Acreage Reduced In Kentucky Strawberry Crops Report
Nashville reports from April 2 indicate Kentucky strawberry production is the lightest in years. Acreage set at 12 120 versus 16 160 in 1925 and 21 170 in 1924, with drought last year and crown borers harming growers. Weather this year is favorable, delaying shipments until May 1 to 6 and May 6 to 10 for carrots.
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Nashville
Tenn
East
Middle
West Voris
Tennessee
Department of Agriculture Statisticians
Catate
Little Change in Affairs of T. Simpson, New York
April 2. Little change in the affairs of T. Simpson. Books for 1925 missing and creditors proceed to file involuntary bankruptcy. Brown & Seccomb 4500, Fruit Auction Company 8900, Murphy Fruit Company 617. A cash settlement offer of 10 percent with nine months notes. Stock moved from 289 Washington street to uptown branch 47 Little West Twelfth Street after dis possessions.
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New York
T. Simpson
Simpson
Fruit Auction Company
Brown & Seccomb
Murphy Fruit Company
Washington Street
Uptown
Little West Twelfth, Street
Coulbourn Brothers Finances Under Trusteeship
Coulbourn Brothers of St. Petersburg, fruit and vegetable receivers and merchants, operate under the trusteeship of the Ninth Street Bank and Trust Company. Estimated assets about $8,000 with liabilities near $15,000, including about $1,000 owed to the bank and the remainder to Tampa and St. Petersburg firms. Founders Dixon L. Coulbourn and F. Scott Coulbourn started July 2, 1924, after working for their father W. T. Coulbourn of Plant City.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Coulbourn Brothers
Commission
Ninth Street Bank & Trust Company
Dixon L. Coulbourn
F. Scott Coulbourn
Krasnow Firm Members Indicted in Fresno Frauds
Fresno grand jury indicts R Krasnow James R Krasnow and B B Krasnow of Fresno based Krasnow and Sons fruit packers for obtaining money by false pretenses defrauding Prestidge Fruit Co of 3899 79 with false loss claims James R Krasnow bonds 5000 cash on counts while R Krasnow and B B Krasnow travel to Fresno to surrender and post bond. charges include perjury in connection with grand jury testimony.
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Fresno
Calif
Krasnow & Bons
Fresno Fruit Packers and Shippers
James
Prestidge Fruit Company
Claude H. Hogan
Grand Jury
Krasnow
James Krasnow
Mr. Hogan
R. Krasnow & Sons
T.W. Patterson Building
James R. Krasnow
Wilson Avenue
B. B. Krasnow
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Adams Firm Fails to Meet Obligations in Newark
New York April 2 E BE Adams & Co a fruit and vegetable jobbers in Newark N J failed this week to meet obligations. An investigation shows the firm is in a bad financial way though they do not owe much on the street.
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New York
E. BE. Adams & Co
Newark
N. J
Strawberries Bright, Missouri Yield Up in 1926 Outlook
Monett Missouri reports excellent weather and rising acreage boosting the 1926 strawberry crop in Southwest Missouri. Growers expect about 2 500 cars shipped, up from 1 575 in 1925 and 990 in 1924, with Aroma as the main variety. Harvest begins May 10 in Anderson and Goodman, May 15 in Neosho, and around May 20 in other towns.
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Monett
Missouri
Entir
Southwest Missouri
Anderson
Goodman
Neosho
Sarcotte
Carthage
Purdy
Butterfield
Pierce City
Marionville
Republic
Utica Firm Credit Scheme Arrest Mentioned
Information this week by the sheriff at Utica New York concerns a firm led by W. J. Cary and E. E. Trin. The case involves cash credit of 000 and a stake in a rotary trust. City officials reveal a planned obtaist street inquiry and financial maneuvers dated in 1925.
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New York
Fruit
Pro- Utica
W. J. Cary
Artratone Board Meets In Evansville In April
Officials from the Wells A. Bhermas Bureau of Agriculture explain the distribution plan at a late afternoon session in Evansville Indiana. The meeting outlined the new channels and scheduling for the upcoming shipments.
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Wells A. Bhermas
Bureau of Agri-1
South Texas onion growers push restrictive shipment plan
In a May Washington meeting farmers and trade leaders discussed a voluntary agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture, leading to Service and Regulatory Announcements No. 97. The plan aims to limit shipments to select grades and volumes, with wide participation anticipated and coordinated distribution through shippers.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Department of Service and Regulatory
Marketing Texas Onions Plans Completed
The Association of Onion Shippers notes the first car of Texas Bermuda onions moved from Laredo by hand from a thirty acre field. Expect more from the Rio Grande Valley and local sections. Harvest quality will improve as season progresses. few cars until after the tenth due to cool weather. Shipments to be orderly with no restrictions until the thousand car mark, then a cap will be set on shipments.
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Laredo
Tex
Association of Onion Shippera
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Melon Distributors Assn elects C C Winkler president at Evansville
The 12th annual Melon Distributors Association meeting in Evansville Indiana heard lengthy remarks by President C C Winkler Vincennes Ind. and featured addresses on farm relief measures and logistics including bedding for watermelons with excelsior as a bedding substitute. Next convention set for Louisville Kentucky with date to be determined by the executive committee.
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Executive Committee
Evanaville
Ind
Melon Distributory Association
McCurdy
Melon Distributors Association
Cincinnati
Herbert Males
Evansville
Harold van
Luke J. Leonard
Valdosta
Pennington
Leonard
Congress
Agricultural Or Economic Bureaus
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
United States
Georgia
James Arata & Son Adjudged Bankrupt
Louis J. Arata and Joseph N. Arata trading as James Arata and Sons were adjudged bankrupt in Federal Court in Cincinnati Ohio after objections to involuntary bankruptcy were withdrawn.
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James Arata
Cincinnati
Louis J. Arata
Joseph N. Arata
Maine Potatoes Shipped to Michigan Ohio and New York
New York April 2 C L Whitaker of Presque Isle Me, a noted potato shipper, says Maine has been sending potatoes to New York Michigan and Ohio. He notes only about 6 000 cars remain and shipments have averaged over 1 000 cars weekly but are thinning. He adds Maine shippers have long sold potatoes in those states.
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Maine
Michigan
Ohio
New York State
New York
C. L. Whitaker
Presque Isle
E. M. & J. T. Warder
Whitaker
Louisiana strawberry crop set to break records this year
Hammond Louisiana April 2 with a record 18000 acres planted the largest in state history and plants in fine condition growers expect about two thousand carloads of berries to be shipped this season. Unsettled cold weather delayed maturity but favorable conditions ahead could boost output despite recent heavy rains.
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Hammond
Louisiana
Indies
Names of Strawberry Growers and Shippers
Advertisers in The Packer will find in forthcoming issues of The Packer Weekly Bulletin names of growers and shippers of strawberries in the principal shipping districts through out the country. The Bulletin is a weekly publication printed exclusively for the benefit of advertisers in The Packer and is sent free to them each week their advertisement appears.
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Packer
Packer Weekly Bulletin
Bulletin
Lane Packer
Strawberry crop outlook east of the Mississippi in 1928
New York April 2 reports indicate a near normal strawberry crop across the Atlantic states for 1928, with acreage rising in several commercial districts. Virginia leads Eastern production, Maryland close behind, and most berries expected in 32-quart crates. Shipping starts late April in North Carolina and by early May in Virginia and nearby states.
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New York
Atlantic
Seaboard
Virginia
Maryland
Inne
East
Missionary
Middle West
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
State
Delaware
Caroline
Alabama
Receiver for Handy Dandy Fruit Stores Fails in Newark
The Handy Dandy Fruit Stores at 28 Cherry Street Newark New Jersey with a receiver appointed last week face liabilities far exceeding assets. Reported causes include internal dissension within the business.
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Handy Dandy Fruit Stores
Newark, N.J
New York
Handy Handy Fruit Stores
Cherry Street
Newark
N. J
Produce Packer weekly newspaper notice for trade readers
A short notice explains The Produce Packer is a separate weekly newspaper focused on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of produce and other commodities. It invites readers to request a free sample copy.
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Onmumaaptel
Coulbourn Bros
FIRM
OF Krasnow & Sons
R. Krasnow
B. B. ‘Krasnow
California
Grand Dary
E. E. Adams & Co
Utica
Artraton ‘Board
WHS
Ayention Hela
South
C.C. Winkler
Melon Distributors Assn
Louisville, Ky
C. C. Winkler
Vincennes, Nd
Flist
H. L. Cartwright
Tifton
R. B. Forrester
Dothan
Ala
R. H. Pennington
James LL. Leonard
J. W. Horne
Metcalfe
W. L. Hanson
Chicago
IL. E. Holloway
Atlanta
Sam T. Say
Trenton
Convention City
Louisville
Brown
Albany
Amites
Denham
Independence
Montpellier
Cipal Producers
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