No Sebastopol Gravensteins to Roll Unsold
California shippers agree to eliminate unsold Gravensteins from Sebastopol district movement. Gravenstein apples lead this week with moderate exports to eastern and coast markets. domestic shipments limited to orders, $1.25 f.o.b. for yesterday, export demand firm. Arvin District grapes and Thompson Seedless move steadily with increasing carloads into the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravenstein
Sonoma County
Genernville
Healdsburg
Sonoma
Sebastopol
Kern County
Arvin-Bakersfield
Thompson
Buly
Central
California
Arvin
Suits Filed Against Melon Dealers For Violation Of Order
Federal court in Charleston on July 21 filed suits to restrain two Barnwell watermelon dealers from shipping melons in alleged violation of federal marketing agreements. Defendants John B. Mortig and W. T. Stil charged with shipping 900 melons to Philadelphia. Roquemore warned truckers to comply or face injunctions as investigations begin in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Charleston
Barnwell
South Carona
John B. Mortig
W. T. Stil
William B. Brown
Philadelphia
South Carolina
Clyde H. Roquemore
The
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Roquemore
Federal Control Commission
United Onion Association Annual Meeting in Kenton
The United Statistical Union Association held its annual meeting at the Spring Grove Golf Club in Kenton. W. G. Watts of Harr-Warner Company was re elected president and Artur Bernier of Bernier & Sons was re elected vice president. J A Newcomer and Willis W Bowers were named trustees and secretary treasurer. Acreage increased slightly nationwide due to cheap prices for gets last spring. Sets are being harvested with reported good quality and yield. Heavy rains and hot sun caused damage in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
United Statistical Union Association
Spring Grove
W. G. Watts
Harr-Warner Company
Lodi, Q
Artur Bernier
E. Bernier & Sons, Inc
Minneapolis
Watts
J. A. Newcomer
Carey, O
Willis W. Bowers
United States
New York
Highlights Across Nations Apple Meeting At St Louis
Reads like a busy agriculture and commodities roundup with notes on apple conventions in St Louis, cantaloupes in Imperial Valley, onion crops in Massachusetts, peaches in Virginia and California, and various market and regulatory items from Kansas City to New Jersey plus weather impacts and tax sales. Includes figures, meetings, and policy actions affecting growers and distributors nationwide.
Where Do We Go From Here by Perrin C. Miller
Perrin C. Miller executive vp of Albert Miller & Co presents in The Packer a call for stronger merchandising in the fruit and vegetable industry. He argues production should yield to sales, urging industry-wide efforts to move produce to consumers through improved distribution and marketing. Continued on Page 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrin C. Miller
Albert Miller & Co
Packer
Miller
Colorado vegetable movement faces strong peak in September
Colorado's vegetable industry nears the peak shipping period under favorable weather and price conditions. State mixed vegetable movement runs 2,000 to 2,400 cars annually with peak shipments in September, while green beans lettuce peas and cauliflower see rising demand as July weather shifts. Colorado shipped 2,051 mixed-vegetable cars last calendar year, plus substantial straight-car outputs across carrot cabbage and celery categories, signaling robust market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Florida Buys Whiddon’s Cash Stores at Tax Auction
Jacksonville July 29 Whid don a Cash Stores a chain in Florida went on the auction block to satisfy about 45000 in delinquent state taxes and interest. The state became owner when bids failed to cover taxes and costs Comptroller James M Lee bid in 54000 to protect state interests. Several suits seek to block removal of stock while creditors claim around 84000. Bids were to be received this week as a large southern chain eyeing the stores plans to bid and enter regional grocery business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Whiddon'a Cash Stores
Florida
Whiddon’s
James M. Lee
Whidden
Lee
Rex Sweat
Massachusetts Onion Crop Heavier Than Last Year
Massachusetts onion crop is expected to top last year's output with estimates around 8 000 cars. Growers report excellent quality and size but rains slowed harvesting and mudded onions. racks for drying help prevent field decay while cool dry spell is needed to finish curing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Dixon Dies at 45 as Box Company President
New Orleans on July 29. David Frank Dixon aged 45, president of the Great Southern Box Company, died Sunday morning in a local hospital. He joined Republic Box Company in 1918, later moving to General Box Company as vice president before becoming president of Great Southern Box Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
David Frank Dixon
Great Southern Box Company
Mr. Dixon
Republic Box Company
The
General Box Company
Arguments For And Against PWA Kansas City Market
Washington July 29 arguments for and against granting PWA funds to finance a proposed Produce Terminal Market in Kansas City Kansas were presented to Col. E W Clark. Mayor Don C McCombs and others argued the market would serve both Kansas City Kansas and Missouri and nearby farmers. Opponents led by M F Markula and Ralph B Carroll contended the project was a promotional scheme and sought about 1 700 000 in PWA aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
PWA
Kansas City
Kan
Col
E. W. Clark
Don C. McCombs
Kansas City, Kan
Planning Commission
M. F. Markula
Ralph B. Carroll
Clark
McCombs
Kan‘sas City
Missouri City
Apple convention publicity request from St Louis leader
J H Bawden, head of the St Louis publicity committee for the International Apple Association convention to be held in St Louis from August 9 to 12, asks The Packer to print a candid editorial assessment of the St Louis hosts. He urges editor Aubrey to weigh the local performance and promises made for the fruit and vegetable industry event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. H. Bawden
St. Louis
International Apple Association
Packer
Aubrey
Louis
West Virginia Peach Deal Outlook Good
Martinsburg West Virginia July 29 The eastern West Virginia peach deal starts before August 20 and lasts to about September 6 Most tonnage is Elberta The outlook is for a moderate volume of good quality fruit D Floyd Evans manager Martinsburg Fruit Exchange notes Tennessee Kentucky Virginia Indiana Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania will ship peaches in WV season Some states will be well along while others have not started Supplies are about 6 million bushels short of last year and movement is about 1 million bushels below the ten year average Markets likely won t pay fancy prices but the crop should do well
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Elbertas
D. Floyd Evans
Martinsburg Fruit Exchange, Inc
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan fruit inspections planned at border
A. W. Kalb, manager of the Danbury Fruit Company and Ohio state representative, says Ohio inspectors will be placed along the Ohio Michigan border to inspect fruit entering Ohio from Michigan. He calls it retaliation to Ohio fruit restrictions at the Detroit Union Produce Terminal and expects inspectors within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Port Clinton
A. W. Kalb
Danbury Fruit Company
Ohio State
Ohio- Michigan
Ohio
Kalu
Ohlo
Detroit Union
Kalb
The Produce Packer weekly newspaper free sample offer
The Packer prints a separate weekly edition The Produce Packer carrying market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool fur etc. A free sample copy will be mailed gladly upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
Produce Packer
Eges
Where Do We Go Here
Perrin C. Miller of Alvert Miller & Co. discusses a weak marketing system in fresh produce and the need for fundamental change. He notes divergent views on freight rates, chains, and government roles, urging objective evaluation and practical solutions. The piece surveys transportation costs, carrier expenses, and opinions from industry executives.
Kroger Founder B H Kroger Dies At 78
Cincinnati reports B H Kroger founder of Kroger Grocery and Baking Company died of a heart attack at his Wianno summer home on Cape Cod. He was 78, retired ten years, survived by wife and three daughters and their husbands. Burial in Cincinnati at Spring Grove with Kroger home services. Stores of major chains closed in respect. Honorary pallbearers include William H Albers Albert H Morrill Robert A Taft. Kroger born January 24 1860, fourth of eight children.
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Cincinnati
H. Kroger
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Wianno
Mass
Cape Cod
Kroger
Mr. Kroger
Irving Pettingill
Bruno Gaf
Rudolf Homan
Albert Berne
Lucille Kroger
Spring Grove Cemetery
Slantacres
Tusculum Heights
Kroger Grocery & Baking Company
Albers Super Markets, Inc
Central Illinois Fruit Jobbers Meet in Peoria
Members of the Central Illinois Fruit Jobbers Association met at the Hotel Jefferson in Peoria on Wednesday evening July 27 to discuss dealer service work. The association includes representatives from Springfield Bloomington and Peoria and was organized early this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peorle
Ill
Central Illinois Fruit Jobbers Association
Jefferson
Springfield
Bloomington
Peoria
Arrests A L Marvel in Laurinburg For Warant Charge
A man using the name A L Marvel a Vass North Carolina produce broker was arrested on a Moore County warrant charging conversion of money from 169 crates of dewberries His bond was set at 1000 by Moore County officers His diamond rings and automobile were previously seized by a Wilmington crate concern FSCC Buys Snap Beans in Macon County to relieve market strain and spur distribution in a broader program while varying financing methods and promotional strategies are discussed Other views on prosperity include legislation crop destruction and shipment restrictions Continues on Page 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Li
Marvel
Laurinburg
N. C
A. L. Marvel
Vass
Moore County
E B. Thompson
Wilmington
Big Apple Meet Invites Fruit Trade To St Louis
Rochester paper reports International Apple Association plans August 9 to 12 at Hotel Jefferson St Louis. All interested in fresh fruits urged to attend, with hotel reservations urged through committee leads. Program includes golf, receptions, opera, baseball, and awards. travel and arrival advised by Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
R. G. Phillips
International Apple Association
St. Louis
Hotel Jefferson
C. T. Frissell
North Fourth Street
W. H. Schneider
Bellerive Country Club
Gold Room
Hotel
Jefferson
Aubrey Milam
Atlanta
San Luis Valley vegetable deal looks favorable
Staff correspondence from Alamosa Colorado reports peas lettuce and spinach moving from the valley with cauliflower starting next week and green beans broccoli cabbage and carrots soon. Cold wet weather slowed early shipments but most crops look excellent with ample irrigation water and expected strong season. Acreage remains near last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamosa
Colo
San Luis Valley
Special train to St Louis for Apple Association convention
Chicago to St Louis special train for the International Apple Association convention departs Monday at 6 p m and arrives 9 55 p m central time. About 75 delegates from Chicago and nearby regions will travel aboard the air conditioned Green Diamond on Illinois Central. Reservations urged with William Garriff 1425 South Racine Avenue Chicago.
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Chicago
St. Louis
International Apple Association
Transportation Committee
Illinois Central
Northwest
North
East
William Garfitt
South Racine Avenue
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Sebastopol Gravensteins
Pear Shippers
Bartlett
Sacramento
Calif
Elberta
Allege
5. C
United Onion Association
St Louis
Perrin Miller
Jim Bawden
United Onion _ Association
W. R. Wilekin
Detroit
Mobile
Congress
Timberville
Maryland Fruit
Northwestern
Imperial Valley
Kaw Valley
Orrick
New Jersey
East Lansing
Louisville
Credit Association
A. Moi On “Vallaghn
Mead
Piedmont
Een
Florida Buys Chain
D. F. Dixon
Great Southern Box Co
APPLE
Alvert Miller & Co
Carrot Potato Distributors
B. H. Kroger
CHAIN
Central Illinois
FSCC
Raleigh
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Macon
Phillips
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