Northwestern fruit firms charged as trusts in North Dakota
North Dakota Attorney General Langer seeks revocation of charters for Nash Bros. C. H. Robinson Co. General Brokerage Co. and other firms in a Bismarck suit. He alleges a 1913 pool or trust fixed prices and restricted trade in fruits and berries, with contracts among defendants to limit sales to chosen dealers, harming retailers and consumers. A receiver may be appointed to wind up and liquidate assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Nash Bros
C. H. Robinson Co
General Brokerage Co
Gamble-Robinson Co
Grand Forks
N. D
Herald
Nash Brothers
C. H. Robinson Company
The
General ‘Brokerage Company
Grand Forks Mercantile Company
DeCamp Trust Company
Foreign
Lake Company
Valley City Fruit Company
Stacy-Bismarck Company
the Park, Grant & Corrigan Co
Williston Grocery Company
Ward Fruit Company
Gamble-Robinson Fruit Company
Gamble-Robinson Minot Co
Gamble-Robinson Valley City Co
Western
Langer
Mr. Langer
DeCamp Fruit Company
Federal suits pursue action against two Bismarck firms
Assistant Attorney General Albert E. Sheets Jr with Judge S L Nichols of Mandan as special counsel prosecutes a new action based on evidence from civil suits against two Bismarck concerns. A similar case was tried in federal court last year with no conviction.
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Panies
Albert E. Sheets, Jr
S. L. Nichols
Mandan
Bismarck
United States District Court
Bell the Cats and Save the Fruit
A Chicago summary notes an Indianapolis dispatch urging no change to spraying fruit orchards but proposing a method to save crops. It cites state conservation: drown unwanted kittens and kill stray cats to protect fruit crops, birds, and timber. It adds cats kill many birds. suggest bell on pets to warn birds. recommends mouse traps for mice.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Department of Conservation
United States
Commission
1920 Edition of Blue Book Issued in Chicago
Chicago April 23 The 1920 edition of the Blue Book was off the press this week and mailed to subscribers by the Produce Reporter Company. A new feature announced is a supplement issued August November and February containing all changes from the prior three months, delivered to subscribers in convenient form.
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Chicago
Produce Reporter Company
Chicago Market on Sweet Potatoes Higher
The Chicago market for sweet potatoes was strong this week with prices 50 75k per hamper higher than a week ago. Demand remained active for fancy stock while poorer yields moved slowly. limited supply pushed prices up with hampers in Tennessee at 2 75 to 3 and Illinois seed sweets 1 25 to 1 50.
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Chicago
Tennessee
Illinois
Apple Market Steady Despite Freight Strike in Chicago
In Chicago on April 2, apple trading showed steady tone with prices largely unchanged amid the freight strike. Local buyers dominated activity as barreled stock moved slowly. Winesaps rose to 3.95 and Willow Twigs to 10.50, with Western boxes softer on earlier surplus but firmer on shipment cars. Quality overall good though some long storage effects noted. quotations varied by variety and grade.
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Chicago
Rome
Newtown
Cooperative Cheese Co Organized by Wisconsin Farmers
Merrill Wis April 23 Farmers near here organized a cooperative cheese company and purchased the cheese factory formerly owned by Erich Schweck on the Grandfather road near town setup aims to boost local dairy output and market cooperation.
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Co-operative Cheese Company
Merrill
Wis
Erich Schweck
Grandfather Road
Ere
Hunter Johnson in Chicago Conference Visit
Hunter Johnson, Fort Worth manager for Albert Miller & Co. potato operators, was in Chicago early in the week for a conference with ER. P. Miller of the home office.
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Hunter Johnson
Chicago
Fort Worth
Albert Miller & Co
ER. P. Miller
Home Office
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M. Klapholz & Co
Ill
the Packer
Northwestern Fruit
Actioh
Burleigh County
Stacy-Bismarck
Gamble-Robinson Com
Glairemont
Merrill & Eldredge
Carl Abiers
New York
Poultry Prod. Assn
Central Calif
Petaluma
Calif
Central Creameries Nye & Nissan
San Francisco
Mutual Creamery Co
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Wash
Salt Lake
Utah
Boise,Idaho
Nat'l Egg Co., Inc
Australia
Sydney
Austral
Clairemont
U. S
Franklin
North Market SE
Hicago
Victor Clairemont
Pres
O’connor Brokerage Company
N. Dearborn St
Chicago, Ill
Green Bay
N. Clark St
John W. Low
J. c. Feadley
Denas Wayne & Low, Inc
W. S. Water St
Benk
Texas
Fox
W. So. Water St
Frank G. Heisman
W. So
Water St
Apples AT
Joseph _ Kassel
Foreman Bros, Banking Co
Jay Sna Veilttey Co
Nein and Jobbers
Wells Street
Chicago Mercane Tile Exchange
No. Market St
Wedge
Carter
National Produce Bank
Chics
Packer
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