Cantaloupes and Edwards: Turlock's late season shipments
The Turlock district ends November shipping with 3,562 cars of green fruit and vegetables, 1,869 via Southern Pacific and 1,483 via Tidewater Southern. Cantaloupes led with 1,966 cars, watermelons 549, grapes 303, peaches 68, pumpkins 13, and tomatoes 72. J W Falk reports a strong season, marketing 206 cars through Weav er & Co. Other firms like A Galli Fruit Co. ship pumpkins and squash to San Francisco. The district sees 5.21 inches of rain by Dec 6 and signs of a robust next year sport by 1,000 to 1,500 bags daily in warehouses. The Turlock cannery plans spinach output next season and tomatoes provide a large pack. Officers report steady acreage signups for cantaloupes and sweet potatoes. T M & G handles most sweet potatoes, with 200 cars shipped recently. District markets remain busy amid storage of beans and barley awaiting better prices.
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Turlock
Calif
Southern Pacific
Tidewater Southern
J. W. Falk
A. Galli Fruit Company
San Francisco
Hickey
Pacific Northwest
Selma
Atwater
United Growers’ Association
Hoglund
Rocky Ford
Colo
First 1919 calendar from T. W. Johnson & Co
The Chicago office of The Packer notes the arrival this week of the first 1919 calendar from T. W. Johnson & Co. New York City. The calendar is very heavier and features a reproduction of Angel of the Battlefields.
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Chicago
Packer
T. W. Johnson & Co
New York City
Boosters Show Moves to Larger Hall in Chicago
The Boosters Minstrel switches from the Louis XVI Room to the Aryan Grotto Temple at Eighth and Wabash due to demand, keeping the December 16 show time. The event features George Bainbridge’s direction, Frank Heilman’s voice, and performers including S. W. Neill, W. H. Higgins, Nat Goodwin comparison, and John Bouchier with a finale song “When the Boys Come Home.”
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Chicago
Boosters
Sherman
American Music Hall
Eighth and
Wabash Streets
C. A. Kerr
George Bainbridge
Bainbridge
Frank Heilman
E. Percy Miller
S. W. Neill
W. H. Higgins
Nat Goodwin
Higgins
John Bouchier
Fruit and Vegetable Market in Minneapolis
Trading in fruits and vegetables on the Minneapolis market was strong this week led by holiday items. Cranberries fetch $16 per barrel, citrus remains weak though grapefruit stays steady, oranges slow with small sizes selling, celery scarce, cabbage firm, sweet potatoes in good demand, onions weak with plentiful supplies, and prices mostly steady or drifting. Arthur A Snyder joins Produce Sales Company in Chicago with new bookkeeping system by Ernst & Ernst CPAs.
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Minneapolis
Minn
California
Floridas
Holland
Illinois
Arthur Snyder
Chicago
Arthur A. Snyder
Coyne Brothers
Snyder
Ernat & Ernst
Steady Demand in the Detroit Market
Detroit on December 13 reports the produce market well supplied with steady demand. Prices tighten in cabbage and beets while green peppers arrive from California in poor condition. Tomatoes and navels from both coasts are plentiful. cranberries light. apples firm for top domestic stock. lemons decline. nuts trade weak amid high prices.
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Detroit
California
Michigan Horticulturists Hold Meeting in Detroit
Detroit hosts the forty-eighth annual Michigan State Horticultural Society convention with the Board of Commerce rooms opened for seven days beginning December 7 declared as apple week by the mayor.
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Detroit
Michigan State Horticultural Society
The
Board of Commerce
Michigan apple work showcased at horticultural gathering
Miss May, Pheons, and Dr. Hedrick led demonstrations on cooking apples and soils for orchards while U S Secretary Clarence Ousley spoke at a patriotic meeting. The Michigan State Horticultural Society aims to boost Michigan apples to national prominence. officers are Bing ham and Low. Butter and egg markets show weakness then firming. poultry remains nervous as supplies stay steady. Iowa Canners meet in Cedar Rapids with annual pack reaching 3,000,000 cases.
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May
Pheons
Michigan Agricultural College
A. P. Hedrick
Geneva
New York
Michigan State Horticultural Society
Michigan
Charles A. Bingham
Birmingham
George M. Low
Bangor
Towa Canners
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Canners’ Association
Houston Dealers Anticipate Record Christmas Trade
Houston dealers report the coming holiday season will bring the biggest Christmas business in fruits and produce on record. California Navel oranges arrive in good numbers with box prices from 4.50 to 6.00 praises. retail 5 to 6 cents each. Northwestern apples are abundant and demand remains active as better grades move faster.
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Houston
Tex
California
Algo
Florida
Rio Grande Valley
Vegetable prices rise as regional supply dwindles
Range from 3.50 to 4.26 per box on top Washington and Oregon varieties. Local supply of vegetables has nearly run out except turnips and cabbage, boosting demand for vegetables from Colorado and California.
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Washington
Oregon
Colorado
California
Correction on dairy carload minimums erroneous
Chicago December 18 The Packer item misstated mixed car ice packed poultry rules. The correction specifies at least 7500 pounds in every car should be ice packed poultry. Midwest Exposition opens in Des Moines December 13 with Governor Harding as lead speaker. States shown include Iowa Illinois Nebraska Missouri Arkansas Kansas Minnesota South Dakota Indiana.
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Chicago
Packer
Des Moines
W. L
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House OF Service
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National Produce Bank
Thia Paper
J.H. White % CO
House of No Regrets
W. So
Water St
Flodin Fruit CO
Burlington, Iowa
Iowa
Shippers
W.A. Murphy
Minnesota
VALE
G. H. Hobart
W. B. Northrup & Co
J. Schoenburg
J. Schoenburg Company
Tom Ayoob
H. K. Ayoob & Co
Pittsburgh
Ayoob
Western Fruit Jobbers
Alton E. Briggs
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Henry Uglun
Produce Distributing Company
Shapiro
Wis
Fruit and Vegetable Market
Universal Bag & Burlap CO
Clark St
Pr&e
Chicago, All
John W. Low R
Pittelstaat
Cago
Corn Exchnge Nath Bank
National
Springfield
Michigan Horticulturists
C.H. Weaver&co
Chiiiago
J. Elise Sater Co
Merrill & Eldredge
N. Market St
Coyner
Edw
Coyne
Mgr
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