Convention Ready for Ninth Annual Shippers Meeting
Chicago January 14 After weeks of prep the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association announces readiness for its ninth annual business meeting opening Wednesday in the Louis XVI Room of the Hotel Sherman. Ed Briggs says the executive offices are taxed to the limit to handle reservations and preparations as traffic and claims committees assemble for preconvention meetings to cover docket topics and program details.
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Chicago
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers
Aslation
Ed Briggs
Sherman
R. Cumming
West Indies
Association
National League of Low
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Ame Ln
Adnoch
Adnesday
Oetas
Davis
ES. Briggs
F. Read
Texas Onion
California
I. J. Woodin
Calinia Fruit
Sacramento
Fred Eberle
Whitnack Loses Libel Suit Over Certified Seed Potatoes
Lincoln Nebraska January 14 The C C Whitnack Produce Co failed to prove libel against The Nebraska Farmer after a jury sided with the defendant newspaper in a case over claims of misrepresentation in spring reporting on certified seed potatoes. Whitnack sought 35000 damages.
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C C. Whitnack
Nebraska Farmer
Lincoln
Neb
the. C. C. Whitnack Produce Company
Whitnack
Packer
Trade Associations Meet in Chicago Boost Ethical Business
Article praises national trade groups in Chicago meeting next week. It highlights mutual support, fair practice, and high ethics to protect shippers and improve home life, citing the National League of Commission Merchants and allied associations.
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Chicago
Vention Hall
National League of Commission Merchants
The
League
Eurly
American Fruit and 'Vegetable Shippers' Association
Fruit ‘and Vegetable Brokers’ Association
National League of Commission _Merchants
Fiot
Fij
Cohen Held in Miami in $12,000 Philadelphia debt
Joseph D. Cohen, who left Philadelphia in July 1925 owing about $12,000, was apprehended in Miami, Florida, early this week at the instigation of the Philadelphia Credit and Inspection Bureau. He is being held pending action by the Philadelphia Federal Courts.
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Philadelphia
Joseph D.cohen
Miami
Fla
Philadelphia Credit and Inspection Bureau
Brokers at Chicago mei convention eye near full attendance
About 162 members of the Fruit and Vegetable Brokers Association are expected at the eighth annual convention in Chicago. The meeting opens January 19 at the Sherman Hotel with speeches on brokers liability, standard trading rules, uniform service forms, and the broker’s role in distribution. The treasurer’s report is expected to show sound finances and growing membership.
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Chicago
Fruit and Vegetable Brokers' Association
R. H. Pennington
Sherman Hotel
Connecting Link
J. A. Schueasler
American Fruit Growers Inc
Roosevelt
Stanton named New York manager of Porto Rico Fruit Exchange
H Stanton of the U S Department of Agriculture in New York was appointed New York manager of the Porto Rico Fruit Exchange and will lead the general sales department. He accepted by cable after a Porto Rico headquarters offer. Stanton takes over February 1, succeeding John L Peters who resigned weeks ago leaving no manager since January 1. He has long been active in agricultural circles and writing on perishable products.
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H. Stanton
New York
Porto Rico Fruit Exchange
B. H. Stanton
United States Department of Agriculture
Stanton
Porto’ Rico
John L. Peters
Sgobel & Day
Porto Rico Fruit
Exchange
Exchi Nes
Department of Agriculture
Mame
W York
United States Department of Agricultural Clube
Apple Exports Rise In Week To January 8 Totals
The week ending January 8 saw United States and Canada apple exports reach 68 608 barrels and 447 890 boxes, up from 57 397 barrels and 288 777 boxes a year earlier. Year to date exports total 3 295 013 barrels and 6 323 760 boxes, compared with 2 096 072 barrels and 3 552 681 boxes last year.
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New York
United States
Canada
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Tuesday Nights Cold Snap Hits Florida Citrus
Orlando reports from January fourteenth indicate American Fruit Growers Inc assessing cold damage to citrus after a cold snap. About sixty localities show spotty damage with heavy losses in some Peninsula sections while others escape largely unscathed. Frank L. Skelly estimates roughly a quarter of remaining oranges damaged and about ten percent of trees affected.
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Orlando
Fla
American Fruit Growers Inc
Frank L. Skelly
Damaged Grapefruit and Tangerines Weakened
A portion of the remaining grapefruit has been damaged and about seventy percent of the remaining tangerines are badly hurt, indicating significant fruit losses and quality concerns for the harvest.
Chicago Conventions Week Schedule for Fruit and Produce Entities
Chicago conventions feature joint business sessions and social events led by the Sherman Brokers Division and A F & V S groups. Meetings cover potato rates, broker conferences, and opening sessions for the National League of Commission Merchants. Socials include open houses, receptions, theatre outings, and a grand banquet as part of a larger gathering in Chicago. Registration allows access to all events with a $10 per man fee and additional options for ladies and banquet tickets.
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Sherman Brokers
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Association
Sherman
Brokers
Congress
National League of Commission Merchants
Fruit & Vegetable Brokers’, Association
Palmer
Weaterm Fruit Jobbers’ Association
South Water Market
Chicago
Cort Theater
New Palace Theater
Impressive memorial services for Frost mark league meet
Impressive memorial services for Alfred W. Frost, late president of the National League of Commission Merchants, will open the 35th annual league convention at the Congress Hotel in Chicago. Vice President Leroy J. Keach will preside. overflow may be housed at the Auditorium Hotel. The program includes minutes, reports, transportation outlook for 1927, and committee chairmen from several cities.
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New York
Leroy Keach
Indianapolis
Chicago
Alfred W. Frost
National League of Commission Merchants
League
Congress Hotel
Leroy J. Keach
Seymour Neill
Hall, Wedge & Carter
Auditorium Hotel
Congress
R. S. French
Washington, D.C
L. Keach
Ind
Chester Franzell
Pittsburgh
George Lasbury
Archibald Fries
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore
Liberal Supply of Florida Strawberries on New York Market
New York on January 14 reports four to five straight cars of open crate Florida strawberries arriving this week. Cold weather earlier slowed movement but the market remains active for high quality fruit, with freezer stock carried over daily. Prices ranged from 70 to 80 cents per quart for top offerings, 45 to 60 cents for fair to good fruit, and as low as 40 to 41 cents for poorer stock.
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New York
South Florida Potatoes Reach New York Market
New York report notes two more cars of South Florida potatoes on the market this week. They came from Manatee county and were Spaulding Rose variety. No 1 stock sold at 39.05 per barrel, No 2 at 7.50, No 3 at 5.50 per barrel.
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New York
South Florida
Manatee
Cabbage leads rise in Lower Rio Grande Valley crop outlook
The USDA reports November and December warmth and rain boosted growth in the Lower Rio Grande Valley truck crops. Cabbage acreage rises to about 13,300 acres from 10,500 year ago as cotton cuts push growers to cabbage. Movement expected heavy after mid January with favorable conditions ahead.
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Rio Grande Valley
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Benson
de Gr
Normere
Next Year Echoes in Packer Verse by Jay B. Iden
In The Packer poem Next Year Jay B. Iden portrays a red bird perched in a high tree proclaiming next year with bold optimism. The verse links resilience to personal grit and the vow to press on despite past misfortune.
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Jay B. Iden
the Packer
Kansas City Welcomes National Warehousemen Meeting
The Kansas City hosts a grand gathering of warehousemen with Mayor Beach delivering the welcoming address. Col P L Gebhardt of New York and Gardner Poole of Boston headline the program as delegates tour the city. Lippincott of the US Chamber forecasts a bright business outlook as reports from committees proceed.
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Kansas City
P. L. Gebhardt
New York
Gebhardt
Kansas
Mayor Beach
Charles L. Chan
Samuel W. Lippincott
National
United States
Chamber of Commerce
New Trade Features To Occupy Attention Of Fruit Jobbers
Chicago reports that the Western Fruit Jobbers Association will hold its 28th annual convention in the Palmer House January 12 to 21. Delegates from St Louis and Kansas City arrive, with high interest in new factors shaping the fruit and vegetable trade. President W O Anderson will open discussions on industry evolution, merchandising, financing, and health value.
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Chicago
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
W. O
Billy” Anderson
Palmer House
Association
St. Louis
Kansas City
Middle West
Palmer
Bil” Garfitt
W. O. Anderson
Ww. P. Hoxie
N. Goldsmith
Leo Nusbaum
A. R. Currie
Herman H. Bundesen
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Sherman Hotel
Shippers
Kansas City Apple Stocks Much Under Holdings a Year Ago
Kansas City January 14 holdings of apples in storage on the first of the year were 211,639 boxes less than a year ago. Stocks January 1 1927 were 247,266 boxes 30,104 barrels and 22,682 bushels totaling 360,260 boxes. Holdings a year ago were 302,924 boxes 66,631 barrels and 72,082 bushel baskets totaling 671,899 boxes.
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Kansas City
Produce Packer prefaces weekly market paper for shippers
The Produce Packer announces a separate weekly edition focused on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of fruits vegetables eggs poultry butter wool and furs. A free copy can be mailed upon request.
Government Report of Apple Storage Holdings
Washington D C January 14 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics report shows cold storage apple holdings on January 2 totaling 4 067 008 barrels up from 3 865 000 on January 1 1926 and 3 722 000 as the five year average There were 13 150 000 boxes in storage up from 11 868 000 on January 1 last year and 10 908 000 five year average The basket holdings stood at 2 496 000 on January 1 up from 2 103 000 a year ago and near the five year average
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agriculture
Crop Production Estimates From Early Season Report
Estimated production figures show apples at 39,095,000 barrels and 23,044,000 barrels for two regions, potatoes listed at 357,800,000 and 323,463,000 bushels, with sweet potatoes also included at 83,658,000 and 62,339,000 bushels. The data appears partial and garbled, reflecting OCR-like errors on quantities.
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Chaiirman
Thos. J. Cancelmo
A. F. Dechman
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