First Elberta peaches move from Georgia in volume
The first Elberta peaches of the year are shipped from orchards south of Macon with.Expectations of substantial volume next week. Hiley crop clears rapidly, all Carmans marketed, a few Georgia Belles left. Through last week 647 cars shipped out of state, total Georgia movement 8813 cars, season two weeks ahead. Weather favorable. fine fruit ripening ready for shipment soon.
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Macon
North Georgia
Georgia
U.S
New York
Hiley U. S
1St of
Arkansas Elberta peaches starting late this week
Nashville Arkansas July 6 The car load movement of Elberta peaches from the Nashville Highland district centered here is to start today or tomorrow with harvest at its height by end of next week. Early varieties have matured two weeks early, but total crop remains under 10 percent of output while Elberta exceeds 90 percent. Estimated output this year is about 20 to 25 percent of normal, around 600 cars versus a normal 2 590 to 3 000 cars.
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Nashville
Ark
Nashville-Highland
Nashville Highlands
Stronger Tone In Lettuce Market In California
Salinas Calif July 5 lettuce market ended last week stronger with demand for good quality stock outpacing supply Prices rose and this carried into Monday Shippers reported strong demand Tuesday and Wednesday especially for top grade stock Wide quality range persists with good lettuce scarce Light shipments up to week’s start Market for carloads f o b cash track on five dozens stood at 22 2 50 dollars.
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Salinas
Calif
Cincinnati Trade Wires Protest on AAA Measure
Practically all local firms wired Ohio congressmen urging defeat of the AAA bill. The action followed a National League branch move last week. The bill is described as unreasonable impractical discriminatory and ruinous to the perishable industry.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington
AAA
National League
New Places to Bite Editorial on AAA Amendments
Editorial notes Senate Agriculture Committee revisions to the AAA amendments. It argues the bill would oddly exempt apples and canned fruit from control, while broadening power for the Secretary of Agriculture and risking inconsistent applications across fruits and vegetables. The piece warns of unintended consequences for farmers and the marketing system.
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Mandy
Jones’ Farm
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
AAA
Rivearte Roceéa
United States Supreme Court
NRA
Peach Auction Sales to Start in Sand Hills Area
Peach growers and buyers prepare for the start of auction sales for the Sand Hills crop. The auction, supervised by A C Wilkins Inc, begins Monday July 15 at 1 p m at the John Lentz packing house and will move through Norman Candor Hoffman Marston Hamlet and Rockingham with sales every five to ten minutes. The crop is reported near 2500 cars and sales will continue daily until fully disposed.
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Hamlet
Rockingham
Potatoes Show Stronger Tone in Chicago Market
Chicago July 5 gains in new potatoes reported with ample on hand though some receipts heated and decayed. Southern Triumphs sold 75 cents to 1.70 dollars, North Carolina Cobblers 1.30 to 1.55, North Carolina barreled 2.20, California whites 1.70, Wisconsin whites 0.85, Idaho Russet 1.10.
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Chicago
North Carolina
California
Wisconsin
Idaho
Ed Briggs Attacks Patman Bill Limiting Fruit and Vegetable Trade
Chicago reports Ed Briggs of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association denounces H R 8442 by Congressman Patman, warning it would stifle the fruit and vegetable industry by forcing fixed prices despite market fluctuations. Briggs notes perishables require prompt sales to avoid losses. The release also covers a weak onion market with varied bulb prices in local receipts.
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Briggs
Patman Bill
Chicago
American Fruit and Vegetable Shipper's Association
Patman
Texas
United States
American Fruit & Vegetable | Shippers Association
Gillig stands firm against Warren Potato Bill despite boycott threats
North Dakota Seed Commissioner E M Gillig rejects external pressure from Virginia growers and Ayres, arguing the Warren Potato Bill is unconstitutional and harms local industry. He notes boycott threats as coercive and affirms North Dakota’s right to its own convictions and economic policy.
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North Dakota
Warren
Fargo
N. D
Virginia
E. M. Gillig
Gillig
Gillie
BE. Drummond Ayres
Potato Control Committee
Accomac
South
Ayres
Eastern Shore Potato Growers Continue Cold Strike
Eastern Shore of Virginia farmers near Onancock escalate a price strike for potatoes. About 400 growers from Northampton and Accomac counties met June 26 at Painter High School and barred shipments until $32 per barrel is achieved. A standing committee including Fowler and Mapp coordinates daily market contact as growers unite.
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Onancock
Virginia
Packer
Northampton
Accomac
Central High School
Painter
Farrers
George W. Fowler
J. Brooks Mapp
J. Norman Belote
Quinton Nottingham
Tom Henry Nottingham
Eastern Shore
Leesburg Melon Shippers face hearings in Florida
Hearings ordered for A. H. Bourlay and S. A. Fields & Co. of Leesburg on July 11 in Tavares for license violations in Southeastern watermelons. Charges include shipping out of area without required inspection and certification. Testimony will decide license actions. prior show cause orders noted. Cincinnati egg and butter storage figures reported for July 1.
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Washington,d. C
A. H. Bourlay
S. A. Fields & Co
Leesburg
Fla
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Tavares
Southeastern
Control Board
Southeastern States
U.S
Dismissal of Riking Act Charges Clears Altman & Swartz
In Buhay New York July 6 the dismissal of charges of violating the Riking Act against Altman & Swartz is seen by produce men as proof of innocence. The jury previously disagreed at trial, and the United States district attorney’s dismissal clears Charles Altman and Jacob Swartz from the indictment for filing a false claim against a railroad company.
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Buhay
N.Y
Altman & Swartz
Packer
United States District Attorney
Charles Altman
Jacob Swartz
Apple convention second call set for Cleveland in August
R G Phillips announces the International Apple Association fortieth annual convention will be held in Cleveland from August 13 to 16 with reduced transit rates on a certificate plan. Railroads offer one third fare for round trips for certificate holders, with tickets issued from the Statler hotel office after validation. The group spans 21 countries and will feature national speakers and a crop report. attendees urged to book hotels immediately and plan early with special trains and boat services.
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Cleveland
R. G. Phillips
International Apple Association
Statler
Phillips
Don ‘Ald. B. Pocock
Howard B. Dugan
The
New Eng
Maine Growers Urged to Halt Shipping to Eastern Shore
Presque Isle Maine July reports a plea from the Eastern Shore Virginia asking Maine growers to dump or stop shipping four to five thousand cars of the 1934 crop. Spuds have sold for 10c a barrel at the farm, costing grocers 10c more to move from storehouses, with growers urged to avoid glut and protect Virginia and Jersey and Long Island markets.
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Presque Isle
Aroostook
Virginia
Maine
Jersey
Long Island
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in AAA Debate
Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee discusses amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act affecting fresh fruits and vegetables. Horace H. Herr of the National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Distributors blasts the bill as a stupid compromise and questions fairness and constitutionality. A special bulletin to members urges immediate protests to senators against unfair discrimination in favor of other commodities.
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Senate Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
League
Herr
Borah
Washington, D. C
Senate
Horace H. Herr
National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Distributors
Senate Committee On Agriculture
National League
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Receivers and Rail Carriers Reach Broken Package Accord
New York reports a revised inspection and handling plan for repaired fruit and vegetable packages sold privately in the metropolitan area. The agreement, effective July 1, is negotiated by the main trunk lines and fruit and vegetable receivers, overseen by the Railway Perishable Inspection Agency.
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New York
Railway
New Auction Opens Doors in Cleveland
A new auction organization called the Terminal Fruit Pool of Berkowitz Fruit Company began fruit and produce sales in Cleveland on Monday. Eight cars sold Monday morning and five on Tuesday morning with samples shown at the Berkowitz unit. Hymie Swerdlin served as auctioneer.
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Cleveland
Terminal ‘Fruit Pool
Berkowitz Fruit Company
A.C. Blair
Berkowitz
Consolidated Fruit Auction Company
Consolidated
Ohio Produce Merchants Association
Hymie Swerdlin
Arthur Westfall Dies in Los Angeles at 76
Arthur Westfall 76, veteran citrus operator and early citrus auction figure, died of heart disease Wednesday morning at his daughter Mrs. Gertrude Huntington's home 605 South Wilton Place Los Angeles. He had lived in California 15 years after retiring from eastern business.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Westfall
Gertrude Huntington
Wilton Place
Connell Recovers From Four Months Illness in Texas
J. C. Connell of the Connell-Ross Company in San Benito Texas has recovered from Malta fever after about four months. He spent 12 weeks in Brownsville hospital and four weeks bedridden at home. He is planning a fall citrus fruit deal and his friends nationwide celebrate his return. Malta fever is caused by drinking impure milk.
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San Benito
Tex
J. C. Connell
Connell-Ross Company, Inc
Malta
Connell
Brownsville
Victor L McElheny Funeral Services Held
Messages of condolence pour in from across the country for Victor L McElheny who died last week after a 30 year career in the fruit and vegetable industry on the New York market. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at Christ Church with M S Blockman officiating.
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New York
Victor K. McElheny
Suctack
Anong
M.S .B. Ockman
The Produce Packer weekly newspaper notice
An edition of The Packer devoted to fruit and vegetable production and marketing prints a separate weekly newspaper The Produce Packer with market and trade news for shippers and distributors of poultry butter hides wool fur etc. A free sample copy will be mailed on request.
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Packer
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Arkansas
Nashville-Highland District
F*orestry
Congress
Sand Hills
Leesburg Melon Shippers
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