Persecution of Spud Dealers Curb Danish Potatoes
Danish potato trade faces heavy moves by U S officials to restrain prices. Many Denmark stock is diverted to Cuba England and other markets. Dealers report permits for hundreds of thousands of bags but few reach New York as shipments are rerouted amid rising shortages nationwide.
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Denmark
Cuba
York
Ofi
Départment of Justice
New York
United States
Aroostook County
Maine
Middle West
New York State
Newark
Eigebridge
Yonkers
Bridgeport
Norwalk
Conn
Boston
Indiana Bridge
Cracow
Copenhagen
Railroads Seek 25 Percent Hike in General Freight Rates
Washington reports railroads pressing for a around 25 percent increase over current rates citing need to fund program favored by business interests. Officials say sooner implementation likely, though Interstate Commerce Commission decision remains uncertain.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Barnes declines post of supervising refrigerator car
Chicago April 28 W L Barnes will not head railroad owned refrigerator car distribution after May 1. Announcement says he is definitively declining the position. R Cumming warns California product shippers to file with originators their requirements to protect against losses if a car shortage occurs and to prepare for potential suits against carriers.
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Chicago
Louisiana Strawberry Movement Increases After Embargo Lift
Hammond Louisiana April 22 With embargo lifting the Strawberry movement gains momentum in the Louisiana belt. Quality fruit and strong demand push prices firm. Twenty four pint crates sell at feet and quarts at 7 50 shipping point. By last Saturday 298 cars shipped across the territory. With no shipment restrictions, volume expected to rise daily. Overripe berries sell to canners at 10 cents per pound.
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Hammond
Louisiana Belt
O. B
William S Kammerer of Pittsburgh 18 Dead
Pittsburgh man William S. Kammerer 50 president of Kammerer Brothers Company dies at his home 120 South Negley avenue after long illness from influenza. He and his brothers founded a major local produce house 25 years ago and he traveled widely to visit Southern shippers. Funeral held at his late residence.
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Pittsburgh
William S. Kammerer
Kammerer Brothers Company
South Negley*avenue
Kammerer
William S. Kammierer
Washington
United States
Cantaloupe Men and Banks Halt Advances This Week
Brawley cantaloupe raisers faced a sharp shock as banks refused to cash drafts and distributors halted all advances on the crop. The motive was a worsening refrigerator car shortage threatening Imperial Valley shipments. First shipments already went out this week as growers grow nervous about possible car shortages and further delays.
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Brawley
Calif
Imperial Valley
Arkelian- of - Arkelian Brothers
Mission Bell
United States
C. J. McDonald
Southern Pacific Refrigerator Department
Jas
Profiteering Arrests Highlight Food Trade Turmoil
The Lever Act arrests target butter and produce dealers for profiteering amid food shortages. Eugene A Sullivan Co and New York Jersey Produce Co face charges for high markups on potatoes. Industry figures claim government prosecutions pressuring food trades while supply disruptions and strikes drive prices higher.
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Department—of Justice
Swithi
D. Rutter
Harry. Walton
Frank
Sheaf-Hunter
Walton ‘& Co
Eugene. A. Sullivan
Eugene A. Sullivan & Co. Po
Federal Grand
John Fleming
New York, & New Jersey’ Produce. Company
Henry
Schulte
Federal Decree Bars Trade Information Among Association Members
Memphis Tenn April 23 A federal decree makes permanent the temporary injunction restraining members of the American Hardwood Manufacturers Association from further exchange of sales reports and other trade information The government contends the association's plan restrained trade It centers on a statistical bureau issuing stock reports by rail showing sales and prices without comment on price trends or production policy Monthly meetings were held
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Memphis
Tenn
American Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association
Futher Exchange
m+ pea
Association
Statistical Bureau
Chicago Trade Plans for a New Market Site
About 160 Chicago fruit and produce dealers met in the Boosters' Club rooms to hear aims of the Produce Terminal Company. The trust company, as outlined in The Packer, was formed by 12 of the large dealers to establish a market site in Chicago.
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Arms of Produce Terminal Company
Chicago
Boosters’ Club
Produce Terminal Company
Tha’ Packer
Tormena
South Water street dealers plan wholesale move to new location
Chicago area fruit and produce dealers debate relocating operations from South Water street to a new site. A joint stock plan aims to build multi‑unit, three story blocks at about $20,000 per 100 foot deep unit, with 75 percent financing from banks and the rest from dealer subscriptions. Twelve backers already pledge $25,000 each. several attendees signed on the spot. Louis H. Brink endorses broad dealer support.
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South Water Street
Chicago
Water Street
Ilinois Corporation
John Denney
Louis H. Brink
John L. Brink Company
Standard Fruit Co. of Akron Closes, Owes Dealers About $10,000
Akron vendors say Standard Fruit Company of Akron, led by George Thiantseel, closed last week after failing to pay about $10,000 owed to Akron and Cleveland dealers. The firm bought heavily in the two weeks prior, then offered small payments and prompted dealers to involve the sheriff. A hearing heard claims of large sums given to Akron Greeks, with a broader investigation planned.
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Akron
Standard Fruit Company
Cleveland
George Thiantseel
California Citrus Fruit Movement Very Light
Los Angeles reports scarce orange and lemon shipments from Southern California due to ongoing railroad disruptions. A few cars headed for Southern markets are in transit, while several cars have sat in yards since April 8. Nine cars of lemons were shipped by boat to Northern points this week.
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Los Angeles
California
Pacific Coast car shortage cripples cantaloupe trade
Pacific Coast shippers plead for prompt car unloading as railroad officials warn of severe refrigerator car shortages. In California and the Northwest, embargoes flare and promises from lines are scarce while cantaloupe and apple shipments stress rail capacity.
DOJ Orders Immediate Sale of Two Cars of Live Poultry
New York April 23 report that Justice Department agents ordered all poultry in the city to be sold at once. Receivers had cars in New Jersey trying to comply as rail deliveries faltered. Two cars buried in Hoboken Yards were found held by shippers’ limits and forced to sale. Some cars shipped two weeks earlier arrived poor, with many dead poultry. A Newark car brought in 1,200 dead hens Thursday morning.
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Maine
Harlem River
New York
New Jersey
Eugene A. Sullivan
Oscar Frommel
Mn Ruslend
Lempieye
Sullivan
Eugene A. Sullivan & Co
William Gamble & Co
Spadaro& Co
Washington
Department of Justice
Jersey
Hoboken
Newark
Charles F. Droste Dies New York Produce Leader
Charles F. Droste, 69, a prominent New York produce man and partner in Droste & Snyder, died after an illness of a few days. Born in Germany in 1851, he immigrated at age 12 and rose from clerk to partner, helping build one of the nation’s largest butter and egg houses. He chaired outside ventures including American Paper Goods and Fidelity Trust. funeral was private with no flowers. The industry urged rapid unloading of cars as crops move to markets.
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NewYork
Charles
Droste & Snyder
Mm Montclair
Ned
Droste
Germany
United States
Browery
Brooklyn
Hutter and
Lloyd T. Seaman & Co
New York
American Paper Goods Company
Fidelity Trust Company
Chicago Potato Jobbers Before Federal Grand Jury
The federal grand jury in Chicago, April 23, questioned several potato jobbers over market values and potential price manipulation amid strikes. Prosecutors reviewed total 1919 production and recent prices while dealers argued supply and demand and limited rail movement kept prices down.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Robert Milroy
Appeal to Officials for Cars in Imperial Valley
In Imperial Valley April 27 Joseph F Seymour secretary of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Imperial Valley sends telegrams to President Wilson Attorney General Palmer Senators Johnson and Phelan and Representative Kettner urging immediate action to provide sufficient railroad cars. He says one onion crop is ready for shipment with another soon and that 6000 cars are needed to move the onion and cantaloupe crops.
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Imperial Valley
el ‘Centro
Calif
Joseph F. Seymour
Associated Chambers of Commerce of
Wilson
Palmer
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
James D
Death of William Johnson Leaves Family in Mourning
William Johnson aged 67, longtime head of shipping at A Young & Co., died at home Sunday night after a stroke. He was father of Parker L. Johnson, a noted auction broker, and leaves a widow and a married daughter residing in London.
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New Rors
Apra
Wham Johnson
Young & Co
Parker L. Johnson
Lonn
Cleveland man warns shippers of draft scam by Adams
Joseph N. Pierson, poultry and egg dealer, warns Central Western shippers to beware Charles Adams who poses as a Pierson representative in Indiana. Adams cashed drafts against Pierson after working for him December to March, though not employed since March 13. Reports list Adams as heavyset, about 5 feet 7 inches, 250 pounds, dark complexion, mustache, and toothless front, with at least one forged draft already cashed in Evansville and Cincinnati. Pierson urges shippers not to honor any drafts.
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Cleveland
Joseph N. Pierson
Central Western Poultry and Egge
Charles Adams
Pierson
Adams
Indiana
jJoseph N
Frank Riffenl
Evansville
Ind
Naticé
Conditions More Normal in New York This Week
New York April 24 trade in fruits and vegetables ran more normally this week with deliveries averaging 150 cars daily from Florida and Virginia to Pennsylvania piers. Ongoing railroad strike not settled but shipments continued. Embargo at Norfolk persisted though the rail line moved about 100 cars daily, deemed sufficient.
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New York
Florida
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Potomac Yards
Norfolk
Florida Early Potato Deal Set to Open May 3
Jacksonville reports the Florida Irish potato deal will open around May 3 due to late planting from late frosts and rains. The crop is two weeks late but growth has improved with fine April weather. Most of Florida’s potato harvest will occur in May with early sales already reported in Pittsburgh at high cash prices.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Everglades
Lake Okeechobee
Pittsburgh
Potatoes Set By Fair Price Board Cripples Detroit Trade
Detroit April 23 Trading in potatoes nearly halted as the Fair Price Board fixes a 3.60 per bushel cap, forcing retailers to pay more to ship and causing shortages. Canadian stocks flow via Windsor while shippers divert cars elsewhere. A two week boycott by the Steward's Club targets hotels and restaurants. Dealers protest unfair methods and seek to present facts after Judge Tuttle ruled Lever Act Section 4 unconstitutional. Prices for bagged stock hover around 12 dollars per 150 pound bag.
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Detroit
Fair “Price Commission
Michigan
Windsor
Detroit’ River
Steward’s Club
Fair Price Board
Tuttle
Chicago Strike Situation Improves Amid Ongoing Congestion
Chicago reports show lighter strike impact with better employee return and moving cars. Outgoing movement remains uneven as lines cope with limited car handling while congestion lingers. railroads grow more optimistic and restrictions are gradually lifted.
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