The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-29
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET.
Wholesale quotations for Wednes-
day. January %, 1922. reported to state
Marketing bureau. AT st. James
Building, Jacksonville. Fla:
jacksonville.
Beans, hampers, slow. Cabbage
crates, s3.o0a350. Eggplant, crates
s2.6oa3.00. Lettuce. hampers, s1.75a
zoo; light receipts, slow demand and
movement; raining; colder.
New York City.
String beans, supplies very light, de-
mand good, market strong: hampers,
green. best, $6.00a7.0o, fair condition.
s4.o0a5.5o: poorer, low as 500. Egg
plant, supplies light, demand moder-
ate, market steady: crates. best 4ooa
400; ordinary, poor condition, $2.5oa
$50. Peppers. supplies limited. demand
improving, market slightly stronger;
F1oridas. crates, best, ss.0oa3.25; few
$3.50, poorer low as $3.50. Strawberries
| moderate supplies, market steady, per
quart, mostly 50a55. few soc. Cabbage,
eight Florida, seven New York arrived
light demand, market weak; Floridas
hampers. Wakefield, s1.50a1.75, mostly
$50. Lettuce, California, 20 Florida
arrived, good stock, limited. moderate
demand, market slightly weaker; Flor
idas, hampers, head, best $2.35a2.5o,
few s275; ordinary, poor condition.
$l,25a2.o0. Romano, s135a1.5o. few
$1.75. Celery, California, Florida, 2
New York arrived: supplies moderate,
market steady; Floridas, crates, s4.0Oa
4.5o. Grapefruit. 8 Florida arrived,
moderate demand, market steady,
M
anges, 13 California, Florida arrived,
market firm, Floridas, medium brights,
best, box, s4.50a5. 90; few fancy, s5.5oa
600; fair condition, S3.o0aA.00: goldens,
best, SS!5oa4.0o; russets, best, $3.o0a
$50.
Boston.
Oranges, s cars arrived yesterdays
auction bright and goldens, medium
sizes, box, $3.00a4.00; grapefruit, cars
arrived, brights and goldens, medium
sizes, box, s3.00a4.00. Grapefruit, Z cars
arrived, brights and goldens, medium
sizes, box, mostly, s3o0a3.5o. Lettuce,
one arrived; crates, Big Boston, S275.
Strawberries, poor demand, per quart,
50a65c. Peppers, poor demand. crates,
fancy, s3.50a4.00; choice, $3.00as.25.
Eggplant, crates, s3.o0a5. 90 Cukes,
Floridas hot house, per dozen, $3.50.
Practically no trading, account cold
weather.
Philadelphia.
Lettuce, II cars arrived, market
steady; hampers, best, s150a2 90;
poorer, 25cas125. Escarole, $500. Beets
weaker, crates, $500. Cabbage, weak
hampers, s1.65a1.75. Celery, cars ar
rived, weak, best crates, s350a400;
poorer $2.00a3.00. Beans, scarce; ham
pers, green, $3.00a500. Cukes, scarce;
boxes, $40oas.00. Other commodities
fresh arrivals.
Cincinnati.
No demand, movement or sales re-
ported on vegetables, account bad
weather. Strawberries, light demand
and movement, market slightly weak
er, per quart, some green. 45a6oc;
mostly, s3.0oaS.25. Oranges, 8 Califor-
Mas, 3 Florida arrived; supplies liberal,
slow demand and movement, market
steady; Floridas, brights, box, ss.60a
400, mostly 1915; goldens, $SOoa3.65,
mostly ss.S5aS.6o.
Chicago.
Oranges, grapefruit, steady to firm,
prices unchanged. Strawberries, weak
er, limited demand, per quart, 40a50c.
Beans, peppers, steady, unchanged. No
eggplant or cukes offered Weather of
past three days too cold to admit of
free movement.