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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1931
Page
2
Holleb and Co. wholesale grocers at 171 South Water Market will relocate to two units at 149 and 151 South Water Market on May 1. The move is announced from Chicago.
Macon Georgia April 17 reports a predicted bumper watermelon harvest across Georgia with cautions to avoid over planting and to care for crops to ensure best market prices. The middle Georgia crop is expected to follow the south Georgia yield based on current planting intentions.
The Sberton and Tiede Co. formerly at 105 South Water Market will relocate two doors away to 99 South Water Market in Chicago on April 17. The move consolidates their market operations in a larger unit.
Chicago April 17 Shippers at the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association thirteenth annual meeting debated re icing of citrus cars in transit. They favored allowing shipper designated re icing and argued for icing only when necessary to reduce waste and expense.
The Gourley Company received the first Texas onion car from Raymondville this week in Chicago. Del Gourley said the car sold at 2.26 dollars, about half the price of last year’s first shipment. Quality and size were praised by buyers. Chicago Melon Men to Meet in South Water Market club rooms April 21 with R H Dietz presiding.
E S Briggs announces the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association will relocate its national headquarters on April 20 to Room 404 in the Fruit Distributors building at Solon and Fourteenth Place Chicago. The move follows growth from 31 members in 1917 to 624 by 1930, representing over 600000 cars of perishable produce yearly.
R C Lindstrom of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics is stationed at Des Moines with offices in the new federal building to oversee central market and shipping point inspections. He will supervise inspections at Des Moines and other markets and head shipping point work in the Iowa Hollandale area with an assistant corps.
We seek a competent produce man with several years in wholesale houses east of the Mississippi. Knowledge of chain store distribution valued but not essential. Include age nationality family connections previous experience present position if any. All applications confidential, box 312 The Chicago Packer Chicago Ill.
J B Hardwicke estimates the Texas Bermuda onion crop at around 5200 cars with detailed district figures from Nueces Sam Patricio Laredo Dimmitt Catarina Carrizo Springs Asherton Zavalla Eagle Pass Wilson Path Floresville Willacy Cotulla Beeville Pearsall Lower Valley Medina Uvalde and others. He notes shifting market expectations and questions government Bermuda onion figures in California. He signs as Gerhardt Hardwicke Co.
The Dalles Oregon reports cherry orchards in full bloom after a spring rainfall. Sunshine and ideal pollination weather, plus adequate soil moisture, lead to optimistic yields for both black and white cherry varieties.
The Produce Traders Building on Solon and Fourteenth Place at South Water Market has been renamed the Fruit Distributors building.
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