Florida vegetable crops damaged by freeze Sunday night
A frost sweep across northern Florida to central areas damaged truck crops. Reports from multiple towns detail heavy losses to potatoes, watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, and peppers while citrus trees largely escaped harm. Some districts foresee delayed yields and replanting.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Gainesville
Chase & Co
Ocala
Summerfield
Orlando
Fila
West Orange
Squabble Among Members of Kentucky Berry Assn
Bowling Green Ky Feb 23 A suit filed in the Circuit Court seeks appointment of a receiver for the Warren County Strawberry Growers Association by W B Bradburn and other former members claiming the association holds 7000 to 8000 from 1921 and 1922 not belonging to 1923 members Oliver Grimes is succeeded H D Graham as manager says a reserve fund was carried over but now equals the usual treasury for ordinary purposes
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Bowling Green
Warren’ ‘County
Strawberry Growers’ Association
W.B. Bradburn
Oliver Grimes
H. D. Graham
Corrigan Returns to Home in Yakima
New York February 23 J Corrigan of Yakima Wash who came here in November to oversee the Taub failure for the Yakima Trust Company leaves Monday for home He says he was employed by the institution as a practical man to look after its interests and has since handled Western lettuce and other market goods while here, making many friends.
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New, York
J. Corrigan
Yakima, Wash
Louis Taub
Yakima
Yakima' Ay
King Walter E. Files Complaint in Buffalo Market
Walter E King, a small fruit and vegetable receiver in Buffalo, has left town after a Florida shipper failed to receive payment. The case, filed Feb 22 in Buffalo, centers on unpaid shipments and the debtor’s departure. Local authorities note the unsettled accounts and potential remedies for merchants.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Walter E. King
Florida
EXAS TRUCK GROWERS OUTLOOK FEEDING SEASON REPORT
The Packer Weekly Bulletin compiles Texas truck crop reports from growers and shippers. Powderly plans 50 acres sweet potatoes and 3 acres tomatoes. Denton 16 acres cantaloupes and 200 crates of watermelons. Lockhart 150 acres spinach with March shipments. Altair notes potatoes onions and cabbage across dozens of acres with June to July shipping. Poteet lists Irish potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, cantaloupes, watermelons and strawberries with varied acreages and crate shipments.
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Powderly
Tex
D. C
C. Lockhart
W. L
H. Whitehouse
Express
W. FF. M
Altair
P.M
LaPerla
M. T. Ww
Poteet
Agricultural Outlook From Miss Station Crops
Data from J A Madison Station Miss shows truck crops expanding with strawberries up from 50 to 100 acres and an estimated 100000 quarts to be produced. Beans remain minor with ten acres. Cargoes ship April to June in 24 pint crates and September for pears.
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Madison Station
Miss
Strawberry Shippers Hold Annual Meeting in Neosho Missouri
Neosho Missouri February 23 Independent Fruit Exchange managers met in the National Bank Building with all affiliated associations present. A. F. Karbe Neosho elected president and W Dol Cowherd Purdy secretary. Outlook for berries improved with 425 000 to 450 000 crates expected and 300 to 1000 cars shipping. Many associations formerly not affiliated plan to ship through the Exchange this season. The group aims to cooperate on transportation supplies picking methods and marketing to boost the strawberry industry in the Ozark Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas regions.
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Neosho
Fruit
Exchange
National Bank
A. F. Karbe
W. Dol. Cowherd
Purdy
Dxange
Independent Fruit Exchange
Ozark Territory
Missouri
Ozark
Arkansas
California Asparagus Crop Outlook This Season
California growers and shippers in Delta country around Antioch and Woodside report the asparagus movement will start in March if warm weather continues. Movement is expected to be heavy but weather delays may occur. Most of the crop is shipped to Oakland and San Francisco by boat and reshipped from those points. While an exact estimate is not given, the district expects a good season with optimistic outlook.
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Hastings
Fla
Waller
San’ .Francisco
Delta
Antioch
Woodside
Oakland
San
Express Hearing in Dallas Sparks Interstate Exam
Express hearing opened in Dallas before an examiner regarding interstate regulation. The session underway Feb 23 aims to review designation and actions by the commission. Additional testimony and filings are anticipated as the inquiry proceeds.
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Dallas
The Produce Packer weekly newspaper described
The Produce Packer is a separate weekly edition focusing on market news for producers and traders of fruits vegetables eggs poultry butter hides wool furs and related trades. It offers free simple copies by mail upon request.
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Packer
Produce Packer
Louisiana Strawberries Seen As Record Crop Forecast
Weather outlook favors one of the largest strawberry crops in history across the district with output estimated between 1500 and 1800 cars. Early shipments expected around March 10 and full movement by March 20 barring late freezes or severe weather.
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Adv
Block & Company Liabilities Hit 24056.51 in Bankruptcy
Liabilities of Block & Company of St Louis total 24 056.51 after its failure last Wednesday. A bankruptcy petition filed Monday by owner Morris R Block lists secured claims at 11547.82 leaving 12508.69 unsecured. One creditor appears from Delaware Gap Pa for 287. Most debts spread among about 50 local firms with 10 to 1000. Assets include real estate mortgages of 9500 vehicles furniture 610 stocks and negotiable papers 1500 and open accounts 95. Charles J Macauley 804 Meri Laoleds building is Bankrupt.
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St. Louis
Block & Company
Morris R. Block
Lsted
H. PF. Labor & Song
Delaware
Gap
Charles ‘J. Macauley
Tosco N .Bennish
Blok
Ing
Block & Co
California Lettuce Shipments Run From 50 to 85 Cars Daily
Los Angeles February 23 Lettuce shipments continue at 50 to 85 cars daily though much remains unsold Demand this week stronger for Jagge stock with markets firm due to cold weather delaying growth Prices range from 1.25 to 2 per cwt Shipment totals by date show 70 on Feb 13 86 on Feb 14 79 on Feb 16 75 on Feb 17 67 on Feb 18 and 68 on Feb 19 reaching 446 cars for the week and 7366 cars for the season
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Los Angeles
California
Abundant Lower Coast Produce Suppply Notes Prices
New Orleans February 23 Homegrown vegetables of several kinds continue in abundant supply. Improvement is the demand from all sections and prices generally hold, with lower coast head lettuce selling at 4 dollars per barrel and 1 dollar per hamper. Escarol and anise fetch 3 dollars per barrel, 40 cents per dozen for the latter. Bunched vegetables including parsley beets carrots and spinach remain plentiful.
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New Orleans
Ikinds
Seche
Growers Sues Nutile Grape Co over Unaccepted Cars
The California Growers and Shippers Incorporated files a $25,000 suit in Fresno against Nutile Grape Company of Boston. It claims Nutile agreed to buy 25 cars of grapes, 12 were accepted, and the remaining 13 were refused, causing alleged losses. The action seeks recovery for the unaccepted grape shipments.
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Boston Grape Company
Fresno
California Growers and Shippers Incorporated
Nutile Grape Company of
Boston
Nutile Grape Company
Ballance
Creditors Seek Further Investigation of Waggoner Affairs
Nashville creditors of Charles T. Waggoner trading as Waggoner & Hertzka filed a petition to block discharge pending a deeper inquiry into the firm’s affairs. Hertzka says he withdrew before the failure. Unsecured claims list Noel & Company, Atlantic Ice, Cooney Jr., Graham Paper, Nash Woodenware, Tod HM, International Harvester, Blackwood Tire, Derryberry, Hertzka, Cross, VanDorn, Reuter, Jordan Brothers, totaling many thousands. Two trucks valued at 2,000 are listed among assets. notes total 1,608 owed to Hugh Smith Sr. Waggoner reopened in the market house after the failure.
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Nashville
Tenn
Charles T. Waggoner
Waggoner & Hertzka
Thej
Manny” Hertzka
B.S. Hertzka
Hugh Smith, Sr
Waggoner
Sting
Noel & Company
Atlantic Ice
C. P. Cooney, Jr
Graham Paper Company
Nash
Woodenware Company
Tod
Oye Yeevee
International Harvester Cor
Blackwood Tire Company
My BE
Derryberry
Express. Monopoly and Erie Come to Terms
The American Railway Express Company announced it would withdraw service from the Erie and several smaller lines at midnight February 28. D O S Elliott, VP, said arrangements would permit continued express service on the Erie after March 1, though it was believed the Erie contract expired February 28 and negotiations faced disagreement.
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Chicago
American Railway Express Company
Erie Railway
Express Company
Interstate Commerce,Commission
American Railway Express ‘Company
Taii
Eric
Erie
D.o's. Elliott
Express ‘Company
Annual Dinner of New York Branch League
The eighteenth annual dinner and dance of the New York branch of the National League of Commission Merchants was held at the Pennsylvania Hotel grand ballroom. In the president’s absence in Florida, Carl W. Kimball welcomed guests as Jed Daney led entertainment with Evelyn Jeane and a talented male quartet. The event drew about 600 attendees including General Manager French of Washington and Edgar Hearty of Boston.
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New York
National League of Commission Merchants
Pennsylvania
A. W Frost
Florida
Carl 7 W. Kimball
Jed Daney
Evelyn Jeane
French
Washington
Edgar _ Hearty
Boston
Apple Shippers to Meet in Detroit August 7 10
The annual convention of the Taterational Apple Shippers Association will be held August 7 to 10 at the Hotel Statler in Detroit. R. G. Phillips, secretary, was in Detroit to organize arrangements and committees for the convention, which is expected to be the biggest in the association’s history. More than 210 Detroit traders and their ladies attended a dinner at the Hotel Cadillac, signaling strong local interest.
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Rochester
N. C
Apple Shippers’ Association
Detroit
Statler
R. G. Phillips
Avill
Association
Cadillac
Mr. Phillips
Lighter Mexican Tomato Shipments This Week
Mexican tomato shipments show a sharp decline with three to ten cars daily this week, contrasting last week’s around 30. Total season shipments reach 545 cars, with seventeen vegetable cars sent abroad this week, bringing season total to 80.
First Car Mexican Bermuda Onions Arrive in Ohio Valley
Columbus Ohio Feb 23 The first car of Mexican Bermuda onions to arrive in Ohio Valley markets was opened here Monday The onions sold for 4 to 4 50 per crate.
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Columbus
Ohio Valley
Higher Market on Oranges With Strong Demand in New York
The Sicily lemon and orange market saw active sales and rising prices. Demand exceeded supply on most days, with best lots reaching up to 7.80 per box and higher grades up to 7.20, while Florida fruit sold strong early but waned later, and timing around Washington's Birthday caused a holiday halt in sales.
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California
Florida
Washington
Avas
Yangea
Sicily
New York
Apple Cold Storage Holdings Reach 1923 Levels
The monthly report from the U S Department of Agriculture shows apples in cold storage on February 1, 1923 at 1,829,000 barrels versus 424,006 in 1922 and a five year average of 3,092,000. Seven million five hundred ten thousand boxes versus 8,667,000 in 1922 and a five year average of 6,325,000. Regional holdings listed include New England 88,410 barrels and 7,405 boxes, Middle Atlantic 1,490,814 barrels and 637,696 boxes, East North Central 587,511 barrels and 2,078,872 boxes, West North Central 335,262 barrels and 847,280 boxes, South Atlantic 207,835 barrels and 271,489 boxes, East South Central 24,272 barrels and 98,804 boxes, West South Central 58,291 barrels, Mountain 4,010,869 total across Pacific region 4,010,869.
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Washington
CytPeb
Bureau of Agricultural Heortomies
United States Department’ of Agriculture
New England
Middle Atlantic
East N. Central
West N. Central
South Atlantic
East S. Central
West
Central
Mountain
Pacific
Eteseiaees Cee
Michael Carriento Arrest Report From Baltimore Wire
Michael Carriento, indicted on a charge of obtaining a carload of fruit with a worthless check, has been arrested in Pittsburgh. Local detectives hunted him for three months after he allegedly bought fruit from the Catanzaro Company and furnished a bogus check on a Steelton bank. He will be brought back for trial.
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Michael Carriento
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Catanazaro Company
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Re. M. Archibald
Wauchula
Wauchula Truck Growers' Association
Richards & Cor
Plat
Antistow
Bugeb “Distributing Company
Oematoes
Oyen
M.C
Britt
Palmetto
Barry
Lakeland
DeLand
Ardens
Palatka
St. Petersburg
Eustis
L. J. Upton & Co
John Nix, &Co
Robert T. Cochran & Co
Terra Ceia
Olivit Brothers
Bushnell
Center-Hill
Palnf
Beach
Plant City
Kissimmee
Kentucky Berry Assn
Walter E. ‘King
EXAS
Texas
Packer Weekly
Strawberry Shippers
Louisiana
Stefani
Lower Coast
Ors
Apple Shippers
Calif
Mexico
Apple’ Holdings i
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