Minnesota and North Dakota potato market steady after slow week
In Minneapolis on October 12 the Minnesota and North Dakota potato market showed little improvement over the previous week. Warmer weather dampened demand as buyers stayed cautious about storage until cold weather, purchasing mainly for immediate needs. Early in the week U.S. Grade No 1 round whites quoted at 1 dollar per cwt fob Twin Cities and Red River Ohio s at 75 to 80 cents fob Red River Valley shipping points.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ward
U.S
Twin Cities
Red River
Kieffer Pears Move From Kent County Shippers
Kieffer pears are being loaded by the carload from shipping points in Kent County Michigan. Shippers pay about 1.50 a cwt for firm well sized fruit, while other pears show varied prices. Anjou and Seekers sell around 1.25 and 1.00 a bushel, Russet pears slow at 1.00 to 1.25. The Kieffer crop is light as most orchards are already harvested.
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Kieffer
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kent County
Green Vegetables Meet Fair Call On The Chicago Market
Chicago market report shows mixed greens demand with steady prices for tomatoes and lettuce. Receipts for cauliflower celery and peppers varied, with fancy Michigan and California produce fetching higher prices and homegrown stock steady, while poor stock remained hard to move.
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Chicago
Bassett Returns to Chicago Office After Idaho Assignment
Charles E Bassett resumes work in Chicago at 3461 West Adams Street after assisting in organizing Idaho Potato Growers Exchange as state organization manager. He leaves Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers Inc and will continue as an organization and marketing specialist with other ventures. Bassett previously directed cooperative work for the U S Bureau of Markets and led field organization for North American Fruit Exchange before its merger.
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Chicago
Charles’ E. Bassett
West Adams Street
Idaho
Idaho’ Potato Growers’ Exchange
Bassett
Federated Fruit & Vegetable Growers, Inc
U. S. Bureau of Markets
North American Fruit Exchange
Federated
Activity rises in Verndale potato trade
Verndale Minnesota reports increased early week activity among growers and shippers after a dip last week. The district including Vern dale Bertha Wadena Hewitt Staples sees yields around 100 bushels per acre with red stock paying 30 to 40 cents per cwt and white stock 40 to 50 cents. Chicago market softness did not curb loading, and most potatoes remain small, smooth, and carefully graded.
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Verndale
Minn
Bertha
Wadena
Hewitt
Staples
Chicago
Late Plums Sell Well In Grand Rapids Market
Grand Rapids Michigan October 12 Last of the Lampard plum crop was sold here this week by Henry Smith for two dollars a bushel. The fruit clung to the trees in good conditions this year allowing harvest to stretch out. A month ago growers faced difficulty getting 40 to 60 cents a bushel but after the flush season passed a few growers brought on few bushels at a time and sold them at 12 cents a bushel. Other varieties of plums are now out of the market.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Henry Smith
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Co. E. Bassett
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W. So
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Cotter Bros. Co
Cairo, Illinois
Springfield
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