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31 Aug 1918

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Chicago Packer

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Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1918

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2

Shippers Across Nation Report Tomatoes Grapes and Apples Trade

The notice catalog lists numerous firms from Louisville to St. Louis shipping carloads of fruits and vegetables. Colorado, California, Oregon and Idaho suppliers move peaches apples grapes melons potatoes onions and cabbage to markets via diverse distributors and wholesalers. Shipping companies include Z J Produce, California Fruit Distributors, Northwestern Fruit Exchange, Warren & Smallridge, and many regional handlers offering Malaga Tokay Muscat grapes, Bartlett pears, and Colorado Rocky Ford cantaloupes among others. The spread highlights active seasonal commerce with carlot shipments and express services across multiple states and cities.

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Louisville C. A. Schaefer Denver Colo Z. J. Fort Produce Company Colorado Idaho Utah Toledo Toledo Gardeners' Exchange Company Cincinnati Fred W. Muth Acme-Jones Co Rochester N. Y Warren & Smallridge Co., Inc Chicago Earl Brothers Fresno Calif C. A. Holderness Sequoia Totel Sacramento R. W. Faulksner California Fruit Building Los Angeles Sutherland Fruit Company San Francisco A. Levy & J. Zentner Co California Growers and Shippers, Inc Carlota A. Setrakian California BE. L. Ziegler New York Westfail| Heller Fruit Co Palisades H. E. Rudy Alberta Martinebuft W. Va W. C. Alexander St. Paul Minn Masom Fruit Company Moorhead Probstfield & Studlien Minnesota North Dakota Dawson Brothers Distributing Company Rocky Ford New Mexico S. T. Johnston Decatur Ark Decatur Produce Company W. A. Murphy T. H Lodi Fresno County San Joaquin Winfield Pratt Waly Company Orie Golden Apples Pittsburgh Crutchfield & Woolfolk Columbine” Rand Detroit Mich Carter & Lehr Western Market Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania Minneapolis D. E. Ryan Company Ohio Lakeside Vineyard Company J. H. Burkhead Seattle Wash Northwestern Fruit Exchange California Fruit Distributors Charles E. Virden Malaga C. C. Waite Sequoia Hotel Sgobel & Day Medford Yakima H. A. Hopkins & Co M. Piowaty James M. White Stevens Point Wis Okray Wisconsin Freend National Fruit Exchange Dale Tokay Fregno V. D. Ely Gallipolis HB. J. Riggs J. HB. Burdette Point Pleasant Stanley A. Plymale J. N. M. Davis Bladen W. H. Fulks G. E. Thompson J. S. Caldwell Crown City C. FL R. de Witt Leaper C. Tullock American Fruit Distributors of California St. Louis A. T. Harmon & Co Harmon Montrose J. .Louis Balawin-Pope Marketing Company W. R. Russell
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Firm Tone in the Wisconsin Cheese Market

In Sheboygan area markets prices show further gains from the prior week with Twing up ½ cent and Daisies up 4 to 4½ cents per pound. White cheese remains oversupplied relative to demand, and production state-wide fluctuates, while Plymouth and Appleton boards report mixed sales across Twins, Daisies, Longhorns and related varieties.

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Sheboygan Wis Americas Wisconsin Cheeszo Exchange Plymouth Sheboygan Dairy Board Appleton Dairy Board
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Graped Ripening Around Grand Rapids on Market

Grand Rapids Michigan August 30 First homegrown grapes Moore's Early arrive and sell at 36c per four pound basket. Tomatoes lead week’s market at 1.50 to 1.60 per bushel with strong buying for shipping. Plums priced 2.00 to 2.50 with fancy stock higher. Apples around 1.50 to 2.50 for good stock. Dry onions about 1.60 and small pickling onions up to 4 a bushel. Cantaloupes 2.50 to 2.75 per basket. Dry weather shortens crop.

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Grand Rapids Mich Asher
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Elberta Peaches Move Out Of Ogden District

Elberta peaches began to move out of the Ogden district this week with a late week flush expected. The crop is earlier than usual and will be packed in bushel baskets. An estimated 500 to 600 cars of Elberta peaches lie in the Ogden and Brigham districts, with most already contracted.

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Ogden Utah Brigham
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Fair Vegetable Trade In Chicago Aug 30

Chicago August 30 trade in vegetables remained fair with adequate supplies and steady prices. Homegrown tomatoes sold for 0.40 per box while Michigan and Illinois baskets and cases moved at 0.50 to 1.60 in various grades. Green and wax beans and peppers showed steady demand with ample supply, cucumbers and celery in good availability, and onions trading fairly with prices fluctuating by grade.

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Chicago Michigan Illinois Tennessee Indiana California Walla Walla
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Fruits and Vegetables in Indianapolis Market Update

Aug 30 Indianapolis reports mixed fruit and veg prices. California and Colorado cantaloupes, watermelons, plums, grapes, oranges, lemons and pears offer varied prices. apples from New York and Virginia, cabbage from Michigan and Ohio. Indiana onions, celery, and potatoes show firm to higher prices amid steady demand. overall supplies adequate but market choppy.

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Indianapolis Colorado Washington Oregon California New York Virginia Kentucky Minnesota Indiana Ohio
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Fire Blight In Michigan Orchards Report

East Lansing Mich Aug 3 reports to plant pathologists at Michigan Agricultural College indicate a serious bacterial fire blight infection in orchards across Michigan. The disease overwinters in hold over cankers at the base of blighted twigs. destroyed cankers would ease management next spring.

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East Lansing Mich Michigan Agricultural College Michigan G. H. Coons Department of Botany
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Hugo Woerner Heads to California from Chicago

Hugo Woerner formerly with the Co-operative Marketing Company left last week from this city for Los Angeles. On arrival in California he will likely spend time in the producing sections and then proceed to two brokerage offices in Los Angeles.

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Hugo Woerner California Chicago Co-operative Marketing Company Los Angeles Woerner Log Angeen
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Utah Peach Deal Dealers Listed in Ogden Entry

Ogden Utah August 31 The following dealers are here for the Utah peach deal John Eck of John Eck Co Chicago John Russell of Florida Mr Fox of Fox Godding Chicago and J E Robinson of Chicago vice president of the Associated Fruit Company Readable details indicate a trade gathering in Ogden for the peach deal with prominent Chicago and Florida fruit merchants.

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Ogden Utah John Eck John Eck &Co Chicago John Russell Florida Mr. Fox Fox & Godding J. E. Robinson Associated Fruit Company
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Peach deal stalls as Associated Fruit executive vanishes

In Ogden Utah on August 30 J E Roberts vice president of the Associated Fruit Company is missing after the Peach deal. The company reportedly has funds tied up in Utah destined for Northern markets and unable to be located.

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J.E. Robinson Utah Ogden J. E. Roberts Associated Fruit Company Associated Fruit Ea
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the Navy Co Co-Operative Marketing Co Ars Checky JAS. Flood CO Wedge & Carter Water St Adeatt “Wheenia Grocers National Produce Bank Gillarde Bros. & Co D. Wilson Quitman, Ga Gillarde Bros Springfield Joseph D. Wilson Springfield Produce Co Springfield, Ill Ind Commercial Law League Federal District Court Banker Elberta Peaches Gallagher Bros South Water St Chica Randolph Guicaggd Randolph St Real Sales Service C.H. Weaver &Co Northwestern J. Ellis Slater Co Jote D. J. Stephens North Clark Street U.S. Food Administration John A. Eck Co Sae Middle West Chicago Packer N. Clark St T.E. Ball Springfield, Uligols John W. Low J. C. Mittelstadt Wayne & Low, Inc Neal
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