Chicago Vegetable Trade Report Highlights Varied Market
The Chicago vegetable market shows mixed movement with Florida celery selling well at 225 per case and Florida string beans steady. California supply dwindled with dull tomatoes and lower asparagus prices, while Michigan and Oregon offerings remained modest. Hothouse cucumbers and peppers from Florida sold, lettuce and cauliflower movements eased, and overall tone indicated adequate stock with selective demand.
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Florida
California
Chicago
Michigan
Iowa
Oregon
Texas
Apple trade not active in Chicago market
Chicago on April 3 reports slow apple trade amid a large off stock supply and poor weather. Overripe and repacked fruit sold quickly at 3.50 to 4.50 per barrel. Fancy cold storage fruit was in light supply with steady prices. Major varieties and box apples listed with specific price ranges per barrel or box.
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Chicago
Spies
Ben Davis
Citrus fruits ease as oranges and lemons hold steady
In Chicago the citrus market shows freer Navel oranges this week amid mild demand. Carrots sell 2.40 per box and Floridas move slowly at 2.50 to 2.75. California lemons stay at 3.25 to 3.75, while old onions drop as Indiana stock dwindles and new Texas shipment is awaited mid month.
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Chicago
California
Indiana
Texas
Stea
Demand for Nursery Supplies in Wolverine States
Lansing Michigan April 3 nursery trees are in great demand in the Wolverine states with excellent sales reported by solicitors for nursery firms. Fruit trees such as plum and peach lead demand while berry bushes of all kinds sell well. Small home garden plot owners are the heaviest buyers due to high fruit prices last year prompting self supply efforts this season.
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Lansing
Mich
Wolverine States
Indiana Berry Outlook Cropier to Move After May 20
New Albany area berry prospects show smaller overall crop due to drought last fall, with raspberries and blacks doing well. Shipping to start around May 20 from New Albany and Floyd Knobs, using interurban routes to Indianapolis. about 50 to 75 cars expected, with some express shipments. Other centers like Bordery, Pekin, and St Joe Hill report similar activity. movement through mid to late May for six weeks.
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Ind
Floyd Knobs
Indianapolis
Commission
Monon
Express
Borden Berry Growers
Alan
Ata
Pdi
Bordery
St. Joe Hill
Pekin
Indiana Points
Packer
Man Catches Tarpon Weighing 1981 pounds in Florida
Chicago news item details E P Miller of Albert Miller & Son catching a tarpon weighing 1981 pounds at Fort Myers Florida. The fish measured seven feet eleven inches and required two hours forty five minutes to land. Miller plans to bring the fish home and shares fishing notes from his Florida trip.
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Chicago
Ishak Walton
E. P. Miller
Albert Miller & So
Miller
Local trade notes on poultry produce and railway postings
Co Dalrymple returned from northern potato districts and E L Hasler to California for six weeks of business and leisure. Freeman and Klapholz move McCarthy Produce Co and eggs trade. Edgerton joins S W Borden Co. Schultz named commercial agent for Louisiana and Arkansas Railway. Nelson reports strong cold storage demand amid quality concerns and eastern stock restrictions.
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McCarthy Produce Co
McCarthy
Edgerton
Borden Concern
Martin L. Schultz
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Company
Schultz
Co. E. Nelson
North American
Campbell Onion Shipments Secured by Stanton and Waskow
In Chicago on April 3, Stanton and Waskow secured Roy Campbell's onion account for the market. J R Freedman, Campbell's St Louis representative, finalized arrangements after Mills Bros. relinquished the account. Campbell's cabbage shipments have been handled by Stanton and Waskow, with carrots and onions expected to come shortly.
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Hoy Campbell
Chicago
Stanton
Mills Bros
Mills
Hood River Assn Ends Its First Cooperation Year
Hood River Oregon April reports at the annual meeting the Hood River Association notes the first year of co operation with fruit growers has been successful. J Sieg provides returns showing the past crop consisted of 40 percent Spitzenburg 34 percent Newton varieties and remaining share other kinds. Newtown crops totaled 176000 boxes handled by the association and 208000 boxes of Newtowns.
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Hood River
Ore
Drop in Cabbage Prices Chicago April 3
Drop in cabbage prices in Chicago on April 3 as prices fell from 28 to about 20 dollars per ton over the past week. Receipts have not risen substantially and demand remains weaker than before with local receivers selling at 1.80 to 1.90 per barrel.
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Chicago
Butter market at Elgin shows no sales this week
No sales were made at the Elgin butter board meeting last Monday preventing a quotation for the week. Market outlook suggested midmarket around 25 cents with seven lots of creamery extras offered totaling 270 tabs. Butter owners asked 25 and refused to sell for less, while the highest bid was taken.
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Elgin
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