Cold Weather Lifts Chicago Vegetable Market This Week
Cold weather and Christmas demand boosted the Chicago vegetable market with light frost damage, good local demand, and clean stock from Louisiana California Florida Texas and the East. Prices ranged from 50 cents to $8 for various items, with strong tomato and artichoke sales and steady lettuce mushrooms and cucumbers amid abundant, mostly ordinary stock.
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Chicago
Louisiana
California
Florida
Texas
East
Cuba
Ohio
Michigan
Long Island
Veebere
Minnesota
Western railroads publish partial concentration rates for poultry and dairy
Chicago December 17 Western poultry butter and egg shippers win a partial victory as Missouri Pacific Frisco Wabash and Missouri Kansas and Texas publish a tariff for concentration rates effective February 1 1916 The scale ranges 14c to 34c per 25 to 200 miles with refunds for re shipment evidence and higher than previous rates but lower than current local rates The association aims to extend tariffs to other lines and seeks early effect through railroads and the Interstate Commerce Commission
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Chicago
Western Poultry
Poultry and Dairy Shippers’ Traffic Association
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Wabash
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thve Poultry and Dairy Shippers’ Traffic Association
Benzonia Cabbage Crop Far Surplus Sold In Fields
Benzonia Michigan reports a bumper cabbage crop with exceptionally good stock but little stored due to high prices. Farmers feeding stock wintering on fields harvested portions and selling to neighboring farmers at market justified prices.
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Chicago
Oklahoma
Virginia
H.aya
Highther
Spain
China
Japan
Java
Rocky Mountains
Chicago peanut trade and dried fruit markets mixed despite holiday expectations
The Chicago peanut market showed mixed activity with Virginia shipments and shelling advances, while foreign demand and price fluctuations continued. Dried fruits remained quiet ahead of Christmas, with exporters more active and stockholders cautious amid tight availability and holiday buying.
Shippers Seek Payment From Hellene American Produce Firm
Chicago area creditors report delays in settlements from the Hellene American Produce Company. Checks exist but are not being sent, with the firm claiming funds are short and promising dispatch once able. The company, incorporated in 1912 with Greek stockholders, faced dissolution after financial troubles and alleged misappropriation.
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Chicago
Severn
Hellene American Prov
Fulton
Partley
Packer
Gy J
Tregespolus
Clprocg
Chicago Apple Market Seasonal Slowdown Amid Stock Load
The Chicago apple trade eased this week as heavy storage stock and late cold weather restrained gains. Greenings, Baldwins, Ben Davis, Rome Beauties and other varieties saw lower or uneven prices with limited sales for non ripe storage apples. Demand held mainly for extra fancy Jonathans, Grimes Golden, and Stayman Winesaps as traders anticipated a modest next week.
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Chicago
Baldwins
Ben Davis
Roxbury Russell
Jonathans
Hyle Golden Grimes
Gare- Ge
Condi
Rome
Willow Twig
Transportation league meeting plans for Indianapolis trip
The special committee on transportation recommends accepting the report on the train and road selected for the trip to Indianapolis for the convention. Officers will be elected after convening, then topics on transport marketing fruit vegetables butter eggs and poultry will be discussed. The League spans forty two cities and aims to improve organization and cooperation to build trade, with expected large attendance from related groups and producers.
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Chicago
National League of Commission Merchants of the United States
Indianapolis
Hotel Claypool
J. W. Shafton
N. A. Coble
Frost
E. P. Gridley
League
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Mr. Henry
Brawley
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Francis Henry
Henry
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No. Market St
Chica
Lepman & Meggie
Bank of the Republic
Consig. Poultry
Philipp Fulton Market
Jaeger
Kean
Stryker
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Spa
Levy Bros
Datry Farm Products CO
North Union Avenue
Postal Telegraph
Western Union
Monroe
Vital & Commercial National Bank
W. S. Water St
Gallagher Bros
Bank
Luce
Fait
Pema
Wstead
Fox
Joseph Dugek Co
D. J. Stephens
Selung
44Th Place
Hicago
Jody
Ois
the Paul Man
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the Packer
Entablie
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Ghicaco
Setables Eck CO
LOOD
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Yakima Valley
Yound, Ca
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C.h.weaver&co
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Produce Exchange Bank Bldg
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AG. G. Dun & Co
State Bank OF LA
TOR J
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J. M. Vinci & CO
J. M. Vinci
Indiana Nat'l Bank
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