Detroit Street Notes on Dried Bean Trade Moves
F E Baldwin Inc sold their dried bean business to Andrews Brothers of Detroit. H D Jeffords joins Andrews Brothers to run the dried bean department. John Denny of Chicago and Detroit visits. Charles Latimer of San Antonio Orchards visits trade here. Percy Smeltzer and Herman Franzblau attend Grand Rapids state horticultural meeting. Detroit Fruit Auction installs loud speaker system for buyers. Jerry Scanlan of Peter Scanlan & Sons attends the state horticultural general convention in Grand Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Baldwin, Inc
Andrews Brothers
Detroit
H. D. Jeffords
F. E. , Baldwin, Inc
Charles Latimer
San Antonio
Ontario
Calif
Percy ‘Smeltzer
Smeltzer Brothers, Inc
Grand Rapids
Herman Franzblau
Herman Franzblau, Inc
State Horticultural
Grand Rapides
Detroit Fruit Auction Company
Jerry Scanlan
Peter Scanlan & Sons
Atate Hortical
Chicago Street Notes First Texas cabbage car arrives here this season
The first Texas cabbage car arrived, received by Charles Abbate Company. J R Paxton of Mercedes, Texas, shipped it. Quality was good, clean with solid heads and sold freely. Various market visitors and shippers from Oregon, Washington, New York, and Louisiana traded notes, with December 9 moving to 54 South Water Market for Mark P. Jacobsen Inc. banana rooms and expanded offices. The Caruso Fruit Distributors received a Texas eggplant and peas car, and Arizona Iceberg lettuce first of the season arrived via LaMantia Bros Arrigo Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Charles Abbate Company
J. R. Paxton
Mercedes, Tex
Mark P. Jacobsen, Inc
South Water Market
Louie Cohen Company
Caruso Fruit Distributors, Inc
Arizona
LaMantia Bros.-Arrigo Company
Illinois State Horticultural Society Meet in Decatur
Chicago December 6 The Illinois State Horticultural Society holds its 18th annual convention at the State Armory in Decatur Illinois from December 11 to 13 with a large fruit exhibit and extensive commercial show. Attendees include growers from Illinois and nearby states and speakers from University of Illinois Ohio State University Cornell University and U S Department of Agriculture. Read the advertisements in this issue for profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois State Horticultural Society
State Armory
Decatur
Ill
Illinois
Department of Horticulture
University of Imnois
Ohio State University
Cornell University
State
United States Departments of Agriculture
Briggs Comments on Brokers Division Meeting Agenda
E S Briggs discusses the January Palmer House meeting of the National Brokers Division of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association. He notes expected strong broker attendance, focus on loss leader sales, itinerant motor merchant regulation, improving broker business, voluntary codes and fair trade practices, with committees’ reports due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. S. Briggs
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers, Association
National Brokers
Congress
Trucking vs Railroads Highlight Growing Competition in New York
Clark Drury of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association reports trucks are securing long-haul traffic from railroads. A butcher notes Idaho chickens to New York and trucks from Montreal and Texas returning with freight, showing trucks competing for business and urging railroads to meet the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Clark Drury
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
New York
Idaho
Montreal
Texas
Wagner Comments on Wisconsin Truck Law and Other Topics
Chicago, Dec. 6. William L. Wagner of the Western Fruit Jobbers Association reports in his bulletin on Wisconsin Motor Truck Law and related subjects. Notes a flat 8 tax in 1936, revived license plate requirement, and high costs for heavy trucks. Also outlines Federal Surplus Commodities Corp replacing old relief, with AAA figures, and discusses Florida chain store taxes upheld as a graduated tax on groups of stores, with court rulings on rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William L. Wagner
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Federal Farm Board
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Jesse L. Tapp
Florida Supreme Court
Supreme Courts of
Iowa
Florida
Potato Conferences For North Dakota Growers
North Dakota growers will discuss compliance with the new AAA potato control act in a series of December conferences led by B A Mercker from Washington D C. Meetings are set for December 9 in Grafton December 10 in Carrington and December 11 in Arnegard with E J Haslerud of North Dakota State College coordinating and a state committee to oversee the program to be chosen by producers and extension workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
B. A. Mercker
Washington, D. C
AAA
Grafton
Northeast
Carrington
Central Area
Arnegard
Northwest
E. J. Haslerud
North Dakota Agricultural College
Gridley Maxon & Co Reappointed Celery Distributors
Palmer Farm Co-op Celery grows in Sanford Florida sent a sales manager to Gridley Maxon & Co inc in Chicago. The firm is reappointed exclusive distributor on South Water Market for the season, packing and shipping celery under Palmer House Circle P Philippe and other brands. Shipments start early January with regular supplies all season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
W. E. Scoggin
Palmer Farms Cooperative Celery Growers Association
Sanford
Fla
Gridley, Maxon & Co., Inc
South Water
Philippe
Nord Hart Reenters Business For Himself In Peoria
Peoria Illinois December 6 Nord Hart returns to the fruit and produce trade greeting customers from the Hart Produce Company at 205 South Washington street The familiar Peoria figure has spent 40 years in the industry and will offer fruits vegetables butter cheese eggs oleomargarine and oysters to local and regional buyers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Nord Hart
Hart Produce Company
South
Washington Street
Hart
Evansville Basket and Crate Co Reorganized to Evansville Container Corp
Officials in Indianapolis report Evansville Basket and Crate Company has reorganized as Evansville Container Corporation. The firm will issue 750 shares of preferred stock at 100 dollars per share and 1,000 shares of common stock with no par value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Evansville Basket and Crate Company
Evansville
Evansville Container Corporation
Park River to get potato storage warehouse
Park River North Dakota December 6. A commercial potato storage warehouse will be built here by M O Johnson implement dealer and major potato producer if the Great Northern railroad constructs a spur track to the site. Park River is an important potato area but lacks storage facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park River
N. D
M. O. Johnson
Great Northern Railroad
Michigan Dried Bean Prices In Saginaw
Michigan dried bean price quotes from Saginaw show early week pay rates per cwt: pea beans 31.60. light hand picked red kidneys 4.00. dark hand picked red kidneys 4.50. hand picked yellow eyes 2.75. light hand picked cranberries 2.50. dark hand picked se 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Saginaw
Mich
New Michigan Subsidiary Serves Transient Trade Potatoes
Grand Rapids Michigan Dec G C H Miller announces the formation of Truckera Potato Supply Company a subsidiary of Albert Miller Co to cater to transient trade in Michigan The new firm will warehouse and supply graded potatoes in branded sacks while the parent continues the car rot potato business Offices are in 822 Grand Rapids National Bank building Miller promises dependable supply time saving assembling and sacking and reduced frost risk for truckers The move draws wide interest as a new marketing approach in potato trade
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Albert Miller & Co
Truckera Potato Supply Company
Grand Rapids National Bank
Miller
Rate Changes Set by Transcontinental Freight Bureau
Chicago December bulletin by Southern Pacific general agent A C Hedlund notes chairman Farmar will publish changes to Tariff 44 C effective January 15 1936. The modification applies to mixed car load vegetables under Application 16624 Rate Advice 124765 and extends to Groups A B and O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. C. Hedlund
Southern Pacific
Farmar
Transcontinental Freight Bureau
Retired U.S. Plant Bureau Chief Returns to Michigan Farm
Dr. William A. Taylor, former head of the United States Bureau of Plant Industry, returns to his boyhood home in Saugatuck Michigan to oversee Lake Ridge Fruit Farm. The farm has been in the Taylor family for about a century, with the father purchasing the land grant. He plans to write articles in his spare time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Saugatuck
Mich
William, A. Taylor
United States‘ Bureau of Plant Industry
Lake Ridge
Taylor
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C.H. Weaver & CO
Carlot and
Carlot National Distribution
Northwest ‘Territory
WM. R. Hedberg CO
St. Paul, Mino
Chandler-Allen CO
Chandler & Son
Des Moinés
Cedar Rapids
Harry Allen
Paul Chandler
Des Moines
Everett Chandler
Indiana
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
D. L. Peppard
the Packer
Milwaukee
Superior
California
Los
Angeles
Detroit Street
John Denny
Was
Chicago Street Notes
Victor C. Follenius
John Annala
Apple Growers Association
Hood River
Ore
Chandler-Allen Company
I. D. Horton
National Fruit & Vegetable Exchange, Inc
John A. Martin
Wesco Foods Company
Charles Abbate
Carl Piowaty
Charles Lund
Beebe Orchards
Chelan, Wash
Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Wenatchee
Wash
American Fruit Growers Inc
L. Kenney
Hamilton, Mont
R. C. Rittenhouse Company
Bruce L. McKinstry
The
Ribbon Cliff Fruit Company
Entlat, Wash
Wm. Shapiro
William Shapiro, Inc
New York City
W. H. Baggs
Pittsburgh, Pa
J. F. Dezauche
Dezauche
State Horticultural Society
ALF. &V.S
V. ©. Taggart
Palmer House
Iceberg
Salinas
Watsonville
Sacramento
San Fernando Arizona
W. L. Wagner
Gridley, Maxon & Co. Inc
Palmer Farm Co-op Celery
Evansville Basket and Crate Co
S.& H. Levy CO
the Packer, Produce Reporter Company
Halsted Exchange National Bank
Red River Valley
Twin Cities
O'Connell Brokerage Company
Karkalits
Brown Brokerage CO
ST. Paul
Minn
H. Rubenstein & Co., Inc
SMELTZER_ BROTHERS
New Michigan
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