Complicate Egg Deal Amid Storage Stock Markets
Chicago reports fluctuating egg prices as storage stocks rise and receipts average around six thousand cases daily. Dealers fear a price run up after a cold snap, favoring modest margins to avoid harming consumption. Prices held steady with scattered bids on various lots of Aprils, Junes, and Kansas stock, while storage stock sales and firsts showed little change amid heavy deliveries and ongoing negotiations.
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Kansas
New York
Chicago
Cay Anas Mane
Egg market and fruit trade notes from New York Chicago and beyond
A dense digest of farm and commodity news across major markets. Egg and butter prices move at New York and Chicago while a wide array of fruit crops including apples oranges grapes and cranberries are reported with regional price shifts and harvest notes. Other items cover packing houses, fruit exchanges, and notices from Florida California Oregon and Michigan with occasional market forecasts and tariff or rate mentions.
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New York
Chicago
National Poultry
Eye Agan
St. Louis
M. A. Kennedy
Florida Citrus Exchange
United States
Mutual Distributing Co
Elgin
Almeria
California
Sacramento
Oregon City
Watsonville
Tim Pearson
W. C. Strecker
Los Angeles
Canby
Ore
New York Egg Market Movement Starts In Heavy Volume
Dense market activity reported as storage from Greater New York coolers begins to move rapidly, with an estimated 50 000 cases weekly and a week end stock of about 850 000. Demand remains strong and prices steady with good eggs up to 27 1/4 cents, while many stale eggs flood market. Receipts for the week end show rising totals, signaling continued consumption driven by exhausted small shippers and public coolers. Chestnut market suffers a drastic drop as supply overwhelms demand. prices mostly around 1 dollar per bushel with some high-quality stock sold in small lots.
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New York
Wednesey
Bruce
Apnea Senprn
Big National Poultry Butter and Egg Convention in Chicago
The National Poultry Butter and Egg Association plans Oct 23 24 meetings at the Hotel Sherman Chicago with a cold storage luncheon for visiting members and guests including Mayor Hare and health officials. New applicants join from firms in Boston Philadelphia New York Detroit Milwaukee and Chicago among others. Members pay 5 yearly with no initiation fee. Entertainment is promised by Herb King. Reservations for rooms should be made due to expected large attendance.
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Chicago
National Poultry, Butter& Eye Ausa
Sherman
Chas, McNeil
Haretoone
Chicago Association of Commerce
Vankery
Han
Wm. J. Haire & Co
T. H. Wheeler Co
J. F. Littlefield & Co
Boston
Walker & Rice
P. F. Brown & Co
Stephen Thurber
Philadelphia
N. Durham
Cuny & Vonasek
W. D. Collyer & Co
Herb King
Me Neill
Florida Citrus Exchange Warns Against Green Fruit
Jacksonville October 13. W C Emple manager of the Florida Citrus Exchange wires more than thirty states asking officials to monitor green fruit shipments. He offers a $100 reward to the inspector who finds the first car destroyed at the receiving point. J C Chase secretary condemns the exchange action and questions using public funds to influence officials.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Ww. c. Emple
Florida Citrus Exchange
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Protective Arsn
J.C. Chase
Florida
York
New Jersey
New York
Wilson
Fitzrandulph
State Board of Health
State Department of Agriculture of
Albany
N. J
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Hooper
Tennessee
Liuvius P. Brown
Pure Food and Drug
Brown
Atlanta
Commissioners of Agriculture
Florida Exchange
New York Markets Record Highs and Florida Citrus Fight
New York receipts show poultry and fruit shipments with fluctuating prices. Florida Citrus exchange presses for enforcement to stop green unripe oranges, offering rewards for inspectors who seize and destroy shipments, prompting inter state appeals and warnings from Kentucky Tennessee and New Jersey officials.
Cranberries Steady in Chicago Market This Week
Cranberries show little change in value in Chicago with Early Cape Cod Blacks at 4.50 to 6.25 per barrel depending on quality. Demand is fair and interest has risen slightly. Receipts not heavy but supply on sale remains ample. Wisconsin stock remains firmly held and the initial 50 cars block noted earlier is reportedly withdrawn from sale.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Express Hearing Looms As Interstate Hears South
St Louis report notes express firms gathering favorable data for the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing expected late this month. The American company pushes to defend its merchandising practices while Chattanooga records a threatened ICC shakeup with evidence being prepared. Also in St Louis, M A Kennedy of M A Kennedy Co pioneer fruit and produce dealer for 25 years dies at 56, famed as a potato and apple operator.
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St. Louis
South
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chattanooga, Tenn
Southern Express Co
M. A. Kennedy
M. A. Kennedy & Co
J. C. Smith
Vegetable trade and market notes across cities
Market items report vegetable and fruit activity in Philadelphia Memphis Buffalo and Kansas City. Notes mention spud and potato movements from Greeley and Ohio crops, citrus groves losses, butter prices, and a rising store chain in St. Louis. Henry Lorber to visit Cleveland and a Cincinnati National League meeting.
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Philadelphia
Memphis
Buffalo
Rocky Ford
Louis Lesem
Kansas City
Wm. Chandler
Olathe
Greeley
Houston
Algoa
Tex
Henry Lorber
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Pratt
Hamilton
Stetina Shippers
Louisville
National League
Tenn
Nashville
Florida
Ohio
J. A. Nevils
St. Louis
Butter Receipts Rise in New York Market
New York reports butter receipts from May 1 to last Saturday exceed last year with 1,289,504 packages. Week ending last Saturday shows 42,698 more packages than the prior year. early week daily receipts range 4,644 to 11,238. Creamery specials firm around 32c, fresh extras near 26c, storage creamery offerings 28% to 30c. Packing stock steady at 20c to 43? active movement. market closed weak Friday with lower sales.
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New York
Stockholders reelect officers at Mutual Distributing Co meeting
In Chicago on October 13, stockholders of the Mutual Distributing Co. held a meeting this week. Fred Brennisen said every stockholder attended, the company is stronger than ever and prospects are more favorable than ever before. All officers were re-elected.
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Chicago
Mutual Distributing Co
Fred Brennisen
Confiscation Action on Unripe Florida Fruit
Washington outlines government steps to confiscate shipments of unripe oranges and other unripe fruit from Florida. Secretary Wilson cites cooperation with Florida authorities and warns against artificial ripening or processing during transit. Dr. Harvey Wiley notes inspectors will act at destination and enforce pure food rules.
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Louisville
Wilson
Kentucky
Lorida Citrus Ex
M. A. Sco
Pure Food Inspection System
Washington, D. C
Florida
Dr. Wiley
Butter Higher at Chicago Best Creamery Grades
Butter prices rose in Chicago on extras by one cent Monday and four cents Tuesday, with later moves holding. Firsts stayed at 2c, seconds at 23c, packing stock at 19c. Receipts averaged about 9,000 daily as buyers seek top creamery grades for immediate orders amid a steady market.
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Chicago
Too Many Small Hens Press Poultry Trade Decline
Chicago poultry men accuse shippers of flooding markets with undersize hens. Week overview shows fluctuating prices as receipts increase. Fowls mostly down to 10 cents, ducks up to 14, turkeys to 16, geese to 12, and guinea hens at 3 dollars, with seven to nine carloads daily and varying express movements.
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Chicago
Old Cox
Apples Unchanged Out Weaker
Chicago reports apple prices barely changed this week with heavier arrivals of bulk causing a weaker feel on barrel stock. Greenings available in larger supply with fairly active demand. red fruit sells well on arrival. Barrel stock ranged from 1.75 to 5.75 dollars, western box apples 1.50 to 2.50 and held steady. Bulk cars sold at 65 cents to 1 dollar per hundred.
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Chicago
Cosentino Opens Again in Fort Wayne
Peter Cosentino resumes business here as Cosentino DeCola & Co after earlier arrest at Petosky Michigan for alleged crooked deals. He faces trial in December on charges connected to a past scheme that left creditors with substantial claims, though he says he has run a small retail shop locally for years.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Peter Cosentino
Cosentino, DeCola & Co
Packer
Cosentino
Petosky
Mich
Cevera & Co
Better Vegetable Trade Improves Demand in Cooler Weather
Chicago, Oct. 13. Vegetable trade was fairly active with better demand as cooler weather reduced receipts. Tomatoes rose to 70 cents a box for good stock while poor quality sold down to 35 to 40 cents. String beans up to 40 cents, lettuce scarce with prices 1.25 to 1.50 per bumper, eggplant around 6 cents per dozen, and navy beans at 2 to 2.5 dollars per case amid better quality and lighter supplies.
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Chicago
Jamaica
National Orange Co
California
Apple Crop Conditions Improve Since September First
The October 1 crop report from the Department of Agriculture shows U S apple yield at 59.4 percent versus 56.2 in September. Last year on October 1 the figure was 40.4 percent. Wind damage hit New York and Michigan, with New York losses 10 to 15 percent on Baldwin Ben Davis Russet and some Greening. Michigan losses about 14 percent, Ohio wind damage modest, Oregon and Washington combined about half of last year’s yield, California slightly below last year. Some districts, including New York belt, report strong buying activity amid competition, while middle states express neglect and buyers seek favorable figures.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
United States
New York State
Michigan
York State
Ohio
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
California
Colorado
New Mexico
New York
Middle States
Ilinois
Nebraska
October potato crop report shows 64.3 percent condition
Washington October 13 report puts national potato condition at 64.3 percent for the first half of October, with an indicated yield of 75,551,500 bushels, up about 19 million from September. Shortages remain in noncommercial winter potato states, while central states face higher demand as drought reduces home use supplies.
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Washington, D. C
Pear receipts at Chicago favor Michigan and Illinois Kieffers
Pear receipts this week were mainly from Michigan and southern Illinois with most fruit being Kieffer. Medium grade green stock arrived in large numbers and movement was slow. Overall receipts were heavy and dealers view the outlook as not encouraging. Barrel stock brought 1.36 to 1.50 for good grades, fancy stock sold a bit higher. bushels sold dull at 35 to 50 cents.
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Chicago
Michigan
Illinois
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Q. W. Bull & Co
D. W. Campbell
W. L. Loeffel
Atlantic Fruit & Steamship Co
Hox
N.G. Gibson
C. A. Kerr
Minnesota Packing Co
Creamery and Cheese Factory
Boston Street
Henry Becker & Co
New Orleans
M. A. Woodruff & Co
Shipora
Cincin
Eureka
Cal
Wm. Roylance
Gresham
Silveron
Tualktin
Hillsboro
Aurora
Calfornia
Henry D. Marks
I. M. Fleming
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Manatee
Lakeland
Orlando
Itt
Milteer & Perry
Sanford
Missouri
Hannibal
Columbia
Pittsburg
Birmingham
Ala
Mutual Orange Distributors
B. Berg
Oakesdale
Wash
California Orange Movement
Grand Junction Fruit Growers’ Assn
Grand Valley Fruit & Produce Assn
C. C. Michael
D. E. Ryan Co
Yucalpa Valley
Warn
Clyde Line
Hastings
Steve Tudor
J. Lippmann
Porto Rico
New York Mercantile Visitors
Sam Free
Baltimore
Rochester
New
Burt
N. Y
Dushore
England
France
McGuffey
Ross
Nat
Chillicothe
Virginias
Dixon
J. F. O'Neill
Henry
Meneill
National Association
Piace
National League of Commission Merchants
Michiga
Rota
Ratheca
Burbanks
Florida Citrus
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Protective Assa
Indiana
Michigan Andhia
Long Island
Rhode Island
Florida Times- Enion
Javier
Buster
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