New York Apple Auction Faces Frost Hit and Low Bids
The Hudson River Valley sees a late summer frost damaging crops as Commissioner Dillon and Herb Emerson stage an apple auction in Upper Red Hook and Gardiner. About 56 orchards are listed with only a few sold, many growers withdrawing or bidding themselves in, while prices run below western market levels.
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New York
New York State
Hudson River Valley
Dillon
Department of Foods and Markets
Commissioner Dillon
Herb Emerson
City of
Upper Red Hook
Gardiner
Wlevyen
Upper
Red Book
Wera
Emerson
William Teator
Red Hook
Teator
Donner Brothers
Morris Petchesky
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wallkill Valley
E. P. Loomis & Co
DiGio Bo Distributing Company
Baltimore
Clark
Milton
Hasbrucks
Medina
MT. Petchesky
Baldwins
E. P. Loomis & C O
Tey
Edward L. Goodsell
Mr. Dillon
Morris Petghesky
P. F. Cookingham
Brokerage Correspondence School Satirized in Fable of Easy Wealth
A Chicago ledgers scheme offers to train anyone as a broker for 50 dollars promising 3000 to 15000 yearly. A satirical fable follows a failed would be broker who turns teacher to profit from gullible students, delivering a moral that failure should prompt a correspondence school for others.
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Chicago
George Ade
Mississippi
Clinton
Muscatine
Windy City
Bernum
Peaches in Strong Demand on Chicago Market
Peaches of fine quality sold well with scarce good stock this week in Chicago. Prices advanced for Bibertas while most Michigan and Southern peaches were limited. New varieties arrived. dealers warn inferior stock could drag the market. Maryland Elbertas led at $1.65 to $1.75 per basket in extra fine quality.
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Chicago
Michigan
Delslers
Maryland
Missouri Elbertas
West Virginia
Freestones
Elbertas
Basketbaskets
Illinois
Frost Hits Michigan Wisconsin Potatoes in August Freeze
Severe frosts across Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota from August 26 30 damaged potato crops and hurt garden truck and grain. Early potatoes escaped but late stock suffered, with Michigan hardest hit and Minnesota least affected. Estimates show reductions of 10 to 25 percent, varying by district and ground elevation.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Traverse City
Mich
Som
Vanderbilt
Cadillac
Kingsley
Alba
Bailey
Bendon
Millbrook
Manton
Dowagine
Northport
Stanton
Brutus
Alanson
Kalkaska
Jaste
Twife Lake
Charlevoix
Wolverine
Harbor Springs
Emmett
Williamsburg
Bates
Elk Rapids
Apples From Illinois Hit With Large Jonathan Crop Ahead
Illinois reports a bumper Jonathan apple crop with abundant supply in Chicago markets. Statewide yields exceed last year, prices likely fall due to storage limits, with Jonathans bargained around 2.25 to 4 per barrel in Chicago and southern points. Other varieties move well amid improved receipts and cooler weather.
Raisin Exports Rise as California Dominates Trade
New York reports a fall market shift with California raisins leading jobbing lots for export and domestic sale. Strong European demand, disrupted Smyrna supplies, and higher California output push prices for Sultana and Thompson varieties up while old stock clears slowly.
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New York
California
England
Europe
Smyrna
United States
Canada
Sultanas and
Thompson's
Thompsons
Associated
Apple sales by auction sparks New York market chatter
A sweeping page item notes apples sold by auction in New York with focus on Jonathan variety and related market activity. It mentions California shipments, Chicago cantaloupes, and Florida produce alongside broader produce trade notes across multiple states and markets.
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California
Oregon
Northwest
Germany
United States
Apple
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Isle of Pines
Gallagher Brothers
Springfield Produce Company
A Apples
Clay County
Baltimore Trade News
Jacksonville
Seattle
Kansas City
Pearce
Colorado
Indianapolis
Alabama
South
Egg Market Tensions Rise as Dealers Fear Rapid Price Hikes
Chicago buyers report steady demand for firsts and strong local consuming markets while dealers fear rapid price advances could mirror last season’s peak. June and July storage stock pressure keeps prices from rising. brisk trading continues with varied quotes for firsts, extra fines, and storage stocks amid light week receipts. Vegetable shipments from southern California total 4 213 cars with 609 local and 3 704 through shipments.
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Chicago
New York
Mlinols
Kansas
Dakota
Los Angeles
California
U S Dept Abolishes Potatoes Quarantine on Powdery Scab
The United States Department of Agriculture lifted on September 1 all interstate shipment restrictions on potatoes from Maine and from Clinton and Franklin counties New York due to powdery scab. The move comes after two years of study showing infection risk lower for seed supply across central and southern states.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Maine
Clinton
Franklin Counties
New York
Department
Porto Rico Escaped Storm Yields Mixed Citrus Losses
Advices from Porto Rico indicate the recent hurricane caused smaller losses than expected. Grapefruit losses are rising 10 to 15 percent for some growers, while overall crops are near last year’s levels, with pineapples up about 20 percent due to expanded acreage. Cuba’s grapefruit crop is down 26 to 20 percent. New York receipts for Porto Rico oranges and grapefruit total 464,186 boxes from Sept 1, 1914 to Aug 31, 1915.
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California
London
New York
Spain
Malaga
Croonland
Panama Canal
Associated Company
Bie
Associated Raisin Company
Porto Rico
West Indies
Plums at State Auction and California Citrus Shipments
A New York state auction sold 180 crates of Triumphs and Bradshaws at 40 to 50 cents and 250 baskets at 11 to 12 cents per basket. California citrus shipments for the week ending September 1 totaled 320 cars on the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific lines, with a season total of 42,910 cars. Also noted is the death of J. H. Monrad in Denmark, a dairy writer once affiliated with Marick Publishing and The Packer, and visitors on the Mercantile Exchange this week including H. S. Gray, L. M. Griffen, and John A. MacDonald.
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New York
New York State
State of
California
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Southern California
Monrad
Denmark
J. H. Monrad
Naerum
Mercantile Exchange
H. 8. Gray
L. M. Griffen
Boston
John A. MacDonald
Philadelphia
Raisin and dried fruit trade across major cities
A survey of dried fruit markets and produce trade across Louisville Boston Ohio Valley New Orleans St Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia and other regions. Notes on raisin and apple markets Cantaloupe peach and celery movements and related industry mentions.
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LaNasa & Tardo
Northern Ohio
Louisville
Chicago
Union
California
Melon
Cleveland
Chicago Junction
Ohio Valley
Louieville Street
New Orleans
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Thompson
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Tudson‘River
Darmon
Friedman Brothers
Morris Petctesky
Newark
N. J
P. Loomis & Co
Alex Heard
Henry Dingfelder
Carl Piowaty
Harry Steinmetz
Mr. Nettle
New York Pie Packing Company
Alaska
Washington
Government Engineering Department
Frost
Polar
Jonathan
Calhoun County
Ben Davis
Grimes
Jonathans
Southern Illinois
Tlinois
Duchess
Hartford
Helen Hughes
Schmidt Company
San Francisco
Florida News
Buffalo Street
Norfolk
C. B. Bills
America
Howard Lake
Minn
H. C. Kelley
Pennsylvania
DiGiorgio—trust King
Memphis
Nashville
Johnson City
Tenn
New-Tork Exeenters
Jacob Hellman
Tenny
Daniel Sheehy
Friedhelm
Louisiana
North Yakima
Dallas
Ohio
Minneapolis
North Dakota
H. W. Lemicke
California Fruit Distributore
York
Srices
Crop News of
Isabe Rogers
Oswego Co-Operative Association
Rochester Exposition
Penn Yan
Onondaga
Cruso
N. C
Dan Coyne
Covesville
Nyme Club
Fulton
Peach Publicity League
Milwaukee
Downey
Calif
Cincinnati
Hanford
Livingston
Petaluma
Chgagg Bog Trade Agli
Commismissioner of Markets
St. Tinuis
Texas
Galveston
Indiana
New Berlin
Pecos Valley
Fowlerton
Fort Worth
Western Slope
Benton Harbor
Manhattan
Kan
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