Auction Men Meet in New York to Form Fruit Auction Association
Representatives of about 14 leading fruit auction houses met last Friday and Saturday at the Astor Hotel New York to form the American Fruit and Produce Auction Association. Officers elected include President Victor K McElheney Jr New York and Vice President N C Ives Philadelphia Auction Co. The group aims to educate sellers on auction advantages, not act as direct receivers, with discussions on western box apples cantaloupes and staple-product handling.
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Hotel ‘Astor
Hrruit
American Fruit and Produce Auction Association
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The
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Nother
California
Packerman
Consolidated Fruit Auction Company
Cleveland
J.J. Castellini
United Fruit Auction Company
Cincinnati
Edward W. Rush
Detroit
P. Torre
Fruit Auction Company of
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Tulian- Peycke
Kansas City Fruit Auction Company
Kansas City
Cantaloupe Auction Talk Stirs Western Shipments
In New York on April 2 gossip swirled over selling western cantaloupes by auction this season. California operators pressed for a public auction plan while not all big shippers endorsed the idea. Western cantaloupe men seek a distribution method aligned with Washington Office of Markets goals, with further Chicago meetings planned.
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Cantaloupe Exchange
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Washington
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Fruit Auction Company
Chicago
First Car of Texas Bermuda Onions Ships From Laredo
Laredo Texas April 2 John H Davis loaded the first car of Bermuda Onions this week with a second car following. The first car went to Pittsburgh and the second to Indianapolis with both cars sold by Potts & Co. The stock was grown from sets and about a dozen cars are expected to be shipped by April 12 as movement increases. Kansas City April 2 A wire from Laredo says the first Texas Bermuda shipment this season is split between Giles & McGown and John H Davis. Davis car went to New York through Roy Campbell and was bought by M B Potts & Co. Weather slows progress and about twenty cars may move in ten days.
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Box Apples Cleaning Up In Heavy Exports
New York reports the 1915 box apple deal nearly wrapped, with fewer than 100 cars left. Wenatchee stock moved to New York. Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago storage nearly emptied, few cars remain for local distribution. Exports totaling about 800 cars, driven by North Pacific Fruit Distributors, outpace last season. Prices rising, Winesaps at 1.75 and Ben Davis 1.35 to 1.50, late-season demand strong. Seattle reports extra fancy Winesaps at 1.25 f.o.b., top season price, with stocks dwindling to under 500 cars in Northwest storage.
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Cabbage Prices Soar Amid Short Supplies and High Demand
Chicago reports a swift cabbage market surge with New York operators quoting up to 36 to 40 per ton and Texas cabbage entering trades at 25 to 30 per ton f o b. Local jobbing stalls at about 30 per ton during Easter week as dealers anticipate a pickup in activity next week.
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Onions Continue to Advance Across Chicago Area
Chicago reports steady onion price gains with quotes up to 1.50 per 100 pounds f o b Indiana. Stock is low with holdings scattered. larger buyers scoop remaining supply. Market observers expect further rises as eastern states show intense activity and the central west is nearly cleared. Connecticut operators reportedly asking 2 per 100 pounds in some eastern markets.
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APPLES FIRM AT CHICAGO
The apple market in Chicago shows firmness this week with light offerings and steady demand. Baldwins and Greenings edge up while other varieties like Spies Kings Rosbury Russets and Golden Russets hold firm. No 2s sold around 1.75 to 2. Sales in box apples ranged 1.25 to 1.60 per box.
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Baldwins
California Vegetable Shipments Reach 2771 Cars
California vegetable shipments from the southern part of the state total 2771 cars for the season through March 31. Recent daily totals include 11 cars on March 25, 9 on March 26, 24 for March 27 and 28, 7 on March 29, 20 on March 30, and 11 on March 31.
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Los Angeles
Ten Years For Woodward Pleads Guilty In Mail Fraud Case
Fort Worth, April. United States Judge Meek last week sentenced H. C. Woodward to serve 10 years in Leavenworth for fraudulent use of the mails tied to a Fort Worth produce operation. Officials say he swindled shippers out of more than 10,000 over four years, posing as deaths to dodge payments and continuing fraud across multiple firms and cities.
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H. C. Woodward
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L. C. Johnson & Co
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C. H. Woodward & Co
Los Angeles
The Wood-Stubbs Seed Suit New Trial Requested
In Louisville on April 2 a motion for a new trial was heard in Tom Wallace v Wood Stubbs and Co seed shippers. Wallace, a grower, alleges seed inferiority and breach of warranty. The judge reserved ruling, decision due later this week.
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Wood, Stubbs & Co
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Apple Exports Show Week and Seasonal Totals Rise
Apple exports for the week ending last Saturday reached 55 683 barrels, up from 19 196 barrels a year ago. The season total through last Saturday stood at 2 580 207 barrels, compared with 1 760 238 barrels in the prior year.
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Apple_esports
Parker shifts stance in Peters Brothers lawsuit
Chicago April 2 After a federal court hearing before Judge Landis David Parker is said to back Peters Brothers in their bankruptcy case. Parker admits backing the Peters Slater suit and is paying litigation expenses while owning Peters Brothers assets except the suit interest.
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Conference Sets Early Standard for Northern Potatoes
In Chicago at the Morrison Hotel on Monday eleven leaders in education and industry gathered to begin standardizing potato sorting and grading in northern states. The group agreed on broad standards defining acceptable size, condition, and uniformity, with Rural New Yorkers and Green Mountains favored as market varieties and a phased rollout plan. Formaldehyde treatment for seed potatoes was recommended and growers and dealers offered to aid publicity and distribution.
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Wisconsin Potato Growers’ Association
Prentice, Wis
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Agricultural College
Ames, Il
William Stewart
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
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Chicago Citrus Market Shows Higher Orange Prices
Chicago market reports firmer orange prices with strong Navels and lighter supply. Florida oranges offered slowly due to quality, grapefruit prices steady amid moderate demand and light receipts. Carrots quoted at 2.00 to 2.25 per box and California lemons weak at 2.50 to 2.75.
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Frost destroys crops in South Carolina and Georgia
A killing frost last night hit the southeastern section of South Carolina and Georgia on April 1. Irish potatoes beans tomatoes and peas were severely damaged with large acreage needing replanting. In Charleston Irish potato and bean crops were about 25 percent damaged. Cabbage suffered little injury.
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Georgia Peaches Nipper Frost Hits South End Crop
The late cold snap in Georgia damaged peach buds by an estimated fifty percent in the south end, while early peaches blooming after Albertas remained largely uninjured. Northern Georgia saw no buds damage, and overall growers forecast a good crop despite regional losses. Prominent growers and shippers report 30 to 60 percent damage in various localities.
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California Citrus Shipments Reported From Southern California
California citrus shipments from southern California since November 1 through March totaled 13 4173 cars. Daily figures show March 25 281 cars March 26 28% cars March 27 28 336 cars March 29 218 cars March 30 203 cars March 31 234 cars. Tulare county contributed 6 407 cars and total Mexican shipments stood at 91 cars.
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Los Angeles
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Butte County
Berry Crop Reports Across Regions And Market Notes
The Packer Weekly bulletin surveys berry crops from Alaska to Florida, noting large strawberry plantings in multiple Arkansas counties, early shipments expected from late April to May, and preference for American ventilated standard quart crates. It lists growers, varieties like Klondyke and Aroma, and indicates market moves, shipping methods, and anticipated carloads, while noting seasonal frost impacts in Georgia and South Carolina.
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