Supply Of Vegetables From Market Report
Florida celery and Florida tomatoes showed firm demand with lighter receipts, while asparagus demand was active and prices rose. Cucumbers were in excess supply and prices fell, with hothouse and Louisiana options quoted. California and St. Louis lettuce moved slowly. green peas and string beans priced modestly as supplies remained variable.
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Florida
Chicago
Illinois
Golden Heart
California
St. Louis
Kankakee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mobile
St. Lou
Hiece
Weaver's Exports and Chicago Freight Strikes Report
Weaver's cantaloupes report steady shipments from California in crates at $12 each as the Honey Dews brand appears, while Chicago fruit trade faces express wagon driver strikes that halt outbound shipments and push some to freight. A Chicago official disputes that rot is inherent to melons, citing handling and car conditions as primary decay causes.
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Chicago
H. Weaver & Co
Eral
Expo
C. H. Weaver & Co
California
Calif Limited
Department of Agriculge
C. Cochran
W. H. J. Kavanagh
Department of Agriculture
Interstate Commerce Commission
Berries priced in Chicago as market opens week
The Chicago berry market opens undersupplied with strawberries, prices stay low early as 88 carloads arrive. Tennessee and Louisiana shipments are mostly poor quality with Illinois stock mixed. 24 quart cases sell around 1.25 to 1.30 dollars, Illinois high quality up to 2.73, Louisiana pints near 25 cents to 1.25 depending on quality.
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Chicago
Tennessee
Louisiana
Illinois
Louie
Jana
Crawford Advanced in P F P Chicago May 19
J B Crawford, previously car service agent for Pacific Fruit Express Company based in Chicago, is appointed superintendent of transportation. He will assume duties formerly handled by the car service agent. the general agent office is abolished in the P F E organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Chicago
J. B.crawford
Pacific Fruit Express Company
Pp. F. BE
Take Over Emil Stumm's Business in Chicago Market
Chicago May 19. The business of Phil Stumm at 910-912 Fulton street has been taken over by Clark and Krejer. They will run a general commission business in poultry, butter, eggs and veal. Mr Krejer formerly worked with Philip Reitz & Co and is well known to the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Stumm
Chicago
Phil Stumm
Fulton Street
Clark & Krejer
Krejer
Philip Reitz & Co
Chicago Officials Weigh Fruit Pier Plan At Harbor
Chicago May 19 City officials discuss a proposed terminal market pier for fruits and produce urged by O K Earl of Earl Brothers. Mayor Thompson noted the plan aligns with harbor development and would be built in Harbor District No 2 near the downtown foot of the city. An appropriation of 500000 from Washington was secured to help build a breakwater protecting the piers.
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Chicago
Express
South Water Street
O. K. Earl
Earl Brothers
Tel
Thompson
Washington
Trouble with railroad workers delays melons and credit rise
A Chicago Produce Trade and Credit Association report notes ongoing melon transport issues blamed on railroad employees and calls for Interstate Commerce Commission action. The piece also covers 15 new members joining after a recent reorganization, with A. C. Fish outlining plans to boost credit regulation and curb bad accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boosters’ Committee
Chicago Produce Trade and Credit Association
A. C. Fish
Butter Board Meeting Prices Signal Falling Swell
At the butter board meeting in Bilgin Butter Market Elgin on May 1 220 tubs were offered on the call and all sold. Two lots totaling 75 tubs brought 29 cents, six lots of 145 tubs sold at 28 cents, the weekly figure. Production in the region is rising and lower prices are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Lil
Peaches Outlook Bright for North Ohio Districts
Chicago May 19. A. W. Kalb and C. E. Gerner two northern Ohio fruit shippers visited the street here this week. They expressed optimism for the crop outlook this season estimating over 1 000 000 bushels of peaches the largest production ever loaded at stations along the Lake front. Last year about 800 000 bushels were shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. W. Kalb
C. E. Gerner
Ohio
Lake Front
Chicago Onion Market Steady This Week
Chicago onions held steady with solid demand in a week marked by limited receipts and generally fair quality. Offerings from Texas and California included whites and yellows priced around 1.66 per crate as markets remained higher than recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
California
Southern Cabbage in Demand and Prices Rise
Chicago reports a strong demand for southern cabbage with limited receipts. Louisiana and Mississippi offerings ranged from 3.50 to 3.75 for green solid medium cabbage, while Mobile stock was quoted at 3.25.
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Chicago
Louisiana
Mississippi
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Packer
Seaches A
Peaches
J. Eilis Slater Co
John A
ECK CO
the Packer
C. G. Emerson & CO
ST. Paul, Minn
Chas. S. Robb
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Our Shippers
Leonard Adam
Ft. Dearborn
Nat
John W. Low
A. Wheelock
Wayne & Low, Inc. Fruit and Produce Comission Merchants
W. S. Water St
Com. Exchange Natl. Bank
Produce Bank
J. T. Kelly & CO
Northwest
Winnipeg
Sinclair
Lanitoba
Erage Co
Carlots
Man
Chicago Express
F.E. Bal & Comp Ogden
Aber
Weaver
Wire Informa
Cal
Ted
Brothers
Bredune Reporter Co
Richty
South Water St
C.H. Weaver &Co
I Ag
Wvny Tlk
Bilgin
Linus
Roll ’Ewii Sr
Paul
Western Union
Murs. Owees
R. G. Dun & Co
State Bank of la Cripoesere Produce Exchange Bank
St Paul, Minn
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