Britain bans entry of infested apples to curb maggot risk
The British Board of Trade on June 27 ordered that American apples entering Britain between July 7 and November 18 be inspected and certified as Fancy or Extra Fancy to avoid bringing in the apple maggot. The embargo targets low grade fruit, with warnings the rule may affect New England shipments and Virginia described as having some maggot cases.
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British Empire
Washington
Washington, D. C
British Board of Trade
Great Britain
United States
State Department
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
England
New England
Northwest
Middle West
Virginia
Bureau
Swanson
Department of State
Canada
Stimson
Department
Maine
Massachusetts
British
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
New York City
United States Department of Agriculture
Apple Convention Plans Outlined by R. G. Phillips
Rochester July 4 R G Phillips secretary of the International Apple Association mails notice for the 35th annual convention August 12 15 at the Pantlind hotel Grand Rapids Michigan The program includes Know Your Apples Know Your Law Know Your Weather and Know Business Conditions with speeches by C W Kitchen and Herbert J Browne plus an overview of crop prospects and regulatory matters.
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Rochester
N. Y
R. G. Phillips
International Apple Association
Pantlind
Grand Rapids
Mich
United States
Canada
Europe
C. W. Kitchen
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Herbert Jangrin Browne
Washington, D. C
Browne
Wenatchee Apple Crop Forecast for 1930 Shows 20426 Cars
The Wenatchee-Okanogan district 1930 apple crop is forecast at 20426 cars as of July 1 by the State Horticultural Department. June shipments totaled 102 cars, with 19150 for the season. Winesaps and cherries see reduced outlook as buyers abandon bids.
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Wenatchee District
Wenatchee
Wash
Wenatchee-Okanogan
State Horticultural Department
Bings
Lamberts
Alabama Sweets Start This Week in Light Volume
Loxley Alabama reports start of Baldwin county sweet potato movement this week with only a few early-field cars. Expect shipments to continue to end of August though stands are uneven due to dry weather. Carlot totals show large counts in Loxley Roberdale Foley and Bay Minette with 1 934 potatoes and 691 cucumbers shipped so far.
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Loxley
Ala
Baldwin County
Elberta
Foley
Bey Minette
Triumph
Robertadale
Summerdale
Chesky Fruit Company Faces Financial Trouble in New York
Chesky Fruit Company a New York brokerage firm struggles as buyers and sellers clash. Bank account was attached by Garfunkel Justman with only 64 dollars. checks bounced for insufficient funds. Merchants report nonpayment. some claims settled, others denied. some buyers allege stock purchases without orders.
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New York
Chesky Fruit Company
Franklin Street
Garfunkel & Justman
Chesky
New England
Chicago Watermelon Market Cleans Up for Fourth
Chicago July 4 market notes cool weather and heavy shipments last week. Watermelon movement benefited from strong chain store buying for Fourth of July trade. Best Watsons averaged around 375 to 160 a car for large melons with smaller fruit cheaper. Dixie Belles sold 200 to 400 a car. Poor quality melons were moved above freight charges.
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Chicago
Best Watsons
Dixie Belles
Cantaloupe Harvest Surges in Salt River Valley Heat
Old Man Weather accelerates Salt River Valley cantaloupe ripening with temperatures from 107 to 114 degrees. Tuesday 292 cars shipped, Wednesday near 320, and daily shipments projected around 250 next week. Market remains heavy for another ten days as second melons peak.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Bert Meyers
The
American Fruit Growers Inc
Imperial Valley
L. C. Tate
News Service
William Newsome Dies Aboard United Fruit Company Leader
William Newsome senior vice president of the United Fruit Company died at his Boston home at 61. A native of Boston, he rose from salesman with the Boston Fruit Company to director in 1911 and senior vice president in 1924, guiding banana trade growth and fleet expansion.
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Boston
William Newsome
United Fruit Company
Mr. Newsome
Boston Fruit Company
Andrew W. Preston
Jamaica
West Indies
Fruit Dispatch Company
California Bartlett Season Opens Latter Part of Week
California Bartlett pear season will open late this week with shipments from the river section around Locke Walnut Grove and Hood early next week Estimates on cars moved range from 1200 to 2000 The river crop quality is reported good with pears of good size Later deliveries will come from Suisun Placer county and in August from Lake Mendocino and other mountains
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San Francisco
California
Locke
Walnut Grove
Hood
Suisun
Placer County
Bartletts
Lake, Mendocino
Swenson Named Transportation Chairman for New York Apple Delegation
E A Swenson appointed chairman of the transportation committee for New York expeditionary forces to attend the International Apple Association convention in Grand Rapids in August. He is with the Southern Pacific Railroad and resides at 145 Broadway room 2015. The delegation will travel via the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Apple
New York
E A. Swenson
Competition Burns For National Merchants Convention Bid
New York reports a crowded race for the 1932 National League of Commission Merchants convention with Philadelphia favored for January in the city. Miami seeks the lead as the Baby branch leverages bold ads on red ink backs of envelopes. Cleveland and Buffalo also bid while the 1933 contest has Baltimore and Chicago as two frontrunners.
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New York
National League of Commission Merchants
Philadelphia
Miami
Fla
Cleveland
Buffalo
Baltimore
Chicago
Otto G Inness of Kansas City Passes Away
Otto G Inness of Kansas City and Inness Brothers died after an illness of nearly a year at Research hospital. He was 42 and a major figure in potato and watermelon trade. the firm will continue under Joe Inness and longtime staff. The obituary notes his quiet engaging personality and the brothers historic business evolution from Chicago to Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Otto G. Inness
Inness Brothers
Research Hospital
Masonic Order
Beatrice Inness
Joe
Middle West
Inness
Excelsior Springs
W. S. Wilbur
Chicago
Otto
Wilbur & Inness
Joe Inness
Mr. Inness
L. 8. Taube
H. H. Nixon
F. QO. Kyte
Mr. Kyte
Tom Lee
Otto Inness
The Produce Packer Weekly Sample Offer
A note announces The Produce Packer weekly paper focused on market news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool furs and related goods with free sample copies available upon request.
June Drop Heaviest in Years Hits Colorado Fruit Regions
In western Colorado the June drop slashed fruit yields across the Grand Valley and North Fork. Peach crops are trimmed to about 1,360 to 1,400 carloads, pears severely reduced to 250–400 cars, and apples at 40 to 50 percent of normal with some orchards abandoning spraying. Libertas peaches to move late August. Rome Beauties and Jonathans show modest crops.
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Palisade
Colo
Colorado
Grand Valley
North Fork
Paonia-Hotchkiss- Austin
d'Anjous
Rome
Death of A G Zulfer Chicago Dealer
Anthony G Zulfer 66 of the A G Zulfer Company died of a heart attack at his Edgewater Beach Hotel home. A longtime fruit and vegetable dealer, he started with Morf and Zulfer in the 1880s, later founding A G Zulfer & Co and then the incorporated A G Zulfer Company. He remained active daily and advised the business until his death. (Continued on Page 6)
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Chicago
Anthony G. Zulfer
A. G. Zulfer
Edgewater Beach
Zulfer
Morf & Zulfer
West Randolph Street
A. G. Zulfer, Jr
W. R. Gray
Pres
Call Creditors Meeting for J. Fox & Son in Pittsburgh
J. Fox & Son, Pittsburgh produce dealers, have turned their books to the Pittsburgh Produce Credit Association and discontinued business after the death of Jacob Fox last Saturday. Liabilities are about $4,000 with $1,000 in accounts receivable. A creditors meeting is set for Tuesday, July 8, to address the firm now led by Morris H. Fox.
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Pittsburgh
J. Fox & Son
Pittsburgh Produce Credit Association
Jacob Fox
Morris H. Fox
California grape crop estimated at 65 000 to 70 000 cars
Fresno reports the Pacific Coast Transportation Advisory Board estimates 1930 fresh grape shipments at 65 000 to 70 000 cars, up 46.1 percent from last year’s three month loading total. 1929 shipments were about 58 000 cars, with 1928 at 72 000 cars. E E Kaufman notes the official citrus figures will come later.
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California
Fresno
Calif
Oakland
Pacific Coast Transportation Advisory Board
E. E. Kaufman
Federal
Kentucky potato crop outlook amid drought in Louisville district
Staff correspondence from Louisville reports potato acreage in Louisville St. Matthews Buechel Worthington and Prospect 10 to 20 percent larger than last year with a 15 percent average gain yet forecast says fewer cars will ship due to prolonged dry weather. Quality remains high with smooth disease free stock mostly of Cobbler variety and medium sizes.
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Louisville
St. Matthews
Buechel
Worthington
Prospect
Buethel
Kentucky
Philadelphia Produce Firm Moves and Past Allegations
The firm of William H. Hamilton moves from 232 Race Street to 131 Dock Street after two years selling dressed poultry butter cream and hides. P. K. Kisecker, long linked to produce trades and former convict, appears connected as the new venture shifts into fruits and vegetables amid prior complaints and mail fraud accusations.
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Philadelphia
William H. Hamilton
Race Street
Dock Street
P. K. Kisecker
Kisecker
International Butter Company
Philadelphia Food Distributing Company
West
Dick Yankee Opens Brokerage Firm in Denver
Dick Yankee, former Wichita office manager for C H Robinson Co, resigns to start R B Yankee Brokerage Co in Denver. He plans to launch in the coming week handling a full line of fruits and vegetables with operations to include Kansas City and Denver markets.
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Kansas City
R. B
Yankee
Wichita
Kan
C.H. Robinson Company
Denver
R. B. Yankes Brokerage Company
Peach crop hit by wind in North Carolina districts
A severe last week windstorm damaged Mc Bee and Ruby peach sections in Hamlet area, blowing immature fruit and cutting the crop by about 60 percent. The season is expected to be short with light carrot movement in these districts.
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North Carolina
Hamlet
N. C
McBee and
Ruby
New York Produce Alliance Inc forms to prosecute crooked traders
Produce Alliance Inc of New York City is chartered as a non trading membership corporation with five founding directors from major New York commission houses. The group aims to investigate failures and prosecute crooked produce merchants, sharing costs and refusing favoritism as they target false credit statements and clipped bills.
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Produce Alliance, Inc
New York
Produce- Alliance, Inc
New York City
Secretary of State
Produce - Alliance, Inc
Charles W. Havener
George F. Fish, Inc
E. J. Schwitters
H. E. Schwitters &Sons
Robert W. Nix, Jr
John Nix & Co
B. C. Haynes
S. H
L. Squillante & Son
Squillante
Harlem
Squillante Sons
Fruit & Produce Trade Association
New York State
Violators Named Under Produce Agency Act
New York July 4 four violators were identified: W. J. Jones & Son Dunn NC. R. M. Cook & Co Concord NC. Russell-Line of South Water Market Chicago. New England Florist Supply Company Boston MA. Each pleaded guilty and fined 100 dollars plus costs.
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New York
Produce Agency
Packer
W. J. Jones & Son
Dunn
N. C
R. M. Cook & Co
Concord
Russell - Line
J.J. Jones & Son
United States Department of Agriculture
R.M. Cook & Co
Florida
Cook
Cook & Co
Lino
New England Florist Supply Company
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Alabama
Arizona
League of Commission Merchants
Dick Yankee
Ofl
Miller-Cummings Company, Inc
Gee, F. Fish, Inc
H. E. Schwitters & Sons
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