Potatoes Forded in Luther Michigan Harvest Outlook
Luther Michigan July 12 There are about 250 acres of early potatoes planted with bloom stage. Digging starts in about thirty days and runs to September 1. Expected yield 100 to 150 bushels per acre for early crop. About 50 cars likely before Sept 1. Main varieties Potentates Early Michigan Rose Early Manistee Hebrons Early Ohios Triumphs. Late crop Dug Sept 15 to Oct 10. about 200 cars. Rural variety dominant. One buyer Burns Smith for Loveland Hinyan Co Grand Rapids.
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Reed City
Manistee & Rapids Railroad
Tustin
Pere Marquette
Peacock
Burnett & Smith
Loveland & Hinyan Co
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin Dairy Farms Co. under fire again in Chicago
A long-running complaint targets the Wisconsin Dairy Farms Co of Chicago run by Kialtz and Diedericsns. Upham & Russell Co of Shawano recounted a May to June dispute over a May shipment of 29 cases of eggs bought at 5.70 per 30 dozen, with the Chicago firm paying only 135.80 after deductions. The shipper pursued remittance, but Baltz offered only partial payment and later claimed the eggs did not meet storage standards. The Upham & Russell Co. dropped the case after guidance from their attorney, noting a pattern of similar disputes with the Wisconsin Dairy Farms Co.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Dairy Farms Co
Packer
Kialtz & Diedericns
Wacker
Upham & Russell Co
Shawano, Wis
Wisconsin Dairy Arms Co
Shawano
Rairoad
Baltz
Upham & Russell
Veta
Bahz
Cantaloupes poised to move from Green River valley
Green River Utah July 12 cantaloupes are expected to begin moving vest of the Green River valley about five weeks from now. Shippers are arranging for the crop and around a thousand boxes were unloaded recently. Growers must finish making up boxes within two weeks. The railroad is preparing to handle the load with ample cars on hand. Geo Middendorf Co of Chicago handles most cantaloupes from the district and rep Phil C Isbell is overseeing the interest.
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Green River
Geo. Middendorf, Co
Chicago
Phil C. Isbell
Butter Back to 25 C in Elgin Butter Board
Dissatisfaction over last week's butter quotations led Elgin Illinois creamery extras to slip to 25 1 2 cents. The quotation committee proposed 25 cents but members objected and the floor voted to sustain. The board then set the price at 25 cents. Quotation committee members listed. Early week rains improved pasture in the Elgin district.
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Elgin
Ill
Thos. Gallagher
J. P. Younger
Joseph Newman
Frank Reed
C. W. Cornell
Potatoes and grapes best in Dowagiac area harvest
Dowagiac Mich July 12 M M Cullinae a potato buyer and shipper says potato acreage is the largest on record this year and there is a rise in new potatoes though few are shipped. The old potato stock should move heavily. Grapes are excellent with very raw fruit expected to move before August.
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Dowagiac
Mich
M. M. Cullinae
Eggs and Butter Prices in Indianapolis July Report
Prices hold firm at 18 a dozen for eggs. After July 4 demand spring chickens drop to 23e. Chicken crop this spring at 60 percent of average due to cool rainy weather. Robbers pay 15c for hens and 10c for spring ducks. Creamery butter 1/2 cent lower with extras at 28c. Jobbers offer 20c for country packing stock.
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Indianapolis
Elgin
Those Behind Movement Argue For Better Onion Returns
Growers behind a push to organize independent onion producers argue for higher returns and better markets. Missionaries visit districts to explain the plan while supporters anticipate two camps competing to lift prices. Names mentioned for sales manager include Ed Dustin Carl Albrecht Everett Love and C D Jarratt. Jarratt, a longtime Laredo marketer, disputes being offered the role. Separately 175 to 200 Mexican laborers head to east Texas peach orchards from Morris under contract.
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Laredo
Ed. Dustin
Carl Albrecht
Everett Love
C. D. Jarratt
Jarratt
Jacksonville
East
Texas
Morris
Louisiana Fall Vegetable Crops Expected to Be Heavy
New Orleans July 12 The shipping season for homegrown vegetables is nearly finished. Planting for fall crops will begin about August 15, with acreage likely to exceed previous seasons. Prices for roasting ears, eggplant, green peppers, parsley, okra, and celery are noted with firm or steady demand and varying supplies.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Texas Elbertas bushels for rolling carn diversion
The notice promotes Texas Elbertas bushels and a quick diversion by wire Jos H Werhalen & Co of St Louis Mo including advertising details.
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Texas Elbertas
Jos. H.werhalen & Co
St. Louis
Many Inferior Peaches, Elbertas Dominate Memphis Market
In Memphis on July 12 buyers paid high for few good peaches while inferior stock flooded the market. Elberta peaches sold at 1.25 for 4-basket crates. red June apples brought 1.26 to 1.50 per hamper for fancy. Harvest apples and cantaloupes sold well as melons and berries moved at steady old prices.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Market News Shows Potatoes and Tomatoes Shifting Prices
Vegetables in Memphis Tennessee report Kentucky potatoes arriving at 85c, others available but dirty and small. Cabbage poor with crate price at 1.26. Shipments limited. Tomatoes remain cheapest, with West Tennessee offerings abundant and some fancy baskets sold as low as four dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
Kentucky
Oklahoma
West Tennessee
Early fruit report from Bangor Michigan reads mixed yields
Bangor Michigan July 12 early apples are not quite as plentiful as last year though winter varieties such as Spies and Baldwins promise a good crop. Cherries are light at about 20 percent of last year's yield. Blackberries and other small fruit are light. Peaches and plums are fair.
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Bangor
Mich
Kansas City Fruit Auction Sales Report
Kansas City, July 12. The Kansas City Fruit Auction Co sold two cars of deciduous fruit on Monday and one car on Thursday. Monday prices included California plums at 1.32, cherries 26 to 50 cents, pears 50 to 80 cents per half box, red Astracians 65 cents, apricots 1.03, plums 1.20. Thursday’s sale covered apricots at 1.18 and plums at 1.16.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Fruit Auction Co
Watermelon Day Celebrated by San Antonio Waiters
Watermelon Day was celebrated on the night of July 3 by the colored waiters of the St. Anthony hotel and other head waiters in San Antonio Texas. They say the day originated as a natural custom. In Cleveland E K Chapman a shipper of Vermont spruce trees was in the market last week making arrangements for handling his trees next December.
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San Antonio
Tex
St. Anthony Hotel
Cleveland
E. K. Chapman
Vermont
Complaints Hit A R T Service Over Peach Deliveries
Chicago peaches receivers charge American Refrigerators Transit disregards delivery instructions and places cars on unsuitable railroads causing delays. Southwest crop pressure blamed, with firms reporting hours-long waits as cars from preferred lines are redirected. Roy Quinn joins Denney & Co as western manager, based in Omaha, to oversee western fruit distribution and growth of big season deals.
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Chicago
American Refrigerators Transit, Co
Wabash
A. R. YT
Southwest
Roy Quinn
Denney & Co
English-Quinn Brokerage Co
Denny & Co
Omaha
Howard Fletcher
Grand Junction Fruit Growers’ ‘Assn
Quinn
Want Carlot Buyers For Peaches
Chicago July 12 Elberta peaches are offered for sale by Coyne Bros of this city who have distribution of a few hundred cars of Elbertas shipped from the southwest They have cars rolling now and want carlot buyers to write or wire them at once Coyne Bros handled several cars of early peaches through the store this week and last and have worked up new large trade already in the city.
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Chicago
Coyne Bros
New Produce House Opens In Normal And Muncie Firm Change
A new commission house named Normal Prod Co opens in Normal Illinois this week with operations planned for Bloomington. In Muncie Indiana Bever Jones & Co. succeeds W O Bever & Co as wholesale fruit and produce dealers expanding to meet growing trade.
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New Produce House
Normal
Ill
The
Normal Prod. Co
Bloomington
Muncie
Ind
Bever, Jones & Co
W. O. Bever & Co
Apples Weak in Kansas City Market Amid Peach Ease
In Kansas City on July 12 apples appear in abundant supply yet weak as demand mirrors peach softness. Best Missouri Arkansas and homegrown apples go for 75 cents to $1 a bushel. Stock arrives in bushels and baskets with few barrels. Yellow Transparents Early Harvest and Red Astrachan are favored varieties.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Arkansas
Astrachan
Chaney of New York Cranberry Exchange Visits Kansas City
C M Chaney secretary and assistant manager of the American Cranberry Exchange of New York spent Wednesday in Kansas City. He made headquarters for the day with Peycke Bros Co. during his visit to the local trade center.
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Va. M. Chaney
Kansas City
C. M. Chaney
American Cranberry Exchange of
New York
Peycke Bros Com. Co
New Company At Memphis Tennessee Produce Co forms
Memphis July 12 A new concern the Tennessee Produce Co is organized to handle poultry and beer distribution. It is a distributing venture with interior buyers and handlers based at Tuka Rienzi Selmer and other Mississippi and Tennessee locations.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee Produce Co
Tuka
Miss
Rienzi
Selmer, Tenn
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Dan
Bradstreet
Schlosser Bros
Erie Ave
Ite
W. S. Water St
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Roduce Commission Merchants
Zoonomy Cote Fruits
General Commission
Storch Bros. & Co
Rev
Commercial Nat'l. Bank
Grand Rapids Banks
Geo. H. Mueller & Co
Beatrice Fruit and Produce CO
Union State Bank
Beatrice
Nebr
German Am. Bank
Topeka
Lang Canning and Preserving Co
the Packer
Dick Stearns
H. Craig
Winona, Minn
Hiliorth “x
ST. Paul
Luther, Mich
Eck-Wegeforth CO
Ecos
Sutter Poultry Veal
Deutsch & Co
First Nat. Bank
Shyder & G
J. Snyder & Son
Eic
Firet National Bank
W. S
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Wisconsin
Texas Onion Situation
Elbertas
Ark
Okla
Peters Bros
W.S. Water St
Fruit Shippers
Minnesota
Produce Reporter Co
LaSalle Street
Chicaco
Plymouth Ridg
Minneapolis
Ueda US
Cooperage Hall
A. R.T. Service
Danville
Elbert
Carlots
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