Diversifying in Laredo onion district eyes larger acreage
In Laredo Texas growers expect 1600 to 1800 acres of onions this season up from last year. Trans planting proceeding well with strong plants and good soil. Leaders like Sauvignet and many growers plan diversification into cabbage beets tomatoes and even cantaloupes to stabilize revenue amid past shipping and sales issues.
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Laredo
Tex
Sauvignet
Texas
Espey
Hdnch
Benson
General Narklin
J. Gray
J. W. Johnson
BH. W. Masterson
Leyendecker. Bros
A. C. Richter
Chas
F. ‘Richter
Derby Brothers
San Antonio
John H
Davis
Nuevo Laredo
Mexitafi
Canada
Bond
New ventilated car proposed by George Lake in Laredo
George Lake, former railroad worker and now an onion grower, claims a standard sized car with a patent ventilation wall along the sides and ends will provide free air exchange. The design uses interlocking shoe metal sections and roof edge openings to draw in fresh air and expel stale air, with two air tunnels at each end to direct airflow through the car.
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Mr. Lake
Laredo
Texas Road
George ‘. Lake
Lake
Falfurrias Growers Report Diverse Truck Crops and Prospects
Staff correspondent notes Falfurrias Texas growers show a diverse crop mix including watermelons cantaloupes onions cabbage and cauliflower. Eggplant and peppers are shipping to northern markets with larger quantities expected if frosts stay light. Watermelon acreage tops 300 acres with multiple growers listed. orange and pecan plantings appear likely as frost danger recedes and prices improve.
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Falfurrias
Tex
Navy
Yexen Points
Missouri
Kansas Cities
Miller Brothers
U. Lasater
Myrick & Treadwell
Thermelons
Local Market Garden Totals For Truck Crops At Kingevilla
Frost permitting, growers report acreage for onions and cabbage among others. W K Cumberland lists 10 acres onions and 4 or 5 acres cabbage with 6 acres beans cucumbers and melons. April production expected. Warren expects 4 acres onions and 6 acres cabbage. C Kile 6 acres onions 3 cabbage. Robt Thompson plans 40 acres of truck crops. A B Chamberlin 5 acres onions and 6 cabbage.
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Kingevilla
Tex
W. K. Cumberland
Warren
C. Kile
Robt
Thompson
A.B
Chamberlin
Mexican oranges boost week in Laredo market report
Austin reports his firm will ship forty to fifty cars of oranges this season from the district below Laredo. The fruit includes Mediterranean sweets and tangerines of high quality and has strong demand from American buyers. More oranges are grown in Montemorelas below Monterey than ever before, with some Mexican grapefruit also appearing in Laredo markets.
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Laredo
Tex
Austin & Foster
Austin
Montemorelas
Monterey
Mexico
Texas Rate Hearing Evidence Concludes in San Antonio
Testimony on proposed Texas freight rate increases was largely completed in San Antonio before an Interstate Commerce Commission adjournment. Concluding arguments will be heard in Washington, with railroads and shippers submitting substantial evidence. The case draws broad interest from shippers nationwide.
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San Antonio
Washington
Tex
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Butter Remains Firm In Kansas City Market
Kansas City November 28 butter market stays firm with light holdings in both creamery and packing stock. Receipts this week are slightly higher but overall very meager. Feed costs are likely to keep winter production below normal and change quotations hold steady for both creamery and packing stock.
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Kansas City
Rabbits and Ducks Prices Dip on Mild Week
Kansas City reports mild weather and expected liberal receipts from hunters easing demand. No. 1 rabbits fell to 75 cents per pound while mallards dropped a dollar per dozen. Some game lately arriving arrived out of condition, dampening demand for otherwise good stock.
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Kansas City
National League chief urges dues rise to boost league work
Milwaukee November 27. Witmer Sieg president of the National League urges higher annual dues to fund a field manager or assistant secretary. He argues the extra money would be business insurance and enable stronger leadership, improved postings to markets, and better visibility to shipping public. He asks members to discuss at Peoria convention and instruct delegates accordingly.
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Milwaukee
Witmer Sieg
National League
League
Peoria
Fountain Head
Market Report on Produce Prices and Availability
The report notes dealer activity on arrival of citrus and vegetables, with prices and stock levels for items like peppers, tomatoes, and celery. It cites fluctuating demand, limited Florida stock, and varying crate and box prices from multiple markets, including quotes ranging from 3.50 to 4.00 per box and 2.00 per six basket crate.
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Florida
Peoria Prepares for National League Convention
Peoria awaits a large turnout for the National League of Commission Merchants convention set for January 13 to 16. W P B Carroll, Wm A Hill Jr, and Reuter lead arrangements at the National hotel and other upscale lodgings. Further program details will follow from committee members.
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Peoria
National League
Mekjing
National League of Commission
W. PB. Carroll
Wm. A. Hill, Jr
Reuter
National Hotel
Mayer
Lud
Niagara
Fey
Majestic
Smith
Lettuce and Radish Shipments Expected By February First
Long Beach Mississippi reports about 26 acres under cultivation with lettuce radishes cucumbers beets onions carrots and other crops. Shipments depend on weather with radishes and lettuce likely moving by late January to February and further shipments by express until May. Local shippers Inglesis Sons Co Joe Smith Song Go Rocky Ford melons W Quitforde Fook A and Bryson Bros are listed among others.
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Long Beach
Miss
Express
Fook
Inglis' Sons &Co
Rocky Ford
Joe Smith Song Go
Rockyard
W.¥. Quitfordé
W.H. Adams
Bryson Bros Wa
National League Protest on Uniform Lading Bill for Perishables
Joan C. Scales of Chicago reports that President Sieg of the National League of Commission Merchants counters the proposed uniform bill of lading. The league argues the new form inadequately protects perishable goods and urges delaying adoption pending further commission review. Sieglas also asks league branches to file protests with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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National League
Mittwaukee
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Joan 'C. Scales
Chicago
Sieg
Commission
League
National League of Commission Merchants
Carriera
National League ‘of
Commission Merchanta
Beyance
Sieglas
The
Weather Affects Thanksgiving Poultry Trade Watch On Bad Stock
Weather conditions before Thanksgiving depressed the poultry market in Chicago with damp days delaying buyers. By midweek prices rose as demand improved though dressed stock was often inferior. Local health authorities condemned many dressed birds arriving in poor condition including green fowls, as inspectors tighten controls to curb unsafe practice.
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Chicago
Cabbage stable as week ends with buyers hopeful
Chicago reports little change in cabbage prices as inquiries improve and demand steadies. Ample local supply meets current demand but expected colder weather may boost orders. Traders doubt prices will fall given large country supply and cautious outlook for the season. Apple trade brisk with ample supply and steady, selective transactions as stocks in East and West reassure dealers. Thanksgiving buying focuses on desirable fruit.
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Chicago
Butter And Eggs At Chicago In Steady Market
Chicago November 27. Butter market remains firm with active demand for fresh stock. Receipts slightly below last week, 7 1 2 packing cars offered around 21 1 2 to 22 cents bidder. Egg receipts show increased supply and prices move higher with demand better by midweek. Aprils offered 25 4 to 25 1 2 cents, bids around 23 1 2 to 24 cents. Difficult to gauge storage holdings due to wide opinion on cooler stocks and ongoing drain on storage.
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Beth
Chicago
Cranberry trade weak despite holiday timing in Exmere City
In Exmere City Kansas City November 2 a fair to slow cranberry market showed subdued demand ahead of the holiday. Warmer weather and high prices limited movement though buyers expect firmer pricing soon. Jersey barrels and later lots sold around 20 dollars for late Howes and 11 dollars for others with Bell and fancy lots noted.
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Exmere City
Kansas City
Jersey
Howes
TURNING TO TRUCK. Growth in truck farming in Miss and La
Eastern Mississippi and northern Louisiana growers tire of cotton as the boll weevil threatens prosperity. A large three day farmers meeting discussed diversification into vegetables like potatoes, cabbage, and onions. Dealers seek Triumph seed potatoes. cabbage plantings may match 1903 levels despite last season’s market losses. Canning factory promoters arrive with plans for a $30,000 plant and stock sales.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Natchez
Miss
Triumph
Winter Vegetables Booth to Ship December and May Markets
In Booth, Texas a wide spread display shows vegetables grown for December January and later shipment. Cabbage turnips spinach and other varieties will be produced with hundreds of acres planned for spring markets in April and May. Prominent growers and shippers are named in the current issue of the Bul.
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Tex
Florida Oranges Easy as Cincinnati Receipts Grow
Receipts of Florida oranges were light but steady in Cincinnati with color and quality high. Prices held at 2 to 2.25 dollars while demand remained fair and some predict a price dip next week. Arizona Navels show high prices and Florida Tangerines sell well at 4 to 4.60 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Florida
Arizona
California
NEW FIELD FOR GRAFTERS IN CANNING INDUSTRY
Jackson Miss November 27 The canning factory grafters are active in this state and northern Louisiana expanding into tomato and vegetable plants worth twenty to thirty thousand dollars They target businessmen and planters to back ventures in communities where farmers have little vegetable experience Legitimate cannery builders exist but beware the grafter tactics and overenthusiastic promoters
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Jackson
Miss
Louisiana
Dinner Set by Kansas City Dealers and Wives
Kansas City dealers and their wives will dine at the Baltimore hotel on the evening of December. The Produce Men's Business club plans an entertaining program with several features to be announced later. A dance is likely to follow the dinner.
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Baltimore
Kansas City
Produce Men's Business Club
Market Apple Dealers Report Steady Demand and Prices
Market apple dealers faced a steady week with fairly good demand and prices held from last week. Most apples offered came from local storage with little from nearby orchards. western box apples moved 1 to 2.25, Greenings dominated eastern stock, barrel stock varied, fancy box apples quoted 1 to 1.50, and Grimes Golden or Jonathans in barrels 4.00, other varieties 2.75 to 4.50, common to choice barrels 1.25 to 2.50.
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Krom
Slow Game Market Slumps as Rabbits Ducks Die
In Kansas City on November 24 the game market dragged with lower quotations for rabbits and ducks amid warm weather. Receipts were heavy and quality poor, top No 1 rabbits down to 7 cents on Tuesday, mallard ducks down a dollar a dozen, teal at 2 to 2, quail steady around 4.50 for No 1 and 1.50 for No 2.
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Kansasity
Wells Produce Co. Failure Rocks Arkansas City Creditors
The failed C T Wells Produce Co of Arkansas City Kansas may owe about 176000 with assets near 2000. Creditors filed claims totaling around 104000, plus further protests, as the plant operated by United States Packing Co with Herbert Emerson’s group emerges as a potential buyer. The bank holding about 4000 is the heaviest creditor and questions arise about overpaying for produce and high employee wages.
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Arkansas City
Kaz
C. T. Wells Produce Co. Am
Packer
Muchs
Wells
Citizens & Farmera State Bank
C. T. Wells Produce Co
Kansas
C. T .Wells
Wells Produce Co
Any. c. T. Wells
Ogo
Citizens and Farmera Bank
Oklahoma
Uted States Packing Co
175 Acres in Early Berri in Pasadena Texas
Report from Pasadena shows 175 acres of strawberries with 60 acres of dewberries and expanding plantings. Expect 200 cars for shipment by January to June, with figs and oranges marketed in summer. Much emphasis on winter acreage rise, high express rates limiting vegetables, and notable shippers listed in the bulletin.
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Pasagrena
Tex
Parks
Express
Pasadena
The
Bulletin
In Jail This Time Proprietor Of Southwestern Com Co
St Louis date November 27 The troubles of the Southwestern Com Co of 313 Morgan street continue. Proprietor previously convicted for failure to account for consignments, sentenced to thirty days in jail and fined. fourth indictment returned for failure to account for a car of hay. arrested and jailed in default of bail.
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Southwestern Com
St. Louis
Southwestern Com, Co
Morgan Street
Packer
Harney Huber
Coffeehill
Apples Are Easier as Prices Steady in Cincinnati
The apple market in Cincinnati eased slightly this week due to warm Ohio valley weather. Holders remain firm while demand is lighter. prices hold near prior quotations with Kings $4 to $4.50, Snows $3.60, Baldwins 8 to $2.25, Spys $3.50, Greenings up to $3.25, and bulk stock selling at $2.50 to $2.74 per barrel for select hand picked lots.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Howe
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