Egg Market Apathy Slows Chicago Trade Rebounds Noted
Chicago May 12 A weak market mood slows egg trading despite a 3 cent uptick. Warehouses show ongoing storage and limited buying, with some houses filling while others struggle to bid strong. Receipts for May start with 20 901 on Monday and shipments mixed as dealers express doubt about price direction.
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Chicago
New York
Sevral
Ex‘ag
Missouri Firsts
Amar' 'S of
Stor
Eggs Receipts Remain Heavy As New York Stocks Rise
New York egg market remains robust with heavy receipts totaling 1,628,461 from March 1 to May 6 and 216,150 for the week ending May 6. By week end, Greater New York coolers held about 640,000 cases, up 150,000 from last year, with stock moving at roughly 60,000 cases weekly. Prices held firm across storage and firsts, with northern Indiana Ohio firsts around 18 cents and southern firsts near 17 to 17 1/4 cents.
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New York
Indiana
Witneis
Illinois
Ohio
Poultry Market Unsettled In New York Amid Heavy Arrivals
Live poultry prices remain unsettled as heavy arrivals push market activity back until Wednesday. Through Thursday, receipts totaled 380 cars with many stock not unloaded.
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New York
Poultry Prices and Receipts Slide in Local Market
Vendors pushed prices down as limited arrivals crowded shelves with old stock and broken heavy receipts. Dressed poultry sold weakly at low quotes while fresh kilten and other birds showed minimal gains. Frozen poultry and fowls ranged around 14 to 18 cents with overall demand lagging.
Receipts of Peepers Show Mixed Prices in Chicago Market
Chicago poultry buyers faced varied demand this week as Peepers receipts rose while prices fluctuated. Fowls advanced 34 cents early in the week, then dealers trimmed about a dollar per dozen to move heavy Peepers. Broilers stayed firm with good quality, springs arriving steady, ducks at 9 cents, geese at 9 cents, and turkeys around 14 to 12 cents, with roosters near 9 cents.
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Chicago
New York Market Sees Mixed Strawberry Prices This Week
The New York market reports a continued strawberry glut with Klondykes from North Carolina at 20 to 25 cents and Thompsons at 1 to 1 1/2 cents per pint. Receipts were light with about twenty cars on Monday and five to twelve cars daily later. Florida fruit added to supply as shippers flood the market with top quality berries while some fruit remains green and uneatable. Receivers complain about customer kicks and urge honest packing to fetch better prices.
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New York
North Carolina
Florida
Georgia Fruit Exchange directors meeting sparks trade interest
New York May 12. Interest ran high as traders awaited news from Atlanta on Wednesday about the Georgia Fruit Exchange director meeting. The first receivers were to be named that day but no announcement has emerged. A rumor said names were chosen but contracts were not yet signed.
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New York
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Atlanta
Lst
New York Robber Bell Faces Creditors Meeting
A bad eye failure grounds insolvency for Robert W. Bell of 360 Greenwich Street. Liabilities reach 16000 with a disputed 4500 rent claim by Frank Crawford. Bell offered 4,000 cash and 10 percent notes or two years to pay in full. Creditors review his books amid messy records.
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New York
Robert W. Bell
Greenwich Street
Bell
Frank Crawford
Harrison Street
Aetna National Bank
Armour & Co
Flo
Wright & Windsor
George M. Rittenhouse & Co
Aetna Nadia Bank
New Fruit Exchange Trustees Installed in New York
At a New York Fruit Exchange meeting on Wednesday W R Pratt and Co and Maxfield succeeded Messrs Sciortina and Dominic who resigned new trustees were appointed in the exchange's administrative leadership.
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New Fruit Exchange Trustees
New York
New York Frult Exchange
W. R. Pratt and Co
Maxfield
Messrs, Sciortina
Dominic
Forward the fight brigade Gee what a charge they made
A vivid wartime note extols a unit and its men as they launch a bold assault. The description highlights the momentum, courage, and impact of the charge, portraying it as a defining moment in the action. Leaders or exact units are not named in the readable text.
Charles H White Jailed Over Oklahoma Produce Scheme
Oklahoma City May 12 Charles H White arrested in Dallas by post office inspectors. He was brought to Guthrie and jailed on fraudulent use of the mails in connection with the Oklahoma Produce Commission Co a venture that collapsed after promising shippers big margins on poultry and eggs and tying stock to loyalty pledges. The company began in 1909 and faced mounting debts before the 1910 assignment to W N Ellis. The tale links extensive losses to banks and stockholders amid a stormy, failed enterprise.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Charles H. White
Dallas
Tex
Post Office
HK. V. Leahy
Marks
Oklahoma Produce Commission Co
White
Guthrie
Oklahoma Produce & Commission
Packer
C H L. White
W. N. Ellis
Los Angeles
Dunn
Planters & Mechanics Bank
Uniform fruit packages debated in Congress
Boston May 12. A Washington hearing before the coinage weights and measures committee featured prominent fruit trade figures urging House Bill 5456 to standardize cherry boxes to 672-10 cubic inches. Arthur T. Cummings led the Massachusetts contingent praising quick passage and a Taft signature.
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Mass
Washington
Hardwick
Georgia
House of Representatives
Peters
Massachusetts
Arthur ‘. Cummings
Boston Fruit & Produce Exchange
L. A. Fisher
Bureau of
Stan Tards
Daniel
Arthur T. Cummings
House
Senate
Taft
New York
R. S. French
National League
House Committee On Coinage, Weights and Messures
Bureau of Standards
D. ©. Palmer
Boston Produce Exchange
East coast tomato trade solid. Merida pineapple shipments start
East coast tomatoes near completion with a few cars left. west coast not yet shipping. Demand strong, Florida citrus in light supply. Chase & Co begin first cars of Merida pineapples and expect heavy participation. Merida likely to have a light crop this season.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Chase & Co
Florida
Merida
Butter Prices Fall Under Pressure With Surplus Weighing In
Chicago May 12 The butter market faces further price reductions as a large carryover stokes concern. Despite ideal midwest weather and strong pastures, producers anticipate bumper output and slower demand. Daily receipts run near 10 000 tubs with undergrades piling up while creamery extras stay at 1 1/2 cents above base.
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Middle‘ West
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
United States
Indiana
Michigan
Butter Trade Steady in New York with Creamery Specials
In New York the butter market shows a steady trade across grades with creamery specials selling well. Big buyers on fresh make keep demand high though quality receipts fall, keeping prices firm though premiums for top creamery are variable. Packing stock moves slowly as receipts are modest, prices range from 14 to 15 1/4 cents for packing stock and current make prices hold around 1 to 1 1/4 cents above No. 2. Receipts by day show fluctuating volumes through the week.
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New York
Market notes from The Packer weekly edition
A dense summary of nationwide fruit and vegetable market movements. Reports cover New York onions and produce, Chicago berry trends, Philadelphia vegetable and fruit activity, Boston butter and poultry, and Pacific coast shipping. Mentions include Maine spuds, cantaloupe crops, Florida peaches, and various regional price movements and market conditions.
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John I. Fredwick
New York
Florida
N. Y
Harrigan Street Storage Co
New York Central
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Nya
Pacific
Los Angeles
Beef Trust
Pacific Coast News
Woods Co. to Resume as Receiver Appointed in California Contracts
Chicago may 11 creditors await details as H Woods Co aims to resume business amid a pending receivership. Attorney Edward Byrnes reports a receiver has been appointed and questions linger over transfers of California contracts prior to insolvency.
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HH. Woods Co
Tiny Beet
Woolf
Lois
Aoting
Calif
Mrac Woods
Hirtin
California
Edward Byrnes
Senling Yeceiver
Tris Tee
Auction probe into St Louis Fruit Auction Co. rights
Today about Joan the fruit attorney filed quasi trial proceedings against the St. Louis Fruit Auction Co to inquire into the companys rights to do business The inquiry aims to determine what minimums have been paid on the capital stock As presses time no defense attitude from the St Louis Fruit Auction Co is known
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St. Louls
Joan
Efrocuit
St. Louis Fruit Auction Co
Florida melon growers report crop hopes amid market shifts
The report lists summerfield Wauchute St. Petersburg Lakeland Dania and other Florida points noting crop conditions in peaches strawberries and watermelons. It cites rising market concerns in Atlanta and Savannah and details forecasts for berries potatoes onions cabbage and cantaloupes across several states including Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Missouri and Arkansas.
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W. W. Henderson
Florida
Summerfield
Wauchute
St. Petersburg
Lakeland
Dania
4Yearmont
Attia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kentucky
Ohio
Louisville
Cincinnati
Maryville
Enn
John Schaefers’ Sons
Fruit Growers and Trade Notes Across Missouri and Beyond
Page highlights market and trade conditions from Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska. Reports from primary egg shippers in Kansas and Missouri. Notes on The Atlantic Fruit Co and banana importers in St Louis. Butter eggs and poultry in New Orleans and Louisville. Norfolk ships American bottoms potatoes. Indiana farmers growing tomatoes.
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Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
St. Louis
Atlantic Fruit Co
Sta. Louis
New Orleans
Louisville
Norfolk
Baltimore
Indiana
California orange movement gains California shipper status
Market notes from Olivia and Oregon report a shift as Bros. prepare to become California orange shippers. The article tracks the fruit trade among California, Washington and Oregon growers and shippers, highlighting distribution and market conditions for fruit moving to markets like Pittsburg and Boston.
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Olivia. Bros
California Orange Shippers
Californ Orange Movement
California
Washington
Oregon
Pioneer
Seven Gods
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