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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1921
Page
2
Pear blight is unusually bad in Van Buren County this spring and even attacks apple trees. Specialists from the Michigan Agricultural Forests are here making an investigation and conducting experiments, advertising that turns a small issue into a big business.
Moderate activity in Chicago greens with varied prices. Celery top grades steady. poorer lots discounted. Tomatoes limited, Florida crates and fancy packed. beets and cabbage strong. peppers fair demand but uneven. Calibrated receipts rising, house prices mixed across carrots onions and parsley. preplant and homegrown stock prices easing in parts.
May reports steady arrivals and normal demand in Minneapolis trade. Bananas sold at 10 cents per pound, lemons jumped to 7.8 per box amid hot weather driving demand, oranges steady, California cherries arriving with lower prices, blacks at 4 and Royal Anne at 3.50 per box.
Minneapolis May 27 The Minnesota potato market showed virtually no change with slight weakness noted Monday as wire inquiry remained light and demand slow. Round Whites quoted 80 90 cents, most selling at mid 80s, Burbanks at 85 cents. By Thursday the market remained weak with few sales reported.
Onions moved slowly in Chicago this week with offerings ample to meet demand. Yellow Bermudas commercial pack sold mainly at 1.15 to 1.35 per crate and Crystal Wax at 2.00 to 2.25 per crate.
Chicago May 27 Secretary Robert Gummings of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association calls on dealers to release refrigerator cars promptly to avert shortages. A letter to railroads notes California cantaloupe and citrus shipments rising, with about 11 000 cars needed for Imperial Valley cantaloupe and long haul traffic to Eastern markets, urging prompt release and return of PF BE and S BOR D refrigerators and coordinated car assembly.
The Chicago market for all potatoes was weak with liberal supplies and modest demand. Movement was slow with Texas and Louisiana sacked. No 1 Triumphs at 2.85 to 2.85 3, No 2s at 1.50 to 1.75. North Carolina No 1 Irish Cobblers in barrels sold at 6.50 per barrel. Old potato receipts remained fair but the market fell this week as Minnesota Michigan and Wisconsin sacked bulk round whites at 0.80 per cwt.
Chicago May 27 warm weather helped push the apple market down early in the week. Supplies arrived steadily, demand was light, and prices varied by variety with Winesaps extra fancy Rome Beauties Spitze nberg and Baldwins among notable quotes including $2.40 for fancies and up to $9 for extra fancy barrel lots. Northern Spies and Rome Beauties traded around $6 to $6.50, with Ben Davis and Ganos nearer $5 to $3.
May 27 reports from New Albany and Keokuk note warm weather hastening strawberry maturity with harvest nearing peak and a strong American Railway Express shipment train moving five to nine cars daily. Keokuk warns rain is needed to prevent a short poor season. Evansville reports the death of M M Sanders, assistant manager of Central Produce Company, son of manager Robert Sanders.
The first consolidated car of cantaloupes from the Imperial Valley arrived in Chicago on Wednesday. Sold mainly at 11 to 12 dollars per crate with standards at 15 to 17.50. Texans offered flats at 4 to 5 dollars. quality of Texas stock noted as only fair.
Ale Al Andrews reports Georgia will have a great peach crop and bumper watermelon yield as season progresses. The Andrews building houses tenants and several companies, including traffic managers and wholesale dealers. A speed boat accident on the Detroit river near Shiappacasse was filmed with a rescue of the pilot and mechanician.
Carlton Fish opened a general brokerage office in the Ogden Building Chicago May 27. He plans to handle fresh fruits and vegetables and comes with a broad trade network. For seven years he was a traveling representative for The Produce Reporter and has two years as its field manager. Previously he worked with Swift & Co including credit management in New York and Chicago.
W F Selleck of the McCaffrey Selleck Company and its St Paul office visited Chicago Monday and Tuesday. He then planned a Michigan trip before a brief Chicago stop and return to St Paul. He says Twin Cities business has steadily improved and Northwest conditions are very encouraging.
Crystal Springs cabbage topped the Chicago market at about 3.40 per crate. Small to medium heads sold around 2.50 to 3.00 with large heads near 1.50. Red cabbage in hampers moved mainly at around 2.50. Offerings were fair to liberal, with demand improving and a steady pace noted.
The week showed improvement with prices holding steady and daily receipts ranging from eight to ten vara. The report highlights stable market conditions and modest earnings for merchants.
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