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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
1
The Chicago potato market held fairly steady with active trading in barreled and sacked stock. Receipts were liberal yet demand stayed strong, led by Frecked stock and Triumphs around midweek. prices mostly held, with some ranges noted from 90 cents to 1.10 for sacked stock and 3.35 for barreled Cobblers.
Indictments allege the Voelker Products Company and J J Stevens used the mails to defraud Hardy Fruit Growers’ Association by shipping peaches with promises of 10 percent commissions yet intending to remit less. Voelker and Stevens, released on bonds, deny wrongdoing.
Traversa City Mich July 7 A Michigan report notes sour cherries will ship slowly with a first straight car not expected before the week’s end The Grand Traverse Fruit and Produce Exchange farmer group expects sour yields near normal with late varieties thinning affecting sweetness Expect large quality cherries and a strong season Black Knight and light sweets have begun shipping in 16 quart packages and soon in 10 pound boxes California style Riggerenus and Windsors planned in 24 pint crates to fit three-deck stacking in crates Weight and packing details noted All cherries remain clipped not pulled and will weigh five pounds more per crate Local crops show best strawberry yield in years Gooseberries and raspberries also described as promising.
National Warehousemen's report on July 1 shows 41,833,000 pounds of butter stored in 64 large cold storage houses, down from 43,158,000 pounds a year earlier. Eggs registered 3,559,000 cases, versus 4,107,000 cases, a drop of 542,000 cases.
Cantaloupe crop in Turlock California has begun moving, with a few crates sent to local markets. Express shipments will expand in the week with agents in the Venous market.
July 7 Rochester New York. The July 1 crop report from the New York State Fruit Growers Association forecasts a larger winter apple crop in western New York than last year. Oswego Wayne Monroe Orleans Niagara Genesee Ontario Monroe and Erie counties show strong percentages, with Oswego and Niagara at high fall and winter apple yields and Niagara near 73 percent for both. Despite rain, orchards in commercial sections hold more fruit and favorable conditions persist. The report notes state averages near 64 percent for winter apples, up from 45 percent last year, and predicts bigger crops than years past.
Washington July 7 The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered revision of east to west routes by September 1 to ensure continental rail rates are not lower than intermediate points. The move follows a Nevada rail commission Spokane Merch Association study showing water competition has largely disappeared for the time being and may alter future rates. The order affects westbound traffic from California and eastbound shipments via water routes through the Atlantic coast and gulf ports.
New York July 7 The federal standard barrel law generates questions about its mandatory scope and subdivisions. It defines the standard barrel as 31 1/2 inches and 5 2978 cubic inches, listing subdivisions of one third, one half, and three barrel sizes for different shipments. The law covers fruits, beverages, and all dry commodities except cranberries.
In Chicago July 7 reports show steady trading for water goods with satisfactory returns though smaller markets nearby vary. Prices ranged around 175 dollars over general run with 20 to 30 per cent more in some cases as buyers seek local supply and transport adjustments across regional cities.
Muscatine Iowa reports a moderate cabbage crop with about 500 cars moving in July and August. Shippers include Hahn Bros & Co Hoopes & Bane Lagomarcino Grape Co J Rum mells Nichols state fields overseen by Mr Rummells Mediapolis houses Hoopes sons and George A Hahn among leading operators.
A sprawling table of crop reports and market notes spans pages 1 to 17 with. references to Chicago potato markets Western New York apple prospects St Louis indictments Jowa cabbage and watermelon crops William Sperber Jr back to New York California shipments and cantaloupe movement Imperial Valley and Turlock. The scans mention transcontinental rate changes standard barrel law peach prospects and numerous regional market signals across cantaloupes peaches apples grapes and butter with several named places and firms.
Chicago cantaloupe prices hold steady as regional demand drives shipments across New York and Ohio markets. The report lists multiple fruit and vegetable movements from California citrus to Kansas City berries, with notes on shipments, market activity, and key players like the Louisville firm changes and watermelons across several states.
Muscatine Muscatine and Nichols districts expect 250 to 300 cars of watermelons and up to 850 cars of cabbage with better quality. Cabbage crop acreage down 25 percent from 1913. shipments begin mid August. Shippers include Hahn Hopnes Lago Mapain d Grape Co and Rummeils Muscatine. Nichols firm J W Rummeils. Weather favorable for cabbage. wet spring slowed watermelon planting. rail routes ample to central states.
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