29 Apr 1911
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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1911
Page
1
Chicago buyers show anxiety as Northwest egg shipments are expected to boost receipts next week. Prices rose modestly with storage eggs bid up to 17 to 18 cents for various lots. Receipts ranged from 14,775 to 26,270 cases daily, with no major sales beyond occasional firsts. market steady amid cautious demand and speculation on April storage stock movements.
New York on April 28 reports a slow poultry market with heavy track arrivals of 40 to 50 cars. Prices for live hens and fowls eased while dressed poultry remained easy. turkeys and geese varied, with dry packed young turkeys at 18 cents and fowls 14 to 15 cents.
New York April 28 reports an advance in the butter market with prices opening higher and steady trading around the 230 level. Early activity shows a brisk pace with supportive demand and dealer turnover noted amid cautious speculation about near term direction.
New York reports egg prices rising despite heavy receipts and rising cold storage. Firsts from northern states fetched 18 to 21 cents, with Southern firsts at 17 to 19 cents. Receipts declined versus last year, yet market remains firm with steady to higher quotes into mid May.
Chicago dispatch reports poultry prices steady from the previous close as receipts of 4 freight cars and small express runs kept markets quiet. Nutting fowls fell a half cent amid ample supply. springs mid 14 cents. turkeys 14 cents. ducks 16 cents. geese 10 cents. Demand remains able to absorb current freight stock, with live fowls and broilers selling in the $4 to $7 per dozen range.
Chicago wholesale butter markets show higher demand with gains across extras and firsts. Receipts run heavy at around 14 000 tubs daily, steady to stronger trade, packing stock in demand and eastern buyers paying 14 36 to 15 cents at western points. Prices steady on Thursday and Friday after mixed receipts.
In New York on April 28 the apple market saw barreled apples drop to about 500 per barrel as Treldwins sold slowly at around 5.40. Receipts exceeded demand while Greenings slowed. boxed apples held steady and sold well. Winesaps declined from 3, Roman Beautys at 75, Ben Davis about 40, with soft and undesirable fruit bringing less amid warm weather.
The first peaches of the season were received Tuesday by Robert T. Cochran & Co from Florida. The four elites were bought by Henry Kelly & Ison, fruit jobbers, marking the season's opening in New York.
April 27 Little Rock Arkansas. Crooks M A Wilson and C Mab ley claimed to operate as M and Co at the river near Arzenty. They said they planned a crooked deal in Charleston and pulled it off with 16 people involved. They were arrested and face court costs and fines.
New York stock condition report from April shows higher prices and stronger demand this week. Traders note heavy selling pressure among operators, with shipping stations busy and prices quoted by shippers around seventy delivered locally.
A smear of criminal lore ties M A Wilson to alleged swindles across Argenta and Charleston with handwriting reviews by Colentough and Dutch Jones. Reports note prior Charleston 1905 schemes involving Dames Coleolougt and others, plus market chatter on potatoes and freight rates as authorities chase the crook.
In Wilmington North Carolina on April 28 the strawberry harvest looks short with under 100 cars shipped versus 800 previous. Cold April weather and two frosty mornings slowed blooms, yet prices have stayed high at 3 to 4 dollars per crate. Growers fear prices may fall before all fruit ships. The movement began today on the Wilmington and Weldon line. frost also damaged cucumbers beans and other truck crops.
Trading in eggs and offerings across the Kansas City exchange through Tuesday to Friday shows Kansas and Chicago cars and storage packs at various prices. Oklahoma and Kansas receipts, remaining bids, and multiple case totals with current receipts reflect fluctuating market demand and local activity.
The New York fruit and vegetable trade faces heavy losses after Hepolsey & Sony collapse. Slotopolsky & Son, a major distributor, filed for bankruptcy this week with liabilities near 30,000. Creditors accuse the firm of overextension and possible fraud, while authorities investigate connections with other street trades.
In New York on April 28 business for small vegetables was fair but fell with heavier receipts. Tomatoes rose to firm prices around 240 per crate, cucumbers sold 12 to 23, green plants 2.50 to 3, string beans weaker on larger arrivals, lettuce from North Carolina steady at 1.50, peppers around 25, New Corbattas offered 4 to 5 and 2 to 2.50.
A condensed OCR page notes widespread market activity across New York Chicago and other cities with mentions of potatoes apples butter eggs berries and citrus. It cites market conditions, crop reports, and trades in multiple states ledgers from Atlanta Gainesville Chicago Minneapolis Indianapolis and more.
New Jersey enacts a cold storage statute restricting stock held in warehouses to ten calendar months. It requires stamps on entries and exits, state board of health oversight, quarterly reports, and penalties up to 3500 for first offenses. Transfers to evade the law are banned and violations can lead to public auctions.
A bankruptcy petition was filed against Everett Produce Co of Atlanta last week. The firm has been slow paying and total indebtedness is undetermined, with creditors expected to receive a limited recovery. James Everett, while in Jacksonville, issued two checks for 35 dollars to Savoy restaurant and 60 dollars to a friend that were protested. the company's liabilities are listed at 3500 dollars.
Southern cabbage moved up this week from 7.5 to 8.0 dollars per crate on Monday to about 1.50 to 1.75 by Thursday. Receipts were light and demand strong. Shippers expect a much higher market next week with Charleston as the main current shipper and Norfolk and North Carolina areas planning small starts next week.
Wind and dry conditions have harmed beans, cantaloupes, and watermelons in Gainesville area. Farmers are plowing up cabbage as conditions strain crops. Mentions Mr. Vorenberg of Birmingham as fortunate. Additional notes reference citrus, cherries, and vegetable markets in several cities with scattered crop updates and freight concerns across Texas and Colorado.
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