Arkansas Peach Crop Looms Large for 2500 Car Shipments
The Packer Man reports Arkansas Elberta peaches will color up by July 10 and dominate leading markets. Demand hinges on abundant pickers as rail lines prepare to move about 2500 carloads next month, with Oklahoma’s crop nearly as strong but far smaller in scale.
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Naz, Boren
Ark
United States
Arkansas
Phix
Packer
Fort Smith
Crawford County
Evtry
Oklahoma
Kansas City Souther
Texarkgne
North Ashdown
Horatig
de Queenangen
Grannis
Mena
Puerto
T. Cony T
Siloam
Sprin
Rush Springs
I. T
He Packer
Potanes
E. I. Williams
Santa Fe
Arkansas City
H. R. Teasdale
Oklahoma City
Perry
Guthrie
Edmond
Pauls Valley
Norman
Macomb
Wanette
A Firm Potato Market Grows as Kansas City Demand Holds
Kansas City reports a firm potato market with steady demand and rising prices despite slightly lower arrivals this week. Traders note improved inquiry from Dakota buyers, ongoing shipments from Texas and Indian Territory, and price reflections from last year’s higher costs. A small fire at Aaron & Co. caused minor damage but was contained.
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Kansas City
Aaron & Co
East 7Th
Santa Fe aids Shawnee growers in profitable market routing
Santa Fe railroad enlarges efforts to move Shawnee crop to profitable markets. Telegrams from Kansas City, St Louis, Chicago, New York and other centers inform Shawnee agents of daily market conditions and prospective receipts. The plan aims to boost truck, fruit and vegetable marketing along the line by better outlets and higher returns.
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Santa Fe
Kansas City
Shawnee
St. Laws
Chicago
New York
Cincinnai
Packer
Sonta Fe
Santa Fe ix
Kentucky Cold Storage Case Over Eggs and Butter
A Kenton county circuit court decision found Champion Manufacturing and Cold Storage Co liable to twenty two storers of butter and eggs from Covington plant. The test case held that the plant failed to maintain proper temperature and ventilation, causing losses valued at about 20,000 dollars. Jurors awarded approximately the claimed amounts, while defense evidence of normal conditions was discounted. Further appeals or steps were anticipated, with the plant remodeled since 1905 and later used by Cincinnati dealers.
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Cmeignag
Efrenutt Cauel
Kenton County
Kentucky
F. Jeike O& Son Co
Vinelonati
Champion, Tee Manufacturing & Cold Storage Co
Deastura
Covington
Ledgie
Slri
Blordge Company
Wits
Jelke
Amyrt
Meveray
Seteriora Ion
Cincinnati
Short Cantaloupe Crop At Wallis Station
Wallis Station Texas on June 17 reports cantaloupe crop almost a complete failure due to blight from adverse weather. Plans for 10 to 40 cars were disrupted, with growers promising to restore land and try again next year. W H Dever signs the notice.
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Wallis Station
Tex
Packer
H, Dever
Poor Quality of Tomatoes Hit Market Prices
Kansas City June 2. Large quantities of poor tomatoes flood the focal Market stirring unsatisfactory trade. Fancy stock sells at 8 to 9 1 2 cents per crate. choice at 10 to 11 cents. Dealers report hard to buy strictly fancy tomatoes as small, gnarled and discounted. Losses on first cars were substantial. Texas season with high prices has fallen to current levels amid rising local demand.
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Kansas City
Texas
Rto
Fruit Yields Seen Rising in Colorado Orchard Areas
Denver observers report favorable fruit prospects as growers in Grand Junction Palisade and nearby areas show ample peaches pears plums cherries and other fruits. Elberta peaches reach 1.5 inches diameter. thinning common and potential income per acre from apples peaches and cherries could exceed 1500 with good prices.
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Grand Junction
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company
H. A. DeLonz
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Arences Aratt
Arnett-Godley Commission Co
Palisade
S. G. W. Stokes
Bradley and Co Quits After Shipping Debacle
Denver June 21 The Packer warned about Bradley and Co a new commission house that quoted high prices to shippers. The firm quit Tuesday. Bradley may reopen in Colorado Springs under another name. The store was left with doors open and little stock as creditors move to recover. Some shippers report losses but most were warned to deal only with cash. Bradley & Co continued sending inflated quotes as late as June 10.
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Denver
Packer
Bradley& Co
Inter Developments
Mie Packerman
Bradley
Colorado Springs
Fremont& ‘Rose
Alma
Kas
Bradley & Co
Tennessee Eggs Sent To Havana Trade From Nashville
Nashville reports middle Tennessee egg shippers have sent large quantities to the Havana market via Tampa and other ports for three years. The Cuban trade grows yearly with peak Cuban production in January through March. Consuls, invoices, and shipper insurance are required. firms include Natve Spillera Co Hunt Produce Co Wm Barker. Early apples move from the region. tomato shipping season described with figures on daily movement and harvest stages.
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Tenn
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Havana
Tampa
Fig
Mobile
Ala
Miani
Fla
New Orleans
New York
East
Tennessee
Lhe
American Consul
Natve- Spillera Co
Hunt Produce Co
Here
Wm. Barker
Columbia
Lykina Says Health Caused Discontinuance of Main Street Business
Win Lykins told Packer at the office Saturday that his shutdown of the Main Street business was due to ill health not financial trouble. He is under a physician’s care and recently filed against the Cincinnati Newport and Covington Railway Co. for injuries alleged February 19 when trying to board a streetcar in this city.
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Cincinnati
Lykins
Potatoes Steady Amid Mixed U S Market Signals
Market report notes steady demand for new potatoes while old stock declines. Receipts heavy last week eased, but ample stock kept supply adequate. Southwest stock shrank modestly with some rot and air issues in sacks. Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas, Virginia supplies influence next market phase as Louisville and Tennessee lines expected to step up.
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Wade
Tennessee
Texas
Arkansas
Louisville
Cincinnati Bank Incorporators Form New Venture
Cincinnati June 22. A group of incorporators led by Janus Arata John FF Ankenbauer G Be-Well Join Sauer O L Bollinger John R Long Henry M Well Samuel Cohn Ate Bloom B He Knipp and Sam Lebawn printed charter papers for a Pearl Street Market bank with $100000 capital. A temporary president James Arata and temporary secretary G A West were elected at a meeting after securing a Penn and Main streets location. The bank aims to serve the city’s produce trade and be ready for business soon.
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Columbus
Pearl Street Market Bank
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John Ff, Ankenbauer
G. Be-Well
Join Sauer
O. L. Bollinger
John R. Long
Henry M. Well
Samuel Cohn
Ate Bloom
B. He Knipp
Sam Lebawn
James Arata
G. A. West
Penn and
Main Streets
Duce Dealers’ Bank
Ylof
Great Convent
Kalamazoo Celery Opens Late in Season for 1921
Kalamazoo Michigan reports the celery season starting two weeks late with the first Kalamazoo Celery sold Saturday June 15. Leaders Jerry and Hirai Mejuer guided the Jumbo variety crop amid a poor start. growers expect more wet crop shipments while discounting a likely short overall yield. Other county celery now fills trade previously served by Kalamazoo.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Jerry
Hirai Mejuer
Keller as Magician Publicly Promoted Egg Investment Scam
Milwaukee figures detail D Keller once of Keller Bros and Pewaukee based Pewaukee Poultry Co new venture in Pewaukee Wis to lure investors with storage egg profits. Circular letters claimed safe storage returns and bank loans while others say Keller’s past Milwaukee failures and fraud reputations taint his latest scheme.
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Keller
Keller Bros
Milowaukee
Pewaukee
Wis
Pewaukee Poultry Co
Ilinois Produce Co
Dearborn Street
Lne
Eges
Jeter Keller
Bin
Setters
Illinois Produce Co
Kellers
D. Keller
Milwaukee
Nilwaukee
Tilinol# Product Co
Milwaukee-Keller
Corporation of Keller Bros. Co
Keller Concern
Milwaukee Trade
Milwaukee Produce Exchange
Milwaukee Produce & Fruit Exchange
Exchange
Tilinois Produce Co
Fruit Prospects Across Regions Highlight Early Summer Trade
Walla Walla reports Tim Blalock Fruit Co. owns over nine acres with apples, prunes, plums and peaches. Frost damage was minor. crops show good color and size. Kansas City and Niles notes vary with peaches, apples, cantaloupes and onions trading with fluctuating demand and prices.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Tim Blalock Fruit Co
Blulock Fruit Co
Bean market report from Cincinnati beans arrive mixed quality
Beans arriving in Cincinnati this week from North and South Carolina and Alabama show poor to irregular quality. Prices range from 50 cents to about 32 cents per hamper, with Tennessee beans starting to arrive at top market prices. One shipment from Charleston, S C totaling 173 hampers faced express charges of 2 dollars per hamper totaling 101 dollars 20 cents. those beans were poor with misshapen bracts and spotted.
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Cincinnati
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
Charleston
S. C
Express Company
Kansas City Berry Market Slows as Prices Rise on Scarce Stuff
Kansas City reports indicate dwindling strawberry offerings with shipped-in goods scarce and pricier while homegrown fruit remains abundant but quality steady. Red raspberries fetch high prices amid limited supply. blackberries steady as supply improves. dewberries moderate. huckleberries scarce. cherries offered sparingly yet in strong demand. In vegetables, small trade sees cucumber shortages and green beans in high demand with fluctuating prices as supply expands and contracts.
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Kansas City
Receipts Drop In Kansas City Eggs June Report
Kansas City reports a sharp fall in egg receipts this week and a steady price hold due to deteriorating quality. Dealers note satisfactory local trade and carrot shippers improving business compared to last week.
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Kansas City
Poultry Receipts Moderate in Kansas Market
In Kansas the poultry market shows large country supplies yet farmers hesitate to ship. Warmer weather briefly hinted at a heavier movement, but prices declined then recovered. Monday hens fell, then rebounded Wednesday while broilers reach market weight.
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Kansas
Cabbage Shipped Too Soon Dampens Louisville Stock
Cincinnati commodity notes report cabbage from Louisville arrived in poor condition with leafy stock and higher quality Virginia cabbage selling better. Prices for Louisville crates averaged about $2, with poorer stock at $1.75 to $1.80, while Virginia quality outperformed. Pineapples sold mostly $1.75 to $2.25 with moderate demand and Cuban stock affected by quality.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Ienc
Virginia
Wisville
A Million Cases of Eggs Stored in Chicago Warehouses
Chicago dispatch reports little change in the egg market with a slight weekly decline. Receipts are heavier, storage eggs are being packed, and official quotes hold at extras one cent and prime firsts one and a half cents. Storages near the Stock Yards are expanding capacity and may reach about 1.15 million cases plus 250 thousand at the yards, making Chicago a national storage hub for eggs and butter.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Lse
New Potatoes Firm and Higher in Chicago Trade
Chicago market shows firmer demand for new potatoes with prices up from last week and expectations of further gains next weekend. Carloads sold at $1 and up. receipts steady with 2 to 6 cars daily. Old potatoes more active but prices lower. shipments diverted to southern points and Pacific coast as Miller & Co. reports progress of shipments to San Francisco.
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Chicago
Miller & Co
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kaw Valley
Tin West
Pacific Coast
Iert Miller & Co
San Francisco
Sour Cherries Supply and Auction Prices in Chicago
Sour cherries in Chicago show larger fruit size this week with prices around 3.25 to 3.75 per unit. California green fruit shipments totaled 15 cars through Thursday with spirited bidding and premiums for choice stock. Ring cherries sold at 4.55, Royal Anne cherry ranges reached 0.60 to 2.50, Bings 1.30 to 4.45, apricots about 2.25, peaches near 2, with few peaches received so far.
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Chicago
California
Spring Chickens Rise as Demand Holds at Chicago Market
Chicago June 2. Spring chickens up 4o with good demand and liberal supplies. Receipts this week near expected levels, with Monday weakness and steady quotations last week. Weights 1 to 2 pounds preferred. shipments via freight and express steady. Dealers expect continued strong activity. feed poultry ample with restricted demand. caution advised on heavy feeding before killing.
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Chicago
Express
Homegrown Vegetables Trade in Cincinnati Market
A Cincinnati market report notes a fair shipping trade in beets, cabbage, and green onions the week of June, with other homegrown vegetables moving slowly. Shipments are expected to be comparatively light after this week, and quotations show no major changes.
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Cincinnati
First Homegrown Berries Arrive As Market Opens
The Cincinnati Berry Market notes raspberries arriving late in the week with irregular early prices. Gooseberries fetch $3 per crate, huckleberries $3.75 to 4, and strawberries remain plentiful though future shipments will decline. Gandys bring $3.26 to $3.50 per bushel. other varieties $2.50 per crate. Tennessee blackberries appear in small lots with highly variable pricing.
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Cincinnati
Tennessee
Georgii
Call for Melons Light in Cincinnati Yard Trade
The first full car of Ploridx watermelons arrived at the I. & N. yards in the fore part of the week. Demand has been light but warm weather suggests more activity next week. Melons fetch about 5 dollars per hundred for large stock and 20 to 5 dollars for less desirable offerings.
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Miss
C. Mi
Huber
Cincinnati
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