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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1911
Page
2
A Chicago egg house employee wore a leather vest that held five dozen eggs, stealing 52 eggs nightly. Detectives followed him to his haunts on the North Side, seized eggs and candles, and he remained jailed awaiting trial. The tale is linked with local dealers and a Rocky Ford, Colorado, advertiser.
The notice touts a sudden drop in apple supply and a strong demand for Fancy Box Apples from Western Growers. It emphasizes quick moves, limited stock, and favorable prices around ninety cents, urging buyers to place orders to capitalize on the season’s surprise and strong customer testimonials.
A Chicago ad notes no danger from eating cabbage raw or cooked amid rumors of a poisonous head snake living in cabbage. It urges buyers to move storage stock of apples promptly to avoid oversupply and asks parties to contact Beuthers at 1015 South Water Street.
Pittsburg January 19 creditors' committee in charge of the defunct F. W. Dale & Co announces a first dividend of about 25 percent to be paid soon. The firm collapsed for over 20,000 dollars months ago, with assets expected to yield about 70 cents on the dollar for creditors. Edmund Peycke Co of Los Angeles is a major shipper of oranges and vines from Southern California. Adv. Horticultural Society Meetings Hartford and Dover report society officers elected, including Frank C. Mathews as president and Francis M. Soper as secretary-treasurer.
Norfolk spinach and kale show light receipts with price variation due to quality. Quotations range from 2 to 4 dollars per barrel for spinach while kale sells around 75 to 90 cents.
Trade at Minneapolis shows weakness in veal and poultry with prices easing. Potatoes and apples hold virtually flat as green vegetables demand remains healthy. overall stock movement heavy with slow turnover. Market edges lower midweek, with dairy extras and egg prices softer and influx of cooler stock reducing margins.
T S McManus, a Florida pecan grower, conducts experiments near Lake Santa Fe in Alachua County. He hosts varieties Stuart Randall Van De Man Teche and Curtis, showing nuts at 36 to 50 pounds per hundred. He operates about 1,140 trees on 400 bearing acres, promising strong returns with attentive management. Florida’s climate and cool summers near Lake Santa Fe support diverse pecan varieties and sustained growth.
From the Packer Bulletin a survey of shippers across towns like Afton Akron Batavia Chateaugay Clarence Center and others shows remaining potato and cabbage stocks by car counts and percentages. Notable movements include 60 percent of potato crops left at Batavia 200 cars of potatoes at Chateaugay and 50 percent of cabbage crops at several points with totals approaching several hundred cars county by county. W L Baldwin travels to California with Mrs Baldwin accompanying him for a several week stay starting late January.
In Madison on January 19 the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society announced officers: President D. F. E. Bingham of Sturgeon Bay, Vice President C. L. Richardson of Stanley, Secretary Crane Field Madison, Treasurer L. G. Kellogg of Lake Geneva, with Mr. Grusha as Cabinet Member. In Kansas City on January 20 W. Grush was named representative to the mayor's cabinet for the Fruit and Produce Exchange, joining a weekly assembly of businessmen to discuss public affairs with city officials.
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