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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR lists midweek bids and prices for Oklahoma butter and chicken items. Mentions firms at present, weekly arrivals in Wa bers, and dealers paying higher prices for country butter amid shifting supply. Fortunes and exact figures are unclear due to garbled text.
The Minneapolis vegetable market faced a surplus as demand ran broadly good but supplies exceeded handling capacity. Cucumbers were fair quality with light demand, cabbage shipments plentiful, onions plentiful with prices dragged down by heavy arrivals, lettuce and radishes abundant with limited demand, and potatoes in light supply selling at 1.10 to 1.30 a sack. New stock demand rose quickly at 1.65 to 1.75 per bushel.
In Minneapolis on June 14 the egg market remained steady with demand strong and quality high due to cool weather. Quotations held at levels for prime firsts 16c to 18%c, with various storage and candied stocks listed. overall activity small, several lots sold and bids varied, storage cars offered but largely no bids, as prices persisted through the week with minor shifts.
In Chicago on June 14 auction activity centered on California cherries with many poor fruit arrivals pushing prices lower. Good quality fruit sold fairly, while first apricot and peach cars arrived. Pringle apricots fetched 2.00 to 3.05 per half crate and early Alexander peaches reached 2.00.
Chicago firms E C James & Co announce absolute security as their aim and note bonds by Produce Reporter Co and a 5000 dollar bond in Minnesota for protecting customers entrusting carrots fruits and produce to be sold on brokerage. They plan to district new potatoes pineapples cabbage onions and will manage late deciduous and citrus fruit imports from the Pacific coast for the coming season.
June 14 report from North Branch Michigan notes many planted potatoes were drowned and seed must be bought to plant anew. Harper Elevator Co. expects shipping in more seed as old stock runs out. Across Michigan wet weather could reduce potato acreage and hurt local trade as small towns receive shipments.
The Alton Cooperage Co in Alton HL announces a daily capacity of 1,000 barrels and invites shippers of apples who plan early orders to contact them.
June 14 Minneapolis reports steady butter demand with best week in some time. Receipts align with normal seasonal runs as cooler weather preserves quality and light cooler holdings limit storage. Most surplus moves to eastern markets while prices are expected to stay firm through the month.
Mr H D Fletcher, manager of the Grand Junction Fruit Growers Assn, spent the week with the local trade in Minneapolis. He announced plans for more fruit of better quality this year and reported arrangements with L James & Co to handle the association's account in the territory.
The Dallas market remains flooded with seasonable fruits and vegetables including poor quality cantaloupes hardly salable. Prices for crates of sound stock run $3 to $3.50, with tomatoes, corn, beans, peppers, citrus, peaches, berries and bananas priced across the market. Poultry and eggs show varied demand, with spring chickens in short supply and egg quality down. butter, creamery products and packing stock show steady to strong activity as storage winds down.
Chicago June 14 Indications point to one of the largest hay crops in the central west as harvest nears Traders expect a big supply and lower prices after the new crop is cut and cured High prices last season have spurred expectations of widespread production Alfalfa remains heavy with prices from 12 to 17 Dealers caution against shipping hay here except in fall and winter Timothy tops 24 50 to 25 Prairie ranges 15 50 to 24 50
June 14 Bayfield predicts the largest and best strawberry crop yet with picking starting around June 25 per F Kern Bayfield Peninsula Fruit Assn manager. Currants expected to ship in carloads. four and five year cherry trees and young apple trees are overloaded signaling a record crop. Strawberries will appear early when none elsewhere in the state. Co A Mills is Dead. Chicago reports C A Mills of Mills Bros died after peritonitis surgery and a sinking spell Monday night. Naas Bros. Had Fine Gandys. Minneapolis notes Naas Bros. Fruit Co shipped a car of St Louis Gandys, first of the season, in trays. Naas Bros. dominates handling in Twin Cities.
Peter Fox of Peter Fox Sons Co. departs Chicago to oversee wheat and livestock operations on his extensive South Dakota lands. The venture aims at harvesting the wheat crop. Fox is not expected to return soon.
Crowley La June 14 The first ripe tomatoes appeared on markets last week. The current season yields better grade tomatoes than in years past, with improved size and quality.
Traverse City Michigan reports a bright fruit outlook with exceptions for caches. The letter to The Packer from Ben Barnes notes strong prospects and includes a request for a subscription.
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