Imperial Valley grapes arrive in Chicago amid fruit auction sale
H Weaver Co received the first Imperial Valley grape car of the season to move out of California. The car sold at the Chicago Fruit Auction Company sale, with trade coverage in The Packer. J B Alderson of Weiser Idaho reports a six month California trip and expects a good fruit crop, especially apples and prunes, renewing Nis with $2.
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H. Weaver & Co
California
Chicago
Imperial Valley
Chicago Fruit Auction Company
J. B. Alderson
Weiser
Idaho
Government Department To Inspect Perishables Arriving in Cleveland
R C Butner in Chicago district leads U S Department of Agriculture inspection plan for perishables arriving in Cleveland via Nickle Plate Railroad. First contract of its kind, with inspections optional unless requested. reports cover load condition and shifts. Butner aimed to start operations properly during a brief Cleveland stay.
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Government Department
Cleveland
Chicago
R. C. Butner
United States Department of Agriculture
Clebe
United States
Agriculture
Nickle Plate Railroad
Butner
Market Report Shows Slight Apple Market Firming In Detroit
Detroit June 18 The apple market was easy late last week but firmed up slightly. Bushel stock light and movement moderate with Northern Spy and Baldwin prices listed. PineapplesReceipts moderate and firmer demand. oranges heavy with California boxes around six dollars. cantaloupes heavy receipts yet warmer weather held demand. Peaches moderate with good demand. strawberries firm on quality stock from Kentucky Tennessee Missouri. watermelons light but firmer with Tom Watsons and other sizes quoted. Vegetables steady to slightly easier with beans cabbage celery and celery prices noted across regions.
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Detroit
Ben Davis
Northwestern
California
Imperial Valley
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Michigan
Florida
Tom Watsons
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Father of Frank Keillor Died Monday Night
Chicago June 18 Friends of Frank Keillor regret to learn of the death of his father John Henry Keillor at his Arcadia Michigan home last Monday night He would have been 70 in September Death caused by a complication of diseases Burial was held Thursday Survived by wife three daughters and two sons Frank Keillor connected with the trade for years now with Schoenburg Golbus Company
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Chicago
Frank Keillor
John Henry Keillor
Arcadia
Mich
Schoenburg-Golbus Company
Chicago Street Notes on Fruit and Vegetable Trade Activity
Trade officials and shippers from California to Alberta visited Chicago this week. Buffington of Federal Fruit Distributors and James Wade of Wella Wade joined local dealers. A J Conroy and Crosset & Riley kept Chicago offices active for carrot, melon, potato shipments.
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Chicago Street Notes. Co
C. Buffington
Federal Fruit
Fresno
Calif
Chicago
James Wade
Wella & Wade
Wenatchee
Wash
Leonard, Crosset & Riley
DB. E. Knowles
Robert J. Crosset
Waupaca
Wis
Frank L. Kuhlmeyer
A. J. Conroy
A. J. Conroy, Inc
W. H. Samson
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Harold Kyte
Thompson-McKee Company
Yakima
Ed. Kuntz
Sunnyside
A. Wyman
Wyman Company
Edmonton
Alberta
Can
Mahaffey Commission Company
John Bacon
Bacon Brothers
W. Flanders Setchel
Pacific Fruit Distributors, Inc
Vegetable Market Report From Mississippi Florida Alabama and More
Market dull for cucumbers with prices varied across states including Florida and Alabama hampers selling at 1 supplies of Iceberg lettuce heavy and weak movement. Indiana hothouse boxes sold up to 2 while California stock and Washington shipments showed ranges from 2 to 8.60 per crate. Onion market firmed early week with wax and yellows by state. potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, carrots and beets noted with mixed demand and steady to easy conditions.
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Florida
Alabama
Indiana
Toledo
Washington
California
Ohio
Texas
Michigan
Russell
Carolina
Louisiana
Triumph
Tennessee
Nancy Halls
Mississippi
Chicago Head Lettuce Market Ends Week Weak
Chicago reports a demoralized Iceberg market with heavy supplies and ordinary demand. On Wednesday 166 cars were on team tracks, 120 carried over, 41 new California cars plus five Washington cars. prices ranged from 60 cents to 2.60 for best stock, with small boxes selling 26 to 40 cents per box.
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Chicago
California
Washington
Investigation of American Production Cost Disparities
Washington June 18 Rep resentative Garber of Oklahoma introduced a resolution directing the Tariff Commission to immediately investigate cost differences in producing farm goods in the United States versus competing countries from which they are imported. Target items include milk cream butter substitutes cheese eggs onions dried peas dried beans potatoes peanuts hay flax wool cottonseed tobacco cane sugar cattle sheep beef veal cotton fruits mutton lambs and pork.
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Washington, D. C
Garber
Oklahoma
Tariff Commission
Ed Hester Dies Suddenly in Wisconsin Resort
Chicago mourns as Ed Hester, a well known city figure, collapses and dies last Saturday morning at Rock Island the summer home of Chester Thorchardson near Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. The report notes Hester’s prominence and hints at details to follow.
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Chicago
Ed Hester
Rock Island
Chester Thorchardson
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Homer
Ed Hester Dies at 49 Former Chicago Restaurateur and Produce Club Leader
Ed Hester known as Ed and famed for Hester's Fish Camp on South Water Street, led the Pilots Club in Chicago’s produce trade. He died in Wisconsin at 49 and was returned to Chicago for funeral services at St Henry's Church with burial at St Henry's Cemetery. He left a widow, mother, a son, a sister named Helen and was connected with Mayor William Hale Thompson and A J Herrmann among others.
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Chicago
Hester
Mr. Hester
Wisconsin
William Hale ‘Thompson
A. J
Sport’) Herrsmann
Cort Theater
Howard Shaw
Théochardson
Mt. Hester
Hood Avenue
St. Henry's Church
St. Henrty’s Cemetery
Amd
Helen
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South Water Market Poultry Department
Water Market
Marketing Service
Wagner & Soms
South Water Market
Southern Ces
Coyne Bros
Trade News
Thorooughly
Packer
Jovery
Plymouth Bldg
Minneapolis
Minn
Frank B. McCurley
Springfield
T. E. Ball Spainereee
Aond
Costa Nothing
DE Giorgi Brothers CO
Council Bluffs Iowa
Berkowitz Commission
Champaign
P. W. Coppersmith & CO
Liberty’’ Brand Tomatoes
John L
Celery Washers
XXX House Trading
SRNL
PODCE
F.E. Baldwin & CO
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