Apple and potato markets soften as buyers hold back
Growers bullish and buyers bearish leave little chance for profit as apples arrive and bulk stock floods the market. In Minneapolis on Oct 28, potato demand shrinks to small city needs with higher prices paid locally, while carrot movement stalls. Greenings price declines offset by steady small-freight trade. Ben Davis bulk apples headed west attract attention if quality matches box stock. Butter demand weakens with excess medium grades piling up, pressuring overall values.
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Minneapolis
Potatoes Grower Reports Mixed Michigan Yields and Trade
Stanwood Michigan reports potato shipments near 70 cars last year with 60 cars forecast this year, heavy soil farms planted late due to June rains, prices 40 to 60 cents, storages filling as demand remains light. Traders Mossely Bros Grand Rapids, Cook Collins Howard City, and local storers anticipate steady activity across crops. Traverse City market notes renewed activity, 45 cent prevailing price, Acme buyer John Hoxsley, Chicago boat plan, Missouri steamer carried apples and cider, potatoes absent signaling dull market.
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Grand Rapids & Indiana
FE. W. Chilson
Mossely Bros
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Laos
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G. W. Reed
G. A. Bell
Thad. van Sycle
Thomas Wilber
H. O. Benson
John Knowd
Rudolph Marks
Richard ‘Thurston
A. ‘Thurston
Barnard
Traverse City
Acme
John Hoxsley
Chicago
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Potatoes Thrive At Howard City Shipping Point
Farmers around Howard City Michigan report an exceptional potato crop with heavy soil favoring dry, smooth tubers. Local shippers like Neumann Grimes and Raub describe strong stock and plans to move near 160 cars this season, while rails Grand Rapids & Indiana Greenville branch support the trade.
Potatoes Shine From Trufant Michigan Region
Growers around Trufant Michigan report a strong potato crop with high quality, large size fruits, steady shipments and rising prices. About half the crop dug. dealers paying 60 to 63 cents for fancy stock as plants receive careful cultivation. Season totals show steady car shipments since 1903 with 99th car shipped by October. many local growers plan to store for higher prices, aided by a large Central Produce Co station at Almé for creamery products.
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Trufant
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Greenville
Lars Johnson
W. L. Emory
Goulds
Cincinnati
Barney Norton
Loveland & Hinyan
Grand Rapids
John Reynolds
L. Starks, Co
Mulholland
W. J. Dodge
Gowan
J. P. Nicholson
Osborn & Chase
James Ward
Wm. KE. Fuller
N. P. Rasmussen
iCharles Rich
Stark Company
Potatoes and Produce Flows Reach Kalkasha North Michigan
Kalkasha Michigan October reports describe one of the region’s largest potato shipping points. With Pere Marquette and Grand Rapids & Indiana rail access, dealers handle cabbage onions apples beans butter eggs and poultry. Yard warehouses hold diverse stock, estimates show 250 cars shipped last season and up to 150 anticipated this season. Prices range 40 to 42 cents, yields vary 7 to 76 bushels per acre, and many local growers exceed 1 000 bushels of potatoes.
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Michigan
Pere Marquette
Traverge City
Grand Rapids & Indiana
James Cross
Wilbur Palmer
Dell Jewell
al. Siggens
H. Little
Frank Pudney
N. Odell
John Fitch & Co
Traverse City
Cole Bros
James Jenkins
W. H. Ayers
Wilbur Ely
Byson Spencer
Charles Reamer
George Bartholomew
James Armstrong
Douglass
Cass Rosenburg
Charles Watson
Amos Drake
George Fry
George Beech
Wm. Davis
Julian Seating
Josh Wright
Alonzo Wright
Ira Ecker
James Tripp
Darwin Lewis
James Greacen
Thomas Rice
E. Hall
A. E. Palmer
Sherman Beeby
Wm. Gray
National Poultry & Game Aasn Meets in Chicago
The National Poultry and Game Association, mostly New York City members, held its second annual meeting at the Sherman House Chicago. Prof Grindley of Illinois proposed costly experiments on undrawn storage poultry to test safety for human consumption, costing about 945,000 and lasting a year with twenty four men in three groups. Some discussed changing the name to attract more members, freight rates were debated, and efforts to activate the membership committee were noted.
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National Poultry & Game Aasn
New York City
Sherman House
Hasily
Grindley
University of Illinois
Illinois University
National Poultry, Game & Eye Agen
Western businessman reports strong banana crate market
H J Barnett of the Schmitz Banana Crate Co returns from an extensive western trip to the coast. He notes robust business, and asserts The Packer has many more readers than he can tally, estimating the paper could have a million readers.
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Chicago
H. J. Barnett
Schmitz Banana Crate Co
Harnett
Packer
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