Apple and potato trade notes signal stronger season activity
Reports from Oakdale and Waterford discuss heavier apple shipments and large cold storage stocks. Pea canning expands with 300 acres planned in Ripon and portable hulled pea plants aiding field processing. Wisconsin warehousing and new potato sorting machinery streamline distribution.
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Oakdale
Calif
United States
Ripon
Compaien
Stanislaus County
Waterford Land
Chicago Vegetable Trade Sees Good Demand Before Holiday
Chicago vegetables showed strong demand with steady to high prices before Thanksgiving. Beans, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, and cabbage moved well. fancy Florida and hothouse produce commanded top rates while inferior stock sold slowly. Prices ranged from $1.75 per dozen for cucumbers to $6.50 for Louisiana stock tomatoes and $3.75 to $4.00 for large California crates.
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Chicago
Texas
California
Ohio
Michigan
Long Island
caNlger
Mepinacs
Baltimore
Harpe
Arnt
Wisconsin Potato Shippers Attend Madison Convention
A list of attendees at the Wisconsin Potato Shippers convention gathered in Madison includes L. Starks Charles Murphey Co H Skallerup cage John B Beggs Lt P T H Cochrane Portage Wis Jardine A M Penney Co Waupaca N Peterson Bloomer M M en of Bloomer Christian son Sam Nelson Bloomer A E Melcher of Wild Rose Alois Firkus Stevens Point Doc Burns Stanley Produce Co D Kufe Oconto Tolin Hansen Bayfield William Bouchier Chippewa Falls Charley Rassmusgen Weyaumega Rothchild Greeley Hyatt C Hatch Atlanta ALC Aspinwall Grand Rapids Mic Daniel Dean Nichols Nils G B Cook Almond Produce Co Almond Wis Ben Hansen Grand Rapids Wis Precca eting
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Wis
Madison
Wisconsin- Potato Shippers
L. Starks
Charles Murphey
Bloomer Mam
Bloome Christianson
Sam Nelson
Bloomer
Thanks giving demand tightens market for Indiana fruits and veg
In Indianapolis on Nov 30 the Thanksgiving demand tightens supplies with sweet potatoes strong at up to 2.40 a bushel. Irish potatoes from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota ease prices. Tomatoes drop to 2 a crate, Hothouse heads rise, Mississippi beans at 4 to 4.50 a hamper. Satsuma oranges sell at 3.75 per crate. lemons lower, limes and California oranges higher. Declining demand shadows deciduous fruits.
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Indianapolis
Michi-gan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
Dealers Charged With Selling Frosted Potatoes in Sioux City
Several retail dealers including principals were arrested in Sioux City on charges of selling frosted potatoes and in some cases underweight products. A local ordinance prescribes a fine up to $100 for such offenses.
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Sioux City
Iowa Vegetable Growers Meet At Davenport For Annual Convention
The fourth annual convention of the Iowa Potato and Truck Growers Association met in Davenport with good attendance. Represented groups included Pleasant Valley Onion Growers, Scott County Farm Improvement League, and the Agricultural Extension Department of Iowa State College. Noted speakers were J W Rummels D H Culver Henry B Hahn Dr William Stuart FF Schutter C B Durst B Seaman George Ashford G Hemetreet John Raester A G Tolas W J Hansche H J Rummels I E Melhus J C Walker P J Johannsen Henry Tfahn and Charles Hanna. A tour of the Pleasant Valley onion district occurred Wednesday afternoon and a banquet was held Tuesday evening.
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Davenport
Iowa Potato and Truck Growers” Association
Ana
Pleasant Valley Onion Growers’ Association
Scott County Farm Improvement League
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
J. W. Rummels
Nichols
D. H. Culver
Clear
Pleasant Valley ‘Onion District
Minnesota Food Man Addresses St. Paul Board
A. D. Wilson state Food Administrator spoke at the St. Paul Board of Trade dinner on licensing food handlers, government trade cooperation, and a proposed public price committee to fix staple food retail prices. The discussion included aims to prevent speculative buying and maintain normal channels.
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St. Paul
Minn
S T. Paul Board of Trade
A. D. Wilson
R., C. Emerson
C. C. Emerson & Co
Joe
Food Administrationa Committee
W. Thorne
Grading Potatoes Helps Their Sale
Potatoes graded under USDA and FDA standards improve market appeal as Michigan Potato Shippers' Association forms under B Percy Miller. Shippers report stronger demand for uniformly graded stock and orders increasing. A separate note covers Thief River Falls Potato Show with about 100 exhibits judged by Prof. J P McCall of Northwest Agricultural College.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
B. Percy Miller
United States Food Administration
Michigan Potato Shippers' Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Thief River Falls
Minn
Pennington County
J.p. McCall
Crookston
Week's Business in Fruits and Produce in the Dallas Market
Dallas traders report a quiet week with steady demand for apples and cranberries, while celery tomatoes and other green vegetables move at last week's prices. Prices show variability in potatoes onions cabbage oranges and dairy, with some frosted car stock and slight shifts in poultry and butter markets.
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Dallas
Idaho
Colorado
Burbanks
Washington
Texas
Louisiana
Nancy Halls
Wisconsin
South Texas
Jonathans
Grimes
California
Florida
Wisconsin Cheese Market Unchanged Amid Weak Export Outlook
Sheboygan and regional markets show little change with export trade absent and storage stocks being drawn down. Southern markets active while Eastern markets remain dull. wholesale shortages expected to ease within a month as speculation notes export revival.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Plymouth
Appleton Dairy Board
Local Business Head Announces Plant Closure In City
Arthur R Crayford, head of Arthur R Crayford Company, says the Stediim will change hands in the car lot as his vegetable business shifts. The firm has supplied merchandise for five years, with distributors noting changes in shipments and fruit and carrot offerings.
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Ocrawforfa Company
Indiapolis
Ind
Arthur R. Cralyford
Arthur R. Crayford Company
Korage
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