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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1920
Page
1
The Bureau of Crop Estimates notes some increases in strawberry acreage in Tennessee Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana with favorable crop conditions overall. Kentucky shows a acreage decline yet yields are expected strong as growers anticipate solid production this year.
Ripley Tennessee reports a strong strawberry outlook with 8 750 acres, up slightly from last year, and plants wintered well. Arkansas leads U.S. acreage at 8 800, Missouri shows gains. shipments expected from mid April to May with Aroma the dominant variety. East Tennessee and Kentucky expect solid crops, while drought risks and frost remain potential factors.
A Bureau of Crop Estimates preliminary report shows Alabama 1,400 acres California 3,260 Florida 1,200 Louisiana 17,700 Mississippi 550 and Texas 300 in these six states. Total area ready to ship about 14,400 acres up from 12,950 last year with an estimated 1,162,600 crates versus 997,450 crates previously.
Coachella Valley onion growers met in Coachella and adopted grading rules for the 1920 crop. State inspectors will be maintained with a state inspection certificate on all cars, funded by a per crate assessment. Open movement expected April 20 to 25. details include pack quality and condition standards.
Joe Long, manager for the Union City butter plant of the Long Company, says he filed suit against Knudson for 50,000 in Winchester Indiana for falsifying company records. He describes attempts to delay trial, Knudson’s Ohio action, and Knudson’s pay arrangement.
New York dispatch reports Harry Ullmann, egg man, returning from Northern Missouri where he found a muddled egg market. He notes Swift and Wilson & Co. expanding operations, farmers forming co operatives with dividends, and price ranges from 33 to 43 cents per dozen for loose eggs amid contention between farmers and packers.
Washington April 2 Organization of the Fruit Growers Express Company to be formed by major railroads east of the Mississippi has been perfected with Henry B. Spencer as president. The Delaware-incorporated company will acquire and operate the Fruit Growers Express cars after May 1, with headquarters in this city.
Armour & Co. will operate the refrigerator car and protective services for perishable freight moving by rail. The new corporation lists W. G. Brantley as vice president, DH. J. Roth as general manager, D. R. Macleod as secretary, H. F. Pierce as treasurer, and C. P. Cooper as controller. Spencer is elected president and will serve as an advisory member on the Director General of Railroads staff regarding purchases during federal control.
The Bureau of Crop Estimates reports a 12 percent increase in early Irish potato plantings for 1920, compared with 1919. The 1919 total across listed states was 182,250 acres, with 203,410 acres forecast for 1920 after the rise. States listed include Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Arizona, Missouri, and Oklahoma with varying figures.
W L Barnes will assume charge of distributing refrigerator car equipment in Chicago beginning Monday under a reestablished department of the Car Service Section. The arrangement mirrors federal railroad administration practices and comes amid known refrigerator shortages. Barnes is trusted for his thorough knowledge of the issue and its wide scope. May & Jacobson of New York previously claimed representation for Walter Bickley but the record shows they represented J A Singer of the George Legg Poultry Co in the egg contract lawsuit.
Sacramento district officials estimate 550 acres planted with berries, a 25 percent drop, while Los Angeles district shows about 774 acres for the season, with Imperial Valley contributing 50 acres less than last year. Production expectations cite favorable weather and 300 crates per acre, cannery price at 15 cents per pound, and plans to boost next year’s output by at least 200 acres.
Barney Mooren, South Bend dealer in debt to Chicago creditors around 25000, returned late last week and faced a criminal charge of issuing fraudulent checks. He posted 1000 bond and was released. Chicago creditors’ representative Louis Cohen failed to locate Mooren’s assets. A bankruptcy petition has been filed and Mooren will face the referee, with further developments anticipated.
Monett April 2 The Independent Fruit Exchange a coalition of independent strawberry associations in Southwest Missouri says it will operate again this year after a successful last season. Sales remain handled by each local association while the exchange acts as an information bureau. Participating groups include Anderson Fruit Growers Purdy Horticultural and Southwest Missouri Fruit Growers unions with managers named for each locale. Also notes California vegetable shipments with totals by date through March 29 reaching 326 cars this year.
W D Garlington & Co of Dallas says a typographical error in a previous ad overstated by 600 cars. the firm is a major shipper of potatoes cabbage and onions with warehouses and loading sheds in Colorado Oregon Washington and Texas.
New York April 2. Robert T Cochran returned from a South trip touching Florida and Georgia peach regions. He notes an optimistic start for a fine Georgia crop but warns a severe cold spell in March slowed growth, delaying blossoms about two weeks and complicating May drop prospects.
The preMerts say labor is scarce as colored workers move north for higher wages, crates may be short forcing use of bushel baskets, but strong demand for peaches at fair prices should keep growers profitable if refrigerator firms secure fruit handling and car supply.
Strikes spread in New York harbor as Erie workmen on passenger boats and freight lighters join the action. Freight handlers quit at noon Thursday while ferry crews walked out at 7 pm after transferring Jersey commuters. United Fruit Company presses non union workers amid clashes over unloading. Discussions ongoing between union reps and railroad firms with threats of a total harbor shut down Friday. Trade in fruit vegetables butter eggs and poultry suffers as congestion worsens through the night and into Friday.
In Cincinnati on April 2 United States Commissioner Adier bound over L Herier and son of St Herier & Co to the grand jury after a hearing on charges under the Lever Food Act. They allegedly allowed 125 barrels of Harvey Greening apples to rot in cold storage. Testimony cited the storage condition by the employer city inspector and a federal agent.
Reports indicate a normal crop as acreage in cultivation grows across the Eastern states. Weather and market conditions appear favorable for the season, suggesting steady production and potential price stability for growers and distributors.
Government estimates trace 21 000 acres across Delaware New York Maryland New Jersey North Carolina Virginia and Florida with 24 66 carloads shipped last year from the Atlantic coast region. Florida and North Carolina report sizable acreages and shipments beginning late April to May. Virginia New Jersey Maryland Delaware and New York projections indicate near last years totals though some states expect increases amid broader regional plantings.
George Green, once with Cudahy Packing Company’s produce branch before it quit business, has joined H Hagen & Co at 171 Chambers street. A renowned eye salesman on the New York market, he heads to the shipping districts in the Central and Southwestern states after the change.
Advertisers in The Packer will find the names of many strawberry growers and shippers in the Weekly Bulletin to be printed April 7. The Bulletin is a weekly publication mailed free of charge exclusively to current advertisers in The Packer.
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