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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1916
Page
2
Hazlehurst Miss March 31 reports say cabbage crops are late due to a cold dry winter and yields will be smaller than expected, with movement not until about May 10. Green peas shipments expected to start April 16 and tomatoes larger acreage with plantings this week. shipments beginning June 1. A good rain last week.
H C Pride sales agent for Klondyke Berry and Fruit Association of Horatio Ark says strawberry beds are in excellent condition and a 40 car crop is expected to move April 10 to 20. Peach orchards show heavy load with about 100 cars likely, with similar cantaloupe volume. Pride is also owner of a 27300 acre orchard once run by the Southern Orchard Planting Company at Horatio.
New Orleans March 31 home grown vegetables abundant. Lower Coast head lettuce sells at 5 per sugar barrel and 1 25 per hamper. Local and nearby lettuces improve and fetch about 2 50 per sugar barrel and 1 per unit.
Anise hampers sell at 2.50 per barrel while escarol endive and ro maine firm at 2.80 per barrel. Bunch goods are plentiful with prices for curly parsley one dozen bunches and several other vegetables listed: shallots 17 percent, beets 40, carrots 25, white tip radishes 20, mustard greens 30, turnips 26, spinach 35, leeks 40, kohirabi 30. Hothouse cucumbers 1.25 per dozen, hotbed variety 0.75 per dozen.
The poultry market in New Orleans March 31 shows active trade with small and medium hens at 16 to 17 cents and large hens slow at 15 to 16 cents. Broilers at about 4.50 to 5 per dozen, fryers two pounds at 24 to 26 cents per pound, and large young chicks 20 to 22 cents per pound.
Plans were completed in Chicago on March 31 for Collis Food Company the new corporation to control Plymouth brand poultry food and metal poultry equipment sales with headquarters at Clinton Ia It will be capitalized at 100000 and F P Schnitzen will be general manager along with Collis executives present for the incorporation talks.
The local branch of the National League of Commission Merchants hosted a dinner Tuesday evening at the Athletic Club in Colimbus O for I K Sartton a veteran in the commission trade Mgr Sutton was noted as the oldest active broker in town Ladies were invited Many short talks were delivered during the event.
Chicago March 381 Charles G Foster of Skallerup Brothers potato and produce dealers has invented a portable store heater for use in handling produce or around warehouses. The stove, recently patented, has seen early use by local potato houses and reportedly performs satisfactorily. A market release likely follows as discussions proceed.
A ten inch diameter chamber heater uses carbon coal, burns without gas or smoke, and can run 12 hours under normal use with reports of two to three days between recharges. It can be hung in a car or nailed to the floor, with heat and duration adjustable via a ventilator. Designed for railroad yards and transit hauls under 24 hours and around produce houses needing warmth.
John Lightfoot plant grower and shipper distributes a free catalogue to strawberry growers and shippers in East Chattanooga Tennessee dated March 31 offering valuable information for improving cultivation and handling.
B F Coombs formerly of Parkery Lane Kan and Kansas City died in Denver early this week aged about 60. He owned large fruit acreages in the country and had long trading ties. A daughter and son Melver survive. Edwin Coombs of Burrell Hines Brokerage Company went to Denver for services and body returned to Kansas.
Chicago reports a quiet, well supplied vegetable market due to cool weather. Lettuce offered mainly from the lower coast at 1.50 to 3.50 per barrel, hampers 50 cents to 1. New Orleans barrels 2 to 2.50. California iceberg less desirable, parsnips sold 2.50 to 3.50 per box. Hothouse cucumbers in demand, Ohio and Oregon cauliflower strong at 2.25 in half cases. Florida beans normal, celery steady, Florida tomatoes quiet, peppers steady around 2 to 2.50 per case.
The Collis Company operates a large modern poultry supplies and steel specialties plant in Clinton Iowa. About 125 workers are employed as the factory produces Plymouth brand poultry food, feeding batteries, cooling racks and other equipment. The facility features sanitary wash rooms dining rooms dressing rooms and ample lighting. Despite material shortages the firm is running at full capacity and recording strong business.
Chicago buyers report firm orange prices with rising demand for Navels and Floridas. Navels sold from 3.30 to 3.10 per box with 50 cent discounts on large sizes. Florida oranges scarce as shipments slow, Saviors 2.20 to 3.50 per box. Florida grapefruit firm, carlot lemon prices 2.50 to 2.75, market well supplied.
Chicago street notes record visiting merchants from I Ungerleider & Son Kansas City and M Pionaty Sons, E Eells of Manhattan Refrigerating New York, David Bloomgarden of Detroit traveling to Louisiana strawberry districts, Fred Martin of Pana Ill new Illinois Poultry and Egg Shippers president, J P Miller of Albert Miller & Co leaving for the north. Also advertised Wanted to Buy Timothy hay in large quantities with many bids. Butter sales at Elgin Illinois 36c per pound with 62 tubs sold at the meeting.
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