Market at Indianapolis Offers Fresh Produce Prices
Fresh market report from Indianapolis shows strawberries from Louisiana and Mississippi at $5 per crate and Florida oranges at $3.60 a box. Pineapples $3.50 to $4, Florida and Texas cabbage $4 a crate, head lettuce $5.50 a hamper, and onions rising with small supplies. Potatoes steady $3.75 to $4 a bag, seed potatoes steady, sweet corn price shifts noted, asparagus $0.35 a bunch, and weather impacting southern vegetable supplies.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Indiana
Texas
South
Illinois
Indiana and nearby notes on industry and crops
Indiana notes report new incorporations in Rensselaer and Marion with capitalizations of 5000 and 10000 dollars for produce and dairy firms. Portland notes a wool sale at Collett elevator at 20 cents per pound, 2 cents higher than last season. Frankfort covers Federal Canning Co sale to Dana Co with 10000 dollars in improvements and expanded acreage for corn and tomatoes. Bees survived winter in Indianapolis. State reports forecast mixed fruit crops with apples likely average, cherries higher, peaches short, strawberries fair if weather cooperates, and small fruits expected to be average to abundant.
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Rensselaer
Rensselaer Produce Co
B. S. Fendlg
A. E. Wallace
R. Stevenson
Portland
Jesse Peters
Collett
Marion
Rose Wall Dairy Co
Z. W. Patterson
H. H. Hart
B. G. Patterson
Frankfort
Federal Canning Co
William F. Dana
Dana Co
Indiana
Ohio
Indianapolis
Block and Co. official resumes duties after health break
Albert S Block of A S Block & Co St Louis spends a week in Kansas City renewing dealer ties and resumes active management of the St Louis firm after four months health layoff. He travels with his wife and plans a Chicago stop before returning to St Louis. Strong hay market in Chicago lifts prices and out of town trade. timothy up to 26 00 and alfalfa to 21. Egg production rises in Hillsboro Illinois with shipments expected 75 to two cases weekly as Reese H Jones seeks cold storage buyers with skilled help.
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Kansas City
Alberts. Block
A. S. Block & Co
St. Louis
Chicago
Timothy
Hillsboro
Reese H. Jones
B. S. Fendig
Renagelasr
Carl Decker & Company
Randolph St
the Packer
Reporter Co
Fort Dearborn National Bank
Texas Firm Changes Name in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi April 19 The Bailey-Hale Co successor to Bailey-Chandler Co is incorporating under the new name with capital stock of 25 is now led by W C Bailey as general manager and O A Hale as secretary and treasurer. The management remains the same as under the old name.
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Texas
Corpus Christi
Tex
Bailey-Hale Co
Bailey-Chandler Co
W. C. Bailey
O. A. Hale
Keith family moves to South Texas for buying tour
Ken E. Keith of the Harkrider Keith Cooke Co. departed Fort Worth on April 19 to visit major shipping districts in South Texas. He reported business holding up well across the regions. Albert Block also left Fort Worth for brief trips to Kansas City and Chicago.
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Ken _E. Keith
South Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Ben E. Keith
Harkrider-Keith-Cooke Co
Keith
Eggs At Indianapolis Prices Fall Ahead Of May
Indianapolis April 19 Local dealers quote 174 to 18 for eggs with few under 18c. Competition from New York and country shippers limits Indianapolis purchases. Storage to date is under 40 percent of last year. April eggs are of good quality while May eggs may fetch lower prices. Duck and goose prices drop 2c per lb. Indian Runner 9c Pekin 11c and geese 9c. Butter prices drop 1e per lb by Elgin board decision.
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Indianapolis
Ind
New York
Indiana
Essa
Pekins LLC
Elgins Board
Grand Bay Growers Assn Sees Large Planting and Promising Yields
Grand Bay Ale April 17 1912 After a ten day planting period a fine rain arrived boosting cucumbers cantaloupes and watermelons with over 100 acres planned per crop The association expects 30 acres of Irish potatoes ready for shipment starting May 1 Carloads of bushempers and cantaloupe crates sought Directors named R J Wells treasurer will oversee marketing Oliver Day to manage packing and grading
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Grand Bay
Ale
Packer
R. J. Wells
Oliver Day
F. H. Belknap
Grand Bay Growers’a Assn
Grass at Chicago Sees Illinois Grass Arrivals Push Prices Down
Chicago April 19 Illinois grass arrivals for the season arrive this week causing a lower price range for California grass. Receipts are heavy with 2 to 3 cars daily from the coast. Demand is lighter but a rebound is expected before markets reopen next week. Quality fair, coast stock still too white and thin while Illinois grass not fully matured. Californian stock brings 1.75 to 3.50 per standard case. Illinois small cases at 2. Mississippi sectionals at 1.75 to 2. Dealers expect a heavy run from nearby points next week.
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Chicago
California
Illinois Apple Grower Sees Bright Orchard Outlook
Henry M. Dunlap of Savoy Illinois, president of the Illinois Orchard Co., operates 1000 acres in Clay and Richmond counties and owns a Champlain county orchard. He reports a large stock of fancy Ben Davis and Willow Twig apples in Champaign storage and beginning carload shipments. Buds are starting and spring is in full blast on the southern Illinois company orchard with excellent crop prospects for the season.
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Henry M. Dunlap
Savoy
Ill
Chicago
Mr. Dunlap
Imnois Orchard Co
Clay
Richmond
Champaign County
Ben Davis
Champaign
Adv
Mobile Cabbage Movement Expands in District
Mobile Alabama April 19. Cabbage movement in carlots from this district opened up during the week with a prevailing price around three dollars per crate. Express lots of peas also moved forward bringing about 1.40 per hamper. Muscat and Lott Produce Co. are the principal operators this season.
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Mobile
Ala
Carlots
Muscat & Lott Produce Co
St. Louis Visitors Headed to City Events
Among the out of town visitors this week in St. Louis were J. I Rea of Van Buren Arkansas S.4 Alexander of Jacksonville and Everett P. Love of Laredo Texas as noted in the April 19 report.
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St. Louis
J. I Rea
van Buren
Ark
Alexander
Jacksonville
Everett P. Love
Laredo
Tex
Fair Oaks Growers Listed with Citrus and Olive Acres
A Fair Oaks list details numerous local growers and land plots. Names such as Wilson, Hillhouse, Bishop, Webb, McCoy, Lawrence, Davis, Stevenson, Cunningham, Fowler, Noble, James, Gunn, Smith, Vincent, Blanchard, Levering appear with acreage and crops including oranges almonds olives Tokay grapes peaches prunes grapes and pears. The entries show variety in sizes from 20 to 60 acres and span multiple farm products in the region.
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Fair Oaks
Cal
E. Wilson
John Hillhouse
Williamson
K. J. Bishop
I. D. Webb
P. N. Bishop
HH. M. Smith
R. d
E. Crosby
A. A. McCoy
H. J. Lawrence
J. H. Cunningham
H. J. Lawrence, Sr
A. M. Fowler
J. E. Noble
Vr. F. d
RW. James
Or. F. d
C. A. Gunn
N. R. Smith
War on Fruit Tree Pests in Petaluma
Captain J B Dickson deputy horticultural commissioner received 30 lady birds to distribute among local fruit growers to trap lice infestation. In Colorado these insects are gathered in vast numbers by the government for pest control efforts. Wrap Fruit in Paper in North Yakima carloads of paper valued at about 75000 will be used to wrap fruit including apples peaches and pears in the Yakima valley this year.
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Petaluma
Cal
J. B. Dickson
Colorado
Peper
Yakima
Wash
Yakima Valley
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Earl Chic
Bros iGo, Ill
L. R. Ermeling
Asherton
Ermeling
C.H. Weaver & Co
Gano
Washington
Pencey
Gibson Fruit CO
A.H. Barber & CO
Eggasy
Sulzbeacer & Sons Company
Wales
Tokn Aa
Bennett
Howard Co. Dealers and Brokers
Wlrun
Fifth Avenue
Buttes
No. Fifth Ave
Snyder, Schutz & CO
South Water Street
Red. Bank
Benton Harbor System
Benton Harbor
Mich
The
Produce Commission
Mercmanta
W. S. Water St
S Levy Bros
Hall, Wedge & Carter General Commission Merchants Fruits and Vegetables
DIAL
Thos
J. Peters
Perrine
Fla
Thomas J. Peters
Indiana News Notes
A. S. Block
Orin K. Earl
Earl Bros
Cleveland
Alabama
Strange Bros
Crcantile
Strange Lres
Fast
Ween
Edward Spurkey
Cred
Mr. Block
Albert
Block
Indianapoli
York State
Baldwins
Hudson River
E. Ford
Produce Reporter
Produce Reporter Co
Chicccagoao
Wayne & Low
John W. Low
A. Wheelock
E. Werden
W. Water St
E.m.cole & CO
Detroit, Mich
Carlot Distributor
Early Southern
Nage & Son
Sam Weinstein
Proria, Ill
State Bank Trust
Springfield, Il
Crutchfield
Woolfolk & Clore
Crutchfield, Woolfolk & Clore
FOX River Butter CO
Vere
Michigan Ave
Red River Valley
Vaughan’s Seed Store
W. Randolph St
Pelecs
J. F. Sella Company
Commiss Wholesale Shippers W. So
Ademe St
Sandys
Ptr
Schlosser Bros
Erie Ave
Storch Bros. & Qo
General Co
Be & Go
Wislessle
Eae
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