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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1926
Page
2
Grand Rapids Feb 5 growers begin to anticipate seed needs for spring placing orders early. Michigan institutions pool seed orders with state Purchasing agent and negotiate with local dealers at wholesale prices. Onion seed prices are about five times higher than last year with stocks very short despite efforts to buy more.
Winnipeg reports two weeks of mild Manitoba winter weather improving shipping conditions. Oranges arrive in good volumes with prices easing: California navels range 6 to 8 dollars per case, lemons around 7 dollars, grapefruits firm at 6.50 to 7. Beans and vegetables show varied gains with celery at 11 dollars per case and Mexican tomatoes at 6.50 per case. Bananas remain firm at nine cents per pound. cranberries, onions, and cauliflower also noted with mixed pricing.
Grand Rapids Michigan February reports show Iceberg lettuce prices dropping to 9 to 10 cents per pound from 12 to 18 cents two weeks earlier, with favorable weather and light production. Crate prices for top offers run at 3.50 to 4 per crate, while spinach and potatoes show mixed movement and weak onion demand.
Grand Rapids, Mich February 5 25 to 35 percent of Michigan white pea bean crop still in growers hands per conservative estimates. Market weak and farmers expect short national supply, beans show high moisture and mildew risk in storage, delaying movement and hurting prices for growers and shippers. In Minneapolis, potato ships report few sales since year start with roughly 125 cars in storage and similar with farmers. blizzard and cold wave in Red River Valley chill markets but movement should resume with warming weather.
Salt Lake City February 6 It is stated that of 2,700,000 bushels of potatoes raised in Utah last season only 8 percent or 216,000 bushels were culled as unfit for human food or seed Frank Andrews federal agricultural statistician said after growers held out 487,000 for their own use and seed leaving 1,997,000 for market
Managers of fruit houses attending the Western Canada Fruit Jobbers Association annual meeting returned to Winnipeg. Officers were re elected and Winnipeg chosen for the 1927 convention to be expanded to a Canadian affair with Eastern jobbers and U S participants invited. The Winnipeg Fruit Jobber Married in Winnipeg on February 5.
Green onions and freshly pulled spinach grown in Walla Walla gardens were shipped daily during January 1926. Weather favored growth on nearly every day, and several days saw full carload spinach consignments rolling to Eastern markets from Walla Walla.
Milwaukee, Wis Feb 5 There is a little demand for apples but prices remain in the same rut. Trade is slow with several offerings still extant as heavy receipts of grapes fruits and other produce keep markets quiet. Prices vary by item with navels at 4.50 to 5.60 per box and overall markets showing weakness on cabbage carrots cucumbers and onions.
The Minneapolis Fruit and Produce Club held its annual mid winter dance on a Saturday night last week in Calhoun Commercial Club rooms. About 100 couples attended with saxophone music from White Satin Sugar Company and vocal numbers by the White Satin quartet. Attendees enjoyed a pleasant evening.
The Salt Lake City market report shows a slow but steady apple trade with Utah boxes and Rome Beauty getting 1.25 to 1.50 per box, Jonathans 5 to 10 cents, Ganos 60 to 7 cents, and Washington fancy Deltogs 3 to 8.75 per large size. Cabbage remains in fair demand with Utah whites 2 to 2.28 and reds 3 to 4 cents per pound. Potatoes show limited activity ending the week with Russets in Utah at 2.75 to 2.85 per cwt and Idaho No. 1 Russets 3.60 to 4 per cwt.
L G Williams of Mahaffey Commission Chicago visited Twin City market this week. W N Samels of Samels Brothers Minneapolis returned tabbees part of last week from the National Camera Association convention in Louisville. Nels Johnson of Johnson Produce Cokato visited Minneapolis Wednesday. George Steve Stevenson of McDougall Terminal and Joe Lenzen of Jeroe-Duluth Company Duluth visited Twin Cities late week. Buck asks to borrow tuxedo but declines, noting only Velvet smoke.
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