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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
2
Totals show Week ending March 11 1916 compared with March 11 1914 and the same period year ago. Egg production since April 1 1914 reaches 1 430 843 with 1 509 481 and 1 010 899 in separate figures. Butter totals also recorded for the period and year comparisons.
The report notes light receipts and dull trading in dressed poultry with partial price firmness for roosters at 14 to 14 1/4 cents. Turkeys suffer from poor quality, butter declines to 80 cents top grades, and eggs slip to 12 cents below early week quotes while Western prime firsts hold at 19 cents.
Potatoes moved slowly this week in New York markets with Maine stock easing to 42 to 45 cents per bushel delivered Harlem River. Central shippers asked 46 to 48 cents, while farmers elsewhere were paid 38 to 42 cents. New York yards sold bulk at 1.25 to 1.50 per 180 pounds. New Orleans vegetables sold high as Bermuda shipments stalled due to storms. Escarol, shallots, parsley and chicory listed with steady prices. cabbage shipments from Daniels Island to Charleston planned for mid March. J A Cave notes island stock quality as excellent.
Texas head lettuce arriving in poor condition as cucumbers sell at lower prices. Celery market quiet with barrel boxes noted in Chicago. Prices steady within moderate range despite arrivals, and trade improves slowly as quality concerns persist.
The report notes improved business in the Chicago vegetable market amid good weather and steady to higher prices for various produce. Lettuce from Texas and California shows mixed gains, cucumbers and tomatoes hold steadier demand, while celery and asparagus vary with local supply. Apple and potato lines reflect stable to modestly higher pricing, with regional demand and storage availability shaping the market across Indianapolis and nearby markets.
Markets in Chicago show softer prices for oranges from California and Florida with buyers cautious and supply easing. Carloads of Morivals decay plus brisk demand for certain juices and carrots at auction prices. Prices for California lemons and other produce vary, with some items steady and others slipping as the week progresses.
Indianapolis market report shows shrinking apple offerings with McIntosh and Missouri Reds new arrivals and prices around 3.25 to 4 a barrel. California and Florida oranges 2.25 to 2.50, strawberries steady at 40 to 45 cents a quart, tomatoes five dollars a crate, Florida celery up 50 cents, and seed potatoes set to open next week. Eggs tied to Board of Trade with 16 to 16 1 4 cents and fowl 12 to 14 cents. butter steady with general prices easing for certain produce.
New York March 12 cabbage prices rise sharply in country markets with better stock clearing from overloaded yards around New York. State shippers quote 14.50 to 16 per ton delivered. local yards report best stock at 14 to 16 per ton out of cars as improvements continue.
Detroit reports show Michigan egg production rising due to good weather, nearly shutting out southern carrot shipments and reducing prices to near storage level. Demand lags production, signaling possible further declines and a lengthy storage season. Poultry stays strong on weak receipts while potatoes and onions remain oversupplied and prices softened. apples hold firmer amid abundant stock.
In Detroit on March 12, John Russell of Kansas City settled a suit against George I Collins & Co. for ten cars of peaches, receiving $3,000 and a full receipt. net proceeds were $2,670 after freight, with Collins covering costs. Also reported were a Detroit Produce Exchange election results and a dump of 6,000 dozen frozen eggs, plus the death of Henry Lorber's mother in Cleveland, aged 74, with multiple heirs in Kansas City.
In Sacramento on March 12 early asparagus shipments to eastern markets were slower due to poor weather though daily shipments run near normal with prices for first crates at $18, signaling a potential year lower. In Elgin butter bids on seven lots showed one sale at 29c and two at 28c with other lots withdrawn, and no firm market established though expert opinion places price around 21/2c.
Changes in the Mason Company of Lodi California after the death of Dr W M Mason. the firm to be known as Mason Fruit Company with H T and Louis T Mason running the firm and L T Mason operating the fruit company. New Olive California plant plans include an orange and lemon packing house costing about eight thousand dollars to be modernized for the Olive Heights Citrus Association member of the Orange County Fruit Growers Association. A girl born at the Douglas Agnew Pratt Company home in Kansas City brings news of the Douglas family.
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