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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1936
Page
2
Law Crosse Wis July 24 a former Des Moines fruit man has been made manager of the Western Fruit Company here and took charge July 1. Mr Scott has spent most of his life in the fruit business and is widely known. his friends are pleased with the new connection.
Chicago July 24 Del Gourley of the Austin Lime Corporation says Brogdexed limes are in high demand as the treatment slows ripening and decay. The Chicago packing plant shows 42 percent less decay than last year while Michigan reports a rising insect army with grasshoppers, chinch bugs, red spiders and flea beetles threatening crops amid drought.
Drought drives farm equipment demand in Grand Rapids area as drought conditions force farmers to replace working horses with tractors. Heat-stricken horses on Michigan farms perish this summer, prompting urgent purchases for summer tasks.
North Dakota reports a heat wave breaking with rain across the state. Seed potato acreage remains above average but yields are expected to be about two thirds of normal, with an overall crop reduction around one third. A potato tour for out of state visitors runs July 27 to August 1, featuring field visits, meals, and transport arrangements, across Grand Forks, Grafton, Cavalier, Hatton, Thompson, Williams, and McKenzie counties.
Roy Quinn of C. H. Robinson Company says Pleasant Valley onions movement has ended its heavy phase. From now on shipments will be limited and daily quantities greatly reduced. Grading and packing stay uniform. larger onions remain but overall supply will shrink. The company is sole distributor for United Union Growers Co operative Association Pleasant Valley Ia.
Mr and Mrs D J Coyne Sr observed their 50th wedding anniversary with congratulations from trade friends. A family party was held at Mrs T A Callahan in Crandon Avenue, with about 30 attendees though many younger Coynes were away at camp.
Grand Rapids area buyers pressed by outside packers as Michigan cherry and raspberry movement slowed. Prices varied by quality with Cuthbert and Latham reds around 1.75 to 2.60 per 16 quart case. gooseberries weak. wild blueberries 3.50 to 3.75 per 16 quart. lemons and oranges firm. local tomatoes and cucumbers appear in small volume. lettuce up from 25 cents. radishes strengthened to 1.26 per bushel.
Chicago July 24 A petition filed with eastern southern and western railroads by the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association seeks a reduction in storage in transit charges on apples pears and other fruits from 6 percent to 3 percent per car. E A Briges notes the move would aid tonnage against trucks and cites comparisons with other perishables and dead freight rates. The request is renewed on eastern docket and in the west.
Chicago hosts a steady stream of fruit and produce executives from Texas, Tennessee, California, New York, and Ohio visiting South Water Market this week. Notables include Bob Tankersley of Mercedes Texas and Nate Allen of the National Fruit and Vegetable Exchange, with plans to return west after meetings and market dealings.
Madison announces the 1936 Wisconsin potato tour to run August 3 to 8 under the Wisconsin Potato Growers Association and the Department of Horticulture. The program covers seed and table stock regions with field projects, seed potato inspection, and tarlet inspection services managed by university and state staff. The schedule lists gatherings in Stevens Point, Portage County, Antigo, and Langlade County with dinners and a joint program at Hotel Whiting and other local events.
Local arrangements are led by John Omernik county agent for a Wednesday to Friday seed tour of Langlade Oneida and Vilas counties. Tours focus on Irish Cobbler Triumph Royal New Yorker and Green Mountain varieties with field programs, dinners, and Lake Resorts stops near Rhinelander Starks Haglé River Eagle River and Clears Water Lake August 7.
Chicago July 24. A car of Idaho Russets arrived for S Friedman & Sons marking the earliest shipment of the season. The potatoes, shipped by Hansen Wood Co of Idaho Falls, sold readily and the firm notes heavy potato dealings across the country with lots offered daily.
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