Active Trade in Truce at Chicago
Vegetable wholesale report from Chicago notes an active trade with green vegetables in abundant supply. Buyers favored quality. fancy tomatoes, beans, corn, peppers and lettuce moved briskly, while inferior stock sold slowly. Prices varied by origin and grade, with Texas, Louisiana, Illinois and California items listed.
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Chicago
Texas
Illinois
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
California
Piowaty & Sons Move to New Chicago Building
iM. Piowaty & Sons of Chicago, a distributing firm for fruits and vegetables, have moved to a new four story building on South Water Street. The firm, expanding all divisions, now offers enhanced handling for carload shipments and ice shipping. All departments report heavy business and improved facilities.
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Chicago
M. Piowaty & Sons
Pee City
South Water Street
Kansas City Street Notes and Crystal Brothers Marketing Plan
The Union Celery Company sold American Beauty cantaloupes in the first freight car at 4.60 on ponies and 5.50 on standard while Beehive breakfast melons went for 3.50 per crate. H A McMullen of Los Angeles and Thornton of Blackwater, Mo visited Kansas City this week. Crystal Brothers Company claims the most direct marketing system delivering daily with 11 five ton auto trucks and 15 wagons, selling directly to grocers and receiving shipments from growers so produce goes through only two dealers.
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Union Celery Company
H. A. McMullen
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Thornton
Blackwater
Crystal Bros. Co
Cleveland
Crystal Brothers Company
War Savings Day June 28 Publicity Note and Stamp Use
Kansas City Mo June 12 1918 National War Savings Day proclaimed by the President calls on citizens to subscribe for War Savings stamps. Committee urges trade papers to run ads or place a two line stamp message “Buy War Savings Stamps June 28 and Help Win the West.” Use this stamp through June 28 on postal cards letters envelopes or any circulating medium and ask city papers to publicize. The produce trade has supported Liberty Loan and Red Cross. this offers active service through education and promotion.
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Kansas City
Packer
United States
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
New Orleans Vegetables Moving Forward Steadily
New Orleans reports abundant home grown vegetables including green corn squash cucumbers peppers and okra with steady demand from other markets. Prices remain largely stable with green corn four dollars per sugar barrel among other steady rates for squash cucumbers peppers eggplants okra and root vegetables.
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New Orleans
Okra
Ohio Potato Acreage Roughly Matches Last Year
Columbus reports the State Board of Agriculture estimates Ohio potato acreage at 103,153 acres for this year, about the same as last year, with 4,960 acres of cabbage under cultivation. In New Orleans poultry market remains active with hens 28 29c, young chickens 28 38c, turkeys around 80c, ducks 23c, roosters 16c, and guineas Firm at 4.80 per dozen.
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Ohio
Columbus
State Board of Agriculture
New Orleans
Poultry Federation Formed To Unite National Industry
Chicago June 14. Advisory Council of the National War Emergency Poultry Federation completed and adopted bylaws at Chicago meetings June 10 and 11 to create a nationwide poultry organization during the war. Temporary officers include President Reese V. Hicks and Secretary H. R. Lewis. The federation aims to absorb national and state poultry bodies, operates as an organization of organizations, and seeks broad participation from firms, individuals, and committees to support war efforts and restore poultry supplies worldwide.
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Chicago
Advisory Council
National War Emergency Poultry Federation
Jas. . Rice
Ithaca
N. Y
McCollum
Federation
Reese V. Hicks
Brown's Mills
N. J
A. G. Philips
Lafayette
Ind
H. R. Lewis
New Brunswick
S. BH. Edwards
Uncle Sam
Europe
Spring Chickens in Larger Supply Across Regions
Cincinnati June 14 The movement of Southern spring chickens is increasing with express lots passing crossings out of Tennessee Northern Alabama Mississippi and Southern Kentucky to markets through the Middle West. Receipts on Ohio Valley markets were heavy with active demand. Prices ranged 46 50c per pound for stock over 1 1/2 pounds and 40 45c for lighter weights. Output expected to rise in the South with continued production into late June or early July.
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Cincinnati
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
Middle West
Ohio Valley
Michigan Potato Men to Meet Next Monday
Northern Michigan potato growers will gather in Traverse City on June 17 for a market conference with county agricultural agents from Northern and Western Michigan. Attendees will include Dr Eben Mumford Prof C W Ward Hale Tennant and likely J N McBride to discuss forming a statewide marketing organization.
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Traverse City
Mich
Michigan
Eben Mumford
C. W. Ward
Hale Tennant
J. N. McBride
Potato Bugs Threaten Indiana Potato Crop
Indianapolis June 14 A state estimate from entomologist Frank N Wallace says every penny of the third liberty loan is a quota Indiana potato growers must either feed or kill. He notes the potato bug crop is the largest on record with about 600 bugs per plant and advocates arsenate of lead as the best solution, warning the outlook is not favorable.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Frank N. Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Hoosier
Better Market on Onions in Chicago Jun 14
Onions show improved demand and movement with prices advancing. No 1 Yellow Texas Bermudas sold mainly at 1.15 per crate, No 2 at 0.85 to 1.00, No 1 Crystal Wax 1.25 to 1.40, California White Bermudas about 1.75, and California Yellows from 1.25 to 1.50 per crate.
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Chicago
Texas
California
Old Apples Clean Up at Firm Prices
Supplies of old apples were practically exhausted this week and the few remaining offerings sold at firm prices. There was new stock from Tennessee that met with a fair sale. Old barrels of Willow Twigs were quotable at $9, Breele Red at $8.50 to $9, Ben Davis $6.50 to $7. Old stock boxes of Winesaps sold at $3.40, and Newtown Pippin at $2.50 per bushel basket.
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Chicago
Tennessee
Ben Davis
Newtown
Market report shows improved cabbage prices and quality
Chicago June 14 improved call for cabbage gave the market a better tone this week. Tennessee stock in 60 pound crates sold at 1.75 and hampers 1.75. Mississippi 100 pound crates sold at 2.75 for the best, with poorer lines 2.50 to 2.70. Kentucky offerings were generally very good and moved fairly at 3.93 to 4.25.
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Chicago
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kentucky
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