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Newspaper

Chicago Packer

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1911

Page

1

California Fruit Exchange Leaders Discuss New Roles

An article notes A Woodford and the California Fruit Exchange shaping a new era as women gain influence in politics and business. It reports on meetings in Covina and broader shifts among growers, packing houses, and independent shippers amid district recalls and reorganizations.

Vici md California A. Woodford Watjay Vane Ol Mr. Woodford Covina C. B. Lipman Soj University of California Yorard Woodford Wome Columnar

Chicago vegetable market and trade notes in four pages

Chicago vegetable market quiet with firm oranges grapefruit and potatoes steady while cabbage onions apples and other produce appear across Chicago New York Detroit and Texas markets A federal probe of New York poultry and varied regional mentions including Michigan Minnesota and New Orleans reflect broad produce trade activity and industry notes

Chicago S. Moskowitz Co Missoula Creamery Co Ohio Valley Emerson Almeria New York Minnesota Micheal Wenatcher Grand Ledge Mich Detroit League Shipcton Wis Indianapolis New Orleans Lawrence Cleveland Norfolk New York Mercantile Ticket United Dairy Co Rochester St. Louis Good Fur Center Ege Kansas City Nashville James F. Walker Frisco Grand Rapids

Apple and fruit market notes across cities show varied activity

A compiled page outlines thrift and demand in multiple markets from Buffalo to Baltimore. It catalogs apple shows, citrus and potato movements, turkey deals, and fruit shipments. Notable mentions include Washington DC apple events, Rochester and Cleveland markets, and Florida and California produce activity.

Buffalo Rochester Washington, D. C Poland Spokane D. A. Gaddas Milton Union California

Egg market holds firm as storage scarcity boosts prices

Chicago reports a tight egg market with storage stocks at 1,310,200 cases in November and daily receipts well below demand. Buyers push for April storage eggs, with 22 to 28 cents bids and premiums for firsts and extras. Strong interior demand, especially for fine April and May eggs, and heavy post holiday storage purchases drive prices higher amid limited fresh stock.

Chicago Merrill & E Kansas Oklahoma Astern Associated Warehouse Texas Maide Mays New York Jwor Krade Pitty Caren Tennessee Rsey City Indiana

New York Egg Receipts Compare With Last Year

New York reports total egg receipts from March 1 to last Saturday at 4,271,252 versus 8,844,068 a year ago. Week ending last Saturday shows 22,882 receipts against 29,359 previously, with daily totals Monday 3,686 Tuesday 6,014 Wednesday 5,950 Thursday 3,376 Friday 4,026. Market outlook remains strong and movement aligns with optimistic projections. A Chicago-sourced report suggests the Chicago market has moved accordingly.

New York Chicago

Live Poultry Prices In New York Trade

Live poultry markets showed higher week with lighter receipts and strong demand. Chickens 12.5 to 15 cents, fowls 13 to 14 cents, best fowls up to 16 to 18 cents, roosters steady 14 to 15 cents, turkeys weak and slow with western birds 16 to 18 cents on street and eastern 18 to 20 cents. Receipts ample post Thanksgiving. slow transport delayed cleanups. Corn fed chickens 14 to 15 cents. mixed sizes and Michigan stock 9 to 10 and 12 to 14 cents. old cocks 9 to 9.5 cents. western ducks 15 to 16 cents.

New York Tate Hinds Lfc Michigan

Cabbage Prices Drop Amid High Chicago Trade Hurdles

Chicago operators report cabbage demand lagging as prices reach 20 to 25 cents a ton by traders. Some sellers quote 85 per ton f. o. b., but little business follows. late-week moves at 22.50. Car shortages and hesitancy to quote without supply keep trade slack. Onions rise slightly as Hoosier stock comes to fore. prices 1.80 to 1.00 f. o. b. Chicago. Apples remain easy with off grade stock offered. No. 2 apples at 1.50 to 4, and best stock held for later. Missoula Creamery Co faces payment delays from Bismarck Commission Co. over shipped goods.

Chicago H Nally

Auction firm to sell dressed poultry at New York sale

The United States Packing Company dissolves and a new concern, International Auction Company, opens offices on the seventh floor of the Fruit Auction Building in New York. Emerson, McMulkin, Coy, Marlow, Kuhn and others take roles as organizers and managers, with a new weighing master to be employed and weights recorded for all receipts. Emerson claims no further ties to former western interests or related firms.

Auction Co Whill New York A. E. McMulkin J.C. Coyslands Simun Adarowids Herb Emerson West Emerson United States Packing Company K. Marlow Emerson & Marlow Co Chicago United States Packing Co International Auction Company KE. C. Kuhn International Auction New York U. S. Pack, Co Kansas City Dec H. A. Emerson Hutchinson Kas Aaron & Coa Kansas Chapman Missouri United States Parking Co Sedalia Mexico Herr Emerson New International Auction Co

Dinner for Herb Emerson marks move to New York auction firm

A dinner at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago honored Herb Emerson who departs soon for New York to run auctions selling eggs poultry and butter. Eddie McAdams and Frank Hegpie hosted about seventy guests who praised Emerson as a nerveful trader in the evolving auction plan.

Chicago Sherman Eddie McAdams Frank Hegpie Herb Emerson New York Emerson If Is

Postponed Again in Mutter and Boat Case

The hearing in the Mutter and ee Boat case, scheduled for today in Chicago, was postponed until Monday. Dee is noted among the involved parties and the clocked timeline shifts to the new date.

Chicago Dee

Poultry trade in Chicago markets strong but stock storage tight

Chicago reports a brisk week in live and dressed poultry with gains on springs and fowls as buyers favor immediate consumption. Receipts were light in carlots but express runs rose midweek. weather improved meat quality and few complaints. Prices rose for live stock and dressed poultry, while overall trade stayed firm though some days showed softer demand.

Chicago la Springs

Fragmented OCR note on poultry market receipts

A damaged OCR passage records poultry sales receipts with references to hens ducks geese and fowls, noting prices and quantities, including roosters sold and various figures. The text is garbled and many terms are unreadable, but indicates a market tally or ledger entry.

Potatoes Prices Steady Amid Mixed Market Signals

Chicago reports show potato prices steady with little change from last week as receipts rise in Wisconsin and Michigan. Market observers cite delayed orders, open weather, and shifting European supplies. some expect highs to hold while others foresee further advances after the holidays. Receipts Thursday and Friday totaled about 82 cars with Wisconsin prices around 80 to 81 and occasional fancy lots at 81 to 82 cents per peck.

Chicago Michigan Santistaeto

Unsatisfactory Egg Deal Cited by Erin Shipper

Erin Tennessee shipper W. S. Jones complains of an Evansville Indiana firm Moskowicz Co. He says he sold a batch of eggs on their bid but they treated the shipment as a sale on their own account and now are $111.86 short of the agreed price. He notes similar sales to New York went through with no trouble and seeks recovery of the difference.

Erin Tenn Moskowicz Co Evansville Ind Dee W. S. Jones Jones New York Evansville Peat

Butter Prices Rise Amid Market Tightness Across Regions

Dairy markets report higher butter quotations this week, with undergrades boosted to 3¢ a pound and subsequent increases for firsts and extras. Receipts drop slightly but overall output remains robust, while wholesale figures show more than 10 million pounds produced by 38 houses last month. Kansas City and St. Joseph note firm to steady prices, strong demand, and ongoing shifts in ownership and distribution among major fruit and dairy firms.

Chicago Dee. S

Quiet Market Slow Vendors Fill Up with Light Receipts

Chicago reports a quiet vegetable market after Thanksgiving trade, with buyers largely stocked and activity dull. Tomato receipts were light but steady others like beans peppers and lettuce showed mixed demand, prices fluctuating with quality and origin, including Louisiana stock and Florida peppers selling at lower margins.

Chicago Guilosks Fiat Wits Lemand Wits Florida Earliel Louisiana

River Apple Traffic Revived On Ohio Valley Barges

River apple traffic on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers has revived, with the first barge in sixteen years passing Wednesday carrying 1,800 barrels from Rome to New Orleans era markets. Experts expect continued winter movement as growers report heavy storage in Cumberland and surrounding counties. More than 100,000 barrels are stored locally, with some shipments of carrots. Prices remain steady with prior week levels.

Cincinnati Ohio Mippi Rome Beauly Here New Orleans Ohio Valley Riggs Graham Nueeoon Ishin Hames Baird

Oranges and Grapefruit Hold Firm in Chicago Citrus Trade

Chicago citrus buyers report oranges and grapefruit remain firm with moderate receipts and good quality. Navels sold $2.10 to $3.25 per carload, Florida at $3.88 to $3.10, Louisiana around $2.40, lemons steady at $3.00 to $3.50 with slow movement. Grapefruit strong, receipts moderate, prices $4.25 to $4.00. postholiday price dips expected.

Chicago Florida

Rochester Failure Reports and Creditors Court Scene

In Rochester New York creditors of Charles Yours file schedules showing liabilities of 7019 dollars and 39 cents with assets of only 40 dollars. Debts split between two cold storage companies and a personal loan from a man in Pottsville. Unclear details of amounts owed to Industrial Cold Storage Philadelphia and Pottsdown Cold Storage. Almeria grapes market update notes about 95 000 barrels sold and 35 000 remaining with prices ranging from 125 to 6.50 and typical 2.25 to 3.25 with fair quality.

N.Y Baniteuppes Charles Py Pottstown Young Almeria New York Del

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