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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1926
Page
2
Michigan potato shipments are light and prices lower. Carlot movement trails average by about 1,200 cars and could widen to about 2,000 by February end. Growers hold stock for better prices, buying at loading points ranges $1.80 to $2.10 a bushel and carlot sales $3.60 to $3.75 per cwt.
Chicago Feb 19 Members of the trade are glad to learn that R W Peterson manager and owner of City Perishable Inspection Bureau Chicago has recovered sufficiently to return to the job. On Dec 27 he was in a cab collision with a street car. both he and the cab driver were hospitalized with pelvic fractures broken ribs and facial and body lacerations.
Bent on Michigan horticulture the Michigan State Horticultural Society reveals the Feb 24 25 program at Benton Harbor. St. Joseph’s Martin Dwan will discuss disciplining roadside markets alongside talks by Hootman Starr Farnsworth Gardinell and others on planting fruit crops spraying and beekeeping. An afternoon questions box and a banquet featuring Dr. M M McCool close the session.
James Damiani of Vigo Damiani & Bro Chicago died after a long illness on Monday at age 46. He spent years in the fruit and produce trade and had run his own business since 1911. Funeral services were from 1626 Olive Avenue. He is survived by his widow Katherine and four children Peter Cypritas William and Rosalie. The firm will continue as before.
Chicago, Feb 19. Green vegetables moved only moderately in the local market with prices generally steady. Supplies were ample to meet demand. California artichokes and Brussels sprouts showed limited gains, while Texas beets and other greens varied in volume and price across crates and bushels.
Florida shipment of strawberries arrives in Winnipeg, selling at 1 per quart. Frozen blueberries in storage priced at 2.50 per 15 pound basket. Various citrus and apples priced by case or crate. bananas steady at 9c per pound. Government apple storage report shows 28 000 barrels on Feb 1 1926, up from last year. Vegetables imported in good demand with celery, lettuce, tomatoes, and cauliflowers priced per case or dozen.
Chicago February 19. A new class for Chicago credit women starts February 26 at the Chicago Central College of Commerce run by the Y M C A. Secretary J F O Keefe of the Chicago Association of Credit Men spearheaded the effort. Many women in Chicago’s fruit and produce trade have enrolled, with more encouraged to contact Mr O Keefe. Classes will meet weekly for 17 weeks, with dinner followed by lectures from 7 15 pm. Credits in the trade are increasingly important in credit departments of major firms.
In Fennville Michigan stockholders of the Fennville Fruit Exchange voted unanimously to reduce the number of apple varieties packed in 1926 from 100 to 50. A survey by the exchange directors found 60 varieties worth retaining while many others were unprofitable or produced in scant quantities.
Largest commercial growers in the state report 60 varieties while several have 40 and the average is about 25. The situation is called interesting but pathetic, prompting a statewide push to concentrate production on a dozen highly profitable varieties. Cc. E. Durst of Chicago advised plantings in New England states and several others, warning against the Courtland apple until its quality is known amid ongoing disputes. The Exchange shows another prosperous year with profits across departments and fruit pool payments overrun, distributing several hundred dollars to growers. Nine new directors were elected: Verne Kenter, Kell Khox, Leon Shepmid, Frank G. B. Mechem, T. Gooding, G. L. DuVall, U. S. Crane, and D. W. Wadsworth.
Chicago dispatch reports Maine Governor Brewster designated February 26 as Potato Day calling the spud the King of Vegetables. The piece notes calls for national potato week, ideally in October or November, and includes an ode from the Chicago Daily Journal praising potatoes. Also mentions Utah fruit crop prospects and an ongoing shipping plan for North Ogden.
The Independent Fruit and Produce Auction Company of Chicago held its annual meeting at the New Terminal with President Arlie Hy Welch presiding. Directors elected for varied terms and officers named include A H Welch, Ed Coyne, F B Arata, Jacob Schoenburg, and Edwin Mills. General Manager Charlie Irrgang plans a Florida South tour before vacation at Hot Springs Arkansas.
Elmer Oakes of Butte Montana manager of the C H Robinson Company local brokerage office returned from a trip of over a month. He attended trade conventions in Chicago and New Orleans and described a delightful visit to Honduras and Panama as a guest of the United Fruit Company from New Orleans.
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