Movement of Onions From Southwest Texas Gains Momentum
Onions from Southwest Texas move into full swing with 735 cars shipped through last Saturday across Laredo Winter Garden and Coast districts. Forecasts indicate a 6 000 carload potential, but distribution aims to avoid market glut with federal inspection and allocated car shipments beginning this week.
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Laredo
Tex
Texas
Winter Garden
Coast District
Raymondville
Market News Service of
United States
Priculturs
Winter kill hits Georgia peach trees across belt
A survey across Peach Belt reports January frost killed thousands of trees in Georgia orchards. A prior warm spell caused sap rise before sudden cold, leading to widespread winter kill. Growers say the crop will be materially reduced though no size estimate is available yet.
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Macon
W. C. Bewley
Belt
Peach
Houson
Sumter
Bibb
Jones
Jasper
Lamar
Monroe
Upson
Frost Hits Dallas Area Gardens Killing Crops
Cold weekend weather nearly wiped out 4500 acres of market gardens near Dallas and Fort Worth with frost of 30 degrees on Sunday and a heavier frost on Monday. Tender vegetables including beans potatoes cucumbers tomatoes cantaloupes and peppers were damaged beyond recovery. Replanting began but a full crop return was unlikely before June with only hardier greens still sold.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Expected Plantings of Melons in the West
West region melon planting plans show Nevada Woopa Valley with 200 acres cantaloupes up from 100. Turlock district 2 800 acres, 3 500 acres Honey Dews and Honey Balls, 600 Casabas. Moesto Manteca 500 cantaloupes, 800 Persians Casabas. Kern Tulare 400 cantaloupes. Kings 400 cantaloupes and 106 Honey Dews Balls.
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Los Angeles
Woapa Valley
Nevada
Turlock
Moesto and
Manteca
Kern
Tulare
Kings County
Freeze damages in MO and AR hit early strawberries
Kansas City April 20. The freeze damaged early strawberry varieties in the Ozark district while late varieties escaped major harm. Aromas and Klondykes dominated, with Springdale reporting 30 to 40 percent loss and Benton Washington counties showing heavier fruit set. The overall shipping start is delayed by about ten days to two weeks as growers assess the impact.
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Kansas City
Ozark
Fort Smith
Springdale
Mansfield
Benton
Washington
Arkansas
Missouri
Ark
South Jersey Peach Crop Believed Safe
Glassboro New Jersey April 20 despite two frosty mornings with ground ice and subfreezing temps the South Jersey peach crop is thought safe. Readings of 26 degrees on April 16 and 17 occurred during full bloom yet high nighttime winds and dry weather aided buds with little injury. experts say April 15 marks last danger line for frost in the region.
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Glassboro
N. J
South Jersey
New Jersey
Bridgeton
Reading
Charles Reep
New Jersey State Horticultural Society
Wholesale Grocers Assn to Meet in Cincinnati
The American Wholesale Grocers Association will hold a four day convention in Cincinnati from April 24 to 27. Headquarters at Hotel Gibson. Topics include relations with manufacturers, assisting the retail grocer, profit issues, and a code of ethics. President J HM McLaurin of Washington DC will preside.
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Cincinnati
American Wholesale Grocers Association
Hotel Gibson
Code of Ethics
J. HM. Mclaurin
Washington, D. C
Peach Shippers Debate Half Bushel Basket Use in Georgia
Fort Valley Georgia April 20 retailers discuss whether half bushel baskets should replace full bushel peach packaging. Some see growth in demand as consumers favor smaller units while others doubt the shift. manufacturers will supply as needed. Early indications suggest broader use this season but not a wholesale change.
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Fort Valley
Georgia
Want Cost of Producing White Potatoes Investigated
Washington D C April 20 An investigation of the cost of producing white potatoes in this country and Canada has been requested by Senate through a resolution by Senator Gould Maine The resolution notes potato imports have risen from 44 million to over 300 million pounds yearly under the one cent duty Canada is the main source The measure argues the cost gap is not offset by the duty and seeks Tariff Commission study to possibly raise the duty and later consider a higher basis for tariff revision
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Washington, D. C
United States“ Tariff Commission
Senate
Gould
Maine
Canada
Tariff Commission
The Produce Packer Weekly Trade News Ad
A notice describes The Produce Packer as a separate weekly newspaper devoted to market and trade news for shippers and distributors of meats produce fruits and vegetables plus exes. It offers free sample copies by mail on request.
Rep Stobbs Seeks FTC Probe of Chain Store Practices
Representative Stobbs of Massachusetts introduced a measure in the House to direct the Federal Trade Commission to investigate chain store organizations for possible violations of federal anti trust laws. The inquiry would cover their purchases, sales, and overall business methods.
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Washington
D. C
Stobbs
Massachusetts
Federal Trade Commission
Arkansas Valley Potatoes Hit by Recent Freeze Losses
Potatoes in the Fort Smith area suffered heavy damage from early week freezing temperatures. Estimates place losses at 50 to 60 percent in the Fort Smith district, with individual planters reporting up to 75 percent of emerged potatoes killed. Damaged crops span Fort Smith Fort Gibson and Muskogee districts as growers brace for reduced yields.
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Arkansas Valley
Fort Smith
Fort Gibson
Muskogee
Ark
Fort Smith Territory
Co. N. Geren
Frost Hurts Potatoes Across Fort Smith District
Fort Smith growers expect a half crop with about 460 cars this year after a heavy frost. Last year 500 cars and 800 the year before suffered from overflows. Damage ranges 25 to 60 percent, with delayed shipments and variable regional losses in Durant Garvin Ada and southeast Oklahoma.
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Fort Smith Commission
T. O. Cole
Fort Gibson
Spiro
Hugo
Na Cine i
Roland
Waldron
Mansfield
Ozark
Salinas-Watsonville District Lettuce Shipments Rise
Salinas California reports 2658 cars of lettuce moved in the seven days ending April 17 with $7 cars ordered for April 18. Harvesting is under way and shipments are expected to increase daily toward a peak likely by late May. Quality is fair to good with scarce fancy lettuce and rain in early April damaged acreage.
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Salinas
Calif
Central California
Watsonville
Central District
Rndus
Moving picture “A Trip Through Africa” to be shown
Kansas City April 20 L C Anderson will project the moving picture “A Trip Through Africa” at the Fruit and Produce Dealers Club rooms Tuesday night at 8 o clock. Members of the trade and friends are invited with no admission charge.
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Kansas City
L. C. Anderson
Africa
Fruit and Produce Deallers
Nominate Mrs Stoppit for President Says Rube McNoodle
Rube McNoodle writes he may back Mrs Stoppit for president, noting she enforces law and order in town. He claims he has not been sure about the Republican ticket this year but would support her if alive, else uncertain about his vote.
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Poigonous
Mrs. Stoppit
Rube McNoodle
R Stopnit
Taret
Mushy
Main Street
Stoppit
Enforce Sherman Act Dream Sparks White House Scene
The speaker envisions taking a lighthearted idea to the Federal Trade Commission and then to the attorney general for opinion. A future scene would show Mrs Stoppit with a broom across the White House lawn demanding Sherman Antitrust enforcement, offering reassurance on the road.
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Federal Trade Commission
Allotment Plan for Texas Onion Shipments
South West Texas Onion Growers Association adopts an allotment plan for Texas onions from April 13 to season end with a 100 car daily cap and movement of only top grade onions. Meeting notes report 110 crates per acre from the first 5,000 acres harvested and current loads cited as high quality.
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Laredo
Tex
Texas Onion Growers Association
Crystal City
Asherton
Carrizo Springs
Bix
Wells
Cotulla
Eagle Pass
Freeze damage to Tennessee berries appears spotted
A telegraphed report from Cincinnati dated April 20 notes severe cold last Sunday and Monday damaged strawberries in Tennessee, especially Western Tennessee with 30 to 60 percent injury. East Tennessee saw little damage. central areas reported variable losses, while Kentucky and other states reported lesser impact. Walter Stallings of Humboldt cited about 40 percent frost damage to strawberries. Continued on Page 10AA.
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Cincinnati
Louisiana
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Dayton
Knoxville
ITA
Louisville
Harriman
Middle Tennessee
East Tennessee
West Tennessee
Walter Stallings
Humboldt, Tenn
Early Cantaloupes in Imperial Valley Expected Light this Year
El Centro California April 20 The early cantaloupe crop in the Imperial Valley will be lighter this year with 6000 fewer acres covered than last season Total acreage for early cantaloupes is 10000 down from 16000 and overall cantaloupe area 28000 acres will lag in production Cantaloupe vines look thrifty weather has been favorable and warm weather should boost later yields Wind damage has been minimal while watermelon vines suffered slightly Government crop condition is reported at 90 percent versus 89 last year Production timelines show the first cars shipped around May 9 with several more through May 14 and Carlots in Mt Signal district expected before May 16
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el Centro
Calif
Harrigan
Imperial Valley
Mt. Signal District
Melon Distributors Meet at West Baden Springs
At West Baden Springs Indiana and April 20 the Melon Distributors Association held a convention with about 150 delegates. Officers were elected including C C Winkler president Hi L Cartwright first vice president and Voi To Hanson second vice president. Topics included advertising by radio shipment refrigeration waste elimination and increasing consumption of watermelons.
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C. C. Winkler
Vinceieb
Ind
Hi. L. Cartwright
Tifton
Voi
Hanson
Chicago
R. H. Pennington
Evansville
Luke J. Leonard
Cincinnati
West Baden Springs
Melon Distributors Association
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Aroma
Wholesale Grocers Assn
Ft. Smith, Ark
John Witherspoon
Durant
Okla
Garvin
Ada
Oklahoma
Rebecca Stoppit
Rup McNoodle
Warly
Melon Distributors
Lively
Elimi
H. G. Hightower
James L. Leonard
J. W. Horne
Metcalfe
L. A. Bockstahler
Cleveland
L. EH. Holloway
Atlanta, Ga
8. G. Gay
Trenton
Fla
Sam Nehmen
Bernstein-Nehmen Company
St. Louis
Nehmen
New York
Inspection Service, Co
van Niman
Moorhead Inspection Bureau
Froy Meier
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington, D.C
Meier
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