Lemon tariff hearing signals large cuts in food schedule
Washington hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee debated lemon duties. Democrats expected to push substantial reductions or outright removal, arguing California growers and New York traders profit from protection. Witnesses claimed California lemons form a powerful trust, raise prices for eastern consumers, and urged lower duties on oranges and onions while noting foreign competition.
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Washington, D. C
House
New York Fruit Exchange
Eugéne M.travis
New York
California
Nn Trust
Underwood
G. Harold Yowell
California Growers’ Exchange
Eugene M.travis
Travis
Femon Trust
Harrison
Florida
Tensian Chamber of Commerce
Castro
Panama Canal
T. “Smith
Sicily
G. Dominici
Frank Zito
Carl Stam
United States
Atlantic Coast
Market notes and Western crops briefs
Market notes show California oranges and Kansas City vegetables with Western dried fruits and canned goods on the coast. Mentions Fair Oaks conditions Sanford celery movement and A S Black illness amid general Western news.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Detroit
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Indiana News
New York
Fair Oaks
A. S. Black
General Western News
Unsettled Egg Market Marks Week Start in Chicago
The egg market opened unsettled with weather driving sentiment and heavy receipts of 15,027 cases in three days. Prices edged up Monday, eased Tuesday, and stayed weak midweek, with fresh eggs mostly 21 to 25 cents and storage eggs around 17 to 18 cents as shipments continued heavy into Friday.
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Chicago
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Storage eggs weaker as New York shelves 140000 cases for February
New York entered February with about 140000 cases in storage as buyers moved to clear coolers. Prices varied by quality with storage eggs mostly 18 to 19 cents and some up to 20 cents for firsts, while weaker grades declined. Fresh and southern stock showed strength, with near-term movement expected to exhaust stock by early March.
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New York
Bavarday
Bec
Lée
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
Indiana
Illinois
Flood waters recede in Cincinnati amid frost aid talk
Flood waters ease in Cincinnati as officials press for federal aid to combat frost damage. Reports note trading conditions in Nashville and produce markets in Columbus and Vancouver Washington with W McFarland cited from Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Nashville
Vancouver
Wash
W. McFarland
Columbus
Poultry Deliveries Late Hold Market After Thursday
In New York deliveries of live poultry extended late into the week with quotations posted late Wednesday. About 106 cars were expected but only 78 were received and unloaded by Thursday night. Demand remained weak on the East side as chickens grew coarse and moved slowly with prices at 15c for fowls, 13c for chickens.
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New York
Offerings Advertisements for Farm Goods and Poultry Prices
A dated index page lists live ships potatoes seed and eating cabbage onions apples and more from Florida and southern shippers. The poultry section notes light receipts but steady market with capons selling well and prices for turkeys chickens ducks and geese across dry box packed box packed milk fed and corn fed categories with ranges from 11 to 27 cents per pound.
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Florida
Philadelphia
Poultry Market Holds Steady Amid Moderate Demand
Chicago reports a steady poultry market with moderate receipts through the week. Spring chickens firmed, dressed turkeys and chickens up slightly, while live birds showed small advances. By midweek demand remained fair with about 700 coops arriving by express and several carloads of poultry across the market.
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Chicago
Express
Eggs Market in Kansas City Faces Cold Snap Fluctuations
A cold snap in Kansas City boosted fresh egg prices to 24 cents at start of week, then eased to 23–24 and 22–23 as warmer weather and light receipts reduced demand. Local dealers rely on fresh stock, storage sales decline, and a split market forms between large country buyers seeking low local prices and small local shippers needing stock.
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Kansas City
Eges
Canrot
Bie
Frozen oranges from California stir federal health watch
The Department of Agriculture will not impose new rules on frozen fruit and will continue current regulations for frozen and sweated oranges. Officials seek California shipments in average condition to determine what portion is unfit for food. Local health departments in New York Milwaukee Chicago and Pittsburgh prepare to enforce or assess actions, with some cities threatening bans or inspections while others await federal guidance and further testing.
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Washington
New
Chicago
Kansas City
California Freeze
Department of Agriculture and ‘Health Boards
California Fruit Distributors
Dept. of Agricul
Washington, D. C
Department of' Agriculture
California
Packerman
New York
Packer
Wagner
Pure Food Division
Department of Agriculture
New York Territory
Raynor
New York Board of Health
Jin
Exchange
Agricultural Department
Milwaukee
Wis
Commissioner of Health
New Orleans
G. B. Taylor
State Board of Health
Washington, D.C. Dan
Dr. IL. Young
District’ Health Department
Pittsburch
Bureau of Health of
Pittsburgh
Fruit and Vegetable Departments
City Inspection
Fruit men in Chicago plan consolidation of auctions
Chicago dispatch reports secret meetings among DiGiorgio interests California Fruit Distributors and local auction firms. Discussions focus on consolidating the Wood auctions Merchants' Fruit Exchange and Chicago Green Fruit Auction Co. to cut overhead and tie operations to DiGiorgio control.
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Digiorgio
Chicago
Buck Fruit Co
W. J. Wilson Mrutt Co
California Fruit Distributors
Castom
California Fruit
DiGiorgio-California Fruit Distributors
Geo
Atlantic Fruit Distributors
Jos. DiGiorgio
James M. Fanning
DiGiorgio-Fanning
Sherman
Merchants’ Fruit Exchange
Chicago Green Fruit Auction Co
California
Earl Fruit Co
W. J. Wilson Co
Jos
Butter Market in New York Shows Tight Creamery Demand
Butter receipts from May 1 to last Saturday totaled 1 850 100 tubs, up from 1 542 110 a year earlier, with last weekend receipts at 37 280 versus 57 458. Monday through Friday activity varied, buyers remained discriminating, firsts barely reached 38 cents, with only the finest firsts at that price. Lower grade creamery stock accumulated, packing stock steady around 20 to 21 2 cents, and Friday closed firm.
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New York
California citrus crop wrecked by rare two week freeze
The Packer reports a historic California frost devastating navels and lemons with heavy losses across orange belts. Navels show blackening and little premium fruit likely. lemons face near total loss and groves may need years to recover. Smudge pots and oil helped some but many districts delayed packing as freezes linger.
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California
San Diego
Cal
Santa Ana
Jack Frost
Redlands
Corona
Riverside
Highlands
Colton
Bloomington
Rialto
Uplands
Pomona
San Dimas
Florida
Arlington Heights
Riverside County
Tiverside
National Orange Co
High Grove
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Wilson
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Hotol
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Circleville
Long Island Potato Exchange
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George B. Cannon
Louisiana Vegetable Movement
Buffalo
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New York State
Robert T. Cochran
Boston
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Cincinnati Street Notes
Ozarks
S. E. Lux
Blair
Kas
New Southwest Missouri Berry Association
Grand Valley
D. D. Simmons
Ok Fruit & Produce Co
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