Orange County Leads In Fruit Shipments And Crops
Los Angeles Oct 16 The Valencia orange season ends as shipments wind down while Navels show promise for December. Orange county remains a top producer with 2,304 carloads of oranges and strong links to Los Angeles dealers. The county also ships lemons, walnuts, cabbage, celery, and potatoes, with celery shipments set for November and a predicted robust celery, cauliflower, and tomato market backed by the California Vegetable union.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Valencia
California
Orange County
Riverside County
Orange
Santa Ana
Fullerton
Anaheim
Tustin
Spd
Sats Ana
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Bullirton
Nort
Riverside
C. H. Chapman
New York
P. Ruhlman & Co
California Vegetable Union
The
Union
Fruits and vegetables buoy Birmingham trade outlook
In Birmingham district activity rises in fruits and vegetables despite iron market dullness. Receivers report brisk demand for potatoes cabbage apples and oranges with strong country orders. Cabbage from Virginia and other districts sells 3.40 a ton while potatoes move at up to 1.10 a bushel from Colorado Minnesota Wisconsin Maine and Virginia. Onions and cranberries show steady sales as New York and Virginia supplies flow in. celery from Colorado arrives at 3.00 to 3.60 per crate unwashed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Virginia
Wisconsin
Michigan
Colorado
Minnesota
Maine
Indiana
McGuffey, O
York State
New York
Virginias
Florida
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Birmingham
California
Cal
Eggs in Market Shakeups Stirring Chicago Memphis Trade
Reports from Chicago and Memphis outline egg market shifts with scarce fresh stock and stable quotations. A crackdown on selling stale eggs as fresh is planned by state and federal officials, aiming to enforce food labeling laws and trace egg origins through samples and investigations.
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Schuknecht
United States Agricultural Department
Chicago
T. J. Bryan
Potato Market Easier as Receipts Rise and Demand Holds
Cincinnati reports potato receipts this week near normal with fair demand. Maine Ohio and New York shipments are light, Michigan and adjacent areas liberal. Movement will stay strong. dealers expect liberal spring storage and a larger crop than anticipated. Prices pressured as buyers seek storage poultry and lower costs.
Dinner Meeting Draws Trade Leaders in Kansas City
Secretary E J McNamara of the Eeonee Mes Business club announces a dinner in Kansas City on Oct 17 with W P Borland Democratic candidate for Congress on hand to deliver an address. The dinners attract more interest monthly and welcome dealers from other markets and country points. Potatoes arriving freely in Mears Michigan with yields 75 to 125 bushels per acre and prices near 52 cents per bushel.
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Cretary McNamara
Kansas City
E. J.‘ McNamera
Trade. Fe
W.P. Borland
Congress
Mears
Mich
Uniform Bill of Lading Adopted by 415 Railroads
Chicago Oct 17 Announcement that all 415 railroads in official classification territory will require shippers to use the new uniform bill of lading from Nov 1 with regular classification rates. Shippers refusing the new terms face higher rates and carrier liability limits. Central Freight Assn and Trunk Line Assn say the bill is the result of three years of negotiations and is nearly perfect for negotiability.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Central Freight Assn
Trunk Line
Seaboard
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Eggs Firm But Quiet in Kansas City Market
Kansas City reports light receipt of eggs this week with stock drawn from coolers for local demand and shipment south. Market held firm with a small advance for fresh stock early in the week. Demand not urgent, supplies used to fill immediate orders. Best Aprils ask 20 to 21 cents, stored stock 19 or 20 cents.
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Kansas City
Lettuce Prospects Improve in Potash La Tash Area
Beans of Lettuce at Potash Louisiana report from October 16 1908 notes a short Deane cone due to excessive rain. Prospects for a lettuce crop are improving and a fine harvest is expected according to Bean son Leo Rigaud.
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Latash
Packer
Deane
Leo Rigaud
Railroads Offer Low Rates to Spokane Apple Show
Railroads grant round trip fares for the National Apple show at Spokane from December 7 to 12. Chicago Peoria 57.50 St Louis 55 Kansas City Omaha 52.60 St Paul 55 Tickets valid December 1 to 3 with 29 days limit and westward stopovers. N G Gibson of Gibson Fruit Co. credited for securing the rate.
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Spokane
Chicago
Wash
Peoria
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Paul
N. G. Gibson
Gibson Fruit Co
Apple
Cincinnati Apple Prices Hold Steady in Market
Apple market in Cincinnati remains firm for barrel stock with Twenty Ounce King Snow at 3.25 to 3.75 dollars and Baldwins 2.50 to 2.75. First straight car of boxed Jonathan prices 2 to 2.50. Bulk receipts heavy, demand fairly good. Red stock 1.65 to 1.90 per barrel. Greenings fungus free 1.65 to 1.75. Greenings with fungus 1 to 1.40. Red windfalls 1 to 1.16 and Greenings 1.00.
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Cincinnati
Onion receipts and demand ease in Cincinnati market
Receipts of onions were fairly liberal this week and with unfavorable weather conditions, consumption was diminished. The market shows weakness with yellow and red stock at 6 to 5 cents per bushel on track and 8 cents for white. Spanish onions were light and selling around 1.75 dollars per crate.
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Cincinnati
Butter Market Tightens Amid High Prices at Chicago Creamery
Oct 14 Chicago reports firms feel in fancy butter market as stock grading drops to extras 1. Receipts near normal but slightly below last year. No bids on No 1 June packing at 20c and 100 ladles at 19c. Friday offers on extras at 28 ¾¢ with high prices cited. Retailers accused of selling uttering butter. forty retailers fined $3351 by Municipal Judge Scovel after guilty pleas.
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Chicago
Scovel
Onions Hold Steady as North Prices Rise
Kansas City October market notes Red Globe onions steady to firm locally despite higher northern quotes. Demand remains fair though Minnesota supply is moderate with no homegrown stock and overall quality described as poor. Dealers doubt much northern stock will grade fancy due to dry conditions.
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Kansas City
Minnesota
Ohio closes sale of game birds and squirrels this year
Cincinnati reports Ohio's new game law restricts sale of quail wild duck and other game birds year round whether killed in or outside the state. Merchants face a great loss as thousands of birds were consumed annually in Ohio markets. Squirrels are also prohibited in Ohio trade under the new law.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Turkeys More Plentiful and Prices Expected to Drop
In Kansas City, several poultry markets report moderate offerings this week. Turkeys are coming in more freely, signaling a price decrease from last week. Chickens fell by 1 to 2 cents, while ducks and geese held steady.
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Kansas City
Ort
Mantua Ohio Potato Crop Prospects Report
Mantua Ohio October 14 1905 To The Packer large potato shipping point with an estimated yield about 100 bushels per acre. Acreage unknown but likely similar to last season. This year’s crop smaller than 1904 with Sir Walter Raleigh and Million Dollar the main varieties. Fields mostly clean. Shipping began about two weeks ago at around one dollar per bushel. Principal shippers include A J Spencer and R Goit. Local growers cited Homer Goodell William OBrien Ed Nodhe Frank Bish Sanford and H C Monroe-Win Pray.
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Mantua
Packer
Walter Raleigh
A. J. Spencer
R. Goit
Homer Goodell
Wm. Obrien
Ed. Nodhe
Frank Bish
Sanford
H. C. Monroe
Potatoes Active in Chicago Trade Amid Steady Prices
Chicago reports show heavy potato receipts this week with prices largely unchanged at 66 to 60 cents. Trade action improved late in the week, though not as strong as expected, amid cooler weather and reports from growing regions indicating a robust yield and sound stock that will store well. Iowa shipments have continued, with quality noted as better than usual.
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Tate
Chicago Movement
Chicago
Packer
Iowa
Western fruits more active this week in Kansas City market
Western grown fruits moved with higher activity as homegrown supply dwindled and demand stayed firm. Italian prunes were plentiful with lower prices, fancy pears sold well at advanced quotes, and grapes remained active with 4-basket crates fetching 1 to 1.35 dollars depending on quality.
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Kansas City
Cabbage Market Firm Lets Prices Rally Across Cities
In Cincinnati a firmer cabbage market prevailed weeklong with steady reading prices and receipts mainly from stock. Prices ranged from 27.50 to 35 dollars per ton, top prices paid rarely. Kansas City saw steady start and firming demand as supplies stayed light with most orders cleared at steady rates.
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Cincinnati
Jare
All Nee Gore Stork
Jane Ars al Eec Roma
Kansas City
Apple Market Unchanged Warm Weather Hinders Trade
Kansas City reports no major changes in apple prices this week with a generally steady market. Demand weak for most varieties, light receipts, and variable quality. Jonathans and Grimes Golden held last week’s prices. Barrels priced around 3.50 for Grimes Golden and Jonathans, 2.50 to 3 for others. fancy stock boxes 1 to 1.50.
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Kansas City
Oss
Jonathans
Potatoes Are of Good Quality in Garrettsville
The Packer reports the potato crop this season is smaller than last year but with better quality. Varieties such as rurals and Carmens dominate planting, with C M Norton noted as a grower and shipper in the area. Butter market remains firm in Kansas City as week’s receipts stay light and some demand is met from cold storage. A fire on South Water Street in Chicago between 266 and 274 damaged Sailors' Hall, owned by Fred Oppenheimer and Pentecost Bros, causing about 60,000 dollars loss to Oppenheimer and 5,000 by smoke and water to Pentecost Bros.
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Los Angeles
Middle States
Watsonville
Oregon
Ely-Gillmore Fruit, Co
Highland, Pomona
del Rose Citrus
Glen W. Hack Fruit Co
Washington
Geo. Truschel
Ft. Smith
Ark
Als
Triple & Bryam
Truschel
Keystone Produce Co
Loeb-Flieschman Co
Lee A. Phillips
Klein- Fruit’ Co
Salt Lake
Santa Barbara
Cal
Garrettsville
Norton
Implement & Produce Co
Kansas City
South Water Street
Chicago
Fred Oppenheimer
Pentecost Bros
Sailors’ Hall
Seamen's) Union
Oppenheimer
St Louis Poultry Egg and Butter Exchange Formed
Enthusiastic support from Kansas City and St Louis dealers culminates in the creation of the St. Louis Poultry Eye and Butter Exchange at a Missouri Athletic Club banquet. F W Brockman elected temporary chairman. committees formed to merge with the egg and butter exchange and to draft permanent rules. The gathering urged unity to strengthen St Louis trade and reduce outflow to Chicago and other markets.
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Kansas City
F. W. Brockman
St. Louis Poultry, Eye & Butter Exchange
J. W. Ragland
H. M. Shanks
L. Worth
Lawa
W. D. Noelker
E. C. Hilmer
Robert Heitz
R. B. Kyle
Brockman
St. Louis
Chicago
Bear
Mr. Grush
T. 5. McPheeters
Megers Bear
Grush
St,’ Lous
Messrs
Bear and Grush
Kansas City Exchange
A. W. Bear
W. L. Grush
Kansas
City
T. S. McPheeters
J. W. Alcorn
M. Haber
H. A. Dey
W. Franz
Landauer
L. Wurth
Fr. W. Brockman
E. Cc. Hilmer
W. D. Voelker
Henry Landauer
Geo, Goener
Fruit Show at Purdue Promises Big Display in January
La Fayette Ind Oct 16 Arrangements are set for the second annual Purdue fruit show during the farmers short course week in January 1909. Jointly by the Indiana Horticultural Society and Purdue horticultural department the event aims to exceed last year's exhibit with over 400 in cash prizes. All fruit must be grown and shown by the exhibitor with premium lists available from C G Woodbury.
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C. G. Woodbury
Marsh Fire in Huron County Not as Bad as Feared
Reports of a massive blaze in the southern Huron county marshes were exaggerated. The Packerman finds only a small section of unarable marsh known as the huckleberry and cranberry marsh on fire, a yearly occurrence residents ignore.
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Huron County
Chicago Junction
Packersman
Taylor Produce Co to Ship Dressed Turkeys Mid November
Taylor Texas Oct 16 The Taylor Produce Co will begin shipping dressed turkeys about November 15 and is open for buying propositions. Total shipments likely 6 to 10 cars. The firm recently finished a direct ammonia cooled cold storage plant with five vaults built to handle cold storage eggs and poultry.
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Taylor, Tex
Taylor Produce Co
Active Cranberry Trade Hikes Prices in Kansas City Market
In Kansas City on October 17, a brisk cranberry trade developed with prices sharply higher for both early and late varieties. Supplies were light but adequate for immediate needs. Late Howes sold at 8.50 to 8.75 per barrel and Early Blacks at 5.25. Domestic demand remained strong.
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Kansas City
Howes
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