League Convention Elects Castellini Cincinnati President
The Twenty second Annual League Merchants Convention met in Cincinnati with J Castellini elected president. John Aales and W Jones named vice presidents, J J Shreve re elected secretary, S B Darmon treasurer, and Carl W Kimball named to the advisory board. Delegates from New York to Chicago filled the crowd as Cincinnati hosted the largest league meeting in years with plans for a stronger business manager role and permanent home in New York.
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John Ales
Chicago
ECONA
W. Jones
Baltimore
Ecretary
J. J. Shreve
Washion
D. C
Easurer
Darmon
Philpada Visory
Carl W. Kim
New York
D. W. Longfellow
Incapolis
Maniey G. Richmond
St. Ix
Chas
Sident Kimball
Iir
St. Paul's Proedral
Cincinnati
Henry D. Ioo
Walter Snyder
Altimore
Atation
Ruth Patch
A. Warren Patch
Boston
Miss Patch
Mr. Snyder
League
John Curren
Chesterfield
Imball
Adisory Board
Kimball
Minneapolis
Castellini
Manly
Richmond
St. Louis
C. Blair
Cleveland
Charles Wilms
Norfolk
Vale
Geo. C. Bond
Chas. A. Muehlpronner
Pittsburgh
Frank Wieper
National League convention and market notes
Disastrous freeze in California and transport to New Orleans. Apple holdings and celery rise in Chicago. Auctions under one roof and Mexican oranges excluded. Janicke joins another firm. Dallas market news and Chicago eggs butter poultry and onions trends. Trade at Detroit and apples dullness in Chicago.
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California
New Orleans
Apple Holdings
Chicago
Florida
Tetch
Janicke
Dallas Market News
Chicago Board
Elgin
New York
Buffalo
Arcadia
Ohio
Iowa
Lever Bill Citrus Fruits
Liquant
J. Stackland
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
York State
Pittspurgh
J. Fox & Co
Thornsley Bros
Jaynes
California Freeze May Boost Apple Prices
Chicago reports December apple holdings fell about 14 percent totaling 6.5 million barrels in stock. Analysts expect tighter citrus from California after a severe freeze harming about half of southern oranges, boosting demand and likely higher apple prices this year.
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California
Apple
Trade and fruit market notes across cities 1912
A sprawling 1912 U S bulletin style recap covers trade at Indianapolis Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Chicago. It notes citrus fruit movements Florida's orange crop, California freezes, Nova Scotia and Florida points, and seed potato concerns with related city notes and market prices.
California growers turn to auction method
Market notes report a shift to auction for fruit deals led by Milton J. Sligh and Jima Kean growers affairs. Western dried fruits and citrus tariff questions feature in Los Angeles auctions while California orange shipments and berries from Alvin to Longview, Texas, are highlighted amid Texas pecan crop notes. News from McAllen, Jackson, and Dallas notes jobbers to be entertained and Creamery expansion in Temple.
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California
Milton J. Sligh
Jima Kean Growers
Los Angeles
Alvin
Texas
Dallas
Longview
Tex
Temple Creamery
Brownsville
En. Eges
Central West
Texas News
Celery Prices Rise on Chicago Market Amid Freeze
Chicago January 10 celery price surge driven by heavy frost and cold weather. Crates and shipments slowed with few cars in transit. Dealers report tight on hand and rolling stock, forecasting a high firm market for the next ten days if coast shipments fail to arrive.
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Chicago
Calamity freezes California citrus around state
Widespread frost and freezing temperatures cripple almost all orange and lemon groves in Northern and Southern California. Losses range from 30 to 50 million dollars in crops and trees, with many nurseries and older trees likely failing. Emergency efforts and smudge pots failed to save fruit as cold winds and deep ice crusted the groves. Local growers fear months or years before full recovery, while optimism and booster spirit persist amid vast damage.
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Govitent
Freeze In Del The Packer reports crop damage and frost loss
Rep excerpts describe a severe frost with up to eighty percent impact on crops in Uplands and heavy damage to Valencia lemons and groves across Corona. Temperature readings from 18 to degrees accompany forecasts of limited recovery and calls for favorable weather to save portions of the citrus harvest.
Special Train to New Orleans For Fruit Jobbers’ Meet
A special Rocky Mountain train departs Denver for New Orleans January 15 to 18 to carry delegates from the Western Fruit Jobbers Assn of America. Stops include Bellville Kansas, Siverington Kansas, Wichita Kansas, arriving Fort Worth and Dallas before continuing toward Missouri and joining delegates at McFarland and Kansas City regions.
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Ozark Fruit Growers’ Assn
George W. Miller
Kansas City
Columbia
Missouri Apples
Houston
Sacramento
Southern Pacific
New Ileans
San Jose
Los Angeles
el Paso
Tex
San Antonio
T A
New Orleans
Chicago
Park Row
12Th St
Champaign
Peoria
Carbondale
Ill
Fulton
Evansville
Ind
Ith
St. Louis
Fruit Jobbers
Denver
Col
Rocky
Intain
Stern Fruit Jobbers' Assn. of America
Ma Wary Wat Mhaan
Bellville
Kas
Trive
Trive Mearland, Kas, 4:35 P.m Sivrington
Wehita
EL Reno
Fort Worth
Dallas
Ig. Im
A.m. Canary
Jeaves
Ft City
McFarnd
Was
Rock Island
McFarland
St. Joseph
Atchison
Lenven- Werth
Nis
City
Auction Firms Plan New Sales Arrangements
New York reports President MecKlheny of the Fruit Auction Co announcing sales arrangements by Brown & Seecomb Kruitt Auction Co and others. The note says sellers and buyers may benefit from synchronized sales and presence, while conditions historically drove away business from New York storefronts amid changing market dynamics.
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New York
MecKlheny
The
Fruit Auction Co
Brown’ & iSeecomb
Kruit Auction Co
I ‘Onnoliy
Busiiverpoul
Misiiness
Vonther
Florida oranges unpicked prompt further movement noted
Jacksonville Jan 10 half the Florida citrus crop moved out of state with the balance still on trees. Total crop 6,000,000 boxes. about 5,000,000 boxes remain. Some authorities claim the drop may have been somewhat overestimated based on developments.
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Jacksonville
Mla
Florida
Inte
Celery Crop Hit by Frost Across Orange County
Frost harms celery in Orange County hitting Toherts Island and Smneltzer Santa Ana river bed. Celery Growers Assn officer says Trust caused more damage than any year in eleven years. Nearly all celery nipped to second and third grade. first grade possible in February if weather cooperates. About 1,400 acres in Orange County. W Teich offers 25 to percent on debts, creditors skeptical. Teich once ran Hunting ton and now faces debts around 2,000. News notes corporate filings by Janicke Lippmann Blackburn to form a new firm Janicke & Co. with ties to failed Tanicks & Co.
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Los Angeles
Toherts Island
Stockton
Santa Ana
Smneltzer
Celery Growers’ Assn
Sineltzer
Orange County
Auction houses plan shared premises to ease sales
The article describes Brown & Seccomb, Connolly Auction Co and the Fruit Auction Co reorganizing into a single complex at 202 208 Franklin Street. They will move May 1 to form the Fruit Trade Building with three floors and three auction rooms. The plan aims to avoid conflicts by rotating sales and creating a unified display area while keeping each company's business distinct.
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California
Rotstion Shinn
Kimeser and Ure Auction Co
Evant Auction
Galek
Brown & Seccomb
Brown & Seecomp
Connolly Auction Co
Franklin Street
The
Fruit, Auction Co
Fruit, Trade
Fruit Auction Co
Meeting on Mexican fruit quarantine in Washington
Washington January 10 There was a meeting before the Agriculture department committee to discuss a quarantine on produce from Mexico due to a pest known as Pypetit daideus a kind of plant lice. Producers and American growers attended. The department proposed excluding Mexican oranges mangoes and tree fruit of the sweet belt while no cantaloupes or cantaloupe trade disruptions were noted.
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Washington, D. C
Agvicultural Department
Mexico
I. Wis
Agricultur Department
California
Final Arrangements for Western Fruit Congress In New Orleans
Delegates of the Western Fruit association gather in New Orleans June to 18 for a large convention. Activities include business sessions at St Charles hotel, memorials, addresses by governors and mayors, and a banquet. Attendees will tour City Hall, visit the Thalia Street wharf to view the steamship Aetones unloading, and attend a gala performance at the French Opera House. Financial officers and committees are announced as preparations proceed.
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New Orleans
America
Hem
Wade
Crescent City
St. Charles Hotel
W.S. Slack
Mount Olive Episcopal Church
Luther E. Hall
Louisiana
Martin Behrman
W.W. Clarke
Owensboro
I. N. Pennington
Evansville
Ind
Samuel I. Juux
Topeka
Kas
W. MM
Roy‘lance
Provo
Utah
Tidwell
Denver
Col
W. J. Russell
Edudymnan
St. Louis
E. Lynx
Kus
J. EB. Stewart
J. J. Granger
Lincoln
Neb
J. H W. Hensley
Geo. E Gripe
Burlington
T. D. Turner
Okahoma City
Okla
J. ©. Famechon
R. G. Phillips
Rochester
International Apple Shippers' Assn
W. L. Wagner
Chicago
L. M. Spiegel
A. Levy & J. Zen
City Hall
Thalia Street Wharf
Aetones
Fruit Dispatch Co
United Fruit Co
Country Club
City Park
Atheneum
John P. Sullivan
Feastminster
Apeeche
Fender
Luther Fy
Atl
Ren C. We Ta Wagner
H. M. & Sons
Chas, Aelsang
Oowith
Mississippi
Lidius
Charles Meier
Roy
Lance
Traver
Wm. D. Tidwell
Kavanagh
The
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