The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
NEWS FROM THE STATE.
/. MARKETING BUREAU

Wholesale quotations for Tuesday,
February T. 1922, reported to the State
Marketing Bureau, AIT st. James
building, Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville
Fair and cool; light receipts; mar
ket steady; firm demand for fancy
fruit and vegetables; oranges, grape
fruit, beans, peas, cukes, tomatoes,
eggs, poultry, wanted; cabbage, pep
pers, weak.
New York City
String Beans-Light express re-
ceipts, moderate demand, firm mar
ket: hampers, green, best, $4,000
700; few fancy. $75O@S.0O; ordinary
condi ion, $3.00@5.00.
Eggplant-.One Florida arrived,
light express receipts, moderate de-
mand, market steady, crates, fancy.
best $500 400; few high as $3.50;
choice, best. S3.OO@350; poorer low
as $3.50.
Peppers-Light express receipts,
too few sales to quote.
Strawberries-Light express re-
ceipts, moderate demand. marke,
steady, per quart, best, 60@65c; ordi-
nary, 4O@50c.
Cabbage-Six Florida, eight New
York arrived, limited demand, market
dull; Floridas, hampers, Wakefield,
best $1.25G1.50; poorer low as 75c.
Lettuce, one California, fourteen
Florida arrived, limited demand. mar
ket dull; Floridas. hampers, best,
$2.C0@2.25; few, $3.50; poorer low as
$10O.
Romaine-Few sales. $1.75@20s.
Celery-Two California, eight Flor
ida arrived; moderate demand, mar
ket eady. prices unchanged.
rapefruit-Eight Florida arrived,
moderate demand, market steady;
brights, best. $4O0@450; fancy high
as $500; goldens, $30O@4OO; russets
$225I 800.
Oranges-Eighteen California, thiI
ty-eight Florida arrived, moderate de
mand, market steady; Floridas,
brights, best, $5.00@5.50; few $500;
goidens, $4.OO05.00; russo s, $4,000
400.
Boston
Oranges-Three cars arrived, good
demand; brights and goldens, S3.50@
500; few fancy, 5000.
Grapefruit-Two cars arrived, mar
ket steady; brights and goldens, most
~, $35O@4.00; few fancy, $4.50@5.00.
Tangerines-Half straps; brights
and goldens, $3.50@4Oc; few. $3.50.
Cabbage-Three cars arrived, mar
ket weak; crates, Flat Dutch, $4,000
3.25.
Lettuce-Five cars arrived, plenti-
ful and weak; hampers, 81. 25@2.50;
few $2.75.
awberries-One car arrived,
scarce and higher, quarts, bes., 75c.
Celery-One car arrived, slightly
weaker, crates, medium and large,
$3.50; smaller, $3.50.
ggplant-Weaker, crates, best,
$4.00@4 $50; decayed low as $1.0O.
Peppors-Steady, crates, fancy,
$500.
Philadelphia
Lettuce-Eight cars arrived, market
steady; hampers. best, $Z.09@2.25;
poor, 75c@15O.
Romaine-$1.25.
Celery-One arrived, market steady,
stock green; crates, S40004. 50; very
green, SETS.
Cabbage-Four arrived; Sigh ly
stronger hampers, $1.25@f.40.
qua MDGIl lCS, MAI net oNNetUS w III III
for good stock, little Bringing top
price, quarts, best, $50@6O; poorer,
40c.
String Beans-Market steady, stock
mostly ordinary; hampers, 5000
$50.
Cincinnati
No Florida vegetables offered.
S rawberries-Slow demand, mar
liet dull, quart, 60c; soft, soc.
Cabbage-Five Florida arrived;
heavy supplies, light demand, market
weaker; hampers, $1.25@ 1.5O; few
$1.65
rapefruit-Three arrived, supplies
liberal, moderate demand, market is
steady: brights, $3.00@3.50; mostly
$325@3.35; goldens, $2.6O@295; bus.
baskets, field run, 65Q70c.
Oranges-No Florida arrivals, mar
ket firm; brights and goldens, 4.25G
4.S0; mostly $4.5094.6O.
Chicago
Grapefruit-Slow, mostly, $1,000
400; fancy, $4,75.
Oranges-Firm: brights and gold
ons, mos ly, $4.OO@5.OO; fancy, $500
06,00.
1angerines-iIalf straps; br.rhts
and goldens, mcs,ly $G.OOW tee; ian
cy, $4.25@4.50.
Peppers-Firm, crates. fancy, $3.50
(D5.0O; choice, $1,000 3.25.
Beans-Firm; hampers, $J.0O@ 700.
Strawberries-Firm mostly, 75c.
MISUNDERSTANDING
LetGuce-Steady; hampers, $4,000
ESQ.
Cabbage--Poor demand hampers,
Wakefield, 81 4O@1.50.
Tomatoes-Crates, fancy, $500;
choice, $500.
Celery-Dull, crates, $425045O.