Apple Crop in the Ozarks Shows Poor Quality This Year
Reports from southern Missouri and northern Arkansas indicate a largely larger apple crop than last year but with many grades second and cull stock unfit for market. Quality varies by location, drought and neglect reducing value, with prices ranging from 40 cents to $3 per barrel for various varieties.
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Winesap
Potato Market Easier In Chicago Trade
Local potato operators report good outside demand but lighter activity as week progressed. Prices fell from 5 1/2 to 5 1/2 cents for best stock with typical sales near 5 1/2 cents and occasional 6 cents. Receipts totaled 140 cars first two days, then 90, 80, and 0 Friday. Minnesota Wisconsin stock mainly 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 cents.
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Red River
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern Apple Deal Stagnant Amid Limited Buyers
In Portland on Oct 4 the box apple deal across the Northwest stalls with few buyers and cautious fronts. Growers blame operators for pushing a consignments basis while eastern regions quietly secure supplies. many Northwest producers plan to store fruit expect wastage and retain selling at healthy prices for quality fruit in cold storage. The overall crop appears large but measured below earlier estimates, with storage plans shaping market behavior.
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Rocky Mountains
Chicago Market Report on Bartlett and Other Pears
Chicago dated Oct 1 reports slow demand with Bartletts leading sales. Markets show fair supply across varieties though choice Bartletts are scarce and fetch high prices. Bartletts $5 to $7 per barrel, Howell’s $3 to $3.25, Seckers around $6, Kieffers 50 to 60 cents per bushel.
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Cartletts
Howells
First Grapefruit Car Arrives in Chicago Market
Chicago on October 4 received the season’s first grapefruit car from Florida. The fruit sold at fair demand, bringing six to seven dollars per box.
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Chicago
Florida
Apple market report from Chicago berry auction week
The Packer notes mixed results in early fall apple sales with Grimes Golden and Opera popular among buyers. New York arrivals and shipments from Illinois and Missouri shape supply as quality ranges from poor to fancy. Prices ranged from $1 to $4 per barrel with winter stock cooling, and traders anticipate improved market strength next week.
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Grimes Golden
Opera
New York
Mi Eeimois
Missouri
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Grimes
Celery Movement Heats Up In Denver Market Report
Celery shipment is very active in Denver with demand from midwest points. Prices run 20 to 26 cents per dozen for celery. late cabbage around 7.5 dollars per cwt. Hubbard squash about 1.50 per cwt. frost killed tomatoes and tops of beets turnips and carrots, hurting shipping trade and stock tightness noted for next weeks.
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Alery Shipping
Siit Atock
Ph Celery
Florida Law Void Unconstitutional Grapefruit Case
Judge Whitney in the Tenth Judicial circuit rules the anti green fruit shipping law from 1911 unconstitutional in A B Williford’s Arcadia arrest for attempting to ship immature grapefruit. Williford’s lawyers Keadwell and Keadwell announce $10,000 damages suits against State Chemist R E Rose Commissioner W A McRae and Deputy Bushnell. The state may seek Supreme Court review. more at stake in the dispute over shipping regulation.
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Supreme Court
Cabbage Prices Show Wide Gap Between Types
Chicago observers report Holland cabbage slow to move as domestic cabbage floods the market. Domestic stock sells at about $5 per ton f. o. b. Wisconsin, while Holland brings $8 to $8.50. Prices differ by as much as $3 due to abundant domestic supply and sparse Holland shipments, with expectations prices will narrow as Holland arrivals increase.
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Wisconsin
Holland
Veal Shippers Fined in New York Court
Judge Mayer in the criminal branch of the U S District Court fined several Orange County shippers of Bob year ten and twenty dollars each Tuesday after they pleaded guilty to charges. The arrests occurred about two weeks ago, as reported in The Packer.
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New York
Mayer
Criminal Branch
United States District Court
Exchange Hearings in Produce Exchange Case
In Kansas City on Oct 4 Judge Seehorn held another hearing in the Kansas City Produce Exchange case. The session sought to uncover February 1910 price offers by exchange members. A decision is set for Saturday October 12.
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Seehorn
Heinsy
Kansas City Produce Exchange
Chicago Egg Market Shows Steady Trade Despite Low Fresh Receipts
Chicago on October 4 reports scarce fine fresh eggs with most trade supplied from coolers. Moulted hens reduce production about two weeks earlier than usual, easing demand for dirties and checks. Prices gap narrows between stored eggs and dirties. storage stock movement remains liberal as late May and June stock moves, with firm board quotations overall.
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New York Egg Market Feels Tight Prices Hit Storage Eggs
Egg receipts in New York and New Jersey show a lower supply year over year with totals for March through last week at 3,755,924 cases versus 3,855,779. Week ending last Saturday: 67,368 cases vs 72,977. Prices range wide due to quality, with extras at 31 1/2 to 34 cents, extra firsts 28 to 30, and good grocery stock 25 to 27 cents. Storage eggs steady around 23 1/2 to 24 1/2 cents, refrigerator lists 21 to 22 1/2 cents. End of week stocks: New York and Jersey City about 1,000,000 cases. Chicago 1,250,000. Philadelphia 250,000. Boston 445,000. Market shows firmness on high grades but weak on fresh gathered stock, top heavy and closing lower on Friday.
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Luesj
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Ay le Gome
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Boston
Philadelphia
Butter Opens Firm as New York Markets Stay Strong
New York butter receipts from May 1 to last Saturday totaled 1,284,993, up from 1,213,398 year earlier, with weekly receipts at 41,538 vs 46,465 last year. Prices for fine creamery extras held at 32 cents, with many stocks scarce and buyers often taking firsts below extras. Packing stock remained scarce and holdings in public freezers reached 222,000 packages by October 1.
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New York
Private creamery butter market shifts amid stock clearance
About 30,000 packages in private coolers, totaling 272,000, remain. By September 1st around 800,000 packages were sold, leaving a monthly reduction in stock. Creamery extras at 32 cents were weak, with holders likely to sell to clear stock as prices fell. Friday sales offered 180 fresh creamery extras, but trading stayed light as sellers yelled less at the decline.
New York Poultry Market Quiet as Receipts Surge
Dressed poultry trade in New York opened quiet with heavy receipts and poor quality. Chickens ranged from 14 to 16 cents for milk fed and 20 to 24 cents for corn fed. dry boxed fowls 17 to 19 cents. ducks 16 cents. geese 9 to 10 cents. fresh turkeys scarce and frozen turkeys 20 to 24 cents. Live market steady with 120 cars unloaded for the week.
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Oct
Tle
Advance in Butter Prices Sparks Chicago Market News
Chicago October 4 butter market rises as creamery extras reach 30c per pound on the butter and egg board. Prices for all grades climb with extras 30 to 31c, firsts 29 to 30c, seconds 23 to 24c, and dutry extras around 28c amid light receipts and cooler fall weather boosting shipments.
Poultry Market Holds Firm Ahead of Thanksgiving
Chicago traders report no early week change in poultry prices from last week with hens easy and springs driving most sales. Receipts logged heavy freight and express arrivals, while cool weather outlook keeps market expectations steady until late November. Prices show small declines midweek with turkeys at 15c, hens 13c, roosters 9 1 4c, springs 13 4 %, ducks 15c, geese 1 1/ N.
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Suny
Express
Light Chestnuts and Cantaloupes in New York Market
New York reports light receipts of chestnuts with only scattered lots appearing. prices range from 9 to 12 dollars per ton. Cantaloupe shipments from Colorado have wound down after frost cut the crop, with market at 1 to 2 dollars. Turlock California ships about 80 cars weekly, mainly melons, with wine grapes and sweet potatoes now featured and cannery work shifting to tomatoes and grapes.
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Cal
Poultry Shippers Meet Jointly in Louisville Exposition
The Southern Poultry & Egg Shippers Assn and the National Carlot Live Poultry Shippers Assn held a two day convention in Louisville Kentucky drawing over 200 poultry and egg shippers and produce house reps from Kentucky Tennessee Indiana Missouri Illinois New York and Ohio. Discussions covered Carmack amendments cases against carriers and delivery delays along with plans to hire a poultry and eggs expert to educate farmers and improve product quality.
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Southern Poultry & Egg Shippers’ Assn
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Congress
Denny B. Goode
John Corell
New York
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
A. T. Pearson
Carlot Shippers’ Assn
Meetane
Merchants’ Ice & Cold Storage Co
Seelbach
I. M. Allen
J. W. Newman
G. B. Horr
Ohio River
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Jeffersonville
Carlot Live Poultry Shippers’ Assn
Alt. Pearson
Chicago
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Assn
M. E. Pennington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Frank A. Horne
Merchants' Refrigerating Co
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