Reinvestigating Poultry Handling Costs and Egg Losses
Reports from New York May 13 show H C Pierce of the U S Department of Agriculture and colleagues launching a comprehensive study on costs in handling dressed poultry and eggs from farm to consumer. The effort aims to cut losses, improve methods, and inform farmers, shippers, and dealers.
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New York
H. C. Pierce
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Philareigh
Pierce
Mary E. Pennington
Vierce
Department of Chemistry
Slocum
Lamon
Philadelphia
Kansas
St. Louis
Yoakum
Commission
Sisset
Elgin firms hold 27c price on butter at board meeting
Chicago delegates backed a firm at 27c quotation after a brief dispute over New York prices. About 140 tubs of extras sold at 27c to Fox River Butter, while Elgin makers argued for higher rates. The output of the region is rising and a good quality make is anticipated. A new office may appoint an official cartoonist, with Jacob Jacobson favored for the role as he sketches daily.
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Elgin
Chicago
Elgin Butter Board
Fox River
New York
Butter & Erg Board
Jacob Jacobson
West Side
Berries and crops dominate Packer page spread
The Packer highlights wide field crop notes from Michigan to California, with emphasis on butter and eggs storage, orange and citrus markets, and vegetable trades in Chicago and New York. Oklahoma and Louisiana crops show variances, while a California orange price trend and Florida celery plans appear amid ongoing trade chatter.
Railroad Bill Expands Commerce Commission Powers
The railroad bill passed by the lower house broadens Interstate Commerce control. It creates a court of commerce for appeals from the ICC, allows the commission to fix stock prices, limits reorganization stock value, enforces a long haul rule, and lets the ICC suspend new rates for four months. It extends ICC authority to telecoms, valuations aid rate cases, and enables through routes and shipper freight routing rights.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Court of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
DIN
No Authority Allegedly Used by Produce Dealer Altes
New Orleans reports claim shipments sent in March and April to Geo. W. Altes of Louetaville, lacking payment. Altes allegedly used The Packer name without authorization, though The Packer has not endorsed him. A second victim in St. Louis, April 13, involves a Deer Park shipper and a stale check from 1908. The Tompkins Co. remains in business amid unresolved losses and notoriety.
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New Orleans
Geo. W. Altes
Loutaville
Altes
Packer
St. Louis
Deer Park
Ala
Shipper
Tompkins Com. Co
West
Tompking Com. Co
Regional Market Notes and Promotions Across The Plains
A compact roundup reports on market conditions and crop notes from several states and cities including Mammoth Spring Arkansas and Alto Texas. Mentions of promotions for B W Redfearn of the Frisco and trade activities in Memphis St Louis and Kansas City appear amid crop updates and city notes.
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St. Louis
Alto
Tex
Kansas City
Louisiana Crop News
B. W. Redfearn
Frisco
Hardy
Ark
Corpus Christi
Manzanola
Col
Fort Wayne
Wabash
Muncie
Marion
Ind
Chicago
Colorado
Market items and farming notes across multiple cities
Page description summarizes market quotations in fruits berries vegetables and dairy, with notes on Everglades drainage in Florida, celery growers news in Manatee Sanford, citrus exchange in St. Petersburg, and New York firm relocations. Mentions trade in potatoes in Baltimore area, peppers in Kansas City, and early watermelon reports in Pittsburg along with Texas crop notes and poultry trust discussions in New York.
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Huston
Chicago
Elk Rapids
Frankfort
Eastport
Mich
Indiana
Oregon
Williamstown
Kas
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Albert Lea
Minn
Florida
N. Y
Pratt
New York Exchange
Florida Pine Movement
Laurel Hill
N. C
New York
East Texas
West Virginia
Pemberton
Deerfield Street
Elm
Orlando
Fla
Roberta
Dixondale
California
Pittsburg
Senate
Newark
N. J
Sanford Celery Assn
Sanford
Buffalo News
Florida Express
Umatilla
Boston
Everglades
Manatee
St. Petersburg
Citrus Fruit Exchange
Klapholz-Rosenberg
Texas
Winona
Tex
Colorado
Utah
Northwest
Kansas City
Morrison
Live Poultry Trust
Butter and Egg Holdings in Cold Storage Rise
May 1 cold storage reports show egg holdings at 1,114,000 cases, up from 631,000 a year ago and 996,472 two years ago, across 28 plants. Butter holdings total 809,000 pounds, down from a year ago and well below two years ago. Detroit market reports strawberry activity remains strong with Tennessee stock at 2 to 2.25 per 24 quart case and Alabama 2.25 to 2.60.
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Chicago
Georgia Fruit Exchange Selects Selling Agents
The Packer reports I M Fleming announces selling agents for the Georgia Fruit Exchange. Selected firms include W H Blodget Co in Boston, J H Galiand F Brennisen Co in Buffalo, Bigalow Fruit Co in Cleveland, A F Young Co and John Nix Co in New York, R E Cochran Co, J H Schneider Co, and BLK Brackett Co in Philadelphia, with A F Young Co in Pittsburgh. Contracts with smaller markets not yet closed.
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New York
Packer
I. M. Fleming
Georgia Fruitt Exchange
Boston
W. H
Blodget Co
Buffalo
J. H. Gali
Baltimore
Citrus fruit shipments and prices in Southern California
Citrus shipments from Southern California totaled 19 283 cars to date, including 2 328 lemons, with last season at 22 953 cars and 2 865 lemons. Prices vary by district, navels dragging prices up due to disease damage and labor shortages, valencias expected smaller, lemons held high by storage and limited selling, with about 1 100 cars stored statewide.
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Los Angeles
California
Eas
Redlands
San Diego
St. Michaels
Randolph Fruit Co
Chula Vista
San Diego Fruit Co
National City
Setting Lots of Fruit Trees in Michigan and Indiana
May 12 report notes a shipment of 2 cars of fruit trees delivered to Frankfort Michigan for Benzie county planting near Smaller Potato Acreage Kokomo Indiana. It also cites a disappointing potato crop outlook versus last year due to ample homegrown stocks and seed stock mainly from Maine and New York.
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Frankfort
Mich
Ebenzie County
Kokoma
Ind
Maine
New York
Quiet Egg Market Amid Storage Stocks and Steady Prices
Chicago May 14 The egg market remained quiet with storage stock dampening activity. Receipts for the week showed ups and downs but prices stayed largely unchanged as storage packed and extras traded around 21 to 21 1 2 cents with bids near 20 cents and limited demand.
Chicago Poultry and Butter Markets See Steady Prices Amid Mixed Demand
The week saw firm to unchanged prices in poultry with several lots moved, while butter prices held near 27 to 28 cents with fluctuating bids. Receipts numbered 14,062 to 34,430 cases across Monday to Friday, and butter trade noted creamery extras at 28 to 28.5 cents, with limited bids for other grades.
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Chicago
Eges
Iowa
Ste
Wisconsin
Uline
Michigan
Northern Illinois
Poultry Prices in New York Steady but Soft Overall
Fresh killed poultry heavier, fowls mainly 18c per barrel with some at 18 ½¢. Dry packed receipts lighter, general trade exceptionally quiet. Taxes 19c. Frozen roasting chickens 19–20c in fair demand, higher or lower stocks slow. Capons and turkeys quiet. About 7 cars left over despite lighter live poultry receipts. Trading fair, fowls 1c higher than last week. Turkeys and ducks easier. Ex press receipts moderate, stock sold slowly 18½–19c. Carrot quotation 18 1/4c. Roosters 12 1/2–12 3/4c. Prime turkeys 14c, poor 10–11c, ducks 13c, geese 10c. Rubea fowls (rare) 60c pair and pig 20N8 vuc.
Storage Season Near as New York Dealers Plan Next Week
New York May 13 — Stor age of butter is expected to begin next week as dealers and markets in New York faced unsettled pricing. Prices fluctuated with a decline to 28% to, buyers seeking further declines. Extras held at 28¢, undergrades from 27 4 to 28 1 2 c, process 25 1 2 c, packing stock 21 to 21 1 2 c. Sales on call 90 tubs of creamery specials in three lots at 28 4 0 to 28 40.
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New York
Toiday
Not storing freely now in New York market May 1
About 35 000 cases weekly put away in New York and Jersey City as storage eggs total about 460 000 at week end. Demand steady with good grocery movement. finest storage eggs bring 24 4 c, majority 22 c. Northern Iowa and southern states show mixed movement with prices around 20 2c, 28 to 19c in Tennessee and Kentucky.
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New York
Jersey City
Eall
Iowa
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indianas
Missouris
Illinois
Kansas
Eggs Lower Again as Prices Dip in Local Market
Kansas City reports lighter egg receipts this week but late last week price gains spurred shipments. Tue quotations touched 5.40 for new cases and 5.35 for miscellaneous. Currents receipts sold around 5.40 with bids sparse. storage packed offered near 6.00, country at 5.85. Some cars quoted 5.40 in Chicago, with minimal bids overall. trade notes a brief eggs price dip amid strikes and freight factors.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Cuit. Seceipte
Ae Rae Wae
Kanetis City
Texas Eggs
Creamery Butter Prices Fall 2 Cents in Kansas City
Creamery butter dropped 2 cents at the exchange session in Kansas City on May 13 amid rising receipts and softer East markets. Conditions favor larger production with rain and warm weather, while packing stock remains readily sold and the market holds at 20 cents.
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Kansas City
Market Report Shows Mixed Poultry Demand in Kansas City
Kansas City May 13 market notes hens in fair supply and bids down due to recent declines in the East, turkeys light demand, geese and ducks neglected with few arrivals. Broilers in good demand but more plentiful late in the week hens advanced to six cents.
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Kansas City
Eggs seized as unfit for food in New York store
Herman Lind a U S food and drug inspector and a deputy marshal seized 250 pounds of frozen mixed eggs canned in H Behrman & Son on Washington street. The eggs are unfit for consumption and will be dumped into the river by court order. Sample shipment originated from Iowa Butter & Egg Co. Council Bluffs Iowa.
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New York
Herman Lind
United States Food and Drug
United States
H. Behrman & Son
Washington Street
Iowa Butter & Egg Co
Council Bluffs
Mobile crop shipment cut as weather stunts harvest
Mobile Alabama May 12 The week's movement of cabbage beans and potatoes was heavy with beans shipped daily to northern markets. Quality of stock is good though cabbage development lags due to dry weather. Potatoes are small and in weak demand. growers are urged to curtail digging. Forecasters expect total carrot and express shipments to barely exceed 1,000 cars, year’s output unlikely to rise above last year.
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Detroit
Mich
Tennessee
Florida
Mobile
Ala
Baldswin
Shippers complain against Brown and Hill in Montgomery
May 12. Complaints from southern shippers allege wrongdoing by C L G Brown and L C Hill who operate as Brown & Hill. Florida and Alabama vegetable shippers report issues. Hill runs a blind tiger in the suburbs. Brown is described as a liberal drinker. Two reputable wealthy black colleagues with the same names also operate in vegetables.
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Montgomery
Ala
C. L. G. Brown
L. C. Hill
Brown & Hill
Florida
Alabama
Hill
Brown
Slow Pay Charged In Delayed Remittance Across States
Complaints arise over unpaid February and March truck shipments to McKay Seed & Floral Co. of Jackson Mississippi totaling over 60 dollars. Reports of E. M. Shell's alleged questionable mail dealings and a 200-dollar fine last year appear in The Packer archives. Also, A B Archer reports shipping maple sugar and syrup with a draft that was refused.
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New Orleans
McKay Seed & Floral Co
Jackson
Miss
Fort Wayne
E. M. Shell
A. B. Archer
Conewago
Shell
Sheil
Berry Movement Good. Cincinnati Prices Maintained
The Cincinnati strawberry market opened with liberal Tennessee stock and prices from 2 to 2.50 per 24-quart crate. Receipts reached about 1,560 crates via express with 39 cars for this and other markets arriving late. By Wednesday prices firmed to around 2.75, with Aromas and Gandy at outside rates, other stock from 2 to 2.51. Thursday eased only slightly, with 45 cars arriving on the Tennessee special for northern and eastern markets.
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Cincinnati
Express
Tennessee
Whalen Accuses Oklahoma Produce of Deception
St. Louis May 12 A St Louis produce jobber M J Whalen claims the Oklahoma Produce Co Muskogee Okla misled him in a sales deal. He says he shipped two carloads of vegetables and was promised 490 but the manager left Muskogee the day for payment and returned after Whalen left. The firm reportedly is delaying payments to other creditors.
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St. Louis
Oklahoma Produce Co
Muskogee
Okla
Packer
M. J. Whalen
Whalen
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Produce Ca
Michigan crop prospects diverse after April frost
May crop report from Secretary of State Martindale notes varied opinions on frost damage across Michigan. Southwest counties report better than expected prospects and an encouraging outlook for an average crop. Spraying fruit trees has increased this season and a regional table outlines current prospects for apples pears peaches plums and cherries along with small fruit across the state.
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Lansing
Mich
Martindale
Texas butter market steady as receipts rise in Houston
Receipts of country butter are increasing in Houston on May 12. Quotation remains 18 cents with little expected change for about two weeks. Dealers report easy disposal of stock as buyers in New York, New Orleans, and Kansas City enter the market.
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Houston
Tex
New York
New Orleans
Kansas City
Unable to Collect in New Britain
Citizens voice complaints about H Sperr y a produce dealer in New Britain Connecticut as creditors report inability to collect on judgments against him.
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New Brittain, Conn
H. Sperery
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