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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1918
Page
2
In Indianapolis on November 8 prices climb as scarcity drives egg bids to 52 53 cents and storage stock sells at 44 45 cents. Poultry remains steady with reduced shipments after a government recommendation. Fewer turkeys arrive while inquiries from the country grow, with country butter packing stock dribbling in at 34 to 27 cents.
Seattle November reports indicate limited storage space and rapid decay of winter apples and pears while potatoes and onions fail to hold. Plant operators fear losses and predict lower prices into January. Weather and worm damage blamed for soft markets, with few dealers expanding storage.
Milwaukee November 8 fruit and vegetable markets show active buying with varied quotations across regions and items. Apples lead with Western No 1 Baldwins at 5.50 6 per barrel and Southern Jonathans at 9.50 10. other varieties, citrus, pears, cranberries and strawberries listed with current prices and noted supplies.
Chicago dispatch describes John Bowe of Canby Minnesota a poultry and egg shipper turned Legionnaire who authored Soldiers of the Legion a first accurate history of the famed Foreign Legion. Bowe earned a Serbian medal and after being wounded returned home where he aids Liberty Loan drives and Red Cross work. The book presents the legion as a disciplined businesslike fighting force written in earnest clear prose.
Indianapolis market notes price shifts for Florida and California citrus bananas apples and vegetables. Florida oranges at 7.50 to 8 per box California 11 to 12. Lemons at 11 to 12. Bananas 6 c a pound top stock. Celery 25 35c a bunch some 50c. Cabbage 2 to 2.25 per barrel. Potatoes firm sweet potatoes in ample supply onions steady. Hothouse cucumbers priced 60c a dozen No 1.
Washington reports a massive drive to collect fruit pits and nut shells for charcoal used in gas masks. One carload has arrived in Rochester, NY, with daily needs estimated at 1,000,000 pounds to protect soldiers and relief workers near front lines.
Illinois growers prepare a large display and daily meetings at the Morrison hotel Chicago for an Apple Show and convention starting November 18. Programs include orchard management topics, lectures by state and federal officials, demonstrations, and a forecast of industry progress.
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