North Idaho Fruit Growers Set Annual Meeting in Lewiston
The North Idaho Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting January 12 18 and 14 in Lewiston Idaho with speakers from the U S Department of Agriculture and horticulturists from the University of Idaho Washington State College and other points. Dr C C Vincent state horticulturist presides over a group representing fruit growers in ten northern Idaho counties and the banquet occurs January 13 in the sequence of events.
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Lewiston
Ida
North Idaho Horticultural Society
United States Department of Agriculture
University of Idaho
Washington State College
C. C. Vincent
May Repeal Utah Anti Wormy Apple Law
Provo Utah aims to repeal the anti wormy apple law that bans selling diseased fruit for any purpose. The movement cites reports of canneries shipping wormy apples from outside the state.
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Provo
Utah
Jan
Chicago Street Notes Heads to Convention
M. C. Beaton the cranberry shipper from Wareham Massachusetts spent midweek in Chicago with Gridley Maxon and Co Inc handling the local account. Meyer Berliner western representative of Pionaty Berliner Inc left for Arizona and California after holiday visits in Chicago. Walter Hill head of Hill Luthy Co Peoria shopped in South Water Market and arranged a Phoenix trip. George B Hall from Cincinnati Wesco Foods and Ed F Miller from Los Angeles arrived in Chicago and will remain in Wesco's local office until after the convention.
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M. C. Beaton, Cranberry Shipper
Wareham
Mass
Gridley, Maxon & Co., Inc
Meyer Berliner
Pionaty-Berliner, Inc
Arizona
California
Chicago
Walter Hill
Hill-Luthy Company
Peoria
South Water Market
Phoenix
George B. Hall
Cincinnati
Wesco Foods Company
Ed F. Miller
Los Angeles
Wesco Organization
Michigan to Regulate Fruit and Vegetable Truckers
Grand Rapids, January 9. The Michigan legislature will be asked to regulate fruit and vegetable truckers after a Wolver ine Fruit and Vegetable Exchange meeting. William H. Esslinger outlined proposed bond requirements to enforce state grading laws, citing limited inspection resources. Herbert E. Powell called a January 14 conference with market masters to discuss action.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Wolverine Fruit & Vegetable Exchange
William H. Esslinger
Benton Harbor
State Department of Agriculture
Esslinger
G. E. Prater
Exchange
Esalinger
Department of Agriculture
Herbert E. Powell
Michigan Bean Jobbers Seek 50 Percent Tariff Increase
In Bagnaw Michigan prominent Michigan Bean Jobbers Association members urged the Federal Farm Board and the U S Department of Agriculture to push a 50 percent tariff rise on beans. They argued bean prices lag behind wheat which yields higher per acre and blame heavy importations of foreign beans for depressing the domestic market. They cited last year’s average returns of 16.45 dollars per acre for wheat versus 13.92 for beans.
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Bagmnaw
Mich
Michigan Bean Jobbers’ Association
Federal Farm Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Farm Board
Indiana Harbor Belt on-time freight record for 1930
The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad reports handling 153,600 cars of perishable freight in 1930 with 99 7 percent on schedule. Vice president T. W. Evans cites weather as the cause of the remaining 1 percent and aims for full on-time performance in 1931 season. Ed. Davis, Pacific coast representative, notes weather as the issue.
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Chicago
Jan
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
T. W. Evans
Ed. Davis
Pacific Coast
Robbery at Boyne City Marketing Association
Thieves broke into the Boyne City Marketing Association warehouse and stole $250 in currency from the safe. A fresh snowfall erased the burglars footprints, hindering investigation.
Utah Fruit Outlook Good For 1931
Utah agricultural authorities report a good fruit crop outlook for 1931 despite December being the coldest January since records began in 57 years.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Market Witneses Fair Volume on Chicago Greens
Trading on the Chicago green vegetable market was fair with much arrivals of poor quality and slow sales. High quality stocks sold well while many arrivals showed damage. new potato supplies were heavy and market weak with Florida and Texas crates and hampers priced across multiple varieties.
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Chicago
Florida
Texas
California
Arizona
Michigan
Louisiana
Imperial Valley
Market Undisturbed as Various Produce Prices Stand Steady
Texas broadleaf bushels bring 76 to 85 cents with early figures around 80 to 90 cents. Iceberg crates range 1.25 to 1.75 with Illinois bushels at 60 to 75 cents. Nancy Hall sweet potatoes in Tennessee fetch 1.25 to 1.40. Red soil kiln dried hampers in New Jersey 2.50 to 2.60. Jerseys in Indiana 2.00 to 2.60. Illinois Jerseys 1.25 to 3.00. Tomatoes plentiful though stock often poor to ordinary. fancy stock scarce. Mexican lugs 1.50 to 2.60. Florida six-basket crates 2.76 to 8.76. lugs 2.00 to 2.50. Cuban six-basket crates 3.50 to 4.00.
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Texas
Illinois
Tennessee
New Jersey
Indiana
Florida
Chevlen Forms New Potato Company in Chicago
Samuel Chevlen organizes the Chevlen Potato Company at 1440 South Racine avenue after reorganizing from Samuel 8. Chevien & Co. He states creditors will be paid as able. the new firm moves its headquarters to 1200 North Ashland avenue. Officers are Samuel Chevilen president Louis Morrison vice president and M. W. Finkelstein secretary treasurer with $26 000 authorized capital, $10 000 paid in.
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Chicago
Chevlen Potato Company
Racine Avenue
Samuel Chevlen
Samuel 8. Chevien & Co
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chevren
Chevlen, Potato Company
Ashland Avenue
Samuel Chevilen
Louis Morrison
M. W. Finkelstein
French opens brokerage firm in Danville after Pennington role
James B. French, formerly manager of the Pennington Brokerage Company at Danville, NL, started a new brokerage business January 1. He previously ran a general brokerage operation in central Illinois and Indiana and will resume that basis in his new venture.
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J. EB. French
Chicago
James B. French
Pennington
Danville
Illinois
Indiana
French
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Idaho
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Bacon Brothers
C. R. Godding
North Idaho
Chicago Street Notes
New York
Welch” Brand
A. H. Welch
T. E. Ball Sppinariio
The
Gourley Co., Vegetable Specialists
del Gourley
Mercantile Exchange
North Franklin St
Chicago, Ill
New Corporation
S. Friedman & Son
Produce Exchange
Roosevelt
Ariz
Iceberg
Calif
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