Milford onion man Chicago Notes visits on business
Chicago Notes reports George Stouffer of Milford Indiana, known as the onion man, was in town on business. The storage onion market moves slowly as growers discuss prices, while Bay Minette Creek Growers represent Bay Minette Alabama at the event. Miller of Alberto Miller & Co promotes early week travel for marketing potatoes. Crutchfield of Pittsburg, Iesays Florida fruit demand rises, and McDonnell Bros Co owner visits Apple Show with trade calls.
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Chicago
George Stouffer
Milford
Ind
Lotin UL
Saylor
Bay Minette
Ala
Bay Minette Creek
Escof
Eis
Per Millerc
Alberto Miller & Cow
Illinois
Io. Dennington
Evansville
Crutchfield
Crutchfield & Woolfolk
Pittsburg
Iessays
Florida
Indian River
Vincent 2
McDonnell
McDonnell Bros. Co
Theo
Shoptow & Co
Louisville
Ade
Potatoes for shipment from Clarkston Michigan
George Morgan writes from Clarkston Michigan on November 28 1910 to The Packer apologizing for a letter error and noting two cars of good smooth Carmen and Dooley potatoes in good shape at the Clarkston shipping station.
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Clarkston, Mich
Packer
Carmen
George Morgan
Olco Bill to Repeal 10 Cent Oleomargarine Tax
Washington reports a bill to repeal the 10¢ oleomargarine tax will be sent to the House this session. Agriculture committee members say the measure will reduce the tax while tightening penalties to protect dairy interests by banning substitutes for butter.
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Washington, D.C
House of Representatives
Congress
Committee On Agriculture
Poultry House Manager Dead in Salem
Timer McPherson, unmarried and about years old, formerly of Paoli Ind, employed as manulacturer at the Heh Humbert & Con poultry house in Salem, was found dead in his room November 21 from cerebral ether. The cause for this act is not known.
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Poultry
Salem
Ind
McPherson
Paoli
Manuuter
Heh
Humbert & Con
Carhalie Wei
Trade at Minneapolis on Butter Poultry and Produce
Minneapolis market report notes weak butter with declining prices and liberal stock withdrawals. Poultry steady to firm with feeding stock scarce. turkeys show slight decline. Potatoes firmer with cautious activity after holidays. Apples firm in storage with rising prices. oranges and lemons decline. Green vegetables scarce with expected uptick. Detroit Fruit Auction Co announces stockholders and capital. Chicago firm seeks fresh vegetable supplies.
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Minneapolis
Cealitor Benerated
Drices
Chicago
C. H L. Weaver & Co
Elgin Board of Trade reform debated in Chicago
Chicago butter dealers deny seeking absolute Elgin market control while proposing by law changes. Resolution seeks three officers and six directors, with officer ex officio director status, a seven member quotation committee, and redefined terms and appointments. Separate item notes western fruit sales slight declines with Emperor grapes still steady and apples mixed.
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Chicago
Elgin
Credicott
A. MH. Barber & Co
Elgin Board
Newman
Elgin Board of Trade
Slgip Board of Trade
Board of
Elgin Board Trade
Elgin Board of ‘Trade
Bove
Elgin Butter Market Lowers Creamery Extras Price
Elgin I Ia Dec 1 The butter board reduced the price on creamery extras to 30c due to weak markets and lower prices elsewhere. Production is shrinking with output gradually declining to a nominal figure.
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Elgin
Elgin, I
Apple Show At First Negiment Armory Draws Trade Interest
Chicago December 2 The Apple show at the First Negiment armory has attracted attention from paint traders as exhibits impressed visitors. Out-of-town guests attended to view the fruit with about 15 cars on display. Western box fruit predominated though some barrel stock was shown. Public attendance seemed weak due to poorer location than the Coliseum Land show and its apple day offering at the Land show drawing visitors away.
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Chicago
Negiment Armory
Coliseum
InterCity Rail Rate Cut On Lettuce Shifts Carload Rules
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in favor of the Ponchatoula Farmers Assn against Illinois Central, lowering lettuce rates from 6 8 1 2 cents to 5 1 2 cents and setting minimum car weights at 17 000 pounds. For mixed Louisiana vegetable shipments the minimum rises to 20 000 pounds, allocated by weight of the heavier item or by splitting the car if two commodities are present, with the lower rate applied to the lighter one.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ponchatoula Farmers’ Assn
Ponchatoula
Ilinois Central Railroad
Louisiana
Texas Turkeys in Small Quantities Across Districts
In Cuero Yoakum Haslettsville and Victoria Texas turkeys arrive in small lots this week as farmers wait for higher prices. Receivers pay 18 cents per five weight and 17 cents dressed with selling at 19 cents. Several cars from Cuero and Yoakum sold at that price. About half the crop has been marketed and 75 percent of receipts are gobblers. The season’s average turkey is small for this time of year.
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Cuero
Victoria
Tex
Yoakum
Haslettsville
Galveston Banana & Steamship Co names Pabst general manager
Galveston Texas December 1 At a board meeting of the new Galveston Central American Banana and Steamship Co Albert Pabst second vice president was appointed general manager with immediate effect Work toward arranging steamship service to support the trade is progressing well Also noted Mexican okra shipment from Tamil Poe Mexico arrived in Kansas City and sold at 90 cents a fifth bushel amid ample food quality stocks for the season
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Mr. Pabst
Galveston
Tex
Galveston & Central American Banana & Steamship Co
Albert Pabst
Pabst
Kansas City
Tamil Poa
Mexico
Oscar Reitz
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Missouri
Your Bank
Coyre Brothers
Biter Oshicago
H. L. Brown & Son
S. Water St
General Commission Merchants
Holland Rae
Ete Pet Bros
Tra
Chicaco
Peter Fox Sons CO
Siiico
Sigmund Bros. Company
Randolph Street
Nalenn Produce Bank
Reuss
Naperville
1St National Bank
the Pack
B. J. Kuhl & CO
East Dubuque
Ill
Red River Ohio
Water St
Gallagher Bros
Produce Commission
Schlosser Bros
Erie Ave
S General Commission
Storch Bros. & Co
Rex
Commercial Nat'l
Bank Chlcaire
the Packe
J. Dusek & Go
W. Randolph ST
the Packer
L. Cohen & CO
Water Street
Wayne & Low Fruit and Produce Commission
John W. Low
A. Wheelock
B.E. Werden
S Water St
M. H. Eichengreen & Co
South Waster St
First National Bank
Northern Trust
Presil
Souths
Daniel J. Coyne
Mike
Detroit Fruit’ Auction Co
Detroit, Michi
Detroit Fruit Auction , Incorporated
Rush & Share
Mott, Passe
Charles Vapor
A. Jacob
Louis Smith
Guggenheim Bros
Ulton Market
Natl Bank
The
W. C. Kneibes & Co
Nationial Produce Bank
Paker
John Bronson
Chruag
Prairie Mene
Fox River
Aurora
Egg Department
Wabash
Chicago Dealer
Tokays
Cornichor
Erders
Ferreras
Eamund
Gibson Fruit Co
GEO
Middendorf Coo
ERS
Texas
E. Ball
Springfield, Lr
Carlota
McCarthy Produce Co
Lasalle St. E
Ref
Ft, Dearborn
E.l.mcadam
LaSalle St
Henry Martin & CO
South Water St
Cnicacc
State Bank of Chl
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