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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1910
Page
2
William Walton Jr. of La Porte Indiana, manager of a large local fruit farm, reportedly saved his ranch from a recent cold wave by deploying 600 fire pots and burning about 1000 gallons of oil overnight. Some spraying work has been done recently.
Chicago dealers forecast a strong season for fruit and vegetable consignments, citing higher averages when shipments go to trustworthy houses on consignment rather than cash track buying. Traders like Weaver, Melges, Coyne, Peters, Ford, Crutchfield, Martin, and Gibson advocate selective market routing, wide distribution among reliable firms, and avoiding speculative buying to protect shipper profits.
Growers and shippers favor establishing market prices at the point of sale rather than at sulppine stations. John M Train argues competition drives top prices, with distributors steering goods to markets like Chicago to maximize growers’ returns and spur rivalry among commissions.
Chicago reports small improvements in the vegetable trade amid cool weather with demand steady and some sharp price shifts. Fancy string beans rise as inferior stock keeps other prices down. cabbage climbs to $4 for Kenners and St Rose, $3 for Texas, with head lettuce weak and cucumbers seeing light receipts. The Geo Middenorf Co introduces novelty fruits and vegetables, including cantaloupes from Cuba, Buerre Bots pears, Avocados, English hothouse grapes, and Cauliflower from France. The Wells-Higman Co urges prompt packaging to meet crop prospects.
Minneapolis April 14 It is expected that new Triumphe will be coming out of Louisiana and Texas late this month J C Famechon Co a large factor in the potato deal are preparing for carrot shipments from those southern states They are offering a few carloads of Burbanks and Rural varieties
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