Bananas spark price shifts at Houston market
In Houston on February 7, banana prices surged amid port forecasts of higher inland costs with last week’s sales as low as 4 cents per pound and New Orleans values similar. California navels at 5 to 6 per box, Florida 5.50 to 6, and apples firm. Potatoes weak, onions stronger, cabbage 8 cents, celery $11 per crate, lettuce plentiful and heavy, Cuban tomatoes at 5.50 per lug. Local farmers bring in sweet potatoes at 4 to 5 cents per pound.
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Houston
Tex
New Orleans
California
Floridas
Colorado
Idaho
St. Paul, Minn
Almeria
Baldwins
Ben Davis
Jersey
U. S
Express
Cold Storage Plant Proposed in Indianapolis
Grant Brothers Company plans a cold storage facility in Indianapolis to store eggs butter dressed poultry and dairy products. William Locks says the project could cost about 500000. Idaho Falls reports mild weather and weak potato demand with light grower receipts and wagonload sales of No 1 Russets priced around 90 cents to 1 per cwt.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Grant Brothers Company
William Locks
Grant Company
Locks
Urge Better Packing of Express Shipments
Houston, February 7. American Railway Express officers campaign to improve express shipping by better packing and legible marking. Slogan Start express packages right. Emphasis on producing shippers packing properly and attaching readable shipping tags. Agents instructed to enforce all company rules before acceptance.
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Houston
Tex
American Railway Express
Express
Potato Market in Greeley Section
Greeley Colo Feb 7 Lower temperatures slowed hauling and outward potato movement for the last four days. Demand here and at nearby points is weak after heavy recent haulings, with prices holding nominally steady. Wire inquiry fair, few sales. wagonload trackside sales for good quality round whites 1.00 to 1.10 per cwt, No 2 as low as .80. Canada f o b round whites around 1.20 per cwt. Some loading from warehouses as growers wait for higher prices.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Greeley
Colo
Pointe
Carioad F
O. B
Oranges Seized in Cincinnati Court Proceeding Set
Two railroad cars of alleged tree frosted California oranges were seized in Cincinnati railroad yards by government officials. The fruit will be held awaiting a February 18 hearing at 10 a.m. in United States District Court to decide disposal. Indianapolis Truck Market reports price shifts in vegetables with spinach at 1.75 per bushel and lettuce and cauliflower easing.
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Cincinnati
California
United States District Court
Indianapolis
Ind
Texas
Florida
Detroit Market Summary Winter Vegetables Shortages Rise
Detroit February market review notes mixed conditions for winter vegetables with shortages in head lettuce and cucumbers, light demand for beans, brisk cabbage demand supported by interior and New York supplies, Michigan celery fading as California product dominates, high prices for green peppers and lemons, slow potato trade, active apple stocks, and oranges easing with heavy California fruit dominating trade.
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Detroit
Mich
Commission
New York
Michigan
California
Florida
Retail Prices Lag in St Paul Wholesale Declines
In St Paul Minnesota on February 7, wholesale vegetable declines outpace retail cuts. Butter and eggs fall, cheese weak, oranges unsettled yet firming, apples scarce, cranberries cleaning up, potatoes easing, and peppers scarce. Other produce shows varied movement with limited supply and steady to firmer prices in places.
Another Small Decline in Wisconsin Cheese Market
Wisconsin market reports a minor weekly drop at country boards led by a heavy offering of Longhorns and softer prices for Daisies and other styles. Butter and eggs volatility dampens cheese sentiment as buyers seek safer value baselines amid cautious trading and mild production growth. Longhorns and Daisies press price counts at Plymouth Wisconsin Cheese Exchange.
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WiSheboyean
Wis
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Plymouth
Dietz & Co Relocate to New Home in Indianapolis
C L Dietz Co carrot distributors of fruits and vegetables move from the Majestic building after years there to a larger office at 11 S Meridian Street Indianapolis. The new quarters are fully equipped and sized to handle their growing trade.
Waud Buys Local Firm to Form Waud Fruit Co
Walter E Waud local manager of Davidson Brothers Des Moines has purchased the Marshalltown fruit and produce business and renamed it the Waud Fruit Company He previously managed the local house for seven years before the purchase.
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Walter E. Waud
Marshalltown
Davidson Brothers
Des Moines
Waud Fruit Company
Brighten the Corner and Butter Market Turnaround
John Mitchell of 4 H White & Co signals optimism as butter prices fall, noting improvement efforts at the firm’s Chicago offices located at 221 West South Water Street. The company enlarged and repaired quarters to counter market gloom and lift morale.
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Chicago
John Mitchell
H. White & Co
South Water Street
Berry Outlook Improves for Floyd Knobs Strawberry Growers
Floyd Knobs Ind Feb 7 The strawberry plants come through winter in excellent condition with no severe weather injuries. Last year little new acreage was planted and the overall area has declined for years, now about 40 percent of what it was three years ago. Growers expect change as profits from current bearing acreage encourage planting any idle ground.
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Floyd Knobs
Ind
Vegetables Shippers Promise Gapendable Device Results
UNGERLEIDER Kansas City Mo outlines plans for heavier summer shipments and growth in the coming year. Varieties include Gandy and Aroma. Hallock crates dominate local packing over ventilated crates used south of the Ohio River. Red and black raspberry canes overwinter well and raspberry acreage has risen despite being smaller than strawberries.
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Ungerleider
Kansas City
Ohio River
Fruit and Vegetable Trade in Milwaukee Report
Milwaukee reports a firm apple market with Baldwin, Greenings, Kings at $7.50 to $8, Russets $6.50 to $7, Rome Beauty $8.50 to $9. Grapefruit $5 to $5.50 per box, lemons $4 to $5, oranges Floridas $4.50 to $5, Indian Rivers $6.25 to $5.50, Navels $4.75 to $5.50. Strawberries scarce 75 to 85 cents per quart. cabbage at $1.25 to $1.75 per barrel, celery 25 to 50 cents per dozen, head lettuce accumulating, crates $6 to $6.50, onions $1.75 to $1.85 per cwt, white potatoes $1.65 to $1.70 per cwt as buyers hold for lower prices.
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Milwaukee
Baldwina
Kings
Rome
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wholesale Prices Lower Yet Eggs Retail Market Held Up
Milwaukee on Feb 7 The butter market declined about nine cents in a week with stocks reduced and prices above the bottom. Cheese prices slipped three to four cents, Limburger and Swiss steady. Egg prices fell about 14 cents weekly while consumer prices held firm and demand stayed weak amid rising receipts. Poultry prices remain steady with fancy fowls 28 cents, ordinary stock 26 26 1/4 cents, springers 28 as turkeys ducks and geese unchanged.
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Milwaukee
Commission
Egg and Butter Prices Slump in Indianapolis Market
Indianapolis markets report a drop in egg prices from 48¢ to 32¢, the lowest since last April, with butter following downward trends. Dealers note strong January February activity and expect no major price rebound despite slower demand, while a separate note advertises a Purdue fruit growers short course from Feb 24 to March 1 covering orchard chemistry, insect control, storage, pruning, and equipment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lafayette
Laurenz Greene
Purdue University
Indiana
Butter Manufacturers to Meet in Boise
Boise Idaho February 7 The Western Dairy Show and Conference will be held February 10 to 12 with addresses by leading authorities including government and railroad men from Washington. One afternoon focuses on dairy manufacturing interests with a banquet and a free Boise Valley excursion to cheese factories creameries and dairies. Moderate potato demand in Grand Rapids as receipts slow and movement weak warehouses offer growers 1 to 1.35 per cwt for round whites with sacked stock at 1.50 to 1.55 per cwt fob.
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Boise
Idaho
Western Dairy Show
Washington
Boise Association
Boise Valley
Grand Rapids
Mich
Light Receipts of Potatoes at Waupaca Wis
Waupaca Wisconsin February 7 activity weak in potato trade with few sales and light farmer receipts. Early week colder weather noted. Sacked round whites in car bor f c b selling to 1.50 per cwt while warehouse buyers offer 1 per cwt for No 1 bulk whites. Other shipping points report light receipts with warehouses offering 1.1 to 1.25 per cwt for No 1 whites.
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Waupaca
Wis
Balcom notes bumper truck crop year for Anna growers
Balcom correspondent reports Anna Illinois truck growers had a very prosperous year 1918 despite lighter carrot shipments. Spinach mustard and sweet potatoes were shipped in large quantities with prices higher than previous years. November and December shipments totaled about 33 000 bushels of spinach mostly by express.
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Anna
Ill
Balcom
Potato Growers Association Set 1919 Moorhead Meeting
Moorhead will host the 1919 annual meeting and potato contest of the Minnesota Potato Growers Association after a recent decision. The event is scheduled for November with Moorhead pledging 400 dollars for premiums. Moorhead organizers argued the convention would attract more potato men to the city.
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Grand Rapids
Minn
Moorhead
Minneso Potato Growers’ Association
Berries Planted Boost in Borden Indiana After High Prices
Borden Indiana February 7 Straw berry acreage is down from many years but recent high prices spur renewed plantings. Growers report increases over last year with varieties Aroma and Gandy. Hallock crate used. berries shipped in royal lots and several cars are loaded in most years.
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Borden
Ind
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