Texas Cucumber Shipments Start In Ingleside Report
May 18 1915 Ingleside Texas loaders ship first straight car of fancy cucumbers via Wells Fargo Express containing 700 crates. Season to last two weeks or a month with peppers and tomatoes also shipping. yields strong, rain needed for peppers and cucumbers. Other notes cover Crystal Springs cabbage movement and fruit trade updates.
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Texas
Rockport
Tex
Pioneer Truckers’ Association of
Ingleside
Well Fargo Express
Express
Bracht
Contract Their Melons to Pennington
Melon growers from Coopers Clanton and Verbena contracted 489 acres of watermelons to R H Pennington Co of Evansville Ind to distribute shipments from the acreage. Melons begin moving in early July. R K Johnson represented the growers in the deal. Little change in apples at Chicago.
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Pennington
Coopers
Ala
Coopers, Clanton
Verbena
R. H. Pennington & Co
Evansville
Ind
R. K. Johnson
Chicago Vegetable Market News May Week
Chicago reports a good week for vegetables despite cool weather. Parsnip and asparagus supplies steady with light upcoming shipments. Southern Illinois grass and homegrown asparagus sold strong. beans and cucumbers mixed, Florida hampers and Ponchatoula beans steady to high. Tomatoes plentiful but demand quiet due to unseasonable weather. Fancy lettuce and sweet corn from Florida present moderate activity with prices ranging across multiple regions.
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Chicago
Southern Illinois
Florida
Ponchatoula
California
Mississippi
St. Louis
Detroit Market Comment on Weather's Impact on Fruit Trade
Detroit market report notes cold weather hindered berry demand and ripening, with Tennessee and Alabama as top sources for strawberries and pineapples rising from Cuba and Puerto Rico. Apple sales near season end. orange and grape fruit markets mixed. Butter and eggs fluctuate. cheese remains firm amid strong foreign demand. poultry slow. new Florida potatoes pressuring old crop.
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Detroit
Mich
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Guba
Porto Rico
Ben Davis
D. O. Wiley & Co
Baldwin
Pennington expands to Chicago office and melon distribution
R H Pennington and O M Seitz arranged a new Chicago branch in the Ogden building with F S Melvin directing. The Evansville based firm will distribute watermelons in Chicago and nearby, using about 1,500 cars this season, with Sam Chevlin hired as track salesman and offices already in Evansville St Louis Washington Paducah Louisville Owensboro.
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Chicago
R. H. Pennington
O. M. Seitz
R. H. Pennington & Co
Evansville
Ind
Paducah
Pennington Concern
F. S. Melvin
Ogden
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Louisville
Owensboro
Box Apple Supply Limited Decreasing Holdings at Gibson Fruit
Chicago May 21 An active inquiry was reported for box apples this week by the Gibson Fruit Company of this city among the most important holders at the present time. It bought 66 000 boxes of Winesaps and Ben Davis with a few late varieties. Holdings have been decreasing rapidly but some of the finest apples still remain.
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Gibson Fruit Company
Chicago
Central West
Ben Davis
N. G. Gibson
Gibson
Frost Damages Grapes and Berries in Eaton Rapids
Fruit growers report apples cherries plums and peaches lightly damaged by last week's frost. Strawberries and grapes suffered severe losses, with the early strawberry crop and the grape harvest expected to be materially shortened in the Eaton Rapids area.
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Eaton Rapids
Mich
Wisconsin Cheese Market Report from Sheboygan and Plymouth
Wisconsin cheese market notes rising receipts in the week ease prices on Longhorns and Americas while Daisies and Squares held firm. On Tuesday Sheboygan call board sold 1,730 Longhorns at 54 cents, 1,730 Americas at 15 1/2 cents, and 140 Squares at 15 1/2 cents. Plymouth board reported 570 Daisies at …
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Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Wis
Plymouth
Dairy cattle market notes mixed demand and steady activity
Trading across southern markets shows steady activity as Daisies and Longhorns move with solid steadiness and export demand remains strong. Prices for Twins reached 16 cents for export, while overall cheese markets may stay active unless prices rise sharply.
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New York
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Allan R. Bibaral
Gibson Ogden
Tker
Nat'l Produce Bank
Dan
Gallagher Bros. Cnhaco
Bank
Baltimore Ave
Chicago, Ill
Chicago Sta
T.V. Sullivans CO
Jos
Crystal Springs
Miss
Fitch
Nichols
Co. L. Fitch
Ames
Iowa
J.W. Rummells
Chicago Street
Mr. Steinfield
Leonard, Crosset. & Riley
City
South Water Street
J. Ellis Slater
B. D. Anguish
Wauchula
Fla
Merida Citrus Exchange
City Hall
B. Wills
The
Exchange
Baldwins
Russell
Denney
Wire
F. E. Baldwin & CO
Ogden Bldg
Packer
Apple Deal
Penn
IGTON
BOX Apple Supply Limited
Cian
Saitlut
Leonard Adam
Water St
Dearborn
Nat
Vondersaar
Indianapolis
Coyne Brothers
C.H. Weaver & CO
H. J. Purse
Ford
Geo. E. Ford
W. So. Water St
M. L. Campbell Seater
Evansville, Wis
B. S. Pearsall
Nat'l Bank
Chica Home Nat. Bank
Elgin
the Packer
Elgin, Ill
Bearman| Fruit Co
Minneapolis, d Minot, Minn, and
North Dakota
John A. Eck CO
John W. Low A. Whetlous
Wayne & Low, Inc
Fruit and Produce Commission Merchan
W. S. Water St
Exchange Natl. Bank
Nat Produce Bank
Springfield
Cheaso
Ackland & Western
Produce Terminal. Corp
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