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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1936
Page
2
A Detroit News excerpt notes the situation will allow release from bed and board in about five years, once the couple uncouples the trailer. The remark frames the lengthy separation as an “easy matter” for future independence.
The American Warehousemen's Association general president I S Adams of Kansas City named H F Pratt as chairman and P L Smithers Jr as vice chairman of the arrangements committee for the annual convention at the Drake hotel in Chicago from February 3 to 6. Pratt leads the Illinois Association of Merchandise Warehousemen and Smithers heads the Chicago Association of Refrigerated Warehouses.
In Grand Rapids Michigan December 11 potatoes and onions moved from storages as colder weather limited hauling and supplies. Prices for white and russet potatoes ranged 1.75 to 1.85 per 100 pounds with carlot onions 45 to 65 cents per 50 pounds and several crops showing steady to firm demand. Harvest of the fall tomato crop ended and show apples traded at 2.8 to 3.0 per bushel.
Hastings Michigan December 11 Harry Pierce traveling freight agent of the Michigan Central Railroad assured shippers that transportation facilities and services at Hastings will not be curtailed if the interstate commerce commission approves the petition of the Chicago Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad to abandon 26 miles of track between Woodbury and Delton. He said additional train service will be provided over the main line through Hastings between Grand Rapids and Jackson.
Chicago market report notes steady tone for greens with ample supplies and moderate demand. Beans and broccoli steady to quiet, tomatoes in quiet demand with slow movement. Florida, California, Texas, Ohio, and Michigan items show varied prices and light arrivals overall.
Indianapolis Ind December eleven 1936 local branch of the National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors elected W E Varin as president for the 1937 term. Fred Schaub Charles Bruno Malloh Murdoch elected officials and committees named with Keach retiring president.
Calavo Growers of California opens a branch distributing office at 443 East South Street Indianapolis. Nick Prevois leads the local branch housed in the offices of Harry J. Riebe, Indianapolis receiver.
Minnesota Experiment Station reports a new Jap hybrid hulress corn, Minhybrid No. 250, offering 16 percent higher yield and 29 percent greater popping expansion than standard Japanese huless. The single cross hybrid, drought resistant, yields a commercial crop but seed saved reverts to inbred strains. Affected southern Minnesota areas produced a fair crop despite drought.
Directors of the Northern Indiana Muck Crop Growers Association meet in Nappanee choose Rochester for the 1937 show from November 9 to 12. Elmer L. Mitchell of Rochester heads the group planning standardized grades and packing for muck soil potatoes and a patented marketing name to identify Indiana muck crop potatoes nationwide.
Charles E. Foster of the C. E. Foster Company seed and potato growers and Mrs. Foster return from an extended Pacific coast trip. In Portland they witnessed the Nebraska Oregon State football game and Nebraska won. En route home they visited Frank Foster in Rupert Idaho, Idaho manager for the Albert Miller Company. The Fosters arrived home in a brand new Hudson eight. Foster reports a light potato crop in Pine Bluffs with seed and table stock scarce and prices around 2.50 for non certified and 8 for certified Wyoming seed Triump potatoes earlier in the week.
National Poultry Butter Eye Association announces indefinite postponement of the hearing on the Trunk Line Association proposal to set uniform perishable freight charges in official classification territory. Docket No 1 8 had been slated for December 16 at the Statler hotel. a new date will be announced later. The Produce Packer published the docket on December 5.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange opened with the largest morning volume since Oct 31 1933 with about 3.5 million dollars in merchandise traded. Egg deliveries topped the market not seen since Dec 3 1933 and egg trading reached its highest level since Dec 8 1935.
L Probst of the A A is in Utah to assist growers with marketing onions and to organize meetings in various centers. Uprooting of about 60 000 dead diseased and insect infected fruit trees begins in Salt Lake County using a 60 horsepower tractor with costs shared by orchardists. Pacific Fruit Express plans 10 500 000 for 2000 new refrigerator cars and reconstruction of 1750 others to handle more perishables in the western region. Eight seed potato fields were used as demonstrations in Morgan County with three seed testing demonstrations on disease control showing seed treatment reduces surface potato diseases. New mercuric potato treatments are gaining interest for their ease and efficiency. Morgan County trends noted.
A large scale soil conservation expansion is planned in Utah to promote the state as a seed potato producer. The program aims to develop Utah as a produce state with substantial investment, costing several hundred thousand dollars, as announced.
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