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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
1
The Sacramento market reports California oranges arriving by November 10 with a cautious forecast a day late. Dealers note green fruit rules and Florida competition, prices ranging from 99 cents to over five dollars per box, with California stock quoted around four dollars per box and demand remaining light.
Early business indicates rising activity in New Orleans vegetables. Lettuce shipments to New York and Chicago increased this week as growers pack in pre-dawn hours for prime stock. Cooler weather improved market condition, while other crops lagged. outlook shows strong Thanksgiving demand and higher express shipments northward.
Chicago butter dealers oppose a January 1 start for a proposed city ordinance requiring butter sold in Chicago to come from milk from tuberculin-tested herds and mandating pasteurization facilities at creameries. Officials and dairy men debated implementation timelines while noting potential loan stress and alignment with national pure food reforms. Local markets show little change beyond a one-cent price shift as operators adjust shipments and storage conditions amid uncertainty.
Cincinnati November 14 potato market stays firm with prices lifting over last week. Buyers show strong demand and expect further advances as loading station bids firm. Good white stock quoted 75 to 80 cents per bushel. supplies from Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota aid trade.
In Racine and Kenosha counties, prolonged dry weather halves cabbage production with most stock unmarketable. Prices run 7 to 18 per ton. North areas report better quality, large onion storage reported by growers, and a smaller sauerkraut factory output. Dodson Louisiana cannery plans expansion into trucking and canning. Milton Oregon reports a stabile fruit season with growers optimistic for next year.
Chicago dealers report a small uptick in cabbage trade as colder weather appears. Prices vary by stock quality with Holland stock at 16 to 24 dollars and 16 to 18 for loading station sales. Speculators store and growers hold much of the supply in Racine and Wisconsin, while York state cabbage moves west and onions see modest demand for export.
November 15 report notes steady egg prices with a small 1 to 2 cent rise for fine eggs. Fresh stock arrivals are light and fridge eggs attract attention. Western buyers, including Pacific coast, show strong interest, while carrot offerings of Aprile reach 24 to 28 cents. Ground stock from Mays and Junes available around 22 cents.
Chicago November 14 potato receipts were heavy again with trading not as brisk as expected. Northwestern stock priced from 65 to 70 cents. Dealers complain of high country prices and low sales prices. Report notes strong seed stock demand for the Southwest.
About 40 cars of onions remain in storage at Unionville Ohio area. Total crop quality is described as first quality by J. C. Goddard of Unionville Produce Co. Shipping will continue until about March 15. Wes appears as a signer or contact.
Cincinnati reports early vegetables arriving daily from New Orleans and Florida districts. Cold snaps reduce northern truck, increasing southern shipments. Florida peppers at 2 per care, 5 for some, New Orleans barrels 4, radishes 35 to 40 cents per dozen, California tomatoes 1.25 per crate, Baltimore tomatoes 85 cents to 1.50, Michigan celery 1 to 1.25 per crate, homegrown stock 2 to 3 cents per bunch. California celery in transit.
Apple market shows improving demand with barreed stock moving well and bulk apples nearly exhausted. Hand picked bulk from car doors fetches 75 to 2.50, windfalls 1.25 to 1.75, red fruit preferred in barreled line. Baldwins 3.3 to 3 per barrel, Spy 3.5, Kings and Twenty Oz 4 to 4.50, Russets 3, boxed Jonathans 2.25 to 2.50, boxed Bellflowers 1.25 to 1.35.
Kansas City reports light supply of vegetables with firm to higher prices. Peaches and pears scarce but sold at 36 to 36 1/2 cents per peck. Beans, beets, lettuce, onions, spinach and other greens show varied wholesale prices as demand remains uneven and supplies limited. Cincinnati cabbage market weak after weekly receipts exceed demand, with prices $20 to $% per ton for lower quality stock. Poultry butter and egg boards move toward consolidation, new market rules to be set by joint committees.
A letter from Kiemore Michigan dated November 1908 reports enclosing an $8 check for advertising in The Packer. The shipper A H E Curtis notes more inquiries than supply for produce like potatoes eggs butter beans and related items. The advertiser says results exceeded expectations.
Chicago traders debate next two weeks turkey and fowl prices with forecasts of 17 to 18 cents top for turkeys and a broader supply. Shipments to come in moderate volumes while dressed stock gains interest with colder weather. A separate note mentions Supreme Court action on North American Cold Storage Co. and past food-safety seizures led by Fish Murray.
Kansas City reports a weak northern onion market with little demand and steady or lower quotations. A large surplus of poor onions remains unsold despite discounts while good stock sells slowly at under a dollar per bushel. Apple prices in Chicago unchanged as demand remains steady amid ample fruit in storage.
Cincinnati reports show Florida orange receipts steady with improving demand and top prices. Ripe fruit brightens the market, with quality improving and boxes selling from 2.15 to 2.40. Grapefruit and lemons vary. onions storage and shipout notes accompany the market snapshot.
Trade in Florida produce has taken a firm foothold with price changes noted from the previous week. Oranges moved slowly at around 3 a box while grapefruits held at former levels. Fancy bright eyeplants and colored fruit sold small but well colored, peppers priced 2.50 to 3 per basket, cukes varied by quality, with hampers and barrels selling in the 1.60 to 6 range and small pom hampers around 2.25.
Receipts remain tight as weather changes boost demand and keep prices firm. Quail sell well at 2.50 per dozen for No 18 and 1.50 for No 2s. Ducks show fair demand though many birds push prices down on mallards and teal while others stay steady. Late week values: mallards around 4 per dozen, teal 2 to 8, mixed 2.
Kansas City reports a split cabbage market with strong demand for the finest stock yet a dull overall tone. Best lots sold 28 to 90 dollars per ton while bulk poor stock moved near one dollar per hundred pounds or less, reflecting heavy supply and lower prices for inferior quality.
The Packer notes 40 000 bushels of onions stored here this season with 20 000 red stock 8 000 yellow and 12 000 white. Stock is sound though not as large as last year and keeps well. 60 000 bushels have been stored at this station this season and movement is ongoing as orders come in.
In Kenner Louisiana estimates show about 200 refrigerator cars and express loads expected for the current season, with last year totaling 300 plus. Growers including Clancy Costa DeGirolamo and many Italian families plan early radishes shallots spinach parsley and beans with December shipping and January heavy loading by the Kenner Truck Farmers' Association led by John Clancy Tony Costa and Joe Cristina.
Kansas City reports the Produce Men's Business club planning a dinner at the Baltimore hotel on November 21 with wives and sweethearts invited. A three-member committee Huston Baker Carl Harrington and Robert Gees coordinates secret entertainment likely to impress attendees. After dinner guests will proceed to a theater outing.
In Traverse City Michigan during the week the potato market showed volatility with a bullish turn as a price rise from 45 to 50 cents sparked farmer shipments. Buyers pressed for higher prices, leading some loads to Chicago while others were stored or hauled back as supply and demand shifted. Eastern Catawbas from New York sold around 20 cents per basket in Kansas City markets, with limited Empire State deals noted.
Kansas City dispatch notes a fairly active poultry market with steady receipts. Demand remains strong for No 1 stock while poor and thin birds sell at discounts. Hens gained modestly early in the week and offerings of turkeys ducks and geese are larger now, signaling bigger supplies through the holidays.
Kansas City dated Nov 14 creamery butter remained scarce this week with an advance of 1 cent on all grades and packing stock quoted 4 cents higher. The creamery market stays firm due to light receipts and small storage. packing stock trade was limited amid meager current offerings.
Corpus Christi Texas November 13 At a recent executive committee meeting the local Farmers Union voted against joining the Southern Texas Truck Growers Association. It will keep a sales agent locally and has chosen Charles A Trott to replace Thomas H Southgate, who was not a candidate. The union serves growers in Fairview Sunshine Aberdeen and Brighton and includes many farmers in surrounding areas.
Railroads announce a 100 per 100 pound rise on eastern shipments of dried fruits prunes raisins canned goods beans and mustard seed with export rates set at 1 00 and 1 20 domestic rates rise to 1 10 per 100 pounds in boxes 2 30 in sacks first class rates to New York seaboard stay as westbound 3 40 3 60 2 20 1 90. Hides and wool also up with some reductions offsetting the increases readjusting tariffs January 1.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture totals 111,484 acres planted with a per acre average of 2 bushels, yielding about 9,485,370 bushels. The crop falls roughly 100,000 bushels short of 1907. Rot damage is reported at under 2 percent.
A smooth operator using the name M W Wilson & Co vanished after taking poultry butter and eggs shipments to a Springfield store at 114 to 116 North Second Street. Shippers in Illinois and Iowa report losses up to 200 dollars each. Joseph Herry of Winchester was seized for 180 dollars. Investigations connect the man to prior schemes at Dubuque and Quincy and suspect Edates as an alias of a Mulhall associate. Authorities pursue leads.
Kansas City Nov 14 1923 Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Kansas associations of carlot butter egg and poultry dealers join to urge manufacturers to discontinue No 2 filler egg cases and reduce breakage. They plan a joint letter to producers and discuss standard cases railcar charges and next meetings in Sedalia and Kansas City with National Poultry & Game Association support.
Nov 9 1908 at North Madison U. onion storage shows about 60 percent of last year’s stock held by growers and dealers. Prices for fine stock hover around 45 cents, with some lower priced lots. Sealer Kiellander notes poor import quality and expects partial crop. A proposed statute would require weights or measures on all packaged foods. Chicago discussion follows on state law mandating sale by weight or measure.
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