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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1921
Page
2
The first car of Spaulding Rose Florida potatoes arrived in Chicago. No. 1s sold at $19.50 and No. 2s at $11,590 per car. The quality was good and demand was brisk as the shipment moved quickly.
H R Duddy of the Duddy Robinson Co Yakima Wash arrived in Chicago for a few days with the apple trade He says prospects for Wenatchee district apples for the coming season look favorable citing favorable markets and harvest potential from the outlook in the Northwest Fruit Belt
The Chicago green vegetables market shows ample supplies and steady prices this week. Southern stock dominates, with beets, cabbage, radishes and spinach moving with fair to good demand. receipts from Louisiana, Mississppi and Texas vary in price, while celery supplies meet trade needs and fetch top quotations for fancy stock.
Miss Myrtle I. Conaway, recently with the T. B. Polk Company, travels to Florida to promote Michigan fruit interests. Known to Michigan fruit buyers, she previously managed the Hartford Fruit Exchange in Hartford Mich, building a canning factory and guiding large apple pear peach and berry shipments. She plans to visit Georgia next to continue the shipping venture as it moves north.
The Chicago strawberry market showed good demand and firm tone with prices only modestly lower. Arrivals were quality strong from Ponchatoula and Hammond, La, with most berries selling around 3.50 to 4 per 24 pint cage. Albany stock moved at 2.50 to 3.50 as other points quoted 3 to 3.50, greens and sandy berries at 1.50 to 2. Arrivals for the week totaled about 25 days.
Old Wisconsin cabbage remains scarce with limited movement at five dollars per ton while new cabbage from Texas appears in a fair market at two to two fifty a barrel. In Arkansas, Bradford growers’ strawberries are contracted by Hartman Fruit and Produce, C. J. Dennis & Co., and Louis Block Produce, with about 100 carloads planned for delivery from Judsonia starting around April 20.
Puget Sound Berry Growers' Associa tion sales manager R D Bodle visited Chicago with Seattle offices while Glenn Williams of Stubbs Williams Co Yakima and N Hurteau of Rutherford Brede Co Minneapolis also called on the market amid widespread flu masks. A local observer muses on age and change noting four great things he has seen end the war churches closing saloons remaining open and women masked.
Chicago April 1 The trade mourns the death of Frank J. Dietrich after a short illness. He worked in fruit and vegetable circles long, last five years as auditor and office manager for The Navy Company. Funeral at Boydston Chapel with Masons rites. Survived by sister Linn Young and three brothers John J Arlington Heights Charles H Genoa Junction and Louis W Minneapolis.
Chicago April 1 Proposed amendment to the Illinois Cold Storage Law was defeated at a hearing of the Agricultural Committee after weeks of conferences. L B Kilbourne Dudley Humlin O W Olson C L Hatfield George W Fry C C Wright Jacob Tick Charles C Cappel O P Merrill H Jones spoke for various storage and poultry groups. Olson presented the case convincingly and the committee voted to report the bill out with a recommendation that it not be passed. Davidson and McLaughlin showed neutral, official positions on cold storage matters.
Chicago April 1 The Chicago office of the Traffic Adjustment Company adds two staff members with further announcements planned. H Chris Hylleberg joins this week after 16 years with the Pennsylvania System and nine years focused on claims adjustment in J. H. Young’s Pennsylvania lines offices. Florence Schmidt is hired as clerk and stenographer.
Chicago April 1 Heron Rossi and Campbell move into new quarters as market news notes a steady sweet potato market with a 50 cent drop from last week. Offerings were ample and demand light. Illinois hams 11.25, Tennessee 1.75 2, Delaware 1.75 2.
O D Woodworth's 80 acre fruit farm one mile north of Kent City sold to Bjork Brothers for 18000 dollars. Farm regarded as one of the best in the region and a notable transaction for Kent City area.
In St Louis early this week cabbage demand improved and prices rose but later receipts increased and prices receded from earlier highs. A new Texas cabbage is quoted at 45 dollars per ton.
Chicago April 1 citrus market shows little change with a firmer tone for grapefruit and steady lemons. Medium fruit moved better, prices 25 to 50 cents higher. California fancy 300 to 360 count box at 3.75 to 4 dollars. Florida 64 to 80 count at 4.25 and 46 to 54 count at 3.50 to 4. Oranges sold steadily for desired size and quality amid ample supplies. prices mostly unchanged. Cold weather slowed trading briefly but demand remained evident.
Chicago April 1 potatoes prices and shipments show a quiet market. Carlot and rail receipts dropped sharply to 2,286 cars from 5,636, while grower pay prices kept growers from hauling. Seed stock moved slowly with Rose at about 31 cents per cwt and Red River Yukon around 1.40 to 1.60. Average whites moved near 1.05, stock on track dwindled to 161 cars by Friday with trading quiet overall.
A quiet trade in fruits in St Louis shows steady tone with ample supplies. California Navels sell at 3.50 per box, Florida oranges at 3.75, California lemons moving slowly at 3.50, bananas steady at 7 1 2 cents per lb, Florida grapefruit higher at 3.50 to 4.50 per box. Louisiana strawberries quoted 3.75 per 24 pint crate fancy to 1.50 for soft. Apple prices steady but faulted stock dull: Ben Davis 3.50 6.50 per barrel, Ganos 3.50 5.50, Willow Twig 5 7, Baldwins 4 4.75, Greenings 4 3 5.25.
St Louis on April 1 reports slow demand for eating potatoes and steady trading with an easy market. Supplies are normal. Northern round white stock is $11.30 per cwt. seed stock selling at varied prices per cwt including Red River Okies $1.75, Sandland Ohids $1.50, Cobblers $1.40 to $1.50, Rose $1.90, Kings $1.25, Triumphs $3.50 to $3.50.
Red onions of quality free from sprouts and decay were in better demand this week in St. Louis with the market stronger. Poor stock remained dull and weak. Sacked red globes quoted at 20 to 90 cents per cwt. Onion sets were dull and easy at 0 to 0.5 per bushel for red and yellow and 0.5 for white.
St Louis Distributing Company sold its first car of the Texas onion season on Wednesday. The crate price was two dollars and ten cents to C. M. Kopp & Leo of Norfolk Virginia, for commercial yellows, marking a notable early sale in the season.
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