Michigan Elberta Peaches About Ready to Move
Michigan's Elberta peach crop, largest in the Midwest, should begin moving early next week with shipments expanding from Benton Harbor, South Haven, and surrounding counties. Early arrivals in Benton Harbor and Sodus indicate gradual start, with movement accelerating as later varieties come in.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Middle West
Rochesters
South Havens
South Heaven
Thit
Sodus
Berrien
Elbertas
Coloma
South Haven
van Buren County
Estimates on California Navel Crop Fall Short of Certainty
Los Angeles reports varied early estimates for the central California Navel orange crop, ranging from 10 000 to 13 000 cars, with last year at 6 200 and 1934 at 11 000 cars. Southern California Navels are placed at 25 000 to 28 000 cars, above 24 700 last year but below 29 000 in 1934 85 tonnage. Valencia prorate for the week of August 30 lists 1 150 interstate cars and 275 intrastate cars, while next week’s interstate shipments are not expected to exceed 1 100 cars under a so called underweek for large shippers.
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Los Angeles
Central California
California
Valencia
Plan Growers Institute to Aid Valley Farmers
Mission Texas August 28 Beginning September 17 a growers Institute sponsored by the Mission Chamber of Commerce and the Mission unit of the South Texas Citrus Growers League will discuss dairying fruit and vegetable growing and marketing in the lower Rio Grande valley. Charles Volz Gid Newman and W A Wolverton direct arrangements with R G Burwell Hidalgo county farm agent handling program details.
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Mission
Tex
Rilo Grande Valley
Mission Chamber of Commerce
Mission Unit
South Texas Citrus Growers League
Charles Volz
Gid Newman
W. A. Wolver
Produce Packer promotes trade news for shippers
The Produce Packer is a separate weekly newspaper printed alongside The Packer. It covers marketing and trade news of interest to shippers and distributors of eel poultry batter hides wool fur and related commodities. A free sample copy is mailed on request.
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Packer
Produce Packer
Cantaloupe Market Dull in Arkansas Valley this Week
Arkansas Valley cantaloupes showed weak demand and a dull market for carlot shipments. Flats sold 26 to 40 cents for jumbo nines and 12s, with some 86s and 45s around 90 cents. Most cars moved in delivered or joint accounts, about 360 cars this week, better than last year. Honey dews sold better, at 80 to 90 cents per crate. Denver prices improved with jumbos at 36 to 40 cents and standards around 30 cents.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
Arkansas Valley
Colorado
Denver
Unusual Onion Situation Seen Across Producing Regions
New York reports an extraordinary shift as Michigan and Orange county crops favor large onions up to four inches. Rates from eastern markets may rise as western shippers seek new outlets. Dealers note plentiful supply locally with little price or volume change expected until early next month.
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New York
Utah
Colorado
Idaho
Washington
Michigan
Orange County
Seaboard
Indiana
Upstate
California
Morgan Steamer
Funeral Services Held For Harry Bowes
Chicago August 28 Funeral services for Harry Bowes of the Chicago Cold Storage Warehouse Company who died the latter part of last week were held Saturday August 22 with burial in Arlington cemetery Bowes a veteran of the companys staff had been in its employ for 33 years before joining Union Cold Storage Company He is survived by his widow four sisters and one son who is now associated with the company
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Chicago
Harry Bowes
Chicago Cold Storage Warehouse Company
Arlington Cemetery
Ate Bowes
Old Union Cold Storage Company
Commodity Exch Act Deemed Constitutional by Judge Barnes
Federal Judge John P. Barnes rules the Commodity Exchange Act constitutional in Moore v Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The decision upholds the act as an extension of the Grain Futures Act, denying Moore’s bid to block designation of the exchange as a contract market.
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Dbarnés
Chicago
John P. Barnes
William 8. Moore
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Moore
Exchange
Packer
Barnes
United States
Wendell Berge
Supreme Court
Schechter
Carter
Va. Olsen
North Atlantic Refrigerated Warehouses Meet in Atlantic City
The North Atlantic Chapter of the Association of Refrigerated Warehouses will hold its regular meeting at the Ambassador Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 18 to 20. Ralph C. Stokell announces two outside speakers and a program covering issues of interest to operating executives. Members are urged to attend with assistants, and to confirm attendance for proper arrangements.
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Association of Refrigeated Warehouses
North Atlantic
Atlantic City
New York
The
Association of Refrigerated
N. J
Ambassador Hotel
Ralph C. Stokell
North Atlantic Territory
Stokell
Aerons
Weather Boosts Hood River Fruit Harvest Prospects
In Hood River Oregon August reports emphasize ideal summer weather aiding peak pear and apple production in the mid Columbia region. Cold nights limited moth activity and sunburn risk, supporting a strong harvest starting in October. Gravensteins are already picked, Bartlett pears underway, and the Apple Growers Association plans full cannery packing. Shippers warn against setting initial prices too high to ensure steady demand.
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Hood River
Ore
mid-Columbia
Bartlett
Apple Growers Association
Sympathy of Trade With Death of Elizabeth Cottingham
Ed Cottingham of The Packer staff mourns as Elizabeth Cottingham daughter of 22 years dies in Cincinnati after brief illness. Elizabeth, recently active in advertising, is survived by her father Ed Cottingham, sister Alice, and brother Ed Jr. Her mother predeceased her by 13 years.
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Kansas City
Ed Cottingham
Packer
St. Louis
Elizabeth
Cincinnati
Alice
Ed, Jr
Potato Crop Outlook Shows Improvement Across Regions
Beneficial rains and cooler nights brighten potato prospects, with forecasts suggesting September 1 totals may rise to 300 to 325 million bushels. Higher yields are hoped in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Kansas, while Minnesota Michigan Idaho report variable progress and optimism grows as vines advance.
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Minnesota
Michigan
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Kansas City
Red River Valley
Plainview
Lower Peninsula
Nebraska
Platte Valley
National League leases space for horticulture expo
The National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors plans a large exhibit at the International Horticultural Exposition in Chicago September 12 to 20. The group will lease space on the ground floor booths 4 and 5 to display products and distribution methods, inviting producers and shippers to contribute material.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit
International Amphitheatre
National League
League
Hoothaa
Citrus Dial Opens With Bright Prospect For 1936 Season
Florida growers anticipate a large crop as the first 400 boxes of grapefruit for the 1936 37 season are packed in Dade county and headed north. Lee county growers hold back, expecting the first car next week while oranges likely move by late September. Officials say the season should produce well shaped fruit after favorable growing conditions.
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Orlando
Fla
Florida State Citrus Inspecting Bureau
Florida
Dade County
Lee County
Dade
Bureau revises four standards for potatoes
Washington Aug. 28. The Commodity Exchange Act effective Sept. 13 requires futures contracts on a market to deliver potatoes meeting U S standards. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics announces revised U S Standards for Potatoes to be more exchange friendly adding U S Extra No 1 and adjusting size and dirt cleanliness requirements. Acting chief Do Kitchen says field data limited but revisions should suit exchange trading and other potato transactions.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S
W. Kitchen
Bureau
Florida Citrus Seeks Sept Limit On Grapefruit Shipments
Lakeland Fla Aug 28 Limitation on shipments of Florida grapefruit from September 1 to 6 on grades higher than U S sizes 80 or larger except that 10 percent of total shipments during the period may be size 96 was recommended yesterday to Secretary Wallace under his authority in the federal marketing agreement by the Florida Citrus Control Committee to halt movement of fruit of undesirable quality during that period It was also recommended that methods of extracting test juices be changed.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
U. S
Wallace
Florida Citrus Control Committee
Ocean Freight Rates on Apples to Be Advanced
Winchester Va August 28 Apple shippers were advised rates on apples will rise September 1 for the United Kingdom. Barrel rates 10c increase and 2 1 2c on the bushel basket. Ordinary stowage barrels 75c baskets 30c. Refrigerated stowage barrel $1.20 basket 47c. Baskets must be double strapped. same breakage claim as barrels and fruit baskets.
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Winchester
New York
New Icing Rules Add to Perishable Shipper Burden
Chicago August 28 Supplement 26 to Perishable Protective Tariff No 8 effective September 10 shows changes in icing and refrigeration rules for fresh fruits and vegetables. Ed Briggs of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association discusses higher ice charges, switching costs, and supervision fees, arguing railroads pad costs and push users to truck and other transport. He notes motor trucks may offer lower costs and urges growers to ice their own cargo where prices are lower than railroad rates.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ed Briggs
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
Briggs
American Fruit‘and Vegetable Shippers Association
Chicago Potato Trade Makes Seasonal Move
Chicago potato dealers will move from the Chicago Produce Terminal to the Wood Street terminal of the Chicago Northwestern Railway next Monday August 31. They shift locations with the seasonal movement of southern potatoes and will operate at Wood Street during fall winter and spring.
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Chicago
Wood Street
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Florida Grapefruit Shipments Reported to Begin
New York dealers were informed this week that early shipments of Florida grapefruit will depart next week from the area just north of Bradenton. The news indicates fresh fruit entering markets earlier than usual this season.
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Florida
New ‘York
Bradenton
Plans Complete for Cleveland Vegetable Meet Opens Sept 7
Plans for the Vegetable Growers Association of America's Cleveland convention at the Carter hotel September 7 to 11 are virtually complete. The program includes moving pictures, films, and a greenhouse tour of Cleveland's vast glasshouse industry, with exhibits, refreshments, and dancing announced for the opening events.
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Cleveland
Vegetable Growers Association of America
Carter Hotel
H. D. Brown
Brown
Packer
Vegetable Growers Association
Carter
M. L. Ruetenik
Dick Sams
Association
Hartford
John Hoag
Lakewood
West Cleveland
Rocky River
Center Ridge
Butternut Ridge
Market on California Grapes Steady Amid Mixed Movements
Fresno market reports show steady overall tone for California grapes with Lodi Tokays advancing slowly and juice shipments rising. Interstate passings for table varieties through Aug 25 totaled 1 715 cars, with Tokays lighter late week and Thompsons Malagas and Red Malagas easing slightly. Prices included Thompson Seedless 65 to 75 cents, Malagas around 60 cents, Red Malagas and Ricans about 85 to 90 cents, Muscats near 70 dollars per ton, and Tokays opening at 1.50 per lug, trending toward 1.15 later. A separate note in Chicago describes a man posing as R M Daniels from Florida who cashed a $35 check and disappeared.
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Fresno
Calif
California
Thompson
Lodi
Tokays
Thomp
Chicago
Tampa
Plant City
Fla
Lakeland
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Elberta Peaches
Berrien County
Plan Growers’ Institute
W. S. Moore
Sutt
Chicago Exchange
Miela
China Commission
Hotel
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