Correction issued for mayor fund appointment mix up
The Packer notes a previous error naming James V LaMantia as handling the mayor’s Christmas fund for the South Water Market district. The correct appointees are Joseph V LaMantia and G H Cross. The report also lists several traders and firms visiting or opening in St Louis and Chicago, including M Cornfield Co and The Chas Abbate Co returning from Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
James V. LaMantia
G. H. Cross
South Water Market District
Joseph V. LaMantia
Problems of Idaho Potato Industry Discussed at Luncheon
Idaho Falls Idaho December 28 potato dealers hosted local grange leaders for a luncheon focusing on state industry challenges. Grange masters George Horsley John Reed H A Phillips J E Bloomquist and John Wackerll attended as discussion covered rate adjustments to compete with southwestern districts truck regulation relief rates and government potato distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Falla
George Horsley
John Reed
H. A. Phillips
J. E. Bloomquist
John Wackerll
Grange
Ross
Rock Opens Detroit Brokerage in Fruit and Produce Trade
George H. Rock announces starting January 1 a new car lot brokerage business handling fruits and vegetables for fob auction or track arrival sales in Detroit. He previously managed Detroit offices for American Fruit Growers Inc and S. A. Gerrard Company. He will attend the National League of Commission Merchants convention in Cincinnati in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
George H. Rock
Mr. Rock
American Fruit Growers Inc
S. A. Gerrard Company
National League of Commission Merchants
Cincinnati
Weather Hinders Chicago Fruit and Vegetable Trade
Chicago December 28 report shows demand for fruits and vegetables fairly active before the holiday but cold weather on Wednesday and Thursday limited trading. Prices varied across crates and hampers with California crates at 1.50, Texas hampers 1.50, Florida beans 1.50 to 1.50, and celery steady. Receipts light, market firm. notable items include Illinois and Michigan flats and dozes at mixed prices, and Nancy Hall sweet potatoes around 1.15 to 1.25 per bushel hamper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louisiana
California
Texas
Florida
Arizona
Michigan
Ohio
Best
Kentucky
Tennessee
Nancy Hall
Illinois
Indiana
Nancy Halls
New Jersey
Market Prices for Jerseys and Tomatoes by Region
Indiana and Illinois jerseys quoted at 1.50 to 1.75 and 1.00 to 1.25 per unit. Florida lugs tomatoes bring 1.75 to 3. Cuban lugs 2.50 to 3.25, repacked lugs 1.10 to 3.50, hothouse baskets from Ohio 0.60 to 1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Illinois
Florida
Ohio
Twin Cities Street Notes and Holiday Visitors
Vern Culbertson of Culbertson Chisam Co left for California for the Western Fruit Jobbers meeting in San Francisco. Al Lindstrom of E Bernier & Sons Inc is hospitalized after a fall on an icy stairway last Saturday and hopes to be out next week. L S Taube of L K Stein Taube Co Kansas City visited over Christmas and returns via the Red River district to review the seed potato deal. Dick Walling of C H Robinson Co Peoria office spent Christmas with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Culbertson
Culbertson- Chisam Company
California
Western Fruit
San Francisco
al Lindstrom
E. Bernier & Sons, Inc
L. S. Taube
L. K. Stein- Taube Co
Kansas City
Red River District
Potatoes May Be Made a Basic AAA Commodity
Grand Rapids Mich Dec 28 Congressman Prentiss M Brown of St Ignace Democrat says he will sponsor an amendment to the AAA in the next Congress to make potatoes a basic commodity and eligible for benefits. He notes growers in Maine Michigan and other states favor such aid, while farm leaders in the potato belt weigh the change versus acreage reductions, with talks of prohibiting sale of No 2 potatoes during overproduction. Michigan crop reports show 1934 production at about 34.304 million bushels, down from November estimates and well above last year’s 20.67 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Prentiss M. Brown
St. Ignace
AAA
Brown
Maine
Michigan
Upstate
Potato
Brower
State Crop Reporting Service
Packer Receives Calendars From Railroads and Photo
The Packer office in Chicago reports receiving calendars from the Saltdeer Pacific Railroad and the Santa Fe Railroad. The Chicago staff also thanks J. M. Benson Company of Benton Harbor Michigan for a photograph of the Benton Harbor Fruit Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
Chicago
Saltdeer Pacific Railroad
Santa Fe Railroad
J. M. Benson Company
Benton Harbor
Mich
Death of Eugene Lentz in Indianapolis Car Crash
Eugene Lentz a large commercial vegetable grower living west of Indianapolis was killed instantly late last week when struck by an automobile. The accident occurred almost in front of his home and was reported from Indianapolis Indiana on December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Lentz
Indianapolis
Ind
Mr. Lentz
Detroit Merchants to Attend Cincinnati Conference
Abe Andrews and Mrs. Andrews of Andrews Brothers Detroit will attend the National League of Commission Merchants convention in Cincinnati. Kirk F. Mitchell, head of public relations at the Detroit Union Produce Terminal, will attend the League convention in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Andrews
Mrs. Andrews
Andrews Brothers of
Detroit
National League of Commission Merchants
Cincinnati
Kirk F. Mitchell
Detroit Union Produce
General Fruit Corp Acquires Minnesota and Wisconsin Plants
General Fruit Corporation of Seattle will take over the Minnesota and Wisconsin plants of Stacy Merrill & Co. Duluth Hibbing Minn and Superior Wis from Palmer Stacy Merrill Inc. Minneapolis effective January 1. Announcement made at the local office this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Stacy, Merrill & Co
Duluth
Hibbing
Palmer-Stacy-Merrill Adds Middle West Homes
Palmer-Stacy-Merrill Inc owns the Rill Company after several years and the three added houses in the middle west widen the Gen eral Fruit Corporation network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rill Company
Palmer-Stacy-Merrill, Inc
Middle West
General Fruit Corporation
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.H. Weaver & CO
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
South Water Market
Wm. M. Fisher & Sons Company
Columbus
Ashland Fruit CO
Ashland
W. T. Sistrunk & CO
Lexington, KY
M. F. Candioto & CO
Cincinnati,o
M. Degaro CO
W. H. Lessly & CO
Carl Ts
Honest Tre
Frank Morton
Nashville, Tenn
Commerce Union Bank
the Packer
Red Book
Flatow, Riley & Co
E.B. Bowles & CO
Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville
W. R. Hackett
Springfield
Chicago Street Notes
Nathan Roth
M. Roth & Sons
J. D. Horton
Rogers & Horton, Inc
National Fruit & Vegetable Exchange, Inc
St. Louis
William Shapiro
William Shapiro, Inc
New York City
M. Cornfield
M. Cornfield & Co
Charles W. Irrgang
J. Lerner
Cohen & Gordon & J. Lerner & Son
Rochester
N. Y
Charles Abbate
Chas; Abbate Company
Carrots
Salinas
Salon Place
Crispo-Martori-Bruns
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
Detroit, Mich
Twin Cities
Dick Walling
C. H. Robinson Company
Peoria
Fruits and Vegetables
Detroit Tomato & Produce Company
Detroit Union Produce Te Tenateal
Seng F
Company Apples —, —Southern Vegetables
A Fruit Producing Co
Union
Rubenstein
Inc
Colorado
J. C. Famechion CO
Minneapolis, Minn
Myers -Weil Co
Cleveland, C. Carlot
Detroit Street
General Fruit Corp
Minn
Wisconsin
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Carl K. Miller
Northern Ohio
Cleveland, U
Resuke
A. Shrier
To & Sons
Andrews Brothers
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