Portland Produce Men Fined for Operating Trust
Federal jury finds ten Portland Produce Merchants’ Association firms guilty of Sherman anti trust violations. Representatives plead guilty with no prison terms in exchange for dissolving the association and ceasing unlawful price controls. Prosecutors say brokers were used to ship out of town and drive independents out of the market. Judge Bean notes possible wider prosecutions as the department of justice pursues unlawful combines in other cities.
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Bean
Department of Justice
Washington
Portland
Produce Merchants’ Association
Produce Merchants ‘Association
W. C. Bristol
United States
A Chnsen
Memorony Akeer and
Grand Jury
Trean
Packer Weekly Bulletin Lists Truck Shippers by State
Kansas City broadcast notes the February 26 issue names shippers across states including Kansas Missouri Illinois Iowa Minnesota Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and other regions. It lists vegetable berry and truck growers and shipper towns such as Bay Minette Castleberry Cuba Owassa Flor maton Ward Canoe Foley Independence Paradise Goodbee Madisonville Crystal Springs Gallman Georgetown Stonewall Laurel Herschurst Delray Deerfield Ft Lauderdale Miami Goulds and related points.
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Kansas City
Packer Weekly
Kansas
Missouri
Il 6
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Bay Minette
Castleberry
Cuba
Owassa
Flomaton
Ward
Canoe
Foley
Alabama
Independence
Paradis
Goodbee
Madisonville
Louisiana
Crystal Springs
Gallman
Georgetown
Stonewall
Laurel
Herschurst
Mississippi
Florida
Delray
Deerfield
Ft. Lauderdale
Miami
Goulds
Mae Sisson
Maines
Line-up of cantaloupe acreages across major buyers
Brawley lines up cantaloupe acreage for the coming season totaling 6 535 acres, with Western Canteloupe Exchange totals of 4 234 acres and independents adding 2 300 acres. Main buyers include United Marketing Co Los Angeles 620 acres and Lyon Bros Co New York City 440 acres for the Brawley district. Vines are up and crop prospects look good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brawley
Cal
United Marketing Co
Los Angeles
G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
Chicago
C. H. Weaver & Co
J. Freidhelm & Co
Duncan-Campbell & Co
San Francisco
A. Gerrard & iCo
Cincinnati
Crutchfield & Woolfolk
Pittsburgh
Lyon Bros. Co
New York City
Mexico
Edmund Peycke Co
John Nix & Co
New York
Oranges firm in Chicago market as Florida stock sells well
Chicago February 28 Florida oranges sold generally firm with good demand for desirable size and quality. Car lot prices ranged from 2.75 to 3.00 dollars, best small lots 1 to 3.25, navels hard to move, carlot good fruit 2.75 to 3, poor stock 1.50 to 2.25. Grapefruit steady at 2.75 to 3.00 for best sizes, smaller 2.25 to 2.50. fancy goods up to 4.50 in small lots. Lemons 5.60 to 6.00 per box.
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Florida
Chicago
Circleville Produce Co to Be Reorganized under Schaeffer
E. Brooks will leave for New York to arrange payoff of the Circleville Produce Co debts with funds from M Schaeffer of Thomas Roulston. Schaeffer takes over plant and teams with Isser Bros. to operate poultry and eggs separately. Brooks to manage business. Risser Bros will handle poultry receipts and Schaeffer eggs payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
E. Brooks
Circleville Produce Co
A. A. Lett
Ed M. Schaeffer
Thomas’ Roulston
Brooklyn
New York
Schaeffer
Isser Bros
Philadelphia
Mr. Schaeffer
Risser Bros
C. EF. Brooks
Fred M. Schaeffer
Lett
Potts Egg Branch Seeks New Chicago Poultry Buyers
In Fort Worth a printed notice mimicking a fire sale informs shippers that J J Potts of Waco has opened a Fort Worth branch focusing on eggs and poultry. The claim of bond filing and a gate price for geese and eggs is featured, with Knowles Bros and Knowles Sons Inc promoting as large receivers of commission goods in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
J. J. Potts
Waco
York
Chicago
New York
Knowles Sons, Inc
Teg Bros
Watt
Texas
Big egg deal chatter fuels midwest trade talks
The March egg deal looms large as producers, packers, and shippers discuss opening markets across Pittsburgh Philadelphia Memphis Cincinnati Atlanta Columbia and Kansas City. Industry leaders forecast earlier-than-usual activity with carlot shipments starting in January and multiple regional meetings set for March in St. Louis Des Moines Toledo Cleveland Detroit and St. Louis again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Produce Men
Middle West
St. Louis
Missouri Carlot
Butler and Poultry Assn
W. D. Voelker
Charles Seheitlin
Fred Heger
James Alcorn
S. E. Murray
Seduliit
Carrot Points
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Association
C. PL Nigen
Kansas Ex Shippers’ Assn
Missouri Shippers
Iowa
Towa Wholestyle Egg
Cleveland
Michigan
Michigan Poultry, Butter & Beg ‘Assa
Hotel Griswold
Detroit
Garlot Poultinv
National
Carlot Live Poultry Shippers’ Assn
Planters
Sanderson Buys Assets At Referee Sale In Dallas
R T Sanderson, long time Dallas produce dealer, bought his defunct firm’s assets at a referee’s sale for 80. The haul included 21 cases of storage eggs 5 cases of fresh eggs 1% cases of seconds and about a dozen live chickens. He plans to resume business at once acknowledging debts to Jno QE Gibson of Melissa for 600 and the Commonwealth National Bank for 800. A list of other creditors appeared in last week’s Packer.
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Dallas
Tex
R. T. Sanderson
Sanderson
Onege
Jno
QE. Gibson
Melissa
Commonwealth National Bank
Packer
Fanning Leaves for Sacramento Mission to Reconcile Fruit Firms
James M. Fanning departs from Pittsburgh for Sacramento to patch up the dispute between Pioneer Fruit Co and California Fruit Distributors. The trip aims to settle tensions and restore business relations between the two firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanning
Pittsburgh
James M. Fanning
Sacramento
Pioneer Fruit Co
California Fruit Distributors
Remodel Winans Bill Moves Toward Change
Columbus February 28 the Winans bill in the Ohio legislature faces significant changes and is unlikely to pass in its current form A meeting in Columbus between attorney W H Millikan and Dr Winans plus several senators led to plans to remodel the bill removing objections from the commission trade group and shifting requirements on brokers to disclose buyer identities
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Columbus
Winans
Ohio
W. H. Millikan
Mana
Siphon Credit System Co
Cleveland
Strawberries and related ag notes from Alabama and beyond
Reports from Castleberry York and Livingston Alabama on strawberry production moving into March and April with larger acreage and independent shipments. Cuba and Russell plan car movement while a Chicago decree abolishes butter and egg quotations. Bishop and Rambo trial set for March 3 in Columbia Tennessee. Supreme Court upholds Arkansas car supply statute for railroads in Hempton case.
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Castleberry
Ala
York
Cuba
Russell
Bishop Rambo
Columbia
Tenn
Harvey Bishop
R. H. L. Rambo
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Arkansas
John E. Hempton
Railroad Commission of Arkansas
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad
Abandon Boycott Rule By Chitare Credit Members
Members of the Chitare Credit Association hold a February meeting at Union restaurant in Chicago to discuss suspending part of the by laws governing selling delinquent buyers. The group votes to remove the rule against selling those behind on payments, while penalties remain for failing to report delinquent buyers.
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Chicaro
Trade & Credit, Asan
Union
Askoeine
Pioneer Meeting Reelects Officers with Unclear Policy
The Pioneer Fruit Co. held its annual stockholders meeting in Sacramento on February 28. Officers and directors were re-elected. No definite future policy or agents were announced as plans hang on the outcome of joining California Fruit Distributors or Atlantic Fruit Distributors. President Bills may call another meeting to resolve the rift and set a clear course.
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Sheramento
Heb
Pioneer Fruit Co
Senator Bills
Packer
California Fruit Distributors
Cbe
Thurston
New York
James Coogan
Kansas City
Markeas
Fanning
California iFrost Distributors
Sacramento Bunch
Atlantic Fruit Distributors
Fanning-DiGiorgio
New Orleans
Sherman House
Chicago
Charters
DiGiorgio
and the Buck Co
Jc. F
Big Egg Crop Reports Signal Strong Spring Output
Reports to The Packer from Illinois Iowa Indiana Minnesota and other states indicate a widespread expectation of a large spring egg crop. Dealers foresee high production with more hens and many eggs storage packed, while some locales report steady or rising hen numbers and plans to ship substantial weekly quantities through May and into the peak laying period.
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Kansas City
Packer
Ilinois
Iowa
Indiana
Minnesota
Chicago
Alinoix
Michigan
Wisconsin
Nos
Middle West
Packer Weekly
Thompsonville
Tih
Pote
Dongola
Newton
ATIG
Havana
Apples Steady at Chicago Market Holds Firmer Fancy Box Prices
The Chicago apple market shows a slightly firmer tone with arrivals light. Storage Baldwins fetch 2.75 to 2.80 per barrel, Ben Davis and Rome Beauties around 3, Kings to, Donathans 3.34 to small towns, Winesaps 3 to 3.10 per barrel. Fancy Winesaps and Arkansax Blacks held firm near 4.75 per barrel as buyers expect better quality fruit to improve overall demand.
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Chicago
Baldwins
Irregular Florida Strawberries and Cabbage Market Notes
Quality of Florida strawberries was irregular and mixed early in the week with many poor berries. Best fruit sold well in spots while soft stock lowered prices. Cabbage quotes showed a slight weekly advance but trading was light as storages clear, cabbage remains plentiful with northern warehouses carrying stock.
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Chicago
Florida
Wisconsin
Egg shipper reports from Kansas and Oklahoma points
Egg shippers at Abilene Baxter Springs Altamont Lang er Arkansas City and others report weekly egg case shipments, March to June output ranges, and year over year changes. Production shows mixed trends with some points higher and others lower. figures include 5,200 cases weekly at Abilene and 50 weekly at Lavine, with anticipated March to June movements.
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Kansas City
Wacker Weekly Bulletin
Abilene
Kas
Baxter Springs
Rus
Altamont
Barne
W. C
Arkansas City
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Portland Produce
Portland Produce Merchants
Acs
Sherman Anti-Trust Caw
James
Dunbar
Florence Bros
Jose
W. DB. Glatke
Edwin Tenaatora
Timot ‘Pearson
Fred Schaeffer and Risser Bros
Pott’s
Bulletin
M. Fanning
Storage Agal
J. J. Pott
Apgles
T. Sanderson
Alabama Berries
LaPorte
Nashville
Berry Cro
Louis Spananton
Nheap
Page's
New
Oxteans
Estern
Memphis
Cincinnati Street
Penn
Atlanta
Xay
East Coast
Georgia
Sparte, Ky
Lewiston
Idaho
Los Angeles County
Fitch
Janicke
R. B. Brown
Celery Strong
Buffalo Trade News
Atocester
Georgia Peach
N. Y
Cape Charles
York State
Gallman, Miss
S. E. Lux
St. Joseph
Slowx City
Denver
Alma
Ark
Fletcher
Coogan
Wichita
Peter Fox
California
Citrus Shipmenta
Massachusetts
Walla Walla Association
Woodward
Ft. Worth
Qui's
Charles Irrgang
Ege
Ohio Valley
Colorado
Sicily
H. E. White
Frank A. Horne
Rosen & Kalotkin
Livingston
Butter and Egg Board
Aetcla
Volicedt
Kan
Sas City
Sce
Chitare Credit
Assa
Pioneer Meeting
C E
Kas., MO
Okla
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