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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1916
Page
2
Chicago April 14 The market for Lorisi ana strawberries eased as receipts rose and quality remained unsatisfactory. Demand stayed strong for fancy ripe berries but most stock was too green and sold at discounts. Prices ranged from 2.50 to 5.00 per crate with some poor fruit bringing lower. Arrivals for the week totaled about 17 cars.
A Grand Valley gathering reports strong progress promoting dairy production and equipment ownership. Fred W. Merrill of Minnesota spoke before about 100 ranchers at the Chamber of Commerce urging Eastern talent to assist local dairy advances. Egg prices on the Western Slope show wholesale to retail alignment at 17 1/2 cents per dozen over three months.
Chicago reports mild weather boosted demand for vegetables though receipts were plentiful and prices varied. California celery scarce and dear, New Orleans and Worida stock affected pricing. lettuce demand strong for fancy stock, while cucumbers and beans showed mixed activity. Oregon and Florida items also noted with varying prices and limited supplies.
A steady market for barreled apples in Chicago shows little change from recent weeks. Demand remains steady across grades, but overripe and discolored stock sells at a discount. Prices include Standard A Greenings at 33.25, Ben Davis at 1.75 2, Baldivins 3.25, Kings 3.25 3.75, Golden Russets 3.256 3.75, Roxbury Russets 2.25 2.75, Spies 3.50 4.50, and No 2s at 1.75 2.50 per barrel.
Chicago April 14 Artichokes shipped by the San Francisco Artichoke Growers Association are pulled through J Lino Co of Chicago. Jerome Lino says the firm will also offer peas sprouts and other vegetables from the association this season. Several shipments arrived this week and moved quickly as Lino anticipates active trade ahead.
W Mort general manager of C H Weaver & Co. leaves Chicago for a ten day southern tour. He usually spends three to four weeks on this spring journey but plans a hurried visit to a few points and will return to Chicago as quickly as possible.
Elgin ML April 14 Sales of creamery extras in butter reached 5.26 per unit at the board meeting last Saturday. A total of 1.5 davbs in five lots were offered, 60 sold at 36c, and a lot of 50 tubs went for 35c.
Chicago April 14 Owing to freight congestion nationwide Leonard Seed Company Chicago growers and distributors of onion sets offer express shipments at special reduced prices after April 12 to beat transportation delays. They hand pick stocks the same day and employ 150 workers to supply fresh sacked sets daily with notices urging customers to order express shipments.
New cabbage sold well in Chicago on April 14 with steady demand and steady interest. California square crates traded at 2.50 to 2.63 per crate with good quality, mobile stock at 2.25 for well packed lots, and Louisiana crates around 2.50 per crate.
Chicago notes a glut of California celery this week causing price declines. Crate sales centered around 22.75 dollars with favorable weather sustaining demand at those levels. Offerings were medium quality with some stacks appearing too white.
South Carolina cabbage arrives in Chicago with QC and A. Watson & Sons as prominent receivers. They had five cars midweek and were moving crates at 2.25 to 2.50 dollars per crate.
In Detroit Michigan dated April 14 the egg market continues typical seasonal activity with rising consumption but limited cooler intake. Butter and cheese firms install sterilizing outfits, boosting storage safety. Poultry demand grows aided by Jewish trade ahead of holidays, while hens fetch strong prices. Potatoes show steady supply and demand with firm prices, apples see strong demand and sufficient White stock. Tomato trade improves slightly with mixed quality on rehandling. Florida strawberries persist with Louisiana in higher boxes. receipts improve yet stocks deplete gradually at steady quotes.
Milwaukee dated April 14 reports a rising interest in the southern vegetable market. Produce merchants note supply and demand shifts for asparagus, celery, cucumbers, onions, pieplant, shallots, spinach, beans, sweet potatoes, turnips, apples, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, and Valencia varieties. Wnavels scarce and Louisiana strawberries cited as not high quality.
Kansas City Fruit Auction Company in Kansas City Missouri notes that auction sales promptly establish the correct market value of goods, reflecting efficiency and standard pricing in the regional fruit trade.
The egg trade is excited with ripe sales up to 2.75 for 24 pint cases. Storage men report free handling, and demand for the Haster trade remains brisk. General consumption is high, keeping values steady as eggs sell around 19 percent.
Grand Junction, April 14. Smudge pots totaling 375 500 are on hand in Grand Valley to combat frost, with oil as the main fuel and additional pots ready on two days notice. Past measures include 300 000 pots burned in 1913 and large coal and oil usage. In DeBeque, 20 miles east, William Briggs plans to smudge with gas.
Growers in Cadiz Kentucky hear a call to organize a countywide fruit and truck growers association. A recent meeting aimed to unite interested parties to ship vegetables and fruits with the help of local promoters Alexander Brothers, prominent businessmen in Cadiz, taking active roles.
Grand Junction Colorado April 14 The strawberry outlook in the western Colorado region is very bright with growers reporting extra fine vines. Grand Valley is expected to yield the longest berry crop on record this year. The Steamboat Springs shipping area is forecast to produce 20 or 30 cars of late berries, despite vines near bloom here being buried under two feet of snow. Berry season in Steamboat Springs runs about 50 days later than in Grand Valley.
Reports from primary markets and shipping points across Kentucky indicate the season for eggs is now in full swing. Storage packed goods move to eastern markets, prices range with competition. Poultry quotes early in the week show large chicks 12c, small chickens under two and a half pounds 25 30c, roosters 6e, ducks 16c, geese 8c, old guineas 22.50 per dozen. Hen and young tom turkeys 19 20c, old tom turkeys 15 16c. Mrs D O Wiley dead in Detroit April 14 and J H Parker & Son incorporate in Parkersburg with $5,000 capital.
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