Thanksgiving Turkeys Prices Expected to Fall Nationally
Chicago reports warm weather delays in dressing turkeys for Thanksgiving. Dealers anticipate lower prices nationwide as producers in Missouri Texas and Oklahoma hold stock. Farmers aim to wait for better prices while live poultry trade stays active with mixed regional price shifts. Receipts vary with freight cars and express shipments impacting markets in Cincinnati Kansas City and Kentucky.
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Chicago
Missouri
Texas
Cincinnati
Indiana
Ohin
Kentucky
Chicago Butter Market Holds Firm Yet Slows Down
Chicago dealers report the butter market steady but not as brisk as earlier in the week. Fresh butter of good quality moved satisfactorily, with no surplus, though low grade firs and seconds weighed on supplies. June prices sold around 29 to 30 cents, with fresh arrivals strong. receipts Monday to Wednesday totaled 26,793 pounds. No butter board sales occurred, but cooler storage butter stayed in market use as speculative buying emerged. Henry Elwell, longtime salesman for A F Young & Co, died at 69 after 41 years in the trade.
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Chicago
Eamera
Sen Sc
Freeh Egan
England
C. Firata
New York
Long Island
Grapes Come to End of Season in Pittsburgh Market
Pittsburgh market notes grape arrivals thinning as California Tokay sales wind down and York state, Michigan wines, and Concord baskets show varied prices. Fancy Manila and Red Emperor stocks fluctuate while New York wine grapes rise to 30 to 33 per ton. four pound Catawbas and eight pound Concord baskets move at defined ranges.
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Pittsburgh
York State
California
New York
Michigan
Wartime Revenue Act Tax Provisions for Produce Trade
Washington Nov 13 The New Revenue Act imposes an annual 20 tax on produce brokers and commission merchants Each $100 on exchange trades carries a stamp Telegraph and telephone companies collect a sender tax on messages Express or freight bills of lading require a 1 cent stamp The act also covers other provisions of interest to Packers readers Copies of the law from the Internal Revenue Department for careful reading.
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Washlington
D. C
Nen
Internal Revenue Act
Board of ‘Trade
Ic Baer
Internal Revenue Department
War Tax Blanks Ready For Commission Merchants
New York authorities announce blanks for the war tax on commission merchants will be distributed November 16 at room 514 Custom House. A $50 fine for failure to file by month end underscores the urgency for merchants to complete the required checks and return the forms promptly.
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New York
Custom House
New Zealand Butter Coming to Seattle Market
Seattle reports that New Zealand butter firms push shipments across the Pacific. Offers of 26 1/2 cents f o b Auckland have been made to loanl jobbers and a shipment to Vancouver merchants is en route to the Seattle area, signaling easing import prospects.
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Seattle
Pacific
New Zealand
Cf. O. B
Auckland
Vancouver
Apple Exports Down Slightly From Year Ago
New York reports apple exports last week totaled 88 258 barrels, down from 89 609 barrels in the same week a year earlier. Major ports moved 27 959 barrels through New York, 13 215 through Boston, 6 790 through Montreal, 16 789 through Portland, and 24 405 through Halifax.
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New York
Porte
Boston
Montreal
Portland
Halifax
Crop Report Shows Big Potato and Apple Yields for 1914
Crop reporting board notes 1914 United States potato yield per acre at 109.6 bushels, total annual production about 406 million bushels. Sweet potatoes yield per acre 94.5 bushels, apples 258.9 million bushels prelim. Estimates also list cabbage, onions, citrus percentages, and Alaska root vegetables praised for high quality. Alaska root vegetables arrive to Seattle impressively.
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Washington, D. C
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
United States
Calif
Beane
Lima
Free Car of Cabbage Contest Draws Wide Entries
Chicago November 13 contest by M Piowaty & Sons attracted nationwide interest with entries from many states. To win the free car entrants guessed cabbage shipments up to November. Correct total 632 cars. Award to Leo Pottlitzer & Sons Company of Lafayette Indiana who estimated 693 cars. A R Mustin & Co of Augusta Georgia second and Diamond Produce Co of Pittsburgh third. Last year Lagomarcino Grupe Co of Clinton Iowa won a free car.
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Chicago
M. Piowaty & Sons
Wisconsin
Leo Pottlitzer & Sons Company
Lafayette
Ind
A. R. Mustin & Co
Augusta
Diamond Produce Company
Pittsburgh
Lagomarcino-Grupe Company
Clinton
Chicago Egg Market Steady With Mixed Fresh Demand
The Chicago egg market remained steady with fresh eggs showing uneven demand. Fancy Aprils held around 24 to 24 1/4 cents, current receipts 25 to 28 1/2 cents, and lower grades trading slowly as arrivals declined and buyers pressed for quality, despite strong export demand and upcoming stock delays into December.
California Vegetable Shipments Reach 181 Cars Since Nov 1
California vegetable shipments from southern California rose with 181 cars moved through November 11 since opening the new segment on November 1. Daily outputs climbed as weekly totals show 21 cars on November 5 and 23 cars on November 10, reflecting rising activity. Hallandale Tomato Movement Indicates Late Season Growers
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California
Los Angeles
Apple Packers Obey Law Warned On Packing Fraud
State Inspector Wheaton, touring Wolcott and Canandaigua orchards, says growers comply with state and federal rules. One man faced charges for packing fraud after 32 quarts of cider apples were found in a single barrel. Also, Seattle expects Chinese egg shipments from Shanghai by November 21 at about 2.5 cents each amid a flush year for imports.
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Wolcott
N. Y
Wheaton
Canan
Daigua
Seattle
Wash
Shanghai
Complaints Against D W Corey and American Potato Co
Brokers across the South allege misconduct by D W Corey of Maine and the American Potato Company. They report failure to reply to letters, nonpayment of bonds, and missed brokerages after buying and shipping potatoes. Complaints originate from Durham and Winston-Salem NC, Chattanooga, and other markets.
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New York
South
D.W. Corey
American Potato Company
Corey
Hves Beem
Maine
Amd
T' Feas
Presque Ee Ae
Durham
N. C
Winston-Salem
Chattanooga
OLEO TRIALS AND MARKET NOTES IN ST LOUIS
Federal court in St Louis prepares to try about 60 oleo colorings cases starting January with Robert W Childs assisting. Trials will cover numerous defendants including Martens, Reiley, Duffy and Musick. Colonel Ingram aids the government. Market reports show live poultry demand steady, prices mixed, with fowls 12-16c, turkeys 16-20c, ducks 16-18c and private sales firm for fancy stock.
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Willard Godell
Abbott “En
J. P. Reiley
J. P. O'Reilly
W. J. McEniry
C. G. Knott
Scott
Wm Lee
Chas
City Batterine
Kennedy
G. W. Gilmore
E J. Duffy
Richard B. Mustek
UN Clegg
Joseph B. Musick
Alter ’ Morrin
B. P. Frederi Hedgegarde
George
District Attorney
C. H. Ingram
Chicago
Re Lacie
Lou Bare Ile
Potato Market Quiet as Heavy Receipts Drag New York Prices
New York reports a quiet potato market due to heavy stocks and few Maine shipments. Maine storage keeps prices firm at 54 5ic delivered New England points, with docks and yards showing 1.50 to 1.75 per 180 pounds bulk. Hood River apple crop forecast around 1,300 cars with most fruit in packing houses and storage plants near capacity.
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New York
Maine
New England
Harlem
Hood River
Ore
Danger to Produce Trade From Foot and Mouth Quarantine
Kansas City reports a nationwide foot-and-mouth disease quarantine mounting at least ten states with embargoes on cattle, hay, potatoes, and other produce. New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio enact restrictions. shipments halted in Rochester area and Steuben and Wayne counties. Local authorities kill and indemnify infected herds. rail and packing concerns fear major losses as schools and farms adapt to strict containment measures.
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Seneca
Erie
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Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
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Massachusetts
New York
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Indiana
Maryland
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Wisconsin
Anme
Atate
Rochester
N. Y
J. Kearns
New York Central Railroad
Steuben County
Lyons
Sodus
Williamson
Sodus Township
J. G. Wills
Eris
Wayne
D. J. Dunkle
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
State Agricultural Department
J. F. Convery
New York Dispatch
Shinmente
Potato quarantine debate stirs New York growers
Rochester reports on Washington considering a potato quarantine after powdery scab was found in Franklin and Clinton counties. NY shippers argue the measure should not extend beyond the infected area and would harm western New York’s market. leaders prepare for a federal hearing and select representatives.
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Rochester
Washington
New York State
Franklin
Clinton
Francis G. Ferrin
New York State Shippers’ Association
Seneca
Steuben
Genesee
Monroe
Allegany
Ontario
Wyoming
Wayne
Yates
Tompkins
New York
Michigan
Inington
Daniel W. Schultz
Avoca
Edward F. Dibble
Honeoye Falls
Washington, D. C
Federal Horticultural Board
Department of Agriculture
Department of Legiture
Greene
Federal Board
Tee
Orton
Horttgoituratiey Goatae Atyaod
New Corpartment Agriculture
F. C. Stewart
Geneva
N. Y
Agricultural Department
Galloway
Agriculture School
Cornell University
Agriculture of
United States
Annenn
State of New York
Florida Lettuce Starts Cold Storage at Sodus NY
Sodus New York November 13 news notes a full local cold storage for lettuce. About 600 acres in the district supply the lake towns with romaine heading for New York and other markets. Five cars shipped to date to Schwitzer Voorhees New York. first car sold for 525 dollars. Multiple ships expected next weeks growth rising to 50, 100, then 200 cars. cool weather aids truckers and heading is favorable.
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Sodus
N. Y
Sanford
New York
Indea
Fla
Romaine
Schwitter & Voorhees
Nnxead Romaine
Ergplants
F. F. Dutton
Storage Apples Keeping Poorly in Seattle Report
Storage apples show poor keeping quality this year with expected breakdown before mid winter and spring movement. Cabbage steady in New York with heavy offerings and slow demand. shipper quotes for cabbage at $10.50 to 11 per ton delivered and stock sold on docks at 12 to 14 per ton.
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Seattle
New York
York State Potato Movement in Rochester Market
Western New York potato demand showed modest improvement with some dealers reporting steadier prices. Fancy stock sold 50 to 55 cents per bushel delivered, rough stock 45 to 48 cents, and the 1 0. b. market rated 35 to 40 cents per bushel by quality. Growers delivering to Rochester earned about 40 to 50 cents per bushel, with households paying 45 to 50 cents on some lots as shippers refused more than 50 cents rural.
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Rochester
New York
Uniform cold storage laws urged at governors conference
The National League wired the seventh annual conference of governors at Madison urging a uniform cold storage law across states and to base federal draft on the purity committee's act. They urged citizens to contact representatives as Congress weighs the McKellar Bill after reconvening. Also notes Lehighton dealer Oscar J Saeger faces complaints from shipper creditors for unpaid balances in Philadelphia.
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New York
National League
Madison
Wis
National Conference of Commissioners
Congress
League
Eeveryone
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Washington
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