Probable Imperial Valley melon prorate plan outlined
A three step prorate plan under AAA would curb melon packs and grades for cantaloupes and later include honeydews and honeyballs. The plan kicks in at 150 daily car shipments or market below 186 per crate with steps to discontinue pony packs 125, jumbo 27s, and standard 468 if prices fail to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Imperial
Yuma Valley
AAA
Lou Hogseman
Charles Ward
Tony Arena
Bill Batley
Brawley
Fred Bright
H. K
Barker
Martin “Wahl
Alex Pagelman
el ¢ O
E. M. McDaniel
Yuma
Ths
Floyd Mallory
Wilson
Jack
Cecil Cums
Celery Crop Damage In LA Venice Area Update
Heavy March rains damaged celery in the Los Angeles Venice district but not as severely as feared. Early shipments of Carlota are due late this week, slightly earlier than last year. Acreage in Venice Sawtelle about 1000 acres. total LA county plus Orange and San Diego counties 1300 to 1400 acres. Last season LA county 1000-1100 acres. 1936 1200-1300. Paradox mirrors 1937 with freezing then heavy rain and flooding. Initial damage estimates ranged 10 to 50 percent per grower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Los Angeles-Venice
Venice-Sawtelle
Los Angeles County
Orange
San Diego
Venice
Salt River Valley Lettuce Deal Closes With Record Prices
Salt River valley ends shipping season with new price records for lettuce. Eight carloads of five dozen crates sold for 6 per crate cash in Phoenix on Monday, then prices eased to 5 and 5.50, tying or surpassing former records in other seasons. Cooler spell allows scant remaining harvests as few cars stay to be shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Average of Railroad Claims Examined Under Elkins Act
Kansas City reports that the present system of tracking railroad claim legitimacy allows determining the average claim per car for fruits and vegetables. Excessive claims in a market trigger merit-based investigations under the Elkins act, with penalties including fines and imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Highlights of this week in fruit and vegetable markets
Freese damage hits crops across sections. Salinas lettuce plan to control prices. Imperial valley melons prorated. News notes on celery movement, melon distributor program, Idaho Shippers Traffic Assn meeting April 29-30, Atlantic closes Hammondberry office, Kern potato deal ready. Coastal onions affected by dry weather. Hearings on potato marketing plan. United Assn advisory board to meet April 23-24. California fruit and veg deals under way in Georgia Florida North Carolina Lake City area. Rail rate talks in South Carolina. New York drive for surplus storage apples. Beauf ort cabbage harvest. Early potato car condition near normal. Potato growers in Maine plan quota. British Columbia regulates potato market. Shenandoah Apple Blossom queen named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Shippers Traffic Assn
Atlantic
Hammondberry
Kern
United Assn
Imperial Valley
Texas
Charles Bills
Sacramento
Alabama
Georgia Alan
Lake City
New York
Beaufort
Alabama Potato Deal Gathers Pace From Baldwin County
The Alabama early Triumph potato deal began in a small way at Loxley with 150 to 200 cars by tomorrow night. If market conditions hold, 800 to 1,000 cars may move from Baldwin county this week, with shipments lasting into June.
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Loxley
Ala
Alabama
Triumph
Baldwin County
First Car of Imperial Valley Cantaloupes Moves
El Centro California April 15 the seasons first car of Imperial valley cantaloupes shipped Tuesday as a consolidated car packed by Charles Freedman and Alex Engelman melons from Mount Signal district eighth straight year Freemans car includes melons from brushed acreage small but good quality expected to pick up in ten days car consigned to C I M Dingfelder New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Charles Freedman
Alex Engelman
Mount Signal
Freedman
C. I. & M. Dingfelder
New York
Proration of Texas Grapefruit Is Lifted
Volume proration of Texas grapefruit ends for the season as Washington authorities decide to let shippers move fruit by their own judgment. Grade regulations in effect all season remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Tex
Texas
Washington
Richman & Samuels Sued for 451711 Dollar Vege Tale
Edinburg Texas April 15 T E Stephens operating as Trulyn Shippers has filed suits against Richman & Samuels Inc New York for 451711.37 with interest stemming from vegetable handling in southern Texas since 1921. Stephens alleges fraud in account sales totaling 98254.49 during 1921 27 and ongoing corporate actions until 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Tex
Trulyn _Shippers
Richman & Samuels, Inc
New York City
Texas
Stephens
District Court
Hidalgo County
Richman & Samuels
Starr
Hidalgo
Cameron
Willacy
Texas Corporation
Stephens & Smith, Inc
Trulyn Shippers, Inc
Kern County Potato Deal Is Ready to Start
Edison California April 15 First car of Kern county Long White Rose potatoes shipped Monday with seven more carloads moving Tuesday. Heavy rain that began Tuesday night and continued Wednesday may stop digging at least until Friday. One carload Tuesday used 30 pound cartons believed first Kern county potatoes shipped east in that container form. Most shipments graded US #1 but sizes not yet A. Yields and quality described as fair to disappointing with immature stock from first diggings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Calif
Kern County
Apple and Pearl Cold Storage Stocks Report
Washington April 16 Department of Agriculture reports holdings in cold storage as of April 1. Barrel apples 95 000. Stored in boxes 4 790 000 and 2 654 000 bushels. Bartlett pears 13 000 packed boxes, 9 000 boxes a year ago. 2 000 loose boxes vs 1 000 last year. All other varieties 132 000 boxes and 7 000 bushel baskets vs 105 000 boxes and 6 000 baskets a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Bartlett Pear
Idaho Shippers Traffic Assn Set for April Meeting
Boise April 15 Arrangements for the Idaho Shippers Traffic Association annual meeting to be held April 29 and 30 are shaping up for a record turnout. Secretary manager Austin E Anson and arrangements head S C Vandenbure report likely attendance of three railroad presidents and four vice presidents. The Department of Agriculture officials from Washington and fruit and vegetable industry representatives from across the United States are expected, with at least 500 attendees and hotel rooms in high demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Idaho Shippers Traffic Association
Austin E. Anson
S. C. Vandenbure
Mr. Anson
Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Georgia Sees Optimism for Peach Crop Despite Frosts
Middle Georgia peach growers report surviving two frosts this week with temperatures near 38 and 39 degrees. Heavy foliage protects fruit and experts expect a decent crop this year though not large, with May drop and April frost carryover potential risks. South of Macon shows less damage than elsewhere, and fruit size is increasing as warm weather returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Macon
Middle
Marketing theories spark opposition from Colorado shippers
Olathe Colorado April 15 The Echternach plan proposes regulated distribution by majority rule to govern selling through a single organization or grade land pack and compel producers to follow the majority. Critics in shipping circles warn it could threaten perishable commodity production and seek federal recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathe
Colo
A. M. Echternach
Colorado Perishable Shippers Association
United Fruit Growers Association
Palisade
Packer
Colorado
Echternath
Atlantic closes Hammond Berry buying office in Louisiana
The Atlantic Commission Company Inc closed its local Louisiana strawberry buying office in Hammond last Friday. Manager L C White stayed inactive. The move follows a court ruling restricting chain stores to their own outlets. Triway Produce and Safeway Stores regain berry auction buying privileges.
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Commission Company
Own Accord
Retnstate Triway
Safeway
Hammond
Atlantic Commission Company, Inc
Louisiana
L. C. White
The
Atlantic
Triway Produce Company
Safeway Stores, Inc
Charles P Bills Pioneer Fruit Leader Dies in Sacramento
Charles B Bills 78 one time head of Pioneer Fruit Company of San Francisco died in Sacramento after a life as a leading California fruit shipper and former state senator in 1908. He founded Pioneer Fruit in 1900 and later headed a Sacramento bank. Survived by widow son Robert Bills Jr and daughter Mrs Clarence Bruner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Charles B. Bills
Pioneer Fruit Company
San Francisco
Bills
New York
Chicago
Porter Brothers
California
San Jose
Robert Bills, Jr
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Clarence Bruner
Freeze Damage Hits Crops in Many Sections
Strong cold winds and a late frost across south Texas damaged tomatoes cucumbers and corn. The frost delayed the tomato season with volume shipments not starting until roughly May 1. Damage varied by area with reports of up to seventy five percent losses in some locales and scattered wind damage in others.
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Harlingen
Tex
South Texas
Dapper
Texas
Rio Grande
Willacy County
Falfurrias
Premont
Sandia
Dry Weather Impacts Coastal Bend Onions C E Coleman Says
Corpus Christi April 15 onion crop outlook. C E Coleman Produce Co says seven weeks without rain has left onions drought stressed, thrips appearing, most fields small or salvageable only with rain. South Texas crop may reach about 60 percent of last year’s yield, with Laredo Raymondville Eagle Pass shipments rising this week. cucumber crop damaged 75 percent by cold winds, delaying harvest to May 1 and aiding Florida prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coastal Bend
Texas
South Texas
Laredo
Raymondville
Eagle Pass
Florida
Control plan expected in Salinas deal
In Salinas California growers discuss shipment controls as early yields prove light. First cuttings yielded 10 to 70 crates per acre with many small sizes and prospects for second cuttings remain slim. The sample from 14 29 acres in November and December plantings signals uncertain shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Calif
Watsonville
Paige
Melon Distributors Association Announces 24th Convention
Cincinnati hosts the Melon Distributors Association 24th annual convention at Netherland Plaza hotel April 29 and 30. Noted speakers include W G Neal of USDA, W H Henderson of Atlantic Coast Line, A W Vogthe of Southeastern Shippers Board, W C Kendall of AA RR, and Thad Huckabee of the Watermelon Control Commission. Reservations are arriving, signaling strong attendance and featured events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Association For
Netherland Plaza
Hall of Mirrors
W. G. Neal
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington,d. C
W. H. Henderson
Atlantic Coast Line
Savannah
A. W. Vogthe
Southeastern Shippers Advisory Board
Birmingham
Ala
W. C. Kendall
Association of American Railroads
Washington, D. C
Thad Huckabee
Watermelon Control Commission
Albany
William A. Richter
Melon Distributors Association
Hearings Set On Proposed Potato Marketing Agreement
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced 17 hearings on a proposed continuing marketing agreement and order to regulate Irish potatoes in 13 early and intermediate producing states. Hearings will be held in Alabama on April 23, Arkansas on April 21, California on April 20 and 19, and Florida on April ? Continued on page 24.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Alabama
American Legion Hall
Foley
Arkansas
Court House
Little Rock
California
Assembly Hall
Los Angeles
Richland Grammar School
Shafter
Florida
Palatia
United Advisory Board Meeting Set for April 23 24
William L. Wagner secretary of United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association announced a Chicago meeting of the advisory board on April 23 and 24. The agenda includes a review of association matters and legislative transportation activities and plans for the next annual convention in Los Angeles in January.
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Chicago
William L. Wagner
United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
Los Angeles
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Rogram
Carlota
Salt River
North Carolina
South Carolina
Pioneer
Rae
St. Lola
Agetable Growers Assn
Detroit
Wenatchee Traffic Group
Maine
New England
White County
Toledo
Shenandoah
British Columbia
Cate
Fortes
Sues
N.Y
E. Stephens
Edinburg, Tez
Kern County Potato Deal
Pearl
Austin Anson
Collorado
Hammond Berry
Arles P. Bills
C. E. Coleman
Corpus Christi
C. E. Coleman Produce Company
Melon Distributors Assn
United Advisory Board
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