Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-19
Government Review OF
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. s.

Bureau of agricultural economics, mar
tet news service, U. S. department of agri-
culture. Weekly market review of fruits
and vegetables. shipments for the period
Of June SO, inclusive, and prices to jobbers
June oil inclusve.)
The movement Of new potatoes, water
melons, tomatoes, peaches and lettuce was
heavier for the week en;ng June 9. Other
lines decreased in volume. The movement
| of old potatoes to date has nearly equaHed
last seasons output. The weeks shipments
Of twelve leading products were 12,131, eX-
ceedng the preceding week by about 100
cars. Prices of Strawberries, tomatoes. CAD
bage and lettuce strengthened. onions SOLO
Steady, while other lines showed a down.
ward trend.
Old Potato Output Heavy
| As the old potato season closes, it is not
able that total shipments have almost
equalled those oe last season and by July
may actually exceed the 192l-1922 output
To June 8, the eighteen leading late pota' o
| states had marketed 177,3S4 cars, compared
with total Of 1S3, 425 last season and with
III 400 cars in 192O-1921. or this heavy
movement, Minnesota claims $500 cars TO
date Maine II, 600 aud Wisconsin 70
300 SHIPMENTS from Minnesota have been
nearly normal, but Maine has marketed only
| So per cent many cars as last season.
This, however, is about 5000 cars more man
the 192O-21 movement from that state. WIS
conSn's shipments have been almost d0u-
Bile last years but only Loo cars above the
output of two years ago. New York, Mich
igan, Colorado and Idaho each have shipped
between Is 600 and 10000 carloads.
| Movement from the other seventeen lafe
| potato states has been nearly 27,C00 cars,
| Of which New Jersey shipped tWO-thirdi
| Last season these seventeen states marheted
| only 20, 32J ears of potatoes end two yeas
| ago about $4,000 carloads. The aG@reEa't
| Of q OOtdtOeS
| % season were approximately 20J700 cars
or % per cent more than the previous sea
| son. 10 June this year the total from the
| thirty-five states was 204, $50 cars. With
a - per cent increase in production com
pared with the 1921 crop, this heavy move
ment was made possible largely as result
of the lighter supplies of southern carly
| potatoes.
In leading consuming centers New York
sacked Round Whites have been jobhinS
slowly at $1.10W1.5 per 100 pounds
Northern stock was bringing 70M soc in t'e
| Chicago carlot market and S1.00M1.3J lse-
where. Bulk Green fountains from Main!
ranged around 200 in New York CITY, EN-
cept for occasional recoyerics. the price
trend has been downward since March.
New potato shipments increased SO per
cent to 1854 during the week ending
June 8. South Carolina furnished NOR;
than 1.4G0 cars, North Carolina about 7Gu
and Alabama about $50. Supplies are in
creasing from eastern shore and Norfolk
sections of Virginia.
At shipping points in the Charleston sec
tOn clOth-top stave barrels of No. cob
blerS weakened TO 81 - f. o. b. after reacI
ing high mark of S5.25. Stat barrels De-
vlined more sharply to close of S4.I5.
| Liberia supplies in most city markets
caused rccessiOUS of 25c to 7Ic, but New
York held firm at $500 Geo North Caro-
lima cobblcrs ranged &450Glj25, early sales
Of Virginia stock being reported at $4.00W
SEQ.
Strawberry Shipments Decrease
The carlot movement of strawberries was
"educed about 40 per cent from that Of the
preceding week. Heaviest shipments came
from Missouri. Kentucky, Maryland, Tennes
3S3 cars to PSI in the order named. The
weeks total lob cars compared witt
1.211 year ago. Various varieties OF
strawberries from Maryland, Delaware ant
New Jersey ranged 20M 2Sc quart basis il
eastern cities and brought So .00I3. 80 PEI
32-quart crate in Pttsburg Aromas from
Kentucky Missouri and Tennessee CLOSED
steady TO firm in leading markets at SO .D0Gi
1. 80 per 24-quart crate. Prices ranged S.. .:
as 50 f. 0. b. Kentucky shipping points
while auction sales in Missouri producing
sections were made at So .50@J. 70.
Cantaloupes Firm ct Shipping Pa:nts
California practically s1pp;+d the marke
with cantaloupes. Of 'ne total : 333 cars
only 40 moved from ozber sections. %Th(
Florida crop was badly damaged by rAin
| Only 20 cars were shipped from I,ac state
California Salmon 1ints. standard SIS, de
clined steadily II consuming markets 30
close of $4.0OM4.50. Prices strengthened
slightly at imperial valley shipping point,
ranging S2.40@2.75. Ripe melons for west