Balish Brothers Arrested Over Worthless Checks in New York
Benny Balish and Barney Balish of Balish Brothers at 124 Warren St were arrested on request of Philadelphia police. They faced charges of issuing worthless checks, misrepresentation, and fraudulent transactions with bail set at 10 000 each. Extradi tion to Philadelphia anticipated as indictments were returned.
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Philadelphia Police Department
New York
Benny Balish
Barney Balish
Balish Brothers
Warren Street
Grand Jury
Philadelphia
Ballsh Brothers
Henry Silverman
Broadway
Philadelphis
Apple Assn to Hold Meeting August 12 15 Grand Rapids
Western Michigan apple growers dealers and shippers have begun planning the International Apple Association convention in Grand Rapids set for August 12 to 15. R G Phillips secretary and general manager discussed arrangements with local committees and noted export dependence for U S apple trade. Henry Vinkemulder named general chairman as planning continues.
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Grand Rapid
R. G. Phillips
Henry Vinkemulder
Grand Rapids
Mich
Western
Michigan
International Apple Association
Apple
Rochester
N. Y
Phillips
Association of Commerce
United States
Philips
Georgia Growers May Start Planting of Melon Crop
Moultrie Ga Feb 28 Temperatures above normal prompt Colquitt county Watermelon growers to consider starting planting next week. Frost danger acknowledged so seed will be planted weekly until risk passes. Colquitt county is a top melon producer shipping 2000 cars last season.
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Moultrie
Colquitt County
United States
Alabama cabbage crop dow n turn indicatesbelow normal output
New Orleans Feb 28 Alabama cabbage prospects are far below normal as reports from Mobile shippers show repeated frost damage and widespread replanting. Estimates put 1930 acreage at around 1,620 versus 2,700 in 1929, with yields likely smaller due to late planting and flood losses. Shipments may begin April 10 to 16, with some expectation that movement could exceed last year due to heavy rains.
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New Orleans
Alabama
Packer
Mobile
United States Department of Agriculture
Supreme Court limits carrier liability for lost shipments
Washington Feb 28 A Supreme Court decision limits railroads liability for goods lost in transit. The Illinois Central argued carriers should be liable only for a fair average market value at shipment time, not the price the final goods would have fetched if delivered. The case involved P McCoy Fuel Co of Minnesota versus Royalton Illinois coal shipment to Minneapolis.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Illinois Central
P. McCoy Fuel Company
Minnesota
Royalton, Ill
Minneapolis
Pennsylvania
Lerner & Goldman Settle With Creditors for 50 Percent
New York firm Lerner & Goldman Inc fruit and vegetable ropers at 228 Brook Avenue Bronx settled with creditors on a 50 percent basis. Involuntary bankruptcy petition filed last October lists liabilities of 29116 and assets of 7328.
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New York
Lerner & Goldman, Inc
Brook Avenue
Bronx
California Lettuce Proration Hits Valley Markets
Brawley California February 28. Clearing House Committee ordered 250 cars out Thursday and 250 more Friday with a complete shutdown Saturday and Sunday to stimulate demand for the week ending February 25. Between the shut downs and prorating, shipments were held to about 60 percent of potential. Only 1,380 cars moved in seven days, average 197 daily, while market prices fell and buyers remained cautious.
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Fective and Clearing House Committee
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Westmoreland
Gerrard
Calipatria
Head Lettuce Advertising Is of Much Benefit
Cincinnati February 28 The effort by western lettuce shippers receivers and distributors to boost consumer demand through advertising in leading magazines and daily papers is watched by prominent fruit and produce industry figures. Lettuce prices have been somewhat low recently despite earlier favorable conditions from the publicity campaign, though this does not mean the campaign has failed to reach consumers as production has increased in recent years.
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Cincinnati
Peach Crop Believed Killed by January Cold in Vincennes
Vincennes Indiana February 28 reports say the peach crop in this district may be wiped out by January's severe cold. C C Winkler of the Winkler Company investigated and believes peaches were winterkilled after temperatures fell to 16 below zero in local orchards. He notes trees two to eight years old suffered damage while apple crops remain unaffected.
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Vincennes
Ind
C. C. Winkler
C. C. Winkler Company
Increased Early Potato Acreage Seen for South
The U S Department of Agriculture prelim estimates show Florida up about 40 percent and the Texas lower valley over 60 percent for 1930, with other early states averaging an 8 percent rise. Total intended acreage reach about 1930 levels but remain 8 percent below the 1925 29 five year average. Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Alabama and Texas other report varied increases while California and Louisiana lag.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Florida
Texas
Washington, D. C
California
Louisiana
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Carolina
Doubling of Business for Independent Stores
In Cincinnati on February 28 a circular from the 8. A. Gerrard Company cites a Western Jobbers Association excerpt from Facts in Food Distribution showing the U S grocery bill hit about 24 billion dollars in 1929. It notes 556000 grocery and related stores and reports the American retail food bill more than doubled since 1914, paralleling fast growth of chain stores and a doubling in business for independent shops.
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Cincinnati
8. A. Gerrard Company
Western Jobbers Association
United States
Fight Against Chain Stores Spreading Across the Nation
General public grows interested in retail distribution systems amid agitation led by independent retailers. Henderson continues the fight while facing a Texas lawsuit. Kansas City reports note the rising campaign spreading nationwide and influencing smaller towns and large markets, with potential for a better retailing system.
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Hello-World
Henderson
Texas
Situaton
Kansas City
Chicago
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
St. Louis
Garritt
New Haven man convicted of concealing assets
I Doff of New Haven Conn was fined 1500 in the United States Circuit Court of New Haven for concealing assets after a Tarrish & Co failure. He bought large stocks from unfamiliar firms, carted them to New Haven, and some were sold for less than cost. Assistant District Attorney Cohen sought the $1500 fine, which the court imposed. After the Tarrish failure Doff organized the National Fruit & Produce Company of New Haven.
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New York
Doff
New Haven
Conn
A. Tarrish & Co
United States Circuit Court of
Doft
United States
Cohen
Tarrish
National Fruit & Produce Company of
Increase in the Covered Cantaloupe Acreage in Imperial Valley
A California Co-operative Crop Reporting Service survey shows larger plantings of covered cantaloupes in the Imperial Valley for 1930, with 29,327 acres vs 20,427 in 1929. Early open cantaloupe trends favor more Hale’s Best and Honey Balls, while frosts and replanting affected earlier brushed plantings. shippers report about 90 percent normal conditions and rapid growth due to warm weather.
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Sacramento
Calif
Imperial Valley
California Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
Hales
Georgia Peach Blooms Respond To Warm February Sun
Macon Georgia Feb 28 Bright sun and unusually high temperatures have triggered peach blossoms along highways north and south of the city. Early varieties bloom first while late varieties open later, though the danger of cold weather damage remains and blooms are forming miles of pink petals as spring approaches.
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Macon
Georgia
Teague Works With Fresno Grapes Co op Plan
California Farm Board member C C Teague arrived in Fresno to confer with San Joaquin Valley grape growers on a plan to remove annual surplus grapes and place the industry under cooperative control to stabilize market conditions. He and M J Newhouse surveyed the situation and will hold a series of meetings before a mass gathering and full announcement.
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Federal Farm Board
Fresno
Teague
Calif
C. C. Teague
California
M. J. Newhouse
Farm Board
San Joaquin Valley
Salinas-Watsonville Spring Lettuce Crop Likely Early
Salinas California February weather brought strong growth in Salinas and Watsonville spring lettuce. Growers expect shipments to begin in early April, two weeks to a month earlier than last year, aided by warm, dry conditions and good stands in irrigated fields. Dry farmed lettuce also in good condition but may need rain on lighter soils to reach maturity. Thinning underway across the area.
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Salinas
Calif
Watsonville
Fancy Apples Demand Steady in New York Market
New York February 28 The market for fancy apples stayed strong with prices holding up while ordinary stock moved slowly. Basket prices ranged for Baldwins Jonathans and Rome Beauties from 1 to 2.25 dollars per bushel, Greenings 1.25 to 3, McIntoshes 1.50 to 3.50. Barrel fruit saw Baldwins 3 to 7, Greenings 3 to 9.50, Kings 8 to 6, McIntoshes 4 to 10.50, Northern Spies 4 to 8, York Imperials 4 to 6.25. Box apples listed Delicious 2.15 to 4.15, McIntoshes 2.50 to 3.90, Newtown Pippins 2 to 3.75, Jonathans 1.50 to 2.50, Rome Beauties 1.25 to 3.50, Spitzenbergs 1.76 to 3.50, Stayman Winesaps 1.40 to 2.80, Winesaps 1.60 to 3.06.
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New York
Rome
Kings
McIntoshes
Northern Spies
York Imperials
Delicious
New
Jonathans
Rome Beauties
Spitzenbergs
Stayman Winesaps
Winesaps
Apple Exports Totals Fall From Last Year
For the week ending February 22 exports of apples from the United States and Canada totaled 73,258 barrels and 215,848 boxes. Exports to date reach 2,496,824 barrels and 5,155,838 boxes, compared with 3,228,900 barrels and 9,202,873 boxes last year.
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Apple
New York
United States
Canada
International Apple Association
Government Extends Shipping Period of Florida Fruit
The U S Department of Agriculture and the Federal Fly Board agree to extend the Florida citrus shipping season from March 31 to April 15 1930 to help move the crop and boost growers incomes. Florida Citrus Growers Clearing House leaders say the extension could yield about 60 cents per box for growers with over 3 million boxes remaining and an estimated total of $1 500 000. The action followed meetings with shippers and Florida grower representatives in Winter Haven and Orlando.
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Florida Citrus Growers Clearing House
Winter Haven
Fla
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Federal Fly Board
Florida
Florida Citrus Growers Clearing House Association
Clearing House
Research Department
Orlando
Committee of Fifty
Joe Lyons
Dick Clewis
Tampa
Joe Rosenblum causes sensation in South Deerfield Mass
South Deerfield Feb 28 A hairstyling sensation occurred when Joe Rosenblum appeared on the streets seen by a few acquaintances The Packer readers know he has been sought since the mammoth failure of Joseph Rosenblum Inc in Texas last year Since then he has not been visible to creditors His visit here was prompted by motives known to a select few and not disclosed He is making a quiet tour of the country appearing in person to a select few for private conversations
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South Deerfield
Mass
Joe Rosenblum
Packer
Joseph Rosenblum, Inc
Texas
Increased Cantaloupe Acreage Planned in Arizona this Year
Phoenix Arizona February 28 Cantaloupe acreage in Arizona is set to rise about 30 percent from last year growers and shippers in Salt River Valley estimate. Melon plantings in 1929 totaled 14 000 acres with contracts for 14 400 acres this year independent acreage not included and 50 000 acres of cotton land set aside as a non cotton zone on the south side of the Salt River may still be planted to cantaloupes
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Salt River Valley
Salt River
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Balish Bros
Apple Assn
South
I. Doff
Imperial Valley Cantaloupes
C. . Teague
Florida Fruit
South Deerfield, Mass
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