Light Demand for Georgia Peaches in Chicago Market
Georgia peaches offered this week in Chicago with slack demand. Six basket cases quoted at 1.50 to 2, boxes and basket baskets sold around 1.25. Some Michigan peaches arrived green and small, failing to attract buyers. Watermelon movement surging in Cincinnati as Patter son Pape Marketing Company ships cars to markets across Ohio Valley. F. W. Reinhard leads local offices.
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Cincinnati
Patterson-Pape Marketing Company
Ohio Valley
Staten
F. W. Reinhard
Greenwood
Berr
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Michlin
Vegetable Market Report From Chicago Trade Sags on Some Goods
Trade in vegetables was satisfactory this week in Chicago though tomatoes and eastern head lettuce were poor in quality. Homegrown cabbage sold $1.75 to $2.25 per crate while cucumbers moved at about $1 per box and string beans remained slow with adequate offerings.
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Chicago
Texas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Illinois
Minnesota Market Notes on Early Potatoes and Fruits
The first Minnesota potato offerings arrived this week from within ten to fifteen miles of Minneapolis as digging begins at nearby points. Prices ranged with homegrown potatoes at 1.25 to 1.60, southern stock 1.30 to 1.70, and Cobbler 4.50 to 4.75. Cabbage, onions, watermelons, cantaloupes, pears, strawberries, sour cherries and raspberries are also selling with supplying districts including Bayfield and California.
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Bayfield
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Virginia
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Kentucky
Texas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Michigan
Indiana
Potatoes and melons dominate Indianapolis market report
Indiana market notes show Virginia new potatoes plentiful and old stock absent while high prices push to six dollars a barrel. Cabbage and homegrown produce rise in value with Arkansas, Kentucky, and California varieties. Oklahoma melons expected to move by mid July as R E Starns surveys peach crops in Oklahoma City.
Eggs Prices Rise in Indianapolis Market
Jobbers raise egg prices to 16¢ straight and 17¢ loss off in Indianapolis. Butter prices steady. Elgin drop has no effect. Spring chickens weaken as supply grows with quotes at 230 for one and a half pounds or under and 480 for over that weight.
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Apple and fruit crops near 1910 levels in Fennville district
In Fennville Michigan on July 10 growers report peach yields near 100 cars, cherries strong but may not all be picked, and prices improving. Shipments face high rates with plans to press Pere Marquette for better rail service while express carriers dominate pricing. Apples look like 1910 levels with Baldwin, Spie, Greenings, and others. Duchess likely down and Duchess of Anjou short. A heavy plum and grape crop is anticipated.
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Pere -Marquette Railroad
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Keiffer
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Educating the Farmer on Egg Quality and Candling
Rokomo Indiana July 10. J R Grant of Grant Brothers urges merchant led farmer education to cut losses from rotten eggs. He advocates placing an egg candle in merchant hands so merchants train farmers to collect better eggs and value them properly.
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Grant Brothers Company
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Grant
Egg ethics and farm economics stir cautious farming advice
A discussion argues that eggs should be valued by energy and education invested by producers, not by price manipulation, as part of a broader call for fair value across all foods. Separately in Chicago, berry prices eased slightly but demand remained healthy with varied regional supplies and case prices across raspberries blueberries and strawberries.
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