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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
1
The Packer reports final crop estimates for potatoes and sweet potatoes across 1913 1912 and 1911 including acreage and price per acre. An editors note critiques government figures urging clearer details on on hand supplies and future market implications.
Grand Rapids Michigan December 19 severe mild weather has damaged celery fields across the region leaving only about a quarter of the crop available for market. Shippers expect the season to end within weeks and similar effects may reach areas between Grand Rapids and Holland and Grand Haven.
Chicago dispatch notes a majority of central west potatoes are in farmers hands. Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota show 50 to 85 percent of holdings with growers. Government estimates put five state production at about 401,058,000 bushels. Holdings shrinkage is minimal, with many farmers waiting for higher prices and reports indicating marketing may start after year’s end.
Philadelphia reports say W A Bradler appeared before a U S commissioner, bound over on 1000 bail as grand jury deliberates. Indictments target Sadler, a longtime scammer linked to The Packer, with dozens of mailed frauds reported. Bowen, charged with mail fraud, had case dismissed. Nelson V Giles jailed for three years after fraud letters and threats.
Representatives of Attorney General McReynolds of Washington, D C, pursuing a thorough inquiry into egg holdings in warehouses to determine if a cold storage trust or corner exists. They completed checks on cold storage houses, reporting New York storage quantities show no link to egg stock volumes, while further information gathering proceeds from merchants.
In New York two libel suits were filed this week against the Pink Sheet by Robert Alexander for 15000 dollars and by Reed and Alexander for 10000 dollars. The suits, brought in the supreme court by attorney Phelan Beale, concern poultry receivers who rejected a car of Texas dressed turkeys sold by Lepman and Heggie of Chicago for 21 percent and delivered in New York before Thanksgiving. The car arrived in poor condition, was frozen, then resold at a reduced price as turkey prices rose. The Pink Sheet had criticized Alexander for the rejection, suggesting he acted against sound grounds and amid a falling market.
In Dallas on December 19 creditors of Carl W. Swanson who failed weeks ago owed about $2000 refused his 331 1/3 percent settlement. Swanson accepted the verdict as an easy way out and resumed peddling this week, a vacation he had prior to entering the wholesale and retail produce business.
Washington hearing before the Federal Horticultural Board weighed proposals to extend the potato embargo and keep foreign potatoes out. Senators and representatives urged strict quarantine to protect U S growers while Canadian Irish and British Isles shipments faced heavy scrutiny and protest. Industry figures warned lifted restrictions could risk disease and raise prices. experts debated disease risk from Belgium Holland Denmark and Canada with domestic producers backing continued ban.
New York potato merchants gathered for a Washington hearing on lifting or extending the foreign potato embargo. About a dozen attended from New York City and northern points, with trade split on the issue. The National League of Commission Merchants backed preserving the quarantine, sending a communication to Secretary Houston.
The New York apple market shows strong demand this week with best Greenings at 4 to 4.50 dollars and medium stock at 3 to 3.50. Baldwins fetch 3.50 to 5, Spys 4 to 6, and Ben Davis 3.50 to 4.50. Boxed apples perform well as heavy receipts flood storage houses, Spitzenbergs 2 to 2.75, Rome Beauties 2 to 2.50, Newtowns 2.25 to 3, Winesaps 2.20 to 2.50, poorer varieties 1 to 2. Many fruit owners hold back from selling despite record December demand.
A Los Angeles fruit trade gathering discussed inviting the Western Fruit Jobbers Association to Los Angeles in 1915. A committee of Ben Coons, Dana King, and L M Cole will gauge sentiment among local fruit and produce jobbers. Southern California vegetable shipments over the past week rose, with totals ranging from 10 to 29 cars, suggesting next week may see more carloads depart.
W A Camp president of the New York Fruit Exchange disputes The Packer story about charges against Kurtz. The exchange says the article was untimely and biased while detailing how Saitta Jones lodged a complaint and Kurtz faced a committee hearing and adjournment, with further investigation promised.
Apple exports from all Atlantic ports for the week ending last Saturday totaled 64,684 barrels, up from 54,522 barrels a year earlier.Season totals reach 1,223,545 barrels, below last year’s 1,861,432 barrels. Figures include boxes figured three boxes to the barrel.
Statewide and national produce items fill the page with freight notes and market updates. Jacksonville reports lettuce shipments averaging 25 cars daily, with 168 cars the week ending December 17 and 12 from Sanford. prices range 1 to 1.25 per hamper fob. A New York case clarifies shipper rights in damage claims against railroads, affirming a $341.70 award and signaling more suits by S Blick Co. against multiple rail lines.
Mrs. N J Price of Cincinnati widow of George D Price sues in probate court asking for an accounting and administration of her late husband's affairs. She challenges the June 24 settlement, seeks removal of that settlement, and alleges liabilities in the Price firm I N Price and Co. The dispute centers on stock in the Cincinnati Fruit Auction Co and the United Auction Co now consolidating fruit auctions.
Kansas City December 19 trade in celery is active with ample mammoth and jumbo stock at steady prices. California sends fresh arrivals while dwarf and blue ribbon celery are scarce, forcing reliance on Colorado and Michigan stocks. Dwarf about 25 cents per dozen. blue ribbon around 40 cents. Other brief items note Kaplan trial postponed until January, W M Ainsworth visiting Southern California, Judsonias box company supplying strawberry crates, planning to ship 75 cars of berries in March and April, and Jacksonie Florida reports a 343 car citrus movement on December 14.
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