Early Rose Peach Movement In North Georgia This Week
Georgia peach trade notes half the Early Rose crop moving this week with 442 cars estimated for total. shipments rising from Macon area as rail schedules show Carman and Hileys starting late June through July. Weather, standardization law, and cooling nights affect size and marketability. one car condemned for green fruit.
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Macon
Barry Rose
Carman
Hileys
Georgia Belles
Elbertas
Hibertas
North Georgia
Produce Packer serves fruit and veg trade readers
The Produce Packer is a weekly newspaper supplement to The Packer devoted to market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and furs. A free sample copy can be mailed upon request.
Sharp Advance in F. O. B. Watermelon Prices at Leesburg
In Leesburg Florida June 22 with only half the weekly load shipped last week the f o b price on watermelons rose. Thursday prices ranged from 200 to 550 dollars depending on size as buyers plan for July 4th demand and anticipate moving operations to the Trenton Newberry area next week.
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Leesburg
Fla
Aize
Trenton- Newberry
East Texas Tomato Market Boosted by Fair Weather
East Texas tomato shipments, helped by fair land warmth, saw steady prices with good demand across markets. Harvesting progresses on a moderate pace as pinks shift to ventilated shipments amid improving prices. Peak shipments from East Texas are said to be completed with shipments expected to decline.
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East Texas
Jacksonville
Tex
Easat
Texas
Potatoes in Kaw Valley and Orrick District Stay Strong
Kansas City June 22 report says potato crop conditions remain favorable in Kaw Valley and Orrick Missouri. Recent rains have provided needed moisture supporting good size yields with reduced rot and blackleg. Acreage rose about 1,000 from last year. shipments expected to begin in July and output likely higher than last season’s 4,319 rail cars.
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Kansas City
Kaw Valley
Orrick
Missouri
Orrjek
Cantaloupe market in New York shows improved condition
New York market notes stronger demand for California and Arizona cantaloupes as arrivals increased. Prices rose through the week with California jumbos at 3.85 to 4.25, Standard 45s at 3.50 to 3.75, ponies 2.25 to 2.75, and Arizona about 25 cents lower, plus steady honeydew and orange-pack offerings in crates and flats across California and Arizona.
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New York
California
Arizona
Main Salt River Valley cantaloupe deal opens this week
Phoenix Arizona June 22 growers and shippers in the Salt River Valley anticipate the main cantaloupe deal to begin this week with shipments rising to 100 to 125 cars daily by late July. An estimated 10 000 acres are planted this season, with production possibly reaching 4 500 to 5 000 cars by month end.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Ieee
New York Receipts Hit Record for Fruits and Vegetables
New York on June 22 reports the heaviest spring receipts in market history with 1,273 cars arriving. Southern potatoes total 394 cars, Western cantaloupes 181 cars, tomatoes 100, cucumbers 2 and peaches 47. California juice grapes boost totals beyond prior spring highs.
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New York
Southern Georgia Melon Movement Starts Next Week
Adel Georgia June 22 local reports indicate Georgia melons may begin moving this weekend but shipping season in Southern Georgia will not officially open until next week.
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Southern Georgia
Adel
Georgia
Record Attendance Expected at Apple Shippers Meet in Pittsburgh
Attendance at the 24th annual convention of the International Apple Shippers Association is anticipated to be record-breaking. The event will be at the William Penn Hotel from August 14 to 17. Registration begins Monday noon August 13. Alberta C. Walter oversees hotel reservations and rooms are expected to fill quickly. G Phillips, secretary, reports printed registrations will be compiled Tuesday evening. Subcommittees have worked weeks to ensure a major convention in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
International ‘Apple Shippers’ Association
William Penn Hotel
Albert C. Walter
Zult - ‘Exchange Building
Busy Season for Fake Subscription Agents
Chicago June 22. The trade should guard against fake representatives posing as subscription agents or producing publications as this busy season begins. A complaint from Freeport Alabama describes a one armed man who posed as a Packer man and took a firm’s subscription. Several Chicago dealers were victims of an able salesman posing as an agent for another produce publication this week.
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Chicago
The
Tacker
Freeport
Rain Damage in Mississippi Tomatoes Reported
Cincinnati June 22 Recent heavy rains damaged Mississippi tomato crops with varying severity. Shippers reporting from Hazlehurst and Crystal Springs note losses around ten percent and five percent respectively, while other points show differing impacts.
Tomato crop reports across districts show mixed rain effects
Regional telegraphs from Mississippi fruit growers report varying damage from recent rains. Some districts note slight losses in low areas and better yields on high ground, while others see 10 to 25 percent yield reductions, mainly in creek bottoms and flooded spots. Officials caution shipments may last about ten days as weather improves.
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Alford & Miller
Valley growers plan objections to new rate tariffs
Rio Grande Valley citrus prices face higher tariffs under the July 8 schedule, while vegetable growers may save. Shippers rate specialists and rail men met to plan a petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking to suspend the citrus fruit portion of the tariffs that would add about 10 cents per box, an annual impact near fifty thousand dollars.
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Rio Grande Valley
Tex
Cstrus
Interstate Commerce Commission
Watermelon Crop Improves in Thomasville Area
Watermelon crops in Thomasville Georgia have rebounded after a near ruin earlier. Warm weather and frequent local showers over the month boosted growth. harvests are expected to normalize with a few cars this week and a larger acreage than last year as growers profited previously.
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Thomasville
Sunezzi
Pnomas County
Valencia Oran Receipts Heavy in New York This Week
Market round up from New York reports heavy Valencia Oranges and lemons from California with 152 cars sold at auction through Thursday. Prices varied by quality, with fancy fruit $4.75 to $13 and choice $3.75 to $6.56. lemons eased by up to $1.50. Porto Rico pineapples and Havana pineapple sales noted with mixed gains and declines. Descriptions include crate counts, sizes, and condition shifts.
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New York
California
Valencia
Best
Choice
Porto Rico
Havana
Sicily
Alzeg
Verdelli
Riper
Verdellis
Ripe Firat
Verdelli Firat
Rains Boost Potato Crop Prospects in Red River Valley
Heavy rains across the Red River Valley and North Dakota improve moisture for potatoes, with warm weather needed for cultivation. Farmers report limited field work in the past week due to rain, leaving some fields weedy but crops in Minnesota Point district foresee strong yields for tomatoes and onions.
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Red River Valley
East Grand Forks
Minn
North Dakota
Minnesota Point
Lettuce Deal Opens in Denver Area Trade Starts Soon
Colorado Lettuce Starting. Denver, June 27. Lettuce shipments may begin from this point within a few days as the local deal opens and r ecarrot shipments are planned. Once sufficient other vegetables are available, mixed vegetable shipments will start in this region.
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Denver
Colo
Miss Ellen Birch Marries Kenneth Hall in Portland
Miss Ellen Birch daughter of Sam Birch a well known Northwest apple man is wed to Kenneth Hall of Portland in a June ceremony.
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Ellen Birch
Portland
Ore
Sam Birch
Northwest
Kenneth Hall
Northern California potato market shows little activity in San Francisco
June 22 report notes very little northern California potato activity with no inquiries for long haul shipments. Demand and trading are moderate with the market about steady. Dock handlings light. Quotations at shipping points San Francisco or Stockton include New stock stockton sacked Burbanks 1.251.36 per cwt and Netted Gem at 1.15 to 1.25. Shatters 1.11.26. Colma Garnet Chills box included 1.25 to 1.50. Onion market very dull with slow trading. flat varieties 0.85 to 1.10 per cwt and yellow 1.10 per sack.
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San Francisco
California
F. Vo
Stockton
New Stock
Burbanks
Washington
Fair Quarry
Northwest approves move to investigate protective service
Yakima Washington June 722. The Yakima Valley Traffic and Credit Association met last week to discuss an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on protective service by refrigerator car companies. A delay likely until September means four to six months before a decision, with railroads expected to contest a favorable outcome for shippers. The ICC probe could cost about 750000 and may yield reduced rates or improved service. The association also noted a 3313 percent cut in industrial insurance rates effective immediately saving warehouse operators thousands. Edwin Smith, a marketing specialist, will meet with the association on July 2 in Yakima and stay several days.
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Yakima
Wash
Interstate Commerce
Commission
California
Interstate Commerce Commission of Protective Service
Ivan JL. Plette
C. W. Kohagen
Yakima Valley
Traffic & Credit “Association
Industrial Ance Committee
Washington
Olympia
R. R. Pailthorp
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Edwin Smith
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
Smith
Increased Movement of Cantaloupes From Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley melon shipments have risen with 449 cars on the 18th including 841 cars of cantaloupes both East and West, 73 cars of mixed melons, and smaller lots of Honey Dews and Casabas. Weekly totals show cantaloupes at 2,263 cars vs 2,036 prior week. Yuma Valley and Phoenix also moving cantaloupes with about 4,000 cars expected from Phoenix. A clearing house plan for next season will market Imperial Valley cantaloupes, lettuce may join, and a grower shippers committee was formed to organize acreage for next year.
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el Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Yuma Valley
Phoenix
Brawley
Donald Conn
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Reducing Estimates of West Tennessee Tomato Yields
Western Tennessee shippers report mixed views on the impact of heavy rains since June 1 on tomato crops. While quality remains strong, many fear a yield reduction from earlier forecasts due to excessive moisture and pollen washout. Acreage totals 8,200, up from 6,600 in 1927, with prior year car shipments of 2,005 to 2,874 cars. Movement starts next week, with government inspection at Humboldt, Gibson, Cades and possibly other points.
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Humboldt, Tenn
Groove
Tenn
Wee Ap
United States Department of Agriculture
Tennessee
Humboldt
Gibson
Cades
Youngs Fruit Produce Company
New Tariffs Standardize Valley Vegetable Packs
Brownsville Tex June 22 A hearing in Harlingen with W P Bartell to set uniform containers and weights for Valley vegetable shipments. Agreement to adopt a tariff supplement enforcing uniform packs and weights, preventing excessive bulge and overloads. Minimums of 24000 pounds for all commodities into all territories will curb overloading, with new rates effective July 8.
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Brownaville
Tex
Harlingen
W. P. Bartell
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Effent
Peach Market Steady in New York Week
The New York peach market held steady during the week with small Georgian peaches and substantial green stock. Red Birds and Early Rose held up well, Anedas crates selling from 1.50 to 3.0 dollars, Red Bride around 2.5 to 3 dollars, about 300 cars moved daily.
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New York
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Apple Shippers’ Meet
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Cincinnati
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Utica, Miss
D. C. Simmons
Georgetown
Misa
W. N. Sebren
Sina
P. LL. Biggs
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