Easter Hay Market at Chicago Sees Quiet Start to Week
In Chicago on June 2 the hay market opened quietly due to Monday and Tuesday rain and Decoration Day. Timoth y arrivals were light though prairie hay rose, with substantial straw. Prices ranged from 14 to 21.50 for timothy and 12 to 20 for Kansas Oklahoma prairie, alfalfa selling up to 20 with lower grades down to 4.
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Timothy
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Oklahoma
Wairie Hay
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago Vegetable Market Sees Strong Demand Amid Heavy Arrivals
Chicago this week showed solid demand for vegetables as markets stayed well supplied. Homegrown and St. Louis stock competed with other regions. asparagus receipts were heavy with some poor quality. Cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, peas, celery, and cauliflower moved well with varied prices. Florida and California goods influenced the trade, while overall market remained firm.
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Illinois
Hothouse
California
Signa Hill
Florida
Illinois Jones
Louisiana
Mississippi
Chicago Street Notes Highlight Cedar Rapids and New York Poultry Links
Leo B. Mull of the Leo B. Mull Company Cedar Rapids Iowa visited Chicago Wednesday and Thursday. Herbert Frankel of Sol Frankel Inc New York appeared in the city midweek as he traces live poultry shipments in the western trade.
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Leo B. Mull
Leo B. Mull Company
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Frankel
Sol Frankel, Inc
New York City
Frankel
Weaver introduces Honey Dew cantaloupes from California
Chicago firm C H Weaver & Co reports its first shipment of Honey Dew cantaloupes from California arrived late last week. The single melon is small yet nearly perfect in flavor, rivaling Colorado Melons from last season. Regular shipments began June 1 with carrots expected next week. the name and label for Honey Dew are copyrighted by the firm.
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Chicago
C. H. Weaver & Co
California
Colorado
Produce Men in Prepardness Parade
Arrangements were made this week for the entire produce trade of Chicago to be represented in the Preparedness Parade to morrow. A general committee of 32 from all lines of the trade was appointed to arrange details and secure marchers. Daniel J. Coyne named general chairman and Thos F. Gallagher Jr elected marshal to lead the reduce contingent. Plans provide an American flag for each man and a 30 piece ad.
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Chicago
Daniel J. Coyne
Thos. F. Gallagher, Jr
Carolina Movement Reopens Market for Potatoes and Cobblers
June reports indicate new potatoes from Carolina entering markets with carrots and cobblers expected next week. F. E. Baldwin & Co. moved Diamond U brain season stock at $4.50 per barrel from Carolina shipping points, much of it snapped up by eastern markets. Early news says the barley eris coming nog in good shape with desirable quality.
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Carolina
F. E. Baldwin & Co
Baldwin Concern
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