Chicago Fair Vegetable Market Shows Mixed Demand
Chicago May 11 reports a fair but cooled demand for vegetables this week. Florida and Louisiana string beans sold mainly at 1.50 to 2.25 per hamper, Louisiana boxes 1.25 to 1.75. Cabbage and lettuce markets were active with varied stock and prices, while hot house tomatoes and cucumbers stayed firm amid ample supply. Florida celery and peppers found solid sales, with prices around 1.75 to 2.75 and 6.50 respectively.
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Chicago
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
California
Illinois
St. Louis
Oregon
Wisconsin Cheese Market Falls Amid Canadian Price Move
Wisconsin dairy prices slipped on the country call boards with a 1.2 percent per pound drop. At Sheboygan 1,309 Longhorns sold at 21 4 to 21 4 cents, Plymouth saw pigs selling across several lots, and Appleton reported all Twins at 22 1/2 cents. Domestic supply remained ample for demand this week.
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Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Wis
Canada
Food Control
Plymouth
Berries and Truck At Villa Ridge Tl
Villa Ridge Illinois May 11 berries move about May 16 to 18 with about 100 cars expected to be moved this year down from 120 last year. Klondyke and Gandy varieties with Aromas and Gladstones dominate. Asparagus shipping is at its height with 150 to 1000 cases daily. varieties include Colossal Conover and Giant Argenteus. A range of vegetables including tomatoes radishes beans onions rhubarb sweet potatoes cherries grapes peaches and apples are shipped in limited express lots.
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Villa Ridge
Ill
Feature Apple Market Holds Steady in Chicago Trade
The apple market shows a featureless week in Chicago with steady barrel prices and quiet movement. Dealers expect no major changes for the rest of the season and plan to work holdings off gradually at steady prices. Greenings and other varieties sell in a jobbing pattern with quoted barrel ranges across grades.
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Chicago
Ben Davis
Watermelons Arrive in Chicago From Weaver Co
Watermelons reached Chicago as C H Weaver Co received its first shipments this week. Five barrels formed the initial consignment and melons weighed up to 21 pounds each, moving slowly due to cool spring weather. Law on Cheese Moisture Content Enacted in Wisconsin. Madison May 11. Legislature passes a rule deeming cheese adulterated if moisture exceeds 40 percent, with violators treated like other food adulterators.
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Chicago
C. H. Weaver & Co
Madison
Wis
Texas Gets Some Needed Moisture Across the State
Drought-stricken Texas received widespread rains with snow in Amarillo Plainview and Hereford six to eight inches and sleet and freezing weather. Brownssville hail halted bean and potato shipments while Harlingen Corpus Christi and Laredo districts saw good rains aiding crops including onions tomatoes and the fruit crop. East Texas rains benefit growers and may slow onion shipments briefly.
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Dallas
Texas
Amarillo
Plainview
Hereford
Brownsville
Harlingen
Corpus Christi
Laredo
San Antonio
Little Change in Citrus Auction Prices
Chicago May 11 There was no special change in auction prices on citrus fruits at the opening of the week and the market remained steady with moderate receipts. Offerings were fairly good quality and in good condition. California Navels showed some decay. seven cars sold with varied prices for Florida grapefruit and California oranges and lemons across several car lots.
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Chicago
California
Florida
Hill
Apex
California Navels
Piowaty Firm Starts Texas Triumph Potatoes Shipment
Chicago May 11 M Piowaty 65 Sons received the first cars of Texas Triumph potatoes to reach this market this week. The stock is of very good quality for the season and the firm plans active involvement in southern and eastern potato deals. They have contracted for large supplies in Texas Louisiana Alabama Mississippi North and South Carolina and Virginia as movement from these states opens during the week.
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Chicago
M. Piowaty
Texas Triumph
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Chicago Street Notes on Market Visitors and Moves
Robert Rudd of Detroit spent last Saturday on the local market with trade in Detroit said to be satisfactory Roy Higgins of Minneapolis potato firm George B Higgins Co was on the market early this week H Pitts of H Pitts Co Deadwood S D was in Chicago late last week E E Baker from Produce Reporter Co left Tuesday for New York to run the New York office P A Egan of I E Nellis Co returned from a ten day southern trip W C Hoff of Baldwin Co came back from a week in Minnesota and North Dakota noting old stock holdings almost cleared Joseph Steinhardt of Steinhardt Kelly New York apple dealers spent several days midweek on the local market in talks with Chicago operators.
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Robert Rudd
Charles W. Rudd & Son
Detroit
Mich
Mr. Rudd
Roy Higgins
George B. Higgins & Co
Minneapolis
Minn
H. Pitts
H. Pitts & Co
Deadwood
Chicago
New Offices for Distributors in Chicago
North Pacific Fruit Distributors move to rooms 403 404 in the Distributors building at Clark and South Water streets. Walter G See Jey takes charge of the Chicago office and will oversee all East and Middle West business.
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Chicago
North Pacific Fruit Distributors
Distributors
Clark and
South Water Streets
Walter G. See Jey
East
Middle West
Elgin Butter Board Reports Gifted Lot Sale
Elgin May 11 two lots were offered at the meeting of the Elgin butter board. One lot sold at 380, up 50 from the prior week’s market. Strong demand arises for goods just below the top grades.
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Elgin
Elgin, Jr
Elgin Butter Board
O Keefe Takes Charge of Traffic Dept at Miller Co
A. A. O Keefe has assumed the traffic department of Albert Miller and Company, taking over from J. B. Robinson. He will also continue as assistant to F. H. Hallock, the general manager, in Chicago on May 11.
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O'Keefe
Chicago
A. A. O’keefe
Albert Miller & Co
J. B. Robinson
F. H. Hallock
First Melons in Barrels Reach Chicago Market
May 11 report from Chicago notes W. H. J. Kavanagh received the first barreled watermelon consignments. The firm handled 36 melons averaging 15 pounds and sold them at 24 dollars per dozen. Ten pound averages brought 15 dollars per dozen.
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Chicago
W. H. J. Kavanagh
Canadian creamery seeks capital to expand butter output
Concern in dairy sector plans to boost production to a million pounds of creamery butter this year. It markets milk, ice cream, dairy butter and eggs with strong connections. Assets around two hundred thousand. last year turnover about four hundred thousand. Seeks more capital for growth. For details contact Creamery at The Chicago Packer, 192 N Clark St, Chicago.
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Chicago Packer
Clark Bt
Chicago
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North American Cold Storage Company
Canal St
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John W. Low
J.C. Mittelstadt
R. S. Headley
Wayne & Low, Inc
Fruit and Produce Commission
W. S. Water St
Corn Exchange Natl. Bank
National Produce Bank
James Flood CO
Beck
First Nat. Bank
Bese Au Commission House
Xaur
Model
Candler
Milwaukee, Wis
Grant Meg. Co
Kokomo
Ind
Wisconsin Butter, Eco & Poultry Co
Grant Mfg. Co
Kokomo, Indiana
Coyne Bros
W. So
Water St
S. E. Reed
Benton Arbor, Mich
Berrien
County Bank
Leonard Adam
Ft. Dearborn
Nat. Bank
the Packer
Piowaty
Chicago Street Notes
Creamery
C.H. Weaver & CO
Carlot Potato Distributor
No. Clark Street
F. E. Nellis & CO
Lepman
Louis Lepman
Pres. & Treas
Horace L. Lepman
Sec'y. ‘Ve
Jesse M. Lepmar, V. Pres
A. B. Roholmer
Butter Dent
M. Bayliss
Mar. Poultey Dest
Merrill & Eldredge
North Market St
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Gallagher Bros
Nat. Produce Bank
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