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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1917
Page
1
Dr. Mary E. Pennington explains results of experiments on transporting poultry and eggs in refrigeration cars and other topics. Interesting addresses at the St. Louis gathering highlight shipping efficiency and preservation methods.
A wary look at a possible big railroad strike aside, shippers and jobbers promise to keep supply lines open for food. New Missouri carrot egg and poultry shippers officers announced with a 1918 convention planned in Excelsior Springs. Chicago potato market shows slight gains as freight concerns loom and retailers adjust stocks.
The article reports a staged railroad walkout beginning Saturday on Eastern lines with 406,000 members. initial actions affect New York Central, Nickel Plate, B&O, and Chicago St Louis yards, followed by Southern, Norfolk & Western, Virginian, Chesapeake & Ohio and further roads. Embargo measures and damage waivers are being used to curb freight delays while a skeleton passenger service is anticipated.
Minneapolis reports a steady quiet potato market with light receipts and limited deliveries. Demand is stronger for eating stock while seed and western stocks show variable pricing. Red Rivers and Minnesota whites hold near last week levels with modest gains in California shipments.
Topeka March 16 Governor Capper vetoed a bill repealing the Kansas Commission Merchants License Law in effect about a year. The law requires dealers handling farm produce on commission to secure a license from the state Board of Agriculture and post a bond. Chicago March 16 Joseph W Brown pioneer in butter trade died this week. He was the first president of the Chicago Butter and Egg Board.
Chicago reports slower arrivals of citrus fruits with some improvement in the market. California navels held at 3.25 per box, Florida oranges declined, Florida grapefruit and lemons varied widely at auction. Demand for better quality oranges rose while frost effects damped Florida shipments.
Foley, Loxley, Summerdale and surrounding Alabama towns report rising acreages for cucumbers, Satsuma oranges, pecans, and grapefruit trees, with declines or stable plantings for sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes. Reports note cold weather, planting intentions, and pending citrus packinghouse plans as The Packer Weekly prepares detailed shipper data.
W H Schlake, a grower and shipper from Mercedes Texas, complains about Rosso Fruit Company Omaha. Telegrams in December promised payments and shipments of peppers, but remittance never arrived. Schlake sent five hampers December 6 and 15 hampers later, with Rosso delays totaling 46 days and no follow up as of March 16.
Cincinnati March 16 United States authorities enforce federal law requiring all packaged fruits and vegetables to be plainly marked with contents. Inspectors have cited shippers like Miller and Roffe of Dresden Tenn for misbranded hampers.
The third annual meeting of the Melon Distributors Association will be held at the Vendome Hotel in Evansville on April 20 and 21. Attendees include railroad representatives, car lot buyers, and distributors from Texas Missouri Florida Alabama Georgia and Indiana. David Brown of Albany Georgia is president C C Winkler of Vincennes Indiana is vice president and R B H Pennington of Evansville Indiana is secretary and treasurer.
A sweep of page notes shows Begg shippers at St Louis and a broad array of market updates from across the Midwest and West. Rail strikes, price moves, fruit and vegetable shipments, and regulatory touches frame Chicago Milwaukee Cleveland and Philadelphia scenes with mentions of egg and potato markets, canning goods, and evolving state laws.
Report from March 16 notes light contracting for storage packed eggs for spring delivery amid uncertain market and fears of selling too low. Multiple buyers and brokers across New York, Detroit, Chicago, and Indianapolis moved limited lots at 26 to 28 cents per dozen, with some sales for April delivery and a few profitable resales.
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