Club Rooms to Open for Chicago Boosters Progress
Chicago May 18 Boosters luncheon reports new club rooms ready about June 15 with furnishing cost estimated between 5000 and 6000. Four thousand five hundred already subscribed. Boosters aim 700 members by occupancy. U S District Attorney Clyne spoke on patriotism during the crisis to about 100 attendees.
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Chicago
Boosters’ Club
Sherman
M. W. Lorch
Boosters
I’. J. Nellis, Jr
U. 8
Clyne
May fruit crop report from Des Moines Iowa
The May fruit crop report from state authorities compares actual yields to a full crop across fruit types. Apples 79 percent of full, pears 5 percent, American plums 85 percent, domestic plums 16 percent, Japanese plums 60 percent, cherries 74 percent, grapes 67 percent, red raspberries 56 percent, black raspberries 62 percent, blackberries 60 percent, currants 86 percent, gooseberries 87 percent, strawberries 75 percent.
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Towa
Des Moines
Chicago's First Car Watermelons This Week
Chicago receives its first car of watermelons for the 1917 season. B D Anguish handles the car sold to John P O'Brien. The Fort Myers Florida origin car contains 1100 melons averaging 24 pounds each. Reported selling price 900 dollars, the highest for a car of melons on this market. O'Brien says they moved out well at one dollar each in jobbing trade.
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Chicago
B. D. Anguish
John P. O'Brien
Fort Myers
Fla
O'Brien
Wagner plans Pacific Coast trip for fruit interests
W L Wagner of G M H Wagner & Sons, Chicago, departs for Washington to oversee box apple affairs then heads to California for Imperial Valley cantaloupe interests. He will visit Texas producing regions next and be away about three weeks.
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W. ZL. Wagner
Pacific Coast
Price
W. L. Wagner
G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
Chicago
Washington
California
Imperial Valley
Texas
First Apricots Shipped From Brawley Valley
The first crate of apricots was shipped from the Brawley Valley to the Los Angeles market on Thursday of last week. The fruit was grown by C. P. Wible.
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Brawley
Calif
Los Angeles
C. P. Wible
Quiet vegetable trade in Chicago cooled by warm weather
Chicago May 18 Dealers in vegetables reported no active trade this week despite warm weather and lower prices. Market was well supplied with head lettuce, California iceberg at 2.50 per crate, southern hampers 1.50 or less, and Illinois asparagus easing. Spinach steady, cucumbers plentiful, cabbage down, cauliflower steady, string beans firm, green peas in good supply, Florida eggplant soft, pieplant offered freely, and homegrown onions priced around 1.25 to 1.50 per peck.
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Chicago
California
South
Illinois
St. Louis
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oregon
Florida
Kankakee
D J Stephens Reports Potato Market Insight From Travels
D J Stephens of Chicago describes a two week trip through Florida North and South Carolina and Virginia. He notes markets will see a heavy drop this season but prices should stay firm into early June. He bases his view on observed conditions and local market bases.
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D. J. Stephens
Chicago
Florida
South Carolina
Virginia
Indianapolis Poultry Price Fight Splits Dealers
The Indianapolis board faces a rift as dealers split over egg and poultry quotations with 82 1 2 and 33 4 c for eggs and 22 and 28 c for fowls. Wyckoff resigns as quotation committee chair amid country versus city delivery divides. The Board of Trade moves to reorganize under new by laws to base quotes on actual trade and minimums. Eye arrivals remain good, frozen poultry supply adequate, turkeys broilers and geese easing 3 to 4 c from last year, butter prices advance to 29 c.
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Indianapoli
Indianapolis
Stanley Wyckoff
Indianapolis Poultry Company
Board of Trade
Hoff Opens Carrot and Produce Office in Chicago
W C Hoff, after three years with F E Baldwin Co, opened an office in the Ogden building at 192 N Clark St. He will operate as W G Hoff & Co, focusing on carrots potatoes cabbage and onions. Hoff has wide acquaintance among regional trade in these commodities.
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W. C. Hoff
Chicago
F. E. Baldwin, & Co
Ogden
N. Clark Street
W. G. Hoff &Co
First Apricots Reach Chicago Market From California
H Weaver & Co. received the first shipment of California apricots to the Chicago market on Monday. The four crates sold quickly at good prices. The stock was small but of very good quality, being the initial offerings of the season.
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Chicago
Ichicago
H. Weaver &, ‘Co
California
Weaver Company Starts Florida Cantaloupe Shipments
Chicago trader C. H. Weaver & Co. received first Florida cantaloupes Saturday of last week with better quality as more shipments arrive this week. The initial consignment showed two little green fruit but overall good quality for early offerings.
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Weaver
Chicago
C. H. Weaver & Co
Florida
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