21 Jan 1922
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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1922
Page
1
Fort Worth hosts the eighteenth annual Western Fruit Jobbers Association meeting with 4800 attendees. Tidwell plans private business and the headquarters may relocate to Chicago as committees weigh consolidation with the National League and trim bureaus.
Chicago hosts the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association for its fourth annual convention at the Sherman Hotel. Committees convene Monday and Tuesday to finalize reports ahead of the Wednesday opening, with a Thursday stag banquet in the Sherman Tiger Room. Attendees include shippers, jobbers, and brokers, plus representatives from the Freight Claim Prevention Department and the United States Chamber of Commerce.
Indications point to higher turnout than prior meetings for the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association convention next week. Key topics include regulation of commission men in interstate commerce and reports from the Joint Commission of Agriculture of Congress, with directors and nominating committees preparing resolutions and new business.
New York reports a Florida cabbage shipment shows railroad billing at 29 040 pounds for 242 crates though actual weight was 24 639 pounds. B C Bridges of Coleman Fla shipped to A J Doughty Inc New York Jan 2 1922. State weigher D D Wicker certified the difference, indicating overcharge by the Seaboard Line.
C C Emerson of Pioneer St Paul, a longtime figure in the produce trade and former vice president of the National League of Commission Merchants, died after years of ill health. He helped pioneer Minnesota potato shipping and is survived by his son Robert C Emerson who has managed the business for six years. Mrs Emerson died last spring.
Los Angeles reports a cold wave hitting the San Joaquin Valley with temperatures down to 26 degrees. San Francisco reached 92 below zero? The text states 92 degrees as the lowest west of the Coast Range, likely a misprint. Pomona 31, Redlands 34, Riverside 38 as the cold persists. Most orange crops in the valley already shipped with little damage expected. Southern California reportedly spared so far. Weather Bureau forecasts freezing temperatures for Thursday night and Friday morning.
Imperato Bros Co of New York filed a bankruptcy petition on November 9 1921 following a large automobile accident judgment. The schedule shows liabilities of 14289 and assets nil with outside creditors including the United States government for taxes totaling 3247. Since filing the firm operates as a partnership and pays bills promptly.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that Illinois intrastate rates for milk cream and other freight must mirror interstate levels. It held state rates set on a different basis than interstate rates constitute discrimination and become effective by a stated date.
W D Twowell did not renew with W F A as manager. Tidwell, a Denver-based executive with Bourk Donaldson Taylor Inc, is named secretary and will actively manage. He is a longtime industry advocate involved in standardization of grades and packs for fruits and vegetables, and has worked with Hoover during WWI to support perishables policy.
The Northwest Sales Agency of Spokane Washington faces probable bankruptcy with liabilities of 44576 and assets of 27489602, according to management. Papers are expected to be filed in court this week as the agency, once a Montana trade leader, struggles amid changing conditions and shrinking margins.
Chicago news reports advance reservations show a large turnout for the annual convention of the Fruit and Vegetable Brokers Association on Monday and Tuesday January 23 and 24. Shippers are expected to attend. many brokers may stay for the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association annual meeting later in the week.
January cold storage holdings of apples in the United States totaled 1 727 006 barrels and 10 990 198 boxes, per the Department of Agriculture. The combined total reached 5 390 405 barrels or 16 171 210 boxes, down from 5 769 475 barrels on December 1 1921. December losses amounted to 369 070 barrels.
The Spokane Fruit Growers Assn trustees agreed to seek a receivership to protect creditors. Real assets total about 150000 dollars with receivables stocks and bonds and other items near 100000 dollars. Cash about 25000 is due on accounts. Attornies cautioned many assets may be doubtful in value and many suits likely. The plan aims to wind up affairs with creditors paid in full.
Cincinnati Ohio January 20. News from Washington shows extended talks among Southern Senators Congress members rail officials and the Interstate Commerce Commission. Watermelons will be included in the 10 percent freight cut now in effect this month. Senator William J Harris of Georgia says the 20 percent cut is not enough to protect the industry and will press for lower rates. He estimates savings of about $20 a car for growers and shippers, with melon freight from Florida and Georgia to Northern markets averaging $200 a car. The issue will be debated at the watermelon meeting in Moultrie Georgia February 2 and 4, likely with Harris or others from the affected states speaking.
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A northern demand surge lifts potato prices as shipments tighten. Wisconsin round whites fetch 2.15 to 2.20 per hundredweight bulk, Minnesota whites around 2.10, Idaho sacks 2.25, Ohio and River areas limited by storage. prices vary by region and bagged weight.
A new cold storage plant to handle up to 300000 tons annually is proposed for the Kansas City area. It will be run by the Kansas City Cold Storage and Warehouse Company with initial capital of 1 million dollars, in partnership with the United States Cold Storage Company of Chicago and other financiers. The project includes adjacent fruit and produce stores linked by shipping platforms, precooling for cars, and room for 30 iced cars, with construction of an eight story reinforced concrete building featuring dark red exterior walls.
Chicago reports a firmer market with a steadier tone among operators despite a slight local easing. Indiana onions rise to 6.50 to 6.75 per bag, while California Browns sell on an io dy basis from 6 to 6.25 at shipping points.
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