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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1921
Page
2
Hartford Mich March 11 ice houses filled with ice shipped from northern points. High freight rates pushed cost to local men at about 4.50 a ton to erect the ice. Some ice harvested from lakes in Van Buren county proved thin and of poor quality.
Michigan Farm Bureau moves to organize beekeepers statewide. Many are already in the 800-member Michigan Beekeepers Association with 38 counties. The Honey Producers Exchange links to the American Honey Producers League. Michigan hosts 150,000 bee colonies yielding 10,000,000 pounds of honey yearly. A colony is as valuable as an acre, says apiary inspector B F Kindig. Winter kill was minimal due to a mild winter.
Prof. 5 J. Krause of Wisconsin spoke to Allegan County Horticultural Society members on apple tree pruning. He delivered practical demonstrations and discussed pruning methods during the Saturday gathering.
Three Rivers Mich March 11 A local paper company will build a new factory to exclusively manufacture paper containers for shipping fruits the plant expected to boost local industry and employment opportunities
Milwaukee March 11 apples market quiet and firm for first class fruit. Grapefruit unchanged, lemons steady, oranges fair demand with California Navels 4 5.50 and Floridas 4 4.50. Cranberries limited at 16 16.50 a barrel and 7.50 8 half bushel boxes. Louisiana strawberries 5.50 6 per 24 pint case. Floridas 65 7 ic per quart. Vegetables show larger beet supply, cabbage good at 2.60 3 per crate, carrots 2.25 2.50, Louisiana barrels 6 7. Excellent celery demand with California crates 5 6, Florida 3.25 3.75. Cucumbers firm, two dozen boxes 6.50 8. Leaf lettuce plentiful 3 4 ic per dozen. Head lettuce steady Los Angeles 2 3 per box, Imperial Valley 3.50 4, Eastern crates 2.50 2.75, Louisiana barrels 6 6.50. Dry onions decline, home grown 3 4 ia bush, Valencia crates 2.75 3. Preplant market lower. Michigan hothouse 75 85c, Kankakee 3.75 4 for 20 lb. New potatoes light arrivals at 15 16 No.1 barrel, 14.50 15 No.2. Old potatoes small demand. Spinach poor quality, receipts fair, 1 1.25 bushel. String beans 7 8 Florida hampers. Tomatoes small supplies, prices firm.
Lansing Mich March 11 More hired men at lower wages will be seen in Michigan farms this year than in several years past according to the Michigan State Farm Bureau acting. The report says 18 of 29 counties will hire more workers than in 1920 and nine counties expect no wage decrease in 1921 while seven plan to cut labor in production. Farmers also anticipate freight and express rates to fall before next harvest enabling normal food production.
Evening trains and boats stood by to load the day’s fruit cargo from Manistee. The load was to be delivered to Chicago and Milwaukee by the next morning, with crews waiting to take on the shipment.
Chicago March 11 The Perishable Traffic Service Company announces its new offices at 138 North LaSalle Street. The firm will handle loss and damage claims inspections divisions freight checks and express claims for perishable commodities. Joseph W Hassett manager brings 13 years of trade and carrier experience including work with Associated Fruit Company J Ellis Slater Company and railroads in perishables. The legal department is led by staff with 17 years in the field including carrier legal work.
Grand Rapids Mich March 11 The long slump in the Michigan potato market appears ended as a well established inquiry pushed prices up 15c per cwt. Commission men say supplies laid in by many consumers last fall are exhausted and further activity is likely. Price rises were widespread across western and northern Michigan with Greenville leading the way from 50c to 65c per cwt. Cadill Lac and other loading points reported similar gains as receipts remain light and farmers hold for further market improvement.
Farmers in Van Buren county report extensive spring plowing already done since January with ground frozen only occasionally. Vineyards are nearly pruned and many growers are securing tying work on vines. Orchards show excellent bud conditions suggesting a strong fruit year despite old adage about back to back big crops.
Benton Harbor Mich March 11 The ice situation in Michigan and other states where large quantities are used for fruit handling is a major concern due to a small and limited crop harvest this winter. Much ice was not put up this season and houses rely on artificial ice for refrigeration needing railroads to import supplies from Northern Michigan for storage.
Chicago march 11 Yannenbaum King Co have taken over the lease on the store at 8 West Water street from Joe Grossman who failed here two weeks ago. Rudd & Gerstein have sub let half the store from Tannenbaum King Co. Rudd & Gerstein form a new firm for handling fruits and vegetables. Phillip Rudd formerly a Welch salesman and Louis Gerstein was Grossman’s office manager. Tannenbaum King Co have been in St Paul since March 11 according to horticulturists at University Farm University of Minnesota the spray mixtures for apples and plums are made by adding lime sulphur and arsenate of lead to water and sprayed under high pressure on all parts of the tree at proper times. For apples first spray when pink buds appear second after petals drop third last week of June or first week of July fourth about July 20. Plums sprayed four times: before blossoms open, when plums are pea sized, about July 1 and when fruit colors. If plant lice appear in early spring spray with nicotine sulphate and soap and add nicotine to routine sprays if abundant.
In Saugatuck Michigan population 526 the Fruit Growers State Bank reports deposits of 570 372 dollars in savings and 392 961 dollars in commercial deposits with total resources of 1 107 509 26 dollars. The bank is seen as a barometer of the district’s agricultural wealth, aided by heavy deposits from local fruit growers. Also noted is the selection of Dr G Co Creelman as general manager of Niagara Peninsula Growers Ltd a cooperative fruit marketing group backed by Ontario government funds and local officials. Drysdale Carpenter of Winona named sales manager.
Manistee Michigan March 11 Farmers and fruit growers welcome Worth Engineering and Products Company plans to relocate in Traverse City. The firm would build oil burning rail motors to run on the Manistee and North Eastern Railroad with terminals at Traverse City Grayling and Manistee. The new system aims to speed freight, especially fruit, by reducing locomotive costs and enabling more frequent trains.
A young man experienced in traffic and sales with a large fruit brokerage house seeks a position in a related field. Best references available. Address Box 926 East Lansing Michigan.
Market for fruits and vegetables in St Paul shows steady demand and firm prices. Apples remain steady with Winesaps at 4, Staymans 3.50. oranges and citrus moving well. Florida strawberries arriving. vegetables with Iceberg lettuce 4.50 per crate, celery 6.50. Florida stock first car at 4.50. Southern vegetables ample. cucumbers 3.75, radishes 1.20, leaf lettuce 0.40 per dozen. Florida tomatoes 9 per six basket crate. potatoes at 1.50 per cwt. sweet potatoes firm at 3 per ham per.
Chicago market notes report light activity for citrus with modest supplies and no price revisions. Florida 70 to 80 count grapefruits sold around $4.50 per box. 64 count traded at $3.50 and $2.75. trading in oranges slow with ample supplies and generally lower prices. California and Florida fruit quotations listed. lemons in moderate supply with unchanged prices. Also notes a remarkable 61-year-old apple tree in Fennville Michigan bearing 45 bushels in 1920 at $67.50.
William P. Hartman former Pennsylvania Railroad agricultural commissioner and head of the Falk American Potato Flour Company asks Pennsylvania commercial bodies to endorse a 3 cent per pound tariff on potato flour. He says the tariff would protect and encourage an industry addressing the small potato problem and supports plants in Cadillac Michigan and other potato producing states.
Gradual improvement in the bean market is noted across Western Michigan. Canner activity and heavy packing for wholesale grocers drive gains, with one plant operating for weeks shipping beans as fast as packed. Average prices this week: white pea beans $3 per cwt, red kidney beans $7.26 per cwt.
March and April delivery includes express shipments at 1.00 per 1000 f o b Merchants Plant Co Pharr La Advances concise ad offering frost proof cabbage starts with March/April delivery and express shipping at dollar per thousand.
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