New Provisions To Impose Teeth On Perishable Act
Washington Jan 26 a bill in Congress would amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and add new provisions to strengthen enforcement. The measure defines dealers, tightens licensing, and requires prompt payment or appeal of judgments within five days or license loss, with exceptions for producers and canners. The text also extends rules on delivery and contract performance in interstate or foreign commerce.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
California lettuce prorate plan adopted this week
Centeral California Imperial Valley lettuce growers won approval for a state backed prorate program to limit shipments. A seven day period basis will determine each grower’s weekly tonnage share, with three days of shutdown beginning Saturday and 150 cars daily limit after. Committee members include Walter Varley A T Arena and others. Market at shipping points slipped before steadying with best stock at 1.25 to 1.40.
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el. ‘Centro
Calif
California
Sby. Amperial
Valley Lettuce Growers
Imperial Valley
ALS
McFadden
Prorate Commission
Walter Varley
A. T. Arena
W. BE. Whitacre
George O'Swink
Fred Bright
Jerry Asher
Willis Urick
Freight Bureau suggests fixed onion weight moving interstate
Chicago January 20 report notes Southwestern Freight Bureau proposal to fix estimated onion weight at 61 pounds for shipments from Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and New Mexico to interstate destinations while Louisiana origin weight remains unchanged. Railroads cite 51 pounds as average shipment weight. Also reported weeklong potato offerings in Chicago with Idaho Russets at 2.10 and various price ranges for other varieties.
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Southwestern Freight Bureau
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
Rio Grande Valley Early Potato Crop Is Smaller in Year
Harlingen Texas January 26 The spring Triumph potato crop in the Lower Rio Grande valley will be smaller this year. As of now 260 cars of seed stock have arrived ending the incoming movement and signaling about 7500 acres versus 398 cars and 12000 acres last season. Weather and other conditions will shape final output, but production is expected to be materially below last year. First cars may move about the usual time, with the season extending longer due to seed still on hand awaiting planting.
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Harlingen
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Drive 10 Clean Out Racketeers in New York Markets
New York Jan 26 a drive to clean out racketeers preying on farmers and dealers began this week at Wallabout Market Brooklyn Deputy Commissioner Michael Fiaschetti with five officers led a raid summoning 17 watchmen and carriers and arresting two unlicensed carriers Licenses were revoked for those summoned Farmers faced fees from unload charges watchmen and other costs, while a union extracted about 20 percent of workers wages The mayor authorized 18 watchmen to guard farmers trucks without extra pay The drive aims to purge racketeering from Wallabout and extend to other farmer markets The raid follows affidavits from farmers merchants and drivers alleging $1.25 to $10 daily unload fees and other costs and promises a cleaner market environment for farmers and distributors
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New York
Wallabout Market
Brooklyn
Michael Fiaschetti
Market Department
Wiliam Fellowes Morgan, Jr
Morgan
Wallabout
Case of Guisseppi Romeo Is Up for Court Trial
New York January 26 The case against Guisseppi Romeo fruit and vegetable robber came up for trial this week before Judge Galston in the District Court southern district An extra draft of jurymen was impaneled and witnesses from the trade testified for most of the week An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed in July 1932 naming Irving Trust Company receiver Schedules filed in November showed liabilities 48958 and assets 22959 In June 1933 Romeo and others were indicted in Federal Court The trade expects the final chapters before a verdict likely early next week
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New York
Guisseppi Romeo
Galston
District Court
Southern District
Romeo
Irving Trust Company
Lasseta
Produce Packer Overview Highlights Trade Focus
The Produce Packer is a separate weekly newspaper complementing The Packer. It carries marketing and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool fur and related goods. Free sample copies are offered upon request.
Uncle Sam targets alleged license violators in fruit deals
Washington reports that four deciduous fruit license violators in Idaho Oregon Washington and Montana face show cause orders to suspend or revoke licenses. Gem State Sales Company Payette Idaho Yakima Washington C Winthrop Coffin Jr Company and S C Vandenburg Boise Idaho and Ira Cleveland Yakima are accused of selling apples below minimum prices and failing to report quantities and prices. Western Fruit Growers Inc Los Angeles charged with Tokay grape license breaches including unpaid expenses misallocation shipments and excessive grape shipments.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
California
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Commodity Committee
Gem State Sales Company
Payette
Yakima
Wash
C. Winthrop Coffin, Jr
Western Fruit Growers, Inc
East Seventh Street
Los Angeles
Calif
Mada
J W Davis Heads American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers
At a Chicago board meeting, J W Davis of Summit New Jersey was elected president of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association for 1934. A slate of officers includes Frank H Buck as vice president and E S Briggs as secretary and treasurer, with various regional managers named. Market notes show supplies ample with a generally weak tone, listing crate and sack prices for iceberg, onions, and various regional goods.
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Chicago
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers, Association
J.W. Davis
Summit
N. J
Frank H. Buck
Vacaville
Calif
A. A. Chaney
American Cranberry Exchange
W. Broadway
New York City
D. C
Florida Citrus Exchange
Tampa
Larry Archer
Fruit Growers, Inc
D. C. Simmons
Uttea
Misa
Fred Eberle
Yakima County Horticultural Union
Yakima
Wash
Burton Chaney
Chaney & Rowell
Nampa
Idaho
John Werner
Fruit Dispatch Company
Perrin C. Miller
Albert Miller & Co
L.A. Bockstahler
L.A. Bockstahler Company
Cleveland
R. F. Monehan
Freewater
Ore
E. 8. Briggs
E. P. Miller
Apple Exports Report From United States and Canada
Exports for the week ending January 20 totaled 186 046 barrels and 94 500 boxes, per the International Apple Association. To date exports reach 3 104 446 barrels and 6 346 356 boxes, against last year’s 2 190 715 barrels and 7 065 782 boxes.
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Apple
New York
United States
Canada
International Apple Association
Potato Shippers Oppose Tax on Jute Bags
Kansas City January 26 potato operators in the Midwest protest a tax on jute bags amounting to about 17.50 per 1000 bags. The tax, effective December 1, targets burlap use to curb cotton shifts, harming potato shippers who rely on burlap for large bags. A meeting of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association urged repeal and urged Congress to act. hearings on tax reductions continue before the Agricultural Adjustment Administration with testimony on paper towels and jute bags.
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Kansas City
Middle West
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
Chicago
Istock
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Eugene Bogan
Cleveland Trade Aroused by New Ohio Brand Law
Cleveland audience of growers and receivers packs the Food Terminal club rooms after a large meeting on the new Ohio Branding Law. Although leader Chris Wind could not attend, his Growers Marketing Company opposes the law. Arrest notices target several firms as inspectors push filings. Diamond Fruit Company faces two offenses for unbranded potatoes.
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Cleveland
Atyistoit~ag. A. Department Br. ‘Agriculture
Ction
Ohio State
Chris Wind
Cleveland Growers Marketing Company
Ohio
Independent Citrus Interests Protest Citrus Proration
A large meeting of California and Arizona independent citrus fruit interests meeting in Los Angeles denounced the current marketing agreement. They argued proration is based on USDA crop estimates not yet made and threaten injunctions to ship legally. The Independent Citrus Coordinators League leads efforts to seek changes to protect smaller shippers from being put out of business. The California Fruit Growers Exchange helped secure the code under which the industry operates.
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Los Angeles
California
Arizona
Western Growers Protective Association
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Independent Citrus Coordinators League
California Fruit Growera Exchange
Proposed M1 or Bill Hearings In Washington
Hearings before the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee continued this week with industry representatives presenting views for and against the measure. J R Van Arnum testified for the National League of Commission Merchants urging regulation of all for hire highway facilities and advocating a commodity clause to bar carriers from noncommercial activity. The dairy industry opposed the clause, noting truck peddling issues differ from fruit and vegetables. The panel also urged eliminating parity provisions between motor and railroad rates to allow transport modes to develop on economic lines. Continued on Page 15.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
National League of Commission’ Merchants
J. R. van Arnum
National League
van Arnum
Cartera
Plowing Up Half Cabbage Crop Suggested in Texas
A wire from C E Coleman Produce Co and John B Hardwicke Co to Secretary Wallace warns Texas growers face ruin as cabbage prices fall from 6 to 4 dollars per ton. It urges government aid to plow out half the 37,000 acre Texas crop and compensate at 18 dollars per acre, noting potential savings and loan repayments after a recent tropical storm.
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Texas
Louisiana
Florda
Rio Grande Valley
Missouri Valley Cold Storage Men to Meet in St Louis
Missouri valley chapter of the Association of Refrigerated Warehouses will hold a meeting in St Louis during the warehousemen's convention from February 7 to 10. W C Cassens, chairman of the special tariff commission, has also called a committee meeting at the same time. Citrus shipments from California and Arizona for the seven day period ending January 23 totaled 984 cars including 762 cars of oranges and grapefruit and 222 cars of lemons. Season totals reach 12 415 cars versus 14 249 last year at the same date.
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Kansas City
Missouri Valley
The
Association of Refrigerated Warehouses
St. Louis
W. C. Cassens
Special Tariff Commission
Missouri
California
Los Angeles
Arizona
Central
Meeting of Creditors of P. Sorce and Co Pittsburgh
A meeting of the creditors of P. Sorce and Co. in Pittsburgh was held at the Pittsburgh Produce Credit Association offices. No firm member attended. Attorney Marcus Wender presented a financial report showing liabilities around 8300 and assets about 4300 mainly receivables. He proposed turning receivables to creditors, a 10 percent cash payment, and 10 percent notes in six months, a plan creditors rejected.
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Pittsburgh
P. Sorce & Co
Pittsburgh Produce Credit Association
Marcus Wender
Wender
Cold Storage Men Plan Big St Louis Meeting Feb 7 10
Louis Jan 26 Local arrangements committee announces the forty third annual convention of the American Warehousemen’s Association to be held at the Coronado hotel February 7 8 9 and 10 with national speakers and a four day program including entertainment for both men and women. The schedule features a president’s reception a cabaret night ice hockey banquet motor tours and luncheons with bridge parties orchid show and guided tours to Shaws Gardens Bevo Mill and Glen Echo Club. The committee lists B Von Weise as chairman W F Long as vice chairman and other members from various cold storage and warehouse firms in St Louis and nearby cities.
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Glen Echo Club
Bevo Mill
Shaws Gardens
St. Louis
B. ‘von Weise
City Ice and Fuel Company
W. F. Long
N. “Long Warehouse Company
Federal Cold: ‘Storage Company
F. M. Cole
Radial Warehouse Company
Kansas City
Heavy Cabbage Acreage in Moultrie District
Moultrie Ga January 26 officials estimate cabbage shipments from the district will exceed 2000 cars this spring, the largest crop yet in the area. Delayed transplanting due to dry weather shifts harvest to late March or early April with shipments continuing through May. Participating counties include Colquitt Brooks Cook Lowndes Thomas Tift and Worth.
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Moultrie
Colquitt, Brooks
Cook
Lowndes
Thomas
Tift
Worth
Time extended for briefs on fruit and vegetable code
The time for filing briefs on the proposed fair competition code for the wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable industry has been extended to February 7. Briefs must be filed with the Chief Hearing Clerk at the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Washington, D C.
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Washington, D. C
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
First Florida asparagus ships reach New York market
New York on January 26 reports the first Florida asparagus shipment of the season. A small consignment arrived this week, with boxes packed two dozen to a box. Choice grade sold at 3.50 per box.
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New York
Roberts of Penna Tells of New R R Service
J W Roberts of New York perishable traffic manager for the Pennsylvania Railway outlines store door collection and delivery service added to meet truck competition. He reports two months of operation with satisfactory results and notes progress since his prior talk to the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association in Chicago.
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Chicago
J. W. Roberts
New York
Pennsylvania Railway
American Fruit and ‘Vegetable Shippers Association
Pennsylvania
Roberta
United States
Canada
Western
England
Valley Shippers Entertain Western Fruit Jobbers
A large delegation of valley shippers joined the Western Fruit Jobbers convention in San Antonio and rode a special train to Corpus Christi and Mission. They toured crops in the Lower Rio Grande valley, dined on seafood, and enjoyed a Gulf boat trip hosted by C Ey Coleman. Sidney Kring presided as toastmaster with local remarks by Mam Gerhardt. The tour continued to the Shary citrus country before concluding at the Shary home.
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Harlingen
Tex
Corpus-Robstown
Rio Grande Valley
Western Fruit
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
C. Ey. Coleman
Gulf of Mexico
Sidney Kring
Persoal
John H. Shary
Aaron Sapiro and Others Face Laundry Charge Trial
Chicago on January 26 the trial of 18 defendants in the dyeing cleaning and laundry trades began before Chief Justice Finnegan. Among the defendants are Aaron Sapiro Alderman Oscar Nelson Dr Benjamin F Squires and others with Al Capone and Murray Humphries noted. Prosecutor Raber opened and outlined witnesses likely numbering around 300 across several weeks.
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Chicago
Phillip Finnegan
Aaron Sapiro
New York
Oscar Nelson
Benjamin F. Squires
al Capone
Murray Humphries
Edwin J. Raber
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Wisconsin
Colorado
Ninteen
Uncle Sam
Northwestern
JW. Davis
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers
Tee
van. Av
Ucanpage
South Carolina
Florida
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Heaponaibie
Independent
Citrus
I. C
Penna
TELLS
NEW
R.R. Service
Pennsylvania System
IS Truck
Roberts
Valley Shippers
Entertain. Western
Fruit Jobbers
Lower Valley
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