Cabbage crop in peak season for Muscatine district
June 25 Ta One of the cabbage crops in years will rain this well known district season. It is estimated by grow shippers here that the crop is between 1000 and 1200 cars and the quality will be excellent. Plentiful rains have brought fields to fine shape and heads will run to good average size. Movement will begin this week with shipments continuing through July and August. Nichols vicinity aims for late October. Shippers prefer bulk loading, with crates holding about 126 pounds. Hauptsuppe Hahn Brothers Co and W H Hoopes & Sons are major growers and shippers with extensive carlot plans.
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Seatine
M Nichols
United States
Ormerly
Catine Island
Mis
Nichole
J. H. Rummells
War Tax Due for Commission Merchants in New York
New York June 25 war tax of 20 per year applies to all commission merchants with six months tax of 10 due by June 30. Banks in the produce district including Century Bank Irving National Bank and Fidelity Trust announce forms for reporting to commissions on request.
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New York
Internal Revenue
Century Bank
Greenwich
Warren Streets
Irving National Bank
Woolworth
Fidelity Trust
Chambers Street
Shippers complain about Jacksonville Fruit and Produce Co
The Packer reports numerous complaints from shippers against Jacksonville Fruit and Produce Company of Jacksonville Florida. Shippers in Georgia and Alabama allege nonpayment for eggs chickens and cantaloupe orders totaling hundreds of dollars with only partial remittances. Proprietor T Waters has been previously written up and tied to several troubled concerns over the past three years.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Packer
Jacksonville Fruit and Produce Company
Cleveland
Georgia
Birmingham
Ala
Waters
Shippers complain about Pondera Valley Produce owner Lusher
In Conrad Montana on June 25, shippers continue to accuse Lusher of the Pondera Valley Produce Company of failing to pay for goods. The latest claim comes from O A Fanning of Streator II for $23 worth of cucumbers shipped in April. Locals say Lusher has few assets.
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Lusher
Texas Tomato Prices Low in East Texas Market
East Texas tomato shipments reach 470 cars of 896 crates each since season start. Prices this week range 20 to 25 cents f o b. Market strengthened late week though less than half the crop moved. Shipments may continue to July 15 if prices justify. Some growers refuse harvest at current prices. Early peaches nearly exhausted in Americus with season to begin next week. Canning factories delayed due to ample last year's stocks.
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Jacksonville
Tex
East Texas
Americus
Egg shipping innovation avoids breakage in rail car test
A Cutler Monesmith shock absorbing device used in a Lehigh Valley refrigerated car carrying 436 cases of eggs showed no breakage except where a floor clamp failed. The entire load shifted as a unit by four to five inches, indicating strong protection against jostling en route from Cresco Iowa to New York, with officials from Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad observing. The demonstration spurred interest from shippers nationwide as trials continue toward practical use.
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Monemith
Cresco
Lehigh Valley
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Easton
Mifflin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Iowa
New York
Prepay Freight on Melons Shipped to Chicago
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad and other lines plan to require prepayment of freight on all watermelons sent to Chicago after June 30 to ease market congestion. Rail firms insist shipments are dumped when prices are low, leading to carried charges and disrupted supply, prompting a move to curb overflow and stabilize the market.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Tak- Sina Chen Ae Fetes Oy
California and Northwest fruit prices rise on fluctuating sale
Receipts of deciduous fruit rose in Chicago during the week with prices near prior levels. Central Fruit Auction Company reported varied averages for California cherries, Washington and Oregon cherries, peaches, apricots, and plums across multiple days and carloads. Georgia peach shipments from Fort Valley show the crop moving freely with early varieties nearly done and prices around 1.50 to 1.60 f. o. b. to midnight June 21.
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Bings
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the Central
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Virginia
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C. E. Todhunter
T. M. Wilson & Co
Hartford
Mich
Edward Byrnes
Bolivar B. Bond
Jacksonville
Fla
Morris Breakstone
Pondera Valley Produce Company
Columbus
Texas
Seaman Lichtenstein
Len Small
Market Dropping on Spuds and Old Potatoes Near End
The Chicago market for new potatoes shows a weak week with heavy supplies from Virginia, the Carolinas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma depressing prices. Virginian barrels sold around 2.25 per barrel. Cobblers and Triumphs varied, and overall outlook points to moderate prices as a large upcoming crop arrives. Old potatoes near finish as dealers wind down stock.
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Carolinas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Carolina
Virginia
Wuthern
Southern
Potato Market Lacks Life Amid Old Stock Prices Fall
A fragile potato market shows little activity with sales mainly at 20 to 30 cents, while out of town buyers push 25 to 80 cents for old stock. Reports of homegrown stock arriving curb demand, keeping prices low as season nears end. quality remains satisfactory. Separate note: Edgar Oetgen, a longtime offender, was arrested in Savannah for passing worthless checks with father bailing him out.
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Ostf
Savannah
Edgar
Oetgen
Legal Entanglements Grow In Imperial Cantaloupe Row
A jumbled report from Los Angeles dated June 25 outlines another wave of suits and counterclaims in the Imperial Valley cantaloupe dispute. Edward Byrnes of Chicago, once aggressor and marketer here, leads a multifront legal effort against local distributors while also acting as a small rival, with criminal actions tied to the same deal. The article hints at evolving strategies but leaves many names and specifics unclear.
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Los Angeles
Edward Byrnes
Chicago
Imperial Valley
Byrnes
Packer
Howard Byrnes
Moriyama
T. Te
Tisuki
Embezzlement Warrants Sworn Against Todhunter
Cincinnati reports two warrants for embezzlement issued against Charles E Todhunter a Knoxville Indiana broker after Guy M Wells an onion grower and shipper failed to recover funds from Todhunter who cashed a 234 check drawn on a Covington Kentucky bank. The Consignment Act governs the case. Todhunter is at large, with investigations and complaints from shippers and merchants tied to his 1914 consignments.
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Charles E.todhunter
Guy M. Wells
Knox
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Todhunter
Covington, Ky
Covington
Edward M. Hurley
Mr. Wells
Hurley
Dennis J. Ryan
Edwin J. Morrisey
West Tennessee
Wilson Concern
Packer
Sixth Street
Kaw Valley Potatoes Suffer From Floods In Kansas
The Kaw Valley potato crop west of Kansas City, Kansas, has been badly damaged by recent floods with fields washed out and ground moisture hindering cultivation. Experts say yields are down about 50 percent and no shipping will occur as harvest plans collapse amid persistent rains.
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Kaw Valley
Kansas
L. G. Frisbie
Tanner Springs
Prisbie
Babbie
Howard
Howard & Burnett
Lawrence
Chicago and National Fruit and Produce Market Highlights
A multi-page survey notes Chicago and national markets for fruit vegetables and eggs including cabbage cantaloupes peaches and citrus. Reports cover price trends shipper complaints California and Texas crops early Georgia peaches and Seattle or Detroit market mentions. Legal notices and incidents intersperse with market chatter.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Chicago Hay Market
Bolivar B Bond Returns to Produce Business in Nashville
Nashville reports Bolivar B. Bond, once convicted of issuing false bills of lading and later exonerated on appeal, has reentered the produce trade with Hermitage Produce Company in Nashville. His yearslong legal battles included extradition, a high profile case, and the Tennessee Supreme Court reversing a previous verdict. Bond’s return to the same field follows dismissal of charges and subsequent disappearance from public view.
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Tenn
Bolivart B. Bond
Packer
Hermitage Produce Company
Second Avenue
South
Charles B. Tomlin
Bond
Canada
Tennessee Supreme Court
Tennessee
Ittie
Suit Against Wilson and Co in Cincinnati
A Municipal Court suit was filed against T. M. Wilson & Co. of 127 Front Street by the National Seed Company of Louisville for onion sets purchased months ago. Trial is set for next Saturday with a claim of 172.50. The firm, once bankrupted, has operated small and faced earlier shipper complaints. A prior Louisville firm obtained a 174.90 judgment plus costs for onion sets this spring, which remains unpaid.
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Wilson & Co
Cincinnati
T. M. Wilson & Co
Front Street
National Seed Company
Louisville
Wilson Concern
Hardin, Hamilton & Lewman
Texas Citrus Fruit Crop Demands Packing Expert
Citrus growers in South Texas petition the U.S. government to send an expert to assist in packing oranges, grapefruit, and lemons for shipment. Gulf coast citrus is expanding annually with an estimated 1,000 carloads anticipated this year.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
United States
Gulf Coast
Oleo Men On Trial In Federal Case
Columbus June 5 The trial began this week for Dennis Kelly M Leo Corbett William H Eberst and William H Kelly officials and a Pittsburgh agent of the Capital City Dairy Company charged with conspiracy to defraud the government in oleomargarine manufacture A motion to postpone until December was overruled and a second motion to try defendants separately was rejected by Judge Sater
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Dennis Kelly
M. Leo Corbett
William H. Eberst
Qld Capital City Dairy Company
William H. Kelly
Pittsburgh
Sater
Farquake in California Shakes Brawleys and Caigesico
A California quake Tuesday night caused nearly 1,000,000 dollars in damage, with El Centro and Caigesico hit hardest while Brawleys suffered less. Southern valley areas near the border bore the strongest impact. irrigation and the El Centro ice plant saw minor effects. Cantaloupe shipments for the season remained active, totaling 1,989 cars through June 22, with weekly counts listed for June 17 to 21.
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Brawley
el Centro
Caigesico
Vallry
el Cegatro
Usua
California Vegetable Shipments Reported for Southern California
Total vegetable shipments to and including June 23 reach 3921 cars. Recent runs show June 17 with 11 cars, June 18 with 9, June 19 and 20 with 12, June 21 with 9, June 22 with 12, and June 23 with 10. Potatoes add 187 cars.
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California
Los Angeles
Southern California citrus shipments reach 31335 cars to June 23
From November 1 to June 23, total citrus shipments in Southern California reach 31 335 cars. Daily totals include June 17 at 208, June 18 at 198, June 19 and 20 at 231, June 21 at 146, June 22 at 176, and June 23 at 164 cars. Tulare County shipments total 5980 cars with 19 cars since the last report.
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California
Los Angeles
Fallone
Tulare County
Fruit crops promising in Hartford area
Hartford Michigan June 25 Nearly all growers here are thinning peaches and expect large crops of peaches and apples in well cared for orchards. The apple crop will also be large with trees heavily loaded in most varieties though some orchards did not bear Stark stocks.
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Hartford
Mich
Market News and Agricultural Notes From Various Cities
A collage of market notes and agricultural updates from cities including DeQueen Lebanon Kansas City and Pittsburgh. Reports cover fruits vegetables eggs and dairy with details on prices shipments weather impacts and notable industry moves such as Len Small’s election to head Illinois agriculture board.
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Kansas City
Speedwell
Hilton
N. Y
Florida news and East Texas market notes
Page 19 reports Florida updates and East Texas tomato price notes. It mentions storage in transit for apples and includes a Los Angeles market report with brief market observations and pricing context. Names and dates are not clearly readable in the fragment.
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Los Angeles
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