Railroads report 1916 equipment and freight car totals
An Interstate Commerce Commission abstract shows at year end 1916 there were 64,073 locomotives in use, up from mid-1916, and 2,342,699 freight cars, with a small rise since June 30 1916. Capitalization on December 31 1916 stood at $19.68 billion, down from June. New tariff notes publish rates from Paducah and Brookport to several Tennessee points for various produce per 100 pounds.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce, Commission
Brisk Trade in Green Vegetables in Chicago Market
Chicago May 17 brisk trade in green vegetables as season advances with wide variety of grades selling readily. Tomatoes and peppers show steady demand while spinach and wax beans face quality effects. lettuce scarce and celery and cucumbers see steady to easier pricing amid moderate to abundant supply. Illinois and Louisiana boxes emerge with notable prices for fancy stock and lower grades underperform.
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Chicago
Ilorida
Indiana
Louisiana
Imenor
St. Louis
Texas
T.c
Florida
Mississippi
California
Illinois
Steady Basis Shown in Wisconsin Cheese Market
The Wisconsin cheese market remains firm with minor price variances but no general change. Export Commission basis dominates trade amid subdued domestic demand, keeping prices around 21 cents per style. Purchases rise in the South as grass season nears. summer consumption may shift due to Food Administration rules. Wisconsin exchanges report varied sales from 20 to 21 1/4 cents per pound across multiple styles.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Export Commission
South
Food Administration
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Plymouth
Sheboygan Dairy Board
Appleton
Board Twins
O Keefe Buys Firm. McMullan Partnership Dissolved
May 17 Chicago reports the dissolution of the partnership between William L. McMullan and A. A. O Keefe. O Keefe has taken over the business and will operate under the name A. A. O Keefe & Co.
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A. A. O'Keefe
Chicago
William L. McMullan
Good Acreage of Potatoes Urged by Farm Leader
Frank Kelleher of the Iowa Farm Bureau urges farmers in Waukon Iowa to plant a full and generous potato crop to meet rising demand and avoid a market shortage. He notes past cycles of high production and low prices and stresses potatoes as essential for food, poultry, and hogs, urging nationwide extension support to secure ample acreage this season.
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Frank Kelleher
Farm Bureau of Iowa
Standard
Waukon
Extension Department
Week's Review of Indianapolis Market
Indianapolis May 17 The first watermelons reach wholesale at 1.25 each. Strawberries demand grows with warm weather and 50 cent crate price drop. Cuban pineapples top price up 50c. Oranges up 25c to 1 a box. lemons rising as weather warms. Ben Davis Missouri Red Gano apples higher. Florida grapefruit may be finished. Banana wholesale 6c lb. limes up 1 per 100. Navel oranges off market. Alabama peaches at 4.50 a crate. Green beans scarce. lettuce from home market. New crop South cabbage easier. June peaches 3 a hamper. Homegrown asparagus 26 8i a dozen bunches. New potatoes decline. kale cheaper. Texas Bermuda onions plentiful and cheaper.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Express
Tennessee
Ben Davis
Missouri
Florida
Alabama
South
Mississippi
California
Georgia
Texas
Bermuda
Hind Fuchs Expands From Brokerage To Distributing Roles
Chicago May 17 E C Hind of Hinds Fuchs Indianapolis stopped over spending day with local trade en route to producers. Hind Fuchs formerly ran brokerage and commission on Indiana markets now expand to distributing the entire output of shipping organizations and individual fruit and vegetable shippers.
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Chicago
E. C. Hind
Hinds & Fuchs
Indianapolis
Hind & Fuchs
Indiana
Increased Rates on Vegetables in Midwest Rail Tariff
Chicago May 17 News summarizes a New York Central Tariff I. C. C. L. 5. 494 effective May 3 1918 listing higher rates for vegetables. Cabbage onions potatoes sugar beets tomatoes and turnips moving from Indiana towns Hartsdale Hays Highlands Hammond and others to Chicago Englewood South Chicago Gibson Momence Kankakee and more at 34 4 cents per 100 pounds. Cabbage onions and potatoes from Garden City Hamlet Knox North Judson North Liberty Rye San Pierre Walkerton to Dwight Kankakee Streator Illinois at 9 60 cents per 100 pounds.
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Chicago
N. C. & St. L. Railway
Paducah
Brookport
Ill
Tennessee
Easton
Tenn
Hermitage
Tulip Grove
Green Hill
Mt. Juliet
Silver Springs
Leeville
Tucker Gap
Lillard
Lebanon
New York Central Tariff
Hartsdale
Hays
Highlands
Ind
Englewood
Gibson
Momence
Kankakee
Hammond
Garden City
Hamlet
Knox
North Judson
North Liberty
Rye
San Pierre
Walkerton
Dwight
Jana Streator
Fruit and Vegetable Prices in Milwaukee Market
Milwaukee May 17. Apples firm but rising prices with No 1 Willow Twigs at 9.50 to 10, Ganos 6.25 to 6.50, Ben Davis 6 to 6.25 and No 2 2.50. California cherries windows 350 to 3.45 per box. Grapefruit Florida stock 5.50 a box, off grade 4.50 to 4.00. Lemons firmer 5.50 to 6 per box. Oranges small supply. Valencias 6 4 to 7 and Mediterranean Sweets 5.60 to 6.50. Strawberries steady. Arkansas cases 6.50 to 7, some poor at 3 to 4. Asparagus improving, Illinois or Tennessee boxes 0.75 to 0.90 per box. Southern cabbage abundant Alabama crates 1.79 to 2 and Louisiana 1.50 to 2.75. Old carrots 0.50 to 0.60 per bushel, new 3.50 to 3.75 per barrel. Cucumbers 2 to 3.25, next grade 2.50 to 2.75. Green onions common from Illinois 1.25 to 1.45 per dozen 8 to 10. Green peas 2.75 to 3 per hamper. Potatoes active 0.95 to 1 per cwt.
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Milwaukee
Ben Davis
California
Florida
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
Minois
Rural Credits Act Sought for Porto Rico
Fruit growers press to extend the Rural Credits Act to Porto Rico to aid small farmers with affordable lines of credit for agricultural loans. A conference with Governor Yager, supported by Felix Cordova Davila and General McIntyre, urged consideration of mortgages and current rates, with lawmakers in Washington and local Insular Legislature pledging cooperation.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Yager
Washington
Felix Cordova Davila
General McIntyre
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Insular
Codling Moth Control Circular Issued by Utah Experiment Station
Logan Utah May 17 A Utah Agricultural Experiment Station circular by Professor Hagan summarizes codling moth control. First spray 3 to 5 days after petals fall, filling calyx cups with arsenate of lead. Second spray 10 days later. Band trees July 1 to trap larvae. bands removed every eight days to kill worms. Free copies available from the Utah Experiment Station Logan Utah.
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Logan
Utah
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station
Hagan
Eggs hold near steady as market ends season in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on May 17, egg prices show little movement with bids from 30 to 32 cents. Top quotations seem high and likely to ease, as markets elsewhere weaken. Receipts are near normal and some storing continues due to favorable weather. The season nears its end this week, hens sales rise, no springers on the market, anticipatory bids around 35 cents per pound, butter prices dull and steady near 27.5 cents.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ers
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Aisk
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United States Food Administration
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Leonard Adam CO
W. So
Water St
Tr. Ball
Springfield
John W. Low R
Mittelstadt
Headley
Wayne & Low, Inc
W. S. Water
Corn” Exchange Natl. Bank
National Produce Bank
C.H. Weaver & CO
J. Ellis Slater Co
United States
Pyon To
F. E. Baldwin & CO
Ogden Bidg
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Minnesota
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