Cabbage Acreage in New York Seen Fair, Better Than Last Year
Preliminary reports from New York state on cabbage show general acres similar to last year with conditions around 80 to 90 per cent in many districts. Shipments for the season are expected larger than 1908, though lice and dry spells threaten yields in several regions.
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New York
New York State
Seneral
York
South
Packer
York State
Clorence, Center
Union Springs
Oakfield
N. C
Corfu
Morton
N. Y
Newark
Smyrna
Apulia Station
Holland
Gage
Pressént
East Aurora
Buffalo
Orleans
Niagara
S. W. Willams
Erie County
Hilton
Arly Alf Hedd
Bellast
Skaneageles
Fairport
Pecan Crop Prospects Dented by Heat and Floods
Weather disruptions hit Texas and northern Mexico pecan crops. Heat in mid August damaged immature nuts, causing 30 percent shed and widespread failures in Llano, San Saba, and San Angelo areas. Nueces Guadalupe and Frio river regions show better yields, but overall production will be far below normal. floods in northern Mexico also spoil prospects for export, while southern areas hold some promise.
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Texan
Mexico
Austin
Tex
Texas
Colorado
San Saba
Llano
Nueces
Guadalupe
Frio
Fruit Market Movements Drive Chicago Prices and Demand
The Chicago market centers on Michigan fruit, with strong demand for fancy yellow peaches and St Johns varieties. Ill inois Mountain Rose pears and Bartlett pears show varied pricing, while berries suffer from frost and poor storage. Cabbage, celery, mushrooms, onions, and beans show mixed activity as supply tightens and weather impacts trade.
Little trade in storage no sales of importance reported
Chicago news reports egg market steady with wide quality range. Receipts average, storage activity muted, April eye held at 24 to 2bc, no notable sales at that figure. Northwest country candled receipts at 21 to 22c, bids 20 to 20 1/2c. Southwestern markets awaiting change.
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Chicago
Northwest
Southwestern
New York
Greater
New York I
Jersey City
New York Egg Movement and Northwest Firm Notes
New York egg trade shows little upturn despite expectations for the week with market softness in storage stock. Midwestern producer A C Vogel, previously active in Denver, now operates Shreve Vogel Produce Co. in Portland, facing creditors after a May departure and a suspension of payments amid grain losses. In Fort Worth and elsewhere, Ed Levy responds to complaints from shippers about remittances, promising to settle accounts and inviting further grievances from any others.
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Portland
Ore
A. C. Vogel
Denver
Shreve-Vogel Produce Ca
A. C.vogel
Market Street
Kansas
Nebraska
Vogel
E. L. Clover
A. C. Vogel Com. Co
Col
Anager
Fort Worth
Tex
the Packer
Bers
Ed Levy
Levy
Fred J. Sackett
Fruit & Truck Co
Bullard
Melon demand fair in Cincinnati market
Receipts of watermelons were light this week with active demand Monday and Tuesday for desirable sizes. The latter part of the week cooled, but dealers report good fairy movement all week and generally better quality than usual. Quotations show Kolb Gems 18-32 lb $18-$22, 18-20 lb $8-$10. Triumphs 27-20 lb $16-$18, 20-23 lb $10-$12. Sweethearts 25-27 lb $14-$16. Watsons 20-24 lb $13-$16. Kleckleys 20-24 lb $12-$14.
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Cincinnati
Kolb Gems
Watsons
Kleckleys
Apple Prices and Death of Pioneer Merchant C B Eppel
Good Apples in Kansas City show strong demand with Wealthys and Maiden Blush leading the market at 3.00 to 3.25 per barrel for fancy stock. Cooking apples fetch 2.50 to 3.00. C B Eppel, Denver pioneer produce merchant, died at St Joseph's hospital and burial planned in Illinois.
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Kansas City
C. B, Eppel
Denver
Col
C. B. Eppel
St. Joseph's Hospital
Llinoig
Bell Out Soon In Missouri Jail Case
Lebanon Missouri September 2 F H Bell produce crook remains jailed with a few days to serve after a 100 dollar fine and costs. He was arrested on charges by L L Payne of Conway for passing a worthless check and claimed to represent a St Louis Bell Cold Storage Co. Chicago. He used multiple aliases including Green Bros Co St Joe Parker Bros Portland Egg Co Morrill Nebraska. There is evidence he has operated under several names in recent months.
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Lebanon
F.H. Bell
Packer
L. Payne
Conway
Bell
Payne
St. Louis
Bell Cold Storage Co
Chicago
Green Bros. & Co
St. Joe
Parker Bros
Portland Egg Co
Denver
Col
George Katzenstein Dead Prominent California Fruit Leader
George B Katzenstein vice president and general manager of the Earl Fruit Co. died at 3 p m Sunday in Sacramento after heart trouble and long service in the fruit industry. He was born in New Orleans in 1848 and came to California in 1850s. He helped guide Earl Fruit Co. for twenty years and is survived by his family. C B Dewees succeeds to his duties at the Earl Fruit Co. in Chicago noted the company.
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Ian Dicx
Heart Dine
Sacramento
Cal
George Katzensteith
Earl Fruit Co
Herve
New Orleans
California
Eart Fruit Co
Fruit Land
Earl Co
Earl
Agen
Ateirs
Late Fruit Co
C. B. Dewees
Katzenstein
Chicago
Murdoch
George B. Katzenstein
The
Iompany
cMr
Ratzenstein
Thie
Philadelphia Crooked Produce Schemes Brought to Light
Philadelphia figures Arlie Davis and brother Charles Davis operated crooked produce schemes across eight to ten years ending in 1907. The men used a Davis Plan to defraud shippers and dealers in multiple states, earning thousands per scheme. Bowen and Holloway were partners. Neff received prison time for mail misuse. Davis fled and resurfaced in Milwaukee.
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Philadelphia
Arington
Pavia
Arlie Davis
Chas, Davis
Davis
Harry Bowen
Milwaukee
York State
Holloway
Bowen
Davis Brothers
Chas. Davis
New Jersey
Neff
Fruit union manager reports poor apple crop and strawberry damage
Mayes, a Kansas City visitor from Johnson, Arkansas, says hot dry weather ruined Johnson area apples and destroyed many new strawberry beds with few runners. Old patches show only a short crop potential while the Fruitmen's union shipped 26 cars of berries this year at profitable prices.
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Kansas City
Unas
Mayes
Gales
Fruitmen's Union
Johnson
Ark
Union
Potato Market in Firm As Demand Remains Strong
Kansas City reports a firm local market for potatoes on September 8 with limited supplies and steady demand. Outside buyers source a large share of early offerings from a scattered area. Kaw and Missouri river valley stock largely sold. most quality is good. Carrot prices 45 to 60 cents per unit. wagon stock quotes 5 to 0 cents per bushel.
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Kansas City
Kaw
Missouri River
Chicago Eyes Big New Cold Storage Plant on Rail Lines
Plans for a large modern cold storage facility in Chicago, to be built on Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul tracks, gain momentum with promoters Hugo Loeb and William C. Curtiss. Local dealers pledge substantial sums as officials project the project may start within a week, aiming to make Chicago the national storage hub for butter eggs poultry cheese and produce.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Wm. C. Curtiss
W. Hh, Nichols & Co
River Street
Hugo D. Loeb
Stock Exchange
South Water Street
Packer
Colorado
Kansas City
Southwest
United States
Chicuzo
New Produce Firm Opens at St Paul Led by J H Johnson
A new produce house, J. H. Johnson & Co, opened at 6 West Third Street St Paul receiving poultry and eggs from Minnesota points. The head, J H Johnson, is described as a tall heavy man with southern accent. claims a Kansas City partner named J H Adams. Details remain uncertain as inquiries fail to verify antecedents or origins. The Packer sent a wire for specifics but St Paul station reported the office locked. Further details expected in next issue.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
West Third Street
J. H. Johnson & Co
J. H. Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson
J. H. Adams
Kansas City
Packer
Johnson & Co
Missouri
Van Der Voort Arrested In Minnesota Larceny Case
Chas H. Vandervoort president of Peifer Produce Co in St Paul Minnesota is jailed on grand larceny charges awaiting grand jury action. Bond set at 2100 dollars. Company affairs head to bankruptcy with Michael Doran Jr registrar overseeing assets and liabilities as receivers and creditors convene.
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St. Paul, Minn
Chas H. Vandervoort
Peifer Produce Co
Palfer Producer Co
Vandervoort
Michael Doran, Jr
H.R. Karlin
Peifer
Wright
Packer
American Farm Products Co. Restructures and Closes Mains
The American Farm Products Co. reinvents its structure closing Broad Street offices and listing Chicago as the new headquarters. Executives Horace Henshaw is out as president, George L. Parker becomes president, H L Wiley of Chicago is named vice president and manager, with Thomas Sturgis also a vice president. The firm operates only the Roos plant in Chicago, the Dudley factory in Owassa Mitch, and the Foreay City plant at Rockford, with other plants abandoned.
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American Farm Products Co
Gendti
Factor
New York
Seni
Rockfeller
Mergin
Levi S. Morton
Wall Street
George Li. Parker
Equitable Life Assurance Co
H. L. Wiley
Chicago
Thomas Sturgis
Theo, Conchew, Jr
FP. W. Lafrentz
William
Florida Citrus Exchange shows stance on deal in Cincinnati
R P Burton arranged handling of Florida citrus exchange in Cincinnati on Thursday. A bid of 2 percent failed at Florida exchange stockholders meeting while Florida auction firm demanded 4 percent on all fruit. Burton will appoint salaried rep to sell fruit in carloads and depart for Louisville. He denies California exchange control and says the exchange will oversee much of the crop. Pure food officials may urge delaying shipments of green fruit until fully ripe.
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Cincinnati
R. P. Burton
Florida Citrus Exchange
California Exchange
Florida
Florida Exchange
Burton
Apple trade in Hudson river district shows strong demand
Buyers from the North, South, East and West have surged into Hudson river districts for weeks. Prices on the trees average $1.50 a barrel, with as high as $2 for fine fruit and as low as $1.35. Ground deliveries run about $2.50 a barrel, while western growers hold for $3 for No 1 and No 2 winter fruit.
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Hudson River District
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Hudson River
E. P. Loomis &Co
Bradley
Loomis
Bradley Fruit
Winchester
West Virginia
Alan
Glasgow
Simons, Shuttleworth & French Co
New York
Northern peaches coming to market from Ohio and Michigan
The Cincinnati market notes higher pricing for maheony peaches this week as receipts of home grown fruit fall. Attention shifts to northern Ohio and Michigan sectors with the first car from Ohio arriving, and river Kentucky and Indiana whites selling at and around two to three dollars per bushel basket. Northern Ohio grades fetch four seventy five to three, single As two twenty five to two, and small baskets around one fifty to one seventy five.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Michigan
Ull
Kentucky
Resignation Drama in Southern Texas Truck Growers
San Antonio reporters detail Roy Campbell as sales manager under fire with a five member committee to guide him. Districts Corpus Christi Kingsville Webb County to receive reps as Laredo seeks influence while John H. Davis clings to the presidency despite his resignation offer.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southern
Texas
Campbell
Laredo
Roy Campbell
Board of
Committee of Five
John H. Davis
Davis
Nuecen
Conall
Assey
Poite
General Association
Rey Campbell
Southern Texas Truck Growers’ Assn
Vegetables Supply Light in Kansas City Market Declines
Kansas City September 3 news notes light stocks across greens and many vegetables due to dry weather. Beans remain firm with prices 1.50 to 1.753 per bushel, homegrown lettuce 1.25 to 1.50, shipped head lettuce 2 to 2.25 per hamper, cauliflower 2 to 2.25 per crate, tomatoes weak with mixed grades 40 to 1c per peck, cucumbers scarce and demand strong, homegrown cakes poor so slipped-in stock dominates at 40 to 1t per dozen, corn 7 to 10 cents per dozen ears, overall market steady but tight.
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Kansas City
Colorado potato damage reported in Greeley area
Professor E R Bennet, a potato specialist, notified The Packer that potato crops in Greeley Sayon and Ault districts were reduced by about 20 percent due to grasshoppers hail and hot weather. Mountain districts Cartondale Uncompahare San Luis valleys expected to produce normal crops. details continue on another page.
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E.R. Bennet
Greeley
Sayon
Ault
Cartondale
San Luis
Colorado
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St. Johns
Crane's
Illinois
Mountain
St. John’s
Lewis
Clapp
Wisconsin
She
Mam
Morrill
George B. Kathenstein
Drouth
Tojares
Arkansas
Jait
Texas Onion Growers Assn
Nin
Plas
Aspecia- Hon'n Affaire
Prof
Kennett
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