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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
1
Fresh egg trade shows firmer storage prices early in the week with April firsts quoted around 32 to 33 percent, while later trading eased and demand remained cautious after the holidays. Receipts rose, but most dealers expect only modest changes. small holders pulled stock from coolers. Fresh stock held steady though volumes grew slightly amid cooler weather.
Final arrangements were made for the Chicken party to attend the National League of Commission Merchants convention in Philadelphia. They will travel on the Pennsylvania Limited, leaving Chicago at 3 30 p m and arriving in Philadelphia the 9th, in time for the reception and dance.
Chicago news notes post holiday surge in staple prices with cabbage rising from 75 to 80.85 per ton fob Wisconsin seed and onions gaining more than four cents per pound. Reds yellows from several regions quoted around 4.00 per 100 pounds at shipping points, with Oregon California and Colorado stock levels also mentioned.
Cincinnati dispatches say Joe Corey who ran the Fayatte Fruit Company at Boomer West Virginia was arrested late last week on a charge of obtaining goods by false pretenses. Advices indicate strong credit concerns and limited assets.
Thirteen cold storage warehouse managers from Ohio Kentucky Tennessee and Indiana met at the Gibson Hotel Cincinnati to organize a regional association for future meetings. The round table session discussed potential legislation cost pressures on operations storage in transit privileges and other topics with leaders from Indianapolis Louisville Vincennes Nashville Cleveland Columbus Zanesville Chattanooga and Cincinnati attending.
Grand Rapids, Jan 5. U.S. District Attorney Myron H. Walker has spent two weeks examining the Michigan Bean Growers Association amid a feud with bean jobbers. Investigators aim to determine possible Sherman Anti-Trust violations as the row over 1916 production estimates and price expectations intensifies. If evidence supports it, findings may be shown to the federal grand jury later this week.
The Chicago butter market shows light receipts and steady demand with extras and seconds cleaning up. Firsts begin to accumulate while quality remains high for the season. creamery extras quoted at 59c, extra firsts 37 38c, firsts 34 44 16c, and seconds 83 34c.
J E White of Dallas doing business as Dallas Grain and Hay Commission Company was bound over to the grand jury on charges of using the mails to defraud. He allegedly received and sold a carload of sweet potatoes from J D Dumas and tried to stop payment on the check after his arrest. Evidence shows more than 60 carloads involved with questionable payments and a home yard operation with a typewriter as primary asset. White is married and about 24.
Albany January 5 Democratic legislators will introduce a bill to lower living costs by creating terminal markets linking consumers with producers and cutting out middlemen profits. Senator Wagner backs the measure drafted by Commissioner Dillon. J J Rose returns to Iowa after resigning from Enyard & Godley to join Diamond Crystal Salt Company as state representative, based in Waterloo Iowa.
The Chicago potato market stayed firm with higher prices and brisk demand as embargoes limit Western supply. Frost damage from recent weeks reduces tonnage while shipments from Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan remain light. prices ranged from $1.70 to $2.06 a bushel with White and Western stock in demand.
Chicago January 5 The citrus market remained easy and dull as post holiday buyers cleared old stock. Frozen California Navels sold cheap at 1.50 to 1.75, good Navels 2.00 to 2.50, extra fancy about 2.75, with limited high grade supply.
California shipments from southern fields total 4935 cars for the season. Daily totals include December 28 17, December 29 36, December 30 31, January 1 75, January 2 38, January 3 61.
California citrus shipments for the week show totals across districts. Central California district shipped 98 cars this week for a season total of 3,406 cars. Northern district sent 22 cars, reaching a season total of 31 cars. Southern district contributions and overall state totals are noted as the season progresses.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a general inquiry into railroad rates, charges, rules, and practices for transporting potatoes from Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan to southern and eastern markets. Hearings will begin January 1 following a petition by the Potato Association of America and complaints from other sources. The move aims to study interstate traffic amid concerns of possible discrimination against western regions.
Calvin L. Larrimore and N J Shaffrey, formerly of Merchants' Produce Company on West Pratt Street, were sentenced in Baltimore for overquoting markets and defrauding shippers from the Carolinas and Virginia. Larrimore received six months in jail while Shaffrey got one day. several victims across North Carolina Tennessee New York and Elizabethtown were unpaid. The case was first exposed in The Packer last winter prompting postal authorities to act the following week.
New York January 6 Supreme Court Justice Bijur ruled storage eggs must be stamped with cold storage on each egg. The ruling supports the Cold Storage Law and raises stamp costs about 13 to 14 cents per dozen, with merchants and consumers bearing the price, and prices in the storage egg market advancing about 2 cents per dozen since the decision.
Work will begin on the Merchants Refrigerating Company's new plant occupying the block east of Tenth Avenue between Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets. The facility will be one of the largest cold storage plants in the city with capacity over 5,000,000 cubic feet. Ground floor storages will serve receivers and local merchants handling butter eggs and poultry, with tracks threading through the building.
The Packer warns growers and shippers to avoid unscrupulous dealers and crooks in major markets. Reliable firms seek investigations, while shipments must beware clever swindlers. The publication offers free reports on trade firms to help subscribers verify legitimacy.
Rain in Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi district improves lettuce and cabbage crops. Replanting continues in Beeville, Rockport, Ingleside, Portland as frost damage wanes and demand rises. new cabbage expected February 15 and prices hold firm at $60 per ton fob.
Eagle Lake Texas reports nearly two inches of rain on Christmas morning, the first substantial precipitation since August. Farmers plow fields and plant potatoes as favorable soil moisture prompts renewed activity. Seed prices push smaller growers to reduce acreage while larger operators expect to control remaining land.
Minnesota potato market remained firm with better demand for Minnesota and Dakota white stock and stronger prices on Wednesday and Thursday. Red River Ohios were weak, while inquiries for western and Canadian stock stayed light. shipping improved as warmer weather allowed easier freight movements. Prices ranged from 1.55 to 1.65 for Minnesota and Dakota white stock and 1.55 for Red River Ohios, with Thursday quotes at 1.76 to 1.80 f.o.b. Minneapolis and Triumph seed stock at 1.90 f.o.b. Minneapolis.
A graduated tax on foodstuffs in cold storage was introduced in the House by Representative McKellar of Tennessee. The plan taxes by storage period with a minimum of 1c a pound for beef stored 2 to 3 months and a maximum of 12c per pound, or per dozen for eggs, aiming to curb costs and boost federal revenue.
New York on January 5 reports cabbage selling from cars at 80 to 90 dollars per ton. Demand outstrips supply as dealers struggle to obtain stock. State farmers offer very little cabbage while shippers fetch about 82.5 dollars per ton at loading stations, equating to around 35 dollars per ton delivered to New York.
A mosaic list items Chicago potato and cabbage markets plus fruit and butter notes. Mentions Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin New York California Los Angeles Seattle Pittsburgh markets, price reports, storage rules, farm orders, and related regulatory headlines. Mentions J B White fraud accusation and various market logistic notes.
Weather reports show a prolonged cold spell in the citrus belt with low temperatures and heavy rain since December. Despite sensational East reports of $5,000,000 in losses, California shippers say damage is widespread but not catastrophic, with some areas spared and many frost-affected orchards not shipping fruit.
George C. Truschell, tied to shipments from a Dallas produce concern, was arrested in El Paso last Sunday and held for postal authorities in Austin. A Santa Fe shipper filed the complaint. no federal indictment yet. Officials think Truschell may know McDuffie’s whereabouts, the convicted Dallas broker who vanished after a mail fraud sentence.
A report from Chicago dated May 5 notes the National Poultry Butter and Association committee met at the business manager’s office to discuss an educational campaign. Plans aim to raise standards of dressing handling and grading of poultry amid concerns that much packed poultry is unsatisfactory.
I News from New York reports Armoured Company purchased the A B Friedman interest in the Friedman Manufacturing Company makers of ladle butter in Chicago. The move does not affect the New York Butter Packing Company a co partnership of J K Cohen and Sammel Cohen which represents Friedman Manufacturing in New York and will continue to do so.
New York reports the death of George E Blewett a 20 year veteran bookkeeper for P Ruhlman Co who collapsed at his desk last Thursday and died of pneumonia at Jersey City hospital He leaves a wife and four children. He began working for P Ruhlman Co as an office boy at age 14. Apple exports rise to 29460 barrels for the week ending last Saturday up from 15719 the prior year.
Market notes from Jacksonville and Dallas detail tomato prospects and Texas turkey shipments. White purchases another produce house as industry notes quote production shifts.
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