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Chicago Packer

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1917

Page

2

Minneapolis Egg And Butter Market Report

Minneapolis March 16 weak egg market with fair country receipts and declining eye prices. prime fresh firsts 28c on Monday, 27c on Tuesday, current receipts rots out $8.10 and $7.80 per case. Butter market easier with extras 37c, extra fresh firsts 36c, firsts 33c, dairy ex tras 20c, packing stock 26c. Indiana governor Goodrich approves second class city market house lease bill tax levies to cover costs. similar action on poultry dealer licensing and record keeping.

Minneapolis Ége Indianapolis Goodrich Indiana

Chicago Vegetable Market Satisfactory Prices Steady

The Chicago vegetable market reports satisfactory conditions with moderate receipts from California, Louisiana, Texas and Cuba. Prices range from five to seven dollars per celery crate, with homegrown bunches at 13 to 25 cents, and fair activity for lettuce and head lettuce from California Iceberg. Cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, and celery show varied demand, while rare items like fancy potatoes and radishes move steadily despite overall light arrivals.

Chicago California Louisiana Texas Cuba Imperial Valley New Orleans Florida Floridas Detroit Kankakee

Milwaukee Apple Market Rises Amid Active Trade

In Milwaukee on March 16 the apple market saw higher prices with No 1 Baldwins at 5.50 to 6.00, Greenings 6.00 to 6.50, Roman Beauties 6.50 to 7.00, and Winesaps 5.50 to 6.00 as trade remained active despite high costs. Grapefruit and orange markets softened slightly with ample supplies, strawberries receipts up but sales limited, and cabbage celery and other produce showing varied price shifts across regional and river districts.

Milwaukee California Floridas Florida Iowa

Egg and butter market report from Milwaukee

March 16 report from Milwaukee shows egg quotations down to 24 26c current receipts with good demand at lower prices. Butter prices eased from 42 to 41c as larger offerings press sales. Live poultry arrivals are small with fat heavy fowls at 20c, springers 20c, turkeys 20c, ducks 19 20c. dressed fowls 21c. fancy springers 21 22c. fancy ducks 22 22 1 2c. geese 19c. young turkeys 29c.

Milwaukee

Brown Joins Gilman Egg Dept In Chicago

Kenneth G. C. Brown once a noted New York egg man and later in Toronto now serves as manager of the egg department at O. B. Gilman & Co. in Chicago as of March 16.

Chicago Kenneth GC. Brown New York Toronto O. D. Gilman & Co

Cabbage Prices and Oilfield Talks Signal Market Move

Operators with under contract acreages anticipate a larger cut soon and expect liberal movement next week. Healers quote offerings mainly at $100 a ton f. a. and small cabbage lots fetch $120 a ton locally.

J Ellis Slater Plans Florida Visit Amid Texas Spinach Holdings

J Ellis Slater of the J Ellis Slater Company spent a week in Texas tending extensive spinach holdings near Austin. He then went to Florida to oversee Roden Grapefruit Company interests at Dunedin and other assets, aiming to return to Chicago around the 20th. W E Urick notes Chicago trade has been strong and his Texas spinach shipments moved at good prices.

J. Ells Slater Fionda Chicago J. Ellis Slater J. Ellis Slater Company Texas Austin Florida Roden Grapefruit Company Dunedin Fla W. E. Urick

Waterloo Produce Co Incorporates In Waterloo Ind

Waterloo Produce Company is incorporated in Waterloo Indiana with capital stock of 2000 dollars by G A Skogland F A Rankins Jr and N E Hull with March 16 filing date.

Waterloo Produce Co Waterloo Ind Waterloo Produce Company G. A. Skogland F. A. Rankins, Jr N. E. Hull

Egg Shippers Target by City Promises Stir the Market

Houston March 16 News notes egg shipments face pressure from city buyers and farmer direct selling. Dealers quoted 22 to 28 cents early week, with 10 percent commission cut. Receipts remain heavy, surplus sent to New York, while retailers cut offers to farmers. The Young Men's Business League and a local lawyer group push farmer marketing talks amid friction with newspapers over prices. Hens 19-20 cents, fryers 28-30 cents, turkeys 23-24 cents. Butter price steady at 40 cents per pound. outlook for more butter and milk this month.

Houston Tex New York Rhode Island

Plan Potato Institutes In Wisconsin This Spring

Wisconsin farms plan a series of potato grower institutes across the state over six weeks led by James G Milward J W Brann and local committees. Sessions will cover seed stock variety purity soil preparation and marketing and will include seed stock checks for disease and quality. Minutes list dates and towns including Rosholt Almond Scandinavia New London Shawano Oconto Amberg Gillett Mountain Laona North Crandon Reedsburg LaValle Necedah Medina and Spring Lake with local organizers and university horticulture staff assisting.

Madigan Wis Wisconsin Rr. L. Luther Wisconsin Farmers’ Institutes Department of Farmers’ Institutes Horticultural Department College of Agriculture Wisconsin Potato Growers’ Association State A’ Association Ai LW Tor Potato Institute J. G. Milward Rosholt Almond Scandinavia New London Shawano Oconto Amberg Gillett Mountain Laona North Crandon J. W. Brann Reedsburg LaValle Necedah Luther Medina Spring Lake

Watson Increases Apple Holdings in Illinois Orchards

Chicago March 16 R A Watson of C A Watson & Sons expanded his Illinois apple empire by buying the W H Perkins 65 acre orchard near Quincy and the 80 acre Higbee orchard at Pittsfield. His total now surpasses 1,600 acres, possibly the largest barrel apple holdings nationwide, as the firm moves stored Ben Davis Willow twig Winesap and Gano varieties to markets in Chicago Hannibal Memphis Nashville and Chattanooga.

Chicago Hannibal Memphis Nashville Chattanooga

Onion market steady as holdings move into new crop season

In Chicago on March 16 the onion market remained fairly steady as dealers cleared stored stock. Buyers expect remaining holdings to move before Texas new crop arrivals. Central states reds and yellows quoted at 8 to 850 per hundred pounds f o b loading station, western stock at the same level.

Chicago Texas Central States

Potato Holdings Light In Midwest Shippers Report

Chicago March 16 Mr Brede of the Rutherford Brede Company potato shippers from Minneapolis arrived Tuesday and stayed with local dealers. He reports potato holdings in Minnesota and the Dakotas are very light and that growers in reducing sections are not withholding any notable volume of stocks.

Chicago Brede Rutherford-Brede ‘Company Minneapolis Minn Bredé Minnesota Dakotas

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