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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
2
Illinois egg trade reports a weak but selectively steady market for fancy fresh stock in Chicago as warehoused eggs show heat damage and poor body. Prices for current receipts range from 32 to 34 cents with storage eggs around 32 to 34 cents, while numerous undergrades flood the market and demand stays tepid despite occasional firmness in top quality.
In Chicago on August 11, members of the Butter and Egg Board failed to end the daily call. A motion to table the petition was carried and the measure is unlikely to be reconsidered.
The W Chicago poultry market shows strong demand for good live stock with notable price gains. Fowls broilers roosters and ducks moved higher amid light offerings and steady to brisk trade across three market days, with best lots selling at top quotes and overall receipts near last week’s levels.
Chicago August 10. C H Weaver Co received its first car of Gold Medal cantaloupes from J W Falk of Turlock with more cars arriving daily. Falk’s crop is projected at 150 cars, packed under the Gold Medal label and distributed through C H Weaver Co with Glenn E Kirkpatrick in Chicago. Kirkpatrick, manager of Wooda-Curtis in Sacramento, visited Chicago trade Thursday before heading East.
Chicago August 10 trading showed a firm to easing potato market with light local and outside demand. Receipts remained light but adequate. Minnesota Early Ohios and Kaw Valley stocks dominated. Prices ranged from about 4.50 to 5.75 per barrel, with homegrown stock around 1.50 per bushel and varying freight quality notes.
Since 1894 the firm has built a box barrel and bulk apple trade. Reach us for liberal advances on consignments from reliable shippers. Large cold storage in Chicago and car storage available. Members of key fruit trade associations. Inquire for information on this market.
Chicago butter prices advanced about 0.4 cents as demand remained good this week. Creamery extras traded around 39c with added premiums for select lots. extras scarce and some fancy lots commanded higher values. Receipts varied daily, with 13,632 tubs Monday and 23,119 Tuesday, 10,602 Wednesday. Thursday 15,102 and Friday 8,838. centralized stock remained firm at 88c for 90 point goods.
Canners from surrounding towns bought black raspberries and dewberries early in the week with most stock selling for $2.25. Red raspberries in 24 pint cases also brought $2.25, while canners offer $1 per shel for all plums except Damiens. Early white peaches arrived, shipments will be small for two weeks, and top prices for winter apples include No. 1 Northern Spies, Steeles Red, Jonathan, and Shiawassa Beauty with fancy stock at $5.25 per barrel.
R A Watson of C A Watson & Sons heads to New York for convention week with about 45000 barrels of Jonathan and Grimes Golden apples. G M Wagner & Sons will also attend with W A Wagner W F Wagner and F I S Melvin on hand to promote Circle W apples.
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