Illinois amends Commission Merchants Law for bonds
Chicago Aug 27 An amendment to the Illinois Commission Merchants Law now in effect requires license applicants to post an indemnity bond of 2000 with satisfactory sureties. The measure tightens licensing and adds provisions for recovery of funds by consignors and proportional compensation if multiple claims exceed bond limits.
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Chicago
Illinois Commission
Commission
State Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Triumph Potatoes Move From Gilby N D
Triumph potato harvest under way in Gilby North Dakota with 14 cars moved by Wednesday. Quality reported good as stock heads to eastern and southern markets. Harvest earlier than usual with most growers in fields by next week and digging to ramp up later in the week. Later varieties due about mid September with overall crop quality expected to be among the finest.
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Gilby
N. D
Triumph
Michigan Peach Crop Gets NBC Radio Spotlight
Michigan's 8,000,000 bushel peach crop drew nationwide radio attention this week. A coast-to-coast NBC National Farm and Home hour on Wednesday featured the Benton Harbor fruit market and the South Haven Homecoming and Peach Festival ending Sunday night. Blossom Queens from five Michigan towns, including South Haven's Alice Merson and Benton Harbor's Grace Anderson, highlighted the segment.
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Chicago
Ill
Michigan
National Farm and Home Hour
Benton Harbor
South Haven
NBC
Alice Merson
Grace Anderson
Annabelle Jones
St. Joseph
Gladys Kauffman
Broadcast plans for Dowagiac and Miss Baxter
Arrangements for the broadcast were made by L. A. Boyd of New Troy. The time was donated by the National Broadcasting Company and the script for the queen’s part was supplied jointly by South Haven festival officials, the Benton Harbor Chamber of Commerce and the Benton Harbor fruit market publicity department.
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Dowagiac
Sarah Jane Baxter
Battle Creek
L. A. Boyd
New Troy
National Broadcasting Company
Queens
South Haven
Benton Harbor
Jobbers Group to Meet Saturday in Ishpeming
Ishpeming Michigan hosts the Wisconsin Upper Michigan Fruit Jobbers Association meeting on August 28 at 4 p.m. Fred J. Leonard urges early hotel and train reservations due to expected heavy attendance. Secretary Bill Wagner plans to attend. Sam Cohodas hosts with supper, entertainment, speaker, golf, and auto tours. A report on an impending ICC complaint will be presented in Michigan time.
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Ishpeming
Mich
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Fruit Jobbers' Association
Fred J. Leonard
United
Bill’ Wagner
Sam Cohodas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Jobbers
Ishpeming, Mich
Benton Harbor Advertising Fund to Remain the Same
Benton Harbor Michigan August 27 no change to the usual 10 cent gate charge to growers for the Benton Harbor fruit market advertising fund. Market board members announced after tallying ballots from growers about a proposed increase. About 900 ballots were cast with 1,2 in favor of the increase and 1,42 opposed.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Market Board
Erich L. Kerlikowske
Coloma Fruit
Floyd Sommer
Eau’ Claire Fruit Exchange
Walter Eidson
Kerlikowske
Vote Shows Low Grower Turnout Over Fee Increase
Only one third of growers cast ballots in a market board vote on a proposed fee hike. The action was deemed unlikely to proceed due to insufficient interest and participation.
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Market Board
Chicago Street Notes shows changeovers and travel of wholesalers
Charles Henning now heads the Gordon Tyrrell Company vegetable department with prior California ties and A W Barnett background. Traders and visitors move through Chicago markets including Stewart, Friedman, Dietz, Abel and others, with several awaiting September returns and a Wisconsin Upper Michigan meeting. Carlot unloads in July total 7,398, down from 7,431 last year, while year to date July 31 shows 42,033 loads versus 41,459 in 1936.
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Charles Henning
Gordon Tyrrell Company
Gordon Tyrrell
Mr. Henning
California
A. W. Barnett & Co
Chicago
Exemptions to Idaho Potatoes Debate at Apple Meeting
Idaho shippers official Austin Anson condemns Wells Sherman remarks at the International Apple Association convention as an uncalled for attack on Idaho No. 2 potatoes. He urges reading the cited marketing provisions and cites potential connections to policy and state laws affecting shipments.
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Austin Anson
Idaho Shippers '‘‘Traffic Association
Idaho
Nampa
Wells A. Sherman
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
International Apple Association
Austin E. Anson
Idaho Shippers Traffic Association
Anson
Sherman
Idaho Shippers
Mr. Sherman
Federal State Inspection Service
United States
U. S
U.S
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Shermann Purt
Shipment of 160000 barrels maraschino cherries leaves Benton Harbor
The largest single shipment of maraschino cherry stock left Benton Harbor with 160000 barrels aboard the motorship Badger State of the Federal Motorship Corporation. Produced by Producers Service Corporation under manager Fred Granger the cherries head to New York buyers, inaugurating service from lower Lake Michigan ports to New York and Philadelphia.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Badger State
Federal Motorship Corporation
Producers Service Corporation
Fred Granger
New York
Philadelphia
Plain sacks hid state grower on Idaho potatoes hauled east
The article argues Idaho No. 2 potatoes shipped in plain sacks violated federal and Illinois law by omitting grower packer names and counts. It notes interstate and state rules would have branded or seized such shipments, affecting sales in multiple states and interstate routes.
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Idaho
Chicago
United States
U. S
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Benton Harbor Market News Office Opens This Week
Local Market News Service offices in the federal building will issue daily market reports this week in Benton Harbor Michigan. R E B Keller will head the office assisted by J R Brandon who has long handled local peach apple grape plum and pear trade details. Keller recently arrived from Centralia Illinois and Macon Georgia where he covered peach deals. Brandon previously worked with Keller on the strawberry movement at Chadbourne North Carolina.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Market News Service
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Federal
R. E B. Keller
J. R. Brandon
Brandon
Chadbourne
N. C
Grand Rapids
New House of David Plant To Store 50 000 Peach Bushels
Benton Harbor Mich Aug 27 With Elberta peaches near the rush the House of David cold storage plant beside the fruit market nears completion. The 80 by 180 foot three story building with basement will store 50 000 bushels and is on city land leased for such facilities. First floor ready for peach supplies while top floor work continues.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
House of
Albert Miller & Co Executives to Meet in Chicago
Branch managers from across the Midwest and West will attend the first session of Albert Miller & Co’s executive board in Chicago. Perrin C. Miller announces plans and policies for new branch office setups and active selling coordinated with the Chicago office. About 35 executives will join a general meeting afterward, with offices in the Mercantile Exchange building being enlarged.
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Chicago
Albert Miller, & Co
Perrin C. Miller
J. F. Jardine
Waupaca
Wis
J. R. Bouchier
Minneapolis
Burley
Idaho
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Paw Paw Grape Festival to Run September 10–12
Paw Paw Michigan hosts the fourth annual Grape Festival from September 10 through 12. The event will include a parade with commercial floats, a children's pet parade, water sports on Maple lake, a pavement dance, a Mardi Gras, games and contests, and a community flower show in Van Buren county near Lawton.
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Paw Paw
Mich
Lawton
van Buren County
Michigan
Maple Lake
Medford Pear Account for C. H. Robinson Co
Chicago dispatch notes the C. H. Robins son Company appointed sole Chicago distributors for Bear Creek Orchards Medford Oregon pears for the coming season. Bear Creek and Cub brands top auction terminal sales and attract foreign support. Robinson will keep supplies ready for shipment track or rolling as demand grows in Chicago territory.
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Chicago
C. H. Robinsson Company
Bear Creek Orchards
Medford
Ore
Bear Creek
R. M. Steinberg
Steinberg
Rosenberg
C. H. Robinson_ Company
Bartletts
Spray Residue Laboratory Opens in Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor Mich Aug 21 a new branch laboratory of the Michigan Department of Agriculture opened this week to test spray residue on fruit. A M Bacot and William Baumgartner head the lab which will provide 24 hour results after samples arrive. Formative tests cost 1.75 dollars and 2.50 dollars for certificate tests, with certificates from local workers accepted by federal agents under state federal arrangements.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan Department of Agriculture
A. M. Bacot
William Baumgartner
Food and Drug
Seel Couple Injured in Benton Harbor Crash
Calvin Seel, fruit market buyer for W. J. Kavanagh of Chicago, and his wife Mrs Seel, are hospitalized after their car struck a truck driven by Dick Norris at Keeler. They were treated in Watervliet and then moved to Mercy hospital for further care.
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Seel
Benton Harbor
Mich
Calvin Seel
J. Kavanagh
Chicago
Mercy
Dick Norris
Weber Bros
Keeler
J. W. Gunn
Watervieet
Mercy Hospital
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C.H. Weaver&co
Carlot
South Water
Gordon Tyrrell Co
South Water Market
Chiicag Commission
Rubin Produce Co., Inc
Cco. Middendoref . Co
Chicago, Ill
Harry Allen Chandler-Allen Co
Water Market L. D. Canal
Illinois Commission Merchants Law
Triumph Potatoes
Gilby, N. D
News of
NBC Network
Benton Harbor Advertising Fund
Chicago Street Notes
Harry Allen
Chandler Allen Company
Aunburn
Onekama, Mich
Guy Stewart
Stewart & Clyments
Salinas
Calif
Max Weil
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kaw Valley
Kansas
Friedman & Sons
South
Canada
Lawrence Anderson
Arizona Packing Company
Phoenix, Ariz
Diorrie
Rothstein & Song of Philadelphia
Bevinayy
Lee Simpson
Joe Macaluso
Atlantic Seaboard
Mr. Simpson
Nate Rubin
The
Rubin Produce Company, Inc
Minnesota
R. H. Dietz
R. H. Dietz & Co
H. V. Abel
General Distributors, Inc
George Peters
S. Friedman & Sona
Iowa
North Dakota
Arthur Friedman
Johnny Schuetz
Fulton Market Cold Storage Company
Abe Schwartz & Co
R. G. James
Fresh Foods, Inc
Colorado
APPLE
Oceano Pole Peas
Oceano
San Luis Obispo
Boises
Tfine
Watsonville
Colorado Peas
Tony Oddo
Tiiea
Produce Exchange
Haymarket
South Racine
Postal L
Cuiiaco Cod Storage Wane Co
South State
Bill Cara
Care
Chicago Cold Storage Warehouse Co
Shakes Air Line Delivery
Detroit Refrigerating CO
Howard St
14Th St
Michigan Central
Lackawanna Cold Storage CO
Wyoming Ave
Scranton
Penna
BIL
Buffalo D. L. & W
Erle
Arizona
Parkes and
Benton Harbor Market
South Water Market & D
L. D. Chicago
House of David
Caruso Fruit Distributors
Albert Miller & Co
Medford Pear
C. H. Robinson Co
Transparents & Wealthies
M. H. Rosenthal
Vincent Hotel
Rosenthal & Stockfish, Inc
South ‘Water Market
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