Grape Crop in Chautauqua Belt Shrinks by 2000 Cars
Aug 27 Dunkirk New York grape growers face about 2000 car drop from last year as juice suppliers pull back from contracts and shift to open market purchases. Uncertainty rises amid industry disputes while forecasts put the belt crop near 6500 cars versus 8500 last year. local firms plan to press thousands of tons, with new federal weight labeling shaping quality expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
Chatauqua
Arimour & Co
Welch
Puritan Road Products Company
Fredonia
Red Wing
Mey
Silver Creek
du Belle Grape Juice Company
Penn Yan
Lake Kenka
West Indies Storm Ravages Crops Reported
New York reports a severe West Indies storm last week damaging fruit crops. Isle of Pines grapefruit losses reach 160 percent. Jamaica banana crop on the north side suffered about 90 percent ruin. Porto Rico supplies seen minimally affected in markets. Officers describing tropical damage on incoming steamers.
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New York
Porto Rico
Tropics
Jamaica
Rollins
Island
California Citrus Shipments From California This Week
California citrus shipments for the week ending August 25 totaled 346 through cars and local cars from the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe lines, with no shipments from the northern section. From November 1 to August 25 total California shipments reach 42,580 cars, split 6,030 from the north and 35,950 from the south. Prices stay high as the season winds down and growers are pleased. the main activity now is closing the season and forming new associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
California
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Ensor, Owes About $5,000 in New York Trade Collapse
A. W. Ensor, fruit and vegetable jobber of Paterson New Jersey, failed midweek and owes about $3,000 in New York and suburban trade. Creditation prospects suggest creditors may recover around 10 percent. Ensor had no on-street credit rating. his father Albert Ensor previously failed in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. York
W. H. Enor
Aterson
N.J
New York
Ensor
Albert Ensor
Paterson
Doomed $5 Charge on Insulated Cars in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin debate centers on a $5 tariff for insulated refrigerator cars used to ship potatoes. Governor Phillip, president of Union Refrigerator Transit Co, aligns with efforts to eliminate the charge, aided by Albert Miller & Co and others in the potato trade. The U R T had previously waived similar fees, influencing interstate and intrastate shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pa Badger
Phillip
Laeaxe
Northwestern
Soo Line
J. 16. Robinson
Albert Miller & Co
Union Refrigerator Transit Company
U. R.T
Silk stockings spark a fruit auction tale in Chicago
In Chicago on August 27 special dispatch reports auctioneer Charlie Iorgang offering a premium of silk stockings to the first buyer of the Garden of Eden grapes. Jerome Lino bid $1.60 for the line, adding to his fame after a prior baboon encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charlie Iorgang
Central Fruit Auction Company
Garden of Eden
Dudley
Jerome Lino
Joes Willard
Arthur
Jerome
Chicago Apple Death T: Chicago Apple Deat
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Sues Texas creameries over price fixing case
The Texas attorney general filed suit in Austin against six leading creameries for violating Anti-Trust laws. Named defendants include Creamery Dairy Company San Antonio Alvin Houston Creamery Donnell Fort Worth Nissley Texas Creamery Company Houston and H B Tee Cream Company Waco. The state charges a February 1 1915 price fixing agreement and seeks penalties and injunctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Creamery Dairy Company
San Antonio
Alvin-Houston Creamery Company
Houston
Donnell Creamery Company
Belton
Nissley Creamery Company
Fort Worth
Texas Creamery Company
H. B. Tee Crean Company
Waco
Chess Brothers failure prompts credit demands in Seattle
The Vancouver failure of Chess Brothers brings unpaid Seattle accounts to the fore. Creditors reject offers to incorporate and extend accounts, insisting on payment in full to recover the debt. Peach Growers Publicity League in New York pushes a campaign claiming record peach crops and urging low prices. Visitors from the butter and egg trade include Ben Ablon Dallas Warren Merritt New Bremen Chicago and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Chess Brothers
Vancouver
B. C
Eed
Peach Growers’ Publicity League
New York
Heath
Peach Growers' League
Ben Ablon
Dallas
Tex
Warren Merritt
New Bremen C
B. F. Ames
Elgin
J. J
Dan
Chicago
A. B. Friedman
Louis Huenke
Don Huenke
New Bremen
EB. Buw- Lexs
Paducuh
Potato blight spreads across farms in public alerts
Aug. 27 report from The Packer details late blight or rot in potatoes across central Iowa, Ohio and New York regions. Prof. C. L. Fitch notes rainfall and damp weather fuel the fungus phytophthora infestans. shipments of seed potatoes spread the disease. Wisconsin and Michigan also affected. Additional wires from St Paul and other cities report varied local losses and responses.
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Kansas City
C. L. Fitch
Ames
Iowa
Ohio
York State
Fitch
United States
Florida
Corn
Ireland
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago
Madison
Wis
James G. Moore
Packer
St. Paul
Minn
E. F. Freeman
Pea
Columbia
K. Y B. Fuumford
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
H. K E. Vasey
Lansing
Mich
H. J. Eustace
Potato disease warns growers of late blight and rot
Ohio Department of Agriculture reports unseasonable weather increases risk of late blight and rot in potatoes. Spray with Bordeaux mixture and copper compounds every 10 days, apply 4 to 6 gallons per acre, and repeat as leaves show infection. Focus on early and late plantings, with field checks and timely digging advised.
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York State
Chili Station
N. Y
New York Central Railroad Company
Cornell College of Agriculture
H. H. Short
Dundee
N.Y
Bath
Cohocton
Rochester
Medina
Penn Yan
Starkey
Ohio
Tate
Department of the Ohio
Wayne
Brooklyn company in bankruptcy sale of assets at auction
Bravin with offices in Brooklyn faced bankruptcy after creditors including Baff & Son and Kossar & Co. claimed large sums. The firm collected cash then issued checks to cover notes, moved assets to Samuel Meyer and Morris Sapir as assignees, and two bankruptcy petitions followed. Assets such as leases and stock were auctioned Thursday afternoon.
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Mattus Brothers
Charles Werner
New York
D. M. Lightfoot
Springfield
Lightfoot
Louis R. Vick
Brooklyn
Box Apple Deal Confirmed for 325000 Boxes
Chicago Aug 27 Conflicting reports about the box apple sale to Australian buyers were settled this week by Frank Wagner of G M H Wagner & Sons. The contract covers 325000 boxes of run fruit at 1 per box f o b loading station. The Australians will take all apples Wagner & Sons furnish up to the stated amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner & Sons
Chicago
Northwest
Frank Wagner
G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
Isle of Pines Grapefruit Arrives In New York
First straight car of Isle of Pines grapefruit arrives, received by Olivit Brothers. Quality varies. some fruit decayed and grass green, a small portion smooth and tight. Pricing ranges up to 3 5.50 per box by quality. Potatoes and other vegetables see tariff-driven rate increase in central territory effective September 13.
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New York
Isle of Pines
Olivit Brothers
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Central Freight Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Food distribution debate ends without remedy at Economic Conference
Philadelphia August discussions on modern food distribution reveal blame game among farmers dealers and consumers. Speakers including Howard Selby Charles Baldwin Ralph Clayberger Ellis Yarnell and W F Therkeldson urge reforms from middlemen elimination to farmer advertising while noting high prices and market surplus tools.
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Philadelphia
Howard W. Selby
Pennsylvania Association
Charles W. Baldwin
City Marketing Bureau
Baldwin
Ralph 3B. Clayberger
C. Wilkinson & Son
National League of Commission Merchants
Commission
Clayberger
Ellis. A. Yarnell
Swarthmore
W. FF. Therkeldson
W. Atilee, Burpee & Co
Thorkeldson
Venice
Ear Katz
Philadelphia Agricultural Bureau
R. P P. Kester
Newtown
Samuel C. Starkey
Bustleton
Albert R. Jenks
Springfield
Mass
Theodore Brown
New Jersey
Sherman
Lewis D. Hall
Office of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
James Taylor
New Jersey Horticultural Association
Charles *. Caldwell
The
Cornaxchange National Bank
Eddie McCabe Dies Suddenly Head of McCabe & Sons
New York butter and egg dealer Eddie McCabe, head of Charles P. McCabe & Sons at 17 Jay Street, died suddenly of acute indigestion Sunday night after a dinner at Edgemere Club. He was 48, survived by a wife, with funeral held at his Plat push Brooklyn home and burial at East Willow on Long Island.
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New Yorks
Eddie McCabe
Charles P. McCabe
William Edgar McCabe
New
Chicago Peach Receipts Mixed as Michigan Elbertas Arrive
Receipts of peaches from southern points fell off and demand was light while Michigan Elbertas arrive in liberal quantities. Prices were irregular by quality with Missouri Elbertas selling in six basket cases for 1.15 to 1.26 and Oklahoma Elbertas at 0.25 to 0.80 per basket.
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Illinois
Chicago
Michigan Elbertas
Michigan
Missouri Elbertas
Arkansas
Hibertas
Ebertas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Elbertas
York state grape crop and fruit market roundup
Page wide scan reports state grape crop status with blight in potatoes and rising potato rates. Market groups, shipments, and prices feature Louisiana sweet potatoes, Isle of Pines grapefruit, California citrus, and Chicago apple and peach activity. Multiple cities including Chicago, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and New York reported market movements, freight, and crop conditions amid a busy period for produce trade.
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York State
Louisiana
West Indies
Eddie McCabe
Chicago
Minnesota
Bay City
Elgin
Michigan
Philadelphia
Colorado
J. W. McCauley
Kanesas City
New York
Lestrides
West Virginia
Milwaukee
Detroit
Cincinnati
Kansas City
H. Long
Wichita
Louisville
California
St. Louis
Martinsburg Growers
Jersey
Orleans
N. Y
Buffalo Street
Genesee County Farmers’ Institute
Garden Grove
Calif
Medford
Ore
Spokane
Sebastopol
Imperial Valley
Missouri
Norfolk Truck
Louisiana Sweet Potatoes See Larger Acreage This Year
Louisiana reports show acreage up 20 to 25 percent in many counties with a later, uneven harvest. Crops move in September through October from districts including Loranger Genesee Shreveport Roseland Breaux Bridge Opelousas Cheneyville Clinton Girard Wilson Gonzales New Roads Bastrop Choupique Singer Alden Bridge. Prices and packing in 90 pound sacks or bulk. varieties include Triumph Nancy Hall Dooley Yams and Southern Queens.
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Loranger
Genesee
Shreveport
Louisiana
Nancy Hall
Breaux Bridge
Queens
Opelousas
Clinton
Girard
Triumph
Wilson
Dooley
Gonzales
New Roads
Nancy’Hall
Soes Bastrop
ROWERs' MARKET CO QUITS Direct-to-consumer venture ends
Pratt Growers' Market Company, formed to sell time grown fruits straight to customers, has closed. Vernon H. Davis, E. J. Riggs, N. E. Shaw and others organized it. Winding up via Outhwaite Linn & Postlewaite, creditors told to expect promissory notes as assets fall short of debts.
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Columbus
Pratt Growers’ Market Company
Vernon H. Davis
E. J. Riggs
N. E. Shaw
Outhwaite, Linn & Postlewaite
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