National Fruit Exchange to distribute Louisiana potatoes
The National Fruit and Vegetable Exchange will exclusively distribute about 1200 carloads of Louisiana potatoes this season for Terrebonne Cooperative Association in Houma and La Fourche Truck Growers Cooperative in Lockport. Manager N L Allen returned from Louisiana where two sales offices were set up in Houma and Lockport. District managers F H Embree and W J Broadhead will handle shipping point sales from Louisiana. shipments begin the last of April.
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Chicago
National Fruit and Vegetable Exchange
Inc
Louisiana
Terrebonne Cooperative Association
Houma
la Fourche Truck Growers Cooperative Association
Lockport
N. L.allen
National
F. He, Embree and
W. J. Broadhead
Fruit and vegetable dealers discuss state code in Indianapolis
Indiana county dealers met in Indianapolis on Tuesday to discuss the state code with emphasis on maximum hours of operation. The mass meeting focused primarily on regulating work hours for fruit and vegetable merchants.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Authorities launch campaign to enforce Utah produce code
Salt Lake City April 20. A bulletin issued by the Utah Recovery Act deputy administrator J H McGibbeny outlines enforcement of the wholesale produce code. It sets a 15 percent minimum markup over delivered cost and requires full invoicing, costing records, and no sales after 1 pm Saturday or on Sundays. Truckers are included, and violators may face court action. The code protects farmers from price cutting and aims to stabilize Utah farm income and market conditions.
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Salt Lake City
Utahe
Utah Wholesale
J. H. McGibbeny
Utah Recovery Act
Code Council
State Recovery Administration
Utah
Anl
Costa
Robinson Company Officials Reported In Chicago
Chicago officials and C. H. Robinson Company executives gathered in Chicago as part of industry negotiations under the State Industrial Recovery Act. Attendees included Gordon N. Smith president from Minneapolis, William Hefley vice president from New York, Virgil Kendall Cleveland manager, and Frank H. DeCamp of the Nash De Camp Company from San Francisco.
Cuban Pine Crop Short This Year Sees 50 Percent Normal Output
R Cumming of Arthur Serra & Co predicts the Cuban pineapple crop for March through June at about 700 000 crates, or just over 50 percent of normal. Imports will rise to around 15 cars daily by late April with prices strong, quality good, and sizes mainly 248, 302, plus 36s and 42s.
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Chicago
Bob) Cumming
Arthur Serra & Co
Packerman
Chicago Street Notes highlights fruit trade visitors
Chicago notes list visitors and shipments involving Rogers & Heller, Brock-Eraner Distributing, California Fruit Producing, Mills Brothers, Burns & Bay, and others. Mentions cucumbers shipments from Corpus Christi expected May 8 and a 400 car load forecast. Cohen & Gordon and J Lerner & Son to handle watermelon account for L. FE Holloway & Co. Best Ever melons.
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Georgia
Chicago
Cohen & Gordon
J. Lerner & Son
L, FE. Holloway & Co
Atlanta
I, E. Holloway & Co
Shippers Association Ready to Extend Help Says Davis
Chicago April 20 The American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association president J W Davis says the agricultural sector has endured years of trouble and the hurricane of low mood hit farmers and the fresh produce trade hard. He urges organization and teamwork as essential for future success and notes adversity tests friendship among peers.
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The
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Davis
Shippers Association
Chicago
J. W. Davis
American Fruit and Vegetable ‘Shippers’ Association
Mr. Davis
First Arkansas Spinach Reaches Chicago Market
In Chicago on April 20 the Ernst-Applebaum Company reports Arkansas spinach arriving for the season. The first two cars were praised for good green color and quality though small size. A rain in northern Arkansas improved crops and spinach is now arriving larger and in stock. The company handles spinach radishes and carrots from Arkansas and Missouri.
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Chicago
Arkansas
Ernst-Applebaum Company, Inc
Missouri
California Peas Arrive in Red Rooster Bags
In Chicago on April 20 the Fred E Bruna Company received the season’s first California peas in 60 pound open mesh bags labeled Red Rooster. The peas were of generally good quality and sold at 3.25 dollars per bag.
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California
Chicago
Fred E. Bruna Company
October Idaho Russet potatoes to trade next spring
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange board meeting last Friday the start of trading for October Idaho Russet potatoes was announced. Trading is set to begin on Wednesday, April 365.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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C. H. Weaver & CO
Carlot and
L. c
Cantor Potato Department
South Water Market
Brawley, Calif
J. Clyde Fluke
Detroit
Abe Schefman
ABE Schefman, Inc
Detroit, Mich
Detroit Union
Detroit Tomato & Produce Company
Samuel Vitale
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
Mich
Pomerantz & Braun
Detroit Union Produce
Detroit Fruit Auction
Seng Fruit Company Commission Merchants and Dist
Irntwat
Packer
Federal Produce CO
Evansville, Ind
McFaddin-Skelton Distributing CO
Carlot Fruit and Vegetable Brokers
Perfor Service Plus Experience
Indiana
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Nat’l
Pride of
Cuba
Solon St
Warren St
New York City
Kress Bldg
Key West
Fla
Havana
Stenzel
Red Rooster
Salinas
Watsonville
Salon Place
R. Cumming
Chicago Street Notes
Charles Rogers
Rogers & Heller, Inc
Florida
Michigan
George R. Merritt
Northern Pacific Railway Company
St. Paul
T. K. Falconer
Brock-Eraner Distributing Company
Champaign, NL
Mr. Flores
California Fruit Producing Company
Walter J. Kavanaugh
Missouri Pacific Lines
Corpus Christi
Texas
J. D. Horton
National Fruit and Vegetable Exchange, Inc
Pacific Coast
Ed Mills
Mills Brothers
Williams
Burns & Bay
Olathe, Colo
Freete, Buck, ‘Johnson, Inc
Boston Transcript
Idaho
Piowaty
Andrews Brothers
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