American Fruit Growers Chicago Office Says Business Is Up
Chicago March 3 American Fruit Growers Inc district sales manager Larry Archer reports the Chicago office has tripled carrot business and seen January gains of 25 cars over last year while February nearly doubles February 1932. He cites expanded sales of northwest apples California citrus and ample vegetables driving optimism for a banner 1933 season.
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Chicago
American Fruit Growers Inc
Larry Archer
Packerman
Archer
Northwest
California
Colorado
Imperial Valley
Florida
Say A. P. Won't Fight Chain Store Legislation
Chicago March 3 press reports say George L Hartford and John A Hartford chair man and president of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company announce the organization does not plan to fight the proposed chain store legislation. Trade supports tax on trucks in Utah with Musser bill favored by fruit vegetable and produce trade while wholesalers and manufacturers oppose it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George L. Hartford
John A. Hartford
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Salt Lake City
Utah
Musser
Michigan Peach Crop Severely Damaged By Cold Snap
Peach buds in southwestern Michigan especially in Berrien county were injured by a February freeze. H D Hootman estimated the crop at about 50 percent of normal unless further frost damage occurs. Grand Rapids area may have escaped most injury. Arlie L. Hopkins was elected vice president of the Michigan State Horticultural Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Mich
Michigan
Berrien County
H. D. Hootman
East Lansing
Michigan State College Extension
Michigan State Horticultural Society
Grand Rapids
Arlie L. Hopkins
Bear Lake
The
Horticultural Society
Harry L. Larkins
St. Joseph
Predicted Fruit Shortage in Utah From Cold Winter
Ogden Utah March 3 Utah faces a major fruit shortage this year as winter killed many trees. Peaches suffer most with crops 50 to 90 percent below last year in major growing areas. Cherries and apricots also decline 25 to 50 percent while higher elevation orchards fare better. Prof I M Coe warns cherry and apricot production may double in five years with a 25 percent peach rise and declines in plums and prunes. L S Fenn outlined grading and inspection amid spraying talks at the Utah State Horticultural Society convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Utah State Horticultural Society
I. M. Coe
Utah Agricultural College
Fenn
Salt Lake City
Last Night George Pled to Kiss or Die in Attempt
A witty quip from Tit-Bits notes George threatened to kiss a person or die trying, only to reappear alive the next morning confirming the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Wagner Reports Rejection of Higher Watermelon Rates
Chicago March 3 The Western Fruit Jobbers Association bulletin notes the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on docket 3706. Proposed water melon rate increases from southern territory to Western Trunkline and Canada were not justified. Southern territory rates are approved. New England Trunk Line and Buffalo Pittsburgh zones are deemed unjustified. The decision preserves surcharges and sets a 30 percent constructive first class rate basis with border-point minimums. Western Fruit Jobbers and National League of Commission Merchants participated in the case.
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Chicago
William L. Wagner
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Territory
Canada
Southern
Central Freight Association
New England
Trunk Line
Buffalo-Pittsburgh
Western Trunk Line
National League of Commission
Mississippi Valley
Larger Berry Acreage in Utah Than Last Year
In Utah the strawberry acreage is predicted to rise 30 to 40 percent over 1932 in the Orem district. H A Jacobs of the Utah Cold Pack Fruit Corp cites 156000 pounds of unsold cold pack berries in St Louis and warns fields may go unpicked without marketing contracts. Growers are being offered contracts.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Orem
Utah County
H. A. Jacobs
Utah Cold Pack Fruit Corporation
St. Louis
Businessman Senini Starts Carrot Brokerage in Fruits and Veggies
In Chicago on March 3 John L. Senini formerly of Urick and Senini, a dissolved firm, is now in business on his own handling carrot brokerage in fruits and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John L. Senini
Urick & Senini
Vegetable Demand Fair at Chicago Fair for Various Lines
Chicago notes show supplies of most green vegetables ample with fair to moderate demand. Asparagus Ohio hothouse baskets reach 4.50, Illinois crates 4.60. beans movement moderate. Florida hampers 1.25 to 2.25. beets steady. tomatoes firm at 0.75 to 2.25 for Florida lugs and packed crates 2.25 to 3.25. receipts moderate.
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Chicago
Ohio
Illinois
Florida
Texas
California
Icalifornia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Nancy Halls
New Jersey
Chicago Street Notes on Fruit Trade Delegates
William Garfitt, vice president of Standard Fruit & Steamship Company, and C. R. Godding of Fox & Godding attended the Western Fruit Jobbers strawberry committee meeting with officials and strawberry shippers of Bochstone at Hammond last week and returned Monday. H. G. Hauenstein of Huntington, Indiana, visited Chicago Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Garfitt
Standard Fruit & Steamship Company
C. R. Godding
Fox
Coolidge Committee Report aligns with shippers views says Briggs
E. S. Briggs of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association reports that the National Transportation Committee’s findings largely match the shippers’ brief. He notes support for general rate reductions wage cuts railroad consolidation joint terminal use trucking regulation and other proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briges
Coolidge Committee
Rails Promise Rate Relief for Red River Valley Potatoes
Fargo March 3 Northern railroads pledged rate relief to aid the Red River Valley potato industry after a St Paul conference. D C Baldwin of the Red River Valley Potato Shippers Association said they would cut rates into Illinois territory and seek lower Chicago rate points. A further possible cut of 1c or more on potato car heater rates may follow within a year.
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Fargo
N. D
Red River Valley
D. C. Baldwin
Red River
Chicago
Baldwin
Sie
Urick & Senini Dissolved. Urick Starts Solo Produce Firm
In Chicago the dissolution of Urick & Senini was announced with February 28 as the final date. Royal Urick has formed the Royal Urick Company, a sole proprietorship, at Room 716 Produce Exchange Building, 216 South Water Market. He will handle carrot distribution and buying selling fruits and vegetables, focusing on vegetables, operating under his own supervision.
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Chicago
Urick & Senin
Royal Urick
Royal Urick Company
Produce Exchange
South Water Market
Urick
California
Fox & Godding
Indiana Passes Bill to License Contract Carriers
A bill in the Indiana House licensing contract motor carriers under the state public service commission became law without Gov. McNutt's signature. The measure requires licensing for contract carriers, with exemptions for city or town vehicles, school buses, occasional hire, farm product transport, newspaper distribution machines, and household goods.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana House of Representatives
State Public Service Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Public Service Commission
Tomato demand reported by Gridley-Maxon in Chicago
Gridley-Maxon & Co the exclusive Chicago distributor for Pearce Produce Company Miami reports good demand for their Black Point Golden Rule and Triangle brand tomatoes. They also distribute Palm Beach Loxahatchee Company tomatoes Loxahatchee and Turtle River brands. The firm specializes in celery spinach and green vegetables and apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gridley-Maxon & Co
Pearce Produce Company
Miami
Fla
Black Point
Palm Beach Loxahatchee Company
West Palm Beach
Scholz Joins A. W. Barnett & Co in Chicago
A. W. Scholz, ex Gridley Maxon and now with A. W. Barnett & Co, Chicago, will devote full time to celery corn cranberries and related lines. He has long Chicago trade experience and a strong reputation in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Scholz
Barnett & Co
Chicago
Gridley-Maxon & Co
A. W. Barnett & Co
Scholz
Detroit Fruit Auction Elects Officers for New Year
Detroit March 3 The Detroit Fruit Auction last week elected officers for the coming year Frank N Isbey president Charles O Brown vice president and general manager Saul Jacob secretary Douglas Brown treasurer John Palmer director and Russell Montgomery head auctioneer forming the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit Fruit Auction
Frank N. Isbey
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
Charles O. Brown
The
Auction Company
Saul Jacob
A. Jacob & Co
Douglas Brown
John Palmer
Russell Montgomery
Detroit street notes feature two visiting executives
Ed Ellis of Ellis Brothers from Grand Rapids visited the fruit terminals in Detroit on Tuesday. Pat Egan of the Atlantic Commission Company in Chicago also called at the local office that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ellis
Ellis Brothers
Grand Rapids, Mich
Pat Egan
Atlantic Commission Company
Chicago
Liquid bait best for Japanese beetle traps
Washington March 3 report from the Bureau of Entomology says liquid attractants outperform solid bait for Japanese beetle traps. Eugenol and geraniol in liquid form vaporize to full strength, with bran molasses glycerin and water added for solid bait. The Plant Quarantine Bureau plans to use the new liquid bait in 56000 traps next summer to monitor presence of the pest.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Entomol|oby
United States Department of Agriculture
Plant Quarantine Bureau
Department
Federal I
Plant quarantine actions tied to trapping data and control measures
Plant quarantines are imposed or removed and special control measures are adopted based on information gathered from trapping. Authorities use trap findings to justify regulatory steps affecting crops and movement. The statement outlines a surveillance driven approach to plant health management.
Freeze damages hit Elberta peach crop in Jonesboro
In Jonesboro Illinois on March 3 Farm Adviser BD A Bierbaum says the Elberta peach crop is severely damaged after cutting thousands of buds. He notes some live buds remain on Red Bird Mayflower J H Hale and Captain Baes varieties.
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Jonesboro
Ill
BD. A. Bierbaum
J. H. Hale
Captain Baes
Progress Seen As Violin Progress By Visitor
A visitor notes a boy shows good progress with the violin, beginning to play quite nice tunes. The host expresses cautious optimism about whether improvement is real or only acclimation.
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C.H. Weaver & CO
House of Weaver
Ralph M. Harrigan
Farmers Trust Building
Marion
Royal Urick Co.i
L. D
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co
American Fruit Growers
L. Wagner
Chicago Street Notes
H. G. Hauenstein
Huntington, Ind
Roosevelt
A.W. Barnett & Co, Jrs
S. A. Gerrard Co
Canal
Roy Douglas
R. L. Douglas Company
East Grand Forks
A. W. McCann
Leonard, Crossett and Riley
Moorhead
H. A. Weineke
Michael
Northwest Territory
Hedberg and
Karkalits
St. Paul, Mins
W. A. Murphy Brokerage CO
F. O. B.—Rollere—Track Sales
Twin Cities and
Territory
Saint Paul, Minn
O'Connell Brokerage CO
ST. Paul, Minn
Shippers’ Agents and
Caplot Distributors of
Lean National Bank
Indianapolis, Indiana
Seng Fruit Company Commission Merchants and Distributors
Southern Vegetables Central Produce
ABE Schefman & CO
Mioh
Detroit Street
Geo. Hitz & Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Greenings J. Trankina & CO
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