Downs and the Irvington Produce Co mystery
A lengthy report outlines the Irvington Produce Co crisis in Irvington Kentucky with claims of bad debt, misdealings, and a disputed check linked to a chaotic poultry and butter shipping network. It traces Edwin Downs back through New York firms, Chass Calling Co and Jordan Co, alleging various drafts, bogus bills, and shipments to Chicago and New York. The piece notes creditors, bank actions, and ongoing investigations as shippers fear losses and criminal proceedings may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Shelhnans Bank
Ind
New York
Conron. Bros
Tilso
Irvingten
Indiana
Collings & Co
Mt Vernon, Wh
Downs
Varley
Tryin
Tevington
Tseton
Mestre le
Canyon Bros. Cin
Conron
Geo
Ar- Wie Jordan Co
oArmony & Co
Cy Bete Co
Chass Calling Co
Mi Vernon
Ita
Finniowr le Cine
Collins
Aw York
Rink Downs
Conron Bros
Hee
Irvington Produce
Peter Rex Sons Co
Kentucky
Penne
Chievago
Neale
Fle
Chicago
News in the Packer This Week
A broad round up of Chicago and national produce markets with notes on butter poultry apples peaches onions and vegetables. Mentions trading activity in New York Chicago Cincinnati Indianapolis and other centers. Reports on prices movements, shipments, exports and market conditions across pages referencing various cities and trade groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Memphis
Califorynin
CincInnati
Georgia Peaches Fall Short in Chicago Market Bid
Chicago peach trade reports poor quality fruit arriving early in the week. Dealers allege stalls in transit and decayed cargo, with Georgia and Elberta varieties selling slowly at around 1.35 dollars, while Michigan fruit prospects dimmed by frost. Auction sales show mixed crates and prices, and traders urge canning with Southern peaches to offset weak demand.
Market notes and fruit trade items across several states
Page 14 reports market quotations and conditions with references to Denmark carrying, apples and melons in St John Kentucky and Ville Ma, Irish potato threats, rotten egg control in Missouri and Kansas, cranberry growing in Washington, and a large Michigan fruit land sale. Page 15 mentions Philadelphia market conditions and hotel business notes plus Johnson City Tennessee. Page 16 covers Pittsburg and Boston market conditions, Boston seed firms unity, and Mulhall jailed in Boston.
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Philadelphia
Denmark
St. John
EB. Hewitt
Grand Rapids
Mich
Johnson City
Tenn
Pittsburg
Boston
Mulhall
Heavy deciduous fruit receipts brighten Chicago market
Receipts of deciduous fruits Monday were the heaviest this year with four cars and many consignments from Green Fruit Auction Co and Merchants' Fruit Auction Co. Peaches, plums, and cherries dominated, but prices remained steady due to abundant supply. Buyers, especially hucksters and small dealers, were active while large dealers purchased heavily, keeping sales bustling and mostly small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Green Fruit Auction Co
Hales
St. Julius
Alexanders
Triumphs
Calfitornia
Simoni
G Kc
Burbanks
Ned
Clhiman
Moorparks
PF. E
FR. D
P. F
Merchants’ Green Fruit Auction Co
Bartlett Pears
Ira
Kay
Garibaldi & Cueno
crici#m
Texas Elbertas Moving For Flat Crates Price
Elberta peach shipments in Texas are light as moving to east Texas begins late this week or early next. Woldert Grocer Co reports 1,800 cars projected for Texas season ending July 19 with best quality anticipated. prices for flat crates currently high but expected to fall with heavy movement. Separately in Michigan, northern farmers plan an investigation of the Society of Equity books after poor returns for potato crops last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Tex
East Texas
Woldert Grocer Co
Texas
Traverse City
Mich
Michigan
Society of Equity
Crooked Lemon Swindle Nets 25 Boxes on South Water Street
A quick theft on South Water Street saw a short heavy man in a blue suit obtain 25 boxes of Trail brand lemons from Crutchfield & Woolfolk. He phoned for the orange man and claimed Cohen & Co. bought the lemons, but Cohen denied it. Two wagons pulled in, then vanished with the fruit. Police search continues as the crook, linked to prior tricks, evades capture. Checks used for payment were not honored, leaving the thief with nothing concrete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Water Street
Crutchfield & Woolfolk
Jui Cohen & Co
Riverview Park
Cohen
B. Clore
Thenegun
Ile
Garabaldi & Bruna
Mark Owen & Co
W. OB. Clore
Cratchfield & Woolfelk
Wallies
Clore
Cantaloupe Market Sends Mixed Signals This Week
California fruit remains the lead with strong sales and price ranges from 1.40 to 8 for standard crates and 2.25 to 3 for ponies. Georgia and Louisiana arrivals vary in demand with prices around 2 to 1.25 for standards and ponies, while jumbo sizes fetch 2.75 to 3. Louisiana crates show slow turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Aiuiy Os
Cantaloupes
Apathy in the Egg Trade Hits Shippers Hard
The egg market shows quiet trading during hot weather with widespread mixed quality. Commission men report few sales and a glut of sellers as buyers thinning, with prices for ordinary firsts around 15c and prime firsts near 18%c amid steady to unchanged quotations through Friday.
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Chirag
Wee
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kentucky
Dressed Poultry Trade Slows As Prices Slip
Fresh killed dressed poultry trading slowly in New York with liberal spring chick en receipts and small sizes cut to 2 1 2 to 26 cents. Fowls moving around 17 to 17 1 4 cents, roosters 11 3 4 to 12 cents. Frozen poultry quiet. corn fed roasting chickens reported at 22 cents, likely 20 cents overall. Markets cleaned up fairly on fresh stock. no strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Butter Market Steady as New York Prices Hold
Butter prices in New York show little fluctuation for the week ending July 8. Demand favors only the very best grades. extras sell around 28 to 29-1/2 cents, with firsts 27 to 28, seconds 26 to 27. Packing stock remains around 22 cents for No. 1, 21 for No. 2, with poor stock at 20. Market activity softer due to the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania
Too Many Eggs Arriving In New York Market
The egg market opened the week in a parable of confusion with arrival receipts and weak demand. Prices fell about 1 to 1 1/8 cents from last week’s low, as traders warn that summer production may be underestimated and consumption in New York runs around 85,000 cases.
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New York
Egg Market Slump Deepens As Stocks Rise and Prices Fall
The week ending Saturday shows weak demand and mounting supply. Prices for current stock drop as buyers seek lower rates. storage eggs in St Johns Park and warehouses fill. Reports from West say prices down to 23¢ for good April eggs. many dealers seek exit paths. By July 1 cooled markets report large holdings across New York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia, with about 3,000,000 cases in coolers, up about 400,000 from last year.
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Indiana
Ife
St. John's Park
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
The Chicago Butter Market Week Receipts and Prices
In Chicago during a holiday week butter trading remained light early and midweek. Wednesday receipts reached 25,075 packages, surprising dealers who expected lighter load from heat. No quotations changed, stock was scarce, and Friday's 16,606 packages kept the market unchanged with creamery seconds at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ttc
The Chicago Poultry Market Report
Poultry prices hold steady with fair demand. most birds moved to dressers. Receipts moderate at 2 to 3 cars daily by freight, fair express. Retail prices list hens at 14 cents, springs 18 to 19 cents. jobbers 4 cents below. Expect heavier receipts next week. Young ducks bring 14 to 18 cents per pound and small geese under 7 pounds sell at 12 to 14 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dressers
Fair Express
Butter Egg and Poultry Trade Slows on Poor Egg Quality
Kansas City July 8 demand fair Receipts light steady prices until late week Prices for current receipts fell from $4.50 Wednesday to $5.85 later with new cases at $3.90 and seconds lower Trade remains normal for creamery butter and packing stock Broilers firm early then declined sharply due to heavy receipts Hens steady Other poultry selling slowly
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Kansas City
Urilay
Sicily Lemons Steady at New York Auctions This Week
Sicily lemons shown steady as about 60,000 boxes were sold at New York auctions this week. Prices stayed largely unchanged amid thin cargo quality with firsts selling around 4.50 to 4.75 per box and many consignments moving steadily through Thursday. A large sale of 28,000 boxes is planned for Tuesday next week.
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New York
Sicily
Lemon Industry Favored by Rates Reduction Decision
The Interstate Commerce Commission reduced lemon freight rates from Southern California to eastern destinations from 1.15 to 1.0 dollars per hundred pounds, effective September 1. The ruling kept orange rates at 1.15 while deeming lemon rates excessive, and examined refrigeration and pre cooling charges for citrus shipments. The commission noted improvements in handling, decay reduction, and marketing since earlier investigations, and discussed implications for growers, carriers, and market timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arlington Heights Froit Exchange
Southern Pacific Company
Citrus Fruit Prowers
Wininy
Chen
Consolidated Forwarding Co
Southern Pacific Co
C. C
East
United States Department of Sericulture
Powell
Pormerly
California Fill Grove
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Fis
hee—Downs
Cinehanati
Vaney
Packer
Trvington
SER Sul
Mission Non Tales
Eugene Slattery
Fonnvillé
Podl
Sprague
Rein
Tawnton
Klein
Ka Mich
Page
Innati
New-York
Nimball
Florida
Virginia Truit
San Bernardino
Cal
Mortensen
California Exchange
Pongola
Til
Cleveland
Columbus
J. G. Maught
Lawrenceburg
Egess
Nashville
Weatchers
Wash
Muskogee
Oklo
Georgia
Volina
West Virginia
Joynton
Bridgeton
N. J
Baltimore
Itfireenwadd Supply Co
Alls
M. Balish
Newark
York State
Tampa
Pla
K.P. Phelps
Temple
Alva
Roosevelt
New _ York
Charles Richardson
Buffalo
Maryland
Bermudi
Orlando
Louisville
Henderson
New Orleans
Miuny, Po
Kentucky Shippers After Live Poultry Trust
St. Louis
Chicago Peach Movement
Goml
Jane Brook
UUT
Arkansas
Lam
Central Fruit Auction Co
Miami Valley Fruit Co
Elbertas
Wappy & Jones
I. A
Aue- M. Hate
Tech
Lindale
EF. Martin & Co
Marshallville
JBE
Slappey & Jones
JV. Frederick
If M. Dhirgrove
J. Murph
T. W. Frederick
J. Frederick
Point
Cliff Orchard Co
Rooton Orchard Co
Wileys
KF. J. Martin & Co
Farly Belles and Hileys
Ware Orchard Co
Benton County
Texas Citrus Fruit
Ohina Fruit Association
Beaumont
City
South Texas
Stern
Colorado Fruit Situation
Missoula
Mont
Aguile Ieuwers
Warlock
Craps
New California Lemon Company
Pueblo
Col
Commerce Commission
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