Norfolk convention marks long National Hague Merchants meeting
Norfolk January 17 marks the eighteenth annual convention of the National Hague of Commerce Merchants noted as one of the longest on record. The three day gathering opened with a New York Philadelphia special train arrival and a Baltimore boat bringing delegates. The hospitality of Norfolk and the southern branch impressed attendees as plans for entertainment and events were laid out amid exemplary hotel service, with Monticello serving as the convention venue and a new gavel presented to President Gail.
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Norfolk
Hague
Cmmission
New York
Chesalre Bay
PNLA
Baltimore
Bat
Alloney
Balmore
Monticello
Chicago
Boston
Gail
Charles Williams
Norfolk Entertainment Commit
Bfiestneasion Amd
Fay
Fide
Packer Week Highlights and Market News Across States
The Packer reports on the league convention, price trends, and exchanges with focus on orange and onion markets, dairy, and vegetable shipments. Notable items include California orange losses, onion sets burned in Dalton Illinois, and interstate commerce notes amid a busy trade week. The issue also covers Newtown Ohio growers’ annual meeting and leadership notes, plus followups on future conventions.
Pacific Coast Packer Promises Honest Marketing Push
The Pacific Coast Packer announces a growth strategy and coastal coverage to assist producers shippers and traders. Headquarters are planned on Broadway with a force to cover orange lemon apple and other crops. The firm pledges honesty useful service and scientific marketing while inviting reader cooperation from all markets to support western agricultural upbuilding.
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Pacific Coast
Pete ‘Nailing
Broadway
York Pa Gang Convicted Swindle Ring Trial
A fragmentary report notes a York Pennsylvania gang convicted in a swindle case. The text references detectives, a press house in New York, and a noon to 2 pm timeline with participants in a Pines related operation.
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York, PA
Moe Bisco
New Te York
Crooks jailed in York for butter and egg swindle
York Pa January 13 three more crooks behind bars in a York county fraud case tied to the United Butter and Egg Co. Schiossman Green and others received penitentiary terms for conspiracy and false pretenses. The scheme swindled dealers by passing bogus checks for poultry butter and eggs, with Cohen sought as ring leader elusive on bond ahead of eventual capture.
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Otm Faramentohorg
York County
Warner
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Schiossman
Martin
Morris Green
Greens
United Butter & Egg
Soa Oe
Thin City
Schioss
Zeigler
Martin Green
Wanner
Wab
Otterw
Ics
Waeter
Archibold
Wm. Witts
Schlossman
Jacob H. Cohen
Iange
Levine
Ball
New York
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Wilkes Barre
Quays
Deten- Pa
Cega
New. York
Mary Mulvihill
H&w
Chas
White
United Fauna
Butter & Egg Co
Philadelphia Street
York Trust Co
Vine Street
Philadelphia
East Ninety-ninth Street
Packer
Packer Con
Vaco
New Yorks
Fred D. Oatjen Co
Washington Street
Ooetjen
Oetjen
Packer Magn
Green
J. D. Clinzon
Branch Quits as Acting Secretary Tidwell Named
Denver January 14 Local Western Fruit Jobbers Assn members report D Tidwell appointed temporary secretary after secretary Branch declines acceptance. Purpose to handle all association communications from room 403 Railroad building Denver. News notes touch Cincinnati citrus and egg markets, fruit shipments scams, and California fruit exchange packing costs.
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Denver
Col
John “M. Walker
Guose
W. F. Western, Fruit/Jobbers Assn
Q. A
Western Fruit
Will- Motainepatatcan
M D. Tidwell
Org
Orange Grower Calls Cash Sales to Save California Fruit
Kenneth Macrae, an orange grower, warns that waning demand and rail rate pressure risk shredding profits. He urges California growers to ship only cash sales, cutting salaried agents, to avoid surplus fruit and protect prices amid a short crop.
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Citrus Protective League
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Wa Ara
Eid Brovere
Kenneth Macrae
Los Angeles
Jan
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Pomona
Giendora
Asura
Monrovia
Riverside
Colton
Gregory
Metal Orange Distributors
Redlands
San Gorgonio Pass
Packer
Lkely
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Ers
Exchange
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Oklahoma City
Vista
Cal
Ivaturadl
Pacific Coast
W. B. Strickler
Stockton
Jopher
Inge Lanilav
Riaiadart
Fort Worth
Watsonville
Pacific Coast Packer
Geo. F. Martin
Itraito
United States
Vast reader letters back Pacific Coast Packer support
Readers from California to Washington praise The Packer and request a Pacific Coast Packer edition. They hail its value to growers and traders, urge wider coast-wide coverage, and express thanks while promising ongoing subscriptions.
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Hiedlands
Cel
A. Maynard Pratt
Radical law proposed to probe high food prices in Ohio
Columbus January report on a governor sent to the General Assembly a message urging inquiry into high living costs driven by butter eggs and other foods. Senator Beatty introduced a resolution to appoint a bipartisan committee with power to compel production of books records and witness attendance to uncover potential price control schemes by dealers and storage firms.
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Ohio
General Assembly
Beatty
Maariiagere
Feod
Arso
Poor railroad service on potatoes and markets reviewed
The page lists market notes from New York onion, Chicago poultry, butter and egg, Philadelphia and Baltimore, and New Orleans vegetables. It mentions a grand jury probe, care needed in Arizona, and various regional fruit and vegetable reports including apples in Chicago and good berry prices in Thorsby Alabama.
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Ocala and Manatee
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Florida
Virginia Trust Meeting
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King
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Cube
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Washington
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Wash
Growers’ Union
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Miscellaneous
California News
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Northern California News
Thorsby
Ala
Onions Held Too Long in Storage Experiment
Cincinnati reports an experiment by Plaper & Co and National Produce Distributing Co showing three to five months is the maximum for held onions. After eight months in coolers, onions shrink and this practice proves unprofitable. Grower Carl A. Albrecht and managers urge marketing goods early.
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Cincinnati
Texas Barmuds
Plaper & Co
Carl A. Albrecht
National Produce Distributing Co
Florida Oranges At Chicago Auction Next Week
Chicago to see Florida oranges sold by the Central Fruit Auction Co in a sale starting next Wednesday in a building near the Illinois Central railroad warehouse. Dealers expect 6 cars on opening day, 8 to 10 cars on Thursday and Friday, with Fanning & DiGlorelo packing the proposition and E. L. Hasler handling local management.
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Chicago
Central Fruit Auction Co
Illinois Central Railroad
Fanning & DiGlorelo
Eastern Fruit
E. L. Hasler
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