Packer Reports On Market Prices For Fruits and Veggies
The Packer will keep readers informed on prices for fruits vegetables butter eggs and poultry along with market news and updates.
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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1911
Page
2
The Packer will keep readers informed on prices for fruits vegetables butter eggs and poultry along with market news and updates.
New Orleans reports a generally favorable market with holiday demand boosting activity. Michigan potatoes and onions show steady to firm prices, California stock and Cuban tomatoes vary, and ripe bananas, citrus, and apples enjoy strong sales. pecans remain active with higher prices, while sweet potatoes face softer demand.
Cleveland December 15 The butter market fell across all grades sinking a pound while fresh eggs dropped to 37 cents a dozen. Poultry prices rose 2 to 4 cents amid light receipts and active demand with live springers fowls at 12 to 12 1 2 cents. Ducks geese and turkeys demand higher prices as rabbits sell 75 cents to $1.40 a dozen amid unfavorable handling conditions.
California legislators pressed for U S inspection of personal baggage entering San Francisco to curb introduction of the Med erminean fly. State horticultural commissioners urged action during a joint Senate and Assembly agriculture committee meeting to provide means for fighting the fruit pest affecting Celitoruia fruits.
Louie Erb urges Kansas State Horticultural Assn to create growers associations in the central west to handle storage grading packing and selling of apples. He cites Calhoun county Illinois with 300000 barrels dumped on markets and argues for organized co operation, cold storage warehousing, and lower freight rates to expand interior markets for Ben Davis and other varieties.
A discussion urges rigid enforcement of associations rules to ensure uniform standard grading for apples. The author argues buyers prefer associations with reliable standards over individual growers and promotes cooperative organization as the wisest path in the central west apple industry. California shipments expand as R Martini & Co. move artichokes peas beans sprouts and horseradish from Half Moon Bay via freight and express services.
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