Detroit Street Notes Update From Trade and Market Reports
H W Dorn of the Moorida Avocado Growers Exchange in Florida visits Detroit on the trade circuit en route to New York. Russell Montgomery returns to the Detroit Fruit Auction after three months home due to an auto accident. Cal fresh fruit arrivals include California Honey Dews, Washington Iceberg head lettuce, California Marsh Seedless grapefruit, Texas green corn, and Mississippi tomatoes. Egg and poultry markets show light trading with prices steady to slightly firmer, butterfat price pressure, and stable cheese listings as hot weather nears.
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H.W. Dorn
Moorida Avocado Growers Exchange
Naranja, Fla
Mr. Dorn
New York
Middle West
Russell Montgomery
Detroit Fruit Auctoin
Monty
Few Price Changes on Indianapolis Market
Indianapolis notes show limited movement in the produce market with prices generally stabilizing at lower levels. The week’s trades were sparse and small shifts indicated a cautious market tone in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago Onions Prices Falter as Demand Stalls
Chicago onions market shows continued liberal receipts and weak demand. Reports list pricing for various sizes and origins including Texas 60 pound sacks at 75 cents to 1 dollar and California crates and sacks with Yellow Bermudas at 90 cents to 1 dollar plus 50 pound sacks U S No 1s at 1.10.
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Chicago
Texas
California
U. S
Fertilizer Receipts Rise on Eastern Shore in 1932
The Interstate Early Potato Committee and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics report 54,320 tons of fertilizer unloaded in Northampton Accomac Wicocomico Somerset Worcester counties during January to March 1932. Comparable three month totals were 70,240 in 1931, 79,260 in 1930, and 64,805 in 1929. County breakdown unavailable due to rail data limits.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Early Potato Committee
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Northampton
Acecomac
Virginia
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Maryland
Supplies for Berries Steady as Chicago Market Letter
Chicago market notes light strawberry receipts with many offerings fair quality. Michigan Premiers seedy, movement fair, prices steady. Illinois 24-quart crates Dunlaps at 11.25, Aromas and Premiers 11.50, Gandies 11.50, Blakemores 11.50, Kentucky Aromas 11.50 to 11.50, Indiana Premiers 11.50, Michigan Premiers 0.75 to 1.00.
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Chicago
Michigan
Imnois
Kentucky
Indiana
Vegetables Down on Chicago Market as Supplies Rise
Chicago June 10 plants show heavier green vegetable supplies and rising homegrown offerings push prices lower. Asparagus beans and peppers vary by crate and hamper. cauliflower and lettuce steady. corn and sweet potatoes mixed with light demand across the region.
Prices Lower on the Indianapolis Market
Prices ease across Indiana fruits and vegetables as homegrown season arrives. Cauliflower from home sources opens at 1.25 to 1.50 per bushel while California apricots go for 2.75 per 20 pound box and California plums fetch 2.25 per 20 pounds. Homegrown beets enter markets at 50 cents a dozen. onions weaken with 1.25 per 50 pounds for yellow, 1.35 for Texas. green onions 20 cents a dozen. Texas tomatoes 2.75 per 30 pounds and hothouse tomatoes 1.75 per ten pounds. Indiana strawberries appear in volume at 2.25 per crate. rain favors growth as acreage expands.
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Chicago
Asparagua
Hingis
Alton-Godfrey
Ottawa
Michigan
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Missouri
California
Texas
Alabama
Florida
Washington
Indiana
Bell
Kentucky
Nancy Halls
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago Street Notes on Fruit Trade Moves and Crew Departures
Reports from Chicago fruit trade insiders track shipments and touring buyers across states. Carlotina peas taper in Carolina shipments while New Jersey growers seek rain, and several traders head to California, Arizona, Georgia, Arkansas, and beyond to scout cantaloupes peaches and berries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. &. Picanco, Jr
Gillarde - Bruns Company
Carolinas
New Jersey
Carolina
Picanco
Local farmers receive first Texas Golden Bantam corn of season
LT Abe Schwartz of Schwarzs Dries & Wax returns from California where he toured cantaloupe and grape regions. Phil Rafelson of the Abe Rafelson Company departs by air for the tomato deal in Jacksonville Texas, arriving Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Golden Bantam Corn
Abe Schwartz
Schwarzs, Dries & Wax
California
Phil Rafelson
Abe Rafelson Company
Jacksonville
Tex
National Tea Co clos es several stores
Chicago reports the National Tea Company has closed about 90 small low volume unprofitable stores over the past year. Directors reduced the quarterly dividend from 256c to 15c and set annual common stock at 60c. Officials cite fewer unprofitable units and lower commodity prices as causes, with cost cuts and higher merchandise turnover noted.
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Chicago
Daily Press
National Tea Company
Market Dull in Potatoes as Old Stock Vanishes in Chicago
Chicago traders report fading supplies of old potatoes with buyers shifting to new stock. Idaho Russets and Wisconsin Round Whites sell around 90 cents to 1.10, while Southern No 1 Triumphs fetch 1.40 to 1.60 for fancy grades. New stock is lighter but demand remains for top quality, with fair stock at 1.25 to 1.35 and poorer lots at 85 to 1.10.
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Chicago
Idaho
Wisconsin
Pea crop marketing nets 108000 for Elizabeth City growers
Marketing of the May pea crop in the region yielded about 108000 dollars to the growers of the section. A total of 178 cars were shipped to market this year, less than half the tonnage of last year when 370 cars went north. A few more years are expected this season. Read The Packer-2 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Day
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Centralia
Chicago
Southern
Illinois
Day
Elizabeth City
N. C
Kingstree crops show strong truck market for beans
In Kingstree South Carolina on June 10 growers report string beans moved to northern markets by truck with prices from 50 cents to 1.85 per hamper. Irish potatoes are ready in Hemingway area with about 40 carloads expected this week. Tomatoes cucumbers and squash growing fast while cucumber beetles injure the crop.
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Kingstree
S. C
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C.H. Weaver & CO
South Water Market
Produce Exchange
North Fourth ST
ST. Louis
Union Produce Terminal
Detroit
Detroit Street
Herman Franzblau Company
Thierwechter Brothers
Fishman & Brown
Andrews Brothers
Detroit Tomato Company
Sam Vitale
Eavier
Orr
Peter W. Coppersmith
John TL. Coppe
P. W. Coppersmith & CO
Blue Book
Nith
Chicago Street Notes
Ao. J. Odegard
Princeton, Minn
R. W. Peterson
City Perishable Inspection Bureau
Anthony Cefalu
Thomas Cefalu
Amite. la
Alex Relfast
Gust Relfast
Arizona
William Nelson
International Fruit Distributors
Yakima, Wash
Pacific Fruit & Produce Company
William Garfitt
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
National Retail Grocers Association
Jerome A. Larocco
J. Larocco &Co
Cincinnati
Charles Rogers
G. H. Cross Company
Georgia
Nick Ellis
The
American Fruit Growers Inc
Sanford, Miss
Russell Seidentop
California Fruit Growers Exchange
Karl Merkel
Merkel Brothers Company
Hammond
Arkansas
the Gourley Company
Hill-Luthy Co
Peoria, Ilinois
William L. Wagner
I . L. Wagner, Inc
Harry C. Barnes
Michigan Ave
MAXOR
South Water Market Commission
Wat Trading Members
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