Twin Cities Street Notes on Trade Amid Strikes and Shipments
The St Paul trade continues to harvest produce despite the Minneapolis strike. Dealers supply the northwest trade and send express shipments to the alter city. Notable arrivals include A Qtonkthite of Oh Boy potatoes reporting good Red River crop conditions in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. A E Lundstrom moves to California for Bernier & Sons shipments starting August 1. Other trade movers include L Lezar joining Abley Mendleson in St Paul, and Joe LaFleur returning from Colorado with notes on cooler St Paul.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Alter City
Charles'Hechtman
Red River
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Mr. Hechtman
Trade notes from Minnesota trip and northern visits
Table Exchange Weslaco Texas spent part of last week and early this week in Minneapolis for trade discussions. He remarked Texas cannot match Twin Cities heat. William White of W A White Brokerage Company spent the latter part of the week in the Bayfield berry district on business. Leonard Gebo of Alford Gebo Company left last week to visit Blue Earth Minnesota and relatives. F E Mojonnier of Mojonnier and Sons Inc Walla Walla Washington, fruit and vegetable packers, visited here on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
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Table Exchange
Weslaco
Tex
Minneapolis
Texas
Twin Cities
William White
W. A
Leonard Gebo
Alford-Gebo Company
Blue Earth, Minn
F. E. Mojonnier
Mojonnier & Sons, Inc
Walla Walla, Wash
Blue Mountain
Sam Goldstine Joins Abe Schefman & Co Inc Detroit
Abe Schefman of Abe Schefman & Co Inc announced that Sam Goldstine of Fruit Distributors Inc Fort Wayne will join the Schefman firm on August 1. Goldstine has 30 years in fruit and produce, previously helping organize Wayne Produce and later leading Fruit Distributors Inc. He will oversee buying for the firm, which will focus on California Iceberg lettuce and western vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Abe Schefman
Abe Schefman & Co., Inc
Sam Goldstine
The
Fruit Distributors, Inc
Fort Wayne
Wayne Produce Company
Clark Fruit Company
Goldstine
Scherman
California
G H Cross on Michigan celery outlook and cabbage market
Chicago reports G H Cross assessing Michigan celery fields after recent heat damage to new plantings. He notes topsoil shifting as the main injury factor and says late acreage for rough crate districting may match last year. Chicago cabbage market quiet with steady to good tone and prices 40c to 1.50.
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Chicago
G. H. Crose
Michigan
Illinois
Reed City Dairy Show Set For August Eighth 1944
Reed City Michigan secretary-manager L C Atkins announced the 1944 Reed City Dairy Show will be held on August 8 with sponsorship from local business interests and state aid this year. The show emphasizes that every successful man is an advertiser and nine tenths are newspaper advertisers.
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Reed City
Mich
L. C. Atkins
Weather Affects Vegetables in Chicago Market
July 27 Chicago wholesale market reports slowed for fruits and vegetables due to extreme heat. Offerings varied with steady to firm prices on many items, including asparagus, beans, cucumbers, lettuce, and tomatoes. Notable quotes include homegrown and regional prices such as Michigan and Illinois hampers, California crates, and Tennessee sweet potatoes with a generally weak to steady trend amid light receipts.
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Chicago
Michigan
Texas
California
Ohio
New York
Washington
Rain Probable as Michigan Crops Face Heat Wave
Chicago July 27. The Packerman reports Fox & Godding Co says Michigan crops may suffer without rain this week. Tomatoes and melons could fall below 60 percent of normal. peach output in Berrien County around 200,000 bushels from Bilbertas Rochester and South Haven. Duchess apples good but hot weather limits size. late varieties about half crop.
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Chicago
Michigan
Packerman
Fox & Godding Company
Berrien County
Rochester
South Haven
Fennville
Jonathan
McIntosh
Greening
Spy
Wisconsin Upper Michigan Fruit Jobbers Set Meeting Code
Portage Wisconsin July 27 next Wisconsin Upper Michigan Fruit Jobbers Association meets July 29 Hotel Portage at 2 30 p.m. to discuss proposed statewide code for wholesale fresh fruit and vegetables plus penalties and definitions. Committee lists Cohodas Segal Slowly Shafton Peterson with provisions on hours wages and unfair methods of competition to be reviewed.
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Portage
Wis
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Frust Jobbery Association
Winconsin-Upper Michigan
Max Cohodas
Morris Segal
Herb Slowly
A. L. Shafton
W. G. Peterson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Asalat
Ticle
Ruley and Megalatique
Aaid
Wisconsin-Unner Michigan Fruit Jobbers Association
Buffalo Street Notes recap of trades and obituaries
Altman and Swarts executive Jacob Swarts toured Chicago then returned to Buffalo in four days while Simon Kravets of Hol Miller’s Rochester firm visited local traders. All Danahy-Faxon Stores officers were reelected. Thomas Cauley remains president with Breege Ferrock Collins as vice presidents and Lancaster as secretary treasurer. Fred M. Shelley, longtime Sheridan fruit broker, died at 74. Milhelm Attea & Bros. formed. Elmira Armour veteran Henry Schott retires. Fort Erie plans a public market and a federal loan aims to improve Wilson harbor. Gersons new Dunkirk cannery operates. raspberries to be packed first. David Falway, longtime president of Westfield Chautauqua grape group, dies. United Grape Products Sales forecasts 100 percent gain to 500000. French celebrates 90th birthday this weekend.
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Danahy-Faxon Stores, Inc
Thomas P. Cauley
Harold G.breege
George B. Ferrock
Joseph J. Collins
James Lancaster
Urick to Oversee Wynne Peach Exports From Chicago Trip
Willis E. Urick of Urick & Hollis Los Angeles is traveling east from Chicago via Cleveland and Washington to supervise a Wynne Arkansas peach marketing push. About 450 cars of Elberta peaches will be shipped under the Summersweet brand by Summersweet Orchards with up to date packing gear and corrugated caps. Urick will be on the ground to supervise the deal and coordinate shipments expected to start August 1.
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Chicago
William B. Urick
Urick & Hollis
Los Angeles
Calif
Cleveland
Washington
Wynne, Ark
Urick
Wynne
Elbertas
Home Investment Company
Ark
Summersweet
Crowley Ridge
Audh al
Willis C. Urick
Mr Wagner Discusses Private Car Decision
Chicago July 37 The Interstate Commerce Commission has released July 21 a decision on private refrigerator cars per William L Wagner secretary of the Western Fruit Jobbery Association. Wagner comments on the rule: payments to car owners above car generation cost are rebates, unlawful, harming public rates. railroads must supply cars. The report urges cross loading of tomatoes in Southwestern territory and notes Texas shippers will fight a 20 percent penalty on crates loaded lengthwise.
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Chicago
Commerce Comrolasion
William L. Wagner
Western Fruit Jobbery Association
Wagner 3Lan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwestern Freight Bureau
Texas Shipping Interests
Michigan Grape Growers Plan Marketing Setup
Tentative plans to organize the Michigan Grape Growers Association unify vineyard areas in Berrien Van Buren and Kalamazoo counties to seek federal aid for grape marketing. Sponsors report AAA backing for a marketing agreement if 76 percent of local vineyardists approve. A minimum price of 400 dollars per ton targeted this season with about 360 growers endorsing at a Michigan meeting.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Michigan Grape Growers Association
Berrien
van Buren
Kalemaxed
AAA
Mattawan
Onions Dull in Chicago Market Report July 27
Offerings of onions were plentiful for yellows and moderate for whites. The market overall was dull. Stockton yellows brought 11.35 per 60 pound sack, California and Texas whites 1.25 2, Washington bag yellows 1.26 to 1.35.
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California
Washington
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Maryland
Oregon
Indiana
Chicago
Stockton
Detroit Harbor Terminals executive targets western Michigan shippers
William J. Burns, sales manager for Detroit Harbor Terminals, Inc., spent part of last week contacting shippers in western Michigan. Kirk F. Mitchell of Detroit Union Products Terminal noted a Cleveland visitor, while K. B. said he aims to assemble a 26 to 30 person delegation for the International Apple Association convention in Detroit from August 7 to 9.
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William J. Burns
Detroit Harbor Terminals, Inc
Michigan
Kirk F. Mitchell
Detroit
Korshak of Chicago Dies After Short Illness
Abraham Korshak, a Chicago real estate and insurance man, died Monday afternoon at 3610 Doggies Boulevard. Funeral services were held at Pisera Undertaking Place 8125 Roosevelt Road, with interment in Jewish Waldheim Cemetery. He was 65 and had many years in Chicago’s real estate and insurance trade. son Tom Korshak of Cooney & Korshak was summoned from New York and attended the funeral.
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Chicago
Tom Korshek
Cooney & Korshak
Eeat
Wea
New York
Abraham Korshak
Korshak
Aig Vealdence
Doggies Boulevard
Pisera Undertaking
Pare Lorg
Roosevelt Road
San Francisco Strike Not Affecting Salt Lake Market
Salt Lake City Utah July 27 O B P Hesser executive secretary of the Interstate Wholesale Produce Dealers Association says the northern California general strike is not yet affecting Salt Lake City fresh fruit and vegetable market. Oranges come from Los Angeles district. A few truck drivers face difficulties but no local food shortage or rail shipment disruption.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
O. BP. Hesser
Instermountain Wholesale Produce Dealers’ Association
California
Los Angeles
Potatoes Move Slowly in Chicago Market
In very hot weather the Chicago market for potatoes showed slow movement and decay in some lots. Receipts were liberal, prices ranging Virginie Cobblers at 5 to 6 cents per pound and Idaho Triumphs at 60 to 65 cents per 10 pounds, with buyers cautious.
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Chicago
Virginie
Idaho
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C. H. Weaver & CO
Canotr Potato Department
South Water Market
Brawley
J. Clyde Fluke
Western Fruit Jobbers Assoociation
National League of Commission Merchants
Internatonal Apple Association
American Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Association
Packer Red Book
Produce Reporter
Minneapolia
Alford-Gebo Coough
7Th St
H. Rubenstein & Co., Inc
Milwaukee
Hopkins
Minn
A. E. Lundstrom
Gamble-Robinson Company
Bernier & Sons, Inc
A. L
Lezar
Tri-State Fruit Company
Dubuque, In
Abley Mendleson
Joe LaFleur
Leon K. Stein
Colorado
Deriver
Paul MckKercher
Wenatchee
Wash
Ed. Miller
Weaco Foods
National Fruit
Vege
G. H. Cross
Fox & Godding Co
Upper Michigan
Salinas-Watzonville
Iceberg
Arkansas
Fred E. Company
Solon Place
Buffalo Street Notes
Jacob Swarts
Altman & Swarts
Simon Kravets
Hol Miller’ Company of
Buffalo
A. Cohen
William Shapiro
New York City
Charles Altman
Niagara Falls
Fred M. Shelley
Sheridan
N. Y
Fred DP. Brennisen
Florida
Milhelm Attea
Henry \. Schott
Elmira
Armour & Co
Hig
Fountainbleau Club
Elmire
Armour
George B. Potter
Schott
Fort Erie
Ont
William Duncan
W. G. Andrews
Wilson, N
Great Lakes
New York Harbor
Oswego
Gersons Company
Dunkirk
David K. Falway
Westfield
Chautauqua and Erie Grapes Growers Co-operative Association
Erie
Ripley
United Grape Products Sales Corporation of Buffalo
Fred B. Meyer
A. F. French
Fredonia, N. Y
Riace
Bey
Adolph Pomeerantz
E & Braun
Wetroit Union Produce
Detroit Fruit Auction
Detroit, Mich
Fruits and Vegetables
Detroit Tomato & Produce Company
Samuel Vitale
Prop
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
SENG_ FRUIT COMPANY
Eslon Merchan
Epoclaliang Peaches
Southern Vegetables Central Produce
McFaddin-Skelton Distributing CO
Carlot Fruit and Vegetable Brokers
Piva
C. B
Willis E. Urick
Mr. Wagner
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Detroit Street
CG. H. Robinson Company
San Francisco
Andrews Brothers
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