Fire at St Paul Market Destroys Banana Rooms
Fire in the basement of P. F. McGuire & Co store in St Paul early Friday caused smoke and water damage. Estimated loss near $3,000, with Presley Fruit Co. next door losing about $1,500. J. Hoxsie & Co. suffered smoke damage but little loss. Separate items note Amsterdam Orchards Co. incorporators in Corydon Indiana with $80,000 capital over 700 acres. A. K. Edgar assumes Bay City business after founder's death.
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P. F. McGuire & Co
St. Paul
Lee McGuire
Presley Fruit Company
J. 3. Hoxsie & Co
New Orchard Company Incorporated
Corydon
Ind
Amsterdam Orchards Company
Ure Wilson I. Cook
Dan. W. LeGore
Gosport
A. R. Connor
Cabbage in slower demand on Chicago market
Chicago buyers report quiet inquiry for cabbage as extreme cold froze loads. Dealers quote best stock at 9 to 10 dollars per ton f o b Wisconsin loading stations. They expect limited movement as most stock in farmers hands frozen unless well protected. Farmers paid 8 dollars per ton this week.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Cheese Market gains strength in Sheboygan
Wisconsin cheese market shows firmer tone with exporters raising offers up to 17 percent for fancy summer Twins and winter makes. Daisies Longhorns and Young Americas move briskly while prices asked include Twins 17 ¾ 18c Daisies 18 1 4 15 4c and Squares 18 3 4c. Plymouth call board reports Twins 17c Daisies 17 4 17c Longhorns 17 4 Americas 18c Squares 18 4c. Offerings light but bidding spirited.
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Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Wis
Plymouth Call
Jess Lepman and Miss Myrtle Wolf Marry in Chicago
Friends of Jess Lepman of Lepman and Veggie learned this week of his marriage in Chicago. A telegram read on the butter andExe board Tuesday announced his wedding and that George Martin had lost a $10 bet he made Jess would not wed by the 18th. The bride is Myrtle Wolf of this city and they will honeymoon in Florida.
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Jess Lepman
Miss Wolf
Chicago
Lepman & Veggie
George Martin
Jess
Myrtle Wolf
Florida
Cranberry Growers Hold Annual Session in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association held its twenty ninth annual meeting in Grand Rapids January eleven with about 35 growers. Officers were re elected, funds strengthened for experiments in sand pumping spraying and water supply, and spraying for keeping quality urged. Honorary members named for Dr L Shear and O G Malde. reports covered rock phosphate yields and state fair prospects.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers’ Association
Andrew Sears
al Ibert Hedler
Minneapolis
Cranberry Lake and Development Company
Phillips
Lyda M. Huck
Minong
Lewis Cranberry Company
H. R. Laing
Andrew Bissig
WH. J
H. H. Gebhart
Black River Falls
Mather
Cranmoor
Andrew Searls
F. J. Hoffman
J. W. Fitch
Malde
A. A. Chaney
American Cranberry Exchange
O. C. Malde
C. R. Treat
C. N. Leckes
Albert Hedler
Miss Hyck
S. N. Whittlesey
WW. J. Wood
Wood County National Bank
F. L. Brandt
Otto J. Koch
Milwaukee
Coynes in circulation as Dan Coyne Jr to wed
Chicago January 21 friends of Dan Coyne Jr of Cone Brothers prepare to hear Good bye Boys as he becomes a benedict tomorrow morning and takes Mae Harding as Mrs D J Coyne Jr The engagement was announced in The Packer Dan Coyne Sr notes a busy season with daughter Florence to become Mrs Zimmerman and says the family welcomes the new members despite some surprise
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Chicago
Dan Coyne, Jr
Cone Brothers
Benedict
Mae Harding
D. J. Coyne
Packer
Dan Coyne
Dan, Jr
Tlorence
Dan
Zimmerman
Dan, Sr
Coyne
Banquet Plans for Butter and Egg Board Named
Chicago January 21 The arrangements committee for the annual banquet of the butter and egg board has been appointed and will oversee the event features. The banquet, set for February 9, will be at the Hotel Sherman. Members include William Power Joseph Borden William Kelly jenry Yepsen W H Whitcomb J B Mitchell Edward Rueb George Kennedy and Thomas Gellagher jr.
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Chicago
Butter and Egg Board
Hotel
Sherman
William Power
Joseph Borden
William Kelly
Jenry Yepsen
W. H. Whitcomb
J. B. Mitchell
Edward Rueb
George Kennedy
Thomas Gellagher, Jr
Apple trade restricted by cold weather in Chicago
Demand for barreled apples was fair but cooled by cold weather that limited trade and delayed hauling. Prices held steady for fine fruit while undergrades and off stock sold slowly, with some cars arriving frozen and needing thawing. Greenings and Baldwins ranged around 3 to 3.25 per barrel, with other varieties from 2.25 to 4.0, and repacked stock at lower levels.
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Chicago
Hesse
Apeage Stendara Saparade
Baldwins
Spies
Kings
Golden
Citrus Fruit Demand Steady Despite Quiet Trade
Chicago January 21 Citrus fruit demand remains firm with prices held. California Navels quoted at 2.25 per box in carlots, Florida fruit around 2.25 to 2.85, and Florida grapefruit showing strength with extra fancy fruit at 3.25 to 3.75 per box. Receipts light, market in satisfactory shape as California lemons hold at 3.50 per box.
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Chicago
California
Chicago Onion Market Active In Midwinter Trade
Chicago onion market shows a firm tone as demand may rise soon. Holders stay firm on prices with good storage onions at 2.75 to 3 dollars per 100 pounds FOB loading stations, while inferior stock sells for less. California onions offered at 3 dollars on the street. A small amount of homegrown stock arrives at 1.60 per 70 pound sack, but receipts are light due to cold weather.
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Chicago
California
Demand for Strawberries Slows in Chicago Market
Chicago Jan 21 There was no active demand for Morida strawberries this week and the market was easy as receipts were liberal and weather too cold for trade to be satisfactory Ice berries were mainly good and sold at 25 92% cents per quart.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Veggies Hit by Cold Weather Trade Eases
Chicago wholesale market remained well supplied under cold conditions. Florida shipments showed frost damage with beans and cucumbers softening as demand stayed steady in places, while California cauliflower and Cuban stock tomatoes saw varied pricing. Florida hampers and Louisiana boxes traded at lower end, with general quiet demand for spinach and peppers.
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Chicago
Florida
California
Michigan
Louisiana
Texas
Illinois
Crystal Springs Citrus Crops Speak on Cold Wave Effects
Crystal Springs Mississippi January 21 The severe cold wave will mainly affect the early strawberry crop but growers doubt any real loss as early bloom would have dropped anyway. Tomato seed sown in hot beds may suffer no loss and acreage remains near last year. Cabbage plants are in good condition with many in fields. Only a few peas planted with heavy acreage expected. Beans postponed to late next month or April with normal acreage probable.
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Crystal Springs
Misa
Apple Shippers Sue Over Unreturned Commission Sale
Adamson and Rice of Rochester Ind allege in The Packer that 101 barrels of apples shipped on commission to Frank Gentelle and Sam Farricane who operated as Newcastle Fruit Company in Newcastle recently, left town in financial trouble and were stored in Indianapolis. They recovered the fruit by legal means and seek location of Gentelle and Farricane.
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Adamson & Rice
Rochester
Ind
Gentelle
Farricane
Indianapolis
Packer
Frank Gentelle
Sam Farricane
Newcastle
Newcastle Fruit Company
Trustees elected to California Peach Growers' Association
Fresno Calif Jan 21 trustees of the California Peach Growers Association met Wednesday choosing representatives for districts and pledging unity. Three trustees resigned to ensure uniform district representation where no trustee had been selected.
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Peach Growers’ Association
Fresno
Calif
California Peach Growers’ Association
New Apple Rates Denied for Sioux City Case
Washington Jan 21 The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that rates on apple carloads from Missouri Iowa Kansas and Nebraska to interstate points are reasonable except to Sioux City Iowa where rates are unjustly discriminatory being higher than to Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska. Complaints were filed by Missouri Iowa and Nebraska public agencies with local clubs intervening and about 20 counties affected. Apples go to Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin Ohio Indiana Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Georgia and Alabama.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Sioux City
Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
State Public Service Commission of
Missouri Commission
Bean Prices Hold High Levels in Midwinter Market
Chicago reports dried beans remaining strong with steady demand despite high prices. Michigan shipments speed up though waste stock slows picking. Hand-picked pea beans quoted at 3.90 in Michigan and 3.98 to 4 here. Red kidneys priced 5.10 to 5.11 f. o. b. Michigan. California whites even higher at 64 to 60 per 344 pounds coast.
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Chicago
Michigan
California
Wine Association Sued Over Grape Contract Claim
Clovis Fruit Company sues California Wine Association in Superior Court for 6740 dollars on behalf of 22 grape growers alleging the association refused to buy wine grapes under contract.案
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Fresno
Calif
California
Wine Association
Superior
Clovis Fruit Company
Poultry Raisers Organize in Western Washington
W H Paulhamus leads a western Washington move to organize poultry raisers with about 300 ranchers at Puyallup. The plan links poultry development with berry growing on shared land, while the Puyallup Commercial Club arranges to guarantee $10,000 in credit to lend in $100 units for model poultry houses and stock.
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Seattle
W. H. Paulhamus
Sumner and Puyallup Fruit Growers’ Association
Western Washington
Puyallup
Paulhamue
Puyallup Commercial Club
Peanut Prices Rise Amid Scarcity in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on January 21, peanut markets show clear scarcity and rising prices. About three quarters of coast shipments come from Japan, but limited steamship space favors heavier goods, leaving light, bulky peanuts sidelined. A bumper crop in Japan could ease the issue if transport were available, while the Virginia harvest is reported short.
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Los Angeles
Japan
Virginia
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Earl Bros
Lepman & Heggie
Bank of the Republic
Levy Bros
DAR
J. M. Vinci & CO
Wholesale Commission
Inde
J. M. Vinci
the Packer
Indiana
Nat'l Bank
ST. Paul Market
A. K. Edgar
Bay City
Mich
G. Edgar
G. H. Nelsey
Clarkston
John A.eck Co
Packer, JT
Deargorn
GANK
Hercantile
Grand Rapids, Wis
iIndustry
A. U. Chaney
F. E. Baldwin & CO
Ogden Bldg
Res
The
Paul Mandeville Co
APPLE
Ea Coyne Brothers
C.h.weaver&co
J. Ellis
Slater
GEO. E. Coe CO
Springfield
W.A. Murphy
ST. Paul, Min
Poultry
Veal & Ecgs
C. H. Lahue & CO
Detroit
Middle West
John W. Low
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