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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1914
Page
2
A Chicago representative can manage your car lot items for sale either privately or at auction. The service costs little per car and promises prompt handling. Our method aims for quick, favorable sales and efficient attention to your interests.
Exhibits include market poultry live and novelty categories with prizes, while a display of exhibition stock will occur without awards. Entry is free.
Alger Ohio October reports the Scioto marsh onion crop nearly harvested with yield below early estimates. District output tops 850 000 to 900 600 bushels, under normal, with 2000 cars or less. Growers hold most stock. prices steady at 30 35 cents colored stock and 50 cents white. speculators paid up to 37 1/2 cents for yellows. Growers optimistic market will rise after off stock clears and cooler weather arrives.
Green Bay Wis Oct 2 The Platten Produce Company reports late potatoes notably Rural and Burbank varieties three to four weeks late due to cool wet weather. Crop yields expected to be large with good quality. Hay crop largest ever. cabbage onion and root vegetables favorable for shipping with parsnips delaying until Oct 15. Winter apples to be shipped after Nov 1.
Evidence of a booming business shows M Piowaty & Sons handling more telegraph messages daily than any South Water street firm. Carl Piowaty jokes the office resembles a recruiting station with steady streams of uniformed messengers. They ship up to 20 train cars of onions daily along with sizable cabbage movements.
Geo. W. Baugher resumes business in Benton Harbor as Geo. W. Baugher & Co. dealing in butter eggs cheese and fruits. He previously led a dissolved venture and has long operated in the regional produce trade.
Homegrown stock dominated weekly vegetable sales in Chicago with dull trade blamed on unseasonable warmth. California artichokes were abundant while tomatoes and cucumbers sold at modest prices. Michigan and New York arrivals appeared in light quantities. Citrus and pears markets showed moderate activity with varied stock from Isle of Pines, Florida, and Michigan.
An announcement from Benton Harbor Michigan on October 2 reports the dissolution of M N Stout and Co a partnership of N N Stout and A J Bloomgarden. The firm was a major operator in southern Michigan fruits and their season is practically over.
Elgin Illinois October 2 There was no market established this week on butter as no sales were made on the butter board last Monday Only two lots were posted on the call board one withdrawn the other unsold though offered at 28 percent of a bid of 29 cents was posted for butter which would grade
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