Railroads Target Cors Unloading Stand By Chicago Dealers
Chicago report says a committee of dealers from leading houses was formed to press stopping unloading of cors by railroads. The group plans to unite street interests, seek possible aid from national merchants, and challenge railroads under the interstate commerce act. E G Davies led sharp talk, urging firm action to preserve service standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davies
Chicago
Butter & Egg Board Rooms
R. A. Burnett
E. G. Davies
Gus Homan
W. W. McFarland
W. L .Loeffel
National League of Commission, Merchants
Nuts market tightens as suppliers hold back
Chicago report shows overall nut stocks low yet sufficient to meet demand. Black walnuts price 50 cents a bushel and hickory nuts 1.50 to 1.65 dollars amid light trade. Dealers attribute scarcity to large handlers delaying price moves. B Garrett of Woldert Grocery Co. Tyler Texas forecasts pecan deal completion by March 15 with strong seasonal results and many testimonials despite high sales volume and no declines.
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Chicago
B. Garrett
Woldert Grocery Co
Tyler
Tex
Garrett
Fresh vegetables moving to meet spring demand in Vicksburg
Reports from potato shipping sections note light receipts due to extreme cold with some frost in transit and prices 3 to 4 cents higher. In Vicksburg Mississippi dealers report improving business, good demand in both local and distant markets, plentiful Louisiana cabbage celery and lettuce, and easy collections. Wickshire Produce opens as a new wholesale trust with $5,000 capital to extend territory for produce supplies.
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Chicago
Louisiana
Vicksburg
Miss
Merchants Produce Co
G. Medici
Samuel Romano
Hanes & Hood
John Pickett
Wickshire Produce Co
Tirrelli Bros
Fear Restricted Consumption Gates Kalamazoo Butter Prices
Kalamazoo wholesale dairymen held back on Elgin price increases and set their own level to avoid dampening demand. They raised by a small fraction to 32 3/4 cents per pound while others move 3 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents elsewhere, choosing losses over impaired consumption. Sweet potato trade also firmed as Chicago reports uneven weather and steady local demand with bids $3.50 to $4.25 per barrel.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Chicago
Julius V Piazza Returns From Europe Banana Man Reports
Julius V Piazza the banana man returns to Chicago from a Europe trip visiting England France and Italy He notes London auction fruit sales differ from U S methods observations on European fruit consumption and shipper losses He describes sea accident aboard the Campania and recovery Then C J Eldredge Merrill Eldridge reports butter outlook improving Ed Hurd & Co notes advertising age stamps and rising business in butter eggs and poultry with desires for more shippers
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Chicago
Julius V. Piazza
Europe
England
France
Italy
London
Paris
Rome
Florence
Genoa
Naples
Covent Garden
United States
Piazza
Campania
C. J. Eldredge
Merrill & Eldridge
Hurd
Edward Hurd & Co
Canadian Rail Board Powers Shatter U S Regs In Canada
A Canadian three member Railway Commission, appointed for life, controls all railroad regulation with powers to appoint experts, set rates, approve mergers, regulate telegraph lines, rate classifications, and bridge construction. It can expropriate and veto new lines, halt dangerous grade crossings, and order safety measures. The intercity commission appears weak by comparison.
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Portland
Ore
Eeene Spath
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Canada
Governor-In Council
Board of Commissioners
Ratironda
United
Railway Commission
Lnes
Canadian Board of Railway Commissioners
Board of Railway Commissioners
Early cantaloupes in Coachella shift ripening with glassed growth
Imperial Valley experiments aim to cut cantaloupe ripening by a month. Paul Rose and partner Bates test glass cultivation in Tennessee seed and California fields, planning May 1 bloom and 20 acres, a first in California. A second grower uses field planting under canvas to speed fruiting. Both seek to capture the Valley’s weeks of market lead.
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Coachella
Cal
Imperial Valley
Express
Nogesda
Tennessee
Paul Rose
Ae Brawley
California
Bates
Brawley
Imperial
Coachella Valley News
Butter Education Pamphlet Aims to Help Housewives
Chicago February 1 The public service committee of the Chicago Butter and Egg board announces a new project to widely circulate a pamphlet from the Illinois Dairy and Food department. It seeks to teach housewives how to distinguish real butter from adulterated spreads, enabling women to perform proper tests and avoid being misled by corner grocers.
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Chicago
public _service _committee
Chicago Butter & Eye Board
Ilinois Dairy & Food Department
Bananas and Galveston Importation Rates Debate
Galveston Texas January 24 1908 A letter discusses banana importation issues referencing a “Banana Evidence Wanted” article. J H Hainey secretary proposes cooperation with Missouri Valley Banana Dealers Assn and suggests shipping plans to Galveston from Central American markets if New Orleans and Mobile boats do not divert fruit.
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Galveston
Tex
Packer
W. Durbin
Missouri Valley Banana Dealers’ Assn
New Orleans
Durbin
Fruit Dispatch Co
Mobile
J. H. Hainey
Road Commission Powers Over Town Entrance
The document explains that if a second road would endanger the first road, the commission can be appealed to and the board may compel the second road to divert into the town by an alternate route, ensuring safety and access.
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Cation
Moisture in Butter and Illicit Overrun Concerns
Fr Atkinson Wisconsin reports Hoard's Dairyman notes several creamery operators show how to obtain excessive overrun in butter. Legitimate overrun up to 18 percent is possible without harming quality, but higher moisture leads to illegal butter. Fines and reworking occur when excess water is found. The law allows 16 percent moisture.
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Fr. Atkinson
Wis
Hoard
Federal
Revenue Department
Fruit and Produce Agents in Chicago Advertise Imports
Chicago advertisers Crutchfield Woolfolk Gibson Inc promote as marketing agents at Clark and South Water Street. They handle box apples citrus such as Cubat Tomatoes Florida Oranges Grapefruit and other southern fruits and vegetables plus California Navel Oranges and Lemons. They urge shippers to consign fruit for quick money and note butter moisture laws restrict to 16 percent moisture to ensure legal dairy products.
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Chicago
Crutchfield, Woolfolk & Gibson
Inc
Clark and
Water St
Ehcape
Florida
California
Last of Kalamazoo celery ships season ends
Kalamazoo Michigan January 31 celery shipping has ceased for the season though some packing and shipments may continue briefly. Local shippers and growers begin preparations for the next season while collections for shipments are reported without difficulty.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
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Fruits & Vegetables
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Prairie Bank
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Packa
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Dis
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Juliue
Miazza
Anu
Wall
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Wen
Herrick
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Gallagher Bros
Sticxes
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