Apple Association Meeting Plans Take Shape
Chicago July 9 R G Phillips secretary of the International Apple Association reports progress toward the 42nd annual convention to be held August 19 to 13 at the Sherman hotel Reservations have begun with attendees from Tel Aviv Palestine Hill England Los Angeles Florida Texas and the Pacific Northwest The Chicago special convention committee led by William Garfitt and the Indies committee under Mrs A G Zulfer discussed plans and urged prompt reservations through L Gillarde or Frank W Bering or the Rochester secretary’s office Continued on Page 16.
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Phillips
International Apple Association
Chicago
R. G. Phillips
Association
Sherman Hotel
South Water Market Club Rooms
William Garfitt
Plana
A. G. Zulfer
Chicago Committee
Chicago’ Committee
Hotel Sherman
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Hill
England
Los Angeles
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Florida
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Points
L. Gillarde
L. Gillarde Company
Water, Market
Frank W. Bering
Rochester
N. Y
Missouri Kaw Valley Cobbler Deal Peaked In Shipments
Kansas City July 9 The peak of the Kaw valley Missouri Cobbler deal was believed reached Wednesday with 183 cars shipped from the two districts. Orrick section expects about two thirds shipped by week end and another week to finish. Valley shippers eye 60 to 70 percent by week end with ten days to two weeks more. Market strengthened Thursday on strong demand and reports of higher markets along the eastern seaboard Chicago taking heavy potato supplies. Cobblers quoted 95 to 105 cents per 100 pound sack late week. Potatoes bright and clean due to lack of recent rain.
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Kansas City
Orrick
Raw Valley
Missouri
Kansas
Chicago
Produce Packer trade news and sample copy offer
The Produce Packer weekly paper focuses on marketing of fruits vegetables and related commodities. It notes a free sample copy can be mailed upon request and mentions its relation to The Packer magazine.
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Packer
Produce Packer
Highlights of This Week in Fruit Markets and Trade
Market updates across multiple states note a brief Pittsburgh strike and upcoming shifts in tax schedules in North Carolina. Reports cover apples, cantaloupe, peaches, watermelons, berries, and potatoes with seasonal movements, forecasts for Yakima and Sebastopol, and talks on apple trade with Palestine. Officials warn grocers about monopolies while the International Apple Association plans in Chicago.
Philadelphia Produce Strike Paralyzes Market For 27 Hours
Late last week Philadelphia faced a fruit and vegetable supply halt as a labor dispute shut down movement from Friday 2 p.m. to Saturday 5 p.m. Merchants were told to stand by and buyers for July 4 faced shortages. The strike, blamed on CIO and AFL divisions, ended at 6 p.m. Saturday with normal operations restored and hope no encore follows.
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Philadelphia
Callowhill Street
A. F. of
Cantaloupes Expected From North Carolina Next Week
Early shipments of cantaloupes move from Scotland county North Carolina with ten days lead over last year. Crown crop not heavy this season. vines thrifty but fruit set pending favorable two weeks. Government inspector J R Allen to be stationed at Johns to oversee cantaloupe and tomato shipments.
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Laurinburg
N. C
Scotland County
North Carolina
Johns
J. R. Allen
Johns Tn
No Congressional Action Seen on Farm Parity Bill
Washington July 9 The parity price reform for agriculture faces delay as Horace H Herr secretary of the National League of Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Distributors says the Farm Bureau Federation bill may be studied until 1988. House Agricultural Committee hearings have ended with no move to report the measure amid differing views on production controls and parity pricing.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Horace H. Herr
National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors
Herr
American Farm Bureau Federation
Agricultural Committee of the House
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Bid Federal Farms Board
Minneapolis considers 2 million dollar municipal market terminal
Minneapolis July 9 a proposed 2 million dollar terminal market for wholesale produce would be built by the city beside the farmers market now under construction. City engineer submitted the plan to the council describing two 60 by 1000 foot buildings and one 60 by 560 foot structure to be used for robbers. The report notes the project prospects and will be presented this week with earlier ground purchase for the farmers market noted.
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Minneapolis
Farmers Municipal
Farmers Municipal Mar
New Jersey Cucumber Movement Poised for Heavy Volume
Landisville New Jersey sees a cucumber surge with daily auctions predicting up to 15 000 bushels during peak period. Vineland area cultivates 2500 acres of Kirby and Boston pickling types, and Pat Vencia of Landisville Fruit Growers forecasts about 200 000 bushels handled this season. Pepper movement due mid July with Bull Nose and related varieties, total district output around 175 000 bushels. Sweet potato prospects are favorable.
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Landisville
N. J
New Jersey
South Jersey
Boston
Pat Vencia
Landisiville Fruit Growers Association, Inc
California
Cherry Harvest Festival Set for Traverse City July 14 16
Miss Elrene Lyon of Old Mission crowned Cherryland queen returns from a goodwill tour to begin duties in the National Cherry Capitol. She visited the White House delivering a hot cherry pie to President Roosevelt and pies to mayors. The festival runs July 14 to 16 with 100000 expected. Ellene to lead the five mile parade finale.
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Traverse City
Mich
Elrene Lyon
Old Mission
Washington
Eliene
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ellene
Gravenstein Apple Season Delayed in Sebastopol
Sebastopol Calif July 9 Fully two weeks behind normal the Sebastopol Gravenstein apple deal will not start before July 20 and shipments will be light through July 26. Green cooking apples from Healdsburg area may move before July 20. Ideal growing season and expected excellent quality with larger sizes and minimal pest damage. Growers and shippers met to discuss packing and shipping prorate plans for the season.
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Sebastopol
Calif
Sebastopol Gravenstein
Healdsburg
Georgia Peach Market Improves After Holidays
Georgia peach markets show a rebound after Independence Day with under 300 cars expected this week. Over the past seven days 191 cars moved from the state, while rains across the state slowed shipments. In Georgia, two inch minimum shipments brought up to 1.50 to 1.60 f.o.b. locally, with U S No 1 crates in New York around 38.75.
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Macon
Georgia
FGE
Monnight
F.o.b
New York
U. S
Government to Buy Surplus Potatoes for Relief Program
The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation will continue purchasing price depressing surplus Irish potatoes for the current marketing season to aid relief recipients. The initial 1937 program ran from June 12 to 30, buying about 1,736 carloads and stabilizing prices after a late May surge of new potato shipments began a price decline. Alabama was among the first states to receive purchases.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Alabama
Original California Valencia Estimate Is Expected to Stand
Los Angeles reports the revised forecast for merchantable Valencia fruit from California stays at 22 750 cars for the season after checks by field crews of the California Arizona Orange Grape fruit Agency. Through July 3 9 637 cars moved domestically and for export with 12 088 still to move after tomorrow. The interstate plan for next week sits at 950 cars and intrastate at 75, as shipments ease and packing rises in volume.
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Los Angeles
California
Salt River melon volume moderate urges steady Arizona shipments
The Salt River valley cantaloupe season stays moderate in volume with about ten days left and 100 car days anticipated, none reaching 150 cars. Phoenix remains the main shipping center as demand exceeds supply and prices for jumbo 86s rise to 1.60 1.75 per car load. Jumbos 45s up about 25 cents while a hot wave slows ripening. Imperial Valley and Yuma competition declines.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Imperial Valley
Yuma
Elberta Peaches From Nashville District Set for Mid July Move
Nashville Arkansas July 9 The car movement of Elberta peaches from the Nashville Highland and DeQueen Horation districts in southwestern Arkansas is slated to begin around July 12 to 15 with peak shipments by July 22 to 25. Harvest of Fair Beauties has ended and growers prepare for Elberta main crop. The 193? crop is drought affected and forecast at about 1000 cars for the season with around 250 cars of early varieties already moved.
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Nashville
Ark
Nashville-Highland
DeQueen- Horation
Arkansas
Shafter Potato Deal Nearing End of Season
Shafter California July 9. With the shipping season closing in the Shafter Wasco district and potato harvesting nearly finished, prices for Long White Rose potatoes ease from 1.10 to 1.25 per sack for U S No 1. M market strong with good demand. AAA bought 70 cars at 65c per cent for relief. 98 cars Bermuda and Globe onions bought at 90c per cwt.
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Shafter
Calif
Shafter-Wasco
U. S
Shafter- Wasco-Edison
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Bermuda
Stockton
Official end of Florida citrus season marked by Arenas voyage
The Florida citrus season closed as the steamship Arenas of the Refrigerated Steamship Line arrived in Jacksonville to take its last cargo to New York this week. The vessel loaded fruit and departed for New York late in the week signaling the season's end.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
New York
Cloud Griffith Named Secretary Treasurer of Ozark Fruit Growers
Monett Missouri July 9 Cloud Griffith longtime first vice president of the Ozark Fruit Growers Association Inc is named secretary treasurer to fill the vacancy from the death of Charles Carmichael. He was elected by the board July 5 with no other changes to leadership. Griffith 37 has been with the association for years and says the group expects good apple and grape crops in the Ozark district.
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Ozark District
Griffith
Idaho Advertising Campaign Opens on Early Potatoes
Idaho launches a broad promotional drive to boost sales of potatoes apples onions and prunes with a Get on the Band Wagon with Idaho ad in The Packer and radio spots in Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati. The program uses tax funded funds from harvests and a state board led by Guy Graham to coordinate grower dealer campaigns statewide.
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Boise
Idaho
Packer
Idaho Triumph
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Guy Graham
Advertising Commission
Harry E. Young
Idaho Falls
L. R. Halverson
Blackfoot
Victor Smith
Burley
Joseph Marshall
Twin Falls
George Ames
Emmett
R. H. Young
Parma
E. A. White
Lewiston
Carl DeLong
State Commission
Botsford, Constantine & Gardner
Portland
Ore
Cline Advertising Service
Short Market Strike at Pittsburgh Ends Wednesday
On July 6 Local 26012 Produce Workers Union voted a strike effective July 7 affecting the Pittsburgh produce district. The walkout, orderly and nonviolent, ended July 9 with a settlement granting wage gains and shorter hours, while some concessions were made.
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Pittsburgh
Produce Workers Union
American Federation of Labor
Monopoly challenge to retail grocers from FTC official
The speech by Charles H. March of the Federal Trade Commission warns retail grocers of rising monopolies and corporate chains. He traces the shift from independent owners to large entities, citing rising corporate production from 66.7 percent in 1900 to about 95 percent today and noting chains now control 20 to 25 percent of retail distribution.
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Charles H. March
Federal Trade Commission
Growers Assn
Boston
National Association of Retail Grocers
Hugh March
Newburyport
Christianson
Incorporated Chain
North Carolina imposes graduated chain store tax schedule
Raleigh July 9 report: chain store groups in North Carolina face a new graduated tax under Section 162 of the 1937 Revenue Act. Taxes range from 50 dollars per store for five or fewer outlets to 225 dollars per store for chains over 202 locations. The license applies to any operator with two or more stores under common management or ownership.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Commissioner of Revenue
Watermelon Holiday in Force This Week
Thad Huckabee, Watermelon Control Committee manager, says Secretary Wallace ordered shipment ban of watermelons from North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Florida to outside states from midnight Wednesday to midnight Friday. An additional order restricts movement of watermelons from those states to U S No 1 grade from July 10 to August 1.
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Albany
Thad Huckabee
Watermeigen Control Committee
Wallace
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
U.S. No
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Charles. H. Marsh
National League Wholesale Fresh Fruit and “ Vegetable Distributors
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Cloud Griffith
Ozark Fruit Growers Association
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