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Newspaper

Chicago Packer

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1910

Page

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Georgia Peach Exchange Incentives Market Auction Plan

Agents will sell Georgia peaches through the World Citrus Exchange with local auction offices in key markets. Cleveland and Boston will host selling through appointed dealers who inspect and oversee sales. Early evening auctions aim to accommodate out of town buyers arriving by train after refrigerator car delivery.

Georgia Openmali T. M. Fleming Exwis Exehiaunge Yz White Georgian Exchange Worlda Citrus Exchange Iet Xerotion Cleveland Pitts Boston Mir Cincinnati

Trade and fruit exchanges in early markets

Trade across New York Kansas City Chicago and other markets features butter eggs poultry and fruit exchanges, crop reports from Michigan Texas Florida and California, notes on Chicago peach auctions and new branches, freight rates, retail distribution plans, and regional shifts in berry and celery movement with multiple city updates and industry notes.

New York Kansas City Chicago Georgia Provida England Tex Roy Louis California Kamsas City Florida Mall Texas Michigan Indianapolis Iowa Kerr Croswell Mich Boston Pittsburg Progress of New York Poultry Trust York Minneapolis Kansas Express Jersey Philadelphia Georgia Fruit Exchange W. J. Gwin Bermuda Winchester I. Brooks Washington West Virginia Newark Providence R. I St. Louis Good Fellowship Club Colorado Oklahoma Independence Dustin Laredo Kain Omaha New Orleans Knoxville Louisiana Lawrence Colorado Springs

Trade at Cincinnati in Small Reget

Fragmentary OCR notes mention trade at Cincinnati and small reget. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable. The text is too incomplete to determine full context or identify entities beyond Cincinnati.

Cincinnati

Where is Roy Tompkins mystery of the Tompkins Commission Co

In St. Louis on May 2 reports show Roy Tompkins missing. Some shipments are received for his firm but the head of the store at 18 North Fourth Street handles the consignments. Rumors say he may be visiting Buffalo retailers while a Tennessee shipment suggests continued contact with shippers.

St. Louis Roy Tompkins The Tompins Commission Co Tompkins North Mourth Street Buffalo Tatesville

Florida melons coming to Chicago market report

Florida watermelons appeared in small quantities this week in Chicago as novelty items selling for a cent each. Carrots are expected to arrive in a few days. Market centers show signs of heat and worry about current prices and deals amid warming forecasts.

Florida Chicago

Mt Selman Growers Warn Against Green Peaches

G L Warrant warns Mt Selman readers that shipping green peaches depresses prices. He urges growers to harvest ripe fruit and resist green fruit to protect market value. He speaks from 15 years in the fruit trade, advising fellow growers and sellers to act in customers’ and buyers’ interest.

Much Complaint of Celery From Kalamazoo Growers

Detroit May 26 A report shows express agents harming Kalamazoo celery reputations by shipping long thin tough low quality stock to Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan growers. Dealers rarely see the origin stock and question the claim that Kalamazoo celery remains reliable. Growers demand better handling and call for reliance on wholesale houses to protect their interests. Cantaloupes plentiful this week with first car freight, stock opens for early markets from Texas or received by O C Evans 20.

Express Kalamazoo Detroit Mich Iilinois Indiana Ohio Gelting Carluis Kansas City Arly Texas 0. C. Evans

Trade notes and crops stir as markets open abroad

Fragmentary market report notes New Orleans and Knoxville trade activity. A feign report stirs Cincinnati. New Orleans forecasts onion and shallot crops. A new house opens in New Orleans. The Georgia Fruit exchange accounts for New Orleans activity.

New Orleans Knoxville Cincinnati New House Georgia Fruit Exchange

Pittsburg Dealers in Contest Over Refrigeration Charges

Pittsburg dealers clash with the railroad company over refrigeration charges affecting trade terms. The Produce Exchange building suffered a fire, and buyers and sellers report unrest as prices for apples and poultry shift amid the dispute.

Pittsburg Produce Exchange

Houston Kutten Market Condensed Poultry and Produce Report

Houston market notes show strong prices for young chickens with broilers at 3.50 to 4 per dozen and fryers up to 7. Turkeys are 0.13 per lb, eggs in light supply, and butter market featureless. Potatoes around 0.65 per bushel f.o.b. and peaches 0.60 to 1 per crate. Cantaloupes and watermelons appear with sparse quality and early arrival by J A Ziegler Brownsville district, two weeks ahead of last year.

Houston Tex Texas Ft. O. B J. A. Ziegler Brownsville Florida

Berries Market Sees Mixed Quality Amid Rain Hit Supply

Chicago market reports heavy berry receipts damaged by rain with many water soaked and soft berries. Prices vary by origin from Indiana Illinois Tennessee Michigan to St Louis, with 16 to 16 quart cases selling from $1.40 to $1.75 and some fancy fruit up to $2.25. Michigan 16 quart crates and St. Louis 12 quart trays feature among shipments. first Florida cantaloupes arrive later at Cincinnati at $4 per crate.

Chicago Indiana St. Louis Michigan Hesseus Winds Andianie Higan

Kid Elgin Beats Battling Chicago In Short Ring Bout

In Elghm MI May 27 Kid Elgin knocked out Battling Chicago in four rounds amid butter price talks. The match drew cheers as Elgin dominated with a sharp upper cut and powerful blows, while Chicago showed glimpses of form. Butter market notes followed with Monday quotations unchanged and receipts tallied at 18,429 packages.

Kid Elgin Chickcago Elgin Jeffries- Johnson Chicago Tommy Gallagher Eines Kid” Elgin Yse Sanybody Kid Figin Iimit Eddy McAdam Dune 3

Hive Poultry Higher as Prices Rise on Demand

New York May 27 lighter receipts and good demand push live fowls higher. Receivers bid 19 for fowls and 12 for quarters. prices show strength across prime turkey, ducks, geese, and seed fowls. Western boxes in light supply. fresh frozen chickens up slightly with slow sales. milk figures and roasting chick details noted.

New York West of Light

New York Storage Markets Face Egg Shortage Worrying Prices

New York storage markets show a growing shortage of eggs with estimates around 525,000 cases, down from 20,000 to 40,000 in recent weeks. Prices drift as buyers seek steady supplies while traders note weak demand and uneven receipts, with quotes for current stock fluctuating between firsts and extra firsts as the week progresses.

New York Jiawei Elineis

Butter Storage Prices Drive Cautious Market

New York May 27 butter storage remains costly as prices top 28 30 to 50 cents per pound for specials and extras despite some butter moving into coolers. Traders report uncertain demand with large operators hesitating to stock up while those needing stock pick up limited amounts. Receipts and prices show firmness at times though overall activity is uneven amid high costs and cautious buying.

New York Judd

Eggs At Chicago Weekly Market Reports Prices and Receipts

Chicago market report details weekly eggs prices and receipts. It notes bids, storage quotations, and lots offered with limited bids and uncertain holdship values. The report mentions shipments, firsts, and packing conditions along with miscellaneous shipping notes and market activity.

Kansas City Egg Trade Sees Mixed Demand and Prices

Kansas City egg trade shows limited local demand this week with receipts around 38.40 and quotes fluctuating. Current bids favored hens, roosters sold well, but many items faced neglect while storage stock and eastern demand influenced prices for various stock, including cartons and candled eggs.

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Potato Prices Rise as Old Stock Drops in Chicago Trade

Chicago May 27 Prices for potatoes moved higher as old stocks declined despite good receipts. From 26 to 28 cents for choice old stock and 80 to 1.10 for typical new stock. Receipts totaled cars across Monday Tuesday Wednesday with new potatoes heavy early then waning as week progressed. Cooler weather and unseasonable shipping hinder supply and demand remained moderate with higher prices limiting demand.

Chicago Pouto

Deciduous Fruit Shipments Report from Sacramento District

May reports indicate cherry shipments totaling 41 tons as of late May while early districts move stock. San Jose began shipping, cool weather slowed apricot movement, plums and pears show steady to strong activity with some storm damage to plums. Grapes, peaches, prunes, and Bartlett pears remain promising with likely average overall crop.

Sacramento Cal San Jose Clymans

Kansas City Picnic for Fruit & Produce Exchange

Kansas City notes the annual Fruit & Produce exchange picnic set for Saturday June 4 at Excelsior Springs Missouri. A special train will depart the Wabash line at 10 am and a ball game is the main entertainment.

Kansas City Fruit & Produce Exchange Excelsior Springs Wabash

West Tennessee Crops Show Mixed Prospects in May Report

Humboldt Tennessee May 26. reports say cabbage acreage is down from recent years while tomatoes and strawberries show signs of a healthy season. shipments of berries and fruit are active with several firms handling crates, with Harris and Landrum brokers, The Wade Fruit Co. and Trenton firms coordinating shipping from the station. The season expects strawberries and peaches to bring sizable yields, with apples and potatoes also mentioned, while cherries were reportedly destroyed by freezes.

Tenn Craddock Theo Stallings Kenton Pruit W. HM W. Pe Ware Wade Fruit Co Side Profit Co Iit Shatz Bros Fariot Humboldt Perwest Nerry Pointe West Tennesters Ines Landrum Ehehaw I. Gr C. Oo Shirp Williis Trenton Inent Wade Jane Ben Davis

Kansas City Berry Trade Report Signals Steady Prices

May 27 Kansas City notes straw berry trade with moderate receipts and balanced demand. Buyers hold back on large quantities as prices stay high. Tennessee and southern Missouri supply most offerings while Arkansas receipts are small. Homegrown stock increases with expected easier availability soon. Overall prices remain unchanged this week.

Kansas City Tennessee Missouri Arkansas

Apple prospects in England and New York may affect markets

A dispatch from Glasgow reports the English apple crop looks large but quality is uncertain. The note suggests strong demand for American fruit in European markets this season, with supply likely to influence prices in England and New York.

England New York Gircin, Jacobs & Co Glasgow Scotland

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