Manhattan Tomato Company Faces Bankruptcy Over Debts
The Manhattan Tomato Company of 260 West Street, owned by Sol Germansky, owes creditors between 18000 and 20000 dollars. A. J. Smith bought tomatoes in the company name and placed them on consignment, prompting bankruptcy filings as Germansky offers no clear explanation and seeks time to pay from profits. Morton E. Smith, connected to the Detroit area, had prior failures in 1912 and 1914.
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New York
Manhattan Tomato Company
West Street
Sol Germansky
Germansky
Southwest Tomato Company
Morton Smith
A. J. Smith
A. A. Gimith
Smith
Smiths
Detroit
Packer
Morton E. Smith
Chicago Dealers Protest Boss Peddlers at Auction
The Fruit Buyers Union in Chicago held an indignation meeting denouncing boss peddlers who buy for multiple routes at 8c per package. They accuse two auction firms of enabling this practice and threaten a possible boycott unless their demands are met. A five member committee will present complaints to Chicago Fruit Auction Company and Independent Fruit and Produce Auction Company.
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Chicago
Fruit Buyers’ Union
South Water Street
Chicago Fruit Auction Company
Independent Fruit and Produce Auction Company
Berry Values Fall in Chicago Market
Chicago April 25 weather hindered strawberry consumption and rising receipts pushed prices down from earlier highs. Over first five trading days Louisiana stock declined 1 to 1.50 per 24 pint case as warmer weather improved movement. Daily arrivals 12 to 20 cars, with sale prices from 3 to 3.50 for ventilated Louisiana crates and 4 to 4.55 for Imperial Valley Kiondykes per crate. quality remained sound and well colored with little mold or sand.
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Chicago
Louisiana
Imperial Valley
Disastrous storm ravages East Texas peach belt
Jacksonville Texas April 25 A destructive wind and hail storm stripped foliage and caused heavy damage to peach and tomato crops across Hes North East and South East of Jacksonville. Estimated losses reach 60 to 90 percent in peaches and tomatoes, with Jacksonville district facing about half reduction overall. Wesley Love orchard, largest in East Texas, expected 50 carloads of peaches but now unlikely to yield even one car. Tyler and Bullard areas fared only slightly better with Turney district tomatoes damaged about 30 percent and outlook for 100 plus cars faded.
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Jacksonville
Tex
Wesley Love
Texas
Tyler
Bullard
Turney
Seed potato squabble at annual meeting in Michigan
Traverse City April 25 A quarrel centered on Daugherty Seed Company nearly wrecked the Michigan Potato Producers Association during its annual meeting. President Buell and directors Losey and Bennett were accused of stockholding in Daugherty, which buys most seed from members. Accusations followed a push to rename the group, backed by Antrim county delegates. The college and other seed firms face criticism over seed certification, with threats to withdraw support if resolutions are approved. Directors elected include Fred Brady, E S Brewer, Claude Schmalzried, William Bower, and R C Bennett. Daniel Dean urged Michigan growers to move away from Russet to smoother Rural and cautioned against rotted potatoes cutting carload prices.
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Traverse City
Daugherty Seed Company, Inc
Michigan Potato Producers’ Association
Thomas Buell
Losey and Bennett
Daugherty Company
Antrim County
Daugherty Seed Company
Michigan Agricultural College
Association Board of Directors
Michigan’ Potato Growers’ Exchange
Daugherty
Daniel Dean
Nichols
N.Y
Michigan
Dean
Florida Weather Improves Crop Movement Rebounds
Florida reports normal weather across the state with Jacksonville noting stabilized conditions. The truck crop movement is recovering from a setback and a heavier movement of all spring crops is now expected.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Produce Industry May Move Off South Water Street
Chicago plans to replace South Water street with a double deck boulevard along the riverfront to ease downtown traffic. The Chicago Plan Commission has long pushed this move to beautify the loop, with offers of $3.9 million accepted by key owners and a $10 million bond possibility for local improvements. If the change proceeds, larger produce houses are expected to relocate to Randolph or Fulton street markets within a year or so.
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Chicago
South Water Street
Chicago River
Chicago Plan Commission
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co
State Street
Wabash Avenue
South Water
Inez
Jack Torrison
Eee Toon
Henice
Packer
Board of Local Improvements
Lake and Market Street
Randolph Street
Fulton Street
Sapiro Association Gets Hard Job in Indiana
Madison Indiana April 25 The Burley Tobacco Growers Co operative Association once among the most successful Sapiro groups faced a tough ruling as Judge E S Roberts held its contract unenforceable in Indiana The suit named Jessie Rogers was one of three selected from 350 in this county and 1200 to 1500 statewide with attorneys Aaron Sapiro Milton Sapiro and Judge D E Bear representing the association Notice of appeal was filed
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Madison
Ind
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Co-operative Association
Sapiro
E. S. Roberts
Burley Association
Indiana
Jessie Rogers
Aaron Sapiro
Milton Sapiro
D. E. Bear
Association
Onion movement in Webb county shows heavy volume
Laredo Texas reports a robust onion harvest with most growers harvesting and outward shipments fast. Prices fell from early highs with yellows at 1.50 and Crystal Wax at 2.00, as 388 Cars moved by the week end and May 1 seen as the peak. Local and national officials issue daily market bulletins while rail schedules tighten transit times.
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Laredo
Tex
Webb County
Rio Grande Valley
Lower Rio Grande Valley Green Beans Peak Transport Vege Prices
Bean shipments from the Lower Rio Grande Valley reached a peak this week amid a vegetable movement. A solid train was cut by express last week, the first of its kind to depart the valley. Bean prices rose from about 150 to 2 2.25 dollars per hundredweight as potatoes remained steady.
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Rio Grande Valley
San Benito
Tex
Express
Market report on vegetables and fruit shipments
The note details colorfully fluctuating Lower Valley green vegetable shipments, price signals for yellows wax onions and cabbage, and rising tomato and cantaloupe activity. It cites mixed vegetables, carload counts, and a forecast of 400 to 500 more cars with expected start dates for cantaloupes and tomatoes in early May, plus a late season for watermelons.
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Green. Cor
Foley Fruit Company Forms Fresno Incorporation
Foley Fruit Company filed articles of incorporation with California Secretary of State in Sacramento for 100000 dollars. J G Foley of Fresno William Stone of San Francisco and Norman M Cook named as directors stockholders. E Y Foley not listed and bankruptcy matters cloud relation. Organization not yet completed.
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Fresno
Calif
Foley Fruit Company
Frank C. Jordan
Sacramento
M. K. Wild
J. G. Foley
William Stone
San Francisco
Norman M. Cook
Mr. Wild
E. Y.foley
E. Y. Foley Company, Inc
Wild
E. ¥. Foley
Los Angeles
Clyde H.thompson
Thompson
The Produce Packer Weekly Sample Offer
The Produce Packer is a weekly separate newspaper focusing on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and furs It offers a free sample copy by mail upon request
Failnally Bankruptcy Suit Against A Rosenblum
A bankruptcy petition was filed Tuesday against Abraham Rosenblum a Brooklyn fruit and vegetable merchant at 52 14 Bushwick Place. Creditors include First National Bank of Brooklyn Nassau National Bank and Midwood Trust Company with receivership arranged by Judge Garvin and John B Johnston. Rosenblum insists the case is friendly and expects full repayment, while noting no merchandise creditors and no NY debts beyond the Syracuse onion deal.
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New York
Abraham Rosenblum
Bushwick Place
Brooklyn
First National Bank of Brooklyn
Nassau National Bank
Midwood Trust Company
Garvin
John B. Johnston
Rosenblum
Rosewell S. Nichols
Broadway
Middle West
New England
Orange County
Mr. Nichols
Packer
Syracuse
Martin
Apples Continue Weak in Chicago Market
The Chicago apple market remained weak with lower prices for both barrel and box fruit. Local and outside trade took stock in moderate quantities. Northern Spies fetched 4.75 to 5.50, Greenings and Winesaps 4 to 4.50, Baldwins 3.50 to 4, Ganos 3 to 3.25, Ben Davis 2.50 to 2.75. Extra fancy Delicious 3 to 3.50, Winesaps 2.25 to 2.35, Romes 1.856 to 2.15. fan cies and choice sold at usual discount.
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Chicago
Michigan
Illinois
Ganos
Ben Davis
Texas Onions in New York Market Report 1925
New York onions market summary from April 1925 notes the first Texas onion crate arriving fair quality at about 3 dollars. Old stock was dull with abundant supply while yellows and reds mostly ranged 1.50 to 2 per 100 pounds. Fancy yellows reached about 2.05. Florida opinions varied around 1.50 to 2 per crate. Egyptian onions in 110 pound bags traded near 3.23. shipments afloat included 36 475 packages to New York and 5 700 to Boston.
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New York
Florida
Onnel Street
Boston
Truck crops outlook from Georgia to New Jersey
The Packer reports growing districts from Georgia Missouri Florida Alabama Maryland Illinois Louisiana Arkansas and New Jersey provide crop prospects acreage and shipment timing. Georgia growers in Andersonville Ball Ground Colquett Cornelia anticipate peaches beans cucumbers and tomatoes with hundreds of acres and thousands of crates planned for movement from June to August.
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Packery
Georgia
Missouri
Florida
Alabama
Maryland
Ilinois
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Jersey
Packer
Illinois
Packer Weekly
Colquett
C. & M. Cornelia
American Shippers' Assn Creates Arbitration Board
The American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association approves a central arbitration board of three members to be based in Chicago. District committees will be in San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Orlando Boston New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Wenatchee and Yakima, with by-laws amended by unanimous vote.
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Chicago
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Orlando
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Wenatchee
Yakima
St Louis Plans Apple Shippers Convention This August
St Louis April 24 A dinner and business meeting of the St Louis Fruit and Produce Dealers Association discussed the International Apple Shippers Association convention set for August 12 to 15. Guest R G Phillips of Rochester NC praised local cooperation and outlined the schedule while noting a large expected turnout.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Fruit and Produce Dealers’ Association
Chase Hotel
International Apple Shippers’ Association
R. G. Phillips
Rochester
N. C
James H. Bawden
Henry J. Sellmeyer
Phillips
Apple
Ional Apple Shippers’ Association
Detroit
A&a
Sapiro Service in Colorado Potatoes Row
Denver Post reports Aaron Sapiro promoted co operative marketing tactics for Colorado Potato Growers, claiming big fees. Article notes suits filed in San Francisco and pressure on farmers, with Colorado executives to decide action. Executive committee meeting to determine course of action.
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Colorado Potato Growers
Denver Post
Colorado potato growers saga ends in court clash
The Colorado Potato Growers Exchange led by promoter Sapiro drew critique for fees and control. After forming the association with 2,000 members amid 50 percent of state production, Sapiro resigned, faced suits in San Francisco, and a legal action sought over $5,500 while Weyl Zuckerman & Co. backed his proxies to tie up funds in Denver. The Denver executive committee will decide future steps.
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Colorado
Colorado Potato Growers’ Exchange
Sapiro
Thomas G. Chamberlain
New York
New York Represented Him. After the Organizan [Tion Was Perfected, ‘Sapiro
Chamberlain
San Francisco
Deale
Weyl, Zuckerman & Co
Colorado _ Potato ‘Growers’ Association
California
Colorado Association
Denver
Concern
Erskine Myer
Association
Apple Exports Rise Across United States and Canada
Rochester April 25 report from the International Apple Shippers Association shows 9,022 barrels and 2,600 boxes of apples exported in the week ending April 18, up from 4,480 barrels and 2,888 boxes a year earlier. This season totals reach 3,180,088 barrels and 5,307,345 boxes, compared with 1,681,536 barrels and 2,245,283 boxes at the same date last year.
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Apple
Rochester
International Apple Shippers’ Association
United States
Canada
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Sol Germensky
Michigan Association
Seed Concern
River Front
Fruit and Produce Fraternity
Sapiro Association
James Lynes
Morton P. McCann
Tom White
Sam Rosenblum
W. H. Moser
United States Bureau of Markets
Asherton
A. E. Prugh
Conii
Failnally
A. Rosenblum
New York State
Trugk
Andersonville
LABOR
American Shippers’ Assn
Apple Shippers’ Convention
Shpird
State OF
Calro
Assetat
Sweet
Colorado Potato Growers’ Association
Robert Deate
Superior Court of
W. S. Hill
Fort Collins
Potato Growers’ Association
Coloqyado
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