The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Honey Dew Melons Grown In Alabama
 on Morris Auenue

ioHey ucW meionS, arlStOCrd'1C cousins of the canteloupes, are being successfully grown inl Alabama at handsome profit to the farmers who plant and handle them. H. M Sand lin of Sulligent, Lamar county, is one of the most successful of those ship ping into Birmingham. He sent q consignment yesterday to Marshall, Jordan and Keith. All were nice look ing melons. Honey dew melons are perfectly adapted to cultivation m this section and are easy shippers, t is stated.
 Two varieties of casaba melons lit- tie known in the Birmingham mar kets, were included in the shipment arriving yesterday. Several crates of the Santa Claus casaba, a melon of delicious flavor. with a pleasing color scheme of mottled gold and black, were received by a Norris avenrs firm. The shell Is hard and about one eighth of an inch thick.
 Another species was the Golden Beauty, fruit nearly globular, six to eight inches in diameter, with wrinkled skin. The flesh is white. very thick, juicy and sweet. Both kinds of melons were grown this year for the first time by Mir. Sandlin, it was said.
 Potatoes Weaken
 Irish potatoes weakened yesterday. the dry weather in the north bring ing A drop of half cent all along the line. First quality potatoes were selling yesterday for SS per 15o pouad sack. or cents per pound. Arrival of late crop potatoes will bring the price to 8 slightly lower level, it IS expected.
 A mixed car of fruit from Cali fornia was opened yesterday morning. Lugs grapes. Gravenstein apples and California Bartlett pears were in the shipment. The grapes are quoted ths same as Malagas.
 Fish are moving fairly well con- sidering the warm weather, accord- ing to N. S. Gordon, Standard Fisk company. Red snapper and muliet formed shipment opened yesterday. Several good sals were made. Cheaper oysters are hoped for ehis season, according to reports in fish circles.
 Spot cotton went up an eighth on all grades yesterday, although little activity was shown in the local mar ket Early marketing of. the Ala bama output is expected this year. according to North Alabama adviccs received by Birmingham firms. Ex- cessive dry weather is causing early maturity of the crop, it is declared. l Alabama's crop will be under that ot last year, dry weather and boil weevil cutting production consider- ably Reduction of acreage Is also an clement in smaller output. Poultry trade is beginning to pick up, according to chicken and egg men on Morris avenue. Few eggs are be- ing received at present, little more than supplying the demand. Market quotations:
 POULTRY
 Garrett & Trimbie.) Eggs-Fresh candled. sS0s7c. Hsn.@aoSsse.
 o0i FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (Marshail. Jordan < keithl |. p0I LemonsGv.rdnla. .sse. imported. q 'oo ranses@caiifornia. ,7.. all si.ei
 Appies-Gravenstein. sos to ltss s4.ss
 Peaches-california Elbertas. s4s. a
 'f; Pf;ears-califorpia Bartlett. 1853, $ box; New York Bartletts. $4.25 bushel basket; preserving S1.bo bushsl. Grapes-Malaga, 24 pounds net, $a.so
 Cabbage-c Colorado, 4c- lbs Virginia.
 Fotatoes-No. Virginia stock, 10 pecks iseesaaa .sa 's s.s. PCT $ n : 'Ft0 Rico 'vss'' Onions-Iowa reds, 100 pounds to seek: sacks, tx.a6 sack: iargs washed yellow stock. Washington. $6 sack; 60-pound sacks. hc lb. Additional.
 California baby, hc lb.: pink beans. 7c; black eyed peas. 11c b.; Michigan navy. 1 100 pounds to sack, 7c lb.
 ! Peanuts-No. l Virginia stock. Shc lb.; roasted sock lots. 1oc lb.; so-pound lots,
 Brazil Nuts--New crop. lie lb.; less