Chicago Street Notes show dealers’ travels and market insights
L Pat Gillarde of Gillarde Bruns Co spent the weekend in Fort Wayne as guest of Wayne Produce Co. The new Fort Wayne terminal is described as very modern for a small city market. W W McFarland of Riley McFarland Co left for two weeks visiting Colorado shipping districts. Arthur Serra, president of West Indies Fruit Importing Co, and Bob Cumming, sales manager, depart for Havana for about two weeks to visit Cuba connections. Nellie Rae, credit information lead at South Water Market Credit Association, returned from vacation in Canada. Fred Bruns just back from Macon Ga where he handled the peach end of the deal. He notes last year had too many peaches. this year not enough quality. Harry Levy, who left business about a month ago due to illness, returns this week and plans to locate again in the Produce Exchange building.
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L. Pat” Gillarde
Gillarde- Bruns Company
Fort Wayne
Ind
Wayne Produce Company
Arthur Serra
The
West Indies
Bob Cumming
Havana
Nellie Rae
South Water Market Credit Association
Canada
Fred Bruns
Macon
Gillarde-Bruns Company
Fred
Harry Levy
Produce Exchange
Easier Tone to the Chicago Potato Market
Chicago July 26 Rotata market showed a further easier tone with Kaw Valley Missouri and Sandland Ohios starting. There were 284 cars on track Wednesday including broken. Local jobbers were well supplied and most purchases were single cars with occasional five car orders. Outside demand was fair. Kansas and Missouri stock ranged from 1.856 to 2.10 with Virginia barrels at 4.75.
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Chicago
Kaw Valley
Missouri
Sandland
Ohios
Kansas
Virginia
West Coast vegetable and fruit shipments overview
Los Angeles reports on the Pacific Coast movement for the week ending July 22, detailing car counts by region and product. Central California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah show varied results across cabbage tomatoes lettuce onions peaches plums pears and more, with Imperial Valley and Arizona delivering substantial totals for watermelons and other items.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Central California
Arizona
Washington
Oregon
Northern
Southern California
Northern California
South California
California
Utah
Imperial Valley
Idaho
Southern
Central
North California
First Car Elberta Beaches to be Shipped from Villa Ridge
Anna Illinois July 26 The first car of Minois Elberta Beaches is to be shipped Monday. Load at Villa Ridge. Heavy movement expected later this week. First car shipped by C A Woodward who operates here and in other Southern Illinois districts.
Chicago district onion sets crop outlook mixed on yields
Illinois growers report a moderate onion set crop for the Chicago district with significant maggot damage in South Holland and variable yields from 150 to 400 bushels per acre. Some acres reduced about 6 percent. Wisconsin and Illinois shipments expect larger output than last year despite blight fears. The Quincy area reports a near total failure after floods.
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Chicago
South Holland
Ill
Illinois
Wisconsin
Quincy, Ill
Gillig Named North Dakota Seed Commissioner in Fargo
Moorhead resident E M Gillig appointed state seed commissioner succeeding H L Bolley who served 20 years. Gillig will oversee potato and seed industries, supervise production grading inspection and marketing, with new regulations and statewide inspectors. headquarters at Fargo Agricultural College opposite Moorhead in the Red River Valley.
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Fargo
N. D
E. M. Gillig
Moorhead
Minn
North Dakota
H. L. Bolley
Minnesota and North Dakota
Leonard, Crosset & Riley, Inc
Minnesota State College of Agriculture
Gillig
Red River Valley
Agricultural College
Strong Lettuce Market In Central California District
Salinas California July 26 Lettuce shipments for July 17 to 23 totaled 240 cars, all from the central district except one from the Northern district. Previous seven days reached 428 cars. Quality ranged fair to good with abundant ordinary stock. Central district prices advanced daily. weather warm and clear. Some shippers rolled cars. Wednesday quotations, f. o. b. track, four and five dozen, ranged from 2.75 to 3.50 dollars.
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Salinas
Calif
California
Carlots F. O. B
Bernstein Producer Company Incorporates in Fort Wayne
The Bernstein Producer Company Inc filed articles of incorporation with the county recorder on July 26. Incorporators are S F Frankenstein David H Bernstein and O H Kuhlman.
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Fort, Wayne
Ind
Bernstein Producer Company, Inc
The
County Recorder
S. F. Frankenstein
David H. Bernstein
O. H. Kuhlman
Improved Demand in Minneapolis Market Seen in Fruits
July 26 Minneapolis market reports improved demand for fruits and vegetables as hot weather drives activity. Prices vary by item with Duchess apples at 3.50 a basket and Wealthies at 4 a basket. bananas 6c a pound. cantaloupes moving well. cantaloupes jumbo 45s 4.26 to 4.75 per crate, jumbo 36s 4 to 4.50. Red raspberries 3.26 a crate, watermelons strong, lemons 8.75 a box, navel oranges up to 7.75 a box. Vegetables show demand for asparagus 0.75–0.90 a dozen bunches, asparagus, beets, carrots 0.25 a dozen, beans up to 1.25 a bushel, lettuce 1.25–1.50 a dozen, potatoes 1.75–2 cwt, onions 2.50 a bag.
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Minneapolis
Duchess
Bing Cherries
Ohio
California
Peach deal delayed in Southern Illinois shipments
Champaign July 28 Peach deal in Southern Illinois will not start as early as expected, says W S Brock of Brock-Disney Distributing Company. He believes shipments will begin at the usual time.
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Illinois
Champaign
W. 8S
Brock
Brock-Disney Distributing Company
Optimistic Report on Crops From Alma and Anna Districts
An official expressed optimism about the crop outcome, noting no damage in the past 80 days. The firm plans shipping from the Alma and Anna districts.
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Alma
Anna
Peak Movement Yellow Onions From Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley Iowa reports a peak movement of yellow onions this week with prices opening at 2.75 per cwt and some cars selling up to 2.65 fob midweek. Daily shipments average about 20 cars, with the campaign expected to extend to mid August and reds set for August 12. Growing weather favors rapid maturation though red acreage was trimmed, limiting red loads to around 75 cars.
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Pleasant Valley
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Wayne & Low-Mangan Col
T. E. Ball
West Coast
Western
Coast States
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Elbertas
Peter W. Coppersmith
John L. Coppersmith
P. W. Coppersmith & CO
Blue Book
Michigan
H. M. Stephens
Blevins, Ark
Mr. Stephens
Gourley Company
Raw Valley
Sandland Ohios
Bacon Bros
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A. H. Welch
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