Chicago Market Faces Mixed Vegetable Trade This Week
Chicago traders report softer vegetable trade with mild weather slowing demand. Stronger activity seen only in fancy stock while most receipts were inferior. Prices listed include South Hampers 50 75 cents, Michigan celery slow, California stock at 1.10 1.50, cucumbers 15 60 cents, mushrooms easy, lettuce varied, peppers oversupply with Florida goods largely worthless, tomatoes California 1.60 1.15, Illinois hothouse 1.25 1.50, cauliflower modest demand, buffalo stock 1.00 1.25 per box.
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Louisiana
Michigan
California
Minnesota
Wankakee
Florida
Potato Market Slips to New Low in Twin Cities Area
In Minneapolis and St. Paul the potato market marked new lows as open-season pressure, light storage, and frost-affected stock pressured prices. Red River stock traded around 40 43 cents f o b, white stock mostly 34 36 cents with variations, and overall activity remained muted despite scattered late-week buying.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Red Rivers
Onions in fair demand and storage shifts noted
In Chicago onion trade reports show fair inquiry with Indiana shipments larger earlier in the week. Prices ranged 70 to 75 cents per 100 pounds bagged, FOB Indiana. field stocks dwindling as most onions go to storage though holdings not as large as forecast.
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Chicago
Ordens
Indiana
Apple Exhibit At Love & Co Store In Chicago
C F Love & Co expanded to 29 31 South Water Street to manage fall apple receipts and staged an attractive display of western box apples and barreled fruit. Admission cards are distributed to customers and the plan reportedly works well. Concord grapes showed slow demand in Chicago with lighter receipts as the season nears end. Michigan arrivals were often frozen and sold at a discount. New York baskets moved around 18 19 cents, Michigan 16 11 cents when good, 9 15 cents when soft. Wine grapes had little demand with New York stock at 35 cents per basket.
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Chicago
C. F. Love & Co
South Water Street
Concord
Michigan
New York
California Strawberries Slow Sale
California strawberries sold slowly this week in Chicago with ample supply and repacking required. Berries deteriorated before sale, bringing ten and a quarter to eleven cents per pint.
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California
Chicago
Chicago Onion Crop Produces Larger Year to Year
Chicago territory reports a much larger onion set crop this season with uniformly medium, sound quality. Most stock has been shipped or stored, with few lots remaining. Prices for futures show reds and yellows $1.25 to $1.35, whites $1.40 to $1.50, immediate shipment red and yellow around $1.10, whites up to $1.26.
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Chicago
Louisville
Chillicothe
Apple Arrivals Heavy in Chicago Market
Apples arriving in Chicago this week were mainly common grades with bulk stock moving slowly. Fancy varieties such as Kings Spies and Snow were in demand but not abundant, Greenings were scarce and often fungous. Prices ranged with Kings and Spies at 2.25 to 2.75 per barrel, fancy Greenings 2.50 to 2.75, No 2 stock 1 to 1.50 per barrel, bulk apples 40 to 50 cents per 100 pounds, and boxed fruit softer with Jonathans and Spitzenbergs noted in lighter volume and lower values.
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Chicago
Jonathans
Sivcs
Spitzenbergs
Grimes Golden
Delicious
Elgin Butter Board Shifts Meetings to Saturdays
Elgin Tl Nov 6 members vote to move the butter board meetings from Monday to Saturday starting November 14. The change aims to attract new members, with an expected 50 new participants from Ohio. Next meeting set for Monday followed by the subsequent Saturday. Butter sales data discussed from Montana meeting with bids noted.
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Elgin
Elgin Butter Board
Ohio
Mondana
Eaire
Thriving coal business for sale in Michigan town
General commission on coal thrives in southern Michigan town. 163 plus years in real estate, $3 fronting on principal street with private railroad. Large 2 story frost proof ware with basement under all. Very thriving condition. A sales range of $10,000 to $350,000 per year cited. Reasons for selling. Address T. P. West Lake, care of The Chicago Parker, 186 No. La Salle, Chicago, Illinois.
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Southorn
Michigan
West
Cac
Cago
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