Change in Vegetables The Packen Week
Chicago June 21 vegetable market report shows quiet trade amid large convention traffic. Cucumber demand light with improved end of week receipts. Texas flats $1.40, Mississippis $0.90 to $1.10, later near $1.00 for good stock. Beans, peppers, celery and cantaloupes noted with varied quality and regional arrivals. Florida stock prominent with prices $2.25 to $2.50 for celery and $4.50 for large pepper cages.
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Chicago
Tse
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Florida
Michigan
California
Bermuda
Early Texas peaches and tomatoes face slow ripening
Tyler Texas reports early peach shipments moving for two weeks with Elberta and Alberta varieties late for July. Arp Beauties and Mamie Rose lead supply as carload prices hover near 50 cents. Tomatoes show promise but remain green. demand strains packing houses and baskets. The Woldert Grocery Co and Crystal Springs trade influence prices as crops face lateness and competition from other regions.
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Tyler
Tex
Elbertas
Alberta
Smith County
Woldert Grocery Co
Texas
Crystal Springs
Miss
Walter Russell
Bullard
Fort Smith
Ark
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Growera
Yarpont & Basket
New York Visit Tied to Grand Junction Growers Assn Chief
H. G. Fletcher, new manager of the Grand Junction Fruit Growers Association, was in New York on June 21 en route to the east for business. The report notes his role and travel as part of the association’s activities.
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Mr. Fletcher
New York
H. G. Fletcher
Grand Juneton Fruit Growers’ Assn
Grand Jinction
Eggs show good quality as Chicago receipts hold steady
Chicago market reports eggs in better condition than usual for the season. Weather in western producing areas remains ideal and farm-to-market care improves egg quality. receipts stay near seasonal average with storage packed stock offered around 18 to 19 cents.
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Chicago
Northwest
Candlers
Southwest
Kansas
Minnesota
Market quotations and fruit movements across regions
Market notes show dried fruit in Fresno and New York, Wenatchee cherries, Walla Walla potatoes, California deciduous fruit movement, and northwestern apple estimates. California orange and El Centro apricot fairs are mentioned alongside a beet crop. Additional items include Malaga grapes at Fresno, Dallas market news, and Kansas City eggs.
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New York
Crawford
York State
Chas
Atlantic Fruit Distributors
Texas
Indianapolis
Henry
Kaplan
Fresno
Cal
Wenatchee
Walla Walla Valley
California Deciduous Fruit Movement
California Orange Movement
el Centro
California Fruit Growers Meeting
Malaga
Market News of
Dallas
Kansas City
San Francisco
The New York Egg Market Sees Steady Prices and Busy Trade
The market reports 2,460,829 cases of eggs sold last Saturday vs 2,588,582 a year earlier. Week receipts totaled 150,004 cases with storage holdings around 1,030,000 in Greater New York. Western eggs sell around 19 to 20 cents, with medium grades 17 to 19 cents. Demand for dirties rises as stocks remain tight and July to October outlooks stay favorable.
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New York
Indiana
Iowa
Improved Michigan Prospects In Traverse City Area
Early estimates of Michigan peach production are rising as the Traverse City district shows a heavier crop than expected. Elberta area around Paul Rose orchards is developing a good cherry and apple output, with a likely full crop of early and late apples once the season begins.
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Traverse City
Mich
Michigan
Elberta
Butter Receipts Compare May to Last Year in New York
New York June 21 receipts of butter from May 1 to last Saturday totaled 287 739 packages, below 382 412 from the same period a year earlier. For the week ending last Saturday, receipts stood at 9 381 packages, down from prior figures.
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New York
Poultry Market Report and Butter Prices Hold Steady
Chicago and New York markets show butter and poultry prices largely steady through the week. Receipts fluctuated with shipments by freight and express, fowls at 12 cents, turkeys 12 cents, broilers 25 to 30 cents, and dairy stock near previous levels despite strikes and market tensions.
Butter Receipts Surge in Chicago Market Movement
Butter receipts stay heavy with 15 000 tubs daily as creameries push stock into storage. Prices rise with creamery firsts offered around 26c while No 1 packing stock in storage holds at 21c. many heavy receivers sell on arrival to avoid higher future costs. Marsh Williams Co assigns for creditors in Cleveland with assets about 500 dollars and liabilities around 8000 dollars.
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Chicago
Marsh-Williams Co
Cleveland
J. Stacel
Engineers
Roylance Visits East Before Democratic Convention
W. M. Roylance of Provo Utah is in New York and will go to Boston before joining Baltimore as a delegate to the Democratic national convention. He is arranging eastern contacts.
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W. M. Roylance
New York
Wm. M. Roylance
Provo
Utah
Boston
Baltimore
Roylance
Nursery refuses to receive letters with bills in Alvin
The Choco liets Bayou Nurseries in Alvin Texas is not meeting all its obligations and will not accept letters addressed to it containing money due.
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Alvin
Tex
Chocoliets Bayou
Michigan Berries Abundant Amid Soft Sixty to One Dollar Prices
Michigan berry arrivals reach nearly 50 000 cases in Chicago as cool weather keeps demand muted. Black caps raspberries and blueberries show varied prices with modest activity alongside other fruits. forthcoming hot weather expected to boost sales while Vermont to Indiana fruit shipments continue.
Ohio Valley Potatoes Benefit From Rain Favors Gould Crop
The Ohio valley potato crop improved by recent rains after drought threat. Harvest begins around July 1 with small offerings in focal markets. Receipts come from the east and south, with prices ranging from 2 to 4 dollars per bag or barrel in early week trade.
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Gould
Incinnati
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Red River Valley
Virginia
North Carolina
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Melons Short in Brooks County Georgia June Drop
In Brooks County Georgia melons and cantaloupes run half short due to rot and undersized fruit. Early shipments began with W A Yates sending a car to Baltimore. Prices reach 75 to 100 dollars per car as weather hopes rise for a late salvage. Florida season nearly ended. An Ocala wire notes Pennsylvania RR embargo on pre paid cars amid storm damage and poor crop.
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Quitman
South Georgia
Brooks County
W. A. Yates
Baltimore
Florida
Ocala Yessterday
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bluefields Co Public Auction Set After Court Order
The Bhinefields Steamship Co limited stock dispute concludes with a public auction ordered by the United States district court to be held July 11 in New Orleans after prolonged litigation between minority and majority stockholders.
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Rufus Foster
Bluefields Steamship Co
Whitney Central National Bank
Bluefields Steamship Co. Lith
Cluefields
Nicaragua
New Orleans
Bhinefields Steamship Co., Ltd
United States District Court
California cantaloupes lead New York trade as Florida crop fails
California cantaloupes arrive steadily in New York with Lyon Brothers Co controlling receipts. Quality is high and demand strong with standards at 4.40 to 5.00 and ponies 4.00 to 4.50 as California ships 50 to 75 cars daily. Florida cantaloupes are weak, about one car daily, at 2.00 to 2.50, while Georgia melons appear green at up to 3.00. Continuous rains in Florida killed the crop. subsequent California movement stays active though prices edge lower on Thursday.
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Ted
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
New York
Florida
Lyon Jires, Co
California
Lyon Bros. Co
Watermelon Market Slumps From Poor Quality in Chicago
In Chicago on June 21 the watermelon market featured poor arrivals as over half the stock was soft and leaky. Rain-filled melons from Florida rotted quickly, with five cars condemned by the health officer midweek under new rules. Demand for sound fruit remains active, with fancy stock fetching up to 300 per car while common to good cars averaged 250 to 300, receipts about ten cars daily.
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Chicago
Florida
Potatoes See Sliding Prices Across Regions
Chicago reports a broad decline in potato prices this week with old stock hardest hit while new stock eases. Virginias fall about 25 cents, New southern stock sells around 1.35 to 1.50 for red and Cobblers at similar levels. Old stock ranges 75 cents to $1 with heavier receipts noted.
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Chicago
Texas
Virginia
Priday
New Southern
Cantaloupe Market Faces Unfavorable Movement Chicago June
Chicago reports poor to fair cantaloupe quality from California with about half running good and the rest green. Receipts moderate as Imperial Valley crops mature slowly. Standards sell at 3.25 to 3.75 dollars and ponies at 2.25 to 2.75. Mexicans arrive overripe at 1.50 to 2 per crate. trade remains slow with unsettled sentiment until warmer weather spurs demand.
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Chicago
California
Imperial Valley
Sulzer apple bill passes House of Representatives
A wire from Western Fruit Jobbers’ Assn. of America president BR Penthington to Secretary Tidwell states the Sulzer apple barrel and grade bill has passed the House. The bill now goes to the Senate. John F. Moore was in Hume Missouri for a cousin’s funeral earlier in the week.
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Denver
Cal
BR. H. Penthington
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Assn. of America
W. D. Tidwell
House of Representatives
Senate
Jno
EF. Moore
Hume
Kansas City
John F. Moore
E. A. Perkins
Tangled Watermelon Deal Ends In Complaints And Confusion
A Florida watermelon shipper alleges that the Williams brokerage firm of Birmingham operated as a dealer arranging drafts against cost. Shippers deny knowledge of such arrangements and refuse to honor drafts. Letters reveal plans to appoint receivers and shipper-to-broker profit schemes, but several cars were diverted or sold below costs, leaving the Florida shipper to bear losses.
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7. T Willams Brokerage Co
Birmingham
Ala
Williams
Florida
Willams
Jubblers
Mite & Car
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Columbus
Packer
Cincinnati J
Michigan Peach Yield Uncertain Amid June Drop
Reports from western Michigan orchards indicate a heavy June drop and uneven yields across adjacent groves. April bloom was heavy in many areas, but current conditions may still improve the final southern state harvest, with expectations of decent fruit if weather remains favorable.
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South Haven
Mich
Michigan
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