Mrs Theresa A Converse Dies in Chicago
Mrs Theresa A Converse wife of Frank Converse of Coyne Brothers died last Saturday after long illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Lane Son chapel then to St Dorothy church. Burial followed at Holy Sepulchre cemetery. She is survived by her husband three sisters and three brothers.
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Chicago
Theresa A. Converse
Frank Converse
Coyne Brothers
Lane & Son
St. Dorothy's Church
Holy Sepulchre
Della le Torneau
Robert Morris
Michael Thomas
Myles
William
Frank Callahan
R. G. Phillips and Party Visit Chicago Travel Notes
Chicago, Oct. 29. R. G. Phillips secretary of the International Apple Shippers' Association visited Chicago earlier in the week. He was accompanied by E. W. J. Hearty of Maynard & Child and Wayne M. French of Simons Shuttleworth & French Co. Inc. New York City.
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Chicago
R. G. Phillips
International Apple Shippers’ Association
E. W. J. Hearty
Maynard & Child
Wayne M. French
Simons, Shuttleworth & French Co., Inc
New York City
Chicago Auction Firms Set New Evening Sale Hours
Chicago reports the combined auction companies and buyers will hold 8 o'clock sales on Mondays and 9 o'clock for the rest of the week. The new schedule takes effect next Monday.
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Chicago
Gereed
Green vegetable market in Chicago improved by frosts
Chicago report notes a modest improvement in green vegetables after frosts with prices rising on many lines. Michigan and Southern Illinois shipments remain steady while California and Oregon supplies flow in. listings show crates and hampers with varied prices for beans, carrots, cauliflower, celery, peas, peppers, shallots, spinach, and tomatoes amid light storage effects and moderate demand.
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Chicago
Michigan
Southern Illinois
Imperial Valley
California
Louisiana
Oregon
Washington
Hamilton
Florida
St. Louis
Baltimore
Stock Price Fragments Reflect Market Range
Readable figures show fancy stock trading around $2.60 to $2.66, ripe selling near $1.75 to $2. Repack sizes quoted from $4.25 to $4.60.
Apples Supply Heavy on Chicago Market Amid Dull Trade
Apple markets in Chicago remain heavy with a dull overall tone. No. 1 bushel stock sells around 1 and some varieties as low as 0.75 to 0.85, while demand for undergrade fruit is limited. Western stock has moderate demand and prices largely unchanged, with bulk Ben Davis at 1.25 to 1.35 per cwt and Michigan grades at 1.10 to 1.16.
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Chicago
T&c
Northwest
Ben Davis
Illinoia
Michigan
Jonathan
Romes
Spitzenberg
Woodland Lettuce Crop To Be Shipped By 100 Cars
Woodland Calif October 29 Work has begun on a 50 by 100 foot platform to handle this season’s lettuce crop from Woodland Carpenters will build opposite the Brown Collins warehouse owned by the Sacramento Northern Railway John L Sullivan local agent says about 100 cars of lettuce will be shipped to Southern and Eastern points from tracts ten to twenty acres each Los Angeles capital backs an experimental share basis project to raise lettuce on vacant farms.
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Woodland
Calif
Brown & Collins
Sacramento Northern Railway
John L. Sullivan
Los Angeles
Onion Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Onion prices held firm in Chicago this week with liberal supplies. Colorado stock showed best quality, California yellows hovered near 2 dollars per hundredweight for large, Colorado similarly priced. Nearby yellows traded about 1.40 to 1.50, whites 2.50 to 2.75, reds around 1.60.
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Chicago
Colorado
California
Acquittal in Immature Grapes Shipping Case
Sacramento California October 29 G Guiffre fruit shipper arrested on complaint of County Horticultural Commissioner H Spangenberg on charge of attempting to ship immature grapes was acquitted by a jury in Justice J. Ki. Mellimore's court last week
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Sacramento
Calif
G. Guiffre
H. Spangenberg
Justine J. Ki. Mellimore
Prices Edge Down for Potatoes in Indianapolis Market
In Indianapolis on October 29 prices for fruits and vegetables showed only minor shifts amid cool weather. Potatoes fell slightly with Minnesota and Idaho varieties down, while Virginias and Indiana Jerseys eased due to higher receipts. onions and citrus showed mixed changes and overall offerings remained steady, with Cauliflower and celery edging higher and lettuce, beans, and cabbage holding near prior levels.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohios
Utah
Indiana
Colorado
Louisiana
Hubbard
Vance
Market prices for apples fruits and other produce
Delaware fruit and produce markets show mixed supplies with varied prices. Delicious apples Callable ample. barrels show steady to lower prices. Oranges Crates 5.25 to 7.25. lemons 4.50 to 5.20. grapefruits Florida Isle of Pines 5.50. cranberries 4.25 half barrel. Elbertas peaches 1.50 to 1.75 per bushel. Concords 4 5c per pound. coconuts limited at 6 100. Prices reflect weekly shifts and seasonal demand.
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Pennsylvania
Missouri
Athan
Grimes
Florida
California
Michigan Rail Line Sold to Junk Dealer in Mortgage Sale
Grand Rapids and Saugetuck interurban line, under Michigan Railway Company, sold to a Chicago junk dealer for 227500 at federal court mortgage sale. Lease ends November 16. if not sold to an operator, likely abandoned. Line runs through muck areas near Hudsonville Zeeland and poultry trade between Grand Rapids and Holland.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Grand Rapids, Holland & Chicago Railroad Company
Grand Rapids
Saugatuck
Chicago
Michigan Railway Company
Hudsonville
Zeeland
Poultry
Holland
Middle West
Pere Marquette Railroad
Interurban
Yakima Ships Another Car of Gift Apples
Yakima Valley Traffic & Credit Association shipped a carload of apples to St. Paul Minnesota on October 22 for distribution to charitable institutions during National Apple Week. The St. Paul Produce Exchange pays freight and will supervise distribution. This is the third gift car after earlier shipments to New York and Washington. Sam Kiefer of Rainier Fruit Co. is sent to Minneapolis and St Paul to aid in celebrations and will address service clubs. Twenty thousand letters urge national Apple Week participation. A Los Angeles lithograph firm sent a pledge from 165 employees to think of apples daily.
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Yakima
Wash
New York
Washington, D. C
Sam Kiefer
Rainier Fruit Company
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Yakima Valley
United States
Lettuce Prices Fall as Supplies Flood Chicago Market
In Chicago on Oct 29 heavy lettuce supplies pushed prices down. A total of 100 cars were on the track, up 24 from Monday. Prices ranged with Best California Iceberg at 3 dollars, fair 2.50 to 2.76, ordinary 1.50 to 2, and hothouse leaf lettuce in two-pound boxes at 260.
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Chicago
California
Improved trading on Milwaukee market
Milwaukee October 29 slight improvement in local market trading over the past week. Receipts liberal, prices steady to firm with better tone in grapes and sweet potatoes. Oranges firm. Valencias scarce. lemons moderate demand. Western grapes slow, Michigan prices higher. Vegetables steady. farmers supply ample garden produce, but selling slow. Late cabbage nominal, onions steady, homegrown stock uneven quality. Potatoes prices rising on crop damage, some decay noted, bids from $1.60 to $1.75 per cwt.
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Milwaukee
Isle of Pines
Florida
Across-The-Lake
New Yorks
Pennsylvania
Whatcom County Potatoes Market Opens to Carrot Exports
Sluge, gishness in the local market fades as buyers show interest in growers offerings. Opening prices range from 20 to 30 dollars. Harvesting proceeds with a good crop despite a long dry spell. For the first time in county history Whatcom potatoes will be marketed in carrots to distant points including California.
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Bellingham
Wash
Whatcom County
California
Gravenstein Prices Reported Near Hood River
Or char diata of the Underwood Washington area across the Columbia River from Hood River reports profitable Gravenstein sales last week. Prices, net to growers, ranged from 1.79 to 1.34 per box for larger combinations to 1.18 per box for small sized C grades.
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Gravenstein Sales
Hood River
Ore
Orchardiata
Underwood
Wash
Columbia River
Gravenstein
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