National League meets to discuss regulatory measures and crop estimates
The 36th annual Boston convention of the National League of Commission Merchants will highlight proposed regulation of refrigerator car companies, crop estimates by the USDA, and licensing of commission merchants. Speakers include Homer Hoch and J J Castellini with motion pictures on new produce terminals. The program runs January 18 to 20 with sessions on regulatory bills, farm relief, and terminal improvements.
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Boston
Mass
National League of Commission Merchants
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Fletcher
United States Department of Agriculture
Commission
McNary
Penneylvania
Penneylvania Railroad
New York
Philadelphia
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine New Fruit and Vegetable
New York, New Haven &Artford
New England
New Terminal Market
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston Market Terminal Company
South Water Market ‘Trust
Independent Fruit and Produce Auction Company
Chicago Auction Company
Old South Water Market
New South Water Market and Auction Houses
Chicago
William Franklin Anderson
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church
Anderson
J. L. Keach
Indianapolis
A. D. Hitz
H. F. Waldner, Jr. Hallimore
Homer Hoch
Kansas
Government report on freeze injury to truck crops
Washington report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes cold weather damaged Southern truck crops and fruit. Spinach in Texas harmed more in new than old, with shipments likely down for weeks. cabbage, beets, carrots, turnips tops frozen. lettuce and cauliflower killed. many young plants dead or severely damaged. Florida greens north of Fort Myers show heavy losses. strawberries blooms damaged. citrus largely unharmed.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Brownsville
Louisiana
Florida
Fort Myers
Miami Lake
Government Men Report on Frost Damage to Florida Crops
Florida frost on January 2 and 3 killed most beans eggplant peppers and tomatoes north of Fort Myers. Winter Garden peppers damaged. Manatee area reports about 60 percent crop loss. Peppers and eggplant between Orlando and Wauchula frozen turning black. Fort Myers largely spared. lower East Coast likely to recover. Glades and Seminole regions show little damage. Plant City strawberries affected mainly by bloom loss. Damage expected to be minor with temperature moderating.
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Orlando
Fla
Ft. Myers
H. A. Marks
R. Royston
United States Department of Agriculture
Manatee
Wauchula
Sanford
Reservations for Shippers Meet Exceed Last Year
Chicago January 13 1926 ladies invited to the tenth annual American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association convention at the Sherman Hotel January 23 24 25 with special entertainment plans including luncheon at Marshall Field's matinee party Wednesday and a banquet with speaker Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Brokers Division meets January 23 at Sherman with topics on contracts and brokerage. Potato Division also holds its own meetings Monday with several committees listed.
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Chicago
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Sher
Man
E. 8. Briggs
Sherman Hotel
Marshall Field
F. Haro
van Orman
Leutenant
Indiana
Cara
Arademue E
The
Sherman
Seizure of New York Produce Purveyors Receivership
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed against Produce Purveyors Inc of 260 West Street New York. Judge Goddard appointed Charles E. B. Rice receiver as creditors claim assets totaling several thousand dollars and liabilities around 60090. Morton A. Smith and Vincent M. Del Grosso led the firm setup dating to 1927 with links to Penn Produce Sales and Produce Distributors.
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ActOx
Charles BE
Rice
New York
Produce Purveyors, Inc
West Street
J. & G. Lippmann, Inc
Wishnateki & Nathel
Arnold, Inc
Goddard
Charles EB. Rice
Vincent M. del Grosso
Morton A. Smith
Morton Smith
Detroit
Manhattan Tomato Company
Smith
Penn Produce Sales Company
del Grosso
Produce Distributors, Inc
Produce Distributors ‘Company, Inc
Produce Purveyors
Greenwich Village
Cold Weather Damages Report From Tipton County
Plant and truck growers in Tipton County sustained considerable damage from last week’s severe January cold. Close attention saved millions of young plants, mitigating losses and preserving future harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Hearing on Red River Valley Potato Rates Postponed
Moorhead Minn Jan 13 the hearing on potato rates from all points in the Red River Valley to many South central and Southwestern states brought by Leonard Crosset and Riley Inc Moorhead had been postponed The case was to be heard in Fargo January 16 before Harris Fleming examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission No new date yet set The postponement came at the request of railroad lawyers seeking time to prepare their defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead
Minn
Red River Valley
Leonard, Crosset & Riley, Inc
Fargo
Harris Fleming
Interstate Commerce Commission
Maine Potato Propaganda 10 Attack New York Receiver
A Maine Potato Shippers and Growers circular accuses a New York receiver of unproved allegations. The draft letter claims misrepresentations and is backed by broker Withington and McCauley. The report notes A B Wachlin and H M Beal tied to Maine potato firms may face trouble over the spread of misinformation from Boston headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New York
Withington
McCauley
A. B. Wachlin
Maine Potato Shippers & Growers, Inc
H. M. Beal
Maine Potato Distributors, Inc
Ehipper
Boston
Beal McCauley Potatoes Deal Told In Circular Form
A 1928 letter from Maine Potato Distributors Inc outlines a dispute over a car of 16643 bags of number two potatoes shipped to J. M. McCauley Co in New York. Government inspection found minimal decay and blemishes, contradicting McCauley’s earlier claim that the car was rotten and unexportable. The exchange alleges that McCauley demanded costly reconditioning. brokers involved include Limestone Dem 24th and Withington Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal
J. M. McCauley
New York
Weachlin
Otao “Shippers Rowers, Inc
A. B. Wachiin
Fort Fairfield
Maine
McCauley
Bushwick
Maine Potato Distributors Inc
Maine Potato Shippers
J. M. McCauley Co
West 8T
Limestone Dem 24Th
L. A. Withington Co
Fells of Frost: Damage to Crops in Texas
January 3 4 and 1 reports from J Austen Hunter of the Market News Service detail frost damage across Texas. Spinach in Laredo killed or stripped. shipments slowed. Spinach acreage in Austin largely killed young stock. replant planned. Crystal City sees leaf damage. Wharton reports 300 acres of young spinach killed and rest damaged. Onions largely uninjured. beet tops frozen in Laredo. slight damage in Mission and Asherton. Lower Rio Grande Valley fields show scattered damage to spinach turnips mustard greens. cabbage nearly untouched. Market prices rising for shipment feed, with delayed growth expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
J. Austen Hunter
Market News Service
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Laredo
Winter Garden
Crystal City
Wharton
Mission
Mercedes
Asherton
Rio Grande Valley
Government Reports on Apple Holdings in Cold Storage
Washington January 13 The monthly report of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics shows cold storage apples on January 1 totaling 1 673 000 barrels, down from 4 077 000 a year earlier and below a five year average of 4 364 000. Boxes held were 12 250 000 versus 13 365 000 in 1927 and a five year average of 11 368 000, with baskets totaling 3 152 000 compared with 2 472 000 in January 1 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
The Produce Packer Trade Newspaper Preview
A notice describes The Produce Packer weekly edition focused on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of fruits vegetables and related commodities. It offers a fresh sample copy by mail upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Produce Packer
Brokers Meet Opens With Heavy Attendance at Prospect Park
Record attendance anticipated at the Fruit and Vegetable Brokers Association convention in Chicago January 23 to 25. The program emphasizes business topics, ethics, and brokerage rates with no speeches, welcoming addresses by Rittenhouse and Royer, and extensive committee meetings and discussions scheduled at the Sherman Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Fruit and Vegetable Brokers’ Association
R. H. Pennington
Evansville
Ind
R. C. Rittenhouse
Elwood H. Royer
Des Moines
Association
Sherman Hotel
Ryland S. Knowles
G. EB. Hollihan
Providence
R.I
Ill
Elwood H. Roger
Farmers Strawberry Vegetables Co-operative Auction Closes
The Farmers Strawberry Vegetables Co operative Auction Inc of Hammond Louisiana voted to discontinue business and liquidate. The liquidation was placed in charge of Charles Weinberger Thomas P F Gessner and Warden Cockerman after a meeting called by Weinberger at the log cabin headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Strawberry -Vegetable Co-operative Auction
Hammond
Farmers Strawberry-Vegetable Co- Operative Auction, Inc
Charles Weinberger
Thomas PF. Gessner
Warden Cockerman
Weinberger
Creditors Seek B H Miller of Chicago Retailer Missing
Creditors are seeking B H Miller who ran a wholesale produce business at his home 824 East Forty fifth street for about a year. He has not been heard from since shortly after January 1 and owes about $3,600 to around 12 South Water Market dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Miller
Chicago
East Fortyfifth Street
South Water Market
Unpaid Check Tied to Lewis Parkinson
Cincinnati report says M De garo Company holds an unpaid $35 check issued October 24 by Lewis Parkinson on the American Bank at Port Clinton Ohio. The firm cashed the check as a favor and cannot get a response from Parkinson whose presumed headquarters are Durant Mississippi and who travels the country for shipping deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Parkinson
Cincinnati
M. Degaro
American
Port Clinton
Parkinson
Durant, Miss
Progress on Cleveland Food Terminal Plans
The Northern Ohio Food Terminal Committee led by D. F. Brookhart held a general meeting in Cleveland on Tuesday. Plans for a new produce terminal were presented, land has been acquired, construction could begin in 30 to 60 days, and over 25 units were spoken for as the trade considers unit allotments for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Northern Ohio Food Terminal Committee
D. F. Brookhart
Brookhart
Western Fruit Jobbers Meet Lures California Trip Highlights
The 24th annual Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention in Los Angeles features a special Chicago to California train excursion with stops in Phoenix and Imperial Valley. Planned events include Apache Trail Roosevelt Dam sightseeing, lettuce field tours in Salt River Valley, a Barbara Worth Hotel buffet lunch in El Centro, and a border visit to Baja California. Reservations are urged as the special train is expected to be among the largest in association history.
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Roosevelt Dam
Barbara Worth Hotel
el Centro
Chicago
Southland
California
Pacific
Catalina Island
Los Angeles
Golden State
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
Biltmore Hotel
Phoenix
Ariz
Imperial Valley
Dean Stanley
John Barker
F. A. Jefferson
Phoenix Arizona Club
Globe, Ariz
Fish Creek Canyon
San Marcos Hotel
Chandler
Apache Trail
Salt River Valley
Fred G. Hilvert
A. Gerrard Company
Brawley
Calif
Planters
Barbara Worth
California Bureau of Markets
Lower California
Mexicali
Sted
William Garfitt
The
Association
Louisiana district braces for bumper Klondyke strawberry year
Hammond Louisiana January 18 1928 local shippers expect a bumper Klondyke strawberry crop as acreage rises 10 to 15 percent over last year with an estimated movement of 2250 to 2500 cars. The deal may open in carlot form around March 25 and run six to eight weeks as weather has been favorable. Some hail the recent cold spell as beneficial aiding red growth and spider pest reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Deciduous Fruit Men Propose Clearing House Plan
Crowers and shippers controlling 80 to 90 percent of California deciduous fruit discuss a preliminary plan to create a clearing house for the upcoming shipping season. Donald D. Conn of the California Vineyardists Association urges a permanent policy to avoid double taxation and overhead by uniting all deciduous fruit growers under one organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Crowers and Shippers
Palace Hotel
California Vineyardists Association
Donald D. Conn
Ottawa Chosen as Next Meeting Site for Jobbers’ Union
Montreal, Canada, Jan 13 Ottawa was chosen as the meeting place for the next annual convention of the Eastern Canada Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association. George Walker of Guelph Ontario was elected president and W J McCart of Toronto was named first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Ottawa
Eastern Canada Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers' Association
George Walker
Guelph
Ont
W. J. MecCart
Toronto
Frost Damage in Louisiana Across Crops
Washington January 13 Nearly all young Louisiana crops were killed by the recent frost. Cabbage, beet tops, carrot tops and roots, lettuce, cauliflower, shallots, spinach and turnips suffered severe damage. Strawberries show no injury and growers view the freeze as beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Louisiana
C. R. Newton
Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
National League
Clearing House and
Terminal Marketing Associations
Hoch- Smith
Hig
J. J. Castellini
George Lasbury
Conuutes
Brokers’ Division
Produce Agency Act
Seize Records OF Produce Purveyors
B. Wachlin
Aroostook County
M. H. Beal
M. H. Beal-Treasa
Apple Holdings
Hotel Sherman
Ryland
S.wies
New York City
Raymond L. Scott
Louisville
G. E. Hollihan
H. B. Moore
J. P. Hatch
Charles P. Cooney
A. H. Thornton
Imperial Val
Eastern Canada Jobbers’ Association
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