Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-29
FORD COLORADO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1916
MELONS STILL MOVING
Seasons Totally Reach Two Thous-
and Cars-Honey Dew Now
Has the Call

Tho the shipping of cantaloupes
will continue until this section is
visited by killing frost, the bus
iness-outside of that of the
Honey Dew melons-is practi-
cally at an end and several of the
associations are engaged in clos
ing their books, as the residue of
the crop will be ''pooled" SO that
it may be handled in carlots.
The season has been eminently
satisfactory, the output from this
district totalling better than 1000
cars, counting express shipments,
and as the prices have been fairly
good thruout the season the grow
ers have every reason to feel
pleased with their returns, for the
first time in five years.
Reports from the Eastern mar
kets this week were as follows:
New York-"Most of the cantaloupes
offered hare this week failed to measure
up to trade requirements. Fancy stock
was scarce. The quality Of the Rocky
Fords was very irregular, large per-
centage' of them being soft and overripe.
Standards went at Sl.o0 to Sl.5o;
ponys at Sl.oo to SIPS. and flats at 4oe
to 6Oc. The range on Pink Meats was
from SOC to Sl.lo."
Pile supply and steady. California and
Rosky Ford standard crates scld at
So to $3.50, and flats at Csc to z5o."
Pttsburgh-"The cool weather cur
tailed huying of oantaloupes. and prices.
So to So SO. were barely steady"
Buffalo-"Reoeipts of cantaloupes were
light. The best Colorado melons brot
$3.50 to s2.z5 per standard crate, and
flats of | 2 and / S. eoo to 81.
cinpati-"Cantaloupes are winding
up. California standards sold at SO to
S2.25. and Rocky Fords. Sl.5o to ST."
St. Louis-Cantaloupes were steady
and the demand quiet. One car Of Colo
RADIO Pink Meat flats sold at 6oe: stand
ards at Sl.55 to Sl.5o. and Rocky Ford
white meats at Sl.4o to Sl.5o per
standard crate"
Chieago-"Interest is tagging in can
taloupes for the season is growing late
and the cool weather has checked the
demand considerably in the market Of
late. Prices range from 81 10 81 so on
standard crates. Shipments are still
coming from California and Colorado,
and according to reports from the West,
they will continue for the balance of this
month. The Honey Dew melons are in
ample supply and selling at Sl.5o to
90 per crate"
Coeeins Co. Fails
Cantaloupe growers and others who
for many years had business relations
with the Lyon g. Coggins Co. and later
with the M. o. Coggins Co. will be in
terested in the following communication
from Pittsburgh. Pa. to the New York
Produce Record of Sept. %:
The M. o. Coggins Co. closed its doors
last Monday, when the officers OF the
company issued the following statement:
lowing to reverses and losses by the
company and its officers, we have found
| it impossible to continue business. The
| pressure brot to bear by banks to whom
this firm is indebted has made 1t impossi-
BILE to continue. and it has been decided
to suspend operations. In the closing
and liquidation of branches during the
past year. it developed that a majority
of the assets were valueless, resulting
in heavy charge-offs on the local books.
These heavy losses were mainly due to
parties who had charge of these branches
and who are now no longer connected
with the company.
"At this time it is impossible to issue
any figures covering the assets and IL
abilities, but it might be stated that the
| indie BITE dness is held almost entirely by
| banks.
THE local business has always been
| profitable. but owing to heavy outside
losses, which have been impossible to
overcome, it has been decided to sus-
pend"