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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1920
Page
2
The Chicago egg market shows a softer tone with weekly activity varied. Fresh firsts traded around 59 to 62 cents, with storage eggs firming and dealers replenishing stock as receipts rise. traders report heavy trading and price movement throughout the week.
If you need baskets for Spinach Onions Beans or Potatoes contact Walter Verhalen in Dallas for supplies.
Chicago January 30 live poultry market was quiet with demand outpacing receipts. Prices rose for hens and roosters and springs while overall stocks moved quickly. Receipts Mon Tue included 220 and 710 coops plus one freight car. by Wednesday market activity increased and hens advanced two cents. Starting February 2 all stagey springs and roosters to be sold as stags.
A Chicago delegation pressed Washington for federal laws to define profiteering in foods and curb it. They sought court actions allowing district courts to handle alleged profiteering cases, avoiding reliance on federal grand juries, and urged embargoes on exportation to reduce living costs.
Boston January 80 More than 1500 freight handlers walked out and embargoes halted all freight, with Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany blocking shipments. NY and New Haven workers consider joiners as unions seek 20 cent hourly raises. officials press for swift federal settlement. Some carriers report new daily wages around six dollars for many workers.
Boosting citrus sales in Chicago reports the Florida Citrus Exchange running half page ads this week. The spots highlight influenza patients benefiting from consuming Scaldsweet oranges and grapefruit to aid recovery and recovery through citrus intake.
Chicago reports show butter receipts since January 1 totaling 106,337 tubs, with storage holdings at 10,857,608 pounds, and a weaker tone after a New York break. Prices fluctuated through the week with extras and standards affected, futures trading active earlier then easing, as buyers held off amid unsettled conditions and rising receipts.
Mrs W A Murphy died Tuesday morning after a little over a week of illness in St Paul Minnesota. Interment will be in California. The sympathy of the entire trade ...
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