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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1913
Page
2
Dealers move cooler stocks for profit as demand grows for turkeys. Dressers quote 18 to 18 1/2 cents. market shows light storage eggs and firm prices on top grades. Ohio Valley shipments eastward continue with strong dressers, 8 pounds plus at 18 to 19 1/2 cents, under 7 pounds at 15 to 16 1/2 cents.
Apple Day celebrations spread through Rochester Toledo Columbus and many other cities with widespread public interest. Evansville Indiana hosted events tied to Apple Day as President Pennington of the International Apple Shippers Association promoted stamping and branding on apples. Cincinnati and wider Ohio areas joined in with schools and civic groups supporting the campaign to popularize apples and the tale of Apple seed Johnny.
Chicago introduces a leading cold storage facility at Forty-first and Ashland avenue. The eight story building spans six acres of floor space and is touted as one of the finest and most modern in the nation with the slogan The House of Temperature.
Chicago feature describes a fireproof cold storage plant designed for apples and perishables. Eugene Lewis leads the project with expertise from Western Cold Storage and Merchants Cold Storage Co. The facility boasts 106000 barrels of apples, rail access, in-building tracks, in-transit storage, and temperatures down to ten degrees below zero. National Apple Day prompts Chicago grocers and charities to distribute apples, boosting sales amid early snow.
Northern Chautauqua farmers report a record turkey season with a large supply for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Weather favored turkey raising this summer, but heavy rain complicates late growth. The new cold storage law may lower prices as fowls cannot be stored year to year. Turkeys once sold as high as 22 cents a pound are expected to stay near or below 20 cents.
Chicago reports quiet onion markets with reds bringing 1.85 to 1.80 dollars fob Indiana and yellows at 1.75 per hundred. Prospects of colder weather spark expectations of a quicker cleanup and firmer demand, while Michigan carrot loading sees some buyers paying up to 1 dollar per bushel.
Chicago apple dealers report a firmer market with lighter bulk stock, better movement of barrel goods, and a steadier tone. Barrels range from 2.50 to 3.50 dollars with fancy fruit up to 4, while box apples mainly Jonathan and Grimes Golden sell from 1.40 to 2 dollars.
A. J. Bloomgarden of Detroit was in the city this week visiting The Packer office to arrange the disposition of apples and to reconnect with old friends on the street. He proceeded to Eau Claire, Mich., from Chicago.
The Chicago Green Fruit Auction Co. held citrus fruit sales this week after last week's start. A Tuesday sale of Valencia oranges from California saw Tick Tock brand average $4.85 and Sunshine brand $3.65.
Rigid enforcement of the cold storage law ends wild turkey hunting in Pennsylvania for two years. Despite rapid wild turkey growth, hunters abstain as laws curb killings. Eastern cities will rely on shipments from New York and Pennsylvania with hopes for ample holiday supply. Chautauqua County is expected to produce a record number of birds this year.
Lloyd Tenny, a New York state and Cornell University expert, is chosen secretary and general manager of the Florida Growers and Shippers league at a salary of 5000 dollars yearly. He will assume duties January 1. Directors at the meeting include L Skinner J H Ross J C Chase H C Schrader Senator H J Crane J R Davis LL D Jones and B L Hamner. Crop reports indicate moderate rainfall and a citrus season improved by the cold spell.
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