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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1911
Page
2
Receipts of cantaloupes remained heavy in Chicago but cooler weather moderated demand. Most shipments came from multiple states with good quality. Prices varied by type and size, with melons ranging from 1.25 to 2.74 dollars and overall market easing about 25 cents late in the week.
Four cooperative wineries in the northern San Joaquin area including Codi Woodbridge and Victor are expanding. Woodbridge will begin its 1911 season with a 1,500,000 gallon capacity, new wines will fill the yard as last year's vintage has been sold and profits accrue to stockholders.
In Hanford California on July 28 watermelons appeared late in markets due to delay. Superior quality is promised as cool nights and days aided fruit maturity. Weather has been ideal for fruit growing, allowing unusual ripening opportunities.
A Buffalo exchange item reports the Armour Emerson frozen poultry dispute may go to court. The block includes Nexus turkeys and a large Chicago stock, with Hinrichs controlling Western furniture packs and Voelker Products’ St. Louis supply. Emerson disputes No. 1 quality and refuses payment, signaling a legal showdown likely to delay market delivery and may push turkey prices higher.
New York July 28 Butter markets stay firm with creamery specials opening at 26c and rising to 26 1 2 near week end. Receipts ranged from 4,141 to 14,464 during the week as demand comes from summer resorts and tropical receivers. Packing stock held at 18 1 2 to 19c with good demand. extras sold well at 25 to 26c, while firsts and seconds weakened to 21 to 23 1 2c. Packing stock on track to eastern receivers heavy. Cape Cod cranberries and carrots advertised for direct shipment from Chicago.
In the eastern panhandle the peach section, centered on Hampshire and Mineral counties with Keyser and Romney as key shipping points, reports good quality fruit. Several hundred carloads of peaches will be sold from Paw Paw and Romney areas, with Miller Brothers holdings handling shipments. Apple crop prospects favor Jefferson and Berkeley counties with barrels projected around fifty thousand in Jefferson and over one hundred forty thousand in Berkeley, while York Imperial and other varieties are expected to dominate.
Kansas City July 28 The R W Gees Commission Co received the first year of California grapes this season. The shipment included Muscats and Malagas and the stock was fine. It bore the distinction of arriving earlier in the south than any previous shipment though prices were low at about two dollars per basket crate.
A. G. Schultz, horticultural commissioner, says county orange tree inspection is nearly finished with few nursery stock rejections this season. Flo reports only four consignments were refused admission during the planting year, indicating improved compliance and limited restricted stock entering the county.
Great numbers of Early Apples are heavy this season and must be marketed quickly. Growers are urged to contact a seasoned firm to place stock in outlets with the best prices and fastest sales, using car lots once stock lists are prepared. Send a 2 cent stamp to receive the plan.
Live stock and poultry prices fluctuate as new consignors enter the New York market for dressed poultry. Western broilers gainers and scarce fancy stock from Ohio Michigan and Philadelphia aid prices, while iced fowls and squabs show mixed demand. The melon market slumps due to cool weather and a peddlers strike, with receipts heavy and prices around 200 to 225 dollars per car.
Southern stock remained largely fair to good though some inferior fruit arrived. Arkansas bushels fetched up to 3 dollars, sixes around 2.75 to 4, fours 1 to 1.10, Texan tours 1.10 and Wingis Carmens 50 cents to a dollar. A few Michigan peaches were small and drew little interest, bushels at 1.25 and baskets 36 cents.
Chicago reports pears sold fairly with moderate reception and irregular quality. Clapp's Favorite pears were fine and fetched good prices while other varieties were less desirable. Barrels ranged from 3 to 4.50 dollars, bushels up to 1.25, half-bushel baskets 30 to 40 cents, and fifths 20 to 25 cents.
Chicago market notes suggest overall good trade for vegetables this week, with lighter receipts and cooler weather cooling demand for some lines. Onions, cabbage, and potatoes held strong, cucumbers plentiful with good quality, homegrown stock priced around 85 cents per two dozen, Illinois baskets 25 to 35 cents, Michigan baskets a dime per unit. Beans scarce with homegrown at $1.50 per box. eggplants mostly from Tennessee, small portion from Illinois, first homegrown stock sold at $2 per dozen. Hampers $1.75, cauliflower scarce and brown, receipts moderate and homegrown price 50 to 75 cents per box.
Chicago July 28 The potato market shows healthier conditions with fewer Virginia shipments. Jersey stock drives demand as Cobblers trade around 1.55 per bushel and Virginian Cobblers price between 4.25 and 4.50 per barrel. Minnesota early stock noted with improving prices as rains boost the crop toward maturity.
Light fruit receipts in Chicago on July 28 sparked steady demand for cherries at 1.50 to 1.75 per vase with limited supply. Currants showed excellent quality and strong demand, though receipts remained light, with prices from 2.00 to 2.25 per case.
In Chicago on July 28 lemons fell this week due to a cool spell, with carrots quoted at 4.10 to 4.60 dollars and demand quiet while receipts were moderate. Oranges improved with Valencia carlets at 4.00 to 4.25 dollars and nominal receipts.
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