Chicago Vegetables and Fruits See Mixed Week in Market
Dealers report slow demand for most commodities in Chicago with limited receipts. Lettuce and celery sold briskly at modest prices, while cucumbers and beans moved slowly. cheese markets in Sheboygan and Plymouth declined, citrus trading quiet with steady arrivals. berries and watermelons showed uneven activity and prices improved slightly.
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Why Grape Yield Declined Says New York Station
Geneva New York State Experiment Station reports grape yield declines in the Chautauqua Belt. Five years of fertilizer tests in leased and cooperative vineyards show nitrogen helped in the lease plot but not in co op plots. Authors urge proper drainage pest control and thorough tilling before fertilizer use. Readers can obtain Bulletin No 381 by postcard to the station.
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Pacific Kis elKar Branch executive predicts trucks to prevail
A S Robinson of the Pacific Kis elKar branch in Los Angeles notes the city has about 2800 motor trucks in service and estimates that within five years power driven vehicles will carry nearly all heavy freight. He says firms would not revert to horses and compares trucks to telephones and typewriters in importance.
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Oklahoma City Jobbers Win Interstate Rate Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that a 45 cent rate on canned goods from Galveston to Oklahoma City was discriminatory against Oklahoma City compared with Texas intra state rates to North Texas points. The decision orders railroads to adjust rates to Durant and Ardmore, Oklahoma to align with Galveston to Oklahoma City.
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Unusual Cantaloupe Crops From Recent Indiana Rains
Petersburg Indiana reports a record profitable cantaloupe season with a third crop revival after rains. Growers near Petersburg show 20 acres yielding 15 000 baskets at 30 cents to 1 dollar each and a fourth of an acre producing 63 baskets. Watermelon shipments rise with rain revival. total cars expected around 250, price up to 200 per car, with Frank and Yates projecting 2 000 dollars of melons to market in two weeks.
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