Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-31
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets Of the u. S.

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Bureau of agricultural economies Marke;
News Service. United States department Of
agriculture. Weekly market review of fruits
and vegetables. shipments for the period
of July Is to 81, inclusive, and prices to
jobbers July II to 90, inclusiye.)
Catalogues were the only important prod
uct to advance in price during the third
week of July. The price trend was lower
for most other fruits and vegetables Ba"-
relied potatoes declined about 81 and sacked
stock from the central regions slumped pro-
portionately as result of the generally
liberal supplies.
Weekly carlot shipments finally caught up
with the movement of the corresponding
period year ago and actually surpassed it
by 1880 cars, due chiefly to the heavier
output Of peaches. pears and apples. Com
pared with the week ending July IA, there
was a net gain of 2,740 cars in the ship
ments of fourteen products. Potatoes, water
melons and peaches constituted tWo-thirds
Of the weeks total Of 1851 cars.
Potato Supplies Heavy
A steady stream Of potatoes has been
flowing to city markets, and now another
source of supply has been opened in the
form Of homegrown stock. Convergng at
the centers of consumption, these liberal re-
ceipts rave filled the markets and caused
Chicago reported supplies limited and only
10 cars track. But by July % there
were BIG cars in railroad yards, 70 having
arrived from Virginia that day, 6S from
Kansas, 35 from Missouri and IL from Ker.
lucky. Receipts in New York City aver
aged about 80 cars per day.
This season differs from the last :wo
years with respect to the peak movement #
second week of July was the time IF
heaviest shipments, and a marked decrease
occurred by the end Of the month. This
was especially true a year ago, when W
gina eastern shore had large crop and
shipped 1900 cars of potatoes the week
ending July Is. That weeks Total move
ment was 1926 cars, but the following seven
days only 1900 cars were marketed. This
July shipments have been increasing 200 t;
400 cars each week, until the total of 1900
has only now been reached. The crest seems
to have been passed in Virginia, but Mary
land, Kentucky, Kansas and Missouri now
loom up as important sources. New Jersey ;"
crop may be rather limited. Virginia
total to date Is about $500 cars below last
seasons early movement, because of the
poorer yield. 4'
Haulings were irregular on the east .hore,g
During recent period of light movement:
the f. O. b. price at Onley, Va, rose to
top Of $500, but when haulings again be-
came heavy the price slumped nearly 81 90
per barrel. The range is still about twice
as high as last July's, but about SOC below
Cobbers sell at about the same price as two
years ago, having declined sharply during
the week. Stock from the Norfolk section
sold slowly, at $3.5o@4Oo in New York.
growers received $3.50 per 100 pounds
week ago. now sell at 75c cash track. A
loss of 75c occurred in city prices Of nearly
all midwestern potatoes. Little interest has
been shown thus far in the Kearney, Neb.,
deal, but the asking price for Early Obi %
is $1.25 per 100 pounds.
Until the large terminal markets clean up
their present liberal supplies, there is not
much chance for brighter aspect in ship
ping sections. 1t is simply case Of city
aecImulatiOns resulting in slow, weak
markets.
Peach Prices Lower
Peach shipments doubled and market val
ues began to decline. Low closing price on
Georgia Bellies was $1.50 per bushel basket
or six-basket carriers, with top price scarce
ly above 50 in most cities. Dlbertas reached
So. so in New York but then weakened to
range of $1.75@2. %. This compares with
So. 10000 year ago and -. 25@3.oo In
late July, 1921. New Jersey forwarded the
first 16 cars Of the season, and Jersey Car
mems and Greensboros held nearly steady at
81 .00@1 % in the metropolis. Shipping sta
tions in central Georgia reported declines OF
60c on Elbertars, the carlot movement in
creased 80 per cent to 1928 cars. Califor-
MAS weekly output jumped from Sc to 9S4
ears, but many of those shipments probably
were destined to- canneries.
Melons More Plentiful
Although the seasons watermelon sup
plies have been only half those of 1922 to
late, shipments are now running ahead or
last July's. Georgia output decreased 80
per cent to 600 cars last week. South Caro-
lina's movement greatly exceeded that OF
any other state. Texas also sent nearly
1000 cars to market. Prices at Georgia,
Alabama and Texas shipping points changed
bout
to sacrifice about $50 per carload in order
to move their supplies. Jobbing ranges in
many terminal markets were so per, cent to
rs per cent higher than the price at this
time year ago and in 1921. The recent
trend however, has been downward.
Cantaloupes Higher
Western cantaloupes at $500 or 5000 per
standard crate are in sharp contrast to the
$500 or So 90 melons of this time last sea
son and the $500 jobbing price of July,
1921. The cause is rather plain: During the
corresponding week last year Indiana
season. Turlock section Of California sup
piled 322 cars a year ago and only 80 last
week A similar difference appears in the
central districts of that state. Arkansas
weekly shipments last year and this yea
were 900 and 10 cars, respectively. Afl-
IONA, North Carolina and Imperial valley.
however, furnished many more shipments
than during the third week of July, 1922
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tints showed a firm tone at $4.50@475 pei
standard crate, and North Carolina green
meats ranged S2.5O@3.0O in eastern cities
other Fruits and Vegetables
Yellow transparent apples from Delaware
and Maryland met only moderate demand
at $1.2jM9.00 per bushel basket, AMI III
nois stock declined about $100 on the Chi
cago market to close of $1.75@2.25. More
than a fourth of the weeks 90 cars were
from Delaware. while California shipments
increased to 400 cars. The greater part Of
the lettuce supplies came from New York
state Crates of Big Boston lettuce moved
very slowly in New York City at the low
price of 25c to soc and ranged up to Toe N
other markets. Western lettuce also brought
the moderate price of $1.5O@250 per crate
Michigan is the main source of early celery.
thirty -One cars having come from that ter
ritory during the week. Grapes are a'most
exclusively from the southern district OF
California. The onion season in the Walla
Walla section of Washington opened active
ly, that state furnishing one-thlrd of the
weeks shipments. New Jersey sent &C cars
of onions to market, Iowa 80 cars and Ken
lucky 2S. The Cincinnati jobbing price N
1O0-pound sacks of Kentucky stock was
50. G5GI275, but Virginia yellow varieties in
bushel hampers sold generally at $1.25M
200 in the east. Tennessee turning
wrapped tomatoes, in flats, declined sharply
IN New York to a range of $1.5O@2 10.
while Maryland toma toes in sX-basket
riers closed weak at $2.50G3.00 Tennessee
and Maryland supplied 100 or the 1888 cars
shipped during the week.
good ewes, SLIPS; wether culls to feeders,
81. 5O@rS.O0; sheep, scarce; good light ewes
to killers, $3.50; heavies, $3.50.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 3O.-Hogs: Re
CENTS. $500; slow, SOC to 35c lower; heavy
81. 2567, so; packers and butchers. $7.75m
80; medium, $500; stgas, $4.O0@4.25; fat
sows, $5.O0@5.50; pigs and lights, $5.5O@
Ca Cattle: Receipts, 1900; good selling
classes, steady to strong; common. dull;
steers 81 lON11O %; heifers, $4.OOM9. 80;