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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1917
Page
2
The report notes prices for various items with traders offering freely and steadily though demand varied. Prices ranged from 50 to 75 cents for baskets and boxes, with some goods selling up to 1 dollar and sixty cents, while others moved slowly amid moderate interest.
In Oconto Wis August 24 the past week shows higher cheese buying for domestic use while speculative demand wanes. Longhorns and Daisies move well though Twins stay sluggish. Young Americas face scarcity with prices rising on all main styles except Twink. Eastern buyers slow, Plymouth Call and Sheboygan Call Longhorns note sales at current rates.
Light receipts of tomatoes lifted average prices as growers reported better week over week. Homegrown tomatoes sold for 0c to 1 per box when fair, Illinois flats moved at 75c to 1, and top baskets from Illinois and Michigan hovered around 1c. Michigan celery prices improved with generally good demand. Lettuce remained plentiful with Duluth stock at 3.50 per hamper and Eastern stock around 1.75 per case. Sweet corn sold well with ample supply of homegrown and other stock.
Chicago market reports Michigan berries arriving in limited quantities with fair black berry receipts fetching 2.25 to 3.25 per case. Blue berries scarce but selling well when fancy. ordinary stock 1.75 to 2.50. cultivated 3.26. Red raspberries from Muskegon and Northern Michigan priced around 20 to 26. black raspberries scarce at 2.50 to 2.76. sour cherries steady 1.50 to 2.25. cherry currants 1.25 to 1.75 per case.
H C Schrader president and manager of the Associated Fruit Company returns from a lengthy tour across the Northwestern and Pacific Coast states. He says the trip yielded valuable connections and he will remain at the Chicago office through the holidays. The firm recently opened temporary Salt Lake City offices to oversee Utah peach and apple trade with its own Salt Lake organization managing the market.
The message notes fruit from the Isle of Pines district as of high quality and unusually mature for the date. The Associated Fruit Company will handle accounts for Allied Growers Mason Brothers and the San Pedro Growers Company, all of the Isle of Pines.
Elgin Illinois August 24 at the butter board meeting held last Saturday, 50 tubs were sold at 40 cents per pound, a cent higher than the market a week ago. Bids of 40 cents were offered for extra goods, but no further postings were made.
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