Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-31
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. S.

Markets of the u. S.
! Bureau of markets, United States depart
Iaent of agriculture. Weekly crop and mar
ket review of fruits and vegetables. (Ship
ments for the United States for the period
of August Is to 81, inclusive, and prices tt
| jobbefs August II to %, inclusive.)
Price Trend Continues Downward
Price declines of leading, fruits ani
| vegetables were general. Potatoes, cabbage
and waterme1onS were moderately lower
and the cantaloupe markets broke sharply
but pea ches held fairly steady. Moderate
| increases in the shipments of apples, cab
bage, celery, dry beansA grapes, lemons
oranges, onions, pears and sweet potatoes
| failed to offset the lighter movement OF
cantaloupes, lettuce, peaches, plums
prunes, tomatoes, watermelons and white
| potatoes. Total shipments were Hts cars
compared with 1882 during the preceding
week and 1854 during the corresponding
week last season. Most important change.
In the weekly rate Of movement were
caused by smaller shipments Of cantaloupes
white potatoes, peaches and watermelons.
Potatoes Generally Lower
The markets were somewhat irregular
New Jersey stock showing some improve
ment in prices, but potatoes from other sec
tions were lower. Early in the week New
Jersey No. 1 Irish Cobblers sold as low as
L. u.
but by the end of the week were higher al
| a range Of $2.65 to $3.50. New Jersey
Cobblers In eastern markets ranged gener
ally at last weeks close of $2.35 to 81. 81
per 100 pounds, New York showing some
improvement and coming in line with the
other markets. Virginia Eastern Shore No
l Irish Cobblers sold mostly so cents pei
| barrel lower in eastern markets at range
of $3.50 to 81. so. Carrots in Chicago sold as
low as 81 in the week, but strengthened al
the close to $4.75 to So. Kentucky No. ]
| Irish Cobblers ranged 1885 to 1895 per loo
pounds sacked in Cincinnati. Minnesota
field run Early Ohios ranged 80 to 30 cents
per 100 pounds lower at a range of $3.50
TO $500 carloads f. o. b. CARROTS in Chi
cago ranged $40 to $2.75. United States
Grade No. 1 Rurals sold at $2.15 to 1920
per 100 pounds sacked wagonloads cash t.
growers at Idaho shipping points, but de-
clined early in the week to level around
$1s5 to $40: Shipments were 2,53O cars
with $3.50 during the corresponding week
last year.
Cantaloupe Markets Weak
California salmon tints and green meats
standard 45s lost IS cents to 81 per stand
ard create in consuming markets, closing
| at range of $1.25 to 81. New Mexico pink
meats, standard flats, 12s and los, sold IA
IS cents to $1.25 in eastern markets. Mis-
souri, and Arkansas salmon tints and greer
ments brought 81 to 81 per standard crate
in several important consuming markets
and Indiana and Illinois salmon tints were
quoted at the same range IN nl0ule western
cities. Delaware and Maryland cantaloupei
| ranged 81 to $3.50 In eastern markets. Ship
ments were 1 ,416 cars, compared with 2,20s
the preceding week and with S14 during
! the corresponding week last season.
Peaches Fairly Steady
Georgia Elbertas, skies and bushel bas
/ kets, ranged 1925 to 81 in New York and
So to $3.50. in Detroit. Eastern Carman'
generally $3.50 to 425 in eastern markets
Middle western Elbertas sold mostly at );
to 81 per bushel in middle western cities
Kansas City was above this range at 81 tC
$4.50, and st. Louis below at $3.50 to $3.25
California peaches were steady In middle
| western markets at 81 to $3.50 per box
Shipments We're 900 cars, compared wlti
| 1,412 the week before and 1889 during the
corresponding week last year.
Cabbage Prices Decline
Haulings have been light at Colorado
shipping points, but cabbage is selling fal
below the prevailing prices obtained veal
| ago. This weeks range was 30 to so cents
bulk per 100 pounds wagonloads cash t.
growers, compared with level around $1.1!
last season. Ohio cabbage in 1oo-pount
| burg. closing at the bottom of the range
Homegrowns in sixty-five to eighty-poount
crates ranged IS cents to $1.25 in Chicago
Illinois and Iowa cabbage ranged $15 t.
$50 bulk per ton in important markets
| Shipments were 270 cars, compared with 2le
| the week before and 1924 during the CORE
| spending week last year.
watermelon n1arKoCS puBnCly LOWer
Georgia ,watermelons, medium sizes
ranged mostly 5000 to $3.50 bulk per IL
eastern markets, some sales being made "
Pittsburg as high as $500. Georgia melons
cinnati and Chicago. Texas medium siz'
melons ranged 81 to $3.50 per 100 pounds
bulk in Kansas City and 50 to $2.75 in Min
S2 to $50
size melons selling at range of S12o t.
$3.50 per carload f. O. b. cash track. Ar
kansas and Missouri medium size Tom Wat
sons ranged $3.50 to $425 in Chicago, bull
| to 1925. Shipments were 2,013 compared
with 2,724 cars the preceding week anc
1,096 during the corresponding week las
season.
or,,c IL LIVE STOCK BY WIRE ,...
5000, generally slow; choice steers. stead!
to strong: good grades, steady to 25c lower
others. unevenly. Csc to SOC lower; rim
mostly; bulls, slow, steady; good and choice
cows, ss50@1275, mostly steady; medium
kinds ,d irregularly no l0wer $65o@s5o can
calves, $1850@17.25; tsockers, 25c lower.
Hogs, receipts, $4,000; generally 15c tt
25c higher; desirable lights and light butch
ers, scarce: top, $1,000; bulk light ant
S14OO@ %; pigs, strong to Csc higher.
Sheep, receipts, $4,000; lambs, steady t.
I0c lower; packers, top native lambs
S13.75; good Washington, .$14.5O: sheep
steady; best fat native ewes, $3.50: feed
ers, slow.
EAST ST. LOUIS, lug. 3O-Cattle: He
cetpts. 5000; steers, steady; top steers
$1,000; bulk, $9.500l $780, yearling steer
and heifcrs, steady. Gamer cows, stead
at. $4.O0@4.25; bulls, steady; calves, steady
Good and choice vealers, $15.OOM15.75; feed
er steers, strong; bulk, $750Gl9.5O.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; market active, %
to 40c lower; top, $16.2j: bulk light an
medium weights, $15.75@16.25; bull
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; lambs, strong t
25c higher: sheep. firm; top lambs, $3.50
bulk, So 50@13.25; top ewes, $500; bulk
Sc. 500 100.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 3O-CattIe: Re
ceipts $500, steady t. strong. Heavy steers
$12.00@13.50; beef steers, $7O0@12. 90
heifers, 0G.50@12.00; cows, $4OO610. so
feeders, $7.O0@1O.0O; stockers, $5.5O@9 90.
Hogs--Receipts $500; 25c higher; 25
pounds up, $14.75; 1855 to $50 pounds, s1e. 90
100 to 165 pounds, $3.50: pigs, SiO 900
11.50; throwouts, $11.25 down.
! Shoep-Receipts 1000: steady; lambs
S10.00@13.00;. sheep, 5000 down.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, Aug. 30--Flour: Dull an
unchanged.
Pork Quiet; mess, S32.OO633.O0.
Lard-Firm; middle west spot, $4,000
1910.
Sugar-Raw, dull; centrifugal. 96-tes
1000 I Goa, l2.Qt refined, dull; granulatet
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