Indiana onion crop harvest in Kankakee marsh region
Chicago Aug 23 The Packer reports advancing onion harvests across Indiana from Knox to Walkerton with larger acreages and yields, notably Stark county in Hamlet and Garden City areas. Burban Etna Green and Walkerton also show strong crops. potatoes in Auburn and Moore's Station look larger than last year.
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Chicago
Packer
Indiana
Packer Weekly
Knox
Ind
Kankakee
Cool & 8 Railroad
North Judson
Walkerton
Stark
Hamlet
Garden Cley
Rden City
Stark County
Groverton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Etna Green
Bourbon
Auburn
Moore's
BERRIES AT CHICAGO
Heavy rains in Michigan hasten berry season end in Chicago. Blueberries quiet with moderate receipts. Dry berries sold 1.50 to 2. Blackberries scarce, most 1 to 1.25, rare 2. Red raspberries sold well at high prices. Muskegon stock 2.75 for good cases. bulk 1.50 to 2. Currants rare, bulk around 1.40.
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Chicago
Michigan
Elgin Butter Prices Hold Steady Amid Committee Vote
Elgin W Aug 23 No change in butter prices this week with creamery extras quotable at 24 cents. Elgin butter quotation committee faced slight opposition as a Chicago man and another voted against sustaining the committee. 43 in favor, 4 against. Several lots offered, only one sold at 250. Committee members listed: J P Younger, T S Somerville, C W Cornell, Frank Reed, Jos Newman. Heavy rains earlier week aided precipitation and kept conditions in good shape. Weather mild and pleasant overall.
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Elgin
Chicago
J. P. Younger
T. S. Somerville
C. W. Cornell
Frank Reed
Jos. Newman
Car Shortage Stimulus Sparks Free Reading Ads
Chicago August 23. Railroads centered here sent circulars to newspapers nationwide urging early action to avoid a car shortage. Publications heeded the plea and printed free notices, yielding the roads substantial free advertising worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The plan is described as a clever stroke.
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Chicago
On the Ground Loyalty to Best Quality Cabbage Supply
The speaker rejects aiming for high profits per shipment and seeks small, steady gains per car. Always on the ground during loading, they admit paying top market prices for best quality cabbage. They report no quality complaints last season and urge orders for superior produce.
Trade News At Dallas Tomatoes and Peaches Scarcer
Market notes from Dallas Texas on August 22 describe improving overall produce trade with abundant fruits and vegetables. Tomatoes and peaches are growing scarcer with price increases. Pecos valley cants are replacing homegrown cantaloupes. strawberries and other staples fluctuate as express shipments drop due to high rates.
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Pecos Valley
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Pecos
Colorado
Dallas Rade
Dallas Produce Co
Chas
Guilhem
Austin
Denison
North
Simon Segall
Camp Street
A. M. Miller
Montrose Avenue
Ben Weil
Crockett & Weil
Alexandria
Weil
E. M. Shoemaker
Jacksonville
Denney & Co
Chicago
Memphis
Shoemaker
Detroit
Acme
Bringing Kalcheim Back to Chicago in New York Arrest
Kalcheim, arrested in New York on a Chicago warrant, will be brought back to Chicago once requisition papers arrive. Investigators say he opened a produce store on Chicago’s west side, moved to Brooklyn, and faced fraud charges after a $304 check could not be cashed. He could not post bond and remains jailed pending state orders.
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New York
Chicago
Wm. Kalcheim
Chas. Newman
Metropolis
Newman
Kalcheim
West Side
Brooklyn
Are You Buying Bags
Chicago August 23. J Jacobsen bag man promotes attractive prices for new and second hand sacks. He serves shippers and big operators, offers sacks for produce like onions and potatoes, and buys sacks in any quantity. Address 561 Liberty Street Chicago.
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Chicago
J. Jacobsen
Jacobsen
O. B. Chicago
Liberty Street
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Fie
Washington
Calif
Utah
Idaho Washore
L.C. James & CO
Produce Reporter Co
N. LaSalle St
Plymouth Bldg
Minneapolis
C.H. Williamson CO
Quincy, Ill
Hodde
Springfield
Peoria
Luthy & Logher
Peoria, Ill
Hartman
Ottuawa
Western Fruit Man
J. N. Stone
Milton Fruit Growers’ Union
Milton
Ore
Twin Cities
Illinois
Ilinois
A. J. Chisam Brokerage CO
Springfield, Ill
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First National Bank
the Packer
Ease Das Tors Her Enhart Co
Lox Anse
Kankakee Marsh
Packing House
Court House
West Trunk Lines
Ih. R. Freeman
Nat'l Bank
Ft. Wayne
Wisconsin
Frank Schutte
Racine
St. Louis
New Orleans
Central
Reinhard
Southard Co
Springfield, Lil
W. J. Ritorskamp
Tad
Trade News AT
Hood River Region
Wenatchee
Yakima
Freewater
Oregon
Dealer
Gibson Fruit Co
W. So
Water St
P. S
Duluth
B. Presley-Co
ST. Paul
Minn
RSA Wap
Eola Ate
Noianapol AY
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Assn
National Apple Shippers’ Assn
John G. Neumann Co
Evangville
J. Brewington
Broker & Carlot Bist
Perest Apples
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