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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1928
Page
1
California Valencia oranges sold 135 cars with strong demand and price gains. Lemons 49 cars offered, weather hurt movement then improved with prices falling 25 to 50 cents, later regaining losses. Porto Rico grapefruits and pineapples also traded. Palermo and Messina lemons arrival noted.
Wenatchee August 31 J I Griner state director of horticulture says July heat reduced Washington apple size by at least 10 percent after surveying every district Apples coloring maturing ahead of schedule will not compensate for the loss The expected crop may fall from 30 40 million boxes to about 27 million boxes 36 000 cars Local shippers have signed 12 600 cars at 2 dollars per car for an emergency advertising fund to promote Jonathan apples with Yakima and Walla Walla committees assisting.
Chicago dealers eye onion prices as harvest expands in the Midwest. Market shows steady to firm levels with speculation last week’s highs may not hold through early fall. Production anticipated by early September could stabilize prices, with Michigan and Indiana producing good onions despite a shorter total crop. Local supply ample with 16 cars on track and Western stock favored by traders.
Fort Smith Arkansas August 31 Apples are moving out of Northwest Arkansas in large lots. The Frisco has hauled 90 cars this season up to the first of the week and three of mixed apples and grapes. The road expects 2700 cars from the Ozarks this season.
New York on Aug 31 reports good demand for top grade California table grapes but tight stock and extreme heat dampened interest in large fruit. Malaga, Seedless, and Tokay offerings sold varied by format with prices ranging from $0.65 to $3.70 per crate or lug depending on quality and type.
Denver reports from Western Slope and Arkansas Valley onion districts show slow buying and few sales. About 35 percent of Yellow Danvers in Delta Olathe and Montrose contracted for Sept 15 to Oct 15 delivery at 0.80 to 1.75 dollars per cent. Growers press for higher prices while buyers hold back. harvest starts mid September with forecasts of 1,226 to 1,350 cars total. Arkansas Valley around Rocky Ford expects 100 cars contracted at 1.00 to 1.50 per cwt, with growers ready to hold amid warehouse storage expansion totaling over 700 cars. Production estimates range from 600 to 900 cars. seed shows about 1,200 acres planted, some lost to hail.
New York reports from a Florida firm indicate Cuba will produce the largest tomato crop ever, with 1,000,000 to 1,600,000 crates expected to ship. East Coast Florida also forecasts a large crop, with 4,000 to 5,000 acres of early tomatoes likely before February 1, though disasters can destroy 60 to 90 percent of early plantings.
News from Ordway Colorado notes the cantaloupe movement is heating up. North side shipments reach ten to twelve cars daily while South side districts like Las Animas Fort Lyons and Rocky Ford push sixty cars daily. Peak movement anticipated September 10 to 12 from Rocky Ford and September 15 to 20 from Ordway. Quality praised with sugar content at 12 percent or higher and markets firm though many cars rolled unsold to Eastern and Northern connections.
San Francisco Aug 31 No general change in the Northern California potato market this week. Wire inquiry light and carrot movement outside the state small. Harvesting in the northern and central districts heavy, southern district lighter. Trade cool with steady to almost steady variations. Dock holdings moderately heavy. Prices: sacked long whites $0.90-$1.10 cwt, special brands $1.25-$1.35, large selected $1.25-$1.40. Netted Gems $1.50-$1.60. Colma Garnet Chills street sales $1.50-$1.75. Onion market firm with liberal supplies and good trading.</S>
Seattle August 31. Over 1,100 carloads of head lettuce have been shipped from Puget Sound to markets nationwide including Boston and Tampa. Although current shipments are light, late plantings remain and, if quality supports, several shippers may resume packing. The 1928 season is nearing end, with growers and shippers noting financial success and plans to source from other regions for future supplies.
A notice promoting The Produce Packer as a weekly companion to The Packer. It highlights market and trade news for shippers and distributors of produce, eyes and poultry, butter, hides, wool, and furs. It offers a free sample copy upon request.
Carlot shippers report limited demand for Ohios as shipments of early Sandland potatoes near Minneapolis Osseo slow under frequent showers. Growers receive about 40 cents per cwt for bulk potatoes while digging picks up late in the week and shipments may rise.
Western New York shipping point markets show prices easing from earlier highs. Duchess apples, U. S. No. 1, two and one half inches and up, fall to 5 80 per bushel f o b. Demand is active. 60 cars moved out by Aug 18, 84 by Aug 20 last year, mostly Hudson River district. Baldwin crop expected extremely short. Greenings near normal. early sapples heavy.
Washington boxed apples will be marketed nationally with a campaign centered on Washington Jonathan apples. A meeting on August 28 at the Top O Hill Inn near Seattle drew Yakima Valley Wenatchee Okanogan Wenatchee Valley and Walla Walla Valley shippers. A $50 000 fund was pledged to support the nationwide ad effort with delegates empowered to act. The plan calls for nationwide advertising using the box apples campaign across the United States.
Chicago August 31 The potato market held steady with a firm undertone for good stock despite abundant supplies. Local prices showed little spread over shipping point quotations and freight. Western potatoes sold under freight. Kangas and Missouri Cobblers mostly 80 85c for No 1 stock. Wisconsin 1.16 1.26. Minnesota Early Ohios Sandlands 86 95c for No 1s. Barrel season nearly over with few sales to set a market. 216 cars on track Wednesday, including broken.
Fresno August report notes smaller state shipments with seedless showing weakness while Malagas Muscats fetch good prices. Eastern buyers remain very fussy about quality and new standards may reduce No 1 stock. Heat insect mildew damage noted. federal inspection urged. overall market steadier and more conservative aiming to keep junk at home.
Cable advices from European markets show the apple trade largely steady from last week. Liverpool sales totaled 17 879 barrels 13 400 boxes and 1 347 baskets of American apples with varied prices for York Imperials King Davids Greenings and Gravensteins per barrel and box ranges noted for Gravensteins and Winesaps. Onions afloat for New York 91 000 crates and 16 200 half cases with no stock left unsold at the dock by Thursday night.
Gravette Arkansas reports apple shippers began loading cars at week’s end. No 1 apples fetch up to 1.25 dollars per bushel, with many sales as low as 75 cents per bushel amid steady market activity in Gravette.
Miami August 31 The R C Shepherd Company Inc in financial distress expects creditors to receive about 20 percent if the business is liquidated without bankruptcy. The firm owes a little over 20000 to creditors and stockholders. organized in 1922 with capital stock of 30000. Manager R C Shepherd was ill six weeks earlier this summer. The company once ran the vegetable department for a 25 store chain but became unprofitable and was returned to its owners.
Yakima Valley fruit dealers report Jonathans moving mainly for export with domestic trade lagging. Prices range from $1.20 to $1.60 a box for various grades and sizes, with King David and Jonathans leading shipments. Severe heat reduced Winesap sizes, and the overall crop is placed at about 16,600 cars, with export dominating early movement.
Los Angeles report shows oranges 673 cars and lemons 299 cars shipped in the week ending August 26, similar to the prior week which had 668 oranges and 321 lemons. Season totals run 41,241 cars of oranges and 10,789 cars of lemons, totaling 62,034 cars statewide.
Grand Junction Colorado August 31 harvest of Elberta peaches in Palisade and Grand Valley began late last week with shipments rising to about 50 cars daily for three days. This week movement topped 100 cars daily as peak harvest continued. Statewide crop mostly Elbertas with good quality and strong inquiry, boxes in demand while bushels sell well. North Fork harvest delayed for about a week. peak movement expected by mid month.
Eastern Minnesota Sandland reports a improving potato crop with good quality prospects despite a slow start and some weather damage earlier. Stricter grading rules may trim shipments below last year, while harvest and shipping shift toward October. Varieties include Round whites, Burbanks, Triumphs, Green Mountains, and others across towns like Princeton, Cambridge, North Branch, Isanti, Grandy, Braham, Pine City, Rush City, Bethel, and Harris.
Vancouver August 81 inspection notes serious delays in peach shipments to British Columbia due to noncompliance with Dominion Destructive Insect and Pest Act Regulation No 14. Shippers must declare both the state and county of growth to counter oriental fruit moth and peach yellows. West of Wisconsin Illinois Missouri Arkansas Texas and nearby states are exempt only with proper state and county declarations.
Apple shippers were active in the Grand Rapids area this week, taking large quantities of Duchess apples. Detroit firms also sent trucks to obtain fruit here, but buyers could not handle all available supplies.
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