Reshaw Introduces New Ring Packing Form for Fruit
G C Reshaw, sales manager of Perfection Pack Co Benton Harbor Mich, spent days in Chicago returning from the West. He will tour the South soon. The firm has begun quantity production of a new ring packing form and liners for baskets and hampers. The form fills fruit then inverts the basket to settle the contents, using a disc to hold fruit in place and ensure a full package. Apples peaches and other fruits may be faced stem up or on the side. The packing method results from experiments and is now used by large fruit growers and shippers.
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G. C. Reshaw
Perfection Pack Company
Benton Harbor
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Reshaw
Potato Planting Opens Early in Red River Valley
Moorhead Minn May 7 At least one firm has potatoes planted and planting expected on a large scale by May 10 Farmers have sorted and treated seed in preparation for planting and the season is believed to be earlier this year than usual Potato shipping from the section is nearly finished with few carloads left for spring sale The market has weakened recently due to Florida crop shipments Prices on Monday were 3.50 per hundredweight f o b for early Ohios and Cobblers
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Moorhead
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Florida
Dry Weather Last Year Factor in Michigan Cherry Production
Traverse City reports from May indicate the 1925 dry season reduced cherry bud formation in Grand Traverse Region orchards. Growers expect a near normal crop if spring remains favorable and no killing frosts occur at bloom. current buds have barely swollen and orchards are in good condition.
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Traverse City
Mich
Grand Traverse
Indianapolis Market Shows More Action On Fruits And Veggies
Weather improvements boosted demand on the Indianapolis market with larger shipments yet prices rose overall. Potatoes and cabbage eased while Texas Triumphs and Idaho spiked. lettuce and onions fluctuated as supply tightened and outdoor crops neared. California chiles and other produce appeared in limited quantities amid steadier celery and cucumbers.
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California
Fruit and veggie prices drift as market shows mixed demand
Florida mangoes drop to seven dollars per trunk while kale and spinach swing in price. Beets carrots and parsnips hold, turnips down, rhubarb strong, tomatoes up, strawberries in demand from Alabama and Louisiana, California cherries debut at eight fifty per eight pounds, and oranges shift as market narrows. An old New York sign joke closes the market note.
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