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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1915
Page
2
Chicago wholesale report notes quiet trade due to warm weather, with mixed quality produce. Head lettuce בבholds better demand while Merida celery remains weak. cucumbers and beans show inconsistent buying, and Illinois spinach and asparagus demand fluctuates amid ample arrivals.
J S Crutchfield of Crutchfield and Woolfolk in Pittsburgh called on trade. W F Morf H Weaver and C Co manager returned from a southern trip. Leo B Mull of Leo B Mull Company Iowa broker in Chicago for special matters. M Piowaty and Sons installed phonograph dictating machines to handle heavy correspondence. Gibson Fruit Company man in Chicago. F M Heggie Company incorporated for 10000 with Frank M Heggie M Espert and Fred Espert as incorporators. Butter and egg board to meet daily at 930 am this month to speed business by wire. Miller and Co lose demurrage case denied by Interstate Commerce Commission. car shipments of potatoes involved.
The S. and H. Levy Company announces it will occupy the full store at 80 W. South Water street starting May 1 due to steady business growth. Previously sharing space, the firm specializes in Southern vegetables and garlic, expanding its local headquarters.
Warm weather kept demand for apples weak in Chicago. Fancy bake prices held steady with limited sales. Baldwins quoted at 3.25 to 3.50, Greenings 4 to 4.50, Ben Davis 2.75 to 3, Spies 4.1 to 4.50, Roxbury Russets 2.75 to 3, Golden Russets 3.25 to 3.50. Prices unchanged from last week unless weather cools.
Elgin Illinois April 30 sales of creamery butter totaled 473 tubs in stock at call. Prices ranged from 26 4 4 to 28 cents with 400 tubs at 26 1 4 cents, 100 tubs at 27 1 2 cents, and 423 tubs at 28 cents.
Detroit market notes general decline in butter and eggs amid heavier receipts. Poultry supply small with weak demand for hens. potatoes and onions soften as arrivals rise. New York and California items appear, including the first Detroit cherries sold at United Fruit Auction for 35 dollars. Local figures cite A J Bloomgarden handling berries and c W Rudd & Son carrot trade amid improving carrot stock.
John J. Beaton the Wareham Massachusetts cranberry shipper spent the week in the Twin Cities. He reports a bright outlook for the coming year and expects about 300 cars of the coming crop to handle. Beaton arranged with Joseph B. Bamenek & Co to handle his account in this territory.
The Wisconsin Butterine Company opened a factory in Milwaukee last Monday the first of its kind in the state. The plant has modern machinery and a capacity of 30,000 pounds per day aimed at producing butterine.
G. C. Ryan of the D. H. Ryan Company has moved to Texas to manage the firm during the new potato deal. He will set up an office at Hagle Lake and oversee operations for the season.
The Gulf Coast Horticultural Society held a two day meeting in Mobile with discussion of orchard and pecan growing. W H Reynolds presided and the event highlighted prominent growers in attendance. In Wisconsin, Algoma builds a large cheese plant costing over 3 500 to process 10 000 pounds of milk. Broadhead Cheese and Cold Storage Company incorporated in Madison for 50 000 with Zuercher and Garfred Zuercher as incorporators. Sanborn Produce Company organized led by M Becker of Minnesota and W A Goodrich of Marshall.
Monroe Wis April 30 Cheese day an annual event has been set for October 12 this year. Many visitors are attracted by the serving of cheese lunch.
The potato crop around Lucien Mississippi is progressing well and expected to be ready in the latter part of May.
The Packer reports widespread inquiries from West and Southwest egg shippers about H Waldman of West Randolph Street who issued high price quotes. Waldman, a small Chicago dealer, says his rates reflect market conditions and that he handles about 150 cases weekly. No. 1 Florida new potatoes sold well with No. 1 at 1950 per barrel, No. 2 at 4.50. Ernst & Son move to larger quarters at 54 West South Water Street to handle fruits, vegetables, and shipping.
Baldwin Company, carrot brokers of potatoes cabbage and onions, have moved to bigger quarters in the Ogden Building Chicago due to growth of business.
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