New Castle and Loomis Lead Placer County Peach Shipments
New Castle remains California’s leading deciduous fruit shipping point with Loomis heavy involvement as well. The area yields peaches, pears, plums and grapes, with about 400 peach cars and 400 pear cars moving to eastern markets and canneries. Prices ranged from 20c to $1.25 per box for peaches. Tokay grapes and pears also move steadily, under local firm management and California Fruit Exchange networks.
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Itate
New Castle
Cal
California
Placer County
Lod
United States
Jesa
Great Western
Hale
Elbertas
Palisade
Col
Colorado
California Fruit Exchange
California Fruit Distributors
Growers’ Produce Co
L. Ames
Silve- Bergtholdt Co
Geo. W. Besbee
Pioneer Fruit Co
Southern Pacific Railroad
Elberta
Loomis
Goomis
Producers Fruit Co
H. & ‘Taylor
Loomis Fruit Growers’ Assn
Penryn
Assny
Auburn
Apple Prices Firm in Western New York Markets
Western New York apple trade shows firm values with prices rising to about 2.00 to 2.50 per barrel for No. 1s and No. 2s, as heavy buying by Crutchfield Woolfolk and others drives demand. Buyers from Chicago New York and Philadelphia flood the region with larger lots, while orchards like Udell at Brockport report excellent fruit but dry weather damages and lifting. Pirates
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New York
New York State
Crutchfield & Woolfolk
Rochester
C. F. Love & Co
Chicago
Love
Hall
Wedge & Carter
B. L. Loomis & Co
Packer
Skinner
Hilton
Gamble
Robinson Com.’ Co
Minneapolis
C. W. Kimball
C. H. & C. W. Kimball
Medina
Albion
Bahrenburg
Beckwith
Floyd Thorn
J. P. Wilson
Philadelphia
J. H. Eillough&Co
Penn ‘von Alatrict
C. H. Weaver &Co
Lockport
Lota
Walcott
Ion
Olivia Bros. & Cunningham
Pittsburg
Falls
Missouri
Illinoia
Iowa
Chas, Shafer of
Gasport
Udell
Brockport
Egg Market Edges Up On Fresh Eggs In Chicago
Chicago September 2 The egg market opened firm with price increases for strictly fresh eggs. Prime firsts 7c, firsts 2c and ordinary firsts 9c. Current receipts in slipping cases 14 to 20c, country candled 21 to 22c. Carlot Aprils offered 21 to 22c with bids around 20c. Four car lots of fresh strata to arrive October 5 offered at 24c, bid 22c. Receipts light, trading in cooler eggs stronger. No sensational refrigerator stock activity. dealers rely on it to obtain better prices.
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Nder
Egan
Chicago
Wey
Potato prices steady in Cincinnati market week
Receipts of potatoes during the week matched demand with a firm tone at 80 to 90 cents per bushel depending on quality. Sweet potatoes were plentiful and the demand slight. prices ranged from 2.75 to 3 per barrel for Jersey stock and 1.65 for Virginia stock.
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Cincinnati
Jersey
Potato Prices Lower Amid Heavy Chicago Receipts
Chicago reports heavy potato receipts this week depressing prices. On Monday 130 cars appeared, with 50 to 60 more cars daily. Stock is heated and quality is variable. good to fancy stock sells 60 to 70 cents. Cooler weather may boost out of town orders. Friday's market was dull with no price change.
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Chicago
Market Report on Apples and Butter in Chicago Sept 26
The apple market shows little overall price change despite unseasonable weather and weak movement. Fancy Jonathans peak near 4 dollars with average around 3. Top California Bellefleurs sold at 1.20 per unit. Northwest arrivals are light but expected to rise. Butter market firming with prices up 3 to 4 points, extra firsts at 23 1 2 cents, no bids on June extras, light receipts.
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Chicago
Jonathang
California Bellefleurs
Ind & Car
Heavy fruit receipts at Chicago market face unseasonable weather
The Chicago fruit market shows unsatisfactory conditions this week due to unseasonable weather yet maintains steady trading. Peaches price range from $1 to $1.25 for Michigan fruit, grapes from Michigan are light late in the week but strong early. eight pound baskets vary, with good demand and satisfactory prices amid ample supplies.
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Chicago
Michigan
Apple market steady with firmer loading station prices
The apple market remains steady with a few cent gains over last week. Receipts matched demand as prices ranged from 2.60 to 2.95 per barrel for New York fall varieties such as Twenty Ounce Maiden Blush Gravenstein Pippins Culverts. Greenings limited at 2.25 to 2.50 per barrel. Copper stock mining pitch by Simpson cited with promotional scheme and dubious prospectus.
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Cincinnati
Desman
Hartville and Cleveland firm seeks rate cut amid industry strain
Hartville on SARG and Cleveland area firms face doubled freight charges from Dr Geo N Brown Merce commission. The Adama Express Co towers seek rate reductions arguing current levels threaten industry viability.
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Hartville, On
Cleveland, O
Geo. N. Brown
Cabbage Market Slips as Buyers Compete Across Regions
Market for cabbage shows easier tone with lower prices late in the week. Wisconsin reports buyers eager to purchase with domestic prices from $16 to $13 per ton. Holland stock moving near $20, Clyde Ohio area quotes around $12 per ton, prompting many orders in that territory.
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Taraigg
Ohio
Chicago
Wisconsin
Clyde, O
McConkey Arrested as Mulhall Gang Prosecutions Loom
E V McConkey, correspondent for Sigmund Bros., was arrested on a conspiracy charge in the Nicollet Creamery Co. deal tied to the Mulhall gang. He was released on bond and faces a preliminary hearing, with potential land trial in St Paul October 6 alongside James Mulhall. Joe Mulhall arrived for testimony while a past of alleged crooked deals across Baltimore Maryland Peoria and Chicago looms with further indictments anticipated.
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Mulpall
Packer
E. V. McConkey
Sigmund Bros
West Randolph Street
Minneapolis
Felix Nathanson
Chicago
Chas. B. Gregg
Milwaukee
Joe Muihall
James T
St. Paul
Joe
Nicollett Creamery Co
Mulhall
Lan
Mulhall Gang
Lkely
Baltimore
Maryland Poultry & Eye Co
Hagerstown
Nathanson
Peoria
Martin & Co
Uncle Sam
Aga Te
Chicago Seeks uniform rules for overfed poultry
RULES EFFECTIVE MONDAY Chicago will make allowances for overfed poultry as a joint move by carrot receivers and Live Poultry Dealers Assn. to stabilize prices. Heavy receipts drive fowls to 11 1 2c, sprouts steady. Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement loom over shipments.
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Chicago
Packer
Health Department
Nto
Poultry Receipts Light as Market Holds Recent Advances
Kansas City reports show steady market with light receipts and strong demand for poultry. Chickens sell readily but prices remain elevated from recent weeks while turkeys and ducks see rising quotations and solid interest for shipping.
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Kansas City
Market 15 Firm as Storage Eggs Move in Kansas City
Receipts of eggs have declined lately prompting larger movement of stored stock. Current receipts remain firm with prices higher this week. small lots reach 5.80, though wide quality-related price gaps exist. Demand for satisfactory eggs is steady, mainly for local use with some shipments to the South. April eggs trade slow and carlot asks range from 19 to 72.
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Kanes City
Spud Growers Preview Idaho Potato Shipments
J D Shubert writes from Kimberly Idaho that the region will ship about 40 cars of potatoes this season with Twin Falls at 75 cars and more from nearby points. He notes strong fruit crops, with apples, plums and prunes abundant, urging dealers to watch the tract as shipments begin immediately.
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Kimberly
Ida
Packer
Idaho
Twin Falls
J. D. Shubert
CANTALOUPE CANT MARKET SAGS IN KANSAS CITY
Kansas City September 26 supply and demand for cantaloupes remains weak with a slower white stock market. Receipts of white stock were heavy and quality varied from overripe to green while demand was weak except for select fancy pack stock among Burrell gems and other pink meated Colorado cantaloupes.
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Kansas City
Pontes 91 Gems Itemized Prices
A fragmentary listing shows prices for Pontes 91 Gems and related crates. The text includes a price of 1.45 per flat crate of 12 and scattered markings, but details are incomplete and unconventional.
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Pontes 91
Apples for Australia sails from San Francisco port
The Walwera will carry 30,000 boxes of apples to Sydney marking the largest port shipment. Most fruit from California with 4,000 boxes from Sebastopol and larger lots from Graton and Watsonville. Expected value about $3 a box. Watsonville shippers moving about 26 cars daily, total crop around 4,000 cars. Large orders sent to London. growers prefer white labor over Japanese workers.
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San Francisco
Sydney
Oregon
California
Sebastopol
Cal
Graton
Watsonville
Australia
London
Western Peaches Slow on Ample Western Stock
Kansas City reports a fair demand for western fruits with steady prices. Plums sold 90c to $1.25 per 4 basket crate, prunes 90c to $1.25, pears steady at 1.76 to 2 per box, grapes slightly above average with mixed prices, Black Princes at 1.25, and no Malagas offered. Colorado peaches offered in fair supply but sold slowly due to homegrown stock, around 60 to 75 cents a box.
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Kansas City
Vicar
Bartlett
Howell
Duchess
Colorado
Big Onion Field Burned at Milford Farm
A 700 acre onion farm owned by Warren Durst near Milford Milford was largely destroyed by fire amid severe drought. Tops and peat dried, fire spread through fields, chaff and muck layers burned, fumes reportedly drifted over the surrounding countryside for miles.
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Milford
Yad
Ind
Warren Durst
Potatoes Shape Up in Alliance Nebraska Crop Outlook
In Alliance Nebraska on September 25 staff report a promising potato crop with Early Ohio varieties thriving in dry sandy soil. Yields range from 80 to 100 bushels per acre and about 200 carloads are expected to be shipped this year by Beal Bros and H L Highland, with prices starting at six cents.
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Alliance
Neb
Beal Bros
H. L. Highland
Sic
Onions Slow at Cincinnati Market This Week
Cincinnati September 26 onions receipts were smaller this year and sales were slow at 0c per bushel for yellow stock and 75 to 8c for white. The overall quality is the finest ever produced, and a better market is expected once cooler weather sets in.
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Cincinnati
Grand Traverse region workers grow extensive apples and potatoes
Staff correspondent reports on Traverse City and nearby areas thriving in apples potatoes and berries. The Queen City of Michigan profits from railboat links with Chicago Detroit and lake ports. Harvests dip this year due to drought yet shipments remain robust with major shippers like Growers' & Shippers' Assn. and Geo. W. Lardy guiding vast storage and loading facilities.
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Traverse City
Mich
Pere Marquette
Chicago
Detroit
Munisteed& Northeastern
United States Express Co
Pere Marquette Railroad
Adame Express Co
Michigan
Armour Sévice
Geo. W. Lardy
L. F. Perkett
John Fitch & Co
Tnaverse City Canning Co
The
Potato Implement Co
Acme Handy
George Tippen
Palmer & Co
Minneapolis
Opera House
M. J. Curtis
Ellenstein & Well
Geo. Mann
W. I. Thomas
Fred Allert
Henry Byers
Charles Montague
James H Richardson
W. R. Stewart
W. al Boon
J. 0. Lyon
Nelson
B. A. Benson
Ole Larson
E. B. Palmer
R. T. Garland
F. J. Brown
David Kelley
Jos. Eeksteine
Steven Tony Zoulek
Frank Valley
Adolph Brosh
Peter ‘Sundquist
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Placer
County
Loomis and
Penrys
York State
Sacramento
Lodi
J. P. Hynes & Co
Kansas
Ennis-Brown Co
Woods-Curtis Co
California Fruit. Exchange and
Simpson IN
W. H.siyaion
Mexico
Simpeon
Simpson
Lawson
SARG
Adama Express.Co
Chien
Joe Mulhall
D. Shubert Saya
Apples
Grand Traverse Section
Northport
Kingsley, Mich
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