Packer This Week Sees 180000 Boxes Afloat At Peak Prices
The market notes indicate 180,000 boxes afloat for American ports with 21,000 destined for New Orleans and most remaining sales in New York. Floridas orange and grapefruit markets show strength amid light receipts. Valencia prices range and Sicilian lemons attract attention with expectations of price advances. Chicago butter and eggs trade unsettled as Sam Charak faces business closures. local buyers and shippers react to shifting supply and demand dynamics across national markets.
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Florida
Porto Rico
California
St. Michaels
Sicily
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
Old Story Ends With Produce Scheme Bound Over
Little Rock May 23 F J Kun bound over to grand jury on charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Dicus led Twin City Commission Co at 415 West Seventh and allegedly used telephone to lure produce dealers in neighboring towns with high offers for eggs poultry and butter. After shipments were received the produce was sold below market value. Local dealers anticipated the closing chapter in Dicus career with little regret.
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Chicago
Sam Charak
Illinois
Charak
Greenwich Creamery Co
Greenwich
Ill
Packer
Little Rock
Grand Jury
Ark
F. J. Kun
Land
Dicus
Twin City Commission Co
West Seventh Street
Texas Onions Swamp Market
New York reports weaken Texas onion prospects as docks fill and ample stock remains. Weekly receipts reached 156 cars, about 60 from independent shippers. Yellow onions sold 60 to 70 cents per crate, white onions around 1.25 dollars, with clean medium whites near 1.50 in Owosso crates. Bermuda offerings light, selling at parity with Texas.
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New York
Texas
Owosso
Bermuda
Cabbage Supply Rises While Trade Slows in Chicago
In Chicago in May 93 the cabbage market showed a heavier supply this week with trade easing. Mississippi crates fetched about 2.50 per crate, Mobile stock sold at 2.00 to 2.25, while Louisiana and Virginia crates remained salable at around 2.25 per crate.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Mobile
Louisiana
Virginia
Law Applies to Butter Weights And Measures
J N Rushton of the Fairmont Creamery Omaha Neb visited New York this week to discuss the new federal weights and measures law. He said the act covers butter packages as well as other weight sold goods and will be enforced with discretion considering moisture shrinkage. He praised the law for manufacturing butter and for curbing short weight practices by unreliable shippers.
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H. Rushton
Omaha
New York
J. N. Rushton
Fairmont Creamery
Neb
Rushton
New York Cole Act Raises Questions for Commission Merchants
New York weighs the Cole Act requiring licenses and bonds for all commission farm product sellers. Attorney General hints at unresolved scope, sparking debate over interstate reach and applicability to growers associations, country shippers, and Florida, Minnesota, and Kansas exporters. Test cases anticipated as industry seeks clarity on licensing, bonds, and misbranding enforcement.
Express ship schedules and crop reports from 1913 notes
The message compiles farm shipments and weather notes from Louisiana Mississippi and Michigan noting express shipping of beans carrots and tomatoes for next week with rain affecting yields. A public letter from Detroit Michigan 1913 certifies a crate volume of 2172 cubic inches exceeding the state standard.
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Detroit
Mich
Owosso. Mfg. Co
Owosso
W. D. Biggers
Penobscott Building
United States
Geo. F. Austin
Special stock taxes prompt tighter market action
A fragmented OCR excerpt mentions special taxes and market activity. It references terms like Tuesday and large stock operations with vague entities such as Tanwrap and Atdon. The readable text is insufficient for precise names, dates, or outcomes, but suggests financial actions or special assessments affecting market participants.
Potatoes Jump Prices Straining Supply Across Markets
Chicago area potato market surges as buyers rush in from far and near. Old stock tightens, prices rise from midweek to 85 cents a pound at some points, with $0.60 to $0.68 common at loading stations. Operators hold firm for higher rates while notes from Cincinnati and Tennessee warn of scams targeting receivers and brokers in three percent schemes.
Hearing on Government Action Against Chicago Butter Board
A government suit seeking dissolution of the Chicago Butter and Egg Board resumed in Chicago with three board witnesses examined. The hearing aims to prove price parity for shippers and buyers since quotations were abolished, with argument set for June 23 to resolve the case.
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Chicago Butter and Eye Board
Chicago
Morrison
John Mitchell
T. A. Somerville
Wm. Bartels
Welsh
Old Potatoes Advance Prices At Kansas City Market
Old potatoes rose last week amid lighter receipts and steady demand with northern stock 56 to 65 cents a bushel sacked. New spuds arrive quickly and see fewer inquiries as prices soften. Louisiana or Texas Triumphs 1.50 to 1.75, Cobblers 1.35 to 1.60 a bushel. Cabbage firm. onions mixed with limited movement. Fancy Texas new stock around 35 a ton. Bermudas 65 to 75 cents a crate. Crystal Wax stock 1.10 to 1.49 a crate.
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Kansas City
Louisiana
Texas
Bermudas
Chicago Citrus Fruit Trade Report May 23
Quiet demand for oranges persists in Chicago with adequate supply. California Valenciana car sold at 5.50 to 6 per box, Navels 4.50 to 5, Merida Valenciana 4.50 to 4.75, Mediterranean sweets 4 to 4.50, grapefruit 3 to 3.75. Large fruit selling better. Lemona and other California fruit higher. Californias 6 to 6.25 in carrots, Meesinas 5.50 to 6.25.
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Chicago
California
Mississippi Cabbage Arrives For Northern Markets
Mississippi cabbage movement opens the week with carrots moving through Ohio river gateways to northern markets. Harvested from Hazelhurst Crystal Springs Newton and other districts, Mobile crop nearly cleared. Prices: Mobile $2.40 per crate, Mississippi around $2.50, Norfolk $2.10.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Hazelhurst
Crystal Springs
Newton
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Virginia
Norfolk
Cucumbers Move to Ohio River Markets Amid Gulf Supplies
Cincinnati may 23 cucumbers from Florida push into Ohio river markets while shipments from Gulf Coast Louisiana and Alabama areas begin. Next week expect carrot movement from all Gulf producing points. Hothouse goods command 1 10 per unit. Horticultural society meetings listed for Hood River with events in Eugene and Corvallis June 4 5 and 7.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Florida
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Alabama
Gulf
New Orleans
Horticultural Society
Hood River
Ore
State Horticultural Sty
Eugene
Corvallis
State Agricultural College
Lane County Horticultural Society
Wenatchee Balks Join Central Agency Over Marketing Rules
At a Wenatchee valley growers meeting, leaders objected to the North Pacific Distributors plan and refused to join the Central Selling Agency. They said Wenatchee would affiliate only to gather statistics and promote high grades and feed packs if central marketing is eliminated. The report was reviewed by North Pacific Distributors directors in Spokane.
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Central Agency
Wenatchee
Wash
Wenatchee Valley
Central Selling Agency
North ‘Avifie Distributors
Spokane
North Pacific
Northwest
North Maelfie
Refund Cartage Charges Amid New York Labor Strike
S French, business manager of the National League of Commission Merchants, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a formal complaint seeking refund of cartage charges caused by a freight handlers strike on Pennsylvania piers 28 and 29 in July 1912. The period July 10 to 21 saw deliveries pre paid by the railroad to Jersey City for peaches and cantaloupes to avoid loss. The total claimed exceeds 12 000 dollars, with hopes the ICC will grant an order to authorize refunds as the matter proceeds under a formal complaint.
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New York
Hk. S. French
National League of Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Permiston
French
Fruit and Produce Trade Assn
League
Complaints Against Barlow Prompt No Reply From Broker
Jacksonville May 23 The Paeser reports complaints against I H H Barlow a broker and shipper at Orlando Fla but cannot obtain a statement. He opened in Cuba last summer bought one car of cabbage from D H Mitchell Co Marion Va for 802.80 yet has not paid. Carter & decall of Lumpkin Ga who recommended him now says Barlow owes for fruit handled. New Orleans egg market steady with demand and receipts. fresh candled Louisiana and southern eggs 17c per dozen western eggs 18 19c.
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New York
New Commission Merchants
State of
Commissioner of Agriculture
Commission
Carriody
Albany
Attorney General
New York State
Piec
Iit
Florida
New York Commission
New York Commission Merchant &O
Cole Law of
Kansas
New York City
Minnesota
Travier
Sulzer
Cole
Assemblyman Cole
Henry
The
Mercantile Exchange
Hugon
Jacksonville
Fla
the Paeser
I. HH. Barlow
Orlando
Barlow
Arang
Cuba
D. H. Mitchell Co
Marion
Carter & Decall
Lumpkin, Ga
Carter
New Orleans
May
Louisiana
Poultry Buyers Strike Halts New York Poultry Trade
New York May 2 Reports say conditions in the New York poultry market worsened as buyers went on strike. Weeks receipts totaled about 60 cars with almost no sales by Wednesday night. Receivers accuse shipments of being slurred and overfed, while prices remain uncertain with market activity effectively halted.
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New York
East Side
Jersey City
Urner-Barry Daily Price Current
Ami
Faroas
Ile
New Potato Market Quiet in Chicago Trading
May 23 report notes a quiet market as receipts were liberal and stock offered unattractive. Mobile Triumphs sold at 6 per barrel and 31.75 to 3.90 per ham, Florida white at 5.50 per barrel, Louisiana white spuds 1.2 per hamper and 1.75 to 2 in 80 pound sacks, Triumphs 1.50 per hamper. California red stock 60 to 63 pound boxes at 2, Wag uneven. Texas Triumphs anticipated this week.
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Chicago
Mobile Triumphs
Florida
Louisiana
California
Texas
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Chicago Eye and Butter Board
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Nat Wetzel
Grand Valley
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Wenatchee Growers
Ds Cantaloupe
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H. C. Shimer
Federal Grand Jury
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Chicago Street Notes
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Joseph W. Thorn
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J. G. May
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National Retail Merchants’ Assn
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Pongview
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Texas Onions
Wi Effect Growers’ Associations
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Mise
Condit Strahan
Aranstal Springs
Hazlehurst
Robinson
Centerville
Iferings
Eure
Salea
K. Earl
Earl Bros
Earl
Farr
E. P. Miller
Albert, Miller & Co
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North
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Memphis
Mississippe Carbage
New Orleans Eye Market
New York Market
West Washington
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