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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1909
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads as a brief civic notice or notice item, listing individuals and actions but lacking clear context or full names. The readable words suggest a sale or auctions matter with officials mentioned.
A Virginia apple shipper alleges W A Jackson of Memphis defrauded by creating fake orders and diverting cars and payments. He reportedly pressured carriers and peddling outfits, claiming large collections while probably judgment proof and likely to flee. Shippers warned.
Port Clinton correspondents assess Ottawa county peach prospects with Elberta shortages and variable yields across townships. Growth relies on soil, lake influence, careful pruning, and honest packing. Port Clinton auction block opens Aug 15. total peach crop may reach about 40 000 bushels with Shippers eyeing Gypsum and nearby markets.
Kansas City July 2. Local gardeners supply most market stock as shipped-in teen vegetables see slow demand. Florida crates bring 1.50 to 1.75, Louisiana 1, Texas 0.75 to 1 per crate. Rome grown peppers fetch a third basket price. Fancy beans offer 50 to 75 cents per bushel, cucumbers 15 to 40 cents a dozen, by the dozen. Shipped-in stock floods market with little room for price gains.
Robert W. Gees president of the Western Fruit Jobbers Assn and R Harry Jones will travel from Kansas City with their wives to Charlevoix Michigan for the Industrial National Traffic league meeting on July 6 and the Western Classification committee opening. They expect discussions on freight classifications and a repeat of the new local lot marking rule which critics say burdens shippers. The talks may also cover properly classifying mixed cars and potential changes for greater trade satisfaction.
Special Wire San Antonio July 1 Roy Campbell reports blight has cut south and central Texas melon production to about half of last season. By midweek roughly 500 cars shipped. Hempstead crop moving but 20 percent short due to blight. Average price around 150 dollars per car. Few large sizes this season.
Fayetteville Arkansas July 1. R Cannon expects to ship 1500 to 4000 four basket crates of Elberta peaches this season ready about July 15. Orchard is at Rudy Arkansas but post office address is Fayetteville.
Kansas City July 2 estimates from Kaw valley growers and shippers project a large potato harvest with an average yield around 125 bushels per acre and total shipments near 2,000 cars. Prices may vary from 40 to 60 cents, with markets in Louisville and Illinois eyed. early diggers expect shipping to start July 10 and last through August.
Orrick Missouri July 1 report notes the Orrick potato district covering about six stations in the area with an estimated 4000 to 5000 acres. The crop, grown from the Early Ohio variety, is expected to harvest essentially concurrently with Kaw valley Kansas fields as operations proceed.
Choctaw City Oklahoma reports good rains with crops looking fine. Potatoes shipments nearly complete with satisfactory results. Tomatoes are thriving and loading cars will start July 15. Watermelons and cantaloupes also large, to be shipped via Choctaw Fruit and Truckers Association led by President William McGinnis and Manager W E Seaman with annual renewals enclosed.
Louisville July 1 entrepreneurs report the carrot onion movement from the section began early in the week with large operators loading out key switches. Stock quality is good and somewhat larger than in prior years. Prices opened low with quotations at 60 to bic a sack.
The Packer received a sample shipment from Wallis Texas by W H Dever & Son. Two crates of cantaloupes, each crate with a dozen melons, praised for size and flavor and wrapped with a guarantee label. One crate bore Texas Gem branding and the other Netted Rocks.
Louisville Kentucky July 1 potato movement will start in carlots next week as southern crops delay shipments due to rain. Kentucky Commissioner Rankin reports this may be the finest potato crop in years with 1908 acreage at 99 percent of 1906 and better condition at 97 percent versus prior years.
Humboldt Tenn July 1 Up to Wednesday 12 cars of tomatoes pink stock and equal green stock were shipped. Remainder of week about 10 cars daily. Next week shipments 10 to 25 cars daily. Stock quality good due to favorable weather. Strong demand reported by L R Duffey manager Humboldt Fruit Growers Assn. Pink stock sold at 1 to 60c and green stock at 45 to 60c.
Dr Otto Rogers said two thirds of the St Gibson district potatoes have been moved and the crop should finish by week end. Cooler weather improved shipping conditions and best potatoes sold 45 to 50 cents this week with steady prospects.
Californias lemons rose to 4.50 to 5.50 a box on Tuesday and 5 to 6 on Thursday amid hot weather and fast approaching Independence Day. In Texas, tomato shipping in the Jacksonville district is nearly finished per C D Jarratt Co's report.
In Tush Springs Oklahoma on June 24 1969 Henry Mileur reports that about 200 cars of watermelons will be loaded this year and begin shipping July 15. The crop is in good condition and an enclosed check for $1 accompanies the note for another year of The Packer.
Traverse City July 3 report says the Inca potato market faces an eight to nine week downturn yet growers in Michigan anticipate a record crop. High prices kept stock held back while planting expands nationwide. Weather now favors a big yield. new crop enters market in August. Cherries show prospects of good crop and prices as new train boat service links Manistee to Chicago. Strawberries move freely with local price around 10 cents and expected to fall to 7 cents.
Hearing in the Chicago Butter & Egg board case over fictitious quotations is scheduled for Tuesday July 6 before Judge Pettit. Board officials sought a brief extension after Monday’s session. The board approved $200 to send two representatives to New York for Friday’s appearance before the Official Classification committee to protest a carrot minimum on dairy products and a central Asia differential. Opposition among members varied, but the vote favored spending the funds two to one.
In Chicago on July 2 the banana market shows no snap before Independence Day. Buyers hesitate as prices are hard to gauge with no new quotations. Ceibas fetch up to 1.40 on seaboard basis while other stock sells at 0.80. Traders blame reduced demand and poorer banana quality this season for weak activity.
Chicago poultry man F P Pettibone of J H White & Co leaves Saturday for Detroit to take charge of Booth Fisheries cold storage plant. Originating from Dubuque Illinois, he has spent 23 years on South Water Street and is known as a capable business leader.
First homegrown celery of the season arrives in Goshen Indiana grown by Hoogen wan Sut East Goshen. It sells at 5e a bunch with twelve stalks per bunch. Crop quality and quantity are fair but two to three weeks late. Acreage is creek bottom limited. Shipping begins in about two weeks. Nearly all celery goes to Indianapolis.
The Fort Smith Commission Co. announced to The Packer that about 80 percent of the Arkansas Oklahoma potato crop has been moved. Prices at shipping stations are around 36 to 45 cents per bushel.
Reports from Minneapolis on July 1 indicate strong potato yields across the northwest with ideal growing weather. An enlarged acreage suggests a large opening crop, though some low ground risks rot. dealers anticipate steady prices for a few weeks as old stock dwindles and shipments continue. Butter, eggs, and fruits show firmer or steady trends with lemons near 30 cents, West Coast fruits moving well, and melons and cantaloupes favored from California and Georgia arrivals.
E O Sterrette of Cobden Illinois has disappeared while employed by Chicago commission merchants inArkansas and Missouri. Last heard from him March 26 at Monett Missouri after visiting Siloam Springs Arkansas. He is 45, 5 feet 5, blue eyes light hair smooth shaven with a stubby mustache and weighs 140. His family appeals for information and offers rewards if locates him.
Calif ornia fruit shipments as of Wednesday reach 988 cars with about 300 more cars expected in the next week. Peaches plums and pears continue moving and a heavy peach and pear movement is anticipated in about ten days. Outlook remains very promising for all varieties.
Albert Lea Daily board offerings reached 1492 tubs and butter price records on Tuesday. Sixteen creameries averaged 26c, with remaining bids at 25c or higher. A Hise of Smith Wright & Son opened at 23c for fifteen creameries. M L Brown & Co bid 25c to 26c. Thirty eight creameries listed, many new, several dropped out, and many commission firms present but cautious on bids.
T P Shipley reports to The Packer that 50 to 60 percent of Shawnee potatoes have been shipped with prices around 40 cents per bushel after a rain on Tuesday night. Local activity and weather condition noted in Shawnee Oklahoma on July 1.
New York July 2 announces that starting Saturday July 3 and continuing through July and August the Mercantile Exchange call will be omitted on Saturdays. Consequently there will be no butter and eggs quotations from Friday to Monday.
The 1909 annual convention of the National Creamery Buttermakers' Assn. will be held in the Coliseum October 20 21 and 22. The National Dairy show will take place at the same venue October 14 to 24.
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