Potatoes Slower Demand Despite Heavy Foreign Stock Arrivals
Demand for domestic potatoes weakened as large foreign stock arrivals press prices. Maine stock faced light supply due to cold loading stations, with prices quoted around 1.22 to 1.24 per bushel at loading points and 2.64 to 2.80 per 268 pound lot in yards. Local markets showed steady demand but prices remained depressed amid heavy foreign arrivals. Scottish and English varieties fetched around 2.50 per pound bag, with German stock ample and creamery grades slipping.
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New York
Maine
Dusheliav
Butter Trade Sluggish Amid Market Tightness and Potential Shifts
The butter market shows slow trading with receipts around eleven thousand daily and prices steady to lower for various grades. Rumors persist that major condensers like Borden and Van Camp plan to convert plants to butter production, potentially altering supply as condensers face canned-milk surpluses and high butter prices.
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Borden Condensed Milk
van Camp
Indianapolis
Borden
McNeil & Libby
Lynch, Jr. Fails in New York Bankrupt Petition
Thomas Lynch Jr a grocer on Ninth avenue and Twenty fifth street faced involuntary bankruptcy filed recently Liabilities reach about 27000 with assets near 10000 Pettit Reed Robert G Thompson Co and his father Thomas Lynch the heaviest creditor The defendant is hospitalized after attempting suicide The court appointed John T Lyttle receiver to operate the business for ten days.
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New York
Thomas Lynch, Jr
Ninth Avenue
Twenty-fifth Street
Lynch
Pettit & Reed
Robert G. Thompson & Co
Thomas Lynch
TheNeview Hospital
John T. Lyttle
Embezzler Confesses in New York Firm Theft
John Suiter bookkeeper and confidential man for B Abel & Co confessed to stealing between 4 and 5000 dollars from the firm. He admitted to forging checks mailed to fictitious payees, a gradual scheme unlikely to threaten the business, and was arrested last Friday night.
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New York
John Suiter
B. Abel & Co
Suiter
Butter Market Tiny Changes Prompted by Demand
Early in the week creamery butter held steady with only minor price shifts. Firsts slipped to 28 cents, seconds to 7 1/2 cents, extras unchanged, and packing prices remained at prior levels. Demand for this grade remained firm, keeping Creamery steady overall.
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Wwe
Creamery
Florida Vegetables in Liberal Supply This Week
New York reports Florida vegetables abundant with good demand for fancy goods. Beans in fair supply. prices range from 20 to 2.50 per box, fancy 3 to 3.40. Tomatoes sold as frost spots allowed, eyeplant steady 1.50 to 2.50 per box. Peppers firm around 2.50, lettuce up with fancy up to 4.5, oranges down by quality. other vegetables sold in baskets to $2.00 per basket.
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New York
Florida
Faney
Kansas City Poultry Market Wavers Through Week
A Kansas City live fowl market report shows demand steady with light call offerings Monday to Wednesday. Prices drift little from last week with hens at around 12 to 18 cents per pound and roosters near 9 to 16 cents. Market closed mostly unchanged Friday though young roosters slipped a cent.
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Kansas City
Reb
Wwe
Davies Co to Represent Borden Indiana Berry Growers
F G Davies Co received notice that they have been chosen to represent the Borden Indiana Berry Grower Assn this season as metal consignees to handle ear lots of berries. Likely 200 cays in Garden section with most shipments to Chicago. Butter moisture debate notes Congress action. crop and market items to follow.
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Indiana
Chicago
F. G. Davies Co
Borden
Verry
Assn
Cabbage Seed Offer From Chicago Expert
B C Anguish of Chicago advertises genuine imported Holland cabbage seed from 1911 crop. He claims uniform cabbage, notes Wisconsin York Maine seed origins, warns buyers of inferior seed from inexperienced sellers, and urges adherence to the Old Original Expert for quality produce.
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Wisconsin
York State
Maine
B. C. Anguish
Ogden Ride
Clark and Lake Sts
Chicago, Ill
Potato Men At Moorhead Big Attendance At Meeting
Moorhead Minnesota February 4 1912 Clay County Potato Growers held their third annual meeting with about 200 attendees from across the valley including growers and out of state visitors. The program included a welcome from Moorhead Commercial Club guest speakers PYG Holden and Avon Kahler who spoke on growing and marketing potatoes and the farmers received practical advice for improving Red River Valley yields. Directors for the coming year were elected: Altenbernd Sahing Jestie Welter J Jensen Krabbenhart Sabin Thow McCabe Henry Schroeder and J A duntoon with EB Grant named as director from Glyndon.
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Moorhead
Minn
Peet County
Eli
Ium
Tata
Holden
Iowa State, Agricultural. College
Avon
Kahler
Minnesota
Agricultural Department
Red
Ohtas
Altenbernd
Sahing Jestie Welter
Moorheads
J. Jensen
Krabbenhart
Sabin
Thow McCabe
Henry Schroeder
King
J. A. Duntoon
EB. D. Grant
Glyndan
Butter Market in New York Sees Slight Decline
The New York butter market reports weekly receipts totaling 37,004 pounds, down from last year, with steady demand and minor price shifts. Creamery and packing stocks show slight declines midweek, closing 1 to 1.5 cents lower on creamery and held grades, with packing stock down about a half cent.
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New York
A Better Poultry Trade Opens in New York Market
The New York live poultry market opened under improved conditions with 19 cars carried over, about 80 fresh arrivals, and higher prices though many new arrivals are of poor quality. Ducks and geese sold around 1 to 1.5 cents, dressed poultry moved slowly, and frozen poultry prices varied by item with fowls at 16 cents and ducks up to 20 cents per pound.
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New York
Sonest
Sens
Many Dealers At Miami Trade for Tomatoes
Lateness of the tomato crop disappoints Miami buyers as rains and cold last week cut output by about 50 percent. With heavy shipping expected after March 1, hotels host numerous produce men from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and beyond. Notable visitors include Wm Gamble Olin Nix Cochran G W Olivit D O Weaver Samuel Townsend and C J Cartawright among others.
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Miami
Fla
Wm. Gamble
Olin Nix
Kh. Cochran
GW. Olivit
New York
Weaver
Samuel Townsend
Philadelph Gavan
W Aavan
Baltimore
Mr. Alcorn
McLean & Alcorn
St. Louis
C. J. Cartawright
Fort Worth
Texas
A. F. L. Young Suffering from Pneumonia Complications
A. J. Young of A. I. Young & Co. has been ill since the National League convention. His present condition is due to a complication of pneumonia and southern fever.
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A. FL Young
J. Young
A. I. Young & Co
Mr. Young
National League
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