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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1936
Page
2
In Americus Georgia buyers noted the fruit quality as good and color appealing though size was small. The peaches were packed in half bushel baskets while T Fish and Company received the car and will handle the account in this territory.
The Association of Refrigerated Warehouses reports the annual warehouse directory is nearly ready for press in Chicago. Members are urged to submit details such as warehouse name address officers year established capacity space and railroad connections to be included in the directory distributed to member firms handling perishable refrigerated goods.
Charles Abbate of the Chas Abbate Company will leave Chicago late this week for Georgia peach regions. He will base at the Dempsey hotel in Macon during the shipping season. The firm has been named representative for the Georgia Peach Growers Exchange in Illinois and nearby states for the eighth consecutive year.
The first straight car of honey dew melons for the season was received Tuesday by C. H. Weaver & Co. The car, shipped by the H. P. Garin Company of San Francisco, Calif, carried the Garin-tee brand. Quality was very fine and expectations are high for excellent shipments this season.
The potato market confounded forecasters in a spring contest by showing sharp gains in late May. The Table Potato Service noted a U S composite price climb from April 27 to June 1 with winners announced for prizes of 10 5 and 8. Readings attributed to potato shortages in old stocks and droughts in North Carolina and Virginia.
Old crop potato prices rose to a new high range for the year on the Grand Rapids wholesale market with sales at 2.25 to 2.40 dollars per 100 pound sack. Demand was moderate as retailers resisted the advance while the market stayed firm. New stock like Blige Triumphs and Irish Cobblera sold around 4 dollars per sack with little movement due to high old crop prices. Prices for greens and vegetables held steady amid good growing weather and rising consumer demand.
Karl Merkel of Merkel Brothers returns to Chicago after months in Louisiana strawberry districts. Lettuce from Washington arrives, received by La Mantia Brothers Arrigg Co. Trade visitors include Claude Steiger of Mugante-Gillarde-Williams Inc and Bill Bailey of Bill Bailey Co. In June 1 1936 H B Meinhardt promoted to general agent perishable traffic at C B&Q. Utah crop prospects praised. onions up 20 percent but wind loss reduces to 10 percent. Additional notes on Creole Texas and Milwaukee trade connections and strawberry season movements.
Feani Fruit & Vegetable Shippers Association leaders tour several eastern cities including Boston and New York. B F Livingston of Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia calls on trade here this week. Peter Newhouse Jr celery firm from Muskegon Michigan visits South Water Market Wednesday. Irwin B Nathan, based here, moves to Jacksonville Texas to run East Texas tomato deal for Texas Growers and Shippers Sales Company.
Albert Miller & Co announces two Seaboard sales offices to start Monday June 8 in Onley Virginia with Budd Jones as eastern shore lead and Clark Drury as field sales manager. F J Norton aids North Carolina coverage while Chicago office and Grand Rapids branch handle west of Pittsburgh.
C. H. Masson of Masson & Sons Ltd returns to Montreal from Ontario where he surveyed growing districts and issued reports on fruit and vegetable prospects. He notes a severe freeze in the St. Catharines area.
Indications show about 80 percent of the grape crop was killed with early tomato plants also destroyed and strawberries injured but not severely. Masson notes Montreal market trading has been active with generally good prices in recent weeks.
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