Bureau Willing to Arbitrate Trade Disputes
H. A. Spilman reveals informal P A C A dispute settlement is gaining use among fruit and vegetable trades. He says many cases have been disposed of informally since January and the method is faster and keeps disputes out of publicity. Trade groups urged official publicity to inform more members. Continued on page 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
International Apple Association
National League of ‘Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
H. A. Spilman
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Administration
Spilman
New Orleans
Seti
Late potato crop outlook shows record yield in 1938
Washington July 15 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports July 1 conditions forecast a US potato crop of 386,660,000 bushels, 2 percent below 1937 but 6 percent above the ten year average. Acreage harvest about 4,066,200 acres, 4 percent below 1937, with an average yield seen at 126.6 bushels per acre, the highest on record. Weather at planting was generally good. (Continued on Page 18)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Florida citrus shippers oppose rail weighted cost hike
Orlando July 15 The Growers and Shippers League of Florida protests a proposed rail tariff change raising estimated weights for citrus packages. Florida Railroad Commission, League, Citrus Exchange and Citrus Commission urge suspension before Interstate Commerce Commission. If adopted, oranges could rise about 11.1 percent and tangerines about 5.6 percent in standard containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Fla
Florida
Growers and Shippers League of Florida
Thomas D. Guthrie
M. W. Wells
League
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida Railroad Commission
Growers and Shippers League
Florida Citrus Exchange
Florida Citrus Commission
Highlights from News This Week Apple crops and unions dominate
Outstanding speakers at the apple convention and a Bureau arbitration stance headline a week of agriculture notes. An 134,394,000 bushel apple crop forecast, late celery planting in New York, and peach prospects boost fruit expectations while pear crops near record levels. Potato and cabbage outlooks, grape and citrus movements, and regional tours in New York Minnesota and California color the farm news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Spilman
Court dismisses trade action over recoopering rule in Pittsburgh
Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County ruled June 30 that the case by 26 produce traders against Pennsylvania Railroad belongs to Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction. The plaintiffs sought injunctions against re coopering perishable freight and demanded notation of damage on repaired packages. They argued receivers could force noting and acceptance of repaired or repacked packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Common Pleas Court of
Allegheny County
Pennsysvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Packer
Planting Late Celery in Western New York
Rochester N Y July 15 Planting of the late celery crop in western New York has been under way for three weeks and most sections expect to finish this week. Growers are getting crops in about two weeks earlier than last year when planting was delayed by wet fields. In sections replanting occurs where plants failed due to moisture shortage. Acreage matches last year and the five year average. Early celery ships about August 20 to 26. late crop ready October 1 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Apple Growers Protest Foreseeable Price Forecast
Apple growers and distributors in a four state producing belt protest U S Department of Agriculture price predictions for fruit crops. Carroll R Miller of Appalachian Apples Inc says the forecast harms business and underscores favorable factors ignored by forecasters. The protest letter cites a June 22 USDA release predicting average sized fruit crops with prices possibly not much better than last year due to consumer purchasing power and carry over of canned and dried fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
United States Department of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Carroll R. Miller
Appalachian Apples, Inc
Cooperative Agency
California grape prorate plan eyed by growers vote
California grape growers face a statewide vote on a prorate plan slated for July 29. Federal loans totaling 14.9 million dollars would back the industry to avert a price collapse, with expected net returns of at least 10 dollars per ton on a forecast 2.6 million tons. The plan involves financing from the Commodity Credit Corporation and Reconstruction Finance Corporation to aid conversion of grapes into non-perishable by-products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
H. A. Caddow
Committee of California’ Growers and Processors
Washington, D. C
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Outlaw Leader Selling in Every State Address
Theodore Christianzon, secretary of the National Association of Retail Grocers, speaks at the 41st annual convention in Cincinnati. He touts a successful membership campaign, a new Department of Organization, and the claim that the association has become the strongest trade group in the United States with ongoing growth beyond the Legion of the Hundred Thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Theodore Christianzon
National Association of Retail Grocers
Boston
United States
Department of Organization
Legion of the Hundred Thousand
Presa
Kansas City golfers plan fall match with Chicago team
In Kansas City on July 16 golfers from the local trade expect to challenge a Chicago trade team to a late summer or fall match. Jack DeFeo proposed the affair and was named chairman to work out details. He will contact J T Armstrong of Chicago to coordinate, with a 25 man squad possible. The event would occur after cooler weather, aiming for a big showing if plans succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chicago
Jack DeFeo
J.T. H. Armstrong
Two PWA Grants Sought in Kansas City Market Plan
Kansas City market plan draws protest as a Kansas City Kan grant of 1.7 million faces opposition from Missouri produce dealers led by Turney Gratz. A second 300 thousand grant is proposed to supplement earlier funds for a new market on the Missouri side. growers and dealers press officials to reconsider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Kansas City
California
Arizona
Kan
Turney Gratz
North, Side Business and Improvement Association
Washington
Mr. Gratz
Walter Reich
A. Reich & Sons
Herbert Ziegler
Ziegler & Co
Isadore Singer
L. Singer & Sons Produce Co
Richard Mills
The
Mills Produce Company
Frank Larkin
Courtney
Col. E. W. Clark
Missouri
Apple convention in St Louis prompts remarks by Jim Bawden-Inuiti
Jim Bawden-Inuiti says at the International Apple Association convention in St Louis that distribution methods are crucial to marketing apples. He recalls a 25 year old speech by William L. Wagner at a Western Fruit Jobbers gathering in Sacramento and urges growers and shippers to attend to see how apples are handled and sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Jim Bawden
International Apple Association
Sacramento
William L. Wagner
California
Kaw Valley and Missouri Cobblers Market Sluggish
Kaw Valley and Missouri district cobblers markets remained dull with declines all week due to oversupply of homegrowns and heat effects on potatoes. Relief buying by government started Monday at 65c for commercials and 60c for No 1s, shifting to 50c and 65c later, with 1,272 Kaw Valley and 1,129 Missouri cars moved midweek and many acres likely to be left unharvested as shipments near final 1937 season totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kaw Valley
Missouri
Produce Packer overview and free sample offer
A separate weekly newspaper The Produce Packer provides market news for shippers and distributors of fruits vegetables eggs poultry butter hides wool and fur. A free sample copy is mailed upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
Produce Packer
Eges
Apple Crop Seen At 134 Million Bushels In 1938
A July 1 outlook from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics indicates a total apple crop of 134,394,000 bushels for 1938, 26 percent below 1937 and 11 percent under the ten year average. All but seven states expect smaller production. eastern states mostly down, with four western states showing slight gains. Weather in June was favorable though scab and aphid damage affect key regions. Continued report on page 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Nevada
USA
California
Idaho
United States
Middle West
North Atlantic
North Central
South Central
Big volume of Arizona melons moved in season end rush
Phoenix July 15 The Salt River valley cantaloupe deal ends its peak shipping as a rapid decline in loadings is seen through the season’s close around July 20. Over the past four days the valley shipped over 100 cars daily, with future volumes fading to about 60 cars daily. Yuma shipments have dwindled to about one car daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
J. M. Foote
F. O. B. Phoenix
Yuma
Elberta Peaches Move in Volume From South Carolina
Spartanburg July 15 Elberta peaches the principal commercial variety in the Spartanburg area began moving to market this week with first trade prices at 1.15 a bushel and market steady. Cribb says Elbertas will reach carload volumes by week’s end and shipments also start in Laurens York and Chesterfield counties as orchards complete harvests of Golden Jubilees and Hiley Belles with Georgia Belles overlapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
D. C
T. H. Cribb
South Carolina Peach Growers Association
Laurens
York
Chesterfield
Cribb
Elbertas
Georgia
Slight Acreage Gain for Onions in Western New York
The onion acreage in western New York, led by Rochester, rises to about 14,100 acres this year from 13,680 last year, with a ten year average of 8,750. Moisture is improving, wind and frost damage are minimal, and late rains keep fields unusually weed free. The crop is two weeks earlier and slated for shipment around August 5 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
New York
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Colorado Shippers Meet in Denver Highlights 1936-37 Rail Freight
The third annual Colorado Perishable Shippers association meeting in Denver drew better attendance for sessions and banquet. Speaker Zelle Hopkins examined rail, barge, and highway competition, noting western railroads originated more perishables in 1936 and 1937 than 1929, though total production figures were not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Colorado Perishable Shippers Association
Zelle Hopkins
Hopkins
Western Railroads
Light Gravenstein Apple Crop Expected From Sebastopol District
Sebastopol growers project one of the lightest Gravenstein crops in years with total shipments not exceeding 700 cars, about 250 for eastern markets and 200 for export. Initial exports likely the week of July 25 to New York and Montreal, with domestic shipments to eastern markets starting soon and peaking early August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastopol
Calif
L. R. Hart
Sebastopol Apple Growers Union
Pacific Coast
California
Sonoma County
Hart
New York
Montreal
Apple Special Reservations Rise For New York Trip
New York July 15 Jack Adams of the Manhattan Refrigerating Company and chair of the local apple convention transportation committee says reservations for the special train along the New York Central lines are coming in fast. The east train runs in two sections from Boston at noon August 8 and from here at 2 15 p m joining at Albany and picking up delegates at Syracuse Rochester and Buffalo with Robert Thorn handling reservations for the New York Central passenger department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Adams
Manhattan Refrigerating Company
Apple Convention Transportation Committee
New York Central
East
Boston
Albany
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Robert Thorn
New York Central Lines
To Vote July 22 23 on Celery Agreement
Florida celery growers will vote July 22 and 23 in Bradenton Sanford Oneida Bellegrade and local centers on continuance of the federal marketing agreement for next season. More than a quarter of growers petitioned for the referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Bradenton
Sanford
Oneida
Bellegrace
Outstanding Speakers for Apple Meet in St Louis
St Louis will host the 48th annual Apple Association convention August 9 to 12 at Hotel Jefferson. Garrett Vander Hon Ing of the National Association of Retail Grocers will address retailers on handling apples and other fruits. Discussions will cover past season difficulties, government relief purchases, and apple and pear distribution with open member input. Dr Iva A Manville will revisit Recent Developments and continued on page 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
R. G. Phillips
International Apple Association
Organation
St. Louis
Hotel Jefferson
Phillips
Garrett Vander Hon Ing
National Association of Retail Grocers
Grand Rapids
Mich
F. Ry, Wilcox
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington, D. C
Porter R. Taylor
Washington, D.C
Iva A. Manville
University of Oreigon Medical School
Portland
Ore
Boston
Manvilie
Nate L. Allen on Competing Areas of Production
Nate L. Allen of the American National Co operative Exchange spoke at the American Institute of Cooperation meeting in Pullman Washington on Competing Areas of Production. He quipped that discussion tends toward wandering and weather analogies, noting neither is effectively controlled, though action differs among people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate L. Allen
Pullman
Wash
American National Co-operative Exchange, Inc
New York
American Institute of Cooperation
Mark Twain
Pear crop expected to set new national record
The Bureau of Agricultural Economies projects the U S pear harvest will reach about 31 049 000 bushels, surpassing 1937’s 29 548 000 bushels and the 1927–36 ten year average of 24 326 000. June conditions favored early and late varieties in New York and Massachusetts, while north central states face losses from spring freezes in Illinois Missouri and Kansas. South Atlantic states show good prospects aside from Delaware Maryland and West Virginia. south central gains over June 3 suggest a larger crop for that region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
North Atlantic States
New York
Massachusetts
North Central States
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
South Atlantic
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
South Central States
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A. Spilman
Calla
Mr. Spilman
Colorado Shippers Assn
Nate L. Alien
Pittsburgh Trade
Bureau
Ebertas
South Carolina
York State
Shafter-Wasco
Georgie Peaches
Charlea B. Thurston
San Luis Valley
Maryland Fruit Growers
Louisiana
Opie Tal
Bnicadoo
Ohio Horticultural Society
Lake City
Ark
Watermelona
Kanara City
New Jersey
Louis Cohen
Hollandale
Southern Minnesota
Pennsylvania Railroad
I. C
Appalachian Apples
Wallace
Board of Directors
Apple
Miller
Kansas City Market Plan
Colorado Shippers ‘Assn
A. M. Echternach
Colorado Perishable Shippers Agsn
Sebastopol Gravenstein
Apple Meet
Garrett Vander Honing
R. Wilcox
Dr. Manville
Entertainment Plans
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