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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1915
Page
2
Gallagher Brothers of Chicago announce arrangements to note western grape business for C. L. Brainard & Co of Brocton New York. Crop ready to move around October 1. Eight-pound baskets used and quality guaranteed.
In Detroit on Sept 3 commission houses report peach shipments from Oklahoma and the islands dwindling while West Virginia and Delaware send a few cars. Edward Read & Son have handled nearly 100 cars. apples pears and citrus show steady demand with oranges in active demand replacing cantaloupes. Egg output declines with higher prices needed, butter prices rise slightly as supply tightens. poultry stays steady with firm demand for fowls and springs though geese and turkeys fetch nominal quotes.
Chicago reports steady demand for sweet potatoes with five to six car shipments weekly. Jerseys arrived easing Virginias, prices held around 4.85 per bushel for Jerseys and 3.25 per barrel for Virginias, Illinois stock two months off, outlook for a moderately large crop remains fair.
Shippers in Three Rivers Michigan plan to ship about 15 000 crates of fall strawberries this season from Ma plehurst Gardens owned by Haller and Burke. The fruit, mainly Superba, is large and flavorful and marks the first extensive fall strawberry plantings in the United States.
Maplehurst Gardens reports a large fall strawberry program with 160000 plants across four fields under overhead irrigation to ensure high yield and steady daily shipments through Thanksgiving. Producers say fall berries rival spring fruit in size color and flavor, and will be packed in 2 quart crates for daily orders.
Chicago reports dull cantaloupe trade amid unseasonable weather and quality issues. Illinois and Indiana melons were plentiful but bids were weak. California and Mexican fruit fetched better prices with varied crate rates. Isle of Pines grapefruit shipments expected, but recent wind storms damaged about a third of the crop.
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