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Chicago Packer

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1913

Page

2

Vegetables Sell CH MAP Oversupply Lowers Bean Prices

Chicago May 50 Vegetables moved fairly with generally low prices due to homegrown stock and liberal shipments from St. Louis and Kentucky. String beans were plentiful with about 14 cars received boosting oversupply. asparagus remained firm due to limited arrivals. head lettuce and cucumbers showed mixed demand amid ample supplies from various markets.

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Auction Sales Grow in Chicago Fruit Trade

Central Fruit Auction Co in Chicago reports growing daily cherry and apricot sales with strong prices. A mix of varieties including Rockports, Tartarians, Royals and Seedlings sold in crates and box lots, with averages ranging from about $1.2 to $4.20 per unit.

Chicago Central Fruit Aucion Co Centrals The Central Newcastle Royals Rockports Val Aries Bings Gov. Woods Chapmans Pontiacs Mozelles Biggzereau Bassfords Jones Gov. Wood Centennial

Vegetables At Memphis Market Report May 30

Memphis May 30 vegetables show old Irish potatoes near peak with prices around 19 a bushel, new stock at 1.40 to 1.50, and home cabbages improving but limited by head development. Tomatoes from lower Mississippi poor quality at discounts, onions oversupplied and cheap, beans, squash and eggplant plentiful. Four crates sold 1.25 to 1.50, Florida crates about 3.25. Fruit also heavy with strawberries 1.50 to 2.25, some dewberries reserved, peaches scarce, watermelons rising to 4.50 a dozen for 25 pounders.

Memphis Wickesbu Texas Mississippi Floridas Florida

Chicago Peach Distribution Center Sees Record Season Rise

Chicago operators prepare for a robust peach season with expanding lines and nationwide imports from Georgia Florida Alabama Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Illinois Indiana Missouri and Michigan to meet demand. Dealers expect strong prices despite shortages as Chicago aims to outdo prior records as a leading peach market.

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Apple Stocks Hold Firm in Chicago Apple Market

Apple dealers in Chicago kept firm stocks with active small trade and rising prices. Peak bids showed Baldwins at 5 dollars, Ben Davis Ganos moving toward 5.50, Winesaps 6.50 to 7, Willow Twigs 6 to 7, and Runners 4.50 to 5. Box stock nearly gone leaving Wingaps and Ben Davis as main offerings.

Chicago Ben Davis Ganos

Liberal Supplies in Carlots Portage Wis May 30

In Portage Wisconsin on May 30 a report notes that shippers are unfamiliar with the vast local consumption of fruits and vegetables. Demand for distant products rises as staple goods enter the district, yet local production remains insufficient to meet needs. I. P. Cochrane Co. is the leading local jobber with a Madison branch.

Portage Wis T. H. Cochrane Co I’. H. Cochrane Co Madison

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