Complaint Over Freight Charges On Apple Shipment
Der schel Produce Co of Green Bay Wis files with the Interstate Commerce Commission against Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway and Cooper Range Railway over alleged excessive charges for loading apples into a double deck refrigerator car at Greenleaf Wis to Calumet Mich. Only 121 barrels loaded due to car limits, seeking reparations of 18.13.
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Derschel Produce Co
Green Bay
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co
Cooper Range Railiroad Co
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BE. R. Godfrey & Sons Co
Calumet, Mich
Dry Measure Law Enforcement in Dubuque Market Scene
Dubuque July 4 Edward Norton marketmaster vows strict enforcement of state weighing law for potatoes vegetables and certain fruits. He notes gardeners grocers and meat dealers may need time to inform themselves and provide proper scales.
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Dubuque
Edward Norton
Big Indiana Melon Crop Reports Signal Strong Yields
Indiana melon districts report heavy expected yields for cantaloupes and watermelons with mostly good quality. Insects pose localized trouble but shipping starts mid July for cantaloupes and early August for watermelons. prices seen favorable in major markets. Local stations anticipate 75 to 90 percent of normal output, with several towns outlining car counts and packing methods while weather and pests could affect final totals. Separately, complaints allege unjust icing rates by rail carriers, with growers seeking parity on freight charges to Billings and surrounding routes.
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Vincennes
Ind
Indiana
Owensville
Patoka
Oaktown
Carlisle
Ammonia Pipe Burst Upsets Coyne Building in Chicago
A cooling pipe joint in the Coyne Brothers building basement released ammonia fumes, forcing workers on the second floor to don oxygen, while passersby avoided the odor. Fire crews set the leak, with repairs completed in minutes and no injuries reported.
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Chicago
Coyne Brothers
Coyne
Grapes and Fruit Shift Planned From Paw Paw
Trust to Move From Paw Paw reports an estimated 250 cars of grapes will be shipped this season, starting in late August. The crop is about 60 percent of last year with a few acres of peaches shipping late August and 20 to 26 cars of apples beginning July 15.
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Chicago
California
J. Friedheim & Co
Charles Ballance
el Centro
Chicago Green Fruit Auction Co
New York
Paw Paw
Mich
Peddlers Win City Hearing Then Alderman Dies
Chicago July 4 judiciary committee approves an amendment to permit peddlers to shout from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Alderman Mannie Abrahams collapses from heart disease after eloquent plea and dies hours later. Debate notes noise impacts on hospitals and night workers ahead of full council vote.
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Judiciary Committee
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Waa
Soonsin Cheese Market Shows Slim Gains in July
Soonsin Wisconsin July 4 The Sheboygan cheese market weakens with prices dropping another quarter on many styles. Brick 14 1 2 c Block Swiss 17 c Zimberger 15 4 4 c American styles Twins 14 14 1 2 c Daisies 14 1 2 c Longhorns Americas 14 1 4 to 15 c Square prints 16 c Local board mostly 14 1 2 c. Market unsettled, receipts uneven, demand cautious amid heat and tight money.
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Wtck
Block Swiss Janamberger
Zimberger
Poultry Butter Eyer Assn Plans Convention Week
Chicago July 4 local members of the National Poultry Butter Eyer Assn meet to form a committee for convention arrangements and entertainment for the September 22 23 gathering at the Hotel Sherman. The group includes W H Whitcomb Collyer F M Heggle J B Mitchell C S Borden Edward Rueb C J Bowman and C B Ford. The event coincides with the International Congress of Refrigeration to boost publicity and attendance.
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Chicago
National Poultry, Butter Eyer Assn
Sherman
W Itcomb
W. H. Whitcomb
Collyer
F. M. Heggle
J. B. Mitchell
C. 8. Borden
Edward Rueb
C. J. Bowman
C. B. Ford
McNeill
Good Crops Outlook in Muscatine This Season
Good prospects for crops in Muscatine Iowa with 600 acres cabbage 800 acres sweet potatoes 750 acres watermelons two acres cantaloupes 300 acres other vegetables. Cabbage moving now with other commodities shipping August 15 to 20. Weather too wet in May but favorable now.
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Muscatine
Early Apples in Indiana Shipments to Start July 12
Vincentes Indiana July 4 Early apples in the region show a one third smaller crop than last year but good quality. Orchard conditions are favorable and five to eight carloads are expected to be shipped from here starting July 12. H. M. Simpson & Son are among leading shippers.
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Indiana
Vincentes
Ind
H. M. Simpson & Sone
Homegrown Cabbage Tops Stock Number In Market Take
Chicago July 4 A vegetables movement described as fairly satisfactory despite heat. Homegrown cabbage was plentiful and preferred, while fancy head lettuce scarce. Prices ranged with stock from St Louis and Kentucky. tomatoes strong. corn in weak demand. Michigan celery sold around 75 cents a box. beans scarce and pricey. beans from various regions showed mixed quality. Outside stock less desirable, prices varied by crate or basket.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Kentucky
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Michigan
Baltimore
Illinois
Texas
Alabama
Onions Dull in Chicago and Produce Code Guarantee
California onions are weak in Chicago with poor stock and some refusals due to quality. Texas stock mostly 25 to 50 cents per crate. Illinois onions in baskets 35 to 40 cents. Burlington reports M Hume’s Produce Code boosting sales. he guarantees it will pay for itself within a year.
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California
Texas
Jackton
Imperial Valley
Burlington
M. Hume
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