19 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1910
Page
1
The report notes mixed activity in vegetable shipments with steady to improved prices for staples like green beans and tomatoes. Supplies arriving from Louisiana and Florida influence local market dynamics as buyers seek balanced stock levels amid uneven demand.
The article notes sluggish fruit and citrus demand with widespread waste and low prices. Florida oranges, grapefruit, and Porto Rican fruit show weak selling, while Border Wiges and certain brands fetch higher but inconsistent sums. Overall market softness persists through a three week period with limited recoveries expected by April 1.
The article notes strawberry acreage and fruit quality in the Norfolk region during the 1910 planting season. It mentions lighter strawberry shipments, reduced yields from last year, and forecasts about harvest timing and regional outputs. It also references farmnames and locations such as Brown Pointurn and Benin Wieville, with a general Northeastern North Carolina context.
The March fruit and vegetable market shows unsettled potato values with buyers cautious as holders wait. Onions and cabbage steady, new shipments of tailboxe arrive, crates sold by the box, while cranberries are oversupplied and slow. California Naval oranges and lemons from El Cajon districts are shipping, with strong demand and praise for quality, and new market brands planned.
Readable fragments describe creditors in Meyer Tapparman cases and parjury charges against M J Dignan. Mentions Baltimore trade organization unity, Florida and California fruit exchanges, Redlands and Plant City crops, and shipments of Texas onions. Overall, a collage of trade notices and editorials on fruit and vegetable markets.
The item lists crop developments and market chatter from states including Washington Ohio Alabama and Kentucky with mentions of potatoes onions berries and fruit prices. It notes associations producers shippers and dealers expressing concerns about pricing and treatment while mentioning Memphis and Louisville markets and various fruit and vegetable items.
New York March 1 The Dowling ordinance aims to test and grade meat poultry and other provisions when entering village markets and again on exit. The measure passed the board of aldermen 40 to 1 amid concerns about constitutionality and trade impact. The mayor signature is awaited.
Page wide survey of fruit and vegetable trade including citrus, apples, and berries in New York Chicago and Kansas City with notes on egg butter cheese and poultry markets. Dated dispatches discuss crop outlooks in Norfolk and Michigan apple buyers, and regional shipments from El Cajon Los Angeles Nashville and St. Louis.
Willum Feld found dead in a wake in Chicago area after disappearance. Barnett brokers and Grand Junction Fruit Growers Assn announce leadership changes and new managers Will Foy and Howard Fletcher take Omaha office duties.
Olivia Bros. reports from connections in the pear district of Georgia that this week indicates an unusually strong outlook for a large LeConte pear crop. They reference Saline tary Calry Thomasville and Albany districts as promising.
The article details extensive corn and vegetable movements including cacao, jeans, and cabbage, with notes on egg trade activity and brisk Chicago sales. It reports on butter futures, fever spread among members, and evolving storage costs, plus varying quotations for firsts and seconds through the week.
The article notes overall price pressure on farm products amid cold weather and weak demand. Producers faced lower price levels for many staples while markets prepared for improved supplies. traders expected looser markets and higher breaks but prices remained unsettled.
A reader from Caxamere Washi recounts a confusing report from Seattle about a grower and officials pursuing a civil matter. Agent Snyder is cited with promises and possible futures tied to the settlement.
Live poultry prices advance in New York trading as midweek shipments from the West boost demand and values. Market activity grows following steady shipments reported earlier in the week.
Reports telegraphed from Albany and Gainesville indicate heavy frost damage to vegetables in northern Florida and parts of Georgia including beans and peaches. Early estimates show substantial losses to crops like beans peaches pears and melons with some areas faring better under cover while others report widespread destruction of tender vegetation.
Authorities warn February temperatures harmed peach blossoms across the Ozark region while predictions point to a stronger crop this year. Experts note warming trends may boost disease risks and timelines for budding fruit along the Kansas City Southern line in Missouri and Arkansas.
A smudged market note reports creamery butter with steady demand and unchanged prices all week. Supply remains tight while packing demand stays strong, keeping the market well cleared.
The Cal. Change Movement reports Northern California shipments over the past week include lemons and various fruits. Prices range from $1.45 to $4 and up for different grades, with frost-free lots in Pomona and Morenafetch markets and areas like Orange county showing limited shipments as growers await better conditions. The report notes exchanges and prices fluctuating with weather, and mentions Frank Cuneo receiving a national honor for chamber work.
New Chicago Auction Incorporated reports papers issued in Springfield for a new firm named the Merchants Fruit Exchange. Incorporators include John J Schnell and others said to be employees of local concerns behind the venture.
Atreator Ui March 11 growers cultivate lettuce and crops across 260 acres in produce area. The operation includes tomatoes asparagus peas beans and small vegetables with shipments daily from the point. Whit womb Hills expand plant size 34 by 430 feet under glass and shippers include Whitcomb Hille O A Fanning J M Mason Sewall Bros Gilbert Brox Aug San delot Ed Kieln Thomas John Fred Munion and Charles deuter.
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