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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1913
Page
2
Vegetables showed slow business across most kinds in Chicago with ample Southern truck and poor Florida stock. Lettuce remained cheap, celery prices held, and California stock limited demand. Cauliflower and tomatoes steady, while spinach overstocked and price ranges varied by origin. Kenner stock prices were generally higher except shallots.
Apple movement is better with arrivals cleaning up since the harvest. Lemons steady at 6.50 to 7 a box while oranges stay near flat. Malaga grapes reach 8 a barrel. strawberries 30 to 40 cents a quart with moderate demand. Florida celery good quality, 3 to 3.25 a case. California celery scarce. Cabbage weak and slow, onions steady near 1 per 100 pounds. Potatoes 65 cents small lots, carrots 52 to 54 cents laid down. Sweets 1.15 to 1.25 a hamper. head lettuce 1.25 a hamper. leaf lettuce 10 to 12 cents. Radishes and other vegetables moving fairly well.
Detroit January 31 citrus trade weak with lemons at 7 to 7.50 a box, Florida oranges overabundant and slow to clear, Navels scarce at 3 to 3.50, grapefruit steady near 3 and Atwood fruit around 3, strawberries plentiful and selling quickly at 35 cents a box.
More than 250 replies reach M Plewaty and Sons after an ad in The Packer inviting guesses on the weight of a cabbage shipment. Winners will be awarded a car of cabbage, with exact figures from Wisconsin and New York loading stations and names disclosed in the next issue.
Chicago January 31 amendment to the Chicago Butter Egg Board flaws was voted on last Monday and passed unanimously. The reform targets wash sales by members. first offense suspends from sixty to ninety days. second offense results in expulsion from the board.
Indianapolis Gulf Coast Land & Orchard Co. increases capital stock from 50000 to 100000. Oaktown melon farmer Andrew Boyle sells 128 acres west of here for 16000. Logansport Ray & Arnold Jamery Co. incorporated with 25000 capital to store dairy products. directors include Ghag, W Arnold, L Arnold, Busan J Ray. Bend fifty wholesale and farmers organizations seek to become northern Indiana chamber of commerce group. Henry P Williams Cann ing Co. Paoli offers 350 per ton for tomatoes this year versus 750 last season.
Describes a complete plant for manufacturing desiccated or dried eggs available for lease and moveable. Can be operated in the present building with power and heat provided. Inquiries to Opportunity care The Chicago Packers Chicago Ill.
Chicago plans a two day apple sale next Friday and Saturday run by the Chicago Clean Food club. Apples will be sold via grocers at 10 pounds for 25 cents with $2.75 per barrel supply from fruit men. Retailers will supervise sales in stores to push lower prices and broaden distribution. The effort aims to curb high retailer profits and educate consumers to buy apples at fair wholesale rates.
On January 31 in Indianapolis prices for citrus and other fruits shift after California freezes. Lemons rise then ease to 6.50 to 7.50 per box for Californias and 7.60 for Messina. Oranges in the 3 to 3.25 range. Florida supplies grow. Grapefruit up to 2.75 to 3.75. strawberries 35 to 40 cents quart. Potatoes 1.50 per bag. onions and cabbage show weak demand as winter prices fade from last year.
Detroit and Indianapolis brief market notes show quiet poultry demand and steady to marginally higher prices for eggs and creamery butter. Detroit hens favored over springs while fresh eggs scarce. candled eggs 23c, fresh 26c, butter 21-31c range. Chicago berry receipts improve with Florida strawberries steady, early soft stock but quality rising later in the week.
E J Brewington broker and carlot distributor notes apples requested in Chicago market. Market stayed steady with demand for barreled stock at 2.25 to 4.00 per barrel across varieties Baldwins Greenings Spies Kings Russets and Michigan stock limited and fungus noted. Box apples moved slowly with no major change in price or activity.
Market notes from Memphis report Florida celery at 3.50 per crate and Florida green cabbage around 1.50 per crate. Old stock quiet at 1 per cwt. Irish potatoes and onions unchanged amid light demand. turnips and rutabagas slow at 90 cents to 1 per hundred. New truck in fair supply with no price change. Weather and high water press on demand while lemons and oranges hold steady.
In Chicago on January 31 there was no activity and only 25 orange trades noted as demand weakened. Dealers held back on lemons and oranges due to recent price rallies. quotes were unsettled with limited trade. Lemons ranged lower at 6.5 to 7 dollars, Messina values near 6.50, while Florida grapetruits lingered at low levels per box, with size keeping prices subdued.
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