Florida Shippers Report Effects of High Freight Rates
Florida shippers and growers report reduced acreage and a halving of the Hastings tomato and potato crops due to freight rate hikes. Miami and Hastings sections cite prohibitive costs and poor service, with estimates showing 50 percent less potato planting and tomatoes dropping to about 36 percent of normal, threatening northern market sales.
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Orlando
Fla
Orlando Perishable Traffic League
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Sligh
League
Hastings
Miami
Florida
East Coast Growers’ Association
HH. W
Bird
Railroads Lose Tonage as Freight Rates Bite
Chicago report from the American Association of Railroads shows rising idle cars to 323 376 on January 31 and a weekly loaded car total of 699 936 for the week ending January 29, down 108 396 from the previous year, signaling shrinking tonnage and potential broader economic impact without relief.
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Chicago
American ‘Association of Railroads
Tariff Passage Faces Conference Before Presidential Decision
Washington reports the Fordney tariff bill cleared the Senate with over a score of amendments and now awaits a joint conference committee. A presidential veto seems likely, with dairy and egg provisions stirring opposition in New York and other markets as the bill moves toward final approval.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Jones
Washington
Joint Conference Committee
Pregent
Can the Can't Stuff Says E P Miller Chicago Potato Operator
Chicago February 18 E P Miller of Albert Miller and Co urged business readers to drop the cant and adopt an optimistic mindset in the fruit and vegetable trade. He argued profits depend on mindset and margins, urging dealers to seek fair profits and not accept loss margins. He urged a campaign to can the can't stuff and prove can.
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Chicago
E. Percy Miller
Albert Miller & Co
Bill Spud
Miller
Week's citrus fruit sales in New York market
Florida oranges and California stock dominated a volatile week with active demand early and price gains of 15 to 25 cents per box. Best grades ranged 3.50 to 9.00. nasty fruit fell to 2.50 6.5 per box. Tangerines and blood oranges sold well, lemon lots of 17 cars showed fair quality with variable gains. Porto Rican cargo from the Mohawk yielded rising prices and lively demand. grapefruit and pineapples also traded briskly. Florida fruit offered higher prices for sound lots while decay reduced some lots’ value. Kumquats and Dominican limes noted in small quantities.
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New York
Florida
Notice to subscribers on produce trade paper sample
A reader is invited to obtain a sample copy of The Produce Packer focusing on the production and marketing of Fruits, Vegetables, Melons, and Hite. The current edition does not cover Eyes, Poultry, Butter, Cheese, Hides, Furs, Wool, etc.
Strawberry Outlook in West Tennessee Growth Prospects
In Humboldt Tennessee on February 18, unusually high cotton prices spurred more fruit and vegetable farming across West Tennessee. The strawberry acreage for this picking season is up sharply from last year with favorable crop prospects. Ideal weather last summer and fall produced strong root growth and plants entered winter in good condition, suggesting a solid yield if current weather continues.
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Humboldt, Tenn
West Tennessee
Early Louisiana strawberry crop props early March carrot move
Hammond Louisiana reports ideal weather fueling a rapidly advancing strawberry crop with first carloads expected by March. Producers anticipate unusually high quality fruit and uniform size if warm conditions persist, though a cold spell could delay shipments and push carrot movement to mid March.
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Hammond
Louisiana Belt
Independence
Ponthatula
Resolution in Senate on High Freight Rates
Senator Park Trammell of Florida submitted a resolution requesting the Interstate Commerce Committee to investigate high freight rates on citrus fruits vegetables and other perishable farm products with a view to early legislation to reduce rates on such perishable goods.
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Washington, D. C
Park Trammel
Florida
Senate
Interstate Commerce, Committee
Carolina Fruit Firm Faces Financial Trouble in Charleston
Charleston firm Carolina Fruit Company of dealers fruit and produce is in financial difficulties and offers a 25 cent on the dollar settlement. The firm owes about $22,000. A January 20 fire at the business premises contributed to the crisis.
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Charleston
S. C
Carolina Fruit Company
Melon Distributors Hold Convention On Macon Last Week
Melon Distributors convened in Macon last Friday and Saturday for their annual meeting. New officers elected include James Leonard of Cincinnati as president and R W Hurch of Plant City as sergeant at arms. Executive committee members and other officers were named, with welcoming remarks by Jesse Hart of Macon National Bank and a response by T I Collings of Moultrie. Continued on Page 10.
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Melters Association
James Leonard
Cincinnati
Roddenberg
Moultrie
Frank H. Johnson
Hilton
Nynd
R. H. Pennington
Hvansville
Ind
C. C. Winkler
Vincennes
L. C. Fields
Albany
W. P. Anderson
Atlanta
W. H. Baggs
Apple and Apple Prices in British Isles Markets
Apple trade data shows shipments from New York and estates totaling 7 479 barrels and 19 398 boxes. London and other UK markets list prices for Oregon Spitzenbergs California Yellow Newtowns and Winesaps with exchange rates from January 11. Stated stocks cover all grades and regions including Liverpool Manchester Glasgow and London.
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New York
Ministry of Food
London
United Kingdom
Oregon
California
Rhode Island
Baldwins
Liverpool
Washington
Manchester
Glasgow
Stayman
Preston A. Young Charged With Swindling Farmers
Preston A. Young, claimed manager of Young's Exchange, was held at Westminster for the May grand jury on charges of swindling farmers in New Jersey. He allegedly told farmers he acted on Atlantic City Mayor’s solicitation to form an association of 30 top hotels to buy farm produce for five years and offered $25 memberships plus a guaranteed five year price list for vegetables meats butter and eggs.
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Preston A. Young
New Jersey
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Westminster
Young
Atlantic City
Young's Exchange
Maine Potato Market Dall Some Seed Moving
In Aroostook county Maine the potato market remains slow as dealers ship sparsely. Seed demand edges up from Ohio New Jersey and Virginia while certified seed sales exceed prior years. Table stock demand from Boston and New York is weak and street prices run one to one and a quarter dollars per barrel. Movement is light as graders note unusual waste may have reduced on hand stocks for the season.
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Houston
Aroostook County
Ohio
South Jersey
Virginia
Boston
New York
Dayton man Alex Skilken indicted for bad check
Cincinnati Feb 18 Grand Jury indicted Alex Skilken of Dayton Ohio for passing a worthless check to I N Price & Co. The check for 37 50 covered supplies from a Te store here goods shipped check unpaid Skilken was arrested last month and held after a January 18 preliminary hearing. He had operated in Dayton under the Dayton Fruit Exchange.
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Cincinnati
Alex Skilken
Dayton
I. N. Price & Co
Skilken
Dayton Fruit Fruit Exchange
Apple Shippers Win Storage-In-Transit Case
After a fifteen year fight the Joint Council and apple shippers won a ruling from the Interstate Commerce Commission denying carriers plan to drop storage-in-transit from tariffs. The decision preserves the privilege from Northwest to Chicago and to the Atlantic seaboard with a suspension through March 16. The case followed hearings and briefs by the Joint Council and allied associations.
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Washington, D. C
Joint Council
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. S. French
National League of Commission Merchants
United States
Internaional Apple Shippers’ Association
Western Fruit Jobbers'’ Association
National League
Northwest
Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Hastings Spud Crop to Start Last Week in March
Hastings Florida notes conditions for the potato crop with a November to December planting cycle. Growers report 12,000 acres planted, ample labor, and early shipping planned for the last week in March with good yield and quality expected if weather holds. Trade anticipation centers on Hastings potatoes as stock remains from last year.
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Hastings, Fla
Packer
Hastings
Hastings Belt
New York Market Slows as Wholesale Prices Drop Harming Farmers
D Eugene H Porter reports in New York that wholesale fruit and vegetable prices sank, cutting farmers’ returns after freight, taxes, and commissions. Examples from Sanford, Laredo, Knightstar, Walnut Grove, and Wayne County show net losses even when shipments reach city buyers. California and New York growers face heavy costs and poor profits, with cabbage, potatoes, and celery among the hardest hit.
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New York
Eugenela, Porter
State Commissioner of Foods and Markets
Commission
Washington Street
Sanford
Fila
Laredo
Tex
Austin
California
Knightstar
Calif
New York City
Walnut Grove
New York State
Wayne County
N. Y
Transportation and Commission
Genesee County
Lyork
Scottsville
N. C
Potatoes Wasting Appeal for Lower Freight Rates
Helena Montana February 18 The Montana Railroad Commission urged transcontinental railroads to cut potato freight from 76 cents to 46 cents per cwt. It is estimated about 100 cars of potatoes will waste in Western Montana due to current rates.
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Helena
Mont
Montana Railroad Commission
Trans-Continental
Montana
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Thomas J. Peters
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Korona
St. Augustine
Atlantic Coast
Palatka
Doc ™ Jtor
J. B. Boaz
Jacksonville
Maine
Eecransteere
Svetweivers
New-York
Fordney
Twish
Wrun
West
Tennessee
Pial
Anparibs
Melon Distributers
Macon
James 1
Leonard
British Isles
Alex. Skilken
Apple Shippers
D. Eugene H. Porter
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