06 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
1
Reports to The Packer show a large egg harvest across the Middle West with higher production prospects for the season. Farming officials estimate strong supplies for markets and processing plants as spring deliveries begin.
March cold and snow delayed output with overall poultry shipments about 16 percent below last season. Mt Olive and Hoopston report orde rshortfalls and weekly movements vary from 20 to 60 cases and 2 cars per week expected in April to May and June. Irving Nye and others show mixed results with home supply only and some weeks at 40 to 100 cases. Overall reports indicate many points shipping more heavily than last season despite ongoing shortfalls.
The Packer notes from midwest reporters that egg production across Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota should rise this spring with April shipments around 100 to 400 cases weekly in many towns and totals up to 400–600 weekly in April May June. Multiple towns report 15–40 percent higher output than last year though some areas expect declines or steady levels. overall movement aims to lift egg and poultry shipments with butter likewise moving several hundred pounds weekly.
Chicago April 5. Potatoes show price increases despite steady receipts with Burbanks and Burals leading gains to around 1.50 while Ohios fetch higher. Week sees 80 to 125 car arrivals daily and continued demand from domestic buyers with limited foreign shipments.
A reader from League City requests publication corrections to an article about Mr. Job eon and a growers group. The March 8 1912 Herald lists numerous signatories including Johnson Bos, Towers, Smajley, Borrerta, Bribacher, Hanson, and many others sought in a correction to ensure accurate attribution.
In New York Roy Feininger launches the Western Poultry & Egg Co with Tompkins and Gammer as partners. Gammer, previously in St. Louis, handles egg and poultry in Tennessee. Shippers should beware stiff quotes as Tompkins has a poor record and Gammer carries a questionable reputation from the West.
Chicago onion dealers report weakness in the market as late season western onions arrive. Liberal concessions appear in jobbing sales with best red and yellow onions ranging near four cents a pound, some lots selling as low as 3.50 per hundred. News of Texas Bermuda onions being loaded and expected in large shipments weighs on prices.
League City Texas April 21 1919 correspondence requests correction of a March 7 article titled Trucking at League City. The letter accuses the piece of misrepresenting local trucking firms and explains a split among growers with W J Abbey Rey Campbell and J I Johnson among managers.
Reports and letters from Wichita amid bank bankruptcy chatter touch Arkes Fruit Co and Lamps Produce Co while denying any filing. Authorities urge caution as confusion spreads through the daily press and local phone calls.
The district attorney’s probe into methods of the mercantile exchange and price setting by members nears end. Magistrate Murphy will discontinue hearings. five hotel stewards testified on butter and egg purchases with no evidence of price fixing emerging.
The Packer Weekly Bulletin prints a complete list of Laredo Texas Bermuda onion growers for the current season. It shows a total acreage of 3 049 acres across about 120 growers. The list names those who ship through the association this year and those who will ship independently.
The Farmers' Co operative Commission House at 1728 Lawrence Street Denver closes leaving creditors seeking repayment. An adjustment board report shows assets about 150 dollars against about 3000 dollars owed. Names tied to the firm include AL Corbin as president and AL Corbin as treasurer. Shippers in Kansas and Denver suffer losses in poultry and eggs, with accusations of overquotations and poor business practices. Authorities urge shippers toCome forward with evidence so the case can be pursued and dishonest operators caught.
Laredo Texas April reports indicate Bermunda onions moving to markets with prices around three dollars per crate. Shippers note strong northern demand and contracts for future delivery, pointing to a robust Texas onion year despite weather delays and slower countrywide movement.
Berry arrivals for the Chicago market were delayed by railroad washouts delaying shipments of multiple cars. Readiness and quality suffer as fruit arrives late, with many lots in poor condition and prices unsettled across the week.
Reports from Magnolia Springs indicate extensive watermelon cultivation with 400 to 2150 acres under way and rising interest in past crops. Pricing, shipping dates, and expected losses are noted as weather improves with May 1 planting and May 20 shipping deadlines cited.
Frederick P. Murphy trading as Gardner Murphy & Co at 2 South Market Street Boston files for bankruptcy. Secured debts total 5300 with about fifty unsecured creditors led by Carrie W. Hutchings 4500 Mary McCrath 1000 Ellen M. Shumway Commonwealth Life Charles Dennison 1000 and the Federal Trust Co 1000. Assets are listed at 2071.
Local fruit dealers press Mayor Harrison to suspend the December berry box ordinance for the current season. Meetings with aldermen and ward leaders aim at a temporary halt to prevent losses to berry growers and shippers from short measures and boxed shipments.
Shippers report Owen Supply Co has closed its New Orleans store at 2457 Magazining Street and owners J. W. Owen and wife are unlocated. The firm, five weeks in business, sold goods door to door then wholesale, drawing multiple local clients into a suspected fraud scheme. Local solicitors and several shippers are named inquiries.
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