Chicago Vegetable Trade More Act Slightly Firmer
Chicago market notes a firmer weekly trend with higher prices for most vegetables. Arrivals roughly steady. trading more active. Florida and Louisiana produce show varied prices from beans to peppers, with quality impacting value. Green peas, spinach, and cucumbers listed with gains. hot house lettuce and tomatoes steady to firm.
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Chicago
Florida
Louisiana
Ohio
California
Texas
Weekly Bean Market Review for Washington Area
Week ending Wednesday shows very slow demand and movement in bean regions. Navy beans sold at 12.10 to 12.30 per cwt at Michigan shipping points. Colorado Pintos 6 to 6.75 per cwt bulk re cleaned. growers reluctant to sell. Jobbing ranges: Michigan pea beans 13.50 to 14.25. Michigan navys 13.25 to 14. New York pea beans 14 to 14.25 per cwt.
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Washington
D. C
Michigan
Colorado
Bureau of Markets
New York
Piowaty Organization Holds Third Annual Convention
Chicago January 11 M Plowaty and Sons held their third annual convention January 5 and 6. The meetings, attended by over 30 members and guests from Texas New York and Michigan, featured talks by B Wills Florida Citrus Exchange and Mr Davis Grand Rapids branch. Snow disrupted travel delaying departures for many out of town attendees.
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Chicago
Exchange
Davis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Morrison
Texas
New York
Milwaukee Fruit and Vegetable Market Report
Milwaukee reports little change in the apple trade with moderate supplies and fair volume sales. Ben Davis bring $3.75 to $4, Eastern Greenings $6 to $6.50, Baldwins $5.50 to $6, Spies $6 to $6.50 per box. Grapefruit trade quiet with limited supplies and small lots. oranges pricier and buying active. California Navels $6.50. Cranberries scarce with prices $17 to $18 per barrel. Cabbage stocks small and rising. homegrown $2.65 to $2.75 per barrel. red cabbage $3.25 to $3.50. Holland fancy $35 to $40 per ton. poor $13 to $20. Cucumbers firm at $4.50 per two dozen. Potatoes moving slowly after deep snow. red stock $1.65 to $1.75 per cwt. white stock $1.80. homegrown out of store Bells $1.85 to $2.
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Milwaukee
Ben Davis
California
New Orleans Produce Prices Amid Cold Weather
The New Orleans market reports widespread depletion of homegrown vegetables due to cold. Prices remain firm on items such as endive two forty a barrel and spinach eight dollars per barrel, with looser supplies expected next week. In Minneapolis, the Board of Trade elected R A Gamble as president and reappointed officers while noting several brokers’ travels and upcoming conventions.
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New Orleans
Endive
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Board of Trade
Sts
R. A. Gamble
L. A. Goss
W. H. Samuels
Ss. G. Palmer
Meagher
A. N. Bearman
C. L. Stacy
E. J. Kelley
A. W. Dyste
W. B. McC
Twin City Convention Attendants
Minneapolis Jan 11 W A Murphy carrot fruit distributor of St Paul will be at the Houston convention. He will travel on the special train from Chicago. Henry LeSage California representative for the J C Famechon Company will represent the firm at the Houston convention. A N Bearman of the Bearman Fruit Company will leave early in the week for Houston to attend the Western Fruit Jobbers convention.
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Minneapolis
Jonas G. Hillyer
Richey-Gilberty Company
City
Chicago
Houston
R. B. Crutchfield
R. B. Crutchfield Company
H. B. Holdridge
The
Pacific Brokerage Company
North Yakima, Wash
West
Twin City
W. A. Murphy
St. Paul
Murphy
Henry LeSage
California
J. C. Famechon Company
A. N. Bearman
Bearman Fruit Company
Western Fruit Jobbers
Food Administration Urged Loading Of Potato Cars Safely
A letter from a potato buyer in Colorado notes The Packer's December item on loading cars to fullest capacity "consistent with safety." Union Pacific at Ault reportedly refused a 48000 pound bill of lading, claiming orders to reach 48000 pounds. The article traces repeated calls since October 1917 to load cars heavy but safely to ease shortages.
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Kansas City
Greeley
Colo
Food Administration
Union Pacific
Ault
Miller
B. Percy Miner
The
Cabbage Prices Rise as Market Seeks Stable Supplies in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on Jan 11 cabbage price climbs to 60 dollars a ton with New York stock dominating the supply and a Michigan car briefly present. Northern potatoes rise modestly amid government unloading rules that push shipments into sacks, increasing costs passed to buyers. Western stock is more available, sweet Mississippi potatoes bolster the market, and prices for various produce including celery onions cranberries and grapes reflect tight supply and frost impacts. Eggs storage and fresh stock are limited, storage eggs must be sourced from Chicago markets as Indiana storage ends January 31. Poultry prices stay firm with modest storage meat demand, while butter and creameries rise slightly, reflecting end of storage season and ongoing weather effects.
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Indianapolis
New York State
Michigan
Mississippi
Nancy Halls
Jersey No
California
South
Chicago
Boyle in Chicago for National League convention
A. Boyle of The Boyle Company Wichita Kan arrived in Chicago Tuesday to attend the National League of Commission Merchants convention and conferred with J. E. Robinson, manager of his Chicago office.
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A. Boyle
Chicago
Boyle Company
Wichita
Kan
National League of Commission Merchants
J. E. Robinson
Experiments in Loading Potatoes in Wisconsin
The United States Department of Agriculture conducts potato loading experiments in Custer Wisconsin to see if heavy loading affects car condition. Four cars were loaded at varying weights this week. Workers accompany cars to Cincinnati and record temperatures every three hours. Similar tests will occur in other states.
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Custer, Wis
United States Department of Agriculture
Cincinnati
Onions arriving frozen in Twin City shipments
Several cars of Spanish onions arriving on Twin City team tracks in the last three weeks were badly frozen. Two cars this week had stock like balls of ice. Cars were frozen throughout and even the top flora damaged.
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Minneapolis
Twin City
Quinn Returns to Chicago After Omaha Assignment
D M Quinn of Denney and Co returns to Chicago from Omaha where he ran the firm’s office for five months. He will stay in Chicago until the next business deal opens, marking a new chapter in his firm’s operations.
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D. M. Quinn
Chicago
R. M. Quinn
Denney & Co
Quinn
Omaha
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