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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1920
Page
2
In St Paul on January 23 the creamery butter quotes at 61 cents with packing stock at 48 cents, reflecting a notable decline. Fresh eggs run 60 to 62 cents as receipts edge higher, while poultry demand remains light and prices show little change for live and dressed stock.
Baltimore January market report notes limited potato supplies and firm prices for McCormicks and White Stars with nearby stock selling at 5.5 to 6.0 per barrel. Sweets hampers bring 2.15 to 2.25, cabbage demand weak, mixed onion activity and scarce kale carrots and beets. Strawberries, cranberries, and apples show varied demand with freight stock cold and prices shifting. eggs, poultry, and butter soften or steady as trade notes street updates and a trade news brief.
University of Missouri expert urges confinement of hens during winter for maximum egg production. Do not let birds roam outside. keep inside with at least two and a half to three square feet per hen. Provide exercise and enrichment by straw litter feeding and hanging greens to stimulate activity.
Newark N J January 23 market for staples showed steady demand and firm prices. Potatoes sold around seven fifty per sack of 150 pounds. onions held near six fifty to seven fifty for whites. white turnips and cabbage priced around three to four hundred a ton. Florida cabbage and lettuce demand remained strong. Florida peppers and Florida carrots sold in moderate quantities. wax and green beans suffered frost damage. sweet potatoes quoted around two to two and a quarter per basket.
Vancouver B C January 23 1920 A P Henningsen head of Henningsen Produce Company arrives to supervise the first large shipment from Shanghai. The lot contains 3500 cases with 5500 more en route on the next boat. These will be marketed locally and in the United States.
Wholesale poultry prices climbed above holiday levels in San Antonio. Hens 22 to 29 cents, fryers 23 to 27 cents, springs 24 to 29 cents, and turkeys 32 to 36 cents per pound amid reduced local offerings due to 150 mile rains from San Antonio.
A USDA Bureau of Markets report lists watermelon seed sale acreage by area: Brownsville 400, San Benito 150, Matamoros 600, La Feria 50, Mission 200, and McAllen 60. The data covers the South Texas region with Houston noted as the bureau's office location.
Chico Calif Jan 23 H T Reynolds Son local packers have resumed activities at their plant to fill an order for ten car loads of prunes placed by the California Prune and Apricot Growers.
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