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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
2
The piece mentions outlook details for June 22 with references to gardens and crops. It notes panels of berries including straw berries currants and cherries and a fair crop. It describes labor or slave related terms in a troubling archaic context, reflecting historical agriculture and social terms of the period.
Chicago reports a fair to good vegetable market with moderate offerings and generally steady prices. Cucumbers firm at 1.75 per box, lettuce 0.35 to 0.75 per head, asparagus around 1.50 per box, cabbage slow, tomatoes scarce yet firm, green peas in moderate demand, beans uneven with many inferior lots, cauliflower steady, peppers easy, and New Orleans sweet corn up to 4 per barrel though mostly lower. Trade varied by region with Michigan, California, Mississippi and Texas supplies.
Chicago onions show marginal improvement this week with a brighter market sentiment though prices have not risen. distant markets are firmer, some reports show 25 cents higher than last week, suggesting a local uptick may follow. California Texas yellows near 1.35 to 1.40 per 100 pounds shipping point reds at 1.25 to 1.35, with no offers here.
G D Hufford arrives in Chicago from the East to meet local trade before returning to California. R L Churchill of Santa Paula is named manager of the California Lima Bean Growers Association succeeding F A Shipley with July 1 effective date. Churchill is sales manager for the Limoneira Company and has worked with C Teague.
Coyne Brothers received the initial car of four-basket Wheeler peaches this week for market. The Oklahoma stock arrived in good condition and is the first of the Wheeler variety to reach the area this season.
Milwaukee market roundup June 2 reports firm grapefruit with fair supply and moderate demand. Prices for fancy Florida boxes reach 4.50, lemons $4–$4.50, oranges $3.75–$4, Georgia peaches $3.75–4, bananas and pineapples steady, Cuban crates 2.73–3.50, Michigan berries 2.75–3, Kentucky 3.50, Illinois 2.50, watermelons limited at 35–50 cents, Louisiana hampers 1.25, St Louis baskets 1.25, cucumbers 1.40–1.50, Texas crates 1.75, lettuce plentiful, California crates 1.50–1.80, potatoes firm with new imports moderate and buying fair. California 3.50–4, Carolinas 9.50–10 per barrel.
Jacksonville Texas June 22 305 cars of tomatoes shipped from East Texas with green wrapped and pink stock facing high prices and limited demand. Wind and dry weather threaten to cut total production in half if rains do not come. Buyers from Oklahoma City Kansas City Cincinnati and Jacksonville crowded auctions as output nears 400 cars by Tuesday.
The Milwaukee market report shows weaker prices across dairy items with fresh receipts down to 28 29c and storage packed at 22c. Demand is light, stockpiles grow, and extra creameries bring 27c for butter. broilers fall 2c to ick per pound and fancy fowls sell around 21 imaa.
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