Poultry Price Inquiry Hits New York Market Practices
An assistant district attorney pressed an inquiry into live poultry pricing at West Washington Market. He questioned A. T. Pearson of the carlotive poultry shippers' association as investigators alleged receivers and buyers fixed prices to pay premiums to shippers. Reports show fluctuating carloads, varied quotations, and auctions amid a tense market with prices ranging from 17 to 23 cents per pound for fowls and 21 to 26 cents for turkeys.
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New York
West Washington
A. T. Pearson
Carlotive Poultry Shippers’ Association
Colonel Barry
Price Current
District Attorney’s
Missouri River
Live Poultry Auction Co
East Side
Ednesday
Kentucky
Texas
Bevi
Philadelphia
Gise
Delayed Hearing On Spotting Charge Before I C C
A hearing on the spotting charge in the proposed rate increase was postponed. The Interstate Commerce Commission will first rule on main rate issues before addressing the spotting charge for cars in a later proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interssate Commerce Commission
Abe
Iehington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Fresh Onions Roll Toward Peak Movement Soon
The Texas onion trade reports 164 cars moved to date as shippers expect a larger, steady movement in the next week to ten days. Prices hover near 2.25 delivered in Dallas, with cash discounts pushing bids, while growers battle thrips and variable warm spells. Local agencies open shops. first car left March 21, ahead of last year. Continuous rains delay digging. season shows uneven progress but bulk is building.
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Laredo
Tex
A | Youugkin
Cara
J. Armengal
Dallas
C. D. Jarrett
C. A. Brown
C. D. Jarrett Co
Roy Campbell
Dublin Bros
Jacksonville
R. V. Dublin
North American Fruit Exchange
Hodges &, Mud6
Bros
M. B. ‘Potts, & Co
Moore & Co
G. M
H. Wagner'& Sons
Oran Alexander
Robert Love
Spud Show Plans Dropped in Midwest
Chicago April 3 Plans for a midwest potato show next fall have been abandoned by the Wisconsin Potato Growers Association executive committee. They will not hold the April 17 conference in Chicago to discuss the exhibit due to uncertain assurances from commercial sources. W. C. Phelps returns to Los Angeles with canta loupes from Imperial valley and reports conditions favorable for an early season. The Duncan Campbell Co. operates a large 320 acre field in the valley and expects a heavy crop with shipments to start by May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin Potato Growers’ Agsn
Madison
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Ter
W. C. Phelps
Los Angeles
Cal
W. C.phelps
Duncan Campbell Co
Imperial Valley
Phelps
Fancy Berries Demand Hits Chicago as Arrivals Poor
Chicago April 3 There was good demand for fancy strawberries this week but most stock from Florida and Louisiana arrived in poor condition and did not move readily. Many berries were soft and moldy, one Louisiana car was refused. Florida receipts were moderate, about 2 600 Louisiana cases opened the week. Prices varied with berry condition from 60c to 2.26 per case Louisiana, best Florida at 20 26c per quart, bakers spelling at 56 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Florida
Louisiana
Freight Rates Too High for Apple Trade Affects Virginias
Eastern Fruit Growers Association and allied groups file with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking freight readjustment on apple shipments from Virginia Maryland West Virginia Delaware and southern Pennsylvania. They warn hundreds of thousands of dollars in business and millions in capital could be lost without relief. Testimony cites rising plantings and future bearing orchards while rates in much of the producing region remain unchanged. California citrus shipments totals and daily car counts are reported for November to March with 16 044 cars from Southern California and 5 177 from Northern California through March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Eastern Fruit Growers’ Assn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Acker
Baltimore & Ohio’ Railroad Co
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Dela
Ware
Pennsylvania
David 8. Snively
Hagerstown
Phil H. Gold
Winchester
D.N. Minnick
Chambersburg
J. H. Rothwell
Martinsburg
W. Va
Alex Colhan
Thomas B. Symons
College At
College Park
New York State
New York
Cheasareake and Ohio Canal
Baltimore and Ohio
California
Los Angeles
Californa
Philip Peters Dead Popular New York Fruit Merchant
Philip Peters of the Fleming and Peters fruit and vegetable firm in the Gansevoort market died Tuesday morning at his home from a complication of diseases led by diabetes. A popular New York trader, he was a heavy buyer from large dealers and known as a fair and square merchant.
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New York
Philip Peters
Fleming & Peters
Gansevoort
Peters
New-York
Apple Growers Suit and City Berry Law Pass
Apple Growers in Delta region sue the Apple Growers Exchange of Denver over missing payments amid a failed cooperative scheme. Separate item reports a Franklin County lemon case and a Peoria ordinance requiring standard measure packaging for berries with penalties for noncompliance.
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Peoria
J. G. Reuter
Maryland Debates Crime for False Credit Claims
A Maryland editorial argues against a proposed law to criminalize knowingly false credit statements. It claims the bill targets deadbeats unfairly, notes merchants raise prices to cover losses, and criticizes the House for not meeting the state’s standard of citizenship while urging recognition of the high cost of living issue.
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Senatoe Campbell
Baltimore
Maryland
Senate
Marylanl
House of Representatives
Potato market slumps in Kansas City bids fall
Potato prices drop ten cents per bushel across Kansas City amid weak demand and liberal offerings. Red River Ohio tubers move readily earlier but selling prices slip further as dealers stockpile, while seeding timetables and abundant supply temper the market. In Washington, McKellar cold storage bill hearing is postponed with no new date set.
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Kansas City
Red River
Ohio
Red River Ohios
Dealera
McKellar
Washington, D. C
Covington
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commercce
Poultry probe and markets dominate New York Texas reports
Readers learn of a broad set of concerns from a poultry probe in New York to Texas freight rates and hearing on spotting charges. California citrus shipments and Wisconsin spud shows, 6000 Georgia peaches, Chicago berry scarcity, and mixed market notes across Detroit Minneapolis and Kansas City pages. Phillip Peters dead and Phillip Saltta guilty appear among varied local items. Daigle's trial set next month as Wert pays and tax free details surface. Page 3 through Page 6 cover markets, temperate forecasts, and regional notes including New York egg and butter markets and incubator shipments.
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New York
Texas
California
Philip Peters
Phillip Saltta
McKellar
Daigle
Georgia
Kansas City
Chicago
Imperial Valley
Wisconsin
Solving the egg puzzle con and potato market notes
A collage of market notes across cities from Boston to Chicago detailing potato values, egg shipments by boat, fresh fruit arrivals, and regional produce trends. Reports reference Boston butter and eggs, Chicago markets, New York citrus, and forthcoming berry and onion shipments along with street notes from Baltimore, Kansas City, and Philadelphia.
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Boston
Boston Street
Baltimore
Chicago
React
Arketa
New Zealand
San Francisco
Kansas City
Mr. Burton
New York
Florida
N. Y
Sacramento
Daigle Trial Set Next Month in Federal Court
Hubald Daigle, a prominent Aroostook County potato shipper and Wrenchville storekeeper, faces federal trial in Portland after a December grand jury indictment charging concealment of assets in bankruptcy from a trustee. He has long supplied Boston dealers, handling a large business with four sale houses in St. Luce and Frenchville.
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Maine
Boston
Hubald Daigle
Aroostook County
Wrenchville
Portland
St. Luce
Frenchville
Wert Lands Free After Settlement In Egg Scheme
Murfreesboro Tennessee April 3 Wert charged with obtaining goods under false pretenses was jailed last week. He paid the eggs and court costs and the warrant was withdrawn. Wert claimed to be with Orlaff & Co of Cleveland backed by 2,000,000 capital and arranged weekly shipments of eggs with R. Oglesby. The case involved alleged misrepresentation and a plan to use a Cleveland firm. Wert and J. P. Peebles were connected with W. & W Painting Co and formed Orlaff Bee Co. Expensive shipments and bank references were scrutinized. Wert was released after settlement.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
W. W. Wert
Wert
Eges
Packer
Justice, of the Peace
W. A. Miles
Mr. Oglesby
Oglesby
Ert
Orlatt & Co
Org
Cleveland
Banking Institution
Express
Consignee
Ex Press
Jesse W. Sparks
Ashville
Orloff Company
Relof Wert
Orloff Egg Co
Euclid Avenue
J. P. Peebles
W. & W. Painting Co
Orlaff Bee Co
Citizens Provision Co
R. P. Nash
Peebles
Chaff Eeg Co
Benk
Giraff Bee Co
Peables
Iitter
Ogiss
Nashville
Orlesby
Pacific Coast Producers Fight Chinese Egg Trade Declares It Unclean
Pacific coast view notes Chinese egg importers scramble profits as Levin Co ceases imports after losses. Trade sources claim prices in San Francisco range from 13c to 7c per dozen with freight and storage costs. Consul Pontius cites February to May as peak season and notes risks of invasive foreign agents and high breakage, chilling margins for importers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Coast
San
E. Block
China
Julius Levir Co
San Francisco
Levin
Julius Levin Co
H. H. Levin
Levin Company
John Wart
Stewart & Stevens
W. Pontius
Nanking
Chi
Pontius
Yellow River
Yangtze River
United States
Levin Bros
Maine Seed Potatoes Must Bear Certified Maine Bags
The U S Department of Agriculture warns potato growers to buy only seed potatoes from Aroostook County Maine that arrive in original bags bearing a Maine state agriculture certificate guaranteeing freedom from powdery scab. Maine inspectors are tightening checks to prevent spread, and potatoes without this certificate may be repacked for table stock.
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Maine
Washington, D. C
Aroostook County
United States Department of Agriculture
Maine State Department of Agriculture
Europe
Canada
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Ite
Cksi
Will
Swan
Hayward
Frank Moss
Laitta
Fazio
F. Gatto
B. Gatto
Philip Saitta
Saitta
Gatto
Indiana
E. P. Miller
Detroit
Minneapolis
Towa
Carother’s
Almeria
Texas News
Pittsburgh Markets and News
Hudgins Atill
Plant City
Poteet
Indianapolis
Fitch's Department
Sparagus
Eugene, Ore
Bilis
Shimer
Keyser
Buffalo Street
Germany
Norfolk
Baltimore Street
Imperial
East Tennessee Trust Prospecta
Mississippi
St. Louis
Cincinnati
J. R. Koonts
Atlanta
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