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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1922
Page
2
The San Francisco market shows little change in potatoes and onions. Receipts remain 2,000 to 3,000 sacks daily while demand is weak, with futures and white onions selling slowly and growers in Stockton districts taking losses at prevailing prices.
Wenatchee Valley in Washington faces a smaller apple harvest in September estimates. Spector and Neilsen place district output at about 14 000 carloads, a drop from last estimate, with hail and worm damage cited as main causes. New York Sun notes censorship concerns about a sensational hook.
Buffalo market reports heavy receipts of New York state fruits and vegetables with widespread price declines. California grapes and Malagas drop. beans, carrots, lettuce, cucumbers, corn, and onions show notable softening amid light demand. Apples, cantaloupes, lemons, oranges, peaches, pears, and plums also ease as markets glut and supply remains ample.
In Sacramento on Sept 8, fruit shipping centers report no major car shortage yet despite industry fears. Through four days, 19,590 fruit cars moved versus 1,173 last year, with grapes leading at 1,348 cars and pears at 22. Tokays and other grape varieties move from the Lodi and American River districts as growers brace for continued demand and high prices, while late fall peaches and winter pears remain limited.
Wenatchee, Wash. apple trade reports a decisive change with orders booked for 600 to 800 cars from the United States, Canada and Great Britain. EASTERN buyers arrive. growers promote Eat Wenatchee Apples. storage and marketing plans outline selling campaigns to move the crop at reasonable prices. Great Northern railroad increases refrigerator cars to handle the harvest.
In Turlock California on September 8 a meeting of Merced and Stanislaus county sweet potato growers fixed prices. Shipments will fetch $1.07 per cwt with containers supplied. retailers and truckers must pay $2 per cwt and provide containers. Crop condition at 70 percent, crates up 50 percent, melons demand weak with casabas $6–$8 per ton. Grape shipments continue with Alicantes about 110–120 per ton, Thompson Seedless around 60, Zinfandels about 66, and Missions near 70 per ton.
A clerk asks for a raise, noting it isn’t payday, but the employer says he has raised the clerk every week since he started. The exchange, reported by Staley Journal, reflects a contentious workplace moment.
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