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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1938
Page
2
Cabbage market in Chicago notes an easier tone with plentiful supplies and slow movement. Jobbing prices cited include Missouri crates at 11.25, 100-pound sacks at 1.60, half crates at 65 cents, Tennessee crates at 50 cents to 1, Florida red hampers at 2, and Kentucky crates around 1.15 to 1.26.
New Albany Indiana June 17 With 100000 crates of strawberries the Floyd county Borden Pekin belt reports one of the decade s largest yields. Shipping associations and express companies say the crop exceeded normal by 40 to 50 percent in size and sold for better prices than last year. Growers expect about 160000 from the crop. In addition to truck shipments 101 cars carried the fruit to eastern centers and to Canada. The season has just closed.
Peach market in Chicago for the week showed fair demand with moderate supplies and a generally steady tone. Georgia Early Rose priced at 40 to 60 cents per half bushel, Hiley Belles 65 cents to $1, Golden Jubilee at 75 cents to $1, Illinois Red Birds 75 6 cents per bushel to $1, and 60 to 60 cents for half-bushels.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange releases April and May statistical review with graphs on butter eggs poultry and cheese stating price reductions and storage trends of interest to trade members.
Chicago market reports show M Roth & Sons importing celery under Quality R brand from Muskegon and predicting shipments of highballs start next week. First car of Georgia cantaloupes arrived, shipped as Fireball by Imperial Fruit. Tennessee cucumbers also reported good quality from Irvin Fly. Industry figures and officials from refrigerated warehousing groups attended meetings in Springfield on legislative matters. Oregon cherries and Washington cherries were sold at auction, with shipments by Stadelman and Perham Fruit, quality noted as good.
Gordon Morrison of Rochester announced the five pound carton of forced rhubarb would symbolize the 1938 convention of the Vegetable Growers Association of America in Detroit from August 29 to September 1. The emblem honors Detroit origin of the hothouse rhubarb industry and links to John G. Hefeli, Detroit Market Growers Association president and Michigan Vegetable Growers Association vice president.
Chicago onions opened the week steady to firm on best stock while off-grade grades lagged. As demand slowed with abundant supplies, prices eased: Texas yellows No 1 50 pound sacks at 1.35 to 1.40, commercials 1.05 to 1.10, whites No 1 at 1.35 to 1.40, and No 1 jumbos at 1.65.
In Chicago on June 17 the green vegetable market showed a fair demand with ample supplies. Asparagus stayed steady while beans, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, peppers, spinach, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes covered a wide price range reflecting steady to easier market conditions and abundant homegrown stock.
Filer Idaho grower Harry Heller known for Gold Bond apples recounts a five month winter trip to Arizona and Sonora where he hooked and landed a 215-pound blue marlin during the Sword Fish Fiesta near Guaymas. He brought back film and trophies, including large rattlesnakes and Swift foxes, and plans to expand his Swift fox ranch while forecasting a 60,000 box apple harvest this year.
Chicago reports the Meyer Schuman Company receiving the season’s first Yuma Gold cantaloupes from McDaniel & Sons Somerton Arizona. The car sold quickly at a premium and movement is increasing with ample daily supplies expected. Melons are full slip vine ripened precooled hand graded and labeled.
Union Pacific announces Idaho promotions for two popular representatives In Boise Joel L Priest rises to Idaho representative of President Jeffers and K L Johnson becomes a replacement headquartering in Boise both men longtime agents at Boise and Payette respected by growers shippers and broad bases of supporters.
Muscatine Iowa reports a corn shortage abroad spurring a local boom. About 1,000,000 bushels have been loaded on Inland Waterways barges and sent to New Orleans for ocean freighters bound for British territories. Local elevators receive grain from Tilinola and Towa for bulk and bag loading.
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