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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1924
Page
2
A. J. Bloomgarden of Bloomgarden & Sons leaves Detroit for a two month trek through California and the Northwest. He has shipped a late model Cadillac for use on the trip. Mrs Bloomgarden will accompany him and they expect to return to Detroit in early March.
Quiet overall in Detroit fruit and vegetable trades for the week with some commodities in stronger demand. Prices vary by item with apples and citrus showing activity, while supplies of cabbage onions and beans influence market pace and regional shipments, including Michigan New York varieties and Florida arrivals.
Chicago reports a Rock Island Line special train carrying over 100 fruit and vegetable traders to the Western Fruit Jobbers' annual meeting in Kansas City after the Chicago convention. The train departs La Salle Street Station January 8 at 6 PM and arrives 8 AM next day with meals served on board.
J. J. Lawrence reports from Chicago that R. L. LawrenceYakima Valley Division Manager for F E Nellis & Co has returned after six months in Yakima territory He says the box apple holdings are now in cold storage at Western or central state points and he plans to stay in Chicago for a period.
A fragment from the American Legion Weekly shows dialogue styled as a revival meeting exchange. Characters Rastus and Sambo discuss readiness and backsliding in a racialized rural humor vignette.
Des Moines Iowa January 4 O B West resigns presidency and management of C C Taft Company to start O B West Company a fruit and vegetables firm with sales room at 107 11 Third Street operation began this week West a vice president of the Western Fruit Jobbers Association is a well known figure in the fruit trade and his move is noted with best wishes from colleagues and friends.
Chicago January 4 The apple situation remains largely unchanged with moderate local and outside demand and ample stock. Daily arrivals are modest but replenished by withdrawals from cold storage as cooler stock evaporates. Northwestern extra fancy Delicious sold 3 3 25, fancy 2 75 3, Jonathan and Rome Beauties 2 2 25 extra fancy and 1 75 2 fancy, Michigan A grade Northern Spies in barrera 5 50 6, Jonathans and Greenings 5 50, Baldwins 4 4 5, York Imperials 3 50 4.
Wisconsin Holland cabbage prices rise as cabot buyers show strong inquiry in Chicago and surrounding territory. Carload holders loosen loading after holidays with quotes from 28 to 30 dollars per ton fob shipping point.
J B Cosgrove returns from St Paul with arrangements to become associated with the Chicago office of K W King Co large potato shippers from Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas Cosgrove is an established trader with years in Kansas City and other key producing districts.
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