continued to weaken, reaching a
closing range Of $50. 00@3J. 90 per ton f. o.
in distributing markets. Tennessee Wake
fields weakened 70 81 per 5G-pound cate +.
TO. b.. shipping points. Shipments 40S cars,
Commercial strawberries May Is as re-
ported hy bureau cf crop estimates 1855
acres compared with 49, $50 acres last year.
Maryland, Virginia and Delaware stock. vas
1923 cents per quart. Canning siock
ranged COS cents Ter quart in producing Sec
lions compared with round &c cents per
quart this season.
Strawberries at Higher Level.
Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Klon-
dykes averaged 3@5 cents higher in eastern
jobbing market ranged 1S@35c quart,
basis highest in Boston and New York and
lowest in Philadelphia. Arkansas Klondyke
Chicago, but sold at So. 50@3.75 in st.
Louis. Kentucky Arenas followed gen
eral jobbing range of s7.5o@S.OO per "a
quart crate. Missouri Arenas comprising
about one-third of the total carlot movement
strengthened to range of Sc OO@6. 80 per
24-guart crate f. o. b. cash truck at SHIP
ping points and sold at So. 29@S.Oo in con
suming markets, also at 28@35c, quart basis.
in few markets. Tennessee Aromas sold
mostly around $3.50 per crate in consuming
markets. Shipments increased to 1927 cars
compared with LOGS last week and 1,134
year ago.
Tomatoes Decline Further
Fancy Florida stock ranged 25c lower at
| shipping points, mostly $3.2o@3.50 per SIX
| basket carrier f. o. b. cash. Northern con-
Stunning markets reported closing range OF
So. soda so. Texas As followed a wide, weak
| range OF $1.25@2.50 in middle western mar
| kets and were reported $1.70W1.S5 t. o. D.
| shipping points. Mississippi As were reported
| $1.75 f. o. b. AMI sold to retailers In Mem
| phs at $2.25M2.90. Shipments, 612 cars, a
| decrease of seventeen.
| Acreage early tomatoes in southern New
| Jersey somewhat heavier than last year, as
| reported to the bureau of crop estimates, but
| late tomatoes, grown mostly for canning,
| estimated 81 to 10 per cent decrease Com
mercial stocks of canned tomatoes May /
wers 2oS, 1877 OH pounds, compared with
| 2J9, 34U,125 pounds Alril 1. Increase over
STOCK held May ]. 1918, was 80 per cent.
| Peach Markets Weak
Georgia peach movement is becoming
active, with shipments including consldera
| bic poor stock, and markets were dull and
| weak. MayfIowers closed at So. 25Gl $50 per
| siX-hasket carrier in northern markets, and
| Uneedas at $3O004O0. Georgia shipping
points quoted Uneedas this week at $2.5OW
2.75 f. o. b. cash. Shipments more than
| doubled, with 2SS cars, compared with 10y
| last week and $40 for the corresponding
| week a year ago.
| the jobbing range of Georgia Uneeda
| peaches was $1.5OQ2.00 per siX-basket car
| rier.
| WaterneIons Start High
Florida Tom Watsons, % to % pounds,
| reached $7G0.0OMS75.00 per car in New York
| and $675.00 in Philadelphia. Other leading
markets quoted $SO.O0@13 10000 per 100 mel
ons. Shipping points quoted % to 2S-pound
| melons at $4O0.G0G1 10000 f. o. b. cash to
| growers. Shipments, 249 cars, compared
| with 20 last week
Acreage in watermeons in Dunklin county,
| Missouri. reported to the bureau of crop
| estimates at 10000 acres, nearly double that
of last year. Yield about one-third car per
| acre.
Other Fruits and Vegetables
| Florida string beans were dull and steady
| in northern consuming markets. ruling at
| Sl.25Q2.50 per hamper. South Carolina
| stock ranged $1.0OM2.50. Louisiana and
| Mississippi stock reached $2.500275 in a
| few middle western markets. Shipments,