Oversupply of Fresh Fruits Dampens San Francisco Trade
San Francisco July 10 The butter market shows general inactivity as hot weather reduces demand. Little trading since week start, but prices held. Extra stocks are stored at slightly lower prices while arrivals of fresh cheese remain liberal. Egg market weak due to warmth, with reduced demand and prices slipping from midweek highs amid abundant cheap eastern stock. California seconds and thirds marked down and moving slowly.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
California Fruit Markets See Cantaloupe Slump And Lemon Demand
The Los Angeles market notes a sluggish cantaloupe run with six hundred cars in Imperial Valley still to ship and many may not move before season end around July 16. Lemons show slight demand and price gains with up to date ship data. oranges and lemons still to be distributed total around 3,000 to 3,600 cars. The piece also reports large potato supplies, flood impacts on pricing, and notes among others the Jennings Island celery and a new Highgrove Orange Growers Assn packing venture plus regional activity in Chicago blueberries trade.
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Los Angeles
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
California
Imperial Valley
Colorado
Nevada
New’ Mexico
California Vegetable Union
Jennings
Holt
Santa Ana
Anaheim
Long Beach
A. Horn
Unadilla
Madge Horn
HB. F. ‘Wolever
W. A. Hart
S. D. Hackney
Ti.b. Moon
W.G. Mumper
T. J. Phillips
California Citrus Union
Sacramento
Market Notes on Poultry Produce and Fruits
Prices firming slightly as shipments resume. new yellow onions and other fruits show mixed demand. Cucumbers head east from Marysville. Hawaiian pineapples fumigated due to pests. cling peaches short in Yuba Sutter. grape packing improvements discussed in Lodi to aid eastern market. Northern California pears from Anderson Valley poised for record crop despite wind losses.
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Express Company
Marysville
Cal
Southern Pacific
Yuba County
Florida
Yuba
Sutter
California
United States Department of Agriculture
Lodi
Anderson Valley
Orcas Island Fruit Shipments Reported for 1908 Season
From Orcas Washington dated July 7 1908 news item notes shipments planned for the current season including pears and late apples. G W Myers is listed as shipping winter pears and Hogen Summer is also named as a pear shipper with J H Boede cited in connection to the shipments.
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Orcas
Wasn
G. W. Myers
Hogen
J. H. Boede
Speculative Cheese Buying Keeps Market Prices Stable
Chicago July 11 speculative cheese buying has kept prices steady as buyers meet present needs and incentives to purchase future lots. American makes and round Swiss show steady demand while black Swiss and Mmburgers remain abundant and easy to move. Twins daisies Youngs Americas and longhorna prices cited with minor variation.
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Chicago
Packer Subscription Note From 1908
A July 3 1908 note to The Packer indicates enclosing one dollar for a three month subscription and mentions sending it to an addressed recipient in Berlin. The brief includes brief signatures and casual remarks about liking the publication.
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Packer
Rible
Berlin
Cherry market notes and fruit shipping updates
Chicago report notes strong cherry demand amid preserved time. high prices up to 2 per case for fine berries, with Michigan fruit selling quickly and profitable for growers. Grand Fork Mercantile Co seeks fruit shippers. Granite City potato report shows 10 loaded cars and prices from 0.60 to 1.14 per bushel, with possible short shipping window.
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Grand Fork
N. C
Wante Fruit
N. D
Grand Fork Mercantile Co
Granite City
Nameoki
E. Rammer
Chicago Street Notes on fruit trade trip and board changes
N G Gibson of Gibson Fruit Co. left on a business trip covering Colorado fruit points. Geo Middendorf Co installed an elaborate telephone switchboard on the store’s second floor at 135 South Water. C H Norton of New York visited the Butter and Egg board this week. This week included house cleaning for the Butter and Egg board with walls and ceiling upside down, then calcamine refreshed the scenes.
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N. G. Gibson
Gibson Fruit Co
Colorado
Geo. Middendorf Co
South Water Street
C. H. Norton
New York
Parsons Produce Co to Discontinue After Flood Losses
Parsons Kansas shift says Parsons Produce Co manager W O Mitchell will wind up affairs after flood losses. Attorney C J Taylor handling final steps. Decker Indiana reports Carrots and cantaloupes shipments start July 16 with smaller than expected output yet good quality.
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Decker
Ind
Butter Dealers Challenge Egg Aggregation in Exhibition Game
Chicago July 11 dealers on the Chicago Butter board challenged the egg aggregation for a baseball game set for July 18 or 26 on the White Sox grounds. T F Gallagher, captain of the butter team, announced his lineup, drawing amusement as the egg men bet two to one they will win. Great fun is expected.
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Chicago
Towbin & Co Settles Debts At Discount in Chicago
Chicago July 11 Towbin & Co negotiating with creditors that week sought to settle about 5500 in recently accrued accounts at 26 cents on the dollar. This week a settlement was made at 80 cents on the dollar.
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Chicago
Towbin & Co
Escondido Fruit Growers Assn Organized in San Diego
Articles of incorporation filed in San Diego County Clerk’s office announce the Escondido Fruit Growers Assn with $2,000 capital fully subscribed. Eleven subscribers elect A W Woolford W L Ramey W D Wooldredge W W Prior and Albert Beven as first year directors. This follows the Lemon Grove Fruit Growers Assn with $10,000 capital. The two groups aim to build a packing plant and pack ship market fruit products.
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San Diego
Cal
Iscandido Fruit Growers’ Assny
A. W. Woolford
W. L. Ramey
W. D. Wooldredge
W. W. Prior
Albert Beven
Lemon Grove Fruit Growers’Assn
Escondido’ Association
Lemon Grove Fruit Growers
Confidence in Orange Growth Seen in Wanchula Sale
Two cars of orange trees were disposed of in Wanchula on Tuesday and Wednesday. K K Watkins of Necatee and Clarke Brown of Arcadia each sold a car, with wagon loads seen in the streets. The brisk sales indicate ongoing confidence in the orange business and some money in the country. Next Tuesday Mr Watkins will sell a car in Zolfo and one at Bowling Green.
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Wanchula
Wanchuta
K.K. Watkins
Necatee
Clarke Brown
Arcadia
Teddy
Watkins
Zolfo
Bowling Green
Best Market You Can Find
A brief note highlights the quest for an optimal market option. It emphasizes value, selection, and reliability as key factors for shoppers seeking quality goods at fair prices. The piece underscores the goal of locating the best overall market experience.
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