Reservations pour into Chicago for four conventions
Chicago hosts the largest gathering in fruit and vegetable trade history as four associations meet January 18 to 21. Over 400 reservations poured in for the Western Fruit Jobbers' Association with others at the Sherman and Palmer House. Banquet plans and bold talks on trade issues mark the preparations led by officials at South Water Market and hotel registrars.
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Chicago
William Garfitt
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
Sherman
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Fruit and Vegetable Brokers’ Association
E.S. Briggs
R. C. Rittenhouse
South Water Market
Utter Association
S. W. Neill
National League of Commission
Board of Trustees
United States
National League of Commission Merchants
Congress Hotel
Palmer House
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’” Association
Hotel
Otto Schweger
C. A. Kerr & Co
Western Fruit
C. W. Neill
Hall, Wedge & Carter
National League
R. Cumming
West Indies Fruit Importing Company
J. G. Coffey Co. Files for Bankruptcy in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kan Dec 8 J G Coffey Co wholesale fruits and vegetables filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition saying liabilities total 10 988 10 and assets 12 524 20 Real estate is heavily mortgaged P W O'Brien named receiver with assets appraised at 1 891 40 Several Kansas City firms are creditors reflecting Coffey's purchasing on that market
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Leavenworth
Kan
J. G. Goffey Company
P. W. O'Brien
Kansas City
Coffey
Apple Exports Rise In Week From U S And Canada
Exports of apples from the United States and Canada for the week ending November 27 totaled 169 192 barrels and 390 762 boxes, up from 140 500 barrels and 133 843 boxes a year earlier. Cumulative exports reach 2 647 443 barrels and 4 142 822 boxes versus last year's 1 765 766 barrels and 2 202 169 boxes.
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Apple
New York
United States
Canada
International Apple Shippers’ Association
The Produce Packer Preview Issue Description
The Produce Packer announces a separate weekly newspaper focusing on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and furs. A free sample copy is available upon request.
Cabbage Undertone Firmer on Chicago Market
Chicago December 3 The cabbage market held steady with a firmer undertone. Trade showed gradual improvement and shipments may return to normal after a lull. Dealers noted stronger local tone due to New York price signals. Wisconsin supply remains uncertain. Prices moved around 20 to 22 a ton with some cars at 23.
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Chicago
New York State
Wisconsin
F. O
Tomatoes And Lettuce Active In Chicago Market
In Chicago the week saw strong activity for tomatoes and lettuce amid outside demand. East markets bought lettuce at about 3.25 to 4 a crate, with Salinas Watsonville and Guadalupe reports noting around 800 and 150 car shipments due. Sacramento shipments exceed half, Imperial Valley expected lower yield, Florida shipping up with heavier Western stock impact on Eastern centers.
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Sacramento Valley
Salinas-Watsonville
Florida
Chicago
Dealera
Salinas
Watsonville
Guadalupe
Sacramento
Imperial Valley
Canadian Shipper Wins Judgment Against C. D. Shafton Co.
A. Wyman & Co of Edmonton were awarded 6121.92 in Municipal Court in Chicago against C. D. Shafton & Co for a spring potato deal. Shafton bought potatoes f o b shipping point but did not pay drafts or wire deposits, leaving cars deteriorating on tracks. The case, handled by Jacob G. Grossberg, is appealed to a higher court.
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Chicago
A. Wyman & Co
Edmonton
Alberta
Canadas
C. D. Shafton & Co
Shafton
Mahaffey Commission Company
Wyman
Jacob G. Grossberg
Cat
South Dearborn Atrecpt
Eastern Canada Jobbers to Meet in Toronto Convention
The second annual convention of the Eastern Canada Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association will convene January 5 and 6 at the King Edward Hotel Toronto. Delegates will enjoy a theatre party at the Royal Alex and attend a luncheon and banquet with prominent speakers. tariff and dump duties on cross border fruit and vegetable shipments are to be discussed.
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Toronto
Canada
Eastern Canada Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers’ Association
King Edward Hotel
Montreal
Royal Alexandria
Mathewson Lang
J. R. McBride
Church Street
New York Citrus Prices Dip Amid Shifting Market
New York reports a mixed week for California Nagel oranges, Porto Rico citrus, and Florida fruit. Prices slipped from last week's highs with best quality California fruit $6.60 to $8.90, lemons $4.50 to $7.50, and Porto Rico offerings uneven though some gains noted in grapefruits and cultivated stock. Florida tangerines sold heavily with wide ranges, Sicily lemons unseen in auctions but 3,100 boxes afloat.
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New York
California
Weizel
Dull Land
Porto Rico
Florida
Sicily
Man With the Cauliflower Ear Doing His Stuff
L. T. Huston known as the man with the cauliflower ear reappeared in Chicago after passing a forged $40 check on Kemper Brothers of Chicago. The check bearing Ralph Crystal’s forged signature was cashed, marking another count in Huston’s scheme against produce dealers across Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and other cities.
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Cleveland, O
L. T. Huston
Chicago
Kemper Brothers
Ralph Crystal
Crystal Brothers Company
Mr. Crystal
Huston
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Packer
Apples Continue Dull And Low at New York Market
New York December 3 prices for apples show weak demand across grades. Basket apples ranged 5 cents to 1.25 dollars, McIntosh 2.59, Baldwins Gravensteins Grimes and Twenty Ounce 2 to 3 dollars, greens 2 to 5 dollars, McIntosh 6 to 8.50, box fruit Deliciou s and McIntosh under 1.25 to 3, Rome Beauties Winesaps Staymen 1.25 to 2, Spitzenbergs up to 2.75, Jonathans 1.75 to 2.50.
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New York
Grimes
Rome
Providence Farmers Exchange Declares Bankruptcy in Rhode Island
The Providence Farmers' Exchange filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition with liabilities of 31 000 and assets of 15 739. Creditors include farmers growers banks and fertilizer firms from New York Boston and Providence with a trustee appointed and a public meeting postponed to December 18.
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Providence
R. I
Providence Farmers’ Exchange
Rhode Island
New
Warren
R. L
H. F. Tompson
Attleboro
Mass
H. E. West
Seekonk
E. J. Locke
Norwood
Farmers Realty Company
J. L. Peck
Providence Produce Houses
Jacob S. Shechter Seeks Time to Settle Creditors in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on December 3, attorneys for Jacob S. Shechter & Son, grocers at 237 Pearl Street, called a creditors meeting. He seeks an extension to sell real estate equity of 235-237 East Pearl Street after declaring business discontinuation. Total claims amount to 2119 from 28 creditors. largest creditor demands other arrangements. Real estate bought for 12000 with a 9000 mortgage. assets include truck, cash, fixtures, and 340 in open accounts.
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Cincinnati
Jacob S. Shechter & Son
Pearl Street
East Pearl Street
Shechter
Norwood
Elmer Loughman
Loughman
California Grapes Steady in New York Auction Market
The New York market reports steady demand for California table and juice grapes this week. Supplies were light with about 76 cars of juice grapes and 25 cars of table stock offered daily, prices ranged from Malagas 1.40 to 1.80 per crate and 95 cents to 3.70 per lug, Emperors 1.20 to 1.75 per crate and 80 cents to 3.26 per lug.
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New York
California
Malagas
Emperors
Cornichons
Carigsnanes
Seedless
National Onion Assn Set to Meet in Chicago
Chicago December 3 A business meeting of the National Onion Association is scheduled for Friday at the Hotel Sherman. Discussions will cover current onion holdings and market factors suspected of manipulation, with the annual election of officers on the agenda.
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National Onion Assn
Chicago
National Onion Association
Sherman
Potatoes in Twin City District See Light Shipments
Minnesota shipped 163 cars of potatoes the week ending November 27, far below the prior week and last season. North and South Dakota and Wisconsin reports varied, with overall dullness in the Twin Cities carrot potato market as buyers hold for immediate needs and seed potato demand remains weak. Dealers quoted around 2.25 dollars per cwt at loading points amid light receipts and low terminal stocks.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Lars
Twin Cities
Twin City
Reidy Commission Co Offers 50 Percent Settlement
St Louis December 3 following financial difficulties a creditors meeting at Baldwin Pope Marketing Co heard an offer of composition by J W Reidy head of the firm. The proposal would cancel 50 percent of obligations with the rest secured by notes 20 percent due in six months and 30 percent in twelve months. Liabilities quoted at 7000 with assets about 500. Some principal creditors were absent and no final settlement was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
J. W. Reidy Commission Company
Baldwin-Pope Marketing Company
Reidy
Appleseed Impersonator Visits Fort Wayne Pioneer
Miss Eliza Rudisill recalls early Fort Wayne days and John Chapman known as Johnny Appleseed. William T. McCullough performed the impersonation, retracing Chapman's early route from the East to Fort Wayne.
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Ft. Wayne
Johnny Appleseed
Fort Wayne
William T. McCullough
Chapman
Chicago Onion Market Shows More Activity
The Chicago onion market shows renewed activity with price gains across grades. Reds in one district sell around 1.50 per cwt while whites are nearly cleared. Indiana and Michigan yellows range 1.50 to 2.00 with some sales 1.70 to 1.85 for better quality.
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Chicago
Indiana
Michigan
Western
Utah
Inspection stickers raise fraud risk in fruit shipments
Western Fruit Jobbers Association files complaint about small yellow stickers used by federal and state inspectors. The placards claim federal state inspection but can be altered or remain after unloading, misleading buyers and inviting fraud according to the association and a USDA letter.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
State Departments
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
State Department of Agriculture
Shipping Point Inspection Service
Association
Washington, D. C
Cay
Dried Apples Prices Steady in Chicago Trade
Dried fruit markets in Chicago report steady to firm prices for the week with fair trade across lines. Evaporated apples quoted in boxes at 11 1/2 to 12 1/2 cents per pound, sud-dried quarters at 6 1/2 to 7 cents, chops at 7 to 8 cents, and chopped apples in sacks around 4 to 4 1/2 cents per pound.
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Chicago
Acme Farms Gainesville Fla Faces Fraud Probes
A Gainesville Florida farm group named Acme Farms circulated ads offering Florida oranges at three hundred size for three dollars per box and paying express charges. Investigations show the Gainesville listing is false and the firm operates from Atlanta, with three men arrested in Atlanta October 9 1926 for mail fraud now out on bond. Kansas City BBB and Gainesville Chamber of Commerce warn the public the scheme is fraudulent and postal authorities are likely to take action.
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Newspmpers
Acme Farms
Kansas City
Acme Farme
Gainesville
Fla
Atlanta
Florida
Acme
Packer
Post Office Department
Advertising Space Request From Busy Bee Apiary
The Packer receives a dubious order for advert ising from Busy Bee Apiary Roseville Ohio sent from Atlanta Ga. Letters to several firms go unanswered and a November 26 reply from Atlanta lists reference names. New copy offers white clover comb honey 1.76 per ten pounds and extracted honey 1.50 per ten pounds with postage and discount terms.
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Kansas City
Packer
Busy Bee Apiary
Roseville
Atlanta
Acme Farms
Saph
T. Nichols & Sons
Quincy
Amanda
Company
Newport
Minn
Busy Bee
Apiary
Agricultural Produce Estimates for 1926 Crop Totals
Estimated production figures show apples at 39,949,000 barrels valued at 9,044,060 dollars. Potatoes total 380,727,000 bushels valued at 325,902,000 dollars. Peas amount to 25,269,000 hundredweight valued at 19,820,000 dollars, totaling 84,346,000 units and 62,494,000 dollars gross.
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Banque
J. G. Coffey Co
Leavenworth, Kan
Eastern Canada
Jacob S. Shechter
Carlots Light
Win Cities
J. W. Reidy Com. Co
Echo. of
Apple Week
Gainesville, Fla
Atlania
Postoffice Department
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