National League of Commission Merchants Holds Grand New York Meeting
The 34th annual National League convention gathered in New York with arrivals at Waldorf Astoria and nearby hotels. President Alfred W. Frost opened sessions in the Grand Ballroom, welcomed by Joseph V. McKee, with R F Blair delivering the response. Memorials were read for members who had died since the 1925 gathering.
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Joseph V. McKee
New York
Cty Board of ‘Aldermen
R. F. Blair
Cleveland
National League of Commission Merchants
Astor
Waldorf-Astoris
Tueday
Waldorf-Astoria
McAlpin
Martinique
Ce Ittee
Mar
Feninsylvania
Iitmors
Commodore
Belmont
Carl W. Kimball
Buatneas
French
Roberts
Mra. A. W. Frost
Frost
Caleb R. Stetson
D.D
Trinity Episcopal Church
Board of Aldermen
R. ¥. Blair
Blair
A. W. Frost
Frank E. Bugbee
Hastings
Fla
Joseph C. Facer
Pittsburgh
H. H. Kingmen
Boston
Mass
Fred Kohihepp
Louisville
Samuel H. Woodland
Baltimore
Colored Barreled Apples in Good Demand in Europe
New York reports strong demand for colored barreled apples in the European market this week via cables. Auction sales in Liverpool Yorks and London show prices for varieties such as Baldwins Greenings Ben Davis Winesaps Newtowns Spitzenbergs Rome Beauties and Ganos, with box prices listed respectively.
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New York
Liverpool
Yorks
Baldwins
Greenings
Ben Davis
Winesaps
Rome
New York City Wins Apple Week Award in 1925 contests
The judges named New York City top in the 1925 National Apple Week awards with a special nod to Chicago and other cities honored for promoting apple consumption. Exports for the week ending January 16 totaled 79,256 barrels and 267,514 boxes, with 3,820,195 boxes and 2,175,928 barrels shipped year to date.
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New York City
Apple
Rochester
N. Y
International
Apple Shippers’ Association
Produce Packer introductory notice for market news
THD describes The Packer and its companion weekly Produce Packer devoted to market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool furs and related goods A free sample copy is offered upon request.
Oranges and Lemons Dominate New York Market Report
New York market reports strong demand for California Navel oranges and lemons with prices mixed by size. Sixteen cars of California lemons steadied bids, while Porto Rican pineapples fetched higher prices for good color. Florida oranges and grapefruit showed varied reception, with Indian River fruit hitting several high marks but overall quality fluctuating amid light arrivals.
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Sicily
New York
California
Coamo
Porto Rico
Florida
Fruit Jobbers End mvention With Elections
W D Nyerson of Topeka was elected president of the Western Fruit Jobbers Association at the closing session in New Orleans The new treasurer was R Godding of Chicago and George A Knifton of Denver became sergeant at arms Other officers and regional directors were re elected noting many names and places including Topeka St Louis Seattle Phoenix and Lincoln The convention featured a tribute to retiring President Chalona and a memorial service for deceased members before cruises and departures for home.
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Orleans
W. Dnyerson
Topeka
Kan
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
Roosevelt
Joseph Chajong
New Orleans
R. Godding
Chicago
George A. Knifton
Denver
J. R.win
St. Louis
Mr. Chalona
A. Currie
Seattle
E. J. Gravier
E. O. Schweger
Age
E. T. Scott
Lincoln
Ad‘y Board
Jergen
Plation
Anderson
J. T. Ey
Phoenix
Ariz
Carl M. Bergin
Salt Lake City
Hourk
E. L. Brown
Grand Island
Neb
J. D. Canale
Memphis
George L. Collins
Detroit
A. K. Dawnon
Tulsa
Ohlo
R. J. Haley
Soux City
Ben E. Keith
Fort Worth
al M. Klein
Los Angeles
C. E. Lytle
Minneapolis
W. A. Mansfield
Portland
Ore
T. P. Nelson
Peoria
Ill
W. A. ‘O'Leary
Little Rock
A. C. ‘Schmidt
Milwaukee
Wilmer Steg
San Francisco
I. O. ‘Anderson Commission Company
Ind
Emil W. Leipniger
Tropics
United States
Mazzacano Fails Settlement With New York Trade
Ferdinando Mazzacano a Harlem Market fruit and vegetable jobber owes New York Trade between 12000 and 15000 dollars. He offered to pay full value with 10 percent cash and 10 percent in notes due after 30 days for nine months but has not made the initial payment. Creditors plan a full investigation of the breach. Reported this week that Mazzacano is now operating with Joseph Imperato, a bankruptcy petitioner.
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New York
Ferdinando Mazzacano
Harlem
Mazzacano
Mazsacano
Joseph Imperato
Fancy Strawberries Scarce in New York Market
Strawberry receipts remained heavy with high prices but few fancy berries available. Offers averaged 1.10 per quart, with poor stock selling at 75 to 90 cents. About ten to twelve freezers daily were arriving from Florida.
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New York
Florida
Demand for Apples in Chicago Holds Steady Amid Storage Exits
Daily arrivals from outside growing regions remain light while heavy withdrawals from cold storage flood the Chicago market. Open weather and quick cleanup drive sales as dealers report demand quiet and prices largely unchanged from last week. Prices vary by grade and size across barrels, baskets, and boxes, with Baldwins, Ben Davis, Greenings, King, and Northern Spies quoted in the mid to upper dollar ranges and boxed Jonathan, Baldwins, and Delicious showing higher figures for larger or extra fancy lots.
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Chicago
Ben Davis
Idaho
Rome
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
Jonathana
Snow in Rediver District Strengthens the Potato Market
Snow and coldest weather hinder loading in the Red River region. Dealers expect the delay to give receivers a chance to clear stocks. Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin shipments to Jan 16 total 28,213 cars, with year prior totals higher. Prices firm, with Twin City dealers quoting about 3.86 to 4.26 per cwt fob loading stations.
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WVU
Minneapolis
Minn
Manesota
North Dakota
Winconal
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iena
Twin City
New York Public Library Seeks The Packer Back Issues
The New York Public Library appeals through The Packer to readers for missing issues from Volumes 1 to 12 and No 11 of volume 28. The letter notes previous reply that copies are unavailable and asks readers to contribute or advise depositories for preservation.
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New York Public Library
Packer
New York
the Packer
New York Packer
E. H. Anderson
Tirecton
H. H. Anderson
Fifth Avenue
New York City
N. Y
Onion Prices and Market Notes in New York
The onion market remained irregular with little price change. Orange county reds and yellows sold around 1.76 to 2.25 per 100-pound bag, States at 2 to 2.50, Ohio reds and yellows at 2.25 to 3, Indians up to 3.25, white boiler onions in 190-pound bags from 5.50 to 6.50 and large white onions from 2.50 to 8.50.
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New York
Orange County
States
Ohio
Carfield & Wetegrove Office Location Corrected
A Packer report had stated the main office of Carfield & Wetegrove was in San Antonio. The correction notes the company has no San Antonio office, with its main office located in San Benito, Texas.
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iSan Benito, Tex
Packer
Carfiel & Wetegrove
San Antonio
San Benito
Tex
Kidder Sentenced to Jail in Grand Larceny Appeal
Boston January 22 F C Kidder of South Deerfield Massachusetts a well known shipper and owner was convicted of grand larceny in Alexandria New York over thirteen thousand dollars wrongfully taken from Sweeney Lynes Co He was sentenced to two to four years in jail and will appeal to the state Supreme Court Kidder remains jailed awaiting the federal Supreme Court hearing and no bail was granted.
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Boston
F. C. Kidder
South Deerfield
Masn
Alvion
Sweeney, Lynes & Co
Kidder
Supreme Court of
United State Supreme Court
Big Crop Berries for Southwest Missouri
Neosho Missouri reports favorable weather boosts for the 1925 strawberry season with minimal disease and no frost damage. Sales managers expect Southwest Missouri to harvest about 2500 cars, up from 1400 last year, aided by a 25 to 69 percent rise in acreage.
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Neosho
Missouri
Southwest Missouri
Missouri Strawberry Exchange
A. F. Karbe
W. W. Stevens
W. D. Cowherd
W. Ed. Roark
Chicago Potato Movement Of Average Proportion
The market shows January demand for potatoes active despite a recent slump from warm weather. Northern stocks arrived with many sprouts and rot causing up to 15 percent shrinkage, reducing marketable tonnage. Receipts remained heavier than usual for the season. late week carrot sales favored Wisconsin No 1 whites and Idaho Russets with quoted prices in the mid four dollar range.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
Eighth Annual Meeting of Fruit and Vegetable Brokers Assn
The eighth annual meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Brokers’ Association opened at the McAlpin Hotel in New York with a welcome by Victor L. Zorn and a response by L. A. Bockstahler. President Hind reviewed the year’s work, memorialized deceased members J. B. Schaub and W. B. Miller, and committees were appointed including Walter, Williams, Moore, Bockstahler, Ergood, Horton, Harttard, and Harttard listed.
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New York
Fruit & Vegetable Brokers’ Association
McAlpin
Victor L. Zorn
New York City
L. A. Bockstahler
Cleveland
E. 0. Hind
H. B. Moore
Grand Rapids
Jesue L. Ergood
Washington
John, M. Horton
Roanoke
Trade group delegates wrap up New York gathering
Secretary R H Pennington read treasurer and secretary reports while R G C Rittenhouse absent for membership gains. Victor L Zorn of New York presented the trade relations committee report and co operation with the Department of Agriculture was discussed. Officers elected include R S Knowles president and R H Pennington re elected secretary. executive committee members named.
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R. H. Pennington
R. G C. Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse
Victor L. Zorn
New York
Department of Agriculture
Pennington
United States Department
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers’ Association
National ‘League of Commission Merchants
Western Fruit Jobbers
International Apple Shippers’ Association
French
National League of Commission Merchants
Victor L. ‘Zorn
John’ M. “Henderson
Naw
O. J. McDonald
Daport
Pennngton
Baker
Chicago
R. S.knowles
Everett Chandler
R.L. Scott
Loulaville
R. H. Permington
Evansville
Ind
J. P. Hatch
Boston
Charles Leverone
Cincinnati
R.C. Rittenhouse
H. C. Hind
Indianapolis
FH. Stevena
New Heaven
Imperatos of New York file bankruptcy petitions
New York January 22 Joseph Imperato fruit and vegetable robber 2009 first avenue filed a petition in bankruptcy Monday liabilities 16221 assets 2909 Augusta Imperato mother and business partner filed a petition liabilities 4448 with no assets This is the second failure Imperato has made recently Earlier he failed when operating Joseph Imperato Sons Inc and reached a compromise with creditors
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Imperato
Ss Joseph Imperato Sons, Inc
Cabbage Receipts: Light With Prices Holding Firm
New York January 22 cabbage receipts were light as demand shifted to other markets. New York shippers reported stronger orders from West and South. Western New York stock sold at 66 dollars per ton, while yard sales in the city were around 55 dollars.
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New York
New York State
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Convention Hotel
WETS
Alfred “W. Frost
Leroy 3. Mead
Neecone
B. W. “Nell, Cage
Suter’ -Latbury
Pittar Bureh
E. W. J. Hearty
A. D. Hitz
E. C. Stewart
Philadelphia
R. FF
A. Warren Patch
George M. Pope
Frank 1. Ripley
Matthew E. Carter
Tenn
Adam Joerger
Fred B. Pratt
Harry Warfield
Solomon Bilenkin
Dayton
Joseph G. Bell
Bridgeport
Conn
Alfred W. Collinge
Wis
Charles Hasbecher
Inc
It Louis
Wateonville
Calif
National Apple Week Association, Inc
R. G. Phillips
Apple Week
National
Apple Week Association
Herbert W. Bramley
Rochester, Chamber of Commerce
Herbert’ B. Cash
the International Appie| Shippers
Ctation
Upton , Cole. & Briege Company
Charles
Charles Lym
Joseph Sicker
W. L. Wagner
F. W. Morf
John ‘R. Balwin
John L. Duffy
A. P. Jacobs
J. 8
Crutchfield
John H. Barr
Alfred Schmidt
B. M. Knobel
Atlanta
J. L. McCord
C. H. Morris
C. J. Shoetmaker
Springfield
H. J. Perkins
T. B. Pearce
Vincennes
Lnd
Ww. & Reed
Maine
Harlem River
Pennsylvania
Verdahere
F. Mazzacano
Rediver
Southwest
Knowles
Fruit and Vegetable Brokers Association
McAlpin Hotel
T. A. Bocksabler
E. 0
Knowles, York
Everett”chiler
Cedar ‘Rapids
R. L. Scott
Louis
R.H. Pennington
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