Melon shipments drive call to extend grading ban
The Waterway Control Committee pressed Secretary to extend the ban on shipments of melons not U S No 1 to August 15. Florida shipments reach 4417 cars to date, Georgia 1849, with total melon movement rising as the Southeast markets flood with culls and prices collapse. Officials urge softening inspections during holidays and caution shippers not to ship watermelons until ripe to protect future markets.
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Tune
Waterly Control Committee
U. S
Comee
Florida
Secreto
Southeastern
Melon
Georgia
Findings On Terminal Fruit Auctions Revealed
Kansas City June 24 Recently the Federal Trade Commission released findings from a two year investigation into the produce industry focusing on fruit auctions and their role in distributing fresh fruits and vegetables The report recalls a congressional directive to study declines in agricultural income and the profits costs capitalization and monopolistic practices of major sellers with attention to how consumer dollars are shared among farmers processors and distributors
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Kansas City
Federal Trade Commission
Fort Worth official to attend Great Lakes Chapter meeting
C Goodfellow of Fort Worth Texas, president of the Association of Refrigerated Warehouses, will attend the Great Lakes Chapter meeting at the Lake Shore Athletic Club this Tuesday June 28. Subjects of interest to warehouse executives will be discussed.
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Chicago
C. Goodfellow
Fort Worth
Tex
Great Lakes
Lake Shore Athletic Club
Peak potato and fruit moves across states in July market notes
Regional farm news details heavy potato shipments from Kaw valley and eastern shore, rising early cantaloupes from Phoenix, strong peach festival plans in Nashville Arkansas, and ongoing market agreement debates. Mentions Florida retail tax issues and New Jersey potato association changes.
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Crowley Artival
California
Candada
Mia
A. A
Carolinas Agree to Withhold Low Grade Peaches
North and South Carolina peach growers vote to withhold smaller size peaches from interstate markets to support prices for the 1938 crop. More than the required 75 percent sign the voluntary agreement at Candor North Carolina, with leaders from Spartanburg South Carolina and Hamlet North Carolina aiding efforts.
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Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Sandhill Peach Growers Association
Candor
N. C
W. L. Currie
Spartanbore
8.C
Edwin Pate
Laurel Hill
C.D. Matthews
Hamlet
Raleigh
T. H. Cribb
South Carolina Peach Growers Association
Spartanburg
D.C
Washington
Pate
Matthews
Georgia Elberta Peach Crop To Move In Volume
Macon Georgia June 24 More than one third of Georgia s peach crop has been marketed. White freestones Georgia Belles and Hileys remain before the big Elberta movement. Elbertas began late this week and a car from Montezuma carried early Elbertas. The season's fruit is premier quality free from curculio and highly colored. Generous showers hint at another top crop though rain hindered picking and packing keeping cars shipped small. Prices and FOB demand rose amid improving markets. Continued on Page 18.
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Macon
Georgia
Georgia Belles
Hileys
Montezuma
Wil
Phillips analyzes Food and Drugs Bill in Congress
Rochester June 24 Secretary R G Phillips of the International Apple Association releases a partial analysis of the Food and Drugs Bill now before the President. He notes the conference report was adopted by the Senate on June 10 and by the House on June 18 and quotes a House member praising five years of study and unity on the bill. Continued on Page 19.
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Rochester
R.G. Phillips
International Apple ‘Association
Congress
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Kansas City Prosecutes Itinerant Truck Operators
Kansas City authorities seized unlicensed truckers violating ordinance No. 3283 prohibiting produce sales by itinerant drivers. Several arrests and convictions yielded $100 fines in North Side Court. Placards notifying enforcement were to be posted at the market, with a half page ad in this week’s Packer.
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Kansas City
North Side Court
the Packer
Michigan Early Celery Movement Gets Under Way
Muskegon Michigan June 24 The 1938 Michigan early celery deal moved carload shipments starting Tuesday the earliest on record two carloads leaving Muskegon district and Kalamazoo Grand Haven areas. First shipments began June 11 with growth steady and a full swing by week end. Weather and rain supported crop with warm spell aiding early cutting and movement through August as a lull approaches in late summer.
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Muskegon
Mich
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Grand Haven
United Convention Hotel Committee Reports Over 125 Room Reservations
In Los Angeles on June 24 Norman Evans the Hotel Committee chair of United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association announces more than 125 reservations for the convention headquarters at the Biltmore. A fixed policy gives early registrants preference for rooms with nearby alternatives at the Savoy Hayward and the Clark for later arrivals. Committees work on preliminary convention details set for January 24 to 27.
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Los Angeles
Norman Evans
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Biltmore
Hyana
Savoy
Hayward
Clark
Emergency rate expiration denied by ICC in rail rate case
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied Western Trunk Line and Southwestern Freight Bureau petitions to vacate a suspension order in the S. & 3. 4495 case to let emergency potato and onion rates expire. Railroads sought to substitute higher tariffs, while protests led to a seven month postponement. The action is part of ongoing appeals and petitions publicized June 24 in Washington.
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Interstate “Commerce Commission
Wavate
Washington,d. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Trunk Line
Southwestern Freight Bureau
Commission
League
The
United
Ask
Rain boosts potato crop prospects in Louisville district
A heavy beneficial rain in Louisville and surrounding districts including St Matthews and Worthington improved potato development. Despite earlier light acreage estimates, ideal weather foresees a yield near last year with harvest set for mid to late next week. Onions also benefit from the warm growing period, signaling a large harvest.
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Louisville
St. Matthews
Worthington
Packer
Apple Convention Sparks Behind the Scenes Letter
St Louis reporter Aubrey Milam quotes Jim Bawden in a sharp exchange about the forthcoming apple convention in St Louis. Milam notes a remote copy of a letter thanking him and asking economists to help publicize the event, raising questions about personal involvement and awareness among organizers.
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St. Louis
Jim Bawden
Aubrey Milam
Jimmie
Missouri
Apple Meet to Be Red Hot at St Louis Convention
Officers of the International Apple Association announced a St Louis convention August 9 to 12 with a business program promising many highlights and urgent topics. Proposals include compulsory inspection of perishable cargoes, federal study with local cooperation to regulate markets, and claims handling under IC C C rules. Bills H R 10692 and 10698 will be pressed in Congress, plus licensing measures for interstate corporations.
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Rochester
N. Y
International’ Apple Association
St. Louis
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
I. Cc. C
Gearhart
Kaw Valley and Orrick District Potatoes Moving
Kansas City readers learn that potato crop prospects in Kaw valley and Orrick districts are about 60 to 75 percent of normal. Kaw valley may ship around 1 600 cars, Orrick 800 to 1 000, including minor truck tonnage. Peak movement not expected until mid July. weather favorable now aids harvest.
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Kansas City
Kaw Valley
Orrick
Carolina Peach Deal Gains Momentum Across State
Spartanburg June 24. The peach deal in South Carolina is under rapid movement with heavy shipments expected by month end and Elberta varieties tight by early July. Government forecasts yield 1,556,000 bushels, up from 1,080,000 last year, with improving quality due to fertilizing and spraying programs. Orchards are in good condition with ample rain and popular varieties like Golden Jubilee Hiley Georgia Bell and Elberta entering production.
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Spartanburg
D. C
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas Peaches Show Unusually High Quality
Little Rock June 24 Arkansas peaches are reported by agricultural officials to be of the best uniform quality in recent years. Extension horticulturalist P T Ecton notes near ideal growing conditions, ample rain, and one of the state's largest crops in several years. Harvest may come earlier and the season be relatively short. Shippers in southern Arkansas especially around Nashville and DeQueen are moving many carloads daily, with heavy truck movement.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
U. S
P. T. Ecton
University of Arkansas College of Agriculture
Ecton
Nashville
DeQueen
Pleasant Valley Onion Harvest Ready to Start
Pleasant Valley In June 24 reports ideal growing weather for onions, with tops starting to go down and harvesting likely to begin around June 27. Acreage near normal at 350 to 400 acres, with 5 to 10 percent of fields waterlogged. Yields expected around 250 carloads district wide, better than 1934 1935 and 1936. Yellow Globes dominate with few white onions, most moves by rail this season.
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Pleasant Valley
First Cantaloupes Move From Phoenix District
Phoenix Arizona June 24 One car of cantaloupes from 2 covered field shipped yesterday to inaugurate the 1938 melon season. Volume production from this district not expected for ten days. By July 4 heavy shipments may be expected. Crown set lighter this year prolonging harvest due to cool spring. Salt River valley 6320 acres cantaloupes and 970 acres honey dew melons. Yuma shipping 2642 acres cantaloupes. State total about 10000 acres in honey dew melons and cantaloupes.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Arizona Fruit and Vegetable Standardization Service
Yuma
Baldwin County Early Sweet Potatoes Start in Alabama
Loxley Alabama June 24 The early sweet potato deal is ready to start in Baldwin county Initial cars were expected out late this week A normal yield is in prospect though acreage is short especially in the earliest part of the district The stock on the vines looks good size is good and a strong yield seems sure The New Improved Triumphs and some Porto Ricans are grown here Stock is packed in tub bushels with crown covers and carefully graded and labeled Shipments will last through July
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Loxley
Ala
Baldwin County
Third Imperial Valley cantaloupe acreage plowed up
Imperial valley growers and Yuma valley partners agreed to remove one third of the remaining cantaloupe crop boosting prices. Market quotes jumped from 26 to 50 cents as shippers reported strong demand and warmer eastern weather. About 80 percent of the planned destruction was completed by Tuesday with 35 percent slated for shipment after disking.
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el Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Yuma Valley
Brawley
B. A. Harrigan
Imperial
Yuma
Degl
Imperial Valleys
Arkansas Officials Deny Winking at Truck Regulations
Kansas City report says Arkansas officials denied claims they would ignore state truck regulations. The Packer article cited by Frank M. Stoll sparked concern among Kansas City dealers that Arkansas officials promised leniency for peach truck operations, a claim Arkansas authorities dispute.
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Arkansas
Kansas City
Packer
Frank M. Stoll
Southwest Country
Clancy
Johnson County
Peach Growers Association
Department of Revenues
Peak of West Tennessee Tomato Deal This Week
The west Tennessee tomato deal reaches its peak this week with heavy volumes expected into next week. Shipments should top the belt by July 4, as daily loadings continue beyond that date. Humboldt Tennessee notes normal preparations and generally good quality across the belt.
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West Tennessee
Humboldt, Tenn
The Produce Packer free sample offer printed here
A notice from The Produce Packer explains it is a weekly edition devoted to marketing of fruits vegetables and related markets. It invites readers to request a free sample copy by mail to receive market and trade news of interest to shippers distributors and others in eggs poultry butter hides wool fur and more.
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Packer
Produce Packer
Eges
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Michigan Apple Innstitute
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United Convention Hotel Committee
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