Chicago vegetables for the holidays
Chicago December 22. Cold weather kept the market quiet earlier this week but Christmas demand rose midweek. Stock was fair and quality generally good with celery in strong demand and prices firm. California square crates brought 3 to 4.25 dollars, Michigan 1.50 to 2. Prices for home grown stock ranged 13 to 35 cents per bunch. Lettuce sold well, Florida hampers 3.25 to 4, Louisiana barrels 4 to 6.50, California Iceberg fair at 1. Peppers and beans showed steady demand with Florida hampers 2.50 to 2.75.
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Chicago
California
Michigan Square
Boston
Florida
Louisiana
Chicago Fruit and Produce Men Organize
Chicago merchants form the Chicago Fruit and Produce Shippers Association with 27 members led by A. D. Barker as president and Carl Piowaty as vice president. Otto Schweger serves as secretary and Frank Mutler as treasurer. Monthly meetings are planned to improve shipping conditions and credit standards.
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South Water Street
Chicago
A. D. Barker
A. E. Barker & Co
Carl Piowaty
M. Piowaty & Sons
Otto Schweger
C. A. Kerr & Co
Frank Mutler
Fruit and vegetable market prices from Florida and California
Prices for green string beans with Friday hampers at 3 3.75 dollars, wax beans 1.50 to 2.50, tomatoes good quality with some poor stock, large boxes of Cuban stock at 5.50, Ohio ten-pounds baskets 1.50 to 2, California lugs 1 to 12.50, eggplant fair supply and quality, Florida crates around 2.50, Brussels sprouts moderate sale, California drums 11 dollars and quarts 0.04, celery cabbage good quality with 1.75 per case for repacked eastern stock, beets scarce but good, Kenner barrels around 5 and homegrown sacks 1.35, artichokes fair demand 31.50 for five-dozen boxes, alligator pears scarce but fair demand, Florida pears 3 to 4.50 per dozen, mushrooms 0.25 to 0.60 per pound, radishes scarce and in good demand 0.05 to 0.85 per dozen bunches.
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Foo and
T He
Sapmy Amiveau
Frida
California
Ohio
Florida
Holiday Apple Market Fails to Meet Holiday Demand
Chicago December 22 The holiday apple sale in Chicago was light and prices barely changed from last week. Arrivals of fancy stock were limited while poorer fruit showed weak demand. Fancy barrel stock traded at Grimes Golden 4.50 Rome Beauties 4.50 Spies 5 5.50 Jonathan 5.50 6 Rock Russets 8.75 4 Kings 4.50 5 Baldwins 4 4.26 5 Ben Davis 3 3.25 Winesaps 4.25 4.50 No 1 stock about 50 7in c below above. No 2 around 2.25 2.50 per barrel.
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Chicago
Grimes Golden
Rome
Ben Davis
Grand Traverse Exchange Wins Suit in Circuit Court
Traverse City court records show Judge Mayne awarding the Grand Traverse Fruit and Produce Exchange a full claim against a party in a cooperative fruit shipping dispute. The decision last week in the Circuit Court resolves key ownership and liability questions for the association based in Grand Traverse.
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Grand Traverse Exchange
Traverse City
Mayne
Grand Traverse Fruit and Produce Exchange
Co-Operative Fruit Shipping Association
Canning Firm Sues Over Sour Cherry Contract
The Thomas Canning Company sues Fruit Exchange over a contract to supply 45 carloads of sour cherries, claiming 23 cars were shipped and the deal unsettled. A verbal settlement between the exchange manager canceled the contract, and the company deducted funds to cover the price gap. a likely Supreme Court appeal follows.
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Rapids
Fruit Exchange
Canning Company
Kern
Exchange
Grand Rapids
Thomas Canning Company
The
Supreme Court
E. P. Miller Returns From Western States
Chicago action reports H P Miller of Albert Miller and Co returning from a lengthy stay in western potato regions. The firm has moved large tonnage this year, with heavy shipments from Oregon Washington and Idaho to eastern markets. Miller expects market strength after the holidays as western holdings shrink due to this liberal movement.
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Chicago
H. P. Miller
Albert Miller & Co
New Storage Under Construction At Michigan City
A new cold storage facility is being built by the Northern Indiana Ice and Cold Storage Company in Michigan City. The unit will hold 1,000,000 cubic feet of cold storage and is due for completion in January. A duplicate building will follow next spring. Targeted products include eggs potatoes apples peaches and small fruits. The site benefits from two interurban lines two steam lines and canal access with plans for barges equipped for cold storage to link to the Chicago market.
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Michigan City
Ind
Northern Indiana Ice and Cold Storage Company
Chicago
Elgin Butter Market Sees Price Rise at Sale
At the butter board meeting in Elgin Illinois last Saturday 25 tubs sold at 3814¢, up 114¢ from the prior week. A second set of 25 tubs offered did not sell. An offer was made of 38 for 25 stubs but no further business occurred.
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Elgin
Ill
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SMR
Operin Denois A. L. McClay & Co
Chigaghd
First Nat'l Bank
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W.A. Murphy
Groot & Cos Worancoinn Se
Illinois
Scientious Service
Stas
Promby
Elisient
Sinclair Brokerage CO
Winnipeg, Man
Canada
G Schlotter & CO
Apple House
Indianapolis
Evansville
Pawanati
Nestert Produce Co
G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
Baldwin
Chicago Fruit and Produce Men
Chicago Prue and Produce Shippers’ Associaton
B. J. Raider & CO
South Bend, Ind
Enloch
Leonard Adam
Water St
Ft, Dearborn
Nat
Bank
the Packer
John W. Low
Wayne & Low, Lie, Fruit and Produce Co
W. S. Water St
Netititan Far & Wool Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Samesfloolco
W. Randolph St
First Nat. Bank
Commission House
Lable
E. P. Miller
Southern Vegetable Shippers Coyne & Brothers
W.S. Water Sr
C.h.weaver & CO
Merry Christmas
F. E. Nellis & CO
C. L. Dietz & Co
Indiana
Bruno Bros
Indianapolis, Ind
Ind. Nat'l Bank
J.M. Vinci & CO
Delaware St
Mercantile
Nat’l. Bank
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