Florida Tomatoes Sold Well When Repacked Celery Inactive
Chicago market news notes sluggish movement of vegetables with liberal receipts. Cucumbers plentiful and demand weak. Florida celery abundant and poor quality at $2 per case, California celery $3.50. Head lettuce cheap, overabundant, and unsettled. California cauliflower in good supply but slow trade. green peas limited demand. fancy string beans and hurricane hampers cited with variable prices.
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Illinois
Boston
Florida
California
Texas
Louisiana
Chicago Cabbage Market Firm Moves Southwest Demand
Chicago reports a firm cabbage market with Texas stock at 30 dollars per ton f o b. While operators seek 35 f. c a. b. to load York State cabbage, eastern stock is nearly exhausted and attention shifts to the southwest. California offerings remain light and forecasters expect little from the coast soon.
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Southwest
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Onion sets sell well amid rising demand in Chicago
Chicago April 9 There is increased activity in onion sets with warmer weather boosting demand. Sales ranged from 1.25 to 1.35 for yellows and whites, reds about 15 cents lower. South Water street merchants reported some deals as low as 1 per bushel, but stock was older and in poorer condition. Regular operators kept stock in warehouses in good shape, quality dry and clean. Holdings are expected to clear at good prices and prices to rise gradually as the season advances.
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South Water Street
Cheese Market Shows Firmer Tone as Demand Rises
At Sheboygan and Plymouth, the cheese market turns more normal with firmer prices amid rising receipts. Longhorns lead sales on both boards with several lots trading at 14 to 15 cents, including 1 196 Longhorns at 14c and 240 Squares at 15 1 4c, while Americas, Daisies, Twins, and Prints move briskly.
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Activity in Hay. Chicago Market Has Limited Receipts
The hay market showed good strength with limited timothy receipts this week and active demand across grades. Prices ranged from No. 2 timothy at 15 to 15.50 and choice at 18 to 19, with strong prairie demand and ranges for Kansas Oklahoma and Midwest prairie crops. Alfalfa sold with choice at 18.50 to 19 and No 1 17 to 18. Local trade favored higher grades while out of town buyers bought cheaper lots.
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Strawberries and Sweet Potatoes Markets Reported in Chicago
Strawberries from Louisiana arrived green and sold slowly at about 2.50 per 24 pint case while Florida berries fetched 25 to 10 per quart with weak demand. Sweet potatoes remained firm with light offerings and eastern stock absorbed. Jersey hampers at 2 dollars and Delawares at 1.75.
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Tomatoes Arrive Green and Scarce Cabbage and Onions Rise
Detroit April 9 Trade in fresh vegetables shows activity from the South with tomato shipments arriving green and often rotten upon ripening. Cabbage is scarce with old stock selling higher, while onions grow scarce due to decay. Potatoes remain unprofitable and apples from New York decline as storage stocks clear. Butter and eggs hold steady as markets shift toward spring, with poultry trading uneven and prices sensitive to receipts.
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Chicago Men Challenge Wisconsin Potato Tariff Changes
E P Miller and J Robinson of Albert Miller & Co traveled to Madison to appear before the state railway commission challenging proposed Wisconsin potato tariff changes. They seek to block $5 heater car charges 4c per 100 pounds intrastate heating costs linings equipment and detention or demurrage fees. Similar issues are before Illinois railway authorities.
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Albert Miller & Co
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State Railway Commission
Wisconsin
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Railway Commission of Illinois
Good Demand for Citrus Fruit in Chicago Market
Chicago readers report strong demand for novel oranges with firm prices this week. Receipts were light and fancy oranges scarce. Florida offerings at auction brought $2.75 per box, grapefruit market steady with Florida stocks in demand. Carrots quoted around $2.25 to $2.40 per box, extra fancy stock up to $2.40.
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Chicago Street Notes on Maljan Brothers Arrangement
Peter Maljan of Maljan Brothers in Los Angeles arranged to place his firm’s Chicago account with Coyne Brothers of Chicago. The California fruits shippers are in season.
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Maljan
Elgin Butter Sales Report At Board Meeting
Elgin, Illinois, April 9. Butter sales at the Elgin board meeting last Saturday totaled several lots. Thirteen lots were posted with 100 tubs sold at 28 3 4 cents and 170 tubs sold at 29 1 4 cents. Remaining lots were withdrawn or unsold.
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First Car of Late Tangerines Hits Market in Chicago
Coyne Brothers brought the first car of late tangerines to the Chicago market this week. Prices started at six dollars per strap as buyers bought in small lots. The fruit was reported very nice, but sales remained limited by the high price.
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