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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1936
Page
2
Illinois tomato industry gains eight new varieties from a decade of breeding at the College of Agriculture University of Illinois. Three field varieties and five greenhouse types are released this spring benefiting growers and consumers across Urbana and beyond.
The college circular by W A Huelsen announces three new field tomato varieties Prahlana Early Baltimore and Mli nois Pride bred to resist fusarium wilt and perform well in field and greenhouse. The release outlines their characteristics and breeding leadership. Chicago April 8. Shippers Association watches railroads move toward a national perishable claims bureau with possible loss settlement by that bureau. Ed Briggs cites railroad executives meeting in New York and signals by the Association of American Railroads while President Pelley warns that no firm plans exist yet.
The experiment station announces five new greenhouse tomato varieties Blair Forcing Sureset Forcing Urbana Forcing Lloyd Forcing and Long Calyx Forcing. Seed samples will not be supplied to the public, but certain seed companies have signed agreements to grow and list these varieties. Stock seed is from the college and purity measures were taken. The development aims to address the lack of trustworthy tomato varieties for Illinois growers amid expanding acreage and limited suitable field varieties and greenhouse options.
Chicago April 3 allotments for green vegetables were modest with plentiful supplies. Asparagus ample but demand limited. white cabbage steady while red stock weak. Calif ornia beats and Florida hampers listed. cauliflower firmer with ample supply. onions steady with adequate arrivals. potatoes and peppers with moderate demand and steady to firm tone overall.
Fragmentary market update shows Florida lugs selling around 18.50, Mexican lugs at 34 and repacked lugs at 12.56. The snippet indicates a steady market trend with ongoing selling activity this week.
New York April 3 Western ice berg lettuce market showed little change with a late firming tendency. Opening stock prices ranged 2.25 to 2.50, California poor quality 1.60 to 1.75, Arizona best 2.60 to 2.75, South Carolina shipments fair at 1.50 per crate, Florida and southern Boston weaker due to poor receipts. Best offerings in large baskets near 2, with poor quality 0.60 to 1.25.
Leesburg Florida reports the first cucumbers of the season were shipped to New York late last week from this section.
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