This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1913
Page
2
Chicago reports a lull in cabbage trading as Wisconsin operators wait for prices above 25 dollars a ton. York State supplies linger at 15 dollars, with growers optimistic but hesitant to sell. Dealers in the east show 15 to 18 dollars per ton FOB as markets cool.
At the Chicago Produce Trade and Credit Assn dinner on November 14 W L Wagner reported progress on moving the South Water Street trade to a riverfront district with docks rail access and a central plant. He noted ten conferences since the last report and plans to group houses by commodity with shared heat and light. The money is ready and the land is in sight. President Lux and Secretary Tidwell of the Western Fruit Jobbers Assn spoke on trade organization, and members were invited to the Western Fruit Robbers convention in Kansas City next February.
Valencia oranges sold well with prices $6 to $6.50 per box in retail terms and Florida oranges $3 to $3.50. Carloads were $4 to $4.25, Messina lemons $3.75 to $4.25 for 360s and $5.50 to $6 for 300s. Some California lemons sold at auction $6.50 to $7. Kumquats from Florida offered at 20¢ per quart. Cranberry stocks cleaned up and prices steady $6 to $9 per barrel. season deemed very satisfactory by A. A. Chaney of American Cranberry Exchange.
Minneapolis report recalls October frost injuring northern potato shipments. Growers seek Interstate Commerce Commission action to force railroads to provide adequate refrigerator cars while Minnesota officials work to keep diseased foreign stock out of the United States. Colonel George T. Simpson travels to Washington to press the case and enlist federal help.
The Indianapolis Market reports prices for fruits and vegetables with California Emperor and Tokay grapes at 1.75 to 2 per unit, first Catawbas at 20 cents per four pound basket, grapefruit 4.50, Grimes Golden apples 3.50 to 4, box stock 2.50, cranberries 8 to 9, Florida oranges 3 to 3.50, dates 2.40 a box, potatoes 2.10 to 2.25 per bag, Colorado 1.10 per bushel, eastern cobblers off market, onions 2.15 to 2.26 yellows and 2.10 red per cwt, Spanish 6 to 1.50, celery 30 cents a bunch, cabbage 1.76 per barrel, radishes 15 cents a dozen, lettuce 12 cents a pound. A street car strike disrupts commission row business for eight days, halting interurban transport at city limits.
At Indianapolis, jobbers pay 36 to 40 cents for fresh eggs as scarcity spreads from Indiana to nearby states. Only 25 cases a day can be gathered nationwide with demand far outstripping supply in a city of 260,000. Prices for poultry and dairy shift as buyers stock for Thanksgiving.
Apple market shows firm tone with light arrivals and scarce red varieties. Fancy storage Baldwins and Jonathans command high prices while common Greenings range from 3 to 4 dollars for barrels and 3.25 to 3.75 for twenty ounce stocks. buyers prefer cold storage fruit, and overall trade is slow.
The Minneapolis Produce Market notes active butter movement with strong demand from local and external buyers. Creamery extras are scarce while firsts remain abundant. Prices rise on several lines. prime firsts fetch 32 cents, current receipts 30¾ cents, dirties 20 cents, checks and seconds 17 cents.
Results that count highlight up to date services and price getters. Our distinctive salesman ship and ISTINCT PROFITS establish our worthiness of your confidence. On the eve of Thanksgiving consider Live and dressed poultry shipments eggs butter veal etc in car loads or less. Put us to the test and give us an opportunity to make good.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.