Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-14
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. S.

ment of agriculture. weekly crop ana
| shipments for the United States for the pc
riod of August % to September inclusive
| and prices to jObbers August 81 to Septem-
Produce Markets Fairly Steady
| The markets for leading fruits and vege-
| tables were steady with the exception of
moderate decline in potato prices and
| slight advance in cantalOupes Total ship
| ments were 1920 cars compared with 12,
| 143 cars the preceding week and with 12,-
| S4S during the corresponding week last
| year
Potato Prices Lower
Losses of % to 80 cents per 100 pounds
New Jersey No. 1 Irish Cobblers sold % to
| 45 cents lower than the range of the pre-
| vious week, at 81 to $40 per 100 pounds
sacked, carloads, f. o. b. at New Jersey
shipping points. Eastern markets also We're
| 30 to 80 cents lower, at range of So to
| 81. S. and carlots in Chicago slightly cheap
er, at range of $3.50 to $500 per 100
| Shore Irish CObblers lost % to so cents in
| eastern markets, ranging So to $4.75 per
barrel. Kansas and Nebraska sacked EARLY
Ohios held well in Kansas City, at range
of $3.50 to $2.75 per 100 pounds. Mime
| sofa field run Early Ohios ranged so cents
lower at shipping points, selling at $1.95 to
0. b., and at $3.50 to $2.S5 in St. Louis.
| CARROTS in Chicago ranged 81 to $40.
Haulingss have been light at Colorado ship
per 100 pounds, sacked, carloads, f. 0. b.
| cash track for white varieties. Colorado
Bliss Triumphs were quoted in the Kansas
City market at a range of $3.50 to $2.75.
U. S. grade No. 1 Rurals sold % to sc
| cents lower per 100 pounds during the week
at Idaho shipping points, ranging $1.35 to
$14O carloads, +; o. b. cash track. Sales
| sacked. Other leading potato sections rep
| resented in important consuming markets
were Michigan round whites in Cincinnati
at $2.75 to So per 100 pounds, sacked;
Maine RrunSWipk TriS
| in Boston at 1925 to $2.75 and Long Is
land Irish Cobblers at 1920 to $2.55 in
compared With 2,86S cars the week before
| and with 2,S14 cars during the correspond
ing week last season,
Apple Market Steady
New York A 2h Oldenburgs have been
| selling at SO to S4.50 per barrel in lead
ing eastern markets Reports from mbiddle
western cities quote this stock in bushel
baskets mostly at 80 cents to SLID Penn;
sylvania Wealthys ranged from So to $3.50
per barrel in Baltimore. Michigan 21a-inhc
0ldenburgs brought So to Sc per barrel i'll
souri, JOnathans sold early in the week at
| So to $3.50 per bushel basket in Kansas
City and st. Paul Wealthys were reported
i'll Kansas City at 50 to So per box. Ship.
ing the corresponding week, last year.
Onions Fairly Steady
massachusetts No. / yellow stock sold at
81 to $225 per 100 pounds sacked, carloads
f. o. b. at Massachusetts shipping points
the first Part of the week. Prices ranged
1926 to 81. so in the Boston market. East
ern yellow onions sold at $3.50 to 81 per
100 pound, sacked, in Baltimore. Middle
western yellows were reported in Pittsburg
and Cleveland at 1925 to SO per 100 pounds,
sacked, and Red Globes in ST. Louis and
Kansas City at So to $3.50. Washington
yellow onions ranged slightly lower in Chi
ed, and brought 50 to $3.50 in Kansas City.
Washington stock sold at 81 to 1918 in
pittsburg and Baltimore. Shipments were
4G3 cars compared with 523 the week be-
fore and with All cars during the CORE
spending week last season.
Cantaloupe Values Advance Moderately
California salmon t1nts gained so cents
per standard crate OF 10 melons in consum-
ing markets selling at $3.50 to $3.50 per
crate. Colorado salmon tints, standard ass
sold at $1.25 to S1.40 at shipping points
We're made mostly around $3.50 per crate
Colorado cantloupes ranged 50 to 1915 per
standard crate in the New York market,
50. SO in Chicago. New Mexico and Texas
pink meats in standard flats of 10 and Is
melons brought slightly higher prices in CON
per cate. Shipments were 1872 cars, com,
pared with TEL cars the previous week and
with 68G cars during the corresponding week
$3.50 Peach Markets Continue Steady
Leading peach markets showed little
change in values. Eastern Elbertas IN u
carriers
81 to $3.50 per hushel in Boston and in
other eastern markets generally at range
of $3.50 to $3.50. Middle Western Etber-
tas were steady in Detroit and Chicago at
IS so to S. per bushel bsket. Elbertas have
been bringing $500 to .35 per bushel bas-
ket carloads, f. o. b. cash track at Colo
RADIO shipping points Gal1fornla 90 oo x "a ~
Peach shipments during the week totaled l.
391 cars compared with 1,1S3 the preceding
week and with 1926 cars during the CORE
spending week year ago.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, Sept 13.-Flour, dull ana
PORK firm: mes, $40. o0@s1Oo
Lard, strong; middle west spot, $2O.4O0
Sugar, raw, quiet; centrifugal, 96-test,
$1076; refined quiet; granulated, $15.00@
1910.
Taliow, steady; specials, 1Oc; city, Sc.
@230: clover $2.15@2.40.
Dressed poultry, quiet: chickens, 39M5lc;
fowls, 26@42c; ducks, Long Island, Bic.
Live poultry, steady; geese, 25c; ducks,
SS@sSs fowls s63Se turRsGs 4oc
Cheese, quiet, state milk, common to
specials, 2O@29Ac; skins, common to spe-
Butter, quiet; receipts, 9o.65: creamery,
extra, 5SR; do. special market, 59@59h;
45@49.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Cattle: Receipts
10000; good steers and yearlings, steady to
strong; others lower; early top, $500! bulk
goud and choice, $16.5O017.50; bulk grassy
kinds, 50 00@15.25; best cows opened steady.
Gamers steady s425@47; bologna bulls,
$G.O0@7.0O; butchers bulls, $7.5O@11.5O,
steady; calves slow to SOC lower; bulk choice,
$1675@17.5C; bulk feeder steers steady;
OIL md cfO Ivy
cattle receipts 1900, quality plain.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000: 15c to 25c higher
than Saturdays average; spots more; in
between grades advanced most; top, $500
bulk light and butchers, $1615@01700 bulk
packing sows, $15.00@15.30; pigs strong to
25c higher.
sheep-Receipts % 1000; sheep steady;
lambs strong to 25c higher; no choice lambs
here; early top westerns, $13.S5; natives
mostly $12.50@13.00; choice feeding lambs
bid at $3.50; fat eyes mostly $65O6g675.
EAST ST. LOUIS Sept. 13.-Cattle Re-
ceipts 5000; fat steers steady; lower I'M
dertone o mother grades; top steers, SIS So
bulk, $9.50M12.O0; yearling steers and heif
ers shade lower; Gamer cows steady at $3.50
@4O0; bulls, 15c to 2jc lower; calves
steady; good and choice vealers, SIC 75Gr
1915; feeder steers steady.
Hogs-Receipts 500; fairly active; heavy
hogs steady to slow; top, S17.35; bulk light
and medium weights, $1650@17.15; bulk
heavies, SIS 80016.30.
oHeep-neIeplts o,oOu; 1alrly actlVe, ABOUT
steady; top lambs, $1275; bulk, $11.75@
1850; top ewes, $3.50; bulk So. @6.5O.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 19.-Cattle: Re
fsP steers
sG.50@11.oo; cows, $4.OOM1O.5O feeders,
$T.00M10.00; stockers, $5.50@9.OO.
Hcgs-Receipts, 2,2O, 2jc higher; heavy
hogs, $155: medium, $500; lights, $16.50;
pigs, $40. 75@1225; throwouts, $1,000, down.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; steady; lambs,
$3.50, down; fat sheep, $500, down; bucks,
$500, down.