Millions Made in the Shafter Potato Deal
California farmers and shippers saw a record Shafter potato season yield immense profits. With 181 cars Monday and 186 Tuesday, shipments near peak, expected to ease late week and through July first. Prices ranged 2.22 to 2.75 per cwt fob, as district producers count profits around four to five million dollars, amid a season recalled as unbelievable by observers.
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Shafter
Calif
San Tro&quin- Valley
Shafter District
Shafter ‘District
Federal license of J. C. Crate Prod. Co. revoked
Washington D C June 26 The federal license of the J C Crate Produce Company Inc New York has been revoked following a May 19 hearing on complaints by several individuals. Awards totaled 30 45 49 99 with interest while one complaint was dismissed. License No 23046 revoked for failure to account. Continued on Page 18.
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Washington
D. C
J.C. Crate Produce Company, Inc
New York
Department of Agriculture
John H. Carroll
Jarvisburg
N. C
B. S. Lawton
Garnett
Silas C. Ide
Sweet Valley
B. B. Bateman
Poplar Branch
H. A. Spilman
D.C
Mable
Silas C
Berry season peaks as relief rolls face shakeout
Hammonton New Jersey June 26 the raspberry crop peaks with blackberries nearly ready for harvest. The berry season brings about a half million dollar value and 1500 workers are needed. Mayor Robertson says able bodied residents who refuse berry picking jobs will be dropped from relief rolls to prevent last year’s $125000 loss.
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Hammonton
N. J
Roberton
Chain Store Law Applies to Business Men Generally
Roosevelt signed the chain store bill this week turning it into law. The broad measure targets interstate commerce and prohibits price discrimination among purchasers, with penalties including fines up to 5000 dollars or a year in jail. The law covers chain stores and extends to industry overall.
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Roosevelt
Packer
United States
Columbus
Insular
Attorney Attacks Constitutionality of Perishables Act
Hartford June 26 In United States District Court attorney Benjamin Goldman of New Haven attacked the constitutionality of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act while moving to set aside a verdict for C S Mayes & Sons Inc of Muskogee Okla against the Landon Fruit and Produce Company of New Haven The jury verdict after a three day trial awarded 2039 76 in reparation for spinach shipments to the New Haven dealer The case involved a secretary of agriculture order and findings of the secretary as prima facie evidence Continued on Page 18
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Hartford
Conn
United States District Court
Benjamin Goldman
New Haven
C. S. Mayes & Sons, Inc
Mayes
Landow ‘Company
Secretary of Agriculture
Mercker Denies Attack on Commission Men
New York June 26 A E Mercker head of the potato division in Washington denies sending a wire advising potato shippers in the Carolinas and Virginia to junk commission merchants. The telegram, attributed to Mercker, prompted protests to the Agriculture Department and resentment among commission men who cite it as a challenge. The wire urged improving orders from small towns and predicted growth in demand and shipments.
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New York
A. EB. Mercker
Potato Division
Department of Agriculture
Washington
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Commission
Mercer
Mercker
Pleasant Valley Onion Crop Prospects Good
Pleasant Valley Iowa June 26 onion district has adequate moisture but needs rain to finish the crop Cool weather has aided growth and drought has not harmed the crop yet If hot weather arrives without more moisture the yield may fall short by next week several days of favorable growing conditions could bring the crop to excellent condition This year shows the best prospects in several years
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Pleasant Valley
Light Tennessee tomato crop eyed by growers
Humboldt Tenn June 26 The Tennessee tomato deal is estimated at an 800 car proposition due to dry weather. Acreage would normally yield 2,500 cars with last April 9 rainfall minimal. Shortage likely over 66 percent, shipments unlikely to reach past year totals. Prices hovered near 1.35 per field crate amid heat and a cool spell.
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Taff
Humboldt, Tenn
Tennessee
West
Bert
Gare
Kelya
Mesavens
Eastern Shore potato market eases with lighter demand
Cape Charles Va June 26 The Eastern Shore potato market moved easier this week as demand weakened and No 1 barrels fell below five dollars f o b for the first time this season. Rain delayed digging Monday to Wednesday reducing shipments and creating a temporary lull in demand. About 1 100 to 1 200 cars left the Shore by Thursday with ~400 moved by truck. Digging began slowest in Accomac with Northampton active. rain improved crop quality and size, suggesting higher production estimates though total 1936 output will likely be about half of last year’s 11 000 to 12 000 cars.
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Cape Charles
Northampton County
Accomac County
Food and Drug Bill Fails to Pass Congress
Washington June 26. The seventy fourth Congress adjourned last Saturday night with the food and drug act failing to pass. Apple growers and the fruit and produce industry voiced interest, deeming the measure unfair to their interests. Roosevelt signed the Robinson-Patman anti chain store bill Saturday to aid small independent merchants from large competitors.
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Washington
D. C
Fruit and Produce
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Providence League Holds Monthly Meeting at Sea
Providence Rhode Island June 26 Members of the local branch of the National League chartered a yacht for their regular monthly meeting. Most members attended the off shore gathering and enjoyed a lobster dinner at Wickford on Narragansett Bay. President Robert N Flake proposed the sea meeting and called it a great success.
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Providence
R. I
National League
Wickford
Narragansett Bay
Robert’ N. Flake
League
Weather dampens Georgia peach harvest across key counties
Drought relief gave way to storms that stripped pecking orchards in Burke B Macon and nearby counties. In Fort Valley Massey’s Lane two fatalities occurred as losses included tenant houses and packing sheds. Despite crop damage, overall peach yields fared better than other crops while sales moved about 485 cars last week led by Hileys with prices around 1.15 to 1.20 per half bushel for early varieties.
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Belt
Burke
Macon
Marshallville
Peach
Houston
Bleckley
Fort Valley
Murph
Massey's Lane
Marshallvile
U. S
Salt River Valley Cantaloupe Harvest Progresses in Heat
Salt River valley cantaloupe harvest advances with extreme heat speeding maturity. On Thursday 62 carloads left Phoenix and 43 from Yuma, marking a 100-car day earliest in nine years. Peak shipments likely by July 4 with quality described as excellent. Indictments withdrawn in Detroit case involving Herman Franzblau and company.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Yuma
E. G. Risser
Federal Market News
Federal Market
Yume
Imperial Valley
Pajaro Valley Apple Crop Looks Good
New York City fire officials and produce industry leaders met to curb morning traffic jams in the market area. Commissioner McElligott outlined tentative steps to keep key arteries open during early hours, including one way cross streets and reassignments on Chambers, Washington, and Greenwich streets to ease fire access. The plan aims to prevent dangerous delays if a large fire occurs near old, poorly maintained properties.
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New York
McElligott
City Fire Department
Fire Department
Chambers Street
Beach Street
Barclay
Washington Street
Greenwich Street
Potatoes Show Lower Prices In New York Market
New York reports an irregular week with prices up to 6.75 per barrel for fancy new stock, then down to about 6.25 as rains paused digging. North Carolina offerings are expected to clear this week, Long Island and New Jersey crops mature well, and Eastern Shore shipments rise. expects price drops into early July. Prince Edward Island stocks remain a major old potato source at 3.25 per 90 pound bag.
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New York
North Carolina
Eastern Shore
Long Island
New Jersey
Orient
Prince Edward Island
Hearing set July 11 on Nick Doffing Company reorganization
The hearing to discuss the proposed reorganization or settlement of affairs of the Nick Doffing Company has been reset for July 11. It will be held at the office of conciliation commissioner R. A. Rowland in Weslaco Texas. The original session was set for June 26 but details were incomplete.
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Weslaco
Tex
Nick Doffing Company
R. A. Rowland
Apple crop outlook in Pajaro valley eyed for 2.8 million boxes
In Watsonville California on June 26 the Pajaro valley apple crop shows favorable conditions and is progressing toward maturity. County agricultural commissioner Frank Kellogg expects about 2,800,000 boxes, with Bellflowers ready by September 1 and New towns by September 10. acreage remains around 12,000 acres, about 15 percent heavier than last year, with most fruit shipped for export or to intrastate markets.
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Watsonville
Calif
Pajaro Valley
Frank Kellogg
Intrastate Orange Regulation May Be Out in California
Los Angeles June 26 A preliminary injunction granted by Superior Judge Rueben Schmidt bars the state marketing agency from enforcing intrastate orange prorate for ten shipper plaintiffs led by the Pico Citrus Association. The ruling accompanies a similar injunction in the Forbes grapefruit case, and may signal unconstitutionality of California little AAA marketing framework. The Pico case may go to the State Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition. The agency may still prorate intrastate oranges for other shippers. The distribution committee proposed 150 cars for intrastate shipments while leaving further allotment to growers advisory committee. Opponents see the ruling as an initial step in testing the little AAA structure. Interstate prorate remains unchanged, with a 1,400-car Valencia allotment for interstate shipment for the week starting June 28.
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Los Angeles
California
Schmidt
Pico Citrus Association
Supreme Court
Distri
Little Aaa
Louisville Potato Crop Is Failure in Drought
Louisville grewers and shippers report the potato crop as the worst in local history due to a severe drought. Ground is powder dry, digging time nears with no rain in sight. Yields may reach one third normal for early plantings, 25 percent or less for later. Seed in cold storage is light, onions are 50 percent below normal with small sizes, and cabbage supplies are nearly exhausted. Sweet potato plantings are 25 percent short, signaling a very short crop outlook.
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Louisville
U. S
Florida citrus freight rate cut proposed for next season
Jacksonville announces railroads plan to file a proposal for reducing citrus fruit rates from Florida to points north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi by 18 cents per hundredweight. Current citrus rates are 12 cents under normal, with the new rate to take effect if all railroads concur.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Ohio and
Potomac
Mississippi River
Missouri Kansas potato crop yields pull through amid dry spell
Orrick Missouri June 26 The Missouri river bottom potato crop shows reduced acreage from last year and yields at 75 to 150 bushels per acre with an 85 to 90 bushel average forecast unless rains arrive. Crop quality is good with Cobblers dominant vines still green and promising further tonnage if rain returns. Car lot shipments run 1 000 to 1 200 cars with market prices from 2 50 to 2 75 per cwt. Victor N Remley and Bert Offutt Company ship this year from headquarters.
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Orrick
Missouri River
Courtney
Camden
Federal Land Easier Re
Victor N. Remley
Bert Offutt Company
Exhibits Planned for International Apple Association Convention
Rochester item reports seventeen firms had reserved exhibit booths by June 19 for the International Apple Association convention in Boston August 11 to 14. Exhibits span advertising materials to packages, accessories, sprays, and services. Notable exhibitors include General Chemical, John Bean Manufacturing, Chase Bag, Clyde-Mallory Lines, and Northwestern Fruit Exchange. Continued on page 18.
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Rochester
N. C
International Apple Association
Hotel Statler
Boston
R. G. Phillips
General Chemical Company
Newark
Fred C. Strype
New York
Bemis Bro, Bag Company
St. Louis
F. A. Read, Inc
Albion
el Skookum Packers Association
Andorthwestern Fruit Exchange
Weatchee
Wash
John Bean Manufacturing
Comany
Lansing
Mich
General Box Company
Chicago
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Beaton's Distributing Agency
Wares
Mass
Chase Bag Company
Cleveland
The Produce Packer description of weekly market news
The Produce Packer notes it is a companion weekly paper to The Packer, focused on marketing and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool fur and related commodities with free sample copies available upon request.
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Packer
Produce Packer
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J. C. Crate Prod. CO
A. E. Mercker
Deal
Congress
Providence League
Sea
Georgia
Paris
Fruit Belt
Detroit
Herman Franzblau
Herman Franzblau Company
Arthur C. Lederle
Lederle
N. Y
Commissioner Fire Department
Missouri
Kansas
Carlot Shipping
Orrick District
Kaw Valley
Phillips Discuasey
Plana
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