Sicily lemon importers ban rebates to auction brokers in New York
A New York meeting of Sicily lemon importers resulted in an iron clad pledge to end rebates paid to auction brokers. A committee including Banta Amoroso, C. Maniscalco, and Harry L. Thompson was formed to enforce the agreement as fears of the Food Administration linger over price controls and penalties.
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New York
Sicily
Bicily
Banta Amoroso
C. Maniscalco
Harry L. Thompson
Re‘bates
Theother
Food Administration
Department of Justice
Monthly Reports Discontinued For Fruit Trade Dealers
Cincinnati June 21 a Hood Administration notice to dealers in fruits and produce outlines the discontinuation of routine monthly reports for certain Form C D and D 5 6 forms. It directs reporting only when called and asks dealers to keep records ready for inspectors while maintaining compliance with the Food Administration Law and agency rules.
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Cincinnati
Hood
Washington
Tme
Peach Crop Short in Arkansas Missouri and Oklahoma
Fort Smith Arkansas reports a severe peach shortage as winter freezes wiped out most orchards in Arkansas except the Highland district and a few spots. Missouri and Oklahoma also face reduced or mixed shipments with limited car counts and only pockets of fair yields in Wynnewood and Oklahoma City regions.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas
Highland District
Highland
Clarksville
Russellville
Samara
van Buren
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wynnewood
Shortage of crates threatens Michigan celery crop movement
Kalamazoo Michigan June 21 a shortage of crate material endangers the celery movement with last year's stock nearly exhausted and some shippers fearing total crate depletion in a few weeks. Causes include a factory fire reducing kiln dried veneer supply. Growers seek crate sources in other states while Celery acreage is about 20 percent below last year and imports continue. Early shipments began June 7 at 65 cents per dozen stalks with most stock sold to local shippers via Browers.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Tennemes
Eotal
Chicago
Potato Crop Poor in Ft. Smith District
Fort Smith Arkansas June 21 potato crop here is turning out very light with averages around 20 to 30 bushels per acre and some reports up to 40. Early loads were few but later shipments rose though still light. Muskogee Oklahoma June 24 light yields expected with dug fields producing far below normal and shipments small but rising.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Muskogee
Okla
Good Market on Melons This Week
Chicago melon market review notes a lean start with light receipts. Average 23 to 24 pound melons brought about 600 dollars per car, 25 to 27 pound melons 650 dollars, and heavier fruit around 700 dollars. A Tuesday sale saw two cars fetch 1,575 dollars.
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Chicago
Storm damages peaches in Fort Valley district
New York reports from the Marshallville and Fort Valley area of Georgia say a cyclone caused about ten percent average damage to the peach crop. The wind storm struck last Monday with heavier losses in some Brewers holdings, and several large orchards suffered up to seventy five percent damage, with Byron and surrounding fields hard hit.
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New York
Marshallville
Fort Valley
Georgia
Byron
Leo
Pair Held on Bond in Louisville Over Columbus Scam
John D Maxwell and W F Maxwell arrested in Louisville on charges tied to a Columbus O scheme involving misusing the mails. Bond set at 2500 each. hearing delayed to June 26 to allow witnesses to travel from Columbus. Federal and state inquiries expand as indictments loom and further complaints come in.
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Ohio
Sville
John D
W. F. Maxwell
Columbus
Packer
Fred M. Sackett
Kentucky
United States
James R. Howell
South Second Street
Craft
James P. Edwards
Russell
Une
Louisville
Edwards
Food Administration
Will Maxwell
Key
Maxwell
Eeme
E. D. Beatty
Joseph J. York
Short Haul Minimum Rate to Be Modified
Senator Smith of South Carolina announced after a Railroad Administration conference that the $15 minimum charge for short hauls of part loaded cars will be adjusted. Details are not yet set, but officials pledged changes to fit varying conditions nationwide, following Southern fruit growers protest over high rates for light wood shipments used in fruit crates.
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Washington, D. C
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Railroad Administration
Smith
Southern Fruit
Goods in Transit at Old Rate in Chicago
Advices from the office of the Regional Directors of Railway indicate that all goods shipped before or in transit on June 25 will be governed by the rates in effect at the time of shipment, not the new 25 percent advance. The general freight rate increase becomes effective on that date.
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Old Rate
Chicago
Regional Directors of Railway
Express Companies Statement on Claims
Pittsburgh June 21 four leading express firms Adams American Southern and Wells Fargo issued public notice on claims after merger set for July 1. They say no anxiety for patrons since the new company will handle all claims promptly with no suits needed and will dispose of old claims.
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Pittsburgh
Adams Express Company
American Express Company
Southern Express Company
Wells Fargo Express Company
Possible halt to slatted cars for melons this season
Austin June 21. Ed C Dunatin of the State Department of Agriculture reports a chance that shipping watermelons may avoid slatted cars this season. Railroad officials say the government will not fund unnecessary costs, risking protests from dealers if cars remain un-slatted.
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Ed. O. Dunatisi
Texas Department of Agriculture
Austin
Tex
Enra
Ed. C. Dunatin
State Department of Agriculture
Prospects for Potatoes in Minnesota Improve
Minneapolis grows hopeful as favorable weather and ample rainfall boost seed germination. Shippers in Minnesota expect Sandland and Red River Valley districts to yield well, offsetting possible acreage cuts with better yields. Labor scarcity looms but early movement may begin around July 10 with sufficient cars soon after.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
St. Paul
Sandland
Red River Valley
Trade Liberal Givers to Smokes for Soldiers Fund
New York June 21 The New York Sun sent tobacco worth hundreds of thousands to French soldiers via the smoke fund. Dockside auction raised about 2000 with donors including Charles E Virden Brown & Seccomb and Connolly Auction Co each giving 100 and many others contributing 50 25 or 5 from fifty to seventy six traders participate in the sale.
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New York
New York Sun
France
Frusta
Smoke Fund
Charles E. Virden
California
Brown & Seccomb
Connolly Auction Company
Potatoes in Chicago Market Break On Thursday Advance
The Chicago potato market moved higher early in the week with active demand from outside and local buyers. New No 1 Triumphs rose, old stocks held firm, receipts and ship movements varied, Texas and Louisiana stocks cited, and prices ranged around 2.60 to 4.25 per cwt for different grades.
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Chicago
Louisiana
Texas
No. L
Mississippi
Renebris
Texas Triumphs
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Michigan
Chicago Trade Debates Labor Situation
At a June luncheon the Chicago trade discussed labor problems after the Merchants' Helpers Union submitted wage and hours proposals. A seven member committee was appointed to negotiate with the union and report back. Trade pressures include higher cartage rates and a push to raise commissions despite national guidance against increases. A Washington review group will study the matter for possible action.
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Chicago
Boosters’ Club
Commission Merchants’ Helpers Union
Sevem
Washington
W. L. Wagner
George Middendorf
Thomas Gallagher
Curtis Retires as Manager of California Vegetable Union
E A Curtis retires from active service effective July 1 after 16 years as a founder and general manager of the California Vegetable Union. He remains a director while H S Hazeltine becomes general manager and Fred B Reynard moves to assistant general manager. The officer slate includes Thomas O'Neill president and Frank P Fay vice president with multiple managers and district sales chiefs.
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Los Angeles
E. A. Curtis
California Vegetable Union
H. S. Hazeltine
Fred B. Reynard
Ben P. Hoar
Imperial Valley cantaloupes ship totals and destinations
Up to June 12 1 148 cars, June 13 161, June 14 190, June 15 222, June 16 226, June 17 222, June 18 229, totaling 2388 cars shipped to date. Most shipments consigned with no bids reported. few LO B sales noted. Destinations include Los Angeles 69 and New York 145 among many others.
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Amarillo
Bisbee
Beaumont
Butte
Bismarck
Billings
Burlington
Burr Oak
Buffalo
Baltimore
Boston
Bridgeport
Canton
Columbus
Charlestown
Cumberland
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Deming
Douglas
Dallas
Denver
Des Moines
Dayton
Detroit
Duluth
Davenport
Dubois
Eugene
el Paso
Elmira
Evansville
Erie
Fresno
Fort Worth
Grand Island
Grand Rapids
Helena
Harrisburg
Hastings
Hutchinson
Ithaca
Indianapolis
Joplin
Johnstown
Kane
Kansas City
LaCrosse
Lincoln
Little Rock
Louisville
Los Angeles
Lexington
Miami
Memphis
Mason City
Milwaukee
Minot
Minneapolis
Muskogee
New
St. Paul
San Diego
Sacramento
San Francisco
Salina
San Antonio
Syracuse
Seattle
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Spencer
Spa
Springfield
Mass
Spring ‘Field
Ill
Toledo
Tacomativo
Tulsa
Topeka
Tucson
Trinidad
Troy
Utica
Washington
Wheeling
Wichita
Winnipeg
Waco
Winfield
Waterloo
Youngstown
Onion Market in Good Shape in Chicago and DC Rates Rise
Onion market in Chicago shows good demand with limited receipts as No 1 Texas Bermudas sell at 1.50 to 1.75 per crate and California yellows at 1.75 to 1.90. Express rate hike set for July 1, about 10 percent, with ICC approval and numerous exceptions noted.
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Chicago
Texas
California
Cabbage Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Cabbage remains steady in Chicago with adequate supply amid good demand. Tennessee 30 pound crates fetch 2.25, Mississippi Wakefield in barrel crates 6.23, Missouri and Kentucky stock 3.15, Virginia 3. California shipments from Southern California show varied car counts daily from June 12 to June 18, totaling 7,374 cars for the year to date.
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Chicago
Tennessee
Mississippi
Wakefield
Missouri
Virginia
Does an advance mean a guarantee asks Owe EOD Administration
A historic inquiry by the Food Administration Division of Enforcement weighs whether an advance from a commission merchant to a shipper qualifies as a guarantee. A Nashville shipper claimed advances are true loans, while others argue guarantees depend on trade custom. The issue, debated after a Florida-Nashville dispute, seeks a trade-wide definition of advance.
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Owe
EOD Administration
Nashville
New York
Food Administration
United States
Florida
Tenn
Produce House
The
Washington
Division of Enforcement
Packer
New Butter Regulations Issued This Week
Food Administration releases public rules for butter storage costs and margins. It details monthly cost components, permitted margins by quantity, allowances for cold storage, transfers between branch houses, and rules for wholesale and retail dealing under the supervision of Food Administrator Russell Somerville.
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Food Administration
Ania
Salis
Russell Somerville
Names of Those Who Take Eggs Out of Storage
New York June 21 The local office of the United States Food Administration sent a circular to all cold storage houses requesting daily reports naming owners for stored and withdrawn eggs The Administration hints that some smaller operators may have removed eggs stored over 30 days and sold them as fresh eggs It will stop this at once.
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Columbus
United States Grand Jury
Keys
Maxwell
Ohio
Key
State House
Croxton
New York
United States Food Administration
Cash Freight Ruling Postponed To August 1
Washington June 21 General Order No 25 postpones the cash freight date from July 1 to August 1. Rules now exclude transportation for U S government departments and bureaus allied nations states counties municipalities DC Alaska and the American Red Cross.
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Washington, D. C
United States
District of Columbia
Alaska
American Red Cross
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Comstock
Hartford
Grand Haven
Packer Weekly Bulletin
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Imperial Valley
Washington, D.C
Consolidated Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
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