Detroit Youth Bilks Firms In Insolvency Scheme
Morton A Smith of Detroit buys hundreds of dollars in goods from out of town firms then declares insolvency days after delivery. The 22 year old, son of Louis Smith, used 355 Russell street address as office, and sketched a pattern of purchases from a Cincinnati house totaling 345.24 before defaulting. Local inquiries found little information, with notes and money rounds reported. Morton A Smith claims over 900 in total liabilities and vows to discount notes with Price and Co.
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Detroit
Mich
Morton A. Smith
Smith
Cinevinnie
Thotoy
Louis Smith
Russell Street
Cincinnati House
Ohio
Packer
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Morton
A.smith
Price & Co
Chicago Vegetable Market Trade Slows Amid Large Receipts
May 1 Chicago wholesale vegetable market shows liberal arrivals with mixed quality. Asparagus and cucumbers ease due to abundant Illinois and California stock. Florida peppers and eggplant slow. tomatoes firmer on light demand. lettuce and celery weak with seedy stock. Meanwhile a dramatic safe incident at United Fruit Auction Co. offices highlights cautious security measures.
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Chicago
California
Tlinois
Florida
Flor
Illinois
Baltimore
St. Louis
Wingis
Ste
Louisiana
Melon Planting Confusion Report From Indiana Town
Local notes describe melon planting in Petershur Indiana with mention of watermelons cantaloupes and other varieties. References to growers Rol Moore Tom Watson and Decker Gema Vip Tops and a five year history of a melon business with initial plantings and harvests amid unclear text.
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Indiana
Petershur
Cauttiloupes
Decker Gema
Tom Watson
Rol Moore
Thzelion
Detroit Market Notes Butter Falls and Fruit Trades Rise
Detroit reports butter prices at a five year low with a steady tone as creameries shift output westward for local sale. Eggs hold above 17 to 19 cents a dozen with storage demand rising. poultry remains steady with strong demand for heavy hens. Potatoes onions cabbage cucumbers and greens show mixed movement as Florida fruit wanes and orange season winds down.
Chicago Street Notes and Apple Market Update
Chicago street notes report Leo B Mull Co manager CHICAGO in Des Moines trade calls. Butter egg and cheese dealer G Duss Co moves to larger quarters West Randolph. Dan Coyne Sr of Coyne Bros marks 51st birthday on South Water. New store opened by Melidones Psimoulis Co at 920 922 West Randolph. C D Cooley Milwaukee Western Cold Storage reports strong season and expansion. W H Kavanagh returns from western trip noting good carlot business. Chicago apple market quiet due to warm weather and competition. prices hold on top fruit while off stock declines. Extra fancy Willow Twig demand strong at 5.50 6 per barrel. Baldwins 3. Greenings 6 6.50. Spies 5.50 6.50. Ben Davis 4 4.30. No 2 repacked 2.25 2.50. Original No 2s 3.75 3 3
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Geo. Lace, Jr
Leo. B. Mull Co
Des Moines
G. Duss & Co
West
Randolph Street
Dan Coyne
Coyne Bros
South Water Street
Melidones, Psimoulis & Co
West Randolph Street
C. D. Cooley
Milwaukee-Western Cold i; Storage Co
Milwaukee
W. Hlot
Kavanagh
Chicago
Spies
Ben Davis
Elgin Butter Unchanged at 237 After Market Meeting
Elgin Illinois May 1 butter market shows no change from the week. The butter board meeting Monday maintained a quotation of 237 with four lots offered on the ear and three sold at the same figure. Market quality remains uneven as inferior goods appear on the market.
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Elgin
Eggs and cheese markets show cautious storage and steady prices
Indiana egg dealers bid 174 to 1761 4 cents a dozen with some at 18 cents. Local storage is limited as farmers plow for corn and oats. Butter steady. spring chicks priced higher. Cheese prices hold on Sheboygan and Plymouth boards with brisk trading and rising make.
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Ind
Jobbera P
Indiana
Sheboygan
Plymouth
Sheboygan Mit
Hunter
Amer
Acre
New York
Empire State
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Bant
al Produce
Allan R. Gibson Ogden
S. M. Little & CO
Little
Peter N. Skallerup
State Bank
the Packer, Produce Reporter Co
McCarthy Produce Co
LaSalle St
Schlosser
Baltimore Ave
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Gallagher Bros
Omcaco
Duce Commission Merchan
Econom
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Wimeelf
United Fruit Auction Co
Turnbull
Kansas City
Mississippi
Tennessee
Leonard Adam
W. Se
Betegmes
the Pacer
Randolph St
Joan W. W. Low A. Whesles
Wayne & Low Sd
Angelacos Bros
S46
W. Read
St. Chicago
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D, FM
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Cutler & Downing Courserymen Genten, Harber. Mich
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Arkansas
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Danville
Bank
Express
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Chicago Street Notes
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Carlets
G&c
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Penn
Heart of Produce Mart
Uts
North American Cold Storage Co
Canal St
Wuld
Carlota
John A
EFKCO
West South Water Street
Do. E. McNeill & Co., Inc
National Produce Bank
Sheboygan, Wis
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