PANCY APPLES RULE FIRM
Arrivals of apples in Chicago this week show weathered stock with many overripe offerings. Fancy fruit remains scarce and firm, while inferior stock is discounted. Duchess apples reach 2.50 to 3 per barrel. Red Astracangs 1.75 to 2.50. Maiden Blush notes from Illinois at 3.50. Shipments mainly from Michigan. Illinois supply anticipated next week. Small packages slow at 40 to 50 cents per basket or box.
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Kansas City Potato Market Report August Trade
Kansas City market shows active trade with good tubers scarce and firm prices. Orrick Kaw Valley stock 70 80 cents per bushel sacked in car lots. Cobblers fetch best price. Poor stock abundant due to hot weather. damaged spuds 35 60 cents. bulk poor to medium 50 60 cents. Virginia sweets $4.65 4.75 per barrel. Alabama $1.50 per hamper. Homegrown stock around $1.50 per bushel. Cabbage plentiful and slow. Colorado stock $45 48 per ton. heat damaged stock slow at 40 per ton. Iowa cabbage about $40 per ton.
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Injustice Questioned Over Baum Name on Stationery
Kansas City Aug 15 The Star notes that S Baum & Co may have been misrepresented by a Wabash Wholesale Fruit House letterhead using the phrase successor to S Baum & Co. The firm says they are not involved and the use is unauthorized. Michigan Potatoes Show 80 Percent. Lansing Aug 15 Potatoes average 80 in state per crop report. beans 87. peach prospects 53.
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L’acker
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Louis Shatzer
Wabash
Shatzer
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Lansing
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Martindale
Eaton Rapids
T. A. Farrand
Michigan State Horticultural Society
A Cure for Fireblight Claims Roy Brown Remedy
Roy Brown of Orchardvale asserts a home remedy for fireblight using an injection of bichloride of mercury under the bark. He reports successful checks on cankers, dried sap flow, and no harm to wood, inviting others to test the method and advance an approved cure for fruit trees.
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Eggs and Poultry Prices Falter Amid Heat in Kansas City Market
At Kansas City Kansas on August 15 buyers faced steady egg demand but mixed receipts. Eggs climbed to 21¢ bid with offers around 19 to 19 1/2¢ as Aprils car offered at 23 1/2¢. Receipts were hot weather affected with only about 30 percent grading firsts. Butter prices held firm at 2¢, while poultry activity stayed low due to heat. Hens steady around 4¢, broilers about 15 1/2¢, springs near 1/2¢. No. 2 hens around 5¢ top.
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Peaches Decline At Chicago Market Overstocks
Oversupply from Arkansas Illinois Missouri and Michigan as markets soften with 46 cars on hand Monday and half that number Tuesday Prices for Arkansas Elberta in 6 basket cases 1 to 1.50 and Oklahoma Missouri up to 1.65 Illinois 40 to 60c Michigan 75c to 1 with 50 bushel baskets 15 to 20c Retrieved stock arrives ruined fruit lowers profits and dull trade in Chicago.
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Melon Market Slumps as Receipts Surge Across Regions
Chicago notes a heavy melon supply with prices dipping to low levels as cars accumulate and tracks congest. Missouri and Oklahoma yields drop due to dry weather while Cincinnati sees firmer cantaloupes and peaches with varied crate prices. Second-hand bags gain demand in Chicago as Georgia and southern melons arrive heavy in Cincinnati markets.
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Corn and Pea Cannery Sought in Grand Forks ND
Grand Forks North Dakota seeks a corn and pea cannery. Soil is suitable and stripping facilities are excellent with a favorable market. No cannery exists yet in the state. Local investors will commit capital with practical partners who can demonstrate ability. For details contact C. W. Graves Commercial Club Grand Forks North Dakota.
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Grad Forks
Wisconsin Cheese Market Setstle at Last in Sheboygan Prices
The Wisconsin cheese market in Sheboygan shows settled levels with Twins 13 1 2 c, Dasies 14 c, Longhorns and Young Americas 14 1 4 c on local calls. Fancy lots fetched 15 1 2 c. carload quotations down to 14 1 4 c. nearby weeks saw limited variation in prices.
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Berries Arrive Soft in Chicago Market This Week
Shipments of berries from Michigan dominated arrivals in Chicago Aug 15. Demand eased as late season soft fruit persisted. Blueberries sold 1.50 to 2.50 per 16-quart case, best eastern 4.50 per 32-quart case. Michigan blackberries 1.25 to 2. Washington raspberries 1.00 to 2.40, Michigan 1.20 to 2.75, overall quality mixed.
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Bank Prospers at Chicago as deposits near three million
Chicago August 15 The National Produce Bank of Chicago reports assets totaling over 3 000 000 with deposits around 2 ½ million and loans and discounts exceeding 1 ½ million The bank credits conservative management and lists most local lending produce concerns as customers The Aug 9 statement shows deposits of about 2 500 000 and loans over 1 500 000 Chicago August 15 Financing the third annual session of the International Congress of Refrigeration is nearly complete The committee needed 100 000 to cover expenses for hosting the meeting in this city next month"}
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