Louisville crops signal broad potato onion cabbage movement
Louisville dispatch reports similar acreage for potatoes onions and cabbage as last year with weather favorable for larger yields and quality. shipments will begin mid June with peak movement by late June to July across markets east of the Mississippi. major loading points Jefferson, Lyndon and St Mathews. Wakefield Drumhead and Cobbler are key varieties. industry figures predict wider distribution and strong demand from the South.
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Louisville
Mississippi
Jefferson
Jeffersontown
Buechels
Whiteside
Strasburg
Weathersfield
St. Mathews
Lyndon
H. R. Whiteside
Betherarshfield Bros
Kahlert Produce Co
Theo, Shapton & Co
John H. Hile
J. J. Flynn
Hayatt Produce Co
Edward Vetter & Co
E. H. Bowen & Co
Hardin Hamilton & Lewman
D. B. Sperry
California and Indiana Fruits Report From Chicago Market
Receipts of Indiana sour cherries show improved quality with some sold as high as 3 dollars and others around 2 dollars due to Decoration Day. Demand is better. three carloads sold Tuesday and two on Wednesday. California peaches and white cherries fetch about 1.25 to 1.55 dollars per box. apricots bring 1.25 to 2.50.
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California
Chicago
Pine stock and fruit noting prices in a Cincinnati market
A brief market note from Cincinnati in June 1962 describes desirable pine stock quality at about 750 per crate and Florida items selling around 1.75. It mentions greenness, supply fluctuations, and Cuban fruit vein quality, with scattered pricing and availability observations.
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Cincinna
Cincinnati
Florida
Trade in cant s and fruits across the nation kept noisy
The page surveys market activity from Chicago to Kansas City and New Orleans, detailing beans peaches peppers watermelons cucumbers and other produce. Notes include deaths of Charlies H Treat and E M Travis’s father, a New Jersey arrest for nonpayment to shippers, and various regional crop updates and market conditions.
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Chicago
Kansas City
New York
New Orleans
Charlies H. Treat
E. M. Travis
Brooklyn
Newick
N. J
Reynolds
Georgia
Hudson
N. Y
Booth
Wisconsin
Collegeport
Tex
News of Michigan
Baltimore
Jersey
C. H. Murch
Boston
Market and trade notes across multiple cities
Market on PAGE 14 and PAGE 145 notes cover trade in melons berries and vegetables in Cincinnati peaches auction in Chicago potatoes in Princeton Minnesota and Memphis fruit crops in West Virginia Texas onions and berry trade in Kansas City Nurserymen to meet in Denver with general market conditions in Pittsburg and Boston
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Cincinnati
Long Beach
Miss
New Orleans
Port Clinton
West Tennessee
Missi Morida
Calla
St. Louis
Louis
Tomkins
Hubert Friend
Texas
Ozark
Joplin
Kansas City
Cleveland
Chicago
Princeton
Minn
Memphis
West
Virginia
Denver
Berry Trade Quiet on Cooler Strawberry Market
Chicago market reports a quiet strawberry week with cool weather curtailing demand and many cases held over. Receipts varied daily. Michigan and Illinois stocks shown mixed quality while prices ranged from 1.25 to 4.50 per 24 quart crate. Red raspberries from Illinois traded 3.50 to 4.50, Kentucky berries 1.50 to 1.75, and St. Louis fruit offered but with fair to slow demand.
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Chicago
Illinois
First Car Florida Melons Arrive for Chicago Market
The first car of watermelons from Florida arrived in Chicago and sold fairly well with prices ranging from 50 to 75 dollars per hundred. A second car arrived later with good quality but light demand due to cool rainy weather, leaving some of the first car unsold. California Fruit Distributors praises The Packer as a valuable information source.
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Sacramento
Cal
Packer
California Fruit Distributors
F. B. McKevitt
Florida
Chicago
New Orleans Firm Gives Notes Amid Financial Strain
New Orleans June 2 E L Villere proprietor of the French Market Produce Co admits the concern is financially embarrassed. Speculation in Louisiana bonds during the past month is the cause of the trouble. The business has not been discontinued. A number of shippers who have several hundred dollars coming to them on shipments are being given notes. The business has been running about two years and from all appearances was doing well. Mr Villere says he hopes to pull through.
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New Orleans
E. L. Villere
French Market, Produce Co
Louisiana
Receiver sought for Tridiana property in Waukesha canning firm
Indianapolis June 2 A complaint asking that a receiver be appointed for the Tridiana property of the Waukesha Canning Co of Waukesha Wisconsin has been filed in federal court by William N Nichols of Illinois president of the defendant companys board of directors and an owner of stock It is asserted that the company has contracts to plant peas for farmers but that it is pledged for certain indebt edness.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tridiana
Waukesha Canning Co
Waukesha
Wis
William N. Nichols
Illinois
Chicago Butter Market Faces Uncertain Prices and Higher Costs
Chicago butter dealers report an unprecedented market, with prices 36 to 40 percent higher than five years ago. Traders claim shortages from cooler weather, late spring, and rising receipts signal potential effects from upcoming heat. Official bids range from 22 to 28 cents, with deliveries expected through June, as changes force some out of the market.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Hold Firm Amid Cool Weather
Fresh and frozen poultry suffer from chilly conditions with closed resorts and cautious buying. Movement of frozen stock slow. large broilers sell 23 to 24c milk fed and 20 to 22c corn fed, small fowls dragging. Demand good. 40 cars cleaned up at advanced quotations. Broilers slow 28 to 30c. carlot quotes list fowls 2c roosters 13c prime turkeys 4c ducks 13c geese 1c.
Live Poultry Prices Reported In New York Market
Live poultry movement shows dressed items firm with good quality receipts. Fowls average best bring 18 cents with some fancy higher, small Tennessee fowls around 17 cents, light box fowls at 19 cents, few western springs arriving. Moderate demand at 28 to 30 cents for certain items, turkeys poor around 18 cents, old roosters at 14 cents, Long Island ducks moving.
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New York
Tennessee
Western Springs
Long Island
Butter Is Steady In New York Market Amid Weak Undertone
Butter prices held firm in New York with a gentle undercurrent of weakness at times. Trading showed speculative activity limited to local buyers, with most stock moving into coolers or sold to satisfy immediate needs. Prices ranged from 28 to 31 cents for various grades, receipts for the week totaling over 60 thousand packages across Tuesday to Friday.
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New York
Eggs at New York Surplus Arrives in Storage
A New York and Jersey City egg surplus totals about 465000 cases in coolers, 60000 fewer than a year ago. Receipts for current pack and storage exceed local demand, with New York using about 90000 cases weekly. Prices for Indiana firsts, known mark extra firsts, Minnesota firsts, and Iowa extra firsts ranged from 20 to 21 1/4 cents as storage pressure keeps the market steady.
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New York
Jersey City
Indiana
Iowa
Egg receipts liberal steady run amid strong demand
Chicago reports a good steady run of eggs with rising demand but few notable events. Receipts remain heavier than forecast with no sales on the call Tuesday and several offered cars with bids. two cars of storage firsts were offered at 20 1 2 percent with a 1940 bid and other cars were unclear.
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Chicago
Market Notes on Grain Receipts and Bids for Firsts and Storage
Prices for ordinary firsts and storage goods moved within narrow ranges with bid levels varying by location and product. Receipts totaled 38,767 cases on Wednesday and 15,123 cases on Thursday, with some lots offered for delivery into June and bids fluctuating around 16 to 20 percent. The market remained steady with Friday receipts of 19,665 cases and overall unchanged quotations.
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Wye
Missouri
Nebrasi
Ise
Ofit
Iso
Chicago Poultry Market Prices Edge Higher in Trading Day
Chicago traders report a tighter supply than last week with a strong demand. Express receipts rise from multiple points, and fowls sell 14 to 29 cents per pound by weight. Ducks 15 to 16 cents, turkeys 15 to 16, geese 9 to 10 cents, old cocks 11 to 12 cents, fresh killed poultry up about 1 cent.
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Chicago
Iave
South Water Street
Poultry Exchange
Saaturday
Express
Lee
Packing stock and creamery demand push market higher
Kansas City June 3 The packing stock butter market advanced again this week with 21 cents bid on Wednesday. Creamery rules steady at last week’s prices as demand absorbs offerings. Egg market easy with moderate supply and slow outlet. Current receipts offered at 5.20 to 5.40, carlots 5.10 to 5.15, Chicago delivery around 18 cents. Broilers in fair supply with easier market and good demand. hens and roosters ship readily. Turkeys ducks and geese neglected.
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Kansas City
Weing
Kansas
Chicago
Southern
Norfolk Potatoes Ready for Early Shipments
Four representatives of the Southern Produce Co. of Norfolk met with fourteen receivers in New York to set terms and begin shipping potatoes now. The aim is to bridge the gap between Florida and other southern producers and the Eastern shore season, ensuring stock moves ahead of competing regions.
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New York
Southern Produce Co
Norfolk
Florida
Grand jury probes dairy and egg price fixing in Chicago
A federal grand jury opened Wednesday an investigation into fixing of butter and egg prices in Chicago and Elgin. Commission merchants have been subpoenaed to testify. The inquiry follows a recent review by Attorney General Wickerscham, despite prior reports of a stalled investigation.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Elgin
Wickersham
Pineapple Car Tops Citrus Auction Offe rings in Chicago
Chicago Citrus Fruit Central Floor Auction reports a car of Red Spanish pines at 400 crates with fair quality and food condition averaging about 1.77 per crate. Navels and seedlings sold in multiple cars with prices around 2.73 for Navels and 1.70 for seedlings. Florida pineapples from Indian River begin to arrive but demand remains light at 2.25 per crate.
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Chicago
Central Fruit Auction Co
California
Sune
Florida
Texas Peaches Arrive in Chicago Market
Texas peaches reached Chicago with a few more shipments this week. Dealers ask $1.25 for 4-basket crates but struggle to fetch that price. Friday the H. Woods Co. received its first straight carload of Texas peaches.
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Chicago
H. Woods Co
Potato Offerings Large in Chicago Market Shift
Market in Chicago shows easy tone with old potatoes piling up while new stock arrives. By Wednesday 140 cars of old stock traded at 13 to 25 cents per bushel, with 34 more cars Thursday selling at 15 to 24 cents. Southwest new potatoes around 1.00 dollars, some shipments shaded lower to move. Early Texas and Louisiana stock reached 1.10 dollars, Cape Charles stock expected next week amid uncertain distribution.
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Chicago
Southwest
Texas
Luisi Reid
Cape Charles
Ponta
Potatoes in Kaw Valley Seen 400 Acre Crop This Year
Linwood and nearby towns report potato acreage around 400 acres, down from 526 last year, with Fruitland and Fall Leaf included. Growers expect good quality and a favorable yield despite occasional bugs, noting several principal growers and acreages across Linwood and Edwardsville areas.
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Linwood
Kas
John Tudhope
Mr. Tudhope
C. C. Burnett
H. B. Browning
James Tudhope
W. Dent
Theodore Mienke
J. H. Caulk
Charles Curtiss
Hugh Perry
Howard Howsman
Fruitland
C. I. Sisco
Clint Sisco
Edwardsvile
Edwardsville
Kansas City
Muncie
James Trant
J. C. Kindred
R. C. Williamson
J. C. Hale
J. G. Groves
Robert Groves
Mr. Dodson
Frederick Purtee
Will Purtee
John Barger
J. C. Miller
J. P. McGonigle
W. M. Stevenson
Leroy Stevenson
C. H. Meade
Soden Bros
J. Enright
Joseph Gillif
American Bottoms Potato Crop Outlook for 1909
In St Louis June 2 reports indicate favorable growing conditions for the American Bottoms potato crop near the city. Acreage will be about 20 percent below 1909, with yields projected at 100 to 125 bushels per acre if weather holds. Late April freezes trimmed production but recent growth improved prospects. harvest expected around July 1 to 5 with shipments through July and possibly August. Main shipping areas include Nameoki Edwardsville Peters Station Oldenberg Collinsville Wanda Hartford Mitchell and Belleville.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Nameoki
Edwardsville
Edwardsville Crossing
Peters Station
Oldenberg
Collinsville
Wanda
Hartford
Mitchell
Belleville
Ohio
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Legg Poultry House
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Tulare County
California News
T. Johnston
Pacific Coast
Houston
Columbus
Nashville
Missouri Shippers
Georgia Pesch
Rochester
Buffalo
Florida Citrus Exchange
Fort Myers
Fla
Tampas Association
Huffa
York State
G. W. Olivit
Colorado
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Crutchfield & Woolfolk
Philadelphia Exchange Report
Missouri Fruit Report
Egg and Poultry House
Bonner Springs
Pittsburg
GOFA
Berry
Canning Company
Tive
Chicago Citrus Fruit
Texas T Peaches
BOT
George Sr. Brown
Glenn H. Curtiss
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