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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1915
Page
2
Chicago buyers prepared for a busier vegetable market as cooler weather boosts demand after a four week lull. Quality drove purchases with many items priced per crate or dozen, including artichokes at five eighty, lettuce and cabbage in steady demand, and mushrooms easing prices.
Chicago market reports a brighter tone for citrus fruit with better demand for fine quality stock. Oranges and lemons moved to peddlers and wholesalers, with choice oranges at 55.50 per carload and lemons at 33.25 per carload. Grapefruit fetched 3.00 per carload.
Elgin reports an average weekly butter price of 27c after a 1c gain. Saturday call offered 405 tubs with sales of 58 at 27.5c, 200 at 27c, and 150 refused at 27.25c, while 25 tubs at 26.5c drew no bids.
Minnesota potato outlook improves with firm prices but eastern inquiries from New York Pennsylvania and others add uncertainty as the stock remains on probation. Weather disrupted supply with snow and rain. prices ranged 38 to 55 cents for Red Rivers and white stock 42 to 55 cents. Peach season in Chicago wanes with light receipts and quality selective demand. W A Murphy moves offices to Produce Exchange Bank building with new Western Union line to major markets.
Chicago reports cooler weather cut demand for cantaloupes this week California standards sold at 75 to 125 cents, Colorado at 50 to 100, smaller brands 50 to 75 cents. California white meats in pony crates 50 to 70 cents, Colorado pink meats in flat cases 40 to 60 cents, California white meats 40 cents.
Frost damage across the region was not as severe as feared with late potatoes most affected and growth slowed. Officials estimate the crop will still reach about a 50 percent yield overall in Traveree City and surrounding areas.
A McGuffey Ohio reader named C C Tudor writes The Packer to enclose $1 for another year. He notes the onion crop was ruined by July floods and asks what others have and receive for what they ship. He says there is nothing to ship this season but seeks market information.
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