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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1916
Page
2
Chicago April 21 There was no quotable change in barreled apples this week as arrivals were largely overripe discolored and soft fruit moving slowly to peddlers at 1.50 to 2.50 per barrel Buyers sought solid fruit and prices remained steady for standard grades Greenings Spies Baldwins Golden Russets Roxbury Russets Ben Davis and Kings with various quoted ranges
Ohio egg shipments move freely across the state with eastern and seaboard markets taking the bulk of output. Primary markets report storage packed goods moving east in large lots, while Cleveland and other centers absorb local receipts. Shipping prices at early week range from 19 to 20 cents. Strawberries in the Hood River district will be harvested in small express shipments this week with local fruit expected by May 15.
About 100 acres planted with Irish potatoes in Brewton Alabama this season with an expected yield of 100 bushels per acre. Shipping to start mid May, stock packed in 90 pound sacks.
Chicago vegetable trade shows steady demand with light overall supply. Lettuce values rise for fancy stock with Louisiana and California shipments pricing well. Florida celery remains plentiful yet slow, string beans and peppers firm, hothouse cucumbers rebound, and Florida tomatoes show light receipts but solid demand amid warm weather.
In Chicago the Louisiana strawberry market showed a mixed week with some gain in receipts and improved quality though notable stock remained sandy, soft, or green. Prices ranged from 1.75 to 2.75 per 24 pint case, with slow movement and dealers not clearing all offerings daily. Some 24 quart cases sold as high as 4 dollars for fine fruit, inferior lots bringing lower prices.
W A Murphy carrot fruit distributor received the first cherries to arrive in St Paul and Minneapolis. A single box shipped by Frank H Buck Company of Vacaville California found buyers August Ammon in St Paul and Bearman Fruit Company in Minneapolis at 15 dollars per box. The Purple Guigne variety arrived in good condition.
Elgin butter board met on April 21 and sold creamery extras in butter at 23 14de. Fourteen lots totaling 37 tubs were posted on call. One lot of 50 tubs sold at 33 2 3c, and three lots totaling 76 tubs sold at 34c. Bids ranged from 32 to 34c.
The firm of F B Baldwin and Co, a leading factor in local potato trade, returned Monday after a two weeks’ trip to the Dakotas. Mr Hoff visited main shipping points and boosted Baldwin business. He noted strong activity in South Dakota, while North Dakota remains blocked by snow and storms, delaying market movement.
Detroit April 21 trading in produce was unusually quiet due to light receipts and weak demand. Elgin butter quotations kept prices steady until a recent 2 cent drop. Michigan eggs supply rising, western stock less in demand, storage small but starting. Poultry market steady amid scarce shipped-in stock, demand strong for extra stock ahead of holidays. Potatoes quiet, apples ample with low prices, New York Baldwins and Greenings flooding western boxes. Oranges moving, Navels near end, natural price uptick. Fresh South vegetables show good trade. prices mostly steady with slight advances. Weil Turnbull & Co. dissolution reportedly mended. Turnbull returns to old post with C E B Smith’s retail chain.
Moorhead Minnesota April 21 shippers in the Clayunty Potato Growers Association are distributing northern potatoes. Names include Louis Altenbernd Sabin E D Grant Norby Solum Barnesville Red River Valley Seed House Moorhead D D Simmons Company Moorhead Henry Schroeder Sabin Leslie Welter Moorhead. Chicago April 21 Rutherford-Brede Company markets seed and eating potatoes in various cars. Albert Miller & Co markets seed and table potatoes in all varieties in Chicago. Skallerup Brothers offer potatoes carrots seed or eating stock in Chicago. F E Baldwin & Co have seed and eating potatoes rolling continually.
Louisvillian Will A. Oliver a 40 year old Fern Creek resident waived examination before U S Commissioner John P Haswell at the local custom house on a charge of violating oleo margarine laws He was held to the October grand jury under 200 bond arising from an arrest on a warrant by Deputy William Bosler of the internal revenue office The charge states he retailed olear margarine without a government license Oliver a painter faces a pending federal proceeding Potato acreage forecast for Louisville indicates the new crop is on the ground and acreage is roughly on par with last year Early weather so far has been favorable for planting and growth.
Milwaukee April 21. Milwaukee commission men expect a eggs slump after Easter demand as receipts stay heavy and trade brisk. Butter down about 2c. output up and base prices down. Strong apple movement, prices barely steady with few declines. Stocks large, dealers keen to move stock before hat weather. Grapefruit firm with small receipts. oranges firm with limited Navels and some Valencias at 4.50 to 4.75 per case. Strawberries improving, prices down slightly to widen consumption. New vegetables receipts disappointing, prices firm. Cucumbers steadier with smaller supply. cauliflower scarce from Oregon. New onions steady as old crop declines. pie plant demand growing with Illinois supply. Tomato trade limited by high prices but gradually expanding. Watercress rising. quality improved. Chickens around 20c, unusually high. Frohock bumper tomato crop: 10,000 crates from 25 acres by April 8, about two thirds of crop.
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