Shippers Public Hearing Set in Chicago February 14
Chicago February hearing before the National Perishable Freight Committee will commence at 10 AM in Union Station Room 308. Proposals cover icing vegetables, in transit and loading station icing, refrigeration changes, protected cold service, car inspections, and new cost structures for bananas and other perishables. Michigan oats and fruit stocks show heavy remaining supply while farmers are urged to hold due to low production.
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Chicago
Péra
National Perishable Freight Committee
Union Station Building
Oregon
Washington
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Interat
Lower
Michigan
United States
Michigan Potato Growers Hold for Higher Prices
Cadillac Michigan February thirty first potato growers hold sixty percent or more of their 1933 crop as values rise. With dollar mark reached, growers plan to hold for more money while shipments remain light. Dealers report scarce bids and limited supplies as pooled potatoes move out. Estimates place stock ranges from ten million to one hundred sixty five million bags.
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Cadillac
Mich
Michigan
Firmer Potatoes and Steady Celeriac Market In Michigan
Grand Rapids Mich Feb 2 Potatoes showed firmer prices as deliveries were blocked by sub zero weather. U S No 1 Russet Burala sold 1.85 2 a 100 pound sack with country bids 1 1 15 a bushel but no deliveries. Local growers moved 1 10 1 15 a bushel and onions held around 1 10 1 15 a 60 pound sack. Cabbage and celery remained in steady to firm tone with restricted supplies due to frost.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
U. S
Michigan
Bet Selfish When Buying Produce Then Patronize Dealers
Salt Lake City article by C P Hesser urges shoppers to patronize established dealers to aid retail grocers and the community. He notes itinerant produce truckers avoid state gas taxes, quotes an oil man uninterested in service stations, and cites about 35 truckers operating in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
C. P. Hesser
Intermountain Wholesale Produce Dealers’ Association
Intermountain
Salt Lake City Food Magazine
Orchardists Meet at Ft Wayne Address on Fruit Tree Diseases
A large turnout of fruit growers in the Fort Wayne area heard Monroe McCown, Purdue University horticulturist, speak at the courthouse about diseases of fruit trees and proper orchard care. The program highlighted current issues facing local orchards and offered practical guidance to growers.
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Ft. Wayne
Fort Wayne
Ind
Court House
Monroe McCown
Purdue University
Luther Hall Hosts 88th Birthday at Michigan Orchard
Luther B. Hall, dean of Michigan orchardists, celebrated his 88th birthday at his Orleans fruit farm. He served in the state legislature and sponsored the present apple grading law.
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Orleans
Mich
Luther B. Hall
Michigan
Cold hampers Chicago trading in vegetables
Severe cold earlier in the week slowed green vegetable trade in Chicago with light offerings and dull markets. After a warm spell demand rose, prices varied across items from California Iceberg crates at 1.75 to 2.50 and Florida bushel hampers at 1.25 to 2.25, with several greens and root vegetables showing slow movement and steady to weak price trends.
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Chicago
California
Louisiana
Ohio
Florida
Texas
Michigan
Western
Arizona
Indiana
Ilanoia
Georgia
Death of E. P. Daggett Pioneer Canning Administrator
E P Daggett president of Daggett Canning Company and noted fruit and vegetable packer died suddenly at his Cooperaville Michigan home after a brief illness He came to Cooperaville over 20 years ago from Hart and previously worked for W B Roach Co in Grand Rapids He also led the Thomas Daggett Canning Company before returning to Cooperaville after its dissolution
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E. P. Daggett
Cooperaville
Mich
Daggett Canning Company
Hart
W. BR. Roach & Co
Grand Rapids
Thomas-Daggett Canning Company
Thomas-Daggett Corporation
Milham resigns Ottawa County agent post for Lenawee County
C. P. Milham Ottawa county agricultural agent tendered his resignation to the Ottawa County Farm Bureau this week to accept a position as Lenawee county agent at Adrian.
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P. Milham
New Post
Grand Haven
Mich
C. P. Milham
Ottawa County
Ottawa County Farm Bureau
Lenaweek
Adrian
Relative advantages of cotton and burlap bags
A. S. Littlefield of Bemis Bro. Bag Co. addresses the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers convention on potato packaging. He contrasts cotton and burlap bags, notes compensatory taxes on burlap, cites market data on bag usage, and argues branded cotton bags can boost value and speed turnover.
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Chicago
Littlefield
Bemis Bro. Bag Company
J. Louis
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers
Washington
Attractive bags boost potato sales despite higher cost
The discussion compares burlap and cotton bags with prices around 98.06 per thousand including tax, and notes 100 pound cotton bags near 100 per thousand. Shippers favor open mesh or dyed bags for visibility, while paper bags show limited use due to breakage. Better packaging, well branded, can raise perceived value and allow a trade premium of 18 to 36 dollars per carload.
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USA
Tt Ia
Maine
Michigan Growers Fear Damage to Peach Buds
Western Michigan orchardists fear loss to peach buds after a 40 degree drop within 24 hours. Warm January gave way to a rapid freeze, risking bud damage while cherry, and some apple, pear and plum trees escape. Market for apples remains steady with limited supplies from cold storage.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
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