Increased yield of strawberries in Arkansas
Monett Missouri reports a large Arkansas and Missouri strawberry crop this year with 2 300 to 2 900 cars expected. Klondyke and Aroma varieties dominate and the standard ventilated full quart crate will be used at leading points. Movements begin late April to early May across towns in Arkansas and Missouri with plant conditions described as strong and healthy.
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Monett
Arkansas
Missouri
Horatio
Nashville
Jud Sonia
Searcy
Bald Knob
van Buren
Alma
Dyer
Ark
Bounds & McGehee
Dyer, Ark
W. H. Burrough
Mulberry
McGehie & Hale
Dardanelle
Cotton & Johnson
Batesville
Strawberry Point
Unseasonal Florida Frost Breaks Records Without Damage
A heavy frost hit North Florida on Sunday night April 9 with record low temps for the season. Miami dropped to 45.5 degrees while northern and western areas reached 26 in Tampa. Alachua and Levy counties reported the heaviest losses but claim the damage will be minor as the cold weather shattered regional records.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Miami
Tampa
Alachua
Levy
Frost Causes Little Peach Crop Damage in Georgia
Atlanta April 14 The Georgia Fruit Exchange reports no damage to the peach crop from Sunday's frost. Early vegetables in South Georgia show only a slight setback as crops were not far along. About 350 cars north of Atlanta and 4,000 cars south of the city were involved in shipments.
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Atlanta
Georgia Fruit Exchange
Georgia
William D A Jurgens Ends His Life In Brooklyn
New York. April 14. William D A Jurgens a leading butter fruit and vegetable wholesaler in Brooklyn killed himself at his home in Brooklyn by cutting his throat with a razor morning. He was 77 years old and long known for wealth and success with no known business troubles.
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New York
William D. A. Jurgens
Brooklyn
Brodin
Federal Report of Crop Movement Summary
The Kansas City Office of Markets reports carrot shipments of tomatoes, strawberries, and onions. The figures cover movements out of the state where each commodity is grown.
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Kansas City
Office of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Baff Gunmen Convicted of Murder
New York April 14 Guiseppe Avichiello the first gunman tried for the murder of Barnet Baff the live poultry receiver was convicted of murder in the first degree in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court. Avichiello 21 will be sentenced this week. The jury took six hours amid concerns he was coerced by others. The second gunman Frank Ferrara was tried next and found guilty of murder in the second degree after a 30 minute deliberation.
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New York
Guiseppe Avichiello
Barnet Baff
Washington
Supreme Court
Avichiello
Shearne
Arichiello
Frank Ferrara
O'Malley
Ferrara
Swann
Gong
Frost damage across Oklahoma fruit crops reported
April 14 reports from Guthrie Muskogee and nearby counties describe a weekend freeze that damaged corn potatoes and alfalfa while sparing most large orchards. Fruit losses were heavy in Logan county with estimates of about 100 cans of Elberta peaches and significant hits to apples cherries and strawberries. fires burned through the night in large orchards to save fruit.
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el Reno
Okla
Guthrie
Olde
Avlinasworth
Muskogee
Logan County
Dillon's Department To Get 24500 This Year
New York April 14 Indications are that Commissioner Dillon of the Department of Foods and Markets will receive 24500 from the state to run his department this year. An erroneous report last week claimed he had already gotten it, but the legislature has not voted. Dillon asked for 300000 and gave no specific use for the funds. The committee, after review, fixed the appropriation at 24500 with an itemized statement required.
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New York
Dillon
Department of Foods and Markets
Bankruptcy Petition Against Morrison New York April late last week
An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against Morris Morrison, butter and eggs wholesaler at 188 Duane Street and Morris Dairy Company at 880 Jennings Street, Bronx. Creditors Kurtin & Kurtin $447 Lazar Wallach $482 Johnson-Salkild Co $364. Liabilities $6000 assets $250. Morrison assigned to creditor Herman Berman. In business three months.
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Morrison
New York
Morris Morrison
Duane Street
Alsc
Morris Dairy Company
Jennings Street
The
Bronx
Kurtin & Kurtin
Lazar Wallach
Johnson-Salkild Company
Packer
Herman Berman
California Cherries First of the Season Arrives in Chicago
The first cherry shipment of the season from California arrived in Chicago on April 14 and sold at auction for 25 dollars to J Bills Slater. The Frank H Buck Company shipped them and the Wignall Moore Company received them for sale by the Central Fruit Auction Company. The half box 14 row purple Guignes were praised by Auctioneer Mc Hale as among the best first shipments he had seen.
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Chicago
California
J. Bills
Slater
Frank H. Buck Company
Wignall Moore Company
Central Fruit Auction Company
McHale
Berry Movement Reports Slow Start at Hammond Belt
Continued cold weather slows strawberry maturity in Hammond Louisiana and nearby areas. Despite delays, crop conditions are satisfactory with twelve to fifteen cans moving daily from loading stations, and production is expected to rise going forward.
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Hammond
Quotation Cards With Doubtful Meaning Worry Shippers
The letter from A M Miller of Dallas Texas describes ambiguous quotation cards sent to country poultry dealers. Shippers report mismatch between advertised f o b and actual delivery terms causing friction. White & McDowell of Knouman Tex sues for express charges, while the card suggests net prices and forced buyers with no clear f o b terms.
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Dallas
White & McDolwell
Knoufman
Tex
A. M. Miller
Apple exports fall for week and season to British ports
Apple exporters report 25,445 barrels exported on the week ending last Saturday, down from 36,295 barrels a year ago. Season total reaches 1,393,143 barrels versus 2,598,531 barrels in the same period last year. Boxes are counted as three to a barrel.
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New York
Louisiana Potatoes Escape Frost Damage
The Packer reports Crockett & Well of Alexandria La say a frost on April 8 and 2 did no damage to the potato crop. Independence Berry Movement at Independence La notes 260 cars of strawberries shipped to date valued about 300000 dollars. Cold retarded the season but warmer weather now boosts receipts as berries turn red. prices ranged 1.60 to 2.35. Shipments heavy, expect next week.
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Ion
F. C. TB
Louisiana
Kansas City
Packer
Crockett & Well
Alexandria
Independence Berry Movement
Independence
Teamsters Threaten Trouble in Chicago
In Chicago on April 14 the Teamsters Union presses new demands on South Water produce carting firms. They seek a $2.50 weekly salary increase and a 15 cent per hour overtime rise. Ten days of talks yielded no settlement as conferences continue to avert a strike. A walkout would severely disrupt fruit and produce traffic and harm city business.
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Chicago
Teemsters
Teamsters Union
Frost Hits Eagle Lake Potato Crop In 25 to 50 Percent Loss
The Englehard brothers report a severe freeze damaged the Eagle Lake potato crop by about 25 to 50 percent. Temperatures fell to 30 degrees for about two hours with damage varying by streaks. About 150 acres have any chance of a fair crop, with yields of around 135 bushels. the rest will likely be under 100 bushels. Season to begin May 1 amid dry conditions and need for rain. Wharton and Simonton districts fared worse.
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Kansas
Cyee
jTex
Wharton
Simonton
Arrest of Larrimore Leads to Overnight Release
Baltimore April 4 C L Larrimore head of the Merchants Produce Company was arrested Saturday on fraud charges amid widespread complaints from shippers. At 27 he ran a projection business at 15 West Pratt Street, facing calls for returns and months of overquoting the market and bad checks. A creditor meeting was set with liabilities at 53 506.18 and assets at 545.79 as he sought a possible 20 percent compromise.
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Baltimore
William J. Ogden
Horace P. Flack
Gilkey Mercantile Company
H.P. Rucker & Co
Gilkey, N.C
Larrimorre
Merchants Produce Company
Larrimore
Piowaty Sons Expands Texas Potato Trade This Season
Piowaty Sons of Chicago plan a Texas potato and onion push. Carl Pionyaty says five men oversee Texas loading and movement, with daily ship of onions and soon potatoes. Brownsville district offers a promising potato deal, shipments expected within a week. Setbacks elsewhere may push Brownsville potatoes to market first.
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Chicago
Carl Pionyaty
M. Piowaty & Sons
Texas
Piowaty Concern
Brownsville
Poultry Cars Held Up by Hartigen in New York
Two cars of live poultry were delayed by Commissioner Hartizen of the Bureau of Weights and Measures due to heavier than normal crops. One car from Aurora Missouri to H Baff & Son. another from Dallas Texas to Charles Collins Company. Cars arrived Monday. orders to not sell for 24 hours, unloaded and sold Tuesday. Some crops too corn heavy. Hastings Florida potatoes arriving next week with Nos. 1 at 6.50 to 7.25 per barrel, No. 2 5 to 6, and culls 2 to 4. Strawberries weaker in New York with Florida fruit plentiful. refrigerator berries 15–20c per quart, open crates 13–22c.
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Hartigen
New York
Hartizen
Bureau of Weights and Measures
A. W. Bear
Aurora
H. Baff & Son
Patterson Produce Company
Dallas
Tex
Charles Collins Company
Hastings
Fla
Arkansas
Chicago
Hammond
W. H. Stewart
Piowaty
Texas
Chicago Teamsters
Florida
William D. A. Jurgens
Frost
Georgia
Oklahoma
Dillon’s Department
Louisiana
H. F. Davidson
Oregon
Larrimore
Hagis Lake
Morris Morrison
Beaufort
California
Chicago Egg Market Holds Firm Amid Liberal Supplies
Chicago April 14 eggs remained firm with liberal receipts and active trade for fresh and storage packed stock. Current receipts showed firmer prices, though later easing occurred with receipts up to 32,200 on Friday.
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Ghigago Egg Market
Liberal Supplies
Riggeige
Minnesota
Steady Demand for Citrus in Chicago April Report
Citrus markets in Chicago showed steady demand with California Navels affordable at former prices and good quality. Large Navels moved slowly, small sizes priced around 5, Florida Valencias arriving with attractive narity, and Floridas at 3 to 3.73 in carrots. Lemons remained firm amid limited offerings and price gains.
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Chicago
California
Merida
Florida
Floridas
Morida
Frost Ravages Beaufort Crops Hit By Heav y Cold
A heavy frost across Beaufort on Sunday night damaged crops. Beans were nearly wiped out while cucumbers and lettuce suffered heavy losses. Potatoes were nipped but may recover. growth is delayed by the cold. A. B. Thomas, president of Thomas Fruit Co., Joplin, Mo, visited Kansas City.
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A. B. Thomas
Kansas City
A. B.thomas
Thomas Fruit Company
Joplin
Outlook and market notes across several states in agricultural weekly
A wide array of market and crop items from Arkansas to New York. Berry and potato movements, Chicago egg and butter markets, citrus and celery trends, frost damage reports, notable deaths and business moves, and upcoming pages detailing further regional trade news. Key names include W. H. Stewart, Jurgens, Hartigen, Parker & Son, and E. H. Dennison.
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Chicago
Detroit
Milwaukee
Grand Valley
Louisville
D. O. Wiley
Parker & Son Incorporate
Columbia, Tenn
Lino
Morton
Elgin
Western
Sou Baltoriah
Ie Maxwell
Wynnewood
Okla
Minnesota
New York
Gus Ludwig
Minneapolis
August Fincke
California
Washington
Seattle
Hood River
Wenatchee
Vancouver
Fair Demand for Texas Onions in Chicago
There was a fair demand this week for Texas onions in Chicago with quality noted as very satisfactory. Prices eased slightly as yellows recovered from a prior slump. yellow onions sold around 1.40 per crate while wax onions, more plentiful, moved slowly at 1.65. Noted shifts include sparse yellows and slower wax movement amid broader market notices across various markets and upcoming trade items.
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Chicago
Texas
Eelberg
Potatoes Decline in Chicago Market Amid Slow Trade
The Chicago potato market shows a sharp price decline as farm stocks move from pits and cellars into markets. Prices ranged with white stock 78 90c earlier, reds 75 80c, later white 56 90c red 70 80c amid light demand and ample receipts. Farmers hoard stock, storing rather than selling at current prices, pressuring values downward.
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Chicago
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Federal Report of Crop Movement
Baff
California Cherries
Atec
North
Miller
Apple
Stewart Fruit’ Company
Mr. Stewart
Thomas Clark
Davidson
Hood
River
Ore
Eagle Lake
Englehard Brow
C. L. Larrimore
Piowaty & Sons
Oggs
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New York City
New Orleans
E. H. Dennison
Clemens
McDowell & Pierson
Pittsburgh
Cage
Philadelphia
George T. Brown
Alabama
Mississippi
Houston
Washville
Swat
G. Devereaux
Watsonville
Tillamook
Cape Charles
Gates
Tenn
Boston
Portland
Petaluma
Sherwood Bros
Skagit Valley
Dinwbs
Calif
Bradford
Bourne
Mobile
Martin
Crystal Springs
Benton, Ky
C. C. Steffens
L. J
Apple Holdings
McGarvey
Memphis
York State
Franklin B
Pease
L. P
Lippman
Meggett
S. C
Carmen
Albany, Ga
Naples
N. Y
Cannery
Angelespoid Neeial Zoretable Minette
Trom “Cote
Norfolk
South Carolina
New Exchange
Newark
Cohen Company
Weil
Florida News
Maryland
Cullooka
Boise
Ida
Wolcott Cannery
Buffalo Street
Gulf Coast Trade News
Dresden
I. J. Cannon
Ohio Valley
Zanesville
Victor Gentile
C. C. Murray
Huntington
Ohio
Cincinnati
Port Clinton
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Reinhardt
Wisconsin
New Oklahoma Egg Company
Longview
Sen Benita
Ingleside
Tansas City
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St. Louis
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