Probable Yields This Season In California Fruits
Circular from Sacramento dated May 20 reports modest pear prospects along the Sacramento River with 35 to 40 percent of normal and varied outlooks for plums, prunes, peaches, grapes, and cherries across multiple counties. Notable notes include Bartlett pears dropping and grape prospects good, while warm weather supports early shipping fruit and potential bumper Tokay crops in Lodi. The California Fruit Distributors warn cherries will move about normally with improving quality and emphasize a generally favorable outlook for a prosperous season for growers and eastern dealers alike.
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Sacramento
Cal
California Fruit Exchange
Fresno
Placer County
Penryn
Oregon
Burbank
Grand Duke
Th&mond
Botan
Wickson
Kelsey
Clyman
California Fruit Distributors
California
Mer R
S Bartlett
Vacaville
Eggs and potatoes move in Chicago market report
Chicago notes Max Malter Co expects cheaper eggs within a month as Southwest stock reaches Chicago at 18 to 19 cents a dozen. Demand moderates one third from last year, boosting storage and easing supply. Harmon Evans brokers announce 100 car lots of new potatoes to move from Alabama and Mississippi through St. Louis offices, with 90 pound sacks and direct inspection.
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Chicago
Max Malter, Co
Max Malter
Southwest
Istre
Ehich
Malter
Harmon & Evans
Salem
Alabama
Mississippi
Prospects For Butter Production At Elgin Early Season
Elgin Illinois May 20 prospects for a large butter output this season are fair, with make expected to match or exceed last year. Backward start means grass butter is not fully produced yet though late May or early June could bring full grass flavor. Rain improved pastures and experts expect a strong finish to offset early delays and any seasonal setback.
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Elgin
Packer
Washington Melon Report from Washington Indiana 1909
May 17 1909 Pierce J Cavanaugh reports apple crop failures due to frost and cold. Peach orchards damaged. about 50 percent fulr crop expected. About 100 acres planted to cantaloupes with 30 40 acres hotbed. transfer to transplant early July. Watermelons total 200 250 acres. hotbeds present. transplants soon underway.
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Washington
Ind
Parker
Pierce J. Cavanaugh
The Packer Has No Equal
Neoga Illinois May 18 1909 To The Packer I have been engaged in fruit and truck growing for thirty five years and in that time have read all the periodicals I could get in the Interest of the grower and shipper but for reliable information and kindly interest In the welfare of its subscribers I have never found one to compare with The Packer J T Wallace
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Packer
Neoga
Ill
J. T. Wallace
Shipping Eggs and Poultry from May 17 1909 Packer note
A letter from W L Ogborn dated May 17 1909 to The Packer thanks the paper for its value and reports shipping about 400 cases of eggs weekly with considerable poultry from the point. The missive indicates solid business and ongoing poultry and egg shipments.
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Converse
Ina
Packer
W. L. Ogborn
Pioneer Fruit Co opens Utah office in Ogden
The Pioneer Fruit Co of Sacramento plans a Utah office at 363 Twenty-fourth Street Ogden Utah May 20. It will handle Utah Fruit extensively this season and begins shipping about July 15. About 400 cars of Dante in Arizona cantaloupes are expected this season with shipments starting around July 15.
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Pioneer Co
Utah
Ogden
Pioneer Fruit Co
Sacramento
Cal
Utah Fruit
Twenty-fourth Street
Dante
Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Unfavorable Start For Melona and Apples in Owensville
In Melona Indiana May 20 the melon crop faces a poor start as frosts and storms kill many early plants. In Owensville Indiana May 20 apple crops fail due to bad start though other fruit remains expected.
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Melona
Princeton
Ind
Owensville
Cobden Fruit Shippers Face Honest Pack Debate and Crop Outlook
Cobden area fruit growers and two shipping associations face scrutiny amid reports of dishonest packing practices. The Packer notes inconsistent No. 1 and No. 2 marks on asparagus crates, weaker tomato packs, and variable peach and apple crops. Growers Lamar Bros and Venable cited for healthy orchards, with peaches heavy and apples strong. tomato, rhubarb, and sweet potato shipments forecast, while critics urge stricter inspection to protect markets.
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Cobash
United States
Cobden
Lamar Bros
J. E. Venable
D. Flinn
John McCaffery
J. A. Hardin
Beronis
Union County
Keifers
Gerbers
Seckel
Principal crops at Alto Pass Illinois vegetables and fruit
In Alto Pass Illinois May 20 a good shipping station on the Mobile Ohio line eight miles from Cobden. Crops include tomatoes as the principal, with apples peaches rhubarb and sweet potatoes also shipped. Local growers report better quantities this year and advocate inspection. the People's Fruit & Vegetable Shipping Area, led by J W Pirtle president J C Lewis secretary treasurer and Warren Rendleman manager, plans carlot shipments.
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Owens Automatic
J. L. Owens & Co
Minneapolis
People's Fruit & Vegetable Assn
J. W. Fitch
Jos. Switzer
E. A. Strong
John
Alto Pass
Ill
Mobile, & Ohio
Cobden
People’s Fruit & Vegetable Shipping Area
J. W. Pirtle
J. C. Lewis
Warren Rendleman
Local Growers List Prominent Fruit and Produce Names
Growers here handling apples peaches tomatoes and sweet potatoes include L G Keith Willis Cauble G W James Warren Rendelman Fred Angel Co Jesson C B Holcomb F E James Albert Landreth J W Pirtle Ashley Tucker Henry Rendelman Mitchell Ferrill A J Sinks J B Anderson H C Norton and Henry Rendelman.
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L. G. Keith
Willis Cauble
G. W. James
Warren Rendelman
Fred Angel
Co. Jesson
C. B., Holcomb
F. E. James
Albert Landreth
J. W. Pirtle
Ashley Tucker
Henry Rendelman
Mitchell Ferrill
A. J. Sinks
J. B. Anderson
H .C. Norton
Who Is F D Hereley Potato Broker In Chicago
Inquiries to The Packer regarding F. D. Hereley a supposed potato broker with offices at 164 Lake Street Chicago. No trace of him or his antecedents. occupants of room 211 say he left two to three weeks ago and owes rent. He has bank visits noted, no rating, unknown to local trade.
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Chicago
Packer
F. D.hereley
Lake Street
Hereley
Nappanee Onion Carnival Planned for August 25
G F Brown reports at Nappanee Indiana that the upcoming onion car nival will be the town's biggest day and urges The Packer to send a representative. He also notes a May 14 wind storm severely damaged the onion crop, with 400 acres blown and ruined, leaving fields barren and uncertain for harvest.
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Nappanee
Ind
Packer
G.F. Brown
Wilbur Starts Brokerage Firm in South Bend
Wilbur, long associated with Pierce Fruit Co., launches Wilbur Brokerage Co. to sell a general line of products on a brokerage basis. He aims to serve South Bend and cover fifteen to twenty towns in northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Known as an experienced producer expert, he seeks a profitable venture.
Potato Warehouse Planned for Grundy Center Iowa
May 20. J F Stewart of Stewart Produce Co of St Louis announces plans to erect a large potato warehouse in Grundy Center to be ready in the fall. The facility will store about 40 carloads of potatoes. L Starka Co of Chicago may also build a potato warehouse here. Marion Indiana firms ORE ops Marion May 20. A consolidation of the Big Four Fruit & Genas Co and Spencer Hogin Co is announced.
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California
Los Angeles
Cal
Flagler Fruit & Packing Co
Flagler Co
Grundy
Grundy Center
J. F Stewart
The
Stewart Produce Co
Louis
L. Starka. Co
Chicac
Marion
Ind
ORE
Big Four Fruit & Eenas ,Co
Spencer & Hogin Co
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Coyne Bros
Water St
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
LO A
South Water Street
Gallagher Bros
Chicaco
Produce Commission
J. le. Hoar & Co
South Water St
Storch Bros
Miller
Albert Miller & CO
Max
Harmon
St. Louis
Geo. Zollmann & Co
N. 3Rd St
Washington, Ind
Alto Pass, Ill
Jensen Co. Co
John, Bronson
Don Ogden Bidg
Des Moines
Iowa
Davidson Bros. CO
Des Moines, Iowa
FT. Dodce
Marshalltown
Moberly, MO
Ross Brothers
WEAN
F. D. Hereleyt
Wenatchee, Wash
Dixon, Wash
Thhe Packer
Northwestern Producer Co
Milton
Paul Thonney
Indiana Onions
Nage
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