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Newspaper

Chicago Packer

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1909

Page

2

Kansas City Apple Market Holds Firm Amid Warmer Week

Kansas City reports a firm and improving local and shipping apple market. Weather moderation after cold spell boosted inquiries and orders from outside markets. Fancy Jonathan prices steady at $4.25 to $4.75 per barrel on street, with Western box fruit from Colorado to Idaho priced $1.25 to $4.50 depending on quality.

Kansas City Colorado Washington Oregon Idaho Jonathan Ben Davis Jonathans Grimes

Denver Trade Notes Scarce Poultry Amid Steady Prices

Denver reports a quiet trade week with ample stock in most lines but poultry scarce. Apples and vegetables show good supply with light demand. Turkeys and springs in higher demand and price. Eggs and butter steady. jack rabbits overstocked. cottontails selling well. Grand Traverse Shippers Assn names officers and vows warehousing. Elgin creamery butter stays at 32 cents. no major market changes.

Denver Col California Eye

Reports Good Vegetable Demand in Kansas City

Kansas City to Jan. 16. Early green vegetables of good quality and pack are in demand by the trade. MC Garth, fruit and commission merchant, lists a big line of retail and shipping trade for head lettuce, radishes, spinach, berries. He cannot meet orders due to short supplies. Shipments of quality move readily, and H C Garth desires immediate delivery from the southern shipping trade.

Kansas City MC Garth Mert H. C. Garth

Berry Demand Light This Year in Kansas City Market

Kansas City January 16 reports show a limited demand for strawberries so far this year. Receivers of early berries meet only fair success. This week a small number of Floridas arrived along with crates of Texas fruit selling at about six dollars per crate when in good condition.

Kansas City Texas

Lower Rabbit Prices In Kansas City As Snow Drops Receipts

Kansas City market notes a snow and cold spell boosting rabbit arrivals. No. 1 stock sold to 40 cents and No. 2 stock to 20 cents by Thursday, with little other game arriving and mild midweek weather darkening mood.

Kansas City

Western New York Horticultural Society Meets in Rochester

The fifty-fourth annual Western New York Horticultural society reunion runs January 27 and 28 in Rochester. The program features stereopticon talks by Fairchild and Slingerland, a keynote by John Craig on the National Apple show, and extensive exhibits from Cornell and the New York Agricultural Experiment Station with fruit displays, spraying apparatus, and prize competitions. Members are urged to enroll, remit fees, wear badges, and submit exhibit entries by January 15 with prize and schedule details provided.

Rochester N. Y Western New York Horticultural Society Fairchild Slingerland John Craig Spokane W. C. Barry John Hall Permanent Fund L. van Slyke New York Agricultural Experiment Station T. B. Wilson Charles W. Garfield Grand Rapids Mich Samuel Fraser Fall Brook Farms Geneseo N. J Charles W. Lyman Middlefield Conn David Fairchild United States Department of Agriculture M. V. Slingerland New York State College of Agriculture Cornell University Northwest Pacific S. A. Beach Iowa State College Geo. T. Powell Ghent Chautauqua Grape Belt D. K. Fairay Westfield Department of Plant Pathology New York College of Agriculture H. H. Whetzel Trunk Line Assn Trunk New York State

Potato market outlook favors steadier table stock demand

Minneapolis reports a improving potato situation with seed demand remaining heavy and prices rising for seed varieties. J C Famechon notes strong bookings and weather challenges, while table stock like Burbanks and Royals stays steady. Red Globe onions and rutabagas move, with Canadian stock dealt.

Minneapolis J. C. Famechon Burbanks

Lettuce Trade Demoralized by Poor Shipments in Chicago

Chicago dealers report a demoralized lettuce market with abundant stock and slow trading. Cold weather, heavy receipts, and inferior quality pushed prices steadily lower though lighter Florida and Louisiana arrivals later in the week offered faint hope. New Orleans small barrels fetched 3 to 4 dollars with larger barrels 1.50 to 2.50, while Texas barrels ranged 2.90 to 3 dollars and some carloads brought higher.

Chicago Florida Louisiana New Orleans Texas

Cuban Tomatoes and Market Conditions in Chicago

Cuban tomatoes supply is dull and prices range from 1.50 to 2.50 due to poor stock quality and cold weather. Florida crates sell up to 3 for fresh, well colored stock. Citrus fruits remain firm with California and Florida prices noted. cabbage prices climb with forecasts to 50 per side in two weeks. eggs, potatoes, and other produce markets show varied activity in Cincinnati and Traverse City.

Chicago Florida Traverse City Mich

Hall Wedge & Carter Promotes Chicago Produce Market

Chicago dispatch notes Hall, Wedge & Carter at 87 South Water Street highlight prime location and large store for fruits and produce. They invite shippers and associations to contact Mr Hall with seasonal growth plans while reporting steady poultry prices and tight turkey and hen supplies impacting egg markets.

Chicago J. S. Hall Hall, Wedge & Carter South Water Street My. Hall South South West Hall Hall, Wedge& Carter

Springs Decline at Chicago Poultry Market

Chicago January 16 report shows dressed turkeys continuing high while other poultry remains steady amid overall market softness as buyers and sellers adjust to seasonal demand and price shifts.

Chicago

In Need of Apples in Kansas City

In Kansas City on January 16 dealers handling carrot apples say demand is firm and the market is strong for apples of all varieties. The C. C. Clemons Produce Co. is a leading player in the apple trade each year, though current shipments are light due to low receipts. The firm handled a stock that requires multiple cars of box and barrel fruit for orders booked.

Kanaas City Middle West C. C.clemons Produce Co

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