Barrel Potato Market Slump Hits Chicago Trade
Chicago July 25 Trade took well to Missouri Cobbler as Missouri Cobbler quality rose but barrel potato market slumped. Best Virginia barrels begged at 8 dollars, buyers facing losses around five cents. Torrid weather slows outside demand while drought looms for Wisconsin crops and Missouri Kansas Cobbler buys edged toward 1.60 a sack. Heat damaged some cars. 251 on track with daily receipts about 1000 cars.
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Spray For Apple Maggot Now In Iowa This Year
Ames Iowa July 26 Entomologist Dr C H Richardson Iowa State College urges spraying for apple maggot Rhagoletis pommonella. One pound lead arsenate in 50 gallons water recommended. Adults seen July 14 in Ames and Charles City. larvae tunnel through fruit causing spoilage and soft spots.
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Snappy Tire Cover Wins Smile From Girls
Chicago July 25 The tire cover shown distributed by the Western Fruit Jobbers Association was designed as institutional advertising not to yield direct results. A story verified by a Packer man is going around indicating unexpected positive reception.
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Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Tire Cover Compliment Sparks Traffic Delay on Chicago Boulevard
Two young men from a product industry affiliated company were driving home when two women in a sporty coupe admired the spare tire cover on their car. A phone exchange for a complimentary tire cover was interrupted by a traffic jam on a Chicago boulevard.
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Aldrich & Co forms new Chicago fruit firm
New firm Aldrich & Co opens at 14 South Water Market Chicago with L W Ald rich Anthony Arrigo and Harry Sachs. Partners from dissolved Joe Lanzarotta & Co join as Arnold Peck, a longtime fruit trade figure dies in Chicago after a 40 year career.
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Aldrich & Co
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Indiana bean crop suffers in heat waves
Two successive heat waves and little rain in southern Indiana reduce the bean crop by at least 50 percent. Despite the reduced quantity, the crop quality is reported to be good this year.
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Drought Sparks Activity in Chicago Vegetable Market
Amid a district drought Chicago markets see firmer demand and new outlets for local greens. Green beans ship to St Louis and Kansas City while near cabbage attracts buyers. Dry weather risks curtailing tomatoes. overall offerings remain liberal with steady but mixed prices across vegetables from asparagus to lettuce and peppers.
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Market report on vegetables and stock prices
The report notes prices for ket at 1.25 to 1.36, and overripe stock at 20 cents to 1 dollar. Turnips show broad demand with fair market and weakness. Homegrown Globe variety bunches quoted at 22 1/2 cents, and bushels without tops range from 75 cents to 1 dollar.
Potato Shipments Grow as Northern Production Declines
Chicago July 25 Albert Miller & Co pioneer potato shippers plan to expand by adding loading stations mainly in Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota with extra facilities in North Dakota Nebraska and Wyoming. P C Miller says 69 stations handled under 5 000 cars annually but next season will total 375 to 400 stations carrying 12 000 to 15 000 cars amid declining regional production. The firm uses a joint account profit sharing bonus system with over 90 percent of their leaders, which Miller says improves quality.
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Chicago Watermelon Market Picks Up in July Trade
Chicago July 25 Watermelon weather and moderate receipts boosted prices across varieties. Traders reported 182 cars on track Wednesday with market sentiment turning bullish as Thursday arrivals remained light. Watsons ranged from about 200 a car for 22 pound averages to 500 for 30 to 32 pounds, with fancy above that. Greys fetched 300 to 450, Dixie Belles from 250 for small to 810 for large melons. Heat affected some cars but ample good melons remained available.
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Watsons
Onion Market Slips in Chicago Markets on Heavy Offerings
The Chicago onion market eased this week as heavier offerings and hot weather reduced demand. California yellows sold about 1.75 dollars per 60 pound bag, carrots whites at 1.75 for 60 pounds, and Iowa yellows around 85 cents per hundredweight.
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California
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Onion Jubilee Planned at Little Turkey Lake Indiana
An Onion Jubilee will be held at Little Turkey Lake, one half mile north and one half mile west of Hudson, Indiana, on Thursday, Aug. 7. Growers and onions from northern Indiana, Ohio and Michigan are expected. After a luncheon, bureau official BE EB Conklin will discuss grading and federal inspection to boost profits. Purdue's part in the onion pro-
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Purdue experts to demo grading onions for U S No 1 standards
J H Skinner of the Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station and J B Dickerson, federal supervising inspector, will conduct a demonstration on grading onions to meet U S No 1 requirements. It notes advertising as a driver of small-business growth.
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Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station
J. B. Dickerson
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