Watermelon buyers hope for warm weather in Chicago
Chicago dealers seek summer to boost melon movement as cold weather and rain slow arrivals. Through Wednesday 29 cars arrived with 17 on track, far short of last year’s 178 by this date. Prices held steady for large melons, with 32-pounders at 825 per car and 23-pound averages near 400. cantaloupes and Imperial crates showed softer demand and mixed pricing across varieties.
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Chicago
Cox
Imperial Valley
Potato Market Rebounds On Rain Aided Demand
After two months of lull the potato market in Chicago revived last week with brisk trading. Rain in the South reduced shipments while improved demand and a bullish tilt for new potatoes pushed Western Russets and other varieties higher. Prices varied by color and quality with California at 2.10 to 2.25 per cwt and Georgia at 4.25 to 4.50, among others. total cars on track were 175 for new potatoes and 281 old stock.
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Chicago
Texas
California
Louisiana
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Wiscoshside
Car of Oranges Ripened in Chicago With Success
Chicago June 8 The Preripening Service Company treated a car of oranges for a large distributor last week with success. Fruit placed in ripening rooms showed 40 to 60 percent green and was delivered fully ripe on Monday afternoon.
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Chicago
Hes
Fred Day
Ben Miller
Zanesville
Michigan laws apply to truckers, inspectors vow strict enforcement
Benton Harbor Mich June 8 The fruit and vegetable laws of Michigan apply to truckers as to rail and water shippers and will be rigidly enforced this season Peter D Dukesherer director of the state bureau of foods and standards said this week He arrived to finalize 1928 fruit movement inspections and announced the department recommends using federal grades for strawberries this season He warned the state will not be lenient with slack packs or excessive toppling in packing operations
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Peter D. Dukesherer
State Bureau of Foods and Standards
Dukesherer
Chicago Vegetable Market Shows Steady to Firm Prices
Chicago News and Comment reports the vegetable market held steady to firm with some weakness in a few commodities. Supplies remained ample, movement slow, and trading more active than recent months. asparagus, be ans, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, peppers, radishes, spinach, and tomatoes show mixed gains and declines with varied regional stock levels and prices.
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Chicago
Illinois
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Virginia
Missouri
California
Floridas
U. S
Mammoth
Bbc
Alabama
Texas
Washington
Oregon
Florida
Indiana
Nancy Halls
Florida and Texas produce prices drive market notes
Prices for crates, baskets, and vegetables dominate Chicago market reports. Florida originals and Texas items show varying bids e g crates unwrapped wrapped and hot house baskets with given per unit ranges. Market buzz includes Missouri stock and California garlic and mushrooms with regional shippers visiting South Water Market.
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Florida
Texas
Bushela
Missouri
California
Louisiana
Michigan bean growers rush crop to beat market
Lansing Mich June 8 Michigan growers race to be first to market with 1928 bean crop due to world white pea bean shortage. Early road prices expected good but later season prices may drop as large acreage comes in.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Early plantings push beans as frost risk looms
Growers press beans into the ground ahead of schedule, hoping to beat frost and reach markets first, despite the gamble of unseasonably warm days turning cold.
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C.H. Weaver & CO
Hicago
South Water Market
GMS Wagner & Sons
United States
Liesl
Coyne Brothers, Inc
E. Coyne
Pres
Hall, Wedge & Carter
Chicago Res
Wholesale Grocers
Nat'l Ban of
Commarss
Potato Market Gene Tol Life
Tomato Shippers
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Peter W. Coppersmith
John L. Coppersmith
P. W. Coppersmith & CO
Blue Book
Celery Tomatoes
Iceberg
The
Gourley Company
Tex
Chicago News
del Gourley
Charles Cohen
Cohen & Gordon
William Hellwig
St. Louis
Red" West
Otto L. Amoreno & Co
Schoenburg-Goldus Company
R. P. Sheldon
A. F. Childress
C. & M. Produce Company
Carrizo Springs
Southern Shippers
F.E. Baldwin & CO
D. J. Coyne & CO
Packer
Bank
Milwaukee
Walter W.ott
DE Giorgi Brothers CO
Council Bluffs
Iowa
T.E. Ball
Wayne & Low—Mangan CO
Chicaro
Giardini & Landman
West
Randolph Street
Ray Landman
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