Liberal supplies of green vegetables in Chicago markets
Chicago notes heavy green vegetable supplies with uneven quality. Tomatoes and corn show weak demand. fixtures list wide price ranges for Tennessee Indiana and Missouri offerings. Cauliflower lettuce peppers cucumbers and string beans vary, with trade described as fair to slow and prices shifting by quality and origin.
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Chicago
Tennessee
St. Louis
Indiana
Atuck
Louisiana
Michigan Square
California
New York
Michigan
Samuel B Shilling Dies In Chicago Dairy Leader
Samuel B Shilling president of the Chicago Dairy Produce Publishing Company dies after a yearlong illness. A respected figure in dairy circles he formerly served with the National Dairy Union. Funeral services were held from his home at 629 Buckingham Place with burial in his old home town.
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Chicago
Samuel B. Shilling
Dairy Produce Publishing Company
Shilling
National Dairy Union
Buckingham Place
Forest Home Cemetery
Forest Home
Poultry Egg and Creamery Business Opening Planned
J McNamara of the Co Clemons Produce Co Kansas City spent Tuesday on the market with friends in Chicago then left for home. R E Gould and R B Hall to open a poultry egg and creamery business in Sigourney Iowa on August 1.
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J. McNamara
Chicago
Ely
J .McNamara
C. Clemona
Oduce Co
Kansas’ City
Sigourney, Ta
R.E. Gould
R. EB. Hall
American Fruit Growers Take Over Chicago House
Chicago July 25 The American Fruit Growers Inc has taken over the wholesale fruit business of Crutchfield Woolfolk and Clore at 1016 West South Water Street The merger ended a long independent run dating to 1907 and involves Wallace B Clore who arranged the deal F T Fogg served as Chicago manager during Clore’s four month Northwest trip.
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Chicago
American Fruit Growers, Inc
Crutchfield, Woolfolk & Clore
W. South Water Street
Pittsburgh
Crutchfield & Woolfolk
Wallace B. Clore
F. T. Fogg
Produce Firms Form Central City Produce Company
G W Fegan and W A Horton of Ana mos a Produce Company have purchased Hatch Finch Crane produce business in Central City and will operate it as Central City Produce Company. They retain interests at Anamosa.
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Central City
Sai
G. W. Fegan
W.A. ‘Horton
Anamosa Produce Company
Hatch, Finch & Crane
Central City Produce Company
Anamosa
Onion Set Yields in Chicago Growers Decline This Year
Weather has reduced onion set production in the Chicago district. Bulbs will be about half inch stock, smaller than last year, requiring more sets per bushel. Early varieties Pearls and Bermudas are harvested. late varieties due around July 28. Leonard Seed Company predicts three to four bushels per pound planted, with some areas yielding even less.
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Chicago
Conferences With Indiana Cantaloupe Growers Held
Representatives of the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture, held meetings this week in Princeton Indiana with cantaloupe growers and shippers. The discussions covered picking packing and marketing. The meetings occurred this week in cantaloupe producing sections.
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Princeton
Ind
Bureau of Markets
United States
Department of Agriculture
Jackson
Tal
Harmony Farm Sale Postponed To July 26
Fragmentary text notes a sale event tied to Harmony Farm with a specific date July 26 at 2 p.m. in New Harmony. Details are incomplete but indicate an auction or sale run by an identifiable party, John Johnson or similar name, with location New Harmony.
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Johnnson
Pettibone Poultry Firm Founder Dies in Wisconsin Home
Frank B. Pettibone a longtime poultry butter and eggs operator died suddenly Friday morning at his home near Oconomowoc Wisconsin. He came to Chicago in the late 1850s and helped form J H White & Co with J H White in 1899.
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Chicago
Frank B. Pettibone
Oconomowoc
Wis
Pettibone
J. H. White
J. H. White & Co
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Earl Bros
Minnesota
Otato Shippers
priceTany
Ogden Eldg
Osage
Chweavens
Ill
General Distributing Agents
V. Mexico
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Colorado
C. H. Weaver & CO
Bay Produce House
Oliver W. Tong
Life
Minneapolis
Re. Ball
Springfield
Hlinois
Carlote
Coyne Brothers
Headley, Wayne & Low Inc
Frit and Produce Cartesian Merchants
Water St
Corn Exchange Nath Bank
National Produce Bank
South Water St
Center of Things
Eac
Randolph
Randolph Market
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