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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1921
Page
2
In Minneapolis on November 11, A C McGlone arranged to deliver a bushel of potatoes to each of 200 needy families. The spuds, grown on his farm, were sent by telephone order to recipients' homes.
Market notes indicate smaller offerings and steadier quotes across barrels and Western boxes. Less earliness and mixed activity with cooler weather improving demand and larger lot moves for holiday needs. Jonathan and other varieties priced broadly lower or unchanged from last week.
The onion market in Chicago showed limited demand last week as buyers stocked up before possible railroad strikes. Carlot operators quote Indiana red and yellow stock around 4.75 per cwt, with Illinois and Indiana grown onions available. Local demand was moderate as oversupplied, lower grade onions entered the market, with Indiana yellows at 4 to 4.50 per 100 lb bag and homegrown whites around 2.50 to 2.75, Colorado and California Browns near 5.75, Spanish boxes at 5.25 to 5.40, and pickling onions sold at 0.85 per unit.
Paul F. Erb a Dallas broker and president of the Dallas Mercantile Company died in Dallas on Wednesday at age 68. Survived by a widow and son William T. Erb, the latter expected to continue the business. Pallbearers from the Dallas fruit and vegetable trade. He was noted as one of Texas’ best dressed men, often wearing a pink carnation on his coat lapel.
Anton Ernst of Chicago announces voluntary withdrawal from Ernst & Hess at 740 West Randolph Street. He will operate independently focusing on carrots fruits and vegetables. Ernst has 20 years in the trade and joined Hess five years ago. Hess Krause & Co will occupy the 7401 West Randolph Street store.
The Nix Produce Company on the Palatka road enlarges its bar rel storage house with a 60 by 90 foot addition. Completion is planned by December 1, increasing barrel storage capacity to 10 060, making it one of the largest in the area. In Wauchula citrus scene remains positive with good prices and expected strong packing.
Fort Lauderdale Florida November 11 heavy October rain wiped out all truck crops in the area. Until later plantings mature there will be no shipments of grain crops from this locality.
Florida shipments show grapefruit totals at 423 cars week after the hurricane, orange shipments at 208 cars, with overall citrus movement down from last year yet improving after the storm. Can manufacturers and distributors adjusted, windfalls partly bought by canning factories, while some shippers avoided fruit. In Fort Pierce, St Lucie county citrus movement continues with grapefruit as the bulk, after rains spur new growth and possible maturity delays.
Citrus fruit trees in the Everglades Okeechobee area are increasingly bearing as packing houses are not yet established locally. Growers ship to sea board points with stations at Okeechobee Fort Lauderdale and West Beach. Little damage occurred to St. Lucie county truck crops from the recent gale. Beans will move to market. Jensen Quay Wabasso and nearby island areas report the largest acreages. Some tomatoes and peppers are planted with cabbage and eggplants expected later in the season.
Setting of strawberry plants has been ongoing since the ground dried enough for field work. Activity centers include Alafia Dover Suffner Cork Academy Boyette Turkey Creek Keysville Welcome and Knights in the surrounding district.
Everglades truck crops to Seaboard points rise with beans at 1.50 to 2 per hamper and eggs at 2 delivered. Early vegetables at Tampa show cucumbers 1.50 to 2, eyeplants 1, okra 2, peppers 1.75 to 2, squash 1.25 with heavy rains cutting standing crops. Onions in Rochester firm at 5.25 per cwt, sacks, with light sales recently. First grapefruit car to leave Fort Lauderdale packing plant was shipped November 4.
Department of Agriculture reports 10 011 cars of late cabbage shipped to date versus 9 817 last year. In Rochester the Monroe County Farm Bureau advisory committee met at Powers hotel to map 1922 activities including seed treatment and disease control for potatoes and fruit specialist support for orchardists. The plan also proposes permanent membership instead of annual renewals, with W G McIntosh presiding.
Oswego County Farm and Home Bureau holds its annual meeting November 16 in the armory. Speaker A L Smith of Deruyter and T B Clausen of the Orange League Federation Exchange are on the program. Institutes are set for January 2 and January 9 with twelve institutes planned. Community meetings will follow in other willing parts of the county.
In Chili Station New York on November 11 the last of the late potatoes were dug and stowed in cellars and pits. Growers view the $1 per bushel price as too low and plan to hold part of their crop for later sale. One farmer sold 100 bushels at $1 to a Rochester trader after a field run.
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