Vegetables in Chicago show mixed supply and prices
Chicago May 29 oversupply in the vegetable market with low prices. String beans abundant and of good quality though demand quiet as homegrown and St. Louis stock circulated. Asparagus demoralized by heavy receipts. lettuce scarce yet selling well among quality. Prices quoted: beans 1.25 per hampers, Florida and Texas items $1.25, New York barrels 3.50, Florida celery 2.50 per crate.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Wth
Mississippi
Illinois
Florida
Texas
New York
Kentucky
Vicker Tub
California
Toulsville
Chicago Citrus Fruit Market Activity Trails Warm Weather Demand
Chicago on May 29 reports the citrus line shows activity with warm weather boosting demand and light supply pushing prices up. Carjoig quotes at 4.50 to 4.65 per box while California Valencia ranges 2.10 to 3.23 per box in carlots with some varieties still on the market around 2.50 to 3. Seedlings fall to 2.50 to 2.75, Florida grapefruit remains ample but moves slowly with prices from 1.25 to 3.50 per box and quality dependent. grapefruit keeps less well and spots quickly.
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Chicago
Tuvere
California
Florida
Closing the Apple Season in Chicago Market
Chicago May 29 reports little trade in apples with activity near standstill. Prices shaded to attract buyers as stock quality varied. Ben Davis and Baldwins dominate, with barrels ranging 2.50 to 5.50 and winesaps 1.75 to 2.25 per box.
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Chicago
Ben Davis
Weather Delays Market Trade at Portland Amid Rain
Portland Ore May 29 The cold rainy weather this week slowed strawberry receipts while rain boosted berry quality. Local cherries are appearing and Royal Anne crops are uneven with about half a crop. California buyers bid up to 5 cents per pound for select stock. First local cabbage car to Spokane was loaded Wednesday. another to Denver and mixed veg shipments expected next week. Early potatoes and cantaloupes anticipated. Imperial Valley watermelons shipped. orange market firm with lemons at 5.50 and potentially 6 with warm weather.
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Portland
Ore
California
Spokane
Denver
North
Middle West
Keystone
Express
Duncan Campbell & Co
Seattle
Imperial Valley
Chicago Street Notes and Trade Moves Hint at Local Ties
Chicago Street Notes report Geo Lace Jr of Des Moines visiting Chicago and reconnecting with old friends. Billy Kavanagh unveils a new buzz-wag, promising rides to many. Eugene and Basil Slattery join Gallagher Brothers in a joint fruit and vegetable venture, focusing on jobbing and carrot trades. Charles G Ibach departs for Regina Canada to join Stockton & Wallinson Ltd after a career in Mobile and southern Ohio firms.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Billy
W. F. J.) Kavanagh
Eugene J. Slattery
Basil D. Slattery
Gallagher Brothers
Tbach
Canada
Charles G. Ibach
Regina
Stockton & Wallinson, Ltd
Ibach
Mobile
R. H. Pennington & Co
Southern Ohio
Fruit Outlook is Rosy in Logan Utah
Fruit projects are fine this year with trees heavily set and out of danger of spring frosts. The local association expects to market about 200 cars of apples this fall, predominantly Jonathans, with spraying in full progress.
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Logan
Utah
Jonathans
Large Berry Business in May Under W A Murphy’s Supervision
W A Murphy reports a record May handling 125 carloads of berries from Louisiana Tennessee Arkansas and Missouri. The fruit broker and chipper’s agent notes strong activity across all lines including a banana order averaging 40 years weekly with some weeks at 50 cars. Preparations for a melon and peach deal are under way as southern reports are favorable. Egrs show weather effects with hot weather receipts impacting stock, and shippers face selling challenges amid liberal future shipments.
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Chicago
Dan Coyne, Jr
Coyne Brothers
Cantaloupes From Imperial Valley Begin Shipment This Week
Denney and Co of Chicago report Arakelian Brothers and Co cantaloupes from Imperial Valley California have started cars rolling. The Arakelians grow about 500 acres in the valley and say conditions are fine for quality. Denney and Co will offer these cantaloupes throughout the season.
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Chicago
Denney & Co
Arakelian Brothers & Co
Imperial Valley
Calif
Denney & ‘Co
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