Chicago Organizes New Inspection Service for Perishables
Chicago announces the Standard Inspection Service to start August 1 with a main office at 1869 South Water Market and a New York City office. M. J. Ryan serves as managing director and M. J. Hammerding as Chicago manager, both veterans of the Moorhead Inspection Bureau. Clarence Franks supervises at the auction house. service will expand to other principal markets.
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Chicago
Standard Inspection Service
South Water Market
New York City
M. J. Ryan
M. J. Hammerding
Auc¢Tion House
Clarence Franks
Ryan
Hammerding
Moorhead Inspection Bureau
Melon prices rise in Chicago market
Lighter receipts after last week’s dip lift sentiment and push up melon prices. Large Tom Watson melons reached 400 dollars a car, best 22 pounders 225 to 250, Greys 225 to 300, Dixie Belles 250 to 300. Much stock sunburned and decayed, needing marked discounts. only 15 cars on track Wednesday.
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Chicago
Chicago Office Opens Batcheller Hall Plant in Chicago
The Chicago office of G Batcheller Hall Company was formally opened in Room 718 Produce Exchange Building with Albert I. Hart in charge. The firm, serving Kroger as purchasing agents, aims to become a major receiver of fruit and vegetables and handles shippers accounts from producing districts.
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Chicago
G.batcheller Hall Company
Produce Exchange
South Water Market
Albert I. Hart
Mr. Hart
Detroit
C. H. Robinson Company
Peoria
Sam Brubaker
Qa. B. Hall
Hart
Batcheller Hall Company
Yakima
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Kroger Grocery &Baking Co
Potato Growers Tour This Week From Michigan and Pennsylvania
A delegation of northern Michigan potato growers leaves Gaylord for Buffalo to join 200 Pennsylvania producers on a six day excursion to Maine and Prince Edward Island. A tour of Michigan growers east west or south is planned for next year.
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Gaylord
Mich
Michigan
Buffalo
Pennsylvania
Maine
Prince Edward Island
Montreal Fruit Market Brims With Fresh Supplies
Montreal fruit trade shows strong demand for citrus and grapes with steady to higher prices. California and Florida fruits dominate, Ontario cherries arrive late, and table fruits like apples and cantaloupes vary by grade. small BC cherries arrive, while imported goods are limited and stock remains tight for certain categories.
Yellow Dry Onions Move in Michigan Market
Grand Rapids reports Michigan onions entering markets with opening sales at 1.60 per bushel for U. S. No. 1 and 1.00 for No. 2. Early prices softer than last year due to southern competition and economic conditions. Early harvests show good quality but premature, with late crop growing well and needing rain. acreage similar to last year. Harvest of late crop expected late August or early September.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
U. S
Onlona
Spray Advised for Apple Moth By Michigan State College
East Lansing July 18 advisory to apple growers in lower Michigan urges immediate spraying to shield orchards from the apple moth pest causing apple maggot injury. Prof. R H Pettit recommends a repeat spray around August 4 to protect fruit.
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East Lansing
Mich
Lower Michigan
Michigan State College
R. H. Pettit
Chicago Green Vegetable Market Sees Mixed Supplies
July market report from Chicago notes plentiful homegrown stock in greens and beans with discounts to move poor to fair quality merchandise. Prices vary by item from 35 to 60 cents for green beans, up to $2.75 for Washington celery crates, and Illinois cucumbers at 26 to 75 cents per bushel hampers. Sales remain uneven across carrots, cauliflower, lettuce, corn, onions, peppers, squash, and tomatoes.
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Sterling and
Muscatine
California
Washington
Michigan
Venice
Louisiana
New York
Boston
Stockton
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Louis Bushela
Tennessee
Nancy Halls
Arkansas
Texas
St. Louis
Indiana
Henry A Eck of Chicago Dies at 43 in Tennessee
Henry A. Eck, 43, head of H. A. Eck Company, Inc., Chicago, died last Saturday in Milan Tennessee from a stroke while involved in tomato movements. Funeral services were held Monday at Westfall chapel with burial in Waldheim. He spent his career in produce, starting with T. G. Wegeforth Company on South Water Street about 25 years ago. The firm later became Eck-Wegeforth, then John A. Eck Company, which dissolved about two years ago. John Eck now handles affairs. future of the business unsure. He is survived by his widow and a daughter.
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Chicago
Henry A. Eck
H. A. Eck Company, Inc
Milan
Tenn
Eck
Westfall
Waldheim
South Water Street
T. GC
Wegeforth Company
Eck-Wegeforth Company
John A. Eck Company
John Eck
First Northern Colorado Potatoes Ship Out From Gilcrest La Salle
Greeley Colorado July 18 First care of early potatoes from northern Colorado have been shipped this week from the Gilcrest La Salle district to the south of here. First loadings were made on Tuesday and movement has been rather light this week but is expected to increase over the next ten days. The crop is in excellent condition after heavy rain last weekend which will provide moisture to finish the crop and give good sizes. Quality is good and potatoes are clean and bright. Production is mostly Triumphs with some Cobblers and a few Early Ohies. Based on sizes and yields, between 450 and 500 carloads are expected to move out of this section in addition to heavy truck movement to nearby markets.
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Greeley
Colo
Colorado
Gilcrest-La Salle
Here
Chicago Street Notes on Market Visits and Travels
Local produce traders and brokers frequent the Chicago Street Market as they tour Wisconsin and Minnesota shippers. Frank Fisher returns from a Wisconsin fishing trip with bass catches. Arthur Serre and Bob Cumming plan a three week Cuba trip. John Bacon and Bill Plewaty visit Wisconsin potato cabbage districts and fish at the South Water Market Club. Carl Plewaty supplies muskies. Frank Novak heads to Wisconsin to meet shippers and opens an office at 1440 South Racine. G B Kasuyama and George Nakatani tour Chicago. Gillarde Bruns to handle Divide Colorado produce season.
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Chicago
South Water Market Club
Arthur Serre
Bob Cumming
Arthur Serra & Co
Cuba
Bill Plewaty
Plewaty-Berliner, Inc
Carl Plewaty
Wisconsin
Frank Novak
Novak
Produce Exchange
Racine Avenue
G. B. Kasuyama
George G. Nakatani
California Produce Company
Gillarde-Bruns Company
Divide
jColo
Michigan Elevator Exchange reports prosperous beans season
The Michigan Elevator Exchange announced a very prosperous season ending July 1 with stockholders at the tenth annual meeting. Of 5,000 cars distributed, 1,281 were filled with beans as the state remains a large handler of beans and grain.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Elevator Exchange
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