Express rates to Jersey City deemed unreasonable
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association, finding the aggregate express rate to Jersey City from California through Washington, Oregon and Idaho excessive. It ordered restoration of through routes to Pleza 20 and 21 in New York, and awarded reparations plus a reasonable future rate. The decision also found that requiring consignors to accept Jersey City deliveries was unreasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Erie
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Jersey Cry
Piera
Washington, D. C
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association Et al
American Railway
Express Company Et al
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
New York City
Erie Railroad
California
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
New York
American Railway Express Company
Consignees
N. O
Worrying Golf and Busy Kansas Towns
The writer travels through Kansas towns noting bustling business and healthy crops while a restaurant conversation centers on golf worries. A local editor's habit of worrying supposedly boosts community morale, and the piece finds little to fear beyond a single restaurant worrier who obsesses over golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Town
Western
Creditors Probe Parrish & Co. Failure Sparks Criminal Probe
New York reports indicate possible criminal proceedings against Isadore Coff and Louis Soloff, owners of the Parrish & Co. trade name. The defunct New Haven, Connecticut firm failed mid May with debts between 26,000 and 320,000. Creditors’ accountants find large purchases charged to the New Haven firm but no clear records tying them to that company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. Parrish’ & Co
New’ Haven
Conn
A. Tarrish &Co
Isadore Coff
Louis Soloff
New Haven
Doff
Golcoft
Feola of Buffalo Files Bankruptcy Petition
M Feola a fruit and vegetable jobber of Buffalo N Y filed a petition in bankruptcy on Wednesday He owes a substantial amount on purchases made in the New York market indicating financial trouble for the local dealer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Notice on unauthorized solicitors for The Packer
Several subscription solicitors, working without authority in Central territory, have collected for The Packer without reports to us. Our regular representatives carry credentials or evidence of authority on our stationery and will not be offended if you request they show their authority.
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Packer
Costa Samios Files Bankruptcy Petition Does Not Owe Trade
New York June 24 Costa Samios 4 fruit and vegetable dealer filed a bankruptcy petition listing assets at 31 383 with no assets He owes nothing to the fruit trade though once a heavy buyer A principal creditor Gus Leydecker notes totaling 25 000 The petition cites 17 Post avenue as his home and recalls past contracts from about 12 years ago when he was a receiver and jobber in Manhattan and the Bronx
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Costa Samios
Gus Ww. Leydecker
Samles
Washington Street
Bronx
Post Avenue
Samios
Sees Good Outlook for American Apples in Europe
New York June 24 Harry Barr of the Barr Shipping Corporation returned from a European tour and reports a favorable outlook for American apples in Europe next season. He notes England has a fair early crop but it will move early, while a thin late crop will limit competition. Continental crops are small and of poorer quality, aiding American sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Barr
Barr Shipping Corporation
Europe
Potatoes Harvest Under Way Across Fort Smith Area
June 24 Fort Smith Arkansas reports potato harvest in full swing with prices steady to down. Potatoes at $3 per cwt early week, old Irish at $5 a cwt, red and white varieties. green beans $2.75 a bushel. huckleberries cheaper, crates $2.50. Rains helped crops but delayed field work. cabbage, onions, and tomatoes moving in markets across Heavener, Altus, Mulberry, Lincoln, Lavaca, Ursula, Cameron, and nearby towns as growers ship 50 to 60 cars daily and aim to total about 10 cars from 40 acres in one area.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Raina
Altua
Altus
Heavener
Okla
Mulberry
Crawford County
Raine
I Kat ‘Eiverton
Canning Company
Ozark
Lincoln
Watts
Oklo
Lavaca
Ursula
Cameron
LeFlore
Choctaw County Leads In Car Shipments This Year
The report shows monthly and district totals with Choctaw county shipping 120 cars and the district totaling 297. Daily averages near 20 across the period, with 130 cars already shipped and an overall estimate of 250 for the current period. Last year totals reached 325.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ments
Choctaw County
Apple Crop Prospects Improve Across Canadian Provinces
Weather remains cool and wet in fruit regions delaying growth by eight to ten days. Net apple crop projected at 3,767,390 barrels, up 15 percent from 1926 and above five year average, with Eastern provinces showing especially favorable outlook. BC and Ontario lead increases in strawberries and pears, while cherries and peaches vary by province. province totals listed for 1927 vs 1926.
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Winnipeg
Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Heavy Vegetable Shipments From Louisiana Reach Markets
85 cars of mixed vegetables left the Louisiana district on Saturday led by Ponchatoula with 20 cars and Hammond with seven. Denham Springs Albany Roseland Amite Kentwood and Independence contributed the rest. Beans bell peppers eggplants and cucumbers were most shipped. Buyers were active and markets held steady for eggplants while white beans declined and cucumbers fetched fair prices. Growers are using all traoers in the harvest area.
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Hammond
Louisiana
Ponchatoula
Denham Springs
Albany
Roseland
Amite
Kentwood
Independence
Hampera i
Chicago cantaloupe market steadies after weekly decline
Chicago reports a steadier cantaloupe market following a roughly 2.3 per crate drop on jumbo crates and declines on standards and flats. By midweek demand remained satisfactory with good quality. 110 cars on track and Imperial Valley jumbo prices at 3.25 to 3.50 per crate, standards around 2.75 to 3.36, flats near 1.15 to 1.35.
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Chicago
Imperial Valley
Carriers Oppose Lower Fruit and Vegetable Freight Rates
Chicago June 24 railroads rejected a voluntary plan to cut freight rates on fruits and vegetables. A letter from the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association states carriers will not reduce rates further without harming the current high transport standards. The reply cites data from multiple regional bureaus and industry committees showing consensus against additional cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carriera
R. C. Fyfe
The
Western
Association
J. E. Gorman
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Sherman Hotel
Mackenzie
Eeport
Southwestern ‘Freight Bureau
Trans-Continental
Illinois
Collyer
Traffic Executive Association
Eastern Territory
Trunk Line Association
New England Freight Association
Central Freight Association
Barham
Southern Traffic Executive Committee
Rosenthal Brothers dispute over potato deal clarified
A Wilkes-Barre firm Rosenthal Brothers released a statement noting nine cars of Hastings Florida potatoes, about $15,000, were paid by arrangement with Reynolds and Reynolds Wilkes-Barre lawyers. It claims Max Rosenthal never belonged to the firm, Harry and Sam Rosenthal ran it until Harry’s death about 16 months ago. An effort to reach G W Waller of Hastings & Elkton Potato Exchange firm for details was not answered by press time.
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Kansas City
Rosenthal Brothers
Wilkes-Barre
Hastings & Elkton Potato Exchange
G .W. Waller
Reynolds
Max Rosenthal
Harry Rosenthal
Sam Rosenthal
Hastings
Fla
Waller
Illinois Peach Crop Will Be Reduced This Year
State correspondent from Centralia reports Illinois peach output will be about half of 1926, with estimates ranging around 1,200 to 1,500 cars. Heavy April freeze and spring rains damaged the crop. early shipments to Pulaski county may begin by late July, with first fruit already seen in Williamson county on June 18.
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Eadiy
Pulaski County
Centralia
Ill
Illinois
Effingham
Indiana
Carbondale
Cobden
Allé Pays
Anne
Dongola
Elbertas
Williamson County
Rain Delays Shipping of Tomatoes From Texas
Heavy rains throughout the tomato belt halted shipments for several days. If the weather clears, a few cars of pink tomatoes may move next week, but heavy movement is unlikely. Likely end of shipping expected around the first week of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Tex
Baker Brothers Enter Bankruptcy Proceedings in Jacksonville
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against Baker Brothers, a Jacksonville chain store concern, on June 13. It is understood that Baker Brothers of Jacksonville operates as a partnership, while Baker Brothers of Tampa appears as a separate corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fis
Baker Brothers
Tampa
Light Cherry Crop in a Michigan District
Mason county reports sour cherry crop at most 15 percent of normal for the year while the sweet crop should reach about 50 percent. Small fruits show promise with strawberries beginning to ripen. Freesoil, Michigan. June.
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Freesoil
Mich
Mason County
Produce Agency Act Goes Into Effect July First
A July first effective date for the Produce Agency Act, also called the Anti-Dumping Law, is explained by Lloyd B. Tenny of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The act broadens safeguards on perishable farm products in interstate commerce and DC, targeting dumping, misstatements, and improper handling by those receiving produce for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Goez
Lloyd
Tenny
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Produce Agency
Produce Agency Act
District of Columbia
Receiver for C. O. D. Fruit Produce Co. Amarillo
In Amarillo Texas on June 24 a receiver was appointed for the C O D Fruit Produce Company after a board majority cited differences among officers over management. The receivership, sought by stockholders, will operate the business until the July directors meeting while efforts to reorganize continue. Preliminary inventory by Receiver W R Armstrong shows the business in good condition.
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Amarllo
Tex
C. O02
D. Fruit Produce Company
W. R. Armstrong
Produce Packer aims at fruit and veg trade readers
A description notes The Packer edition focuses on commercial production and marketing of fruits and vegetables with weekly market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool furs. A free sample copy can be requested.
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Erie Piers
Nice
American Express
Com
Pany
Consignee
Washington, Oregon
Parrish & Co
M. Feola
Buffalo, N. Y
Jobber
the Packer
Fort Smith, Ark
Arly
Tedck
Arkansas-Oklahome
Ditrict
Tee
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association
WWE
Devi Serent
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Texas
Jacksonville, Fla
Michigan
Lloyd S. Tenny
Bureau of Agricultural Economica
United States Department of Agriculture
C. O. D. Fruit Produce Co
Amarillo
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