Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-16
GAMERS AND BROKERS
APPEAR LESS INTIMATE.
Former and the Buyers APP
pear More Inclined to
Deal Direct.
Prospects Arc Good for Apple Pro-
duction, while Peaches Appear Ex-
coilent Everyvhore-Cnnn~ Curn
Attracts the nmyera.

CHICAGO, July l5.-Fooc Gamers
are all busy packing or preparing
10 pack their 1872 output. and devot.
!!tt!e attention 70 tho market. which
10 qu!e;. but In general fairly salts
factory :" both distributors and can
ners Relations between cannern and
brckern appear less intimate than
| hey used 20 be. the former and ,ne
! buyers being more inclined 70 dea.
direct. Exclusive representation o.
Gamers IS less IN evidence white
many brokers have Increasingly be
come merchandisere.
Good Apple Prospect
| The prospect Is for IA good apple
production. Other fruits are further
along Peaches appear e1cei!en,
nearly everywhere. wberries
nave yielded well. e1cep; adiacen;
/ TO the canneries in Michigan and
Sew York. B.csuae OF tn. shor, sea
con IN the Pacific Northwee,. Gamers
/ there Will nearly a.! have 70 max.
short deliveries.
Cuthbert red raspberries from m.
same localities VIII also b.. affected
by the warm weather and uiI,c :
r'pening There IS good crop o.
peaches on the Pacific Coast and
BUYERS place orders generously. RoyaI
Ann cherries. however ar. a shor;
yield in California as yell a. I'm ,be
: North, and orders in hands q, can.
n"rs VIII have TO be heavily pro.
rated
Condition or fruit rrope In Cali.
fornia delays announcement o., 1925
prices by tho California Packing or.
pora,ion. which has many cannerja,
ana produces ev"rything in cam ID
. foods incident TO 'he Industry or
/ IN" roHst It's output OF canned
pineapple. produced in Hawaii ma,
: been priced and sold FOR 1922 rarl
IONS since. but its custom is to win
h"Id naming of prices uutu Al! Kind.
/ o: coast fruits and vegetables car
1s 'nc' 40 60. The same applies u
I LIBBY Mcneil 4 Libby which also
packs fun assortment OF co,s,
products
Canned peas ar" h~ing packed 1,
some parts OF Wisconsin. The n-lc,
rs strong and Their. ar. orders ne,d
ihE mere for 'everal hundred thou.
sane cases a. concessions The GRO,
running more heavily 10 small pea.
man was anticipated and standard,
hne ~ "
This !" the most favorahiy situate,
article IN the whole line q, sta,i,
canned foods. The pack OF 1870 ~,
largest ever produced. was % or
so" "hs"@. and OF 1921. s2O7. o0c. ahou
d
pehred Prices Of tho 1922 mack heins
SOTO are about 10 20 Is per cen,
lover. Than 1920 and 1921 or.njn,
prices. '"t
canned corn is attracting NOR. n,
'"ntion from buyers HEAVY n,s.,
arc oeing placed from the inter
mountain district az tn. IVES, 70,
80. e"'n "a me prevailing low prices
"ir!o'er WIZ he small and NAV h.
en.ire'S absorbed before the n.w
nnapu. is available. Prices mea.
'oss TO Gamers. hut tn. stork.
HeHihR rapidly Price Of tn. r.u
paSk Is ahout 20 per cen, lower mar
year ago. Normal distribution !,
hnont 100000 cases a wear. ,cra
age statistics point TO not over 200
900 or 10000 600
"ho!esa iers begin 10 take SOM. IN.
teFest In futur. canned Tomatoes a.,
IN" same reason. Carrvover ~, !,
small. The 1927 output was All,
soout one,third normal consump,ion
low. ""'P"' arr