Orange and lemon market notes in New York week
California Valencia orange demand rose at the week start with gains around 50 to 75 cents over last week, while other grades fell 15 to 25 cents before recovering. Eight cars of California lemons sold with mixed quality. demand remained active at higher prices early in the week. Porto Rican grapefruit and foreign lemons showed softer prices on some days but strong demand overall, with color and weight improvements noted in grapefruit.
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New York
California
Valencia Orange
Best
Ppley
Rocky Ford Cantaloupes Sell High Prices in Market Report
New York August 24 Rocky Ford cantaloupes show good quality and bring high prices. Best standards bring 5 dollars and stock 4 4.50. Fiat crates sell 2 2.75. Turlock melons fetch 4 4.25 for fancy standard crates and 1.75 2 on flats. Maryland and Delaware supplies light with prices 1.60 2.40 per standard. pink meat similar. Colorado Rocky Fords reach 4.50 per standard crate and 22.25 per flat. California Turlocks run 4.25 4.50 per standard crate and 2 per flat. Texas white meat sale 2.50 8.25 per standard crate. some as low as 1 per pony crate.
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Rocky Ford
New, York
Fiat
Lawares
Jersey
West
Colorado
Rocky
Texas
Maine Potatoes Begin Moving From Aroostook County
Houston Me Aug 25 The Arcos took county potato crop is beginning to move with several cars shipped mostly to Boston The quality is fine free from rot medium size bright color and fairly ripe Many fields show the effect of heavy June rains Balta crop estimated at about 60 percent of last year Loading will be light for some time as farmers harvest grain Potato shippers quote prices per 165 pound barrel and per cwt delivered
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Houston
Arcos
Boston
Aroostook County
Barre
Peaches Begin Shipping From Upstate New York
Receipts of peaches from the South dwindle as the Hudson River district starts shipping. Early Jersey offers lead the market while Maryland Delaware and Jersey Elbertas and Hales fetch 2.50 to 3.50 a crate or bushel basket. other varieties range 60c to 1.50 per crate. Unp-river peaches in 16 quart baskets sell 40 to 50c with a downshift to 25c lift and slow, draggy trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson River
Jersey
New, Jersey
Elbertas
Hales
Maryland
Delaware
Lawsuit Filed Over Tomato Car Sale in Kansas City
I Ungerleider & Son sue Max Ginsburg of Ginsburg & Lansbury Sion City Ia for 260.90 and interest for a car of tomatoes sold in July. The check paid later protested and returned unpaid after the car was diverted to Des Moines and Minneapolis. The buyer claims the tomatoes were not in good condition. The case, heard Friday, was postponed to September.
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Kansas City
I. Ungerleider & Son
Max Ginsburg
Ginsburg & Lansbure
Sion City
Ginsburg
Ungerleider
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Martin Ungerleider
J H McGill and Co of Atlanta Closes Doors
Atlanta August report details J H McGill & Co closing after overquoting market and embezzlement links to Edgar O Oetgen. McGill vanished weeks ago, with no local debts but owing several thousand dollars to poultry fruit and produce shippers. New A L Woods stationery lists Roy L Woods as president at 2 Piedmont Avenue and the firm sent attractive quotations to unwary shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
J. H. McGill & Co
Packer
McGill
Piedmont Avenue
Central Avenue
Produce Row
J. H. McGil '& Co
A. Li Woods
Exit Price and Co Discontinues Business In Macon
Macon Georgia August 25 The firm Price and Co has gone out of business after owing shippers and has been replaced by Wilkinson Produce Company The former deals in fruits vegetables butter eggs and poultry One Tennessee egg shipper has not received payments from Price Co W L Price left the army to marry a Macon man’s daughter and buy J C Edwards Co Wilkinson took over with a new letterhead claiming cold storage a claim contradicted by observations as the firm shows no stock visible to the naked eye
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Price & Co
Wilkinson Produce Company
Tennessee
W. L. Price
J. C. Edwards &Co
Higher prices and better demand for potatoes in Chicago
Chicago market shows improved purchase activity despite light Minnesota digging. Buyers aimed higher, reducing on-track stock to roughly 125 cars. Wisconsin Cobblers and Early Ohio varieties move at firm prices, with No 1 Irish Cobblers quoted around 3.00 per cwt and Early Ohios at about 1.05 to 1.50. Nebraska Irish Cobblers command 1.80 to 1.85.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Traffic and Rail Men Meet in Washington on Car Supply
A preliminary meeting in Chicago with HE Briggs of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association and others discussed boosting refrigerator car efficiency. Attendees will travel to Washington for a broader session to press railroads to assign inspectors ensuring prompt car releases by consignees.
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Chicago
HE. S. Briggs
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association of Men
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association
Ndeavor
Consignees
Washington
Cal Henry Cole
California Fruit Exchange
J. W. McClymonds
Refrigerator Department
Western Pacifica Ry
J.‘ Curtis Robinson
Wenatchee Valley
I. N. Randall
Union Pacific Railroad
W.E. Lamb
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
J. P. Scanlan
C. B. Stohn
Transportation
Santa Fe
William Garfitt
Western Fruit Jobbers' Association
George D. Bills
Wagner Bills ‘Company
Sweet Potatoes Moving, Well in New York
Market report notes sweet potatoes and yams traded in New York with varied prices. Listings show barrels and baskets with prices from 2.50 to 3.00 dollars and mixed quality stock.
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New York
Michigan Grapes Move Steadily Across Markets
Report shows steady demand for Michigan grapes in Chicago in August 1926 with buyers holding stock. Michigan Champions in four- quart Climax baskets sold at 22 cents, Moore's Early at 27 cents, and Concords at 24 2/10 cents per basket amid moderate offerings.
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Chicago
Michigan
Moore
California Orange Shipments Rise as Week Ends
Shipments from Southern California show 193 cars of oranges and 121 cars of lemons for the week, with a season total of 21 012 oranges and 8 744 lemons. Prices remain firm and demand steady across all varieties.
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Los
S.sents
California
Ieee
Permits refused for preserved sweet cider manufacture
Rochester N Y Aug 25 The National Association of Cider and Vinegar Manufacturers had its application for a permit to manufacture preserved sweet cider refused by Commissioner Blair. The decision comes with apples in sight and is a painful surprise to the association and to growers generally.
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Rochester
N. Y
National Association of Cider
Internal Revenue
Blair
Cider Makers seek federal permits amid Volstead Act limits
Duffy Mott and HilDick Apple Co seek permits to preserve sweet cider for sale while keeping alcohol under 0.5 percent by volume. They warn a crop of early apples requires lawful authority to operate and press for assurances the product will not exceed the alcohol limit. The association cites benzoate of soda use and acid development as a means to delay fermentation, reducing intoxication risk. The industry awaits the next federal move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy-Mott, Inc
Duffy-Nalt Whiskey Company
Hildick Apple Company
New York
Beat Companies
National Association
W. W. Armstrong
Hildick Concern
Duffy-Mottnterests
Vinerar Association
Potatoes Freight Shift From Shore to Jersey and Long Island
New York reports show southern potato shipments slowing with only a few from Virginia Eastern Shore. Most supply now comes from Jersey and Long Island as Eastern Shore stock weakens and sells at about 1 to 2 dollars per barrel, while Long Island prices range widely from 1.75 to 4.10 dollars per 150 pound barrel.
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New York
Virginia
Jersey
Loing Island
Long Island
New York Apples Trade In Market Prices Decline
Market reports show improved quality fruit entering the market but overall costs rise and trade lags. Poor stock sold as low as 40 cents per bushel while top offerings reached 1.75 to 3 dollars for Fancy Duchess and Maiden Blush varieties, with Wealthy around 2.15 and 2.50.
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Imei and
Brown
North Caron Eee
Carolina
Grape Growers Face Shortage of Cars and Contracts
In the San Joaquin Valley, grape growers fear high prices and railcar shortages will ruin contracts. Many orchards face rotting fruit as strikes and road disruption hinder shipments during peak season. Growers worry that only half the crop can be shipped if rail service does not improve within a week.
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San Joaquin Valley
Breano
Califhone Usp
San’ Joaquin
Saale Oy
Little Improvement in Peaches at Chicago
Aug 25 Chicago peaches show scant gains as market opens firmer but fades by week’s end. Michigan Hibertas nearing peak with steady shipments. arrivals from Illinois Indiana and California steady. Prices ranged from 22 to 3.50 dollars per basket for best Califormias in boxes selling at about 30 per box.
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Chicago
Michigan Hibertas
Illinois
Indiana
California
Turlock Cantaloupe Deal Profit Highlighted
A San Joaquin Valley market deal involving cantaloupes from Turlock yielded profits, though details are sparse. The arrangement, labeled Stoney Maker-Deal, did not attract broader attention or additional bidders.
Watermelon Charges Heard Before ICC Panel
A hearing before Interstate Commerce Commission member Wammer and judge Butler examined the reasonableness of freight charges on watermelons moving from the South and Southwest to paints within this territory. Randolph Street Traffic Bureau represented the Chi Bureau re Teevers. After
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wammer
Butler
Interstate Commerce Commission
Randolph Street Traffic Bureau
Chi- Bureau
Tee Seevers
Pacific Fruit Express Short in District Amid Strike Tension
In the current strike climate, Pacific Fruit Express faces shortages as cars and grapes move slowly. Shippers claim high profits on scarce shipments, while Pine Box companies resist, fearing trouble in immediate demand. The Randolph Street Traffic Bureau seeks a reopening of the case with October 1 extension for exceptions. watermelon interests hope for overcharge reparations from recent seasons.
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Pacific Fruit Express
Pine Box
Local dealers fail as receivers auction assets
A local attorney, Harlan Friend, loses control as a receiver auctions off office fixtures and equipment after a long running failure. Principal creditors include Baldwin Pope Marketing Co and Chardi Bros Fruit Co of St Louis, with Peppers Fruit Company of Los Angeles. Friend was a well known St Louis commission merchant. prior reverses noted. Joe Perlman, Star Produce, fails with 1500 on the books and no tangible assets. principal creditors are St Louis produce houses.
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Harlan
Fi “Reeceiver
Baldwin-Pope Marketing Co
Chardi Bros, Fruit & Produce ‘Co
St .Louis
Peppers ‘Fruitompany
Los Angeles
Friend
St. Louis
Joe Perlman
Star, Produce Company
North Third. Street
St. ‘Louis
Perman
Express Company Receives Share of Proceeds Disputed
Fragmentary OCR indicates a dispute over shares of proceeds from a shipment. It shows percentages 87 and 10 and mentions shipowners and shippers facing refusal or contested costs. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Market prices for melons and crates across states
The market report lists various melon types and crate prices by region. Michigan Osage melons fetched $1.25 to $2.50 per crate depending on size. California Turlocks sold at $2.28 to $3.28 and flats at $1.15. Colorado galt tint standards moved $3.25 to $3.50 with flats around $1.40. New Mexico pink meats sold in flat crates at $1.25. Honey Dew melons sold around $2 per crate.
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Michigan
Michigan Hoddoos
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Produce Packer weekly trade notice overview
The Produce Packer announces a separate weekly edition focused on commercial production and marketing of fruits and vegetables. It covers market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and furs. Free sample copies available upon request.
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Packer
Yeading
Kans City Poultry and Egg Men Protest Express Freight
Kansas City poultry and egg shippers file a formal complaint about freight and merger impacts. They claim inadequate service after consolidation, with express freight volume for eggs butter and poultry falling as distant shipments face higher charges and delays.
Poultry Dealers Protest American Express Freight Rules
A Kansas City wholesale poultry and egg trade petition,circulated by Carl Harrington of the American Produce Co, condemns the American Express Co for terminal freight and passenger charges. The signers claim the fees are unjust and threaten serious business injury without prompt relief.
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Carl Harrington
American Produce Company
Kansas City
Ameri ‘Can Express Company
Talk of New Express Companies Across Eastern Railroads
In New York on August 25 reports circulate that one or more new express firms may form to take over express business on Eastern railroads, challenging the American Railway Express Company formed by merger. Eastern railroads seek better returns as the proposed new contract begins next March, with the Southern Railway already running its own line.
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New York
American Railway Express Company
Express
American Railway
Southern Railway
Expre
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Maine
Upstate
Ungerleider & Son
Sioux City
J. H. McGill
Atlanta
Exit Price & Co
Enter Wilkinson Produce Co
Chica
Calif
Orang
Trade ‘In
Apples
Wang
Interstate “Com Anerce
Ying Ka
Conaid
Rachee
Var
Elvirne
New Express Company
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