Grand Junction Fruit Prospects From Local Growers
John F. Moore, manager of the Grand Junction Fruit Growers, estimates a strong crop this season for apples, peaches, pears, and cantaloupes across Grand Junction Clifton and Palisade. He predicts about 300 cars total from the valley, with 200 to 400 cars of pears, 100 to 800 cars of apples, and cantaloupes shipping from Clifton and Grand Junction.
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Grand Junction
Col
Packer
Fruita
Clifton
Paligade
Palisade
Royals
Mayes
Palisa
Colorado
Chicago
Fhuegetonia
Boston
New York
John F. Moore
Grand Junction Fruit Growers’ An
MANSAS CITYS HERO Tells of Sam Hurst Jr Rescue Wonder
Kansas City produce exchange president S J Hurst Jr is hailed as a hero after rescuing a woman from drowning at a Noel Missouri resort picnic. In the Ozarks tale, Hurst jumps in, brings her to shore, and then nearly falls in again but recovers, earning local praise as a wet hero. Army Topeka picnic planning also noted with playful nautical chatter.
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Kansas City
S. J. Hurst, Jr
W. L. Grush
Sam
Melons Likely to Drop as Prices Fall in Kansas City
June 16 report from Deslerghere Bay notes melons with prices too high to move. Free shipments from the South prompt expectations of a decline within days. Quotations run 4 to 6 dollars per dozen, with trade wary of current levels while weather shows improvement.
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Kansas City
Deslerghere Bay
Tomatoes Down Prices Spur Larger Purchases in Local Market
June 15 in Likely to Help the De Materially city market shows tomatoes well supplied with prices dipping. Four-basket crates fall from 1.50 to 1.15, now moving at 80 to 90 cents per crate. Fancy stock dominates with green and ordinary varieties selling 10 to 12 cents per crate. Texas supplies this market as a busy trade unfolds.
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Kengal City
Texas
Poultry Market Steady in Kansas City Demand Grows
Kansas City notes steady poultry trade with heavier market movement but no rush yet. Broilers remain plentiful though dealers complain their size is small as one and a half pounders are scarce. Hens and spring ducks arrive in quantity, market aided by strong eastern demand.
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Kansas City
Ming
Arive
Carlot Shippers
State meeting for fruit growers in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City calls all county fruit grower associations to meet at the Chamber of Commerce on June 20 at 1 30 PM. The aim is to establish a uniform marketing system covering handling packing and selling and to promote growers interests overall. Ed E Jake J Freeman cert E Peebley signers urge representation from all communities with or without local groups. Propective peach buyers will be welcome. Frost reduced crop prospects noted.
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Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce
Arsa
Ed. E. Jake
Canadian County Fruit Rowers’ Assn
J. E. Freeman
Logan County Fruit Growers’ Assn
Demand Wanes In Hot Weather Hit Kansas City Eggs
Kansas City on June 16 reports weaker demand due to heat in the East. Receipts are liberal, with a surplus here and slow sales to other markets. Most eggs are consigned and not stored, pushing prices downward. Local demand has declined after a brief active period, and candling shows poorer condition.
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Kansas City
A Firm Butter Market Supplies Hold Steady
Kansas City June 13 Local creamery butter prices remain firm amid indifferent demand. Monday saw a price drop but opposition led to the cut being reversed by Wednesday. Warm weather slows creamery trade while packing butter demand surges with ongoing inquiries and tight supply from small handlers. Arrivals match last week, perhaps slightly lower.
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Kansas City
Cantalol yh Outlook at Crowder I T June 10 1907
In Crowder I T fruit growers report wet weather delaying cantaloupe planting yet three fourths of a stand on 300 acres. beans and potatoes for shipment. blackberries set for local express. Elberta peaches ripening early with good rains and promising crops.
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Crowder
I. T
the Packer
Triumph
Mason and Dixons
Love
Notted Rock
L. A. Hollis
Crowder Fruit and Truck Growers’ Assny
Anderson Berries Next Year Aim for Doubling Acreage
Staff report from Anderson Missouri notes 12 carloads of strawberries shipped this season, price range 93.10 to 82.76 per crate, with growers pleased and plans to market next season. W Ed Roark predicts acreage will roughly double, urging thorough cultivation as hoe and plow work the gravelly clay soil. The town aspires to a slipping point equal to Neosho amid local improvements and a paying fruit business.
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Anderson
Segaon
W. Ed. Roark
Andersonite
Neosho
Weather and market prices in Cleveland in June
The Cleveland market report from June 14 notes cold wet weather with poor spring crop prospects. Potatoes and early vegetables are late, fruit prices steady though fruit scarce, Georgia peaches appearing, onions scarce, dried beans high, cabbage plentiful and cheap, tomatoes plentiful and prices lower, butter steady, eggs plentiful, cheese easing, and poultry strong for hens but spring chickens lower.
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Cleveland
Georgia
Ohio
Cantalove and Butter Markets Show Slow Cincinnati Trade
Florida cantalove sales creep along as demand remains light while quality stays fair and crates fetch 1.50 to 2.00 dollars. In Cincinnati the butter flush season begins with heavy supply and slow movement as prices stay high and market tone softens.
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Cincinnati
Florida
Sutter
FRUIT TREE PLANTING BOOMS IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
St Joe Michigan June 14 Thousands of peach pear and plum trees are being set across southwestern Michigan in line with The Packer reports After last October blizzard fruit men report strong demand with nurseries unable to meet orders Apples show less growth due to lower profits Grapevines may disappoint as leaves drop Strawberries are expanding rapidly with acreage up about 100 percent over last year Raspberry and blackberry output looks promising with expected free shipping by late July
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St. Joe
Mich
Packer
Michigan
Potatoes Market Fluctuations Boost/Decline in Kansas City
Kansas City reports varied potato prices amid fluctuating receipts. Early week demand rose. heavy shipments Monday and Tuesday pressured values. By midweek light arrivals improved sentiment with prices up about 10 cents, while dirty stock lingered. Old potatoes held about 8 to 10 cents, with strong demand and expectations of fair prices next week.
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Kansas City
Steck
Iéc
Burbanke
Cartata Nove
Cincinnati
Sparta Berry Growers Report Acreage and Damages
Sparta Wisconsin growers report 295 acres of fruit, with winter kill affecting some. About 30,000 cases expected to ship. Berries to ripen around June 15. Half of raspberry and blackberry crops damaged by winter.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Berry Growers
Assa
Rij
Weather boosts crop progress in Crystal Springs region
Crystal Springs Mississippi reports favorable weather driving vegetable growth. Carrot shipments and tomatoes have moved since May with up to four cars daily. Expect peak tomato shipments by June as supply tightens. Growers are shipping many tomatoes green while late beans mature and yield fair green bean shipments.
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Crystal Springs
Miss
C. M. Huber
Last East Tennessee berries reach market amid poor quality
Cincinnati reports the final shipments from east Tennessee this season. Receivers struggled to move stock at reasonable prices as crates sold mainly from 1.00 to 1.70 dollars, with some very poor stock lower and a few fancy crates higher. Nashville berries appeared briefly. most fruit went north. Homegrown berries were plentiful at 2.25 to 3.25 dollars per bushel crate, the stock generally good.
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Cincinnati
Nashville
Prospects Improve for Fruits and Potatoes in Kentucky and Michigan
June 14 reports note warm weather aiding fruit bloom in Ludington and favorable conditions for apples peaches plums and sour cherries though sweet cherries may be lighter. In Kentucky St Matthews Monahan Bros have 70 acres of potatoes ready for market with Henry Stutzenburger and N A and J B Arterburn also growing potatoes and onions. The L and N railway plans a loading platform to aid local growers.
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Ludington
Mohs
F. M. Sage
Kentucky
Matthews
Monahan Bros
Henry Stutzenburger
Fine Growing Weather in Humboldt Tomato Market
Humboldt Tenn June 12 1907 growers report late tomato crop prospects with first car shipments hinted around June 20th to 28th and a belief output may match last year. Wet bloom and lack of worms improve stock quality. shippers plan stricter tomato inspection to offer genuine value in west Tennessee markets.
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Humboldt, Tenn
Packer
West Tennessee
J. R, Wallis
Potato harvest and South West stock in competition
The report notes ample potato supply from the Southwest and Virginia districts, with Kentucky and Ohio areas expecting shipments. Analysts foresee competition with Lovellville and Atlantic coast markets, as Virginia stock ramps up and Tennessee aids late-season shipments, while conditions steer central and western draw.
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Kuw
America
Loweville
Virginia
Newinglantic Coast
Central States
Tennessee Wills
Cincinnati
Jung
Potatoes and cabbage shipments rise in Louisville area
Louisville area market notes large and growing potato shipments with about 900 cars expected, led by Louisville and nearby stations as growers hope for warm weather. Cabbage and onion crops forecast good yields with early July movement. lines from St Matthews Lakeland Lyndon O Bannon Jefferstownown and Buchel stations feed the season.
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Louieville
Matthews
Louisville
Kaw Valley
Kansas City
American Bottoms
St. Louia
Norpal
St. Matthews
Lakeland
Lyndon
O'Bannon
Jeffersontown
Pau Stine
Buchel
Loulaville
Kalamazoo Fruits Association Reports County Crop Prospects
Kalamazoo County Fruit Growers Association met with good attendance to discuss fruit conditions across the county. A table estimates strawberry and raspberry output, with peaches and cherries forecast and apples noted as uncertain. grapes expected to be fair, vines in good shape, with no imminent damage to crops foreseen.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Kalamazoo County
Dilman Bros Apple Trade Traveler Heads West for Deals
Fred Dilman of Dilman Bros Gen Y, seasoned in apples and cabbage, visits Geneva and Chicago then plans a westward survey of apple markets. He will visit Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Colorado to assess deals while mixing business with pleasure. Cabbage outlook in Geneva remains fair though plants are small and acreage may rise. about 500 carloads are shipped annually from Geneva. Weather in three weeks will largely decide overall cabbage quantity and quality across New York Michigan Wisconsin.
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Mr. Dilman
Geneva
New York
Abbage
Chicago
Fred Dilman
Dilman Bros
Gen. Y
Far West
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Colorado
Dilman
Michigan
Wisconsin
Grant's Pass Fruit Growers elect officers at annual meeting
At the Grant's Pass Fruit Growers union annual meeting J Robinson of Wilderville was named president W Colby of Grant's Pass vice president Chas Meserve of Grant's Pass secretary and younger H L Gilkey cashier of the First National Bank Grant's Pass treasurer T J Morrison and J W Colby of Grant's Pass C triplett Hugo and J B Mackin of Leland were elected directors to fill vacancies Rhub apples pears and melons are grown in Rogue River valley with a year of harvest noted.
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Grant's Pass
Ure
C. . Triplett
Hugo
Mackin
Leland
Rogue River Valley
Not a cabbage carrier on Norfolk shipments
Cincinnati June 15 The Packer reports H E Rodenfels of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway explains the railroad has no refrigerator cars and does not cater to vegetable traffic cabbage shipments from Norfolk to Western cities are handled by other lines or packing firms The article notes the railroad is not a common carrier for refrigerated produce and questions the railways obligations to provide equipment A H Brown of Stewart Fruit Co relocates to New York to oversee eastern shipments
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Carlotse
Cincinnati
Packer
Norfolk, Va
H. E. Rodenfels
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
Cheasapeake & Ohio Railway
Western Points
Norfolk
Chesapeake & Ohio
Express
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Chicago
A. H. Brown
Stewart Fruit Co
Warren Street
Mr. Brown
E. M. Ferguson
Duluth
Eastern
New York State
Michigan's Prospective Crop Report Declares Fruit and Vegetables
In a June report by Secretary of State Geo A Prescott, Michigan crop prospects show potato acreage below five year average across regions and overall condition under par. Ben Davis apples slated for a quarter crop. blackberries and strawberries set for full yields with berries ripening in about two weeks. Local growers and shippers include J P and L D Eaton A D Morrison B L McGown Chas Schrann and H C Wilgus.
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Lansing
Mich
Geo. A. Prescott
Michigan
Packer
Ben Davis
J. P
L. D. Eaton
A. D. Morrison
B. L. McGown
Chas, Schrann
H. C
Wilgus
Increased Melon Acreage in Georgia District
In WoRac Georgia on June 11 1907 about 209 acres are planted with watermelons and 130 acres with cantaloupes, both above average. The crops run ten days late. cantaloupes yield about 80 percent of a full crop while watermelons are in good condition. Two watermelon varieties are Augusta Rattlesnake and Eden Gem. Rocky Porch is the only cantaloupe variety. Watermelons ship July 10 and cantaloupes in June. Principal shipping points are Macon Scotland and Erick.
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woRac
Packer
Augusta
Krac
Scotland
Erick
D. J. Sumner
Cosentino & Co Denies In Memphis Banana Deal Link
Fort Wayne Indiana June 13 a Cosentino and Co representative denies any involvement in the Memphis banana deal and rejects the suggestion of wrongdoing they admit a February lawsuit over a carload of strawberries shipped from Cincinnati in May 1905 with the shipper winning a full invoiced verdict.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Packer
P. Coscnthio & Co
Cincinnati
Salvia Mercantile Case Tied to Missing Stockton Firm
In March the Salvia Mercantile Co shipped goods to J. F. Wood & Co of Stockton, valued at $2,267.67, on a cut of puta and tocs. Returns failed to arrive as investigations show J B Wood & Co vanished from Stockton, possibly headed to Vancouver, leaving the sheriff to say Wood has done everybody.
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Sajna
Utah
Salvia Mercantile Co
J. F. Wood & Co
Stockton
Cal
J. B. Wood & Co
Vancover
Wood
Poor Berry Quality Hurts Chicago Market in June
June 15 Chicago reports liberal berry supplies but slow trade and lower prices due to wet soft small fruit. Packers bakers and peddlers absorbed most offerings while rain and icy damp weather kept buyers away. Illinois Indiana and St Louis fruit moved in varied lots with prices from $1 to $2.25 for quart packs and 1.50 to 2.75 for blackberries.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
St. Louis
Tennessee
The 610 Butter Outlook Shows Shipments From Several Points
The 610 butter outlook reports weekly shipments of packing stock butter from multiple towns including Barnesville Apple Creek Ada Atwater Bremen Bluffton Amsden and Barrs Mills. Production paths vary from normal to below normal with several lines noting dairy and creamery butter shipments and favorable conditions for liberal production in coming weeks.
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Barnesville
Richard Healey
Apple Creek
J. A A. Jameson
Ada
Storer Bros. Atwater
Deerfield
C. E. Green
C. E. Reiter
Atwater
Wusual
H. L. Matti
Heiser & Matt
Bremen
Wels Produce Co
Bluffton
J. E. Lugsbill
Amsden
Thompson
de Barrs Mills
S. P. Miller & Son
Watermelons by the Ton Shown in Circular
A Georgia watermelon shipper sent a circular suggesting ton based pricing with no size specifications. Columbus dealers doubt regular buyers will accept ton sales without on ground inspection or size data. The first car is slated for June 17 or 18 with escalating ton prices, while rattlesnakes pricing begins June 3.
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Columbus
Georgia
National League
Kolb Gemmelons
Stop Bank Guarantees Prompt Major Dealers In Chicago
A Chicago movement among South Water Street dealers seeks to end bank guarantees in produce trading. They propose destination inspection to replace initial point checks, with weights certified by public weighers attached to bills of lading. Dealers argue bank guarantees allow poor quality goods to pass, eroding trust and prompting calls for reform across the market.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Per
Brockman
St. Louis
Reading
Deasers
Board of Trade
The
Stock Exchange
Good Year Outlook in St Joseph Orchards
St Joseph Mich June 12 The outward prospects for pears in this section are unusually good. Some large peach orchards in this county seem to have coped with damaging frosts last fall while others will not bear fruit at all this year.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Onc
Senator Dunlap Reports Illinois Apple Crop Outlook
Champaign Illinois June 12 Senator Dunlap who recently visited southern Illinois says the opinion in that area is for about one third of a crop of apples. He expects his own orchards to yield about two thirds of last year. Dunlap has sold since January twenty thousand barrels.
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Champaign
Dunelap
Illinois
Dunlap
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