Weaver Co First Car Atwood Grapefruit In Chicago
Chicago dispatch reports Weaver & Co received their first Atwood grapefruit car this season. The firm will handle the Atwood crop in Chicago, continuing a practice seen in prior years, as the harvest moves through regional markets. Also notes a Detroit-Saginaw route delay in a potato shipment, tallying 44 days on the road and price changes from $1.20 to $1.70 per bushel.
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Chicago
C. H. Weaver & Co
Atwood Strapefruit
Atwood Acc
Detroit
Saginaw
Quiet Chergo Vegetable Market Near Thanksgiving
Chicago reports a subdued vegetable market as Thanksgiving nears. Supply mostly adequate but quality varied, with some good California stock and rare strong demand for green beans, cucumbers, and eggplants. Prices ranged widely for tomatoes, artichokes, mushrooms, and other produce amid light turnover.
Potatoes and beans crop conditions in Michigan region
Reports from Manton Cadillac and Frankfort, Michigan on potato and bean yields vary by location. Potatoes averaged 90 to 109 bushels per acre with good size tubers. beans yielded around ten bushels per acre. Prices around 1.40 per bushel. shipments hampered by car shortages. some farmers holding beans. Cold snap and lingering snow affected harvests, cabbage stocks around 50 percent of total crop stored, overall harvest below normal but larger acreage.
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Manton, Mich
Cadillac, Mich
Frankfort
Mich
Morf Returns From Four Weeks Trip Across West
F William Morf of C H Weaver & Co returns from a four weeks trip through western and Pacific states. He was accompanied by J D Hate who oversees cantaloupe holdings and set the cantaloupe acreage for the 1917 season. On return he stopped at Rocky Ford, his home.
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Chicago
F. William Morf
C. H. Weaver & Co
Pacific
Morf
J. D. Hate
Hale
Rocky Ford
Warren Cranberry Movement Reports Strong Quality
Warrens Wisconsin November 24 Shipments of cranberries from this section will be completed this week. The crop this year was of excellent quality but yield was below average due to blight. New planting is underway and expected to bear next season. Growers secured satisfactory prices and investors show interest from Chicago capitalists eyeing consolidation and further development of new acreage.
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Waarrens
Warrens
Wis
Ontstle
Chicago
Berries and Figs Sell Slowly in Chicago Market
California strawberries remained plentiful and good quality this week as buyers slowed. Fresh figs were in small supply with steady demand at about 50 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
California
Potato Movement At Traverse City Potatoes
Traverse City region shows a potato surplus with about half stored and shipments heading to Indiana Missouri and other markets. Freight congestion and car shortages disrupt movement as growers await buyers while some shipments move by water to coastal points. Local shippers report car allocations limited with one shipper receiving a single car placed at the Traverse City firehouse.
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Traverse City
Sted
Michigan
Indiana
Missouri
Beas
Potato Crop Brings Prosperity to Growers in Michigan
Traverse City Michigan November 24 Evidence of economic growth in Grand Traverse region shown by farmer George Heimforth of Leelanau County planting 37 acres of potatoes. He dug over 5 000 bushels this fall selling at 1 50 a bushel planning to plant 90 acres next year. A local attorney discharged a mortgage tied to a nearby farmer. Edward Deynor of Provemont had 90 dollars in potato money when robbed on a lonely road a masked man jumped on the wagon pistol whipped him and stole only 25 cents.
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Traverse City
Mich
Grand Traverse
George Heimforth
Lelanau County
Lake Aim
Edward Deynor
Scientists Strike Blow At Enjoyment Of Food
Chicago readers learn scientists propose substituting chemically balanced meals for traditional cooking. A City Health Department test fed seven men and women a Thanksgiving dinner then tested a future diet of chemicals and minerals. The aim is to prove humans can subsist on science driven food rather than soil derived fare.
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Chicago
City Health Department
Winners Crown Minnesota At National Creamery Meet
Minnesota won the state championship at the National Creamery Buttermaker's Association convention in Minneapolis. J W Engle of Pratt led all exhibitors with 07 50 percent in butter class, while Gilbert Larson Grandy and P K Kolbert Renville claimed top Minnesota prizes. cups went to several state and regional winners as 640 entries from 2 states competed during the Nations Dairy Union meeting nearby.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
National Creamery Buttermaker’s Association
J. W. Engle
Pratt, Minn
Gilbert Larson
Grandy
Elay P. K
The
Nations Dairy Union
Treamery Men
Kerr Leaves For Southern Trip To Oversee Interests
Chicago November 24 C A Kerr of G A Kerr and Co a noted sugar shipper departed this week for a tour through Missouri and Oklahoma to attend to his business interests in those states.
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Chicago
C. A. Kerr
G. A. Kerr & Co
Babbage Shippers
Missouri
Oklahoma
W B Clore Returns Home After Coast Trip
W B Clore of Crutchfield Woglfalk and Clore returns from an extended Pacific Coast trip through the Northwest. The firm will market a large block of Rose brand Wenatchee apples this year and expand in onions potatoes and beans. A bean buyer has paid growers over 36800 to date.
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W. B. Clore
Chicago
Crutchfield
Woglfalk & Clore
Pacific Coast
Northwest
No Change in Apples At Chicago This Week
Chicago November 24 The apple market was steady from last week with moderate receipts mainly orchard run and ungraded stock. Demand remained active though lower grade offerings varied by size and packing. No 2 barrels brought 1.75 to 2.50 and No 1s were about 50 cents to 75 cents lower. fancy stocks scarce in fair demand. miscellaneous prices listed for several varieties.
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Chicago
California
Florida
New York
Louisiana
Minnesota
Weame
Michigan
Searce
Pownde
Mnner
Kings
Wisconsin potato crop yields fall to 1894 lows
Wisconsin crops report from Milwaukee on November 24 states statewide potato production is the lowest since 1894. Central Wisconsin fields are extremely light with some not worth digging, while northern Wisconsin shows generally good yields and many farmers report 126 to 150 bushels per acre. High prices offset losses for some growers, but southern districts face shortages requiring potatoes to be shipped in.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
W. F. Callender
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Apple Shipments Nearing Completion In Traverse City
Traverse City Michigan reports apples shipped last week and forecasts show shipments diminishing weekly as the crop nears growers’ hands. Prices rose with some stock selling up to 3 dollars per barrel while best demand centers on Wagner’s at 2.25 to 3 dollars per barrel for ordinary pack.
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Traverse City
Mich
Potato Show At Langlade County Wisconsin
Antigo Wis Nov 24 Many exhibits were shown at the annual Langlade county potato show with growers from across the county presenting their spuds Speakers included J G Milward secretary of the Oasin Potato Growers Association R E Vaughan and E J Delwiche from the University of Wisconsin Elgin Butter Board Offers 40c No sales were made though several bids were received amid falling receipts as creamerymen expect higher prices
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Antigo
Wis
Langlade County
J. G. Milward
Oasin Potato Growers’ Association
R. E. Vaughan
E. J. Delwiche
University of Wisconsin
Elgin
Elgin Butter Board
Potato Growers May Build Warehouse in Fork River
Potato growers here and the Commercial Club may build a warehouse to improve handling of the expanding crop in the Fork River area. The move signals consolidation of storage and services to support the growing potato industry.
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Fork River
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