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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
2
Chicago June 8 The poultry market eases with fowls one half cent lower and spring chickens one to two cents lower due to larger receipts and weaker demand. Broilers demand holds but supply rises. Stock over 1½ pounds fetch 1 to 2½ cents, smaller stock around 1½ pounds or under. storage poultry largely consumed. A suspected corner in frozen turkeys alarms brokers wary of export-driven price shifts.
Washington D C June The United States Department of Agriculture has issued farmers bulletin No 291 titled Evaporation of Apples This bulletin will be sent free upon request.
Chicago reports homegrown and northern vegetables arriving in volumes to displace southern lots. Tomatoes remain short but improving. green beans up in quality, peppers and celery appear, and milk and onion offerings stay light. Prices vary by crate or dozen, with Louisiana celery selling briskly at $1.25 and homegrown bunches 10 to 15 cents. A calendar note closes the item.
In Peoria Illinois a new venture named the Peoria Brokerage Produce Co organized by Wm A Thy and officers John J Campbell Thomas P Nelson Wm P Carroll and Jacob Reuter has incorporated for 15000 to regulate supply and brokerage handle fruits and vegetables. The firm seeks all kinds of fruits and produce and will operate on a brokerage basis joining local firms to stabilize markets as shippers are urged to contact them. Nearby notes mention garden crops, berry market fluctuations, potato and cabbage prices, and a tomato growers association forming in Coachella California with Keystone Produce Co taking crop control.
McCabe argues vegetable crops yield far more per acre than wheat or corn, with prices for items like sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and berries ranging from modest to extraordinary. He urges smallholders to focus on intensive vegetable farming, work hard at the right times, and keep only productive stock, concluding that vegetables offer a more attainable path to profit for families with limited means.
Chicago June 8 reports mixed potato market with old stock abundant and prices easing while new potatoes rise on strong demand. Old stock receipts and overhang push some sales lower, but weather unexpected so far keeps forecasts uncertain as new spuds trade at 1.00 to 1.30 dollars per bushel.
Kansas City on June 8 reports homegrown strawberries arriving in equal or greater quantities than expected with 60 to 75 crates daily and good quality. Fancy stock opened at 2.50 to 3 per crate then eased. fair to choice around 2 while poor fruit sold 1 to 1.50. Blackberries, raspberries scarce at about 3 per crate when available.
Lively Pineapple trade driven by scarcity of strawberries. Florida and Cuba stocks plentiful with prices listed. Virginia and California cabbage receipts noted. Shipments include St Louis strawberries and Wis county fruit. early apples from Arkansas sell well. Freighted trips announced for Frederick Haueisen and Frederick Bieser to Europe via Germany and Jamestown Exposition.
Johnson Morris of St Louis was convicted in federal court of defrauding the government in oleomargarine taxes. He faces fines totaling 6100 and prison terms of two years and one day plus a city jail sentence. He operated at Union Market sites including a secret room large enough for several tons of oleo behind an ice box. He was found guilty on seven of ten counts and plans to appeal.
A Minnesota market summary reports 62,200 cases of eggs in local storage, near full capacity, with liberal receipts and steady prices aided by cool weather. Meat prices keep demand high, butter quotes lag due to faulty top grades, and cheese shows weakness. New potatoes firm, onions and cabbage firm with light supply. A grocers’ committee seeks donations for an annual picnic amid debate over trade practices. G. E. Bryant departs Gamble-Robinson for a West fruit shipping job. S. W. Callender involved in other regional notices.
Washington June 7 W N White Co of New York has filed with the U S Department of Agriculture a complaint about how the department stamps fruit packages and effectively guarantees quality giving certain handlers an unfair advantage. The dispute concerns fruit intended for export and the department's methods of aiding shipment conditions.
Inderhoot Co is tied up on jury. Taly Tharalson, longtime wholesale commission operator, sold his lease, fixtures and goodwill to N. H. Noack, M. Kaplan and B. Weisberg. The new company will take possession July 1. Tharalson plans for future work. H. C. McMahon leaves Gamble-Robinson Co to start his own wholesale vegetable and potato business.
The Batter Market reports creamery production in the territory still smaller than last year while dealers keep the market steady. Consumption lags behind 1906 and is not explained by poor demand but by high prices. Packing butter rises with supply, receipts exceed last week.
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