Fresh Michigan greens rise on favorable weather
In Grand Rapids on April 17 a stronger demand for green vegetables emerged as warm weather boosted supply. Homegrown spinach and Southern imports sold around $1.50 a bushel with growers trimming less spinach. Rain and good conditions promise larger Michigan spinach next week. Green onions, rhubarb, and fior da potatoes showed varied prices across markets while greenhouse greens held steady. Demand for Southern asparagus softened and strawberries eyed for import, with fruit wholesaling at about $6.50 to $7 per 24 pint case.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Grand“Rapids
California
Florida
Texas
Ohio
Rome
Newtown
Alabama
Louisiana
Kriegsmann Joins Havana Fruit Company Sales
Chicago April 17. The Havana Fruit Company hires Charles C Kriegsmann after seven to eight years with West Indies Fruit Importing Company handling sales in the local market. He will work in a sales capacity for the importer and distributor of Cuban pineapples and other Cuban products.
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Chicago
Havana Fruit Company
Charles C. Kriegsmann
Mr. Kriegsmann
West Indies
Havana’ Fruit Company
Good business on Indianapolis market reported
Indianapolis April 17 reports show rising arrivals of new products and rapid price changes tied to larger vegetable shipments. Texas onions Triumph potatoes Alabama strawberries entered market while Ohio yellows and Florida roses affected prices. overall market active with beans, lettuce, cabbage, apples and citrus displaying varied shifts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Texas
Alabama
Ohio
Georgia
California
Liberal vegetables supply in Chicago signals weak market
Chicago April 17 liberal supplies of vegetables kept the green market weak with a general downward trend after a firmer week. Prices varied by item from artichokes and cucumbers to lettuce and tomatoes, with several greens showing steadier or higher bids while others, like Florida crates and heavy arrivals, pushed values down. Strong demand for quality stock supported premium prices on washed precool stock and select Louisiana and California offerings.
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Chicago
Iena
Washington
Louisiana
Texas
California
Oregon
Florida
Imnois
Holj House
Mississippi
Imperial Valley
Arizona
Califor
California Brokerage Co Opens New Chicago Carlot Firm
California Brokerage Company launches as a Chicago carlot brokerage in the Distributors building at 236 North Clark Street. G. S. Mixson, formerly with Fruit Distributors Service Company of El Centro, will run the operation, drawing on experience shipping California produce including the Imperial Valley’s first straight car of head lettuce. The firm will handle carrots head lettuce and cantaloupes.
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Chicago
California Brokerage Company
North Clark Street
G. S. Mixson
Fruit Distributors Service Company
el Centro
Calif
Mixson
California
Imperial Valley
What is logic anyway Yale Record quotation fragment
A Yale Record item presents a quip on logic as a statement about knowledge: logic is described as stating things you know in language you cannot recognize. The fragment hints at self reference and linguistic limits in a witty, postmodern vein.
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Yale Record
Easier Tone in Lettuce at Chicago April Market Report
In Chicago on April 17 markets showed lower lettuce values as supplies remained heavy. Trading was slow with Imperial Valley shipments depleted and other regions not matching earlier weekly movement. Local three and three and a half heads sold between 2.00 and 2.50 dollars. four to five heads brought 2.26 to 2.75 dollars. Arizona tours ranged from 3.50 to 3.75 for fancy stock, ordinary goods 3.25 to 3.50 dollars.
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Chicago
Imperial Valley
Arizona
Coyne Brothers Produce House Notice in Chicago
An archival ad from Coyne Brothers at 119 W South Water St Chicago promotes a department store produce house offering fruits vegetables butter poultry honey broom corn and related goods with contact in Carlet Town and directions for inquiries.
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Dava
Coyne Brothers
South Water St
Chicago
Carlet House
Carlet Town
Railway Economics Pamphlets Criticized by Shippers
Chicago reports a American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association bulletin condemning Bureau of Railway Economics pamphlets linking prices to transport costs. The board of directors agreed to seek a conference with railroad officials, who then pledged to discontinue the propaganda. Also notes on regional market visitors and a new trial in Indiana involving Ridge Fruit Co. and a local orange shipment.
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Chicago
Bureau of Railway Economics
Washington, D. C
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers ‘Association
New Albany
Ind
Thomas J. Wilson
Harrison Circuit Court
Ridge Fruit Company
Florida
William W. Lindley
Aransas Pass cucumber crop in critical condition due to cold weather
Aransas Pass Texas April 17 The cucumber crop in this section is in a critical condition because of cold dry weather. Unless rain and warm weather arrive in the next few days movement will not exceed 10 percent of normal according to Tedford Brothers.
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Aransas Pass
Tex
Tedford Brothers
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J. W. Campbell
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Costa Nothing
DE Giorgi Brothers CO
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Hae
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Fruit & Produce Auction CO
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63Rd and Halsted State Savings Bank
Natl
Bank of Commerce
Packer
Red Book
F.e.baldwin& CO
Ernest Piowaty
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South Bend
B. R. McCaffrey
McCaffrey Brothers
F. E. Baldwin
F. B. Baldwin & Co
J. Lansburg
Ginsburg-Lansburg , Company
Sioux City
Tom Pepper
Mark Adamson
Ralph Headley
Wayne & Sow. Mangan Co
Sec‘tion
Roy Quinn
Denney & Co
W. Lea Blodgett
Kay Bee Company
Morrison, AL
E. Y. Foley
Fresno
Piowaty
Car Piowaty & Co
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Minneapolis
Harvey Zwicker
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