Barnett Bros Changes Focus with Loeffel Banana Venture
W L Loeffel, president of Barnett Bros, will devote most of his time to the banana business with Atlantic Fruit Co directing. Barnett Bros will retain carrot handling for old connections, with John Teich and Teo J Weisein in charge of various operations. International Food Products Co, largely owned by Atlantic Fruit backers, will operate from Barnett’s space and later move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loeffel
Chicago
Atlantic Fruit Co
W. L. Luetfel
Barnett Bros
Harnett Bros
John Teich
Teo J. Weisnar
Toeffel
International Food Products Co
Shafton & Co
Barnette
National League of Commission Merchants
G. W. Barnett
Shipping Onion Sets In Chicago Trade
Albert Croll and Co of Chicago announce readiness to take orders for onion sets in carloss or less for future shipment. Headed by Albert Croll, the firm has been active in onion seed ventures for years and claims to offer some of the finest sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Croll & Co
South Water St
Chicago
Mons
Central Trust Co
Apples must be moved now says Peters in Chicago market
Herman Peters of Peters Bros. urges apple owners to sell promptly to capitalize on fair prices, warning quality declines with longer storage. He recalls 1907 where a car of apples netted $4 to $5 per barrel for a New York shipper before prices fell. Peters says trade is flowing to his firm Albert Croll & Co. seeks reliable Chicago connections and appetite from jobbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Albert Croll & Co
Peters
Herman Peters
Peters Bros
New York
Mr. Peters
Pers
Poultry and Seed Potatoes News From Lapeer and Chicago
Poultry receipts remain strong in Lapeer Michigan as farmers market heavier fowls. Fresh egg prices Christmas week ranged 25 to 30 cents a dozen with many eggs being sold. Most poultry moving is chickens with few turkeys ducks or geese left. Albert Miller and Co discuss seed potatoes and caution against direct sales while promoting connections to reliable seed stock sources. Indiana warning on colored pecans requires labeling and informed buyer awareness.
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Lapeer
Mich
Albert Miller & Co
Chicago
Every Owner of Apples Should Read the Following Matter
Consumers face a disappointing apple season as storage stocks stay dull and prices ease. The issue is quality not supply, with plenty of good fruit alongside numerous inferior apples that do not keep well, drying hopes for a better market.
Apples Should Move Now to Secure Fair Prices
The notice urges immediate sale of apples to avoid further deterioration and declining near-term values. It cites 1907 prices as a benchmark, warns that delaying could cut profits, and promotes a distribution house with a “PROOF” system offering direct buyer contact and real-time transaction updates.
Supply Shortages Hit Lettuce Spinach And Endive Markets
Heavy rains and warm weather injure the lettuce crop in the head sections, with a large portion ruined. Prices for lettuce hover $2.50 to $4 per barrel, endive and spinach are scarce, while parsley beets carrots and other bunch goods stay plentiful with small price changes. Anise remains strong at $3 per barrel as Carlot and express shipments move steadily but overall volume is constrained by bad roads and distant growers.
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New Orleans, Inc
Nice
Louisia
Miller Co Keeps Expanding On Ogden Floor Plan
Miller & Co widen offices in the Ogden building adding a large room next to Lake Street. The landlord jokes about needing the whole floor as Miller & Co continues growth. A separate note reports the Interstate Commerce Commission denying Gamble-Robinson’s overcharge complaint against the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway and others over watermelon shipments from Missouri to Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jan. B
Albert Miller & Co
Ogden Building
Lake Street
Clark Street
Miller & Co
Washington, D. C
Gamble-Robinson Commission Co. Et al
Minneapolis
Charley Parker Dies After Brief Illness in Chicago
Charley Parker, former local produce dealer and recently a traveling representative of the Produce Reporter covering the southern territory, died in Chicago after a brief illness. Known to many across the country as Charley, he was widely loved by friends and colleagues in the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Parker
Chicago
Chas. A. Parker
Charley
Butter prices hold steady at Elgin meeting
At the Flam butter board meeting here a few days ago no change was made in current quotations. Creamery extras remain firm at six cents. Production was about the same as a week ago and weather has been fair with some snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkein
Elgin
Dan. S
Flam
Potato storage shortage hinders Michigan growers season notes
In Michigan many farmers face rapid disposal of potatoes due to lack of storage houses. From Vassar to Detroit, rail lines on Michigan Central and Pontiac Oxford Northern see extensive production with most crop held only briefly or hauled to Detroit by wagon. Shippers with potatoes are listed in The Packer Bulletin January 3.
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Millington
Mien
Michigan
Thumb
Michigan Central
Vassar
Detroit
Pontiac, Oxford & Northern
Oakland County
Macomb County
Packer
Big Stock Issue Rumor From Booth Fisheries Meet
A Chicago LaSalle Street note says Booth Fisheries intends to seek authorization at the February 13 stockholders meeting to issue 7.5 million dollars of 7 percent cumulative preferred stock. Proceeds would fund expansion nationwide, with no impact on current obligations. Talks of a separate cold storage and warehouse company have not progressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
LaSalle Street
Booth Fisheries Co
Booth
Hay shipments surge in Thumb region Michigan
Heavy hay movement from North Branch and surrounding Thumb district noted. Local crop rated high quality with timothy hay predominating. Prices to farmers around 17 dollars per ton for top quality. Names of shippers listed in The Packer Bulletin January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Branch
Mich
Thumb
Michigan
Packer
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B. S. Pearsall
Elgin, Ill
iBank
Dun
the Packer
Eck, McNeill & Go
Arbore
Snyder & Grotefeld
Bucassiora
J. Snyder & Son
Water St
Eok-Wegeforth CO
Ill
A. BA Born CO
John Bronson
W. Hendelphst
W. L. Hodden
Springfield
Illinois
Springfield, ii
F. W
Reinhard, Srtmnolse
Firat Nat'l. Bank
U.S.A
Northwest
J. T. Kelly & CO
St. M
Minneapolis, Minn
Farmer Seed & Nursery CO
Gox P. Foribault
Minn
Albert Croll
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana State Pure Food Department
G. D. Thompson
Waterport
N. Y
New Orleans
Onsin
Chicago Concern
Market Gardeners
Fane
Tampa
Truax & Hopkins Hammon
Ohla
Ohio
John G. Quirk
Nerih
Madison
Ohlo
Lompog Pioneer Warehouse Co
Landreths
D. Landreth Seed CO
Bristol
Pennsylvania
Chris. Reuter
Ics
John Lightfoote
Chattanooga
Tenn
Reliable Seed Company
Vhor City
Florida
Predricktown
D. V. Burre
Oulon
Burrell
Rocky Ford
Colorado
United States
Rome
Lucky Ferd Gasttin
Fay Anton Oe
Cy Ford
Golo
Jorado
Johnny
H.H Chester & Co
Stock Exchange Building
Buist
Cients
Bandion Et N. H. Blitch Company
Meggett
Agoants
Rocky Ford Seed Growers’ Association
Colo
H. D. Clute
R. H. James
Kleckley
Bollwinkle Seed CO
Dumstine
Orleans
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