Armour & Co Buffalo Branch Loses License In 1919 Butter Case
The United States Food Administration revoked Armour & Co Buffalo branch licenses for 20 days for failing to mark butter invoices and containers with Cold Storage as required. Invoices were inconsistently marked and some items left unmarked, with the decision noting deliberate violations and possible deception risks. The suspension takes effect at the close of business February 15, 1919, with restoration possible after 30 days at the local administrator’s discretion.
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Washington, D. C
Armour & Co
Buffalo
United States Food Administration
Food Administration
J.B. Stafford
The
Washington
L Lg
J. FP. Stafford
N. Y
SiapensiGy
Whiteside Offers to Settle At 20 Percent In Bankruptcy Case
Louisville Feb 14 in the Whiteside bankruptcy case an involuntary petition was filed recently. Attorney W Pratt Dale offered a 20 percent composition settlement before Judge Walter Evans. Creditors will meet February 21 before Referee Judge George A Brent. Schedule shows debts of 59316.57 and assets of 55470.67 including 53460.67 open accounts.
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Louisville
Harry R. Whiteside
W. Pratt Dale
Whiteside
Walter Evans
United States District Court
George A. Brent
Gifford & Steinfeld
Baum Assigns Under Creditors Benefit in New York
S Baum vegetable jobber of 25 Ninth Avenue made an assignment for the benefit of creditors late last week. He had operated several years without a general line of credit and owed several thousand dollars on the street. The failure is attributed to hard luck and delayed bill payments. In Chicago the cabbage market shows stronger demand as stock in storage in Wisconsin remains light, with Holland seed stock selling around 26.28 per ton f.o.b. Wisconsin points.
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New York
S. Baum
Ninth Avenue
Baum
Chicago
Wisconsin
Prices Hold Firm on Apples in Chicago Market
Chicago February 14 Prices in the apple market show no material change with light supplies especially barrel stock and firm or higher values for fancy grades. Boxed stock is more available keeping prices steady though less firm than barrels. listings include Northern Spy Kings Winesap Greenings Stark Baldwin Rock Russets and Ben Davis with varied No 2 stool prices and Western box values for Delicious Spitzenberg Rome Beauties Winesaps and White Winter Pearmain in limited quantities.
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Chicago
Starks
Ganos
Ben Davis
Spitzenberg
Rome
Contents of Cars in Transit Prompt Sign for Acceptance
Cincinnati report on League Branch meeting discusses railroads requiring signing for contents before breaking cars. Receivers lose recourse if shortages occur as cars arrive under original seals. rule abroad deemed inadequate. Trade hardships noted. cities compare enforcement. veterans’ employment pledge noted. four new firms welcomed.
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Cincinnati
League
Aarge
Scranton Crook H D Swartz Arrested Under Mail Fraud
Scranton, February 14. Shippers of eggs and poultry warned about H D Swartz a longtime crook operating around Scranton for over a decade. He was arrested by U S authorities two weeks ago on mail fraud charges related to St Paul Flour and Grain Co at 1014 Pittston Avenue. Swartz previously convicted in 1904 for similar offenses and fined. He uses notes to settle deals, avoiding prosecution and making it business obligations.
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Scranton
H. D. Swartz
Swartz
United States
St. Paul Flour & Grain Co
Pittston Avenue
Rehearing Begun in Icing Refund Case
Chicago February 14. A rehearing in the Refrigerator Case docket 7969 opened Wednesday before Examiner Mackley. The ICC had previously ruled icing refunds unjust since rates in Official Classification Territory did not cover refrigerator service. National Poultry Butter and Egg Association’s Seibels presented new exhibits and spoke hopefully that refunds may be awarded to pending claimants.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seibels
National Poultry, Butterlana Egg Association
Mackley
Apples Reach 8.50 Barrel in York State
Rochester scene notes apples selling at 8.50 per barrel with some asks at 8. Government report shows 783000 barrels in storage across 26 Western New York counties. Export agents active and sales heavy amid shipping flows. In Baltimore, Ray A Calhoun faces complaints for delayed payments after ordering nearly 100 in fruit and goods.
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York State
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Ray H
Calhoun
Baltimore
Ray A
Bedford
Contracts Necessary in the Fruit and Vegetable Industry
R G Phillips secretary of the International Apple Shippers Association spoke at the Western Fruit Jobbers Convention in Chicago on the necessity of definite contracts. He recalled his lifelong involvement in produce, noted disputes seen by the Food Administration, and warned that vague contracts cause many industry troubles while stressing that clear agreements are essential though not a universal cure. Continued on page 11.
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R.G. Phillips
Apple Shippers’ Association
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Convention
Chicago
R. G. Phillips
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Food Administration
Washington
Butter Reserve Requisition Threat Lifts Trade Fears
New York month February reports a renewed government push to requisition butter stocks, easing nervous selling in the trade. T A Somerville of the Food Administration signals expected orders will deplete remaining reserve butter of acceptable quality, reviving concerns after previous releases to merchants.
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New York
Food Administration
United States
Morehhan
Washington
Advisory Council
Chicago Trade to Discuss Foot Bill in State Senate
Chicago Feb 14 Tomorrow after noon the local trade will hold a meeting at the Boosters Club to discuss Senate Bill No 21 under consideration by the state Senate Committee on Agriculture. The bill would license and bond all commission merchants in Illinois and require detailed statements of sales to be mailed to consignors within 48 hours.
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Chicago
Boosters’ Club
State
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Packer
Ilinois
Mild Weather Lets Onions Move Easier in Markets
Chicago Feb 14 onion operators say the milder weather has softened tones in recent sessions. While some dealers move stock at current prices, others hold back. Most transactions reach 2.10 to 2.25 dollars per cwt in central States shipping points.
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Chicago
Central States
Vossmeyer firm in Newark connected to Ehrenkranz fails
New York, Feb 14. Trade reports say 98 Vossmeyer, Inc., Newark, butter eggs cheese firm, has failed. Fred Ehrenkranz, treasurer, long active in Newark business, led operations though other figures listed as president Nathan Kemper and vice president Harry Katzen. The firm started about 20 years ago by Louis Vossmeyer.
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New York
Vosasmeyer, Inc
Newark
Fred Ehrenkranz
Louis Vossmeyer
Ehrenkranz
Nathan Kemper
Harry S. Katzen
Emil Schenck
Fred Ehrenkrantz
Easier Tone Develops in Chicago Potato Market
Chicago market for potatoes turns easier midweek after opening strong, due to liberal receipts and light outside demand. Wisconsin and Minnesota supply most volume with Michigan shipments diverted east. prices quoted for No 1 round white and Idaho Russet varied from about 1.50 to 1.90 per cwt as weekly shipments ranged from 40 to 341 cars.
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Chicago
Avery
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Colorado
Idaho
Idaho Russell
Executive Committee of New Brokers' Association to Meet in Chicago
The executive committee of the Shippers' Agents Service Association, organized last week, will meet in Chicago on March 8 to select a general manager and secretary. Chairman B H Pennington and members Ed Coyner J H Bawden Arnold Fuchs and Gus W Hahn spearhead rapid membership growth as charter lists close March 8. The group plans to standardize service forms and accounting to reduce ambiguity in orders and confirmations.
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Chicago
Shippers’ Agents Service Association
B. H. Pennington
Evansville
Ind
Ed. Coyner
J. H. Bawden
St. Louis
Arnold Fuchs
Indianapolis
Gus W. Hahn
Kansas City
Kansas City Delegation Heads to Missouri Car Lot Meet
A large Kansas City delegation will travel to St. Louis for the Missouri Car Lot Ege Shippers convention on March 1 and 4. More than 20 men have signed on with others from nearby towns expected to join. The Missouri Pacific train departs Union Station at 10:45 p m Saturday March 1. Contact I H Cromwell for reservations and information.
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Kansas City
Missouri Car Lot
Ege Shippers’ Convention
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Union Station
Railroad
I. H. Cromwell
Cromwell Butter and Esg Company
Interstate Commerce Board ruling on 5 percent egg damage tariffs
The Interstate Commerce Commission finds carrier tariffs on egg damage in shipments unreasonable and unlawful. It overturns rules denying payment for broken eggs under 5 percent and bans dismissing damage claims without external evidence. The decision, affecting the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association case against New York Central Railroad, signals stricter accountability for carriers.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
New York Central Railroad Company
Melon Distributors Meet In Cincinnati Attendance Strong
The annual Melon Distributors Association meeting at the Gibson Hotel Cincinnati draws strong shipper and Northern receiver turnout. Secretary Pennington reports for David Brown of Albany, Ga who is ill. Topics include crop prospects, transportation, legislation, and car service. The group favors five or six days free time before track storage penalties and outlines loading rules. three new members join.
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Cincinnati
Melon Distributors Association
Gibson Hotel
R. H. Pennington
Evansville
Ind
David Brown
Albany
New York
Mr. Brown
James Leonard
South
F. C. Manley
Car Service Section
United States Railway Administration
W. L. Stanley
Atlanta
Railway Administration
B. F. Scott
Indianapolis
W. W. Alexander
J. C. Carlisle
Savannah
TF. C. Meier
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
W. W. Anderson
J. T. McArthur
Moultrie
A. H. Edwards
Cordele
Eve of a wide trade meeting signals egg and butter industry notes
News index recounts egg and butter market shifts from Buffalo to Detroit with mentions of H D Swartz Scranton arrest and R H Whiteside on a dollar 20 cent offer. Reports on export limits, railroad rules, and Western Fruit Committee actions plus forthcoming meetings in Kansas City St Louis Ohio and Chicago.
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Page Ay Armour & Co
Buffalo Branch
H. D. Swartz
Scranton
Vossmeyer, Inc
Newark
Discovery
Philadelphia
Jones
R. B. Beatty
Baltimore Street Notes
Texas
York State apple show and New York vegetables
Bunch of market notes from Pittsburgh to Texas. Items include York State apple show winners, cabbage and vegetable market reports, Boston and Nashville market notes, and Florida fruit movement. Mentions Hayes and Coggins found guilty and various freight, storage, and price observations across multiple markets.
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New Aueburgh
Wee Os Spellman, Hays and Coggins
Pittsburgh
Norfolk
York State
Baltimore
Ohio Egg and Poultry Men to Meet Next Week
Columbus Ohio February 14 The Ohio Butter Egg and Poultry Association will meet at the Southern Hotel next Friday and Saturday February 21 and 22 A program arranged by President Charles Storer and Secretary O I Clevenger will discuss the proposed eye handling law in this state and include speeches by government attaches including a representative of the Ohio Good Roads Association.
Texas Egg Men Hold Annual Meeting in San Antonio
About 100 members and visitors attended the Texas Butter Egg and Poultry Association meeting in San Antonio. They discussed storing eggs at no more than 25 cents a dozen, and debated prices, tariffs, and transportation costs while urging quick return of facilities to private owners and opposing government ownership.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas Butter, Egg and Poultry Association
Texas Poultry and Egg
Chicago
New York
Express
Price F. O. B. San Antonio
Texas
H. H. Emerson
Temple
W. C. Witcher
Brownwood Tex
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