Fear High Prices Will Cut Demand for Eggs Today
Western revenue jobbers face a critical period in handling fresh ranch eggs as bid and selling prices diverge. Dealers fear a market break and large egg lots on the floors could trigger losses, while families cut egg use amid near one dollar per dozen retail costs. The Produce Sales Co. advertises markets for potatoes, cabbage, and onions. Madison hosts the State Horticultural Society convention January 8 to 10 with fruit show and speakers open to the public.
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Seattle
Wash
Wisconsin Horticulturists
Madison
Wis
State Horticultural Society
Capitol Building
Currant grapes grown in California to boost supply
Los Angeles reports that currant grapes, dried to make currants, can be profitably grown in California. The U S Department of Agriculture discovered girdling boosts bloom and yields. Coasts with dew risk may need protection. currants ripen early, aiding drying before rains.
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Los Angeles
Greece
U. S. Department of Agriculture
California
Corent
Corinth
Europe
United States
Cal
California Grapes Growers Hopeful After Grafting Girdling Findings
The Department of Agriculture reports two key methods for cultivating grafted grape varieties on phylloxera resistant stocks, with thorough girdling at the proper time. Estimates show 5,000 to 8,500 acres needed to meet U S consumption of 30 million pounds annually, boosting vineyard prospects amid prohibition concerns. Winter poultry guidance from University of Minnesota aims to reduce disease and losses, while the Lege Poultry Company of Litchfield ships over 9,000 geese to New York for holiday trade.
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California
Greece
Gome
Department of Agriculture
Litchfield, II
Lege Poultry Company
Place
New York
Wisconsin Cheese Market Practically Unchanged
Wis Sheboygan Dec 27 The cheese market remains practically unchanged this week with no country markets and steady country prices. Trading outside more active than last week, holidays not hindering, lighter volume due to weekend travel. Daisies remain most active with strong South markets. New York and Eastern markets show sagging prices. Longhorns move steadily. some operators quote cheese at actual cost to cut holdings or anticipate declines.
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Sheboygan
Wis
New York
Wisconsin
Seattle Egg Market Stabilization Plan Outlined
Seattle merchants announce an experiment to stabilize the egg market and even selling prices. Ernest L. Fincham of the Merchants Exchange directs daily reports from wholesalers on egg receipts and prices to set the next day’s basis, while individual dealers retain price flexibility.
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Seattle
Wash
Western Avenue
Ernest L. Fincham
Merchants Exchange
Fincham
Stuation
Losses of Butterfat in the Process of Manufacture
Minnesota Experiment Station reports butterfat losses in creameries at 3.17 percent of total milk received. In normal operation skimmilk retention is 1.64 percent, with the remainder lost in other mechanical processes.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
University Farm
Skimmilk
Wand But
Milk fat losses and beet sugar project noted
The article discusses butterfat testing in milk and cream, noting Babcock methods and the need for precise fat determinations. It also reports Meridian California plans to grow sugar beets for Alameda Beet Sugar Company, which owns over 10,000 acres and has irrigation investment, with past wartime shutdowns affecting beet cultivation.
Bookkeeping for Profit The Preston System of Accounting
A concise description of the Preston System of Accounting highlighting daily profit and loss statements, daily inventory accuracy, real cost of goods, detection of errors, and benefits such as insurance data, motivation, efficiency, and profit growth.
Merritt outlines future of Food Administration
San Francisco dispatch reports Federal Food Commissioner Ralph P. Merritt detailing postwar aims, preserving full powers until peace is declared, protecting consumers from profiteering, restoring prewar conditions, and guiding surplus canning outputs to aid Allies and neutrals while maintaining strict regulation. He notes civilian absorption of released commodities and continued enforcement against speculation.
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San Francisco
Commonwealth Club
Ralph P. Merritt
Food Administration
California
America
Europe
Fruits and Vegetables Sell Well in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on December 27 the holiday demand for fruits and vegetables was strong. Cranberries sell at 18 dollars per barrel, celery prices firm, California crates worth nine dollars, eastern stock seven. Lettuce and lemons remain in demand with firm pricing. Navel oranges and grapefruits show varied quotes. California tomatoes are scarce and pricey at 32 cents a pound. cauliflower up with Californian crates. cabbage steady at about one hundred thirty pound crates.
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Minneapolis
California
Poultry market holds steady as prices eased across items
In Minneapolis on December 27 the poultry market remained strong with brisk demand. Turkeys showed the best call while chickens geese and ducks sold well. Prices included turkeys 24 to 26 cents for top grades, chickens about 20 cents, geese 18 cents, ducks 20 cents. Butter held at steady levels with creamery extras at 64 cents. Eggs declined 2 cents to 67 cents for fresh prime first. Carrots rutabagas beets parsnips new prices listed per cwt.
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Minneapolis
Honey Producers Protest Sheep Grazing In Ventura County
Bee men of Ventura county plan a united protest to the government over leasing land to sheepmen for grazing. They argue sheep reduce flowers and grasses, hurting honey production, while sheepmen claim their industry should have priority. Ventura county is noted as a leading honey region in the state.
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Ventura
Calif
Bee Men
Ventura County
Ranchers Seek Higher Bean and Barley Prices
Ranchers in Chino south of Pomona California petition Congressman Kettner and Senators Johnson and Phelan to press for better prices for barley and beans. Market quotations for these products have fallen, and they request help from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce as well.
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Pomona
Calif
Chino
Kettner
Johnson and Phelan
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
J Friedheim Co to Grow Cantaloupes in Arizona
Announcement from Casa Grande Phoenix Ariz says J Friedheim Company of Los Angeles plans cantaloupe production in Arizona. The contract covers several hundred acres with Imperial Valley ties and broader California connections noted.
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J. Friedheim Company
Casa Grande
Valley
Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
California
Cantaloupe boom eyed in Casa Grande Valley crops
Experts say soil and climate favor Rocky Ford cantaloupes in the Casa Grande Valley. H L Davis sponsors the initiative with Cotton City planting. many ranchers join, sheds to be built in Casa Grande and Eloy. A large grower contracts 360 acres. Salt River growers net thousands with 1175 car shipments east. Arizona Produce Association seeks change to watermelon loading law as El Paso traders offer input.
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Friedheim ‘Rm
H. L. Davis
Casa Grande
Casa Grande Valley
Friedheim
Eloy
B. B. Hamilton
Salt River Valley
Douglas
Ariz
George E. Buxton
Arizona Produce Association
el Paso
Texas
California
Government to establish dairy division markets in Los Angeles
The government will set up a dairy division of markets at the Terminal Market in Southern California to stabilize prices and aid distribution. The duties include correcting troubles in the dairy division to ensure products reach where they are most needed.
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Dairy Markets Division
Los Angeles
California
Mrs. Sexton Makes Success as Orchardist
Wenatchee Wash Dec 27 Mrs S T Sexton of Pateros plans to install a pumping plant to lift water from the Columbia River for irrigation of her 66 acre apple orchard. Once Harriet Wright she is known here as a persistent grower who managed the orchard after the other stockholders withdrew. From under ten acres bearing she sold 7 000 boxes of apples this past season bringing in over 12 000 dollars and the plan marks a new phase after years of drought and struggle.
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Wenatchee
Wash
S.T. Sexton
Pateros
Columbia River
Sexton
Thia
Moti C2 Tienen Angen Ores Well Company
Chehalis
Wright
Questions Discussed Before New Legislators
Los Angeles December 27 Assemblyman J Stanley Brown of El Centro urged Southern California legislators to pass a law regulating Hindu immigration. He spoke at a Chamber of Commerce meeting urging next session action. Bee keepers urged county Supervisors gain full bee inspector control to protect a $2 million honey industry, opposing Weinstock's State Marketing Commission. Mrs M E Johnson said $50,000 was spent on the commission with little yield, calling it a fish trust and an oil trust with a bad taste.
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Los Angeles
J. Stanley Brown
el Centro
Southern California
Chamber of Commerce
Assemblyman
Brown
California
Weinstock
State Marketing Commission
M. E. Johnson
Marketing Commission
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Shapiro Bros
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Alameda Beet Sugar Company
No. 70
Sugar Company
Albert L. Preston
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J. C. Mittelstadt
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National Produce Bank
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