Tennessee Berry Crop Larger Than Last Year
Nashville reports a rebound in Tennessee strawberry acreage after three years of decline. Western and middle regions show gains, eastern Tennessee modest increases, with an overall state estimate of about 13 600 acres, up from 10 000 last year, but still below normal due to recent freezes and prior drought.
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Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee
Western
Eastern
United States Department of Agriculture
Alabama expects smaller berry crop this season
Alabama faces a sharp drop in strawberry production due to March freezes causing a nearly 50 percent yield loss. State shipments, previously about 1 139 cars, will fall accordingly while federal state inspection begins with new grade classifications.
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Alabama
Hieff
Montgomery
Ala
Louisiana
Berthes
U. 8
Charles Spicuzzi Charged In Hannibal Bank Robbery Case
Charles Spicuzzi of St Louis faces charges of receiving stolen property and conspiracy tied to a $150 000 Hannibal bank robbery probe. Warrants issued after bond sales questioned. Spicuzzi remains at large as police search his business and home. Officials say he held a minor stock position at Longo Fruit Company and deny guilt.
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St. Louis
Hannibal
Charles Spicuzzi
Longo Fruit Company
Picuzzi
Hannibal Bank
Epicuzzi
Wathin
Sphuzz
Harvey Boney Again Writing Optimistic Letters
Inquiries from the Midwest about Bonney Brothers of Rose Hill North Carolina show plans for a Carolina fruit and vegetable deal. Harvey Boney signs letters to commission merchants praising the opportune time and small initial investment, noting potential big profits while warning a few may regret not joining.
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New York
Packer
Middle West
Bonney Brothers
Rose Hill
N. C
North Carolina
Harvey Boney
Boney
Carolina
Deak
Kentucky strawberry acreage shows substantial gains in 1930s
Kentucky strawberry growers halted three straight years of decline and expanded acreage by 25 to over 100 percent at active points. Prospects point to 750 to 800 cars moved this year, weather dictating final outcomes. most new acreage will bear fruit this year after a mild open winter and good fall conditions.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Vaneé
Two Pittsburgh Auctions Merge To Form Unified Facility
After negotiations on March 16 and stockholder ratification on March 29 the Union Fruit Auction Company and the Pittsburgh Independent Fruit Auction consolidate effective April 1. W M English leads the new unified Pittsburgh fruit auction, promising strong output and a single channel for trade.
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Pittsburgh
Union Fruit Auction Company
Pittsburgh Independent Fruit Auction
W. M. English
Pittsburgh Fruit and Auction Company
Merchants Fruit Exchange
Asparagus Market in New York Sees Little Change
April 1 report notes minimal fluctuation as rain hampers trading. California asparagus arrives in good condition with excellent quality. extra large stock at 4 5 a box, large 3.76 4.60, medium 3.50 4, small 2 75 3. Weather also dampens berry trading with Florida arrivals four to five cars daily and prices 15 20c.
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New York
California
Florida
Texas
United States
Chile
Alexandria
Egypt
Missouri and Arkansas Berry Acreage Up This Year
Berry acreage in Missouri and Arkansas shows gains despite early Arkansas frost damage. Early districts in Arkansas were somewhat damaged by freeze but precise percentage impact is hard to estimate. Last year’s yield ran below normal across the two states.
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Arkansas
American Apple Prices in European Markets Reported
Cable advices indicate American apples sold at auction in Liverpool London and other European markets with varied prices for Winesaps Baldwins Ben Davis and Oregon Newtowns. A separate crop review from Joplin Missouri notes mixed strawberry damage from mild winter and late freezes across Arkansas and Missouri.
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New York
Liverpool
Ben Davis
Oregon
Newtowna
Laredo onion deal predicted to start late next week
The Laredo onion growing area expects harvest to begin in the latter part of next week as crops show high quality. Production around Laredo is projected at 700 to 800 cars with Crystal Wax about 260 cars and prices seen as strong due to buyer interest. Weather remains favorable and demand across the nation is rising. A separate note announces the ninth Mid West Horticultural Exposition to be held in Marshalltown Iowa from November 15 to 20.
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Laredo
Tex
Bermuda
Texas
Marshalltown
The Produce Packer Free Sample Copy Offer
The Produce Packer prints a separate weekly newspaper The Produce Packer with marketing and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and fur A free sample copy will be mailed upon request.
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Packer
Secretary Hyde Criticizes Government Farm Relief Loans
Washington April 1 Secretary Hyde of the Agriculture Department says relief measures from Congress hurt farmers by pushing them deeper into debt. He attacks the Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan program as misaligned with individual needs and warns of insufficient markets for crops. He cites 67 million for seed feed and fertilizer and 60 million for crop loans, with plans to raise toward 200 million.
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Washington, D. C
Hyde
Agricultural Department
Congress
Cnce
Department of Agriculture
Reconstruction | Finance ‘Corporation
Hydenan
Secretary of Agriculture
French Tariff Proposals Threaten American Fruits
New York April 1. News of proposed French tariff increases on imported apples pears and canned fruits unsettles the U S fruit trade. Bills before the Chamber of Deputies would raise rates for fresh and dried fruits and canned vegetables, with major increases in many categories including apples pears dried fruit and canned goods. Doubling of dried prune rates also appears in a separate measure.
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New York
France
Washington
New York Journal of Commerce
Tariff Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Department of Commerce
Montgomery Ward to Stop Grocery Sales After May
A Chicago daily item reports Montgomery Ward & Co will discontinue grocery sales after May 1. The move marks a change in the department store’s offerings amid unfolding retail shifts in Chicago.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Louisiana Berry Deal To Open Soon Amid Frost Worries
Hammond Mississippi River area reports a 1932 Louisiana strawberry season troubled by late freezes. Acreage rose to 29,500 from 24,500, with weather largely mild until March when cold waves from Texas and Arkansas damaged blooms and berries, delaying the harvest and threatening U.S. No. 1 quality.
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Hammond
Texas Panhandla
Arkansas
Onions cleanup mood grips New York market
Old stock onions are nearly cleared, with Egypt and Chile shipments dominating. Weather reduced Texas exports while Egyptian and Chilean onions show strong quality and varied prices across crates and bags.
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Textas
Hearings on Rate Advances in Corpus Christi This Week
Corpus Christi witnesses oppose proposed freight rate increases on fruits and vegetables. National League of Commission Merchants and Western Fruit Jobbers Association lead the challenge with testimony from Robstown Corpus Christi Winter Garden and Laredo shippers. Attorneys Willis Crane J F Waddell and others prepare comprehensive exhibits to show rail rate hikes would devastate Texas fruit and vegetable trade and hurt rail revenues.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Kansas City
H. W. Archer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwest
Southwestern
Robstown
Winter Garden
Laredo
J. R. van Arnum
National League of Commission Merchants
Washington
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Lower
Rio Grande Valley Shippers Association
East
South Texas
Willis Crane
Dow, Crane & Lohnes
Washington, D. C
J. F. Waddell
Western Fruit Jobbers
National League
C. D. Wallace
Ray V. Gillispie
Rio Grande Association
Crane
Waddell
Western Trunk Line
Borean
F. L. Patridge
Gravier-Starr Produce Company
Hutchinson
Minneapolis
Corpus Churst
Western Territory
Rio Grande Valley
Gillispie
Rio Grande Valley Association
Texas
Farmers Fear Tax on Telegraph and Telephone Messages
The fruit and produce industry warns a proposed tax on telegraph and telephone messages would raise distribution costs at a critical time. Farmers face lower prices for crops, and no middleman profits to absorb new charges, making the tax likely to burden producers or consumers and threaten communications firms.
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Kansas City
Joint Council Seeks Cut in Western Refrigeration Charges
San Francisco April 1 Hearing set for April 4 as the Interstate Commerce Commission opens a broad investigation into protective service charges on fruits and vegetables from California and Arizona. The Joint Council led by the International Apple Association and the Western Fruit Jobbers Association will push for reductions, with railroads and industry witnesses to present evidence.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Territory
California
Arizona
West
Commission
Florida
Joint Council
International Apple Association
National League of Commission Merchants
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
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Federal Agricultural Department
Leta
Wa State
Charles Bordelon
Missouri Pacific Railroad
F. L. Gordon
Alutant
Southern Pacific
J. C. Winfield
St. Louis-Southweat
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