Shortage in Kansas poultry and egg supply due to cold wet spring
Kansas City reports from The Packer Bulletin show a material fall in spring chicken and turkey crops across many stations. Shippers note 20 to 40 percent drops in chickens and 20 to 30 percent in turkeys, with eggs likely lower in late fall and winter.
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Kansas City
Packer Hine
Kansas
Packer
Packer Bulletin
Holsington
Kas
Lebanon
Pleasanton
Lancaster
Jast
Garland
Chetopa
Turkey
St. Paul
Eas—t
Little Iver
Sterling
Head of American Fruit Union Fights Garnishment
Cincinnati report details John D. Cunningham head of the American Fruit union denying Georgia residence amid garnishment by Dyer Fruit Box Mfg. Co. arising from a Georgia judgment. The suit, opened in Tennessee, seeks wages and security for costs while Cunningham touts a Georgia peach legacy and Ohio residence, with letters and settlements mentioned among disputed claims and a looming October hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Fruit Union
Cincinnati
Dyer Fruit Hox Mtg. Co
John K. Cunningham
Great American Fruit Union
Georgia
Cunningham
Packer
Dyer Concern
Dyer, Tenn
John D. Cunningham
Oslo
State of
Ohio
Lincoln Avenue
City of
Hamilton County
Norfolk
Dyer Box
Marietta
New York
Dyer Fruit Box Mfg. Co
Dyer, ‘Tenn
D. D. Campbell
Purch
Peters É Mathews
Campbell
Erid
Georgia Peach Growers
Assa
S. W. Cole & Co
Washington
W. Cole
Sharp & Co
Commerce
Poultry Prices and Receipts Highlight Feeds and Demand
A fragmented report notes poultry and fowl receipts trends, with chickens, ducks, and turkeys showing rising or steady demand. Prices for roasting chickens are speculated around higher figures, while overall store poultry inventories reflect cautious market conditions and fluctuating costs through the week.
Egg and Fruit Market Snapshot in Chicago Trade
Chicago market reports show butter steady with small trade, eggs fluctuating with thin on-board activity and mixed bids. Prices for eggs vary from 18 to 24 cents while stock arrivals from multiple states affect peach prices, with Elberta peaches around 2.25 dollars per bushel and Libertas Missouri crates selling near 1 to 1.73 dollars.
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Chicago
Kansas
Missouri
Maryland
Michigan
Ohio
Refused Lower Apple Rate Shocks Watsonville Growers
Apple growers and packers from Watsonville California failed to secure a lower freight rate after a San Francisco meeting with Southern Pacific officials. The railroad will raise Oregon apple rates next month while Watsonville seeks action from the Interstate Commerce Commission. A Nebraska rate cut also announced reduces freight to 1 per 100 pounds to St Paul and Northwest points.
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San Francisco
Watsonville
Cal
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
Omaha
Burlington Railroad
St. Paul
Slinn
Northwest
Farmers to plant brussel sprouts in Foley district
Brugnel sprouts at Foley Alabama Aug 28 report notes several farmers in the district plan to plant brussel sprouts this fall. The crops are described as a potentially paying proposition and would fill a market gap when other produce is scarce.
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Foley
Als
Ala
Big run of grapes in Chicago market aug 29
Large arrivals of Michigan grapes to Chicago push down prices slightly while overall demand remains steady. 8 pound Climax basket calls range 12.5 to 13.0 cents per basket. Michigan, Delaware and North Carolina stock seen. Eggs, fowls, and peaches noted elsewhere with steady shipping prospects and improving apple trade.
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Chicago
Michigan
North Carolina
Apples dull but steady market in Chicago report
Aug 22 Chicago reports ample stocks and generally good quality apples with weak demand. Duchess stock sells at 2 to 2.26 dollars while undergrade duchess goes 1 to 1.7. Transparents 1 to 2, Alexanders 2.50 to 3, Maiden Blush 1.60 to 2, Red Astrachans similar to Blush. Minor improvement late week. stronger demand hoped with better weather next week. Walla Walla irrigation dispute prompts damage suit for 2000 against city. Freight rate primer promotes future rate increases. Neil Folsom builds a 10,000 bushel concrete potato house. potatoes planted more this year.
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Chicago
Late Potatoes Injured as Growers Hold Back Supplies
Minneapolis August 28 The potato movement slowed as growers in this territory withheld marketings awaiting better prices. Dealers face disadvantages due to high quotes to attract whole orders. Early stock movement is lighter and margins shrink vs last year. Dry weather has many growers anxious, expecting a smaller late crop. Carrots Ohio prices quoted 63 to 65 cents. Onion and cabbage crops are good and orders for cabbage delivery September 10 are being taken. Onion crop fully matured with medium, firm, well-colored stock. Apple market trending lower despite strong fruit offerings. Western fruit arrivals exceed prior years, boosting dealer prospects for the rest of the season. Produce markets stay steady with butter and eggs firm while poultry weakens. New honey arrivals are large and prices weakening due to heavy shipments, suggesting supplies may surpass 1907 levels.
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Castleton
Kas
Mulvane
Almena
Kay
McCune
Birmingham
Linn
Herkimer
Larned
Turkey
Abilene
Kew
Oberlin
Cimarron
Milton
Brewster
Axtell
Zeandale
Kai
Minneapolis
Ohios
Truit
North Yakima
Wash
Yakima Valley
Acre
East
United States
Europe
Tf. Selleck
W. H. Strauss
Alex Burnham
Fred Thompson
Thompson Fruit Co
New York
Atlantic Coast
Memphis
New
Butter Under 16 Percent Moisture Seized by Officials
Western storage centers in Kansas City August 2 report intensified action by the internal revenue department against butter failing to meet the 16 percent moisture standard. Inspectors are seizing substandard stock, directing cold storage houses to hold it under orders, with potential prosecutions to follow and a 10 cent per pound tax on adulterated butter. The drive has sparked notable tension as innocent holders may bear the levy.
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H--nen
Kansas City
Internal Revenue Department
United States Internal Revenue Department
Shortage of Fresh Eggs Tightens Local Markets
Aug 29 Kans City report notes declining egg receipts and firmer market tones. Heaviest local distributors struggle for fresh stock, storage movement is limited by heat, with some southern demand for storage eggs expected to rise. On the exchange, April bids held around 19 42c, current receipts steady at 5.0 to 5.40, best bids near 4.15, occasional higher small lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansats City
Little Demand For Melons At Cincinnati Market
Cincinnati market shows a weak melon week with leavy receipts and adverse weather. Small size stock, poor quality, and slow buyer interest dominate as Indiana shipments head to Ohio valley markets. Prices vary by size from seven to ten dollars per hundred for 15 to 22 pound melons to twenty to twenty five dollars for larger 35 to 45 pound melons depending on quality.
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Cincinnati
Indiana
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati Butter Exchange Faces Threat of Split
In Cincinnati on August 29, loyal members of the Chamber of Commerce Butter and Egg board reportedly seek to woo opponents back and bring four to five outside firms into the fold as a faction plans an independent Cincinnati Produce Commission board. A recent meeting at Burnett Hose left fourteen attendees, ten of whom hold old Chamber certificates. If dissidents stay away, the exchange tent may be raised for daily performances early next month, with another meeting planned.
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Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce Butter &£Eg
Cincinnati Produce Commission Board
Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Burnett Hose
Chamber of Commerce Exchange
Revelliouws
Celery Shipments and Prices From Kearney Neb
Aug 25 1908 report from Kearney Nebraska notes Celery crop for the season with about 90 acres of fine celery, ready Sept 7 through freeze, with prices for No 1 at 25c and No 2 at 20c in carlots. George P Zimmerman and F C B Kearney among shippers. Names listed include Fred Williams Frank Williams Milt Garvin S Black John Chistenson Will Shreeve William L Keller. Also potato market update from Cincinnati and Midwest distributors.
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Kearney
Packer
George P. Zimmerman
Myself
Express
Carlota
Fred Wiliams
Frank Williams
Milt. Garvin
S. Black
John Chistenson
Will Shreeve
F. C. B.kearney
O. K
Wm. L. Keller
No Change in Butter Situation
The inquiry for packing stock remained steady this week with bids on change generally 163 to 167 cents and sometimes 17 cents in private deals. Creamery market showed no notable changes as receipts declined yet kept pace with local demand in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Apple Crop Outlook in Walla Walla Valley
Walla Walla Washington reports the 1908 apple crop will be of excellent quality with prices likely to rise. Railroad figures show last year’s haul at about 450000 boxes, roughly half shipped. this year’s near 500000 boxes expected. Growers credit careful spraying for a top quality harvest ready for pickers.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Oregonian
Per Cent of Potato Crop in Whitten Vicinity
Walter Sweet of Whitten reports several thousand acres planted with potatoes in the area, but only 60 percent of a fall crop is expected. Shipping begins October 1 from Grundy Centre, Conrad, Wellsburg, Eldora, Union, and Whitten.
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Whitten
Walter Sweet
Grundy Centre
Conrad
Wellsburg
Eldora
Union
Better Movement of Cabbage in Cincinnati Aug 2
Receipts of cabbage during the week were fairly liberal with good stock finding outlets at quoted prices. Northern Ohio shipments arrive in carloads and show favorable quality. Prices ranged around $% per ton on track and $1.25 per barrel from stores during the week.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Yakima Valley grows world class fruit in booming crops
North Yakima Washington August reports show the Yakima valley’s vast orchards expanding yearly with 22 000 acres of bearing trees and equal non bearing land. Production per acre runs high with examples from Selleck Strauss Burnham illustrating yields of peaches worth thousands. Apple varieties lead shipments with vast growth in car counts and strong foreign demand especially Germany.
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Ind
California
Menanena
Kawara Wagner
Messena
Tennessee
Colorado
Alabama
Gustave
Funck Fof
Funck Bros
Albert Kyte
Ambrose Kyte & Co
Chas. Oyler
G. E. Markley Co
Walla’ Walla. Wash
Bialock Fruit
Spokane
Hialock Company
Mill Creek
New York Central
Mnes
Hoople
Botter
Eger
Neb
Minnesota
Holding & Floreth
Famechom & Co
The
Yakina, Wash. Valley
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