Potatoes Market Steady Amid Quiet Chicago Trading
Chicago Oct 3 Markets for carlots of potatoes were steady with slight gains after the Jewish holidays reduced trading early in the week. By Wednesday a better tone and higher prices were quoted for good stock, with shipments from producing states under normal levels. Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan and North Central receipts remained light, while red River Early Ohios and Russets fetched prices ranging from about 85 cents to $1.60 per bagged car depending on variety and region.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
North Central
Red River
South Dakota
Colorado
Detroit Street Notes on Early York State Celery Arrival
Thierwechter Brothers received the first straight car of York State celery to arrive this season. The car arrived Wednesday morning and the quality is good. Two-thirds crates sold at $2.25. Pat Henry of Chas. J. Yokom & Co. was in Chicago on business. A. D. Knight of Mutual Orange Distributors visited Detroit late last week en route to Eastern markets. Abe Schefman of Abe Schefman & Co. was in Detroit Thursday.
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Thierwechter Brothers
York State
Pat Henry
Chas. J. Yokom &Co
Chicago
A. D. Knight
Mutual Orange Distributors
Detroit
Knight
Abe Schefman
Abe Schefman & Co
Mrs Lena Tarntella Dies In Detroit Funeral
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Lena Tarntella mother of Joe Tarntella of the Bloom Company. She is survived by her husband and nine children four sons and five daughters. Interment followed at Mt Olive cemetery.
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Lena Tarntella
Detroit
Joe Tarntella
The
Bloom Company
Holy Family Church
Guide Books to Be Ordered Returned
Chicago Oct 3 An order in United States District Court in the Produce Reporter Company versus the Fruit-Produce Rating Agency case directs the marshal to write to subscribers and demand the return of Guide Books for impounding.
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Chicago
United States District Court
Produce Reporter Company
Fruit-Produce Rating Agency
Marshall
Sixty-first Anniversary for C H Weaver & Co Chicago
Chicago firm C H Weaver & Co marks its sixty-first anniversary, tracing origins to October 5, 1863, and noting continuous occupancy of the same building for 52 years. The company expects to move to a new building on the new fruit and produce market within a year.
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C. H. Weaver & Co
Chicago
Suvator Co
H. Weaver & Co
Soak
Waters Street
C. H. Weaver
Eugene Sherwin to Spend Winter in California
Eugene Sherwin of Eugene Sherwin ltd Montreal broker and carrot distributor of fruits and vegetables visited Chicago connections last week. He and his family will spend the winter in Los Angeles where he will blend pleasure with business by meeting California connections of his firm.
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Eugene Sherwin
Calif
Chicago
Heavy receipts of vegetables in Chicago
Chicago reports continued heavy receipts and steady demand across vegetables. Alligator pears arrive in volume with prices around 5 to 6 dollars per 24 and 36 count case. beets, cucumbers, celery, and lettuce show varied but firm ranges. Prices for Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, peppers, corn, and tomatoes reflect steady to moderate trading, with notable activity from truckers and nearby growers.
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Chicago
New York
Fewer Onions in Storage Than a Year Ago
Chicago reports a dull jobbing market for onions with little price change. North Central receipts improving, with yellows from Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota moving at 1.35 to 1.50 per cwt and whites 2.00 to 2.26. Washington yellows bring 2.25 to 2.50 and Oregon 2.35 to 2.50. Early-week shipments were light due to rains, later rising as digging and lobbing progressed. Few onions in storage, about half the prior year, as growers delay stockpiling for later trade.
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Chicago
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Washington
Market Prices for Varieties of Potatoes Listed by State
Warehouses last year held va ns traders report price ranges for buyers. F. o. b. market quiet but steady with North Central yellows at 1.25 to 1.50 dollars, reds 1.50 to 1.55, whites 1.50 to 2.00, California medium browns at 2.00, Oregon yellows 1.65 to 1.75, Washington yellows 1.50, Colorado yellows 1.40 to 1.50.
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California
Oregon
Washington
Colorado
Death of Frank Tucker's Mother in Detroit
Detroit October 3 Trade mourns Frank Tucker a track salesman for A J Bloomgarden Sons after the death of his mother at the family home 2643 Seventeenth Street She is survived by four sons and three daughters Funeral services were held at St Vincent's Church with many trade members attending The services were conducted at 8 30 a m Thursday from the church notes indicate the family home and funeral details
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Frank Tucker
Detroit
A. J. Bloomgarden & Sons
Seventeenth Street
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