Agricultural expert seeks position in commercial firm
Discharged army officer and Agricultural College graduate with six years of practical experience and two years as a horticultural instructor seeks a position in a commercial establishment. Proclaims expertise as gardener orchardist and marketer and asks what opportunities are available. Includes address Nathan Margoles Milwaukee Wisconsin and contact details.
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Nathan Margoles
Milwaukee
Wis
Altschul Company Sells Wholesale Department in Fort Wayne
The Altschul Company of Fort Wayne Ind selling its wholesale remit and produce department to focus on brokerage. I Kramer Co takes over the wholesale department. In Minneapolis the Pacific Brokerage Co closes its offices and ex-manager W I Sellick may join a major Pacific Coast fruit group.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Altschul Company
I. Kramer & Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Pacific Brokerage Company
Butte
Mont
W. If.sellick
Pacific Coast
Bureau Reports Heavy Northern Onion Shipments This Season
The Bureau of Crop Estimates says the Northern onion crop moved heavily before January 1. About 10,000 cars remained in producing sections January 1 with local and nearby markets consuming much stock. Prices mostly ranged from 1.25 to 2.00 per cwt with slight gains later. Eastern stock sold 1.30 to 1.75 and whites were scarce. Kansas City jobbing notes show red and yellow onions at 2.50 to 2.75 per cwt, whites absent, light demand at 4.50 to 4.75 per cwt.
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Kansas City
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Union States
New York
Chicago
Atlas Houses at Lincoln and Petersburg Ill
The Packer misstated the sale location of the Frank Atlas Produce Company. The two houses involved in the deal are located at Lincoln and Petersburg in Illinois, not Springfield. The Atlas family confirms the correct sites in Lincoln and Petersburg.
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Lincoln, DL
Frank Atlas Produce Company
H. Leslie Atlas
Frank Atlas
Springfield
Ill
Lincoln
Petersburg
Fresno Office Opens for White Bros and Crum Co
Fresno California January 24 White Bros and Crum Co with headquarters in San Francisco opened an office in this city. A Kohner district manager of this district is in charge.
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Fresno
Calif
White Bros. & Crum Co
San Francisco
A. Kohner
Accident Claims Life of Olaf C Mansfeldt in Rogers Park
Olaf C Mansfeldt, a potato dealer with ties to J G Scovern & Co, died at his Rogers Park home from gas poisoning after a dislodged rubber hose connected to a small gas heater leaked. He had recently recovered from influenza and an abdominal head abscess. his death follows the passing of fellow local potato dealer J G Scovern within 48 hours. Also noted are efforts in Los Angeles to study fruit retailing and a Chicago stopover by George A Charters of Sewart Fruit Co ahead of a January 31 to February 4 convention in Chicago.
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Chicago
Olaf C. Mansfeldt
N. Clark Streets
Rogers Park
Mansfeldt
J. G. Scovern & Co
Scovern
Los Angeles
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Paul Findlay
Wisconsin Grocer
George A. Charters
Sewart Truit Company
California
New York
Mr. Charters
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Sherman Hotel
Death of Bernard Sherry in San Francisco at 75
Bernard Sherry died last week at his residence in San Francisco aged 75. He came to California during the first gold rush and organized the firm Sherry Keitas Co. a veteran butter egg and cheese trading house.
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Bernard Sherry
San Francisco
Sherry
California
Sherry-Keitas Co
Notice of Sale by Sparta Fruit Growers Association
Sealed bids due by 2:00 PM January 29, 1919 for sale of Sparta Fruit Growers Association property near Sparta Wisconsin. Real estate, store building, warehouse, equipment, fixtures, and appurtenances described as lots in Castleman additions with a brick building, elevator, scales, vaults, warehouse, sheds, and office furniture. Bids accompanied by a certified check of 10 percent. directors reserve right to reject all bids.
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Sparta Fruit Growers Association
Sparta Fruit Growers Ass'n
Sparta
Wis
Castlemans
Auddivision
Brickeries Bull
Board of Directors
E. A. Richardson
Seretary
Piowaty & Sons convention draws 100 in Grand Rapids
The annual convention of M. Piowaty & Sons salesmen field men and managers met in Grand Rapids Michigan with about 100 attendees over two days. The gathering covered postwar plans expansion and volume growth for 1919 plus separate Michigan and Chicago sessions and an entertaining banquet at the Hotel Pantlind including speeches by Plowaty and Piowaty. The event featured a bowling match between Chicago and Michigan delegates and highlighted the firm as a leading fruit and produce operation with nine jobbing houses and three carlot branches offices in 1919.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
M. Plowaty & Sons
Chicago
Michigan
Michigan Organization of
Pantlind
M. W Lorch
Tred
Plowaty
Carl Piowaty
Lee H. Beirce
William J. Piowaty
M. Piowaty & Sons
United States
Vane
SRA
Indianapolis Market Prices for Vegetables January
Indianapolis Ind January 24 Florida lettuce arrives competing with homegrown and California stock. Lettuce sells at 4.50 per 1 1/2 bushel hamper. California stock 6 6 50 a crate. Homegrown up to 28 30 cents a pound, wholesale. Cabbage weakened, 2.50 2.75 per cwt. Mangoes 7 a crate. Cauliflower stiffened. Kale 2.75, spinach 1.75 1.90 per bushel basket. Rutabagas up 25 cents per cwt to 2. Supplies of kale and spinach low. Brussels sprouts 25 30 cents a pound. Onions 2 2.50 per cwt. Potatoes down to old level. Florida stocks 3 50 a bushel. Tangerines 4 4 75 a half-box. Cuban pines 6 50 a crate. Florida berries 90 cents a quart. Oranges movement active, prices unchanged. Cranberries about off market, up to 20 a barrel.
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Éacapolis
Indianapolis
Ind
Florida
California
Kentucky
Texas
Indiana
Boyle Company to Reopen Chicago Office This Week
Chicago Jan 24 It was announced that 8 B Wills has secured the Boyle Company account for the territory The Boyle Company's Chicago office in the Ogden Building has been closed for some time due to a recent resignation and will reopen soon in Wichita Kansas home office remains unchanged
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Chicago
B. Wills
Boyle Company
Wichita, Kan
Ogden Building
Resig
Boyle Company Finds New Potato Manager
The Boyle Company will reopen its local office next Monday with W Morton Saunders as assistant manager. Saunders, formerly in charge of a city potato department, brings extensive knowledge of the trade to oversee the company’s interests in the territory. Also reported, Joseph Weatherton of Louisville died at 25 after a chronic nephritis illness last week.
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Wills
W. Morton Saunders
Saunders
Boyle ‘Company
Bath
Joseph Weatherton
Louisville, Ky
G.W. Weatherton
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Atlas
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