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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1921
Page
2
The Chicago market for apples shows easy conditions with abundant stock moving freely. Prices for fancy barrel Willow Twigs reach 9 dollars, Winesaps 1.35 to 2.75 per box, and Early Harvest 2.50 to 3.50 per bushel. quality improves as newer, larger stock arrives from the state.
Chicago dispatch June 24 reports Georgia peaches showing brown rot but improving quality over two weeks. A market has formed with Carmens six basket carriers selling at 1.50 to 2.50, Hey Belles at 2.50 to 3.50, and Texas stock in bushels at 3.25 to 3.50 for the best.
Chicago June 24 Announcement was made that George H Miller has resigned as manager of the claim department of the Produce Reporter Company where he has served eight years Prior to joining the company Miller had 20 years in claim and operating departments of various railroads He will soon open an office here to handle loss and damage claims with perishable farm products Friends in the trade congratulate him and wish success in his new venture.
Cabbage prices showed limited demand with offerings increasing and demand fair. Southern Illinois stock began to arrive with variable quality, St Ree district cabbage sold at the top $2.50 per crate, Kentucky stock moved to $2.25, Southern Illinois stock reached $2 per crate.
Local fruit shippers were told by railroads that any iced car will incur a minimum charge of 20,000 pounds. Shippers, who have moved as few as 200 cases per car, pay 45 dollars for a refriger ator, and protests prompt a meeting with railroad officials to discuss the ruling.
Chicago wholesale market shows lower tendencies due to liberal veg offerings amid light demand for stock. Prices fall across greens and peppers while tomatoes and cucumbers meet mixed demand. homegrown stock remains prominent with variable crate and hamper prices, including Michigan boxes and Louisiana hampers, amid ample receipts.
Late visitors from Vancouver and Seattle discuss prospects in the Pacific Northwest fruit trade. Executives from the Puyallup Sumner region, Rotary trustees, and buyers like Nyberg and Wanamaker report brisk activity, with Washington state forecasts for a strong season and efforts to secure lower freight rates. In Manistee and Chicago, drought and celery shipping advances accompany forecasts of a record blackberry crop and a new celery department pushing trade efficiency.
Chicago June 24 Watermelon prices show resilience amid unseasonably warm weather boosting demand. Early-season prices on an f. o. b. basis were high and some operators faced losses on incoming cars. Yet steady trading with consistent margins on arriving cars kept the market active. Carrot prices on track ranged from 500 to 750 dollars per car depending on size.
Detroit market activity June 24 showed potatoes holding up early week then demoralized by new receivers and chain stores cutting prices. Cantaloupes declined but remained modestly steady. strawberries were scarce from Michigan, peaches showed good demand, tomatoes were oversupplied, pineapples nearing end of run, and California fruits sold but at fair demand. raspberries in good demand at varied prices.
The Packer notes steady prices in Milwaukee for apples and various fruits with cherries from Michigan arriving in larger volumes. Prices for peaches, grapes, pineapples, strawberries, cantaloupes, watermelons, and other vegetables are listed, with firm and easy market dynamics cited. Chicago Oltery advertises market services to growers and shippers seeking orders for fruits and vegetables.
Traverse City Mich June 24 drought is cutting down a cherry crop as frost earlier hit. Montmorency and Morello bears will be shortened unless rain comes. Damages vary by orchard with well cared ones ripening fast but not filling. Prices rise for local buyers from 2.25 to 2.65 per case. canners offer 8 cents per pound for pulled fruit and provide packaging. About 2,000 cases of early sweets shipped last week plus a Bar to Detroit. Spurs begin to market as Richmond crop starts. Pulling cherries for canners grows in popularity due to better returns than clipping.
Reports from Chehalis Washington indicate the Lewis county pear crop will miss early season estimates and normal yields due to late frosts affecting blossoms. News notes Jack Weston, long with California Commission Company, has joined Washington Commission Company with A C Kramer and J H Winship.
The Cadilac Fruit Company failed to meet obligations at the Eastern Market, leaving creditors with about 3000 dollars after a year of operation. Founders H Berghoff and Meyer Kappan had built a sizable retail stand, but tightening credits doomed the venture. Berghoff reportedly went to Pittsburgh while Kappan attempted to continue in business.
Detroit trades and social notes report Herb Kelley arriving as general manager for Andrews Brothers in Detroit, with staff changes and recent deaths. Purse Brothers’ J N Purse tours the South, Produce Exchange gains Harry Bowman and others in a basement space, and George Collins joins a Yellowstone Shrine patrol trip. Michigan berry shipments face Canadian measure issues and proposed municipal market reforms. Also, a June shower interrupts apricot cutting in Kings County, Hanford.
Minneapolis market shows heavy carrot arrivals of new potatoes this week with steady overall tone. Texas Bliss Triumphs priced at 3 per 100 pound sack. Louisiana long whites drought at 2.50 per cwt. Spaulding Rose Alabama sacked 2.50 to 2.75. Virginia Irish Cobblers in cloth top stave barrels 4.50. St Paul reports heavy supplies and lighter demand. barreled stock steady while sacked potatoes soften. Alabama round whites quoted 2.59 to 2.75 and Virginia Irish Cobblers in cloth top stave barrels at 5.
Forest fires driven by dry weather sweep across miles of huckleberry plains around Traverse City in June 1924. Losses and drought vigour threaten the crop, reducing expected yield to not more than about 20 percent of normal.
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