Little Change in Apples at Chicago Market This Week
Chicago November 18. Apple prices were steady with little change from last week as demand favored good quality A grade fruit while lower grades moved slowly. Boxed shipments declined 20 percent and barrel shipments 30 percent from the prior week amid cold weather and improving quality. Retailers and shippers were the strongest buyers as dealers anticipate a market upturn. prices for Western boxes ranged from 1.73 to 3.75 per box depending on variety and grade.
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Chicago
Rome
Jonathans
Kings
Spies
Baldwins
Grimes Golden
Wageners
Snows
Mclntosh
Spitzenberg
Tubbardston
Boosting Sales of Golden Glow Sweets in Chicago Market
In Chicago on November 18 the first car of Golden Glow sweet potatoes shipped by the Southern Exchange arrived, with several more cars due before Thanksgiving. The campaign has sold over ten cars to retailers through local jobbers at 2.25 per hamper. Billboards across the city will advertise Golden Glow, and a Bee newspaper campaign begins tomorrow to push the brand.
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Chicago
Southern Sweet Potato Exchange
Exchange
Bee
Notable success expanding South product in Chicago market
The advertisement reports strong demand across consumer retailer and wholesaler channels for a standardized product, indicating widespread willingness to adopt and popularize the brand in the Chicago territory. Strong engagement suggests effective promotion and distribution networks.
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South
Chicago
Rutabaga Market Signals in Canada and Michigan Crops
Canadian rutabaga shipments are down as most fields are bare and stored stock is scarce. Prices may rise slightly if U S buyers take Canadian runabagas, while farmers may feed surplus if prices fail. Michigan potato yield hits 78 bushels per acre statewide, with a 26.62 million bushel total. Hubert Prevost enters carrot and fruit vegetable distribution business in Chicago. North Dakota reports 265 bushels per acre from the Hoople farm with $56 average profit per acre over ten years. Michigan shipments move in refrigerator cars to avoid spoilage, 18 to 20 cars daily.
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Galt
Ont
United States
H. ©. Prevost
Chicago
Hubert C. Prevost
Cohen, Mann & Kahn
West South Water Street
Prevost
N. D
North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
Hoople
Firmer Tone in the Michigan Potato Market
Grand Rapids Michigan reports firmer potato prices as snow and cold weather press buyers. A federal crop report shows production 15 million bushels below the five year average while growers hold for higher winter and spring prices.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Potato Receipts Fall In Traverse City Market
Traverse City Michigan November 18 potato receipts drop to the lowest level since the shipping season began farmers hold crops hoping for higher prices and thousands store surplus. A Michigan snowstorm also slows movement.
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Traverse City
Mich
Michigan
Lettuce and Cauliflower Growers Tap Duluth Swamp Lands
A Duluth area farming shift converts swamp land to head lettuce and cauliflower as local growers expand. An old celery grower from Kalamazoo heads the lettuce effort, with rental costs around 60 dollars per acre. Lettuce and cauliflower face drought and frost risks, while seed and equipment costs push up yearly expenses. A six-acre farmer, Conrad Johnson, showcases gains from efficient farming, reflecting larger Midwest potato and truck crop activity.
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Duluth
Chicago
Kalamazoo
Boston
Minneapolis
Conrad Johnson
Middle West
America
Swamp Lands Turned To Production Affects Northern Districts
Observations describe draining water from swamp lands to two feet or more using ditches and wooden drains to enable year round production. The text discusses head lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, and potatoes, with manure from nearby dairies and fertilizer use. Lumber durability in wet ground is noted, along with the potential for an industrially productive empire in northern areas and the profitability of nitrate of soda fertilizer for leading growers.
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America
Duluth
Michigan Potato Exports to Major Cities in 1920 Report
Grand Rapids, Mich November 18. Pittsburgh and Ohio led Michigan potato consumption in 1920 per United States Bureau of Markets. Shipments: center of steel industry 1,829 cars. Buckeye state 4,634. Detroit 1,466. Chicago 1,248. Cincinnati 1,027. Cleveland 824. Toledo 709. St. Louis 382. Indianapolis 369. Pennsylvania second among states, 2,242. Michigan third, 1,966. Illinois fourth, 1,642. Indiana fifth, 1,218. Missouri sixth, 393. West Virginia seventh, 325. Total shipments from Michigan loading points: 14,839 cars. Grower prices opened at $1.50 per cwt, easing to 15 to 20 cents by June.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Michigan
United States
Bureau of Markets
Buckeye State
Detroit
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Indiana
Missouri
West Virginia
Michigan Apple Market Quiet as Fruit Shortage Bites
In Grand Rapids Michigan the apple market was quiet with little shipping. Demand stays strong for fancy fruit but growers offer little. Fancy Northern Spies moved at 2.50 a bushel while Western boxed apples see weak demand. Hartford case: Wilgon & Co Chicago packers sue S M Carpp over unfilled fruit contracts during 1919 shortage. jury rules for action.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan
Hartford
Mich
Wilgon & Co
Chicago Packers
S. M.carpp
Carpp
Houston Fruit and Vegetable Market Report November Prices
Houston Tex November reports show steady apple movement and price stabilization as season advances. Colorado and Washington Jonathan varieties command 2.75 to 3.75 per box, Delicious up to 5, Valencia stock 5 to 7, Florida 6, and Rome at 5.50. Fresh California mixed vegetables bring ample supply. cabbage 4 to 4 1/2 cents per lb, cauliflower 2.50 per pod crate, lettuce 3.75 per crate, tomatoes 3 to 3.25 per lug, celery 1.25 per dozen stalks. Potato markets steady with California at 3.75 to 4 per cwt, Idaho and Colorado 2.75 to 3, sweet potatoes 1.50 per cwt.
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Tex
Colorado
Jonathans
Washington Jonathans
Arkansas
Rome
Valencia
Floridas
California
Trish
Iolaho
Rutabagas in Minneapolis and witty Edinburgh joke
A Minneapolis market note from November 18 reports demand for rutabagas increased slightly with good stock selling from 85 cents to 1 dollar per hundredweight FOB Minneapolis. A humor item follows: a joke about why a man gives a woman a diamond engagement ring, answered that a woman’s father provides it, set in Edinburgh.
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Pusie
Edinburgh
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