Potato Prices Advancing at Peak of Season in Chicago Market
Chicago reports potato prices rising at peak season as strong demand and light track holdings push values higher. Short crop futures from Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas move directly to producing points, with Ohio West and South states importing only 60 percent of home crops. Red River Valley and Moorhead markets show No 1 Reds and Early Ohio with prices around 1.80 to 2.80 per cwt amid heavy storage by warehouse men.
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Chicago
Red River Valley
Moorhead
Prigen
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Ohio
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
PRR Pee Vile Vali Fe Tahseray
Wisconsich
Red River Idea Ohips
Idan
Idaho Russell
Waupaca
Red River
Suit Against Distributors Over Rebate Losses
Samuel Rosenblum, Inc. won a judgment of 29.50 against Municipal Fruit & Vegetable Distributors over returned onions and lettuce. The case highlighted a trade rule card from the Fruit & Produce Trade Association urging proper sale consummation. The judge’s ruling aims to warn retailers about rebate abuses in resale transactions.
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New York
Samuel Rosenblum, Inc
Municipal Fruit & Vegetable Distributors
S. Rosenblum, Inc
Municipal Fruit &Vegetable Distributors
The
Fruit & Produce Trade Association
Rosenblum
Charles Pape & Co Make Assignment in New York
Charles Pape trading as Charles Pape & Co receivers and jobbers at 199 West Street assigned to John A Sachs of 40 Spruce Street. Reported financial trouble with about 3000 owed locally and 185000 owed to three New York banks. Pape has disappeared for over a month. Greenwich Bank seeks him, with rumors of departure to Germany or possible return to the U S.
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New York
Charles Pape
Charles Pape & Co
West Street
John A. Sachs
Spruce Street
Packer
Pape
Greenwich
Germany
Better Demand For Apples in Europe
New York reports rising demand for sound apples in Europe as cooler weather boosts consumption. Auctions in Liverpool and London show Jonathan, York Imperial, Ben Davis, and King David varieties selling in barrels and boxes with prices ranging up to 4.84 per barrel and 5.67 for McIntosh.
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New York
York Imperials
Liverpool
Jonathans
Ben Davis
King Davids
London
Kings
Mclintoshes
Snow and Rain Halt Potato Digging in Minnesota Fields
In the Red River Valley and Northwestern Minnesota, early digging slowed by light snow and rain. Shippers report Clay county may harvest about 40 percent of last year’s output, with roughly 66 percent dug so far from the best fields and about 26 percent still in the ground. Heavy fall harvest would finish in a week or ten days as farmers store and prepare remaining crop.
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Red River Valley
Minnesota
Clay County
Moorhead
California Lemons and Oranges Market Roundup
New York reports weekly results for California Valencia oranges and lemons with mixed demand. Prices held near last week’s close for large grades, while smaller and poorer stock eased. Porto Rican fruit showed strong demand. high prices for top-grade grapefruit and pineapples reflected active arrivals and selective selling.
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New York
California
Valencia
Exre
Choice
Beat
Best
Melly
Onion Market Prices and Arrivals Report
The onion market shows minimal change from last week with arrivals of Spanish onions totaling 10 812 crates and 10 019 half cases on one steamer and 2 714 crates plus 1 918 half cases on another. Yellow onions from New York Gesney County and the Midwest range from 1.75 to 2.60 per 100 pounds. red stock at 2.26. California whites sell for 1 8 per box and Indiana wickee at 6.60 per 100 pounds. Street prices are Spanish onions at 2.60 to 3.50 per case, 1.25 to 2 per half crate, and 1.25 to 6 per crate.
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New York State
Gesney County
Middle West
California
Iridiana
Grape prices rise as California rains hit harvest
Weather warnings from California trigger price gains in the grape market. Reports of heavy rain in the Freano district, Lodi, and beyond caused concerns over damage, delaying exact figures. Prices for good quality fruit and rolling cars advanced amid heavy arrivals, with uncertainty lingering into the following days.
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Gan
Bouth'an
California
Freano
Lodi
Jocal Feam
M& Be
Grape deal in California hits record shipments and prices
Fresno October 9 The California grape deal has seen the heaviest daily shipments and highest prices in history. Speculation was limited by banking conditions and cautious Eastern demand, while weather and rain damage vary by region. Prices for Muscats and other varieties rise. car shortages and ungraded shipments complicate markets as buyers and sellers adjust to the peak season.
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Fresno
Calif
Hanford
Armons
C. DB
Schulp
United States
Sey
Schultz
Alicantes
Bureau of Economics
F. O
Malagas
U. S
Reducing Apple Estimates in the Wenatchee District
Wenatchee district growers and shippers contest inspectors estimate of 15,770 cars of apples, arguing shipments may be 500 to 1,500 cars lower. With Winesaps down and several varieties affected, high prices may lift shipments, while worm and hail damage could trim output to about 8 percent.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Alethough
Harter
Firman
Jonathans
Market Report Shows Pine Prices Up Amid Tight Shipper Selloffs
The market remains firm as shippers resist offers. Prices for Ohios at Red River Valley points run around 2.05 to 2.15 per cwt loaded. Cobblers see about ten cents lower. Buyers flock the country, and higher prices are anticipated.
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Ohios
Red River Valley
Apple Market Shows Irregular Prices Amid Poor Quality
New York apple traders report irregular barrel and basket sales due to heavy orchard clean-up. Fancy fruit is scarce with baskets at 1. to 1.76 a few. Baldwin barrel apples at 2.50, McIntosh 2.50 7 in New York state, Vermont McIntosh up to 10, Gravensteins Jonathan Greenings Pippins Delicious 2.50 to 5, York Imperials 3.5 4.25, Winter Bananas 2.75 5, California Jonathans 2 to 3.15, Romes 1 2.75, Oregon Jonathans 1.50 to 2.75, Washington Jonathans 1.60 3.26, Washington Delicious 1.75 3.76, Washington Romes up to 3.75.
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New York
Baldwins
New York State
Vermont
New England
York
California
Oregon
Washington
Sweet Potatoes Demand Mixed in Chicago Market
Chicago buyers report a fair demand for sweet potatoes this week with ample supplies. Compared with prior years, the market is satisfactory. Tennessee Nancy Halls sell at 1.50 1.60 per hamper, Town yellows 1.50 1.70 per standard bushel, New Jersey Big Stems 2.30 2.45 per hamper, and Virginia Yellow varieties 5.50 6.60 per parcel, with five to ten cars arriving daily and about 40 cars held on local tracks Wednesday morning.
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Chicago
Tennessee
Nancy Halls
New Jersey
Virginia
Apple Exports for Week Ending October 3 Report
Apple exports for the week ending October 3 totaled 109,120 barrels and 161,847 boxes, per the International Apple Shippers Association, versus 181,386 barrels and 136,276 boxes a year ago. Year to date exports stand at 681,874 barrels and 672,245 boxes, compared with 494,968 barrels and 695,843 boxes to the same date last year.
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Apple
Rochester
International
Apple Shippers’ Association
Market Citrus Prices and Shipments at New Orleans Dock
The report notes limited price changes since October 1 with first grade lemons showing slight declines and second grade fruit steady. Verdelli lemons sold mainly for local and out of town buyers at about 6.25 to 6.76 dollars for firsts, and 5.25 to 6.76 for seconds, with small lots from 3.87 to 5.75. Thursday night 2,027 boxes of Sicily lemons remained unsold at the dock, while cables list 19,400 boxes afloat for New Orleans and 18,250 for New York.
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Verdelli First
New Orleans
York
Philadelphia Trade Mourns Ernest S Hammond Passing
Philadelphia investors and perishable trade members mourn the death of Ernest S Hammond carrot receiver at 121 Callowhill street aged 52. He died October 3 after a monthlong typhoid pneumonia illness. Hammond longtime Philadelphia market figure with ties to National League of Commission Merchants and International Apple Shippers Association. survived by daughter Virginia. Funeral services held at his home followed by interment in Smyrna Delaware.
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Philadelphia
Ernest S. Hammond
Callowhill Street
Hammond
Milford
Del
National League of Commission Merchants
International Apple Shippers' Association
Philadelphia Credit & Collection Bureau
The
Boosters
Masonic Lodge
Virginia
Larchwood Avenue
Smyrna
New York Branch League Dinner Aims for Convention
The New York Branch of the National League of Commission Merchants will hold a dinner at the Lafayette Hotel on Ninth Street and University Place Tuesday October 20 at 6 30 p m. The meeting precedes the convention at the Waldorf Astoria beginning January 19 with calls for full attendance and committee participation from members and their wives. Carl W Kimball heads the convention committee and urges strong turnout.
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New York
National League of Commission
Lafayette Hotel
Ninth Street
University Place
Waldorf-Astoria
Turney
Carl W. Kimball
Mr. Kimball
Market Bids For Wine Grapes At Noted Prices
Quotations show Carignans trading around 1.90 to 2. Muscats fetch 1.20 to 1.30 on heavy demand. In a general note, good stock quoted as Zanfandels 100 to 110 per ton, Carignans 100 to 110, Muscats 47.50 to 52.50.
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Carignans Wen A
I. O.b
Carignans
Florida Grapefruit Estimate To Be Corrected
Jacksonville Fla Oct 9 Senator Duncan U Fletcher received a letter from Sam T Fleming agricultural statistician with the U S Department of Agriculture confirming that Florida grapefruit crop estimates issued in September were too high and will be corrected in the October report. Fleming cited rapid development of Florida agriculture and skeleton staffing as the overestimate’s cause and thanked Fletcher for his protest and Citrus Exchange figures.
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Jacksonville
Fila
United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
Duncan A. Fletcher
Sam T. Fleming
Gaineaville
Fletcher
Fleming
Gainisville
Fla
Duncan U. Fletcher
Secretary of Agriculture
Sam
T. Fleming
Cantaloupe Deal Winding Up In Rocky Ford Trade
New York October 9 report notes the cantaloupe deal winding down with few cars arriving in Rocky Ford. Pink meat Jumbos sold this week at 1.50 to 2.00 dollars and standards at 1.25 to 1.76.
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New York
The Produce Packer Free Sample Offer
A notice explains a separate weekly newspaper The Produce Packer devoted to market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool furs and related goods with free sample copies available upon request.
California Grapes Provoke National Price Drama in 1920s Market
California grape growers report a record volume with over 600 000 acres in bearing and high prices driven by New York and other cities demanding all supplies. Rain damage and strict inspections influence shipments as buyers push prices, with up to 700 cars auctioned in a day and rails rushing freight west.
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California
Fresno
Grample
Jon Mn
Boston
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Lodi
Napa
Sonoma Coun
Fragmentary commodity figures and plant lot prices
Readable text lists varied prices for produce and goods including apples, zinc, and U.S. No. 2 items. Mentions thousands of items and a comparison of eight thousand against thirty eight thousand in previous counts, but exact items and context remain unclear.
Demand for Grapes in New York Auction Prices
New York Oct 9 reports heavy California grape supplies yet strong demand. Auction listings include Tokay in lugs 86 cents to 1.85, Cornichons in crates 1.10 to 1.85, Alicantes in lugs 1.50 to 2.75, Muscats in lugs 1.11.35, Carrignans in lugs 1.65 to 1.60, Muscats in crates 1.50 to 2, Malagas in crates 1.25 to 1.65, and in lugs 1.10 to 2, Seediess in crates 1.15 to 1.55, and in lugs 1.00 to 1.70.
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New York
California
Malagas
New York Cabbage Market Slows Amid Weak Demand
New York cabbage trade remains dull with little movement. Western New York f o b prices run about 11 dollars per ton for domestic and 15 for Danish. Local sales show domestic at 15 to 17 and Danish at 20 to 22.60 per ton, roughly equal to shipping point cost plus freight to New York.
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New York
Pear Demand Quiet on Chicago Market Report
In Chicago the pear market showed moderate supplies from nearby and Eastern states with quiet demand and steady overall pricing. Best New York Bartletts fetched 2.75 and a half per bushel basket, while lower quality stock moved slowly. New York No. 1 Boses ranged 1.60 to 1.75, Michigan Keiffer at 1.25 to 1.40, and other varieties from Wisconsin and Michigan around 1.20 per bushel.
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Chicago
New York
Michigan
Sweet Potatoes Easier and Peaches Poor in New York Market
The New York sweet potato market eased with heavy receipts from Jersey and Southeast. Jersey No 1s sold around 1.50 per basket. Virginia, Delaware, Maryland baskets quoted 1.35 to 1.50. Delaware yams 1 to 1.25. Georgia yams similar. Peaches of poor quality dominated the market with New York Elberta baskets at 2.50 to 2.75 for fancy and 1.50 to 2.25 for sale to good.
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New York
Jersey
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Georgia
New York State
Elbertas
Assets Mustered in Fresno Fruit Firms Closure
In Fresno California Foley Fruit Company and Miley Fruit Company face suspension due to attachments and creditor deals. The green fruit assets are held by the state Labor Bureau to pay about $20,000 in labor bills while the dried fruit line is taken over by Ben Arkellan. Miss George, once linked to Miley Fruit, remains active in minor brokerage with Foley assisting in winding down contracts. George, Foley, and Arkellan each play roles as the firms unwind after a two million dollar loss two years earlier.
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Fresno
Calif
Foley Fruit Company
Miley Fruit Company
George
Acs
Foley Interests
Ben Arkellan
Foley
Arkellan
Miss George
Aittle
California Orange Prices Show Wide Range As Season Winds Down
Prices for California Valencia oranges vary widely as buyers favor best stock over poorer fruit. From Sep 30 to Oct 6 shipments totaled 489 cars in California, 033 in Southern California, and 164 cars lemons, with season totals of oranges and lemons rising across Central and Northern districts.
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Los Angeles
California
Valencia
Central California
Northern California
Fresno fruit shipper J W Files leaves town with debts
Fresno October 9 J W Files an aging fruit dealer has sold his home cars office furniture and all possessions and departed. Rumors place him headed to the West Coast or into real estate in Los Angeles while reports claim he owes large sums to the trade across the country after two hard years in fruit dealing.
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Fresno
Calif
J. W. Files
Mexico
Los Angeles
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Alleantes
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Pear
Mi Fruit Co
Fresno, Calif
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