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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
2
New Orleans Mr Foster will tour the potato producing sections of the Southern states and is likely to be away from the Chicago office for about two to three weeks.
Chicago June 1 fair vegetable trade with quiet demand due to cool weather and holiday. Good string beans steady. Louisiana hampers $1.50 to $2.25. Mississippis $2.25. Louisiana boxes $1.25 to $1.50. Asparagus receipts curtailed, prices higher but rising temps may lift arrivals. Lettuce plentiful but mixed quality. fancy steady. Tomatoes steady with increased receipts. dearth of prime stock. Cauliflower steady with good stock. corn prices down. cabbage movement strong. spinach ample. sweet corn lower on poor quality. Louisiana barrels $5.
Cedar Rapids Indiana June 1 officials say cherries currants and gooseberries should yield well this season. A recent light frost damaged early strawberry blossoms and winter-killed plants may shorten the overall crop. Other crops and vegetables largely unaffected awaiting several days of warm weather.
Kenton O June 1 The indictment of the several onion shippers and storage firms in Boston last week dominates onion circles in this district. Most storage operators are undecided on this season s operations as crops progress. Government action on price and storage is awaited. Little contracting with growers and shippers has occurred and competition may be less intense than last year. Some growers and shippers plan to hold most onions in warehouses while speculative operators express intent to join the trade heavily. Scioto marsh growers face wind damage and replanting, with a larger original acreage and an expected aggregate yield.
Chicago a June 1 This week Albert Miller Co well known carrot potato operators received a limited number of cars of Australian potatoes first commercial lot ever to reach an American market Importation made possible by high prices in small American markets Australia’s season is opposite theirs as they enter fall harvest The shipment was of the new crop and remained in excellent condition after long haul
Government officials will hold hearings at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago on June 12 and 13 to seek views on butter definitions and standards. The discussions will cover butter fat moisture and related components for milk cream cheese and butter. Copies of tentative standards are available from the secretary of the Definitions and Standards committee at the Bureau of Chemistry in Washington DC.
J S Phillips opened a new general grain and stock commission office at the corner of Clark and Lake streets in Chicago. He serves as correspondent for E W Wagner & Co, members of major exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, with private wires to exchanges in the fruit and produce district to connect local traders with market information.
Chicago report notes Plowaty and Sons received the first car of North Carolina potatoes and expect cars rolling daily after June 4 when the main crop movement begins. The firm is described as exclusive west distributors.
Norfolk firm L. J. Upton Company plans 500000 barrels from 2000 acres under contract as the largest independent potato operator in the Carolinas. The Diamond U brand will market this stock along with other labels.
J G Scovern of J G Scovern & Co reports from Chicago that a two week tour of Virginia North Carolina Georgia Alabama and Louisiana boosts expectations for a large potato crop. He notes Virginia and the Carolinas will produce above average quality.
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