RODUCE MEN AT CHICAGO Harry Dowie Re elected President
The banquet was a huge success at Chicago with E McNeill serving as secretary and storage duties noted. Officers listed for 1912 13 include President Harry Dowie New York First Vice President W H Whitcomb Chicago Second Vice President W W Prichbe Chicago Third Vice President J A Long Portland Ind Secretary Chas E K McNeill Chicago Treasurer P F Combiths Chicago Next convention city Chicago.
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E. McNeill
Cild
Chicago
New York
V. P
W. H. Whitcomb
Ww. F
Prichbe
J. A. Long
Portland
Ind
Chas
Ek, McNeill
P, F
Combiths
High cost of living squabble at St Louis and markets
Nation and city markets show price pressures across butter eggs poultry fruits and vegetables. Reports from St Louis New York Chicago Dallas and Cleveland detail costs crop conditions and shipments as buyers and sellers respond to rising living costs and transportation delays.
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New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Home Place
Florida
Williams Carlot Poultry Shippers
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Indiana
Boston
Boston Street
Clearwater Shippers
Marianna
Fis
Gainesville
Sanford
Jacksonie
Missouri
Kansas City Street
Potatoes Rise on Steady Market Amid Car Shortages
Chicago reports a firm potato market with advancing prices for the first half of the week as demand stays strong for winter storage. Car shortages persist, with Northwestern embargoes limiting shipping to Wisconsin and Minnesota, while receipts range 35 to 60 cars and fancy stock trades up to 55c per pound.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest
New Orleans Vegetables Shipping To Begin Mid Month
New Orleans reports homegrown vegetables in good condition though a warm spell hurt early lettuce heading. Movement should start mid month with beans, peppers, okra in plentiful supply and steady prices. Lettuce and other greens expected to improve with cool weather. several regions anticipate larger winter outputs.
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New Orleans
Home Place
Packer Weekly
Mobile men to establish inspection bureau for truck
North Yakima storage facilities taxed and a Pittsburgh business man indignant at the produce sheet. Trade in fruits and vegetables at Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
North Yakima
Portland market notes as Kuehne-Chastain sells out
Page item reports the Portland produce market activity with Kuehne-Chastain Co selling out along with notes on Western canned fruits and a big Washington farm. It mentions a Minnesota association meeting and headlines on dried fruit from the Pacific coast.
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Portland
Washington
Minnesota Association
Pacific Coast
Carlot Shippers Meet in Secret National Talks
Chicago dispatch reports a series of secret Carlot shippers meetings in New York with ongoing discussions on market conditions and possible changes to arrangements. The National Carlot Shippers Association, a selective body, anticipates further talks next month while postponing decisive actions.
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Chicago
Shippers Assa
the Sherman
York
Pearson
Paul
Grand Rapids
Birmingham Man in Trouble Deal with Williams
A Birmingham man faced a judgment in a case over a watermelon deal tied to Williams and a Kansas City firm. The suit, rooted in a past melon sales arrangement, alleges losses amounting to about 25 dollars and change. The article recalls Williams’s questionable business practices and a murky scheme that split profits from potato storage and spring sales between parties, likened to a river-based share venture.
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Birmingham
Williams
H. Gilbert
Monticello
Williar
Kansas City
Chicago Egg Market Sees Modest Rise Amid Convention
The Chicago egg market shows light activity during the convention, with better demand for fancy current receipts but limited supply. Storage eggs move slowly while overall receipts stay near last week and year. On Wednesday values rose 4c, then Friday another half cent across grades. creamery extras reach 30-34c.
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Chicago
Slow trade in Chicago apple market amid mild weather
Trade in the Chicago apple market moved slowly this week for barreled and boxed stock due to oversupply and warm weather. Peddlers refused barreled stock, reducing demand for many grades, while only bulk stock showed fair demand as cooler air was anticipated to revive sales. Prices for fancy stock ranged from 1.75 to 3 dollars, with Western box apples and bulk carloads showing varied but subdued movement.
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Chicago
Grimes
Greenings
Jonathans
Delicious
Spitzenbergs
Fair trade in Casaban melons reports mixed quality
In Casaba melons this week in Casaban Chicago buyers noted good rule quality though some fruits arrived soft and unsellable at a discount. Receipts were moderate with bulk sales around 3 dollars per case for a dozen pineapple variety melons.
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Casaban
Chicago
Creamery Increases Its Capital
Oakdale creamery stockholders meet and secure subscriptions to raise capital with some shares reaching 10 000 dollars. A new board of directors was elected: A F Holsapple A L Schadlich A B Has lacher N B Gray and L D Gilbert.
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Creamery
Oakdale
Cal
Oakdale Creamery
A. F. Holsapple
A. 5. Schadlich
A. B. Haslacher
N. B. Gray
L. D. Gilbert
Eggs Market Report from New York on Prices and Stocks
Egg receipts from March 1 to last Saturday totaled 4,017,892 cases, down from 4,105,177 a year earlier, with weekly receipts 61,378 versus 46,304. Prices for fresh gathered eggs varied by grade, with extras 33 to 36c and fancy whites 51 to 53c, while market activity remained irregular and largely unsatisfactory for undergrades. About 900,000 cases remained in New York and Jersey City coolers as of November 1, with October losses near 125,000 cases and a 75,000 case excess over last year.
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New York
Deven
Eginning
Jersey City
Poultry Market Steady as Chicago Sees Heavy Receipts
Chicago markets report heavy poultry receipts this week with firm demand and stable prices. Springs ranged around 12¾ to 13½ cents, with light weight hens dull and heavyweight hens scarce. turkeys and geese saw minor price shifts while most other poultry held steady amid portable shipment highs.
Poultry Market Report From New York On Nov 1
Live poultry on track and in market totaled 16 to 18 cars on track last week and 4 to 5 in market. About 80 to 85 fresh cars added, market cleaned up except for a few cars. Demand strong though chicken supply high. fowl priced 13 4 to 14 c, chickens 13 4% to 14 c, cr hens 10 c, turkeys 16 c, ducks 14 c, geese 1 c. Dressed poultry generally in good shape with scarcity of large clean dry picked fowl and strong demand for them.
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New York
Butter at New York Market Receipts and Prices
New York butter receipts from May 1 to last Saturday reached 1,494,095 packages, with weekly totals 37,450 and daily receipts Monday through Friday listed. Market opened quiet on Monday with creamery firsts at 34 to 44c, firms on creamery extras Tuesday, and continued firmness into Wednesday and Thursday with several lots sold at 32c and 38c. Prices ended steady on Friday with no change from Thursday.
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New York
Butter Continues Steady Despite Light Chicago Receipts
Chicago buyers faced a steady butter market as receipts remained light this week. Dealers reported only modest movement of storage stock and quotations held firm amid the limited supply and steady demand in the Illinois market.
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Chicago
Hold Up Shipping Slows Packing Houses In Florida
Jacksonville reports Chase and Co slowing all packing houses in operation and limiting shipments. H C Schrader Co wired to suspend operations for at least one week and to pack no fruit. Some cars will be diverted and sold. Unsettled market conditions cause state losses amounting to thousands.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Chase & Co
H.C. Schrader Co
California Oranges Easier in New York Market Report
California orange market in New York softened with heavy offerings and many ordinary fruit. Best stock traded $5.25 to $6.75, first grades $4.25 to $5.25, standards $2.75 to $4, but much fruit was frosted and poor in color. Porto Rico oranges and grapefruit showed varied prices. Florida fruit was mostly immature. lemons were good at $6 to $7 per box.
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California
New York
Florida
Porto Rico
Cabbage Remains Weak as Prices Slip at Loading Points
Chicago November 1 Weak cabbage demand persisted this week with price declines at loading points. Buyers paid as low as 4 per ton at Wisconsin stations early in the week, but farmers resisted. Operators asked 5.50 per ton f o b yet faced little inquiry. Storers prepared for heavier movement into storage as the week progressed.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
High Cost of Living Row Triggers Produce Fix Debate
A St Louis produce dispute pits retail grocers led by George J Schulte against commission men over price spreads and weights. Grocers demand weight enforcement and criticize short weighings while a meeting at the Odeon appoints a committee to press the Fruit and Produce Exchange for explanations. The Parker man is invoked amid confusion as the reporter asserts independent inquiry.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
George J. Suhulte
Interstate Grocer, & Retail Grocer
Danial & Hamlet
Vandalia
Daniel & Hamlet
Schulte
Globe-Democrat
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Cooperative Commission
J. 1D. Takenhill
J. W. Kueser
F. T Pfeiffer
J. J. Robertson
Frank Allenberg
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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