Shipper Not Liable For Railroad’s Careless Acts
In a friendly common pleas suit in Cincinnati Ohio Leonard Crosset Riley argued the Central of Georgia Railway could not recoup charges from the shipper after a consignee died and the railroad failed to collect. The court ruled the shipper not responsible to reimburse the railroad and details the delivery and payment sequence. The July 7 1921 shipment and July 1 1924 suit arise under the states commerce act and related legal precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central of Georgia Railroad
Leonard, Crosset & Riley
Consignes
Shipper
Cincinnati
Central of Georsgia Railway
Court of Common Pleas
State OF Ohio
County OF Hamilton
Court OF Common
Thomas Darby
Central of Georgia Railway Company
State of Georgia
Forwardtown
Canada
Corby
Agid Corby
Montreal
Ottawa
Plain Ag
Mabie
Cipolla & Sons Faces Shipper Complaints in Kansas City
Frank Cipolla & Sons of 312 Walnut street Kansas City are cited by several shippers for delays and unpaid shipments. Ama Vegetable of Ama Louisiana claims nonpayment for shipments of shallots on February 24 and 27 1926. Rocky Ford Produce of Rocky Ford Colorado alleges beans were received molded. Additional complaints come from H L Roberts & Co of Hitchcock Texas and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cipolla’& Co
Kansas City
Frank Cipolla & Sons
Walnut Street
Ama Vegetable Company
Ama
Rocky Ford Produce Company
Rocky Ford
Colo
Cipolla
H. L. Roberts & Co
Hitchcock, Tex
Good Prospects for Potatoes and Onions in Lafourche Terrebonne
Houma La April 3 Excessive rains in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes have threatened crops but potatoes and onions look strong. Expected shipments include 600 to 700 carloads of potatoes and 200 carloads of onions with local movement in a week or ten days and broader moves by May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tafourche
Terrebonne
Houma
Louisiané
Lafourche
Scott S Oyler Dies in Cincinnati at 82
Scott S. Oyler of Cincinnati died Tuesday morning at age 82 from pneumonia at his home 670 Purcell Avenue Price Hill after a week of illness. Funeral services were held at his home Thursday with Rev. Edwin M. Martin officiating. Oyler was a junior partner in Charles C. Oyler & Sons and a prominent trades figure. He served in trade organizations, led local leagues, and was active in Masons Shrines and civic groups. He is survived by his widow two children Thomas 11 and Jane 2 and his parents.
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Cincinnati
Scott S
Oyler
Charles C. Oyler & Sons
Purcell Avenue
Price Hill
Edwin M. Martin
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Thomas
Jane
Hastings Potato Crop In Hastings District In Good Shape
A Hastings potato grower association wire reports that late rains caused no damage to the Hastings yield. The crop is progressing well with potatoes showing excellent quality.
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Hastings
New York
Robinson
Hastings Potato Growers’ Association
Fila
Apple Exports For Week And Season Totals
Apple exports for the week ending April 3 totaled 28 536 barrels and 24 499 boxes, per the International Apple Shippers Association, up from 22 297 barrels and 24 017 boxes a year earlier. Cumulative season totals reach 4 972 108 boxes and 2 864 308 barrels versus 2 597 621 barrels and 4 669 641 boxes last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple
Rochester
International
Apple Shippers’ Association
New York Citrus Market Shows Strength Despite Varied Quality
Receipts of California navels totaled 80 cars with good quality and lighter offerings, boosting prices 35 60 cents per box. Florida oranges moved freely at higher prices with Valencia sales to 7.75 per box, while Porto Rican lemons and grapefruits varied in price. Cargoes abroad and out-of-town demand influenced markets, with ample boxes afloat for several ports.
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New York
California
Florida
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Boston
Weather Improves the Strawberry Market in Chicago
Weather turns seasonable and demand rises for strawberries in Chicago. Receipts move out as fast as they arrive. Buyers favor Louisiana stock, with 24 pint ventilated crates selling around 5.50 to 5.76. Florida freexera brings 10 to 50 cents per quart depending on quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Florida
Louisiana
Krasnow & Sons Respond to Grand Jury Indictment
Fresno Calif April 9 Krasnow and Sons say the Grand Jury charges mirror a prior Police Court hearing two months ago that ended in dismissal for insufficient evidence They claim Prestidge Fruit Company owes them 11000 past due for over a year and seek payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Missing Danville man W W Campbell sought in Chicago
No word has been received about W W Campbell of Danville Illinois who has been missing for over a month. He was last seen in Chicago about five weeks ago. He owes money though indebtedness is believed moderate. One Danville man endorses a Campbell note for $3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
W. W. Campbell
Chicago
Packer
Potatoes Trade Wild in Aroostook County This Week
In Aroostook County Maine the potato market showed irregular pricing with nominal ranges as shippers and farmers quoted from about 3 to 9 per bushel while some bags and barrels fetched higher or lower. Florida, Michigan, and Wisconsin entries affected the week’s price activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oen
Aroostook County
Maine
Abby
Harlem
Green Mountain
New York
Florida
Michigan
Wisconsin
Plans Set for August International Apple Shippers’ Convention
Buffaio hosts the upcoming International Apple Shippers Association convention in August. Fred Brennisen heads the executive committee with enthusiastic local workers. Committees cover advertising publicity entertainment finance hotel reservations registration banquet reception and ladies committee with J W Lansing F D Wood George Schreck George Woelfle and others in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffaio
Inter
Apple Shippers
Buffalo
Fred Brennisen
Plang
Epplé
Brennisen
J. W. Lansing
F. D. Wood
George B.schreck
George Woelfle
William E. McIntosh
W. B. Wilkes
John E. Schintzius
O. B. Bima
Albert E. Clark
Louisiana Strawberries Arrive in New York in Larger Volume
Louisiana strawberries begin to arrive in greater quantities in New York markets. Prices run near Florida fruit, with Louisiana berries selling around 80 to 86 cents per pint, while Florida fruit commands up to 75 cents per quart. Average to fancy Florida fruit fetches 60 to 66 cents a quart. poor fruit as low as 15 to 20 cents. Florida shipments mainly from Lakeland and Galloway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louisiana
Florida
Judgment Against E A Botimer of Detroit
Detroit April 9 a judgment by default was awarded in the Circuit Court for 818 against E A Botimer in favor of J A Meadows of New Bern N C. The suit arose from a car of potatoes shipped to Botimer last June with no accounting by the shipper. Botimer has operated a produce business in Detroit for about a year and a half and had moved from his former address, failing to appear in defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
E. A. Botimer
J.A. Meadows
New Bern
N. C
Botimer
E. A. Bottmer
B F Keith Appointed to Railroad Board in Texas
Davies Texas April 9 B F Keith of the Harkrider Keith Cooke Company Fort Worth Texas was appointed on the board of directors of the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad of Texas at a meeting held here Wednesday.
Potatoes In Twin Cities Stay Strong Amid Red River Supply Tightening
In Minneapolis on April 9 dealers report strong demand for carrots and potatoes from a wide region, especially the Southeast. Canadian shipments pass through the Twin Cities as loading stations near cleanup. prices hover around 4.75 to 5 per cwt. Stocks are tightening as eight weeks remain before the new crop meets demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Minn
Red River
Sandland
Twin City
F.e. B
Chicago Receives About One-Fifth of Potatoes Shipments
The carrot market for potatoes remains active with No 1 Wisconsin round whites at around 5.65 5.75 a bag and prices hitting the season's high. Chicago accounts for roughly 20 percent of weekly arrivals as buyers stay strong despite higher levels. Florida new stock moves quickly with No 1 Spaulding Rose at 17 18 per barrel and No 2a at 18 15 per barrel.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Idaho
No. 1 Spaulding Rose
No. 2A
Graceville Watermelon Acreage Re planted After Frost
Graceville Florida reports about 5 000 acres of watermelons damaged by frost on April 2 have been replanted. The shipping season is delayed about two weeks with loading expected to start between June 15 and 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graceville
Fla
Potato Prices Rise Sharply in Michigan Markets
Grand Rapids Mich April 9 Car rot and potato shipments at Michigan loading points edged to 5 a cwt with buyers asking 6 26. Growers price at country points jumped to 3 a bushel as demand surged amid dumping and storage activity. Severe hail damage in Laredo district Texas on April 9 destroyed 600 to 700 acres of onions and damaged 300 to 400 acres, with shippers anticipating a cut of 800 to 400 cars in tonnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapide
Mich
Michigan
Laredo
Tex
Jackson joins H. M. Williams Brokerage as assistant sales manager
K K Jackson resigns from Union Leery Company after years as assistant sales manager and joins H M Williams Brokerage Company in Kansas City as assistant sales manager. Williams, former East Coast Potato Distributors executive, leads the firm after relocating to Kansas City last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
K.K. Jackson
Union Letery Company
H. M. Williams Brokerage Company
Jackson
H. M. Williams
East Coast
Cape Charles
Plans for Reorganization at Stewart Fruit Co
In San Francisco and Los Angeles reports creditors of the Stewart Fruit Company discuss a reorganization plan. Strong funds would pay cash to growers and maintain operations, with further details to come. Plans include paying about 50 percent cash to growers and issuing notes or certificates for the balance, contingent on upcoming season crops.
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San Francisco
Stewart Fruit Company
Thomas M. Patterson
Stewart Frult Company
Stewart Company
San Joaquin Valley
Stewart Fruit ‘Company
Mitteg
Brocadure
On Company
Los Angeles
Aronson Bond House
Hellman Banking
Fresno Shipper E. Y. Foley Granted Personal Bankruptcy Discharge
Edmund Y. Foley of Fresno, a shipper of green and dried fruits, was personally discharged from bankruptcy after petition filed December 24, 1925 in the U S District Court listing unsecured liabilities of 485 582 39 and assets of 200 The case involved many banks and nearly 600 creditors none of whom was accused The firm E G Foley Inc remains active and is under investigation by Clyde H Thompson special referee of Fresno
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
United States District Court
Foley
E. G. Foley, Inc
Bosiness Organization
Ray B White of Big Wells Dies After Ill Health
A wire from Big Wells Texas reports the death on Wednesday of Ray B White founder of the Ray B White Company the leading grower and shipper of green vegetables in Texas He had been ill for over a year and his funeral is set for this afternoon in Uvalde Texas
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Dallas
Tex
Big Wells
Ray B. White
White
Xexan
Uvalde
Egyptian Onion Imports Unsold at New York Dock
The report states 83,863 bags of Egyptian onions remained unsold at the New York dock while 90,000 bags were afloat for New York and an additional 28,000 bags were destined for Boston.
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New York
Apell v
Boston
Potatoes and Truck Crops in Savannah District Rebound After Cold Spring
The Savannah Truckers Exchange notes normal potato yields for this season after a cold wet spring forced replanting in Chatham and Effingham counties. About 1,800 acres were planted with main varieties Irish Cobblers Red Bliss and Green Mountains, with 60 bushels per acre expected. Cabbage plantings are down, beans were damaged by freezes, tomatoes near average, and five hundred acres of Tom Watsons watermelon are slated for shipment late June. J. L. Budreau leads as general manager and C. E. Felton as sales manager.
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Chatham
Effingham
Wakefield
J. L. Budreau
Savannah Truckers’ Exchange
Savannah Truckers Exchange
C. E. Felton
First Car of Potatoes Moves from Hastings Fla
The Hastings section shipped its first car of potatoes Tuesday sold by G. W. Waller. No. 1s brought 15 dollars per barrel and No. 2s 13. Quality noted as good while movement is light until mid May and expected to pick up around May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Fla
G. W. Waller
The Produce Packer Weekly Sample Policy
A brief describes The Produce Packer weekly newspaper issued alongside The Packer. It notes market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and furs and offers a free sample copy upon request. The tone is promotional and informational.
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Scott S. Oyler
Taghter
Valenviss
Sicily
Krasnow & Sons
Aroostork County
B. F. Keith
F. Worth
Red River Valley
K. K. Jackson
H. M. Williams Brokerage Company of
Stewart Fruit CO
E. Y. Foley
Big Wells, Tex
Savannah
Gai
Hastings, Fla
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