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Chicago Packer

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1919

Page

2

Milwaukee Butter Eggs and Poultry Market Report

The butter market trends slightly lower with steady demand at 61 cents for extra creamery. Cheese remains steady with good demand for American and foreign makes. receipts moderate. Eggs are in strong demand despite high prices, Milwaukee receipts around 40 cents. Poultry prices stay quiet with small receipts. fancy heavy fowls 35 cents, ordinary 31 to 26 cents, best springers 34 cents, poor grades 28 to 30 cents.

Milwaukee

Easier Tone In Truck At Chicago Market Slump

Chicago vegetable market eased slightly amid good supplies and fair demand. Prices showed little change for fancy stock while many offerings were of poor quality. spinach and radishes slipped, asparagus held steady, and cucumbers and green onions faced weak demand with plentiful stock.

Chicago

Chicago Street Notes and Business Updates

J Ellis Slater and son Ellis Dwinnell Slater return from New York to join the family business. Other notes report business visits by W L Hanson, Frank J McCann, Charles Irrgang, Ed Coyner, J & Enright, C C Flodin, and H L Robinson in relation to various companies and markets. Egg prices rise to 40 41 cents a dozen. poultry steady except roosters down to 15 18 cents. Creamery butter sells at 59 61 cents, with pasture growth and exports cited as factors.

J. Ellis Slater Ellis Dwinnell Slater New York Young Slater France W. L. Hanson B. D. Anguish South Frank J. McCann Nets Wenatchee Northwest Charles Irrgang J. Schoenburg Company Kansas Ed. Coyner J. &. Enright S. Goldish St. Paul C. Cc. Flodin Media Fruit Company Cedar Rapids Des Moines H. L. Robinson Gamble- Robinson Company Minneapolis J. P. Michels Indianapolis Ind

Wisconsin cheese market advances on country boards

The Sheboygan market notes a strong week with a broad advance across styles. Daisies and Longhorns rise. Twins largely unchanged. Wisconsin Cheese Exchange at Plymouth records 2050 Daisies at 28 and 615 Longhorns and Squares at 30 with other lots traded.

Sheboygan Wis Americas Wisconsin Cheese Exchange Plymouth

Indianapolis Market on Fruits and Vegetables

Arrivals in Indianapolis show strawberries from Louisiana in pint crates averaging about a car daily with prices around 4.50 to 5. Florida potatoes in charrel quantities with No 1 Spaulding Rose at 10.11 per barrel, Triumphs at 3.50 per hamper. Florida green beans and tomatoes at 1.25 and 1.30 per pound respectively. Bermuda onions from Texas opening at 4.50 a crate, now down 25 cents. Florida celery at 9.50 to 10 per crate. Radishes at 27 to 30 cents a dozen bunches. Light supply of cauliflower spinach celery sweet potatoes onions apples and asparagus. overall trade volume near dealers’ expectations.

Indianapolis Ind Louisiana Florida Texas Indiana St. Paul Minn Minnesota U. S Aste Ben Davis

Calif Wine Association Sells Big Vineyard in Fresno

Fresno on May 2 reports a Fresno syndicate bought 3,700 acres of the California Wine Association vineyard for 1.3 million dollars. The 2,651 acres planted to wine grapes include Muscats and Thompsons. Organizers plan to subdivide for colonization, signaling a shift as prohibition pressures the association. Oroville shipments note lettuce to canyon points via Western Pacific and all Pacific Coast Mercantile Company Greek olives sent to Eastern markets.

Fresno Calif California Wine Association California Oroville Canyon Points Western Pacific J. H. Leggett Pacific Coast Mercantile Company W. Winsor Iccal

Future Peach and Grape Business in Chicago Report

Chicago May 2 L F Case general manager of National Fruit Exchange Los Angeles says activity sharp in booking future orders for California table grapes and peaches. He has headquartered at the Sherman Hotel while supervising Eastern business.

Chicago L.F. Case National Fruit Exchange of Los Angeles Sherman Hotel California

Fruit and Vegetable Trade In St Paul Prompts Price Stability

In St Paul May 2 report shows spring shortages dampen volume though prices stay firm. Homegrown onions rare, asparagus and rhubarb not yet abundant, potatoes strong with Carolina whites at 2.10 per cwt, cabbages from the South priced 8 to 10 cents, strawberries and other fruits offer variably with Pineapples 7 to 7.50 per crate and navels Valencias oranges at 5.50 to 7 per box.

Texas Onions on the Chicago Market

Chicago reports active demand for Texas onions with buyers resisting high asks. Rain limited movement early in week. grading confusion clouded descriptions and pricing. Texas Crystal Wax sold at 4.26 4.50 per crate, Yellows 3.50 3.75, old onions red and yellow around 5.6 per cwt. New firm Hoyt-Livingston & Sons opens at 222 North Wabash, led by N Landon Hoyt Samuel Livingston William Hoyt and Walter Livingston, tied to produce brokerage and canned goods trade.

Chicago Texas Texas Crystal Hoyt-Livingston & Sons North Wabash Avenue N. Landon Hoyt Samuel Livingston William Hoyt Walter Livingston The Food Administration

Canning Plant Under Construction In Indiana Pike County

Petersburg reports a 10,000 cans per day plant being built at Standal to process tomatoes this season with over 120 acres to be planted. It is the second Pike county canning plant of the year as industry grows in the region. Loogootee notes an egg show displaying fifty seven dozen eggs and freak exhibits. Bartholomew poultry raisers record daily egg production with Mrs. Luke Adams leading last month on 300 Brown Leghorns. County Agent Job directs the program begun March 1 and eyeing a larger organization soon. Owensville enjoys ideal weather aiding cantaloupe and watermelon crops and strong prices. Lafayette reports the annual...

Petersburg Standal Pike County Loogootee Job Owensville Lafayette

Southern Indiana Dairy Association Convention at Seymour

The Southern Indiana Dairy Association plans a Seymour convent during the week of October 20 announced by C R George secretary of the Indiana State Dairy Association. Southern firms back the event and several thousand are expected to attend with a dairy cattle show sale and educational exhibits. The program aims to boost dairy farming across the state.

Southern Indiana Dairy Association Seymour C. R. George Indiana State Dairy Association Indiana

Lemons Grove Sold at Record Price in Riverside County

In Riverside California on May 2, H T Sherman of Angeles paid T G Garver of Upland a top price for a ten acre lemon grove. The total sum was 44000 dollars at 4400 dollars per acre, one of the county's best producers in San Bernardino.

Riverside Calif H. T. Sherman Angeles T. G. Garver Upland San Bernardino County

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