Pauline the Sherman Anti-Trust Law Is Not Dead
A reader asks if the Sherman Anti-Trust Law remains in force and punishments apply to combinations. The piece answers that immunity is not available, laws are enforced by DOJ and courts, and historic rail and other monopolies prompted the act. The article notes enforcement and the law’s ongoing relevance.
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Snay
Pauline
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Haat
The Produce Packer weekly sample copy offer
A brief description states The Produce Packer is a weekly newspaper devoted to commercial production and marketing of fruits vegetables and other commodities. It notes market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eel poultry butter hides wool furs and more and offers a free sample copy upon request.
Increased Cantaloupe and Melon Acreage in Tulare County
Vinalia Calif March 4 Deciduous fruit planting including cantaloupe and water melon is higher this season per Frank R Brann county horticultural commissioner. Melon planting has been extensive in Tulare county for years with heavy, high quality crops in the southern districts. Last year's melon prices were good and prospects for a fine growing season are seen as planting continues.
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Vinalia
Calif
Sesson
Frank R. Brann
Tulare
Waddville
Earlimart
Pixley
Delano
Twin Cities Report Uighter Movement Potatoes This Week
Minneapolis report notes demand for table and seed potatoes steady but not as active as last week. Cobblers and Triumphs in demand. most shipments to Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas. Prices ranged from 2.75 for Triumphs to about 2.10 2.36 for Cobblers and seed varieties, with white table potatoes around 1.70 1.76 f o b shipping points. Storage stocks minimal. future supply depends on growers hauling from now on. Minnesota shipped 17 719 cars of potatoes to March 1, North Dakota 3 803 cars, vs last year figures of 17 788 and 8 866 respectively.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Twin City
Ohios
Burbanks
Ohion
Minnesota
North Dakota
Louisiana Strawberries Moving in Carlots
Hammond La March 4 The car lot movement of strawberries from this district opened last week Eleven cars of a 24 pint crate rolled Saturday in express refrigerator cars to markets throughout the North and the East Output rising daily The crop is fully 30 days earlier than last season during which 2000 or more carloads were forwarded Weather in March is variable with possible heavy freezes that would delay the crop If weather remains favorable dealers expect last year’s record crop to be surpassed Transportation teams pledge efficient fast service with berries trains given right of way traveling representatives report the fruit maturing rapidly and in better condition than expected
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Hammond
el ‘Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Washington
Salinas Valley
Arizona
Florida
Texas
United States
Covert Brothers of New York Close Their Doors
New York fruit and vegetable dealers Covert Brothers shut their business after years of financial trouble. The firm, owned by Hez Covert, has many trade friends. Covert now partners with John C. Crate. Agricultural statistician R L Gillett released a detailed study of Government Crop Estimates by W F Callander, noting its relevance to fruit and vegetable handlers.
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Covert Brothers of
New York
Covert Brothers
Hez" Covert
Covert
John C. Crate
R. L. Gillett
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
State Street
Albany
W. F. Callander
Crop Reporting Board
Freeze Damage Reported Across Southern Districts
The report details widespread frost effects from Alabama to Virginia, with snow reaching Birmingham and North Carolina. Georgia peaches show minor losses, while Everglades beans and tomatoes sustain notable damage. Potatoes and greens face varied impact, with movement delays expected as bloom losses mount in some orchards.
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Texas
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
Producers Contract Test Suit May Be Heard in May
Springfield March 4 An effort by Charles C Johnson to cancel his Missouri Farmers Association Producers contract and a $10 note will be heard in Polk county courts by agreement of both sides The case tests the contract’s constitutionality with Johnson represented by Allen & Allen Herman Putahl and Perry T Allen Willson McDavid Hulen and McNatt appear for the M F A with a May term docketed in Polk county before Judge Charlee H Skinker
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Springfield
Charles C. Johnson
Missouri Farmers Association
Polk County
Perry T. Allen
Johnson, Johnson
Miller, Mo
Lawrence ‘County
Charles L. Henson
Mount Vernon
Charlee H. Skinker
Allen
Johnson State
Allen & Allen
Herman Putahl
Bolivar
F. M. McDavid
Ruby Hulen
Columbia, Mo
Eugene McNatt
Aurora
Apple storage in Wenatchee district falls from 1926 total
Wenatchee Washington March 4 apple storage in the district on March 1 totaled 1440 cars with 1359 in Winesaps. For March 1 1926 total was 1698 cars, a drop of 168 cars this year.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Prison Sentence for Dave Weisberg in Watermelon Purchase Case
Cleveland Ohio March 4 The State Supreme Court has ruled Dave Weisberg must serve a penitentiary sentence of one to three years for issuing a $750 check without sufficient funds. The check covered watermelons bought from Mats Williame. Weisberg was found guilty in local court and the appeal progressed to the Supreme Court. Weisberg has long dealt in poultry and more recently handled watermelons, now with Producers Poultry Company.
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Cleveland
State Supreme Court
Columbus
Dave Weisberg
Mats &Williame
Weisberg
Court of Appeals
Producers Poultry Company
The Changed Meaning of Certified Seed Potatoes
Moorhead Minnesota March 4 The term certified as applied to seed potatoes is evolving. Formerly state inspections determined certification with multiple field checks. Now firms may use the label without state backing, so buyers should verify the certifying source and avoid misrepresentation.
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Moorhead
Minn
Departments of Agriculture
State Departments of Agriculture
Leo H. Wright
Minnesota
Iceberg Lettuce Doing Well on Liverpool Market
Sawdey and Hunt of Los Angeles through Lord and Spencer Inc report their largest iceberg lettuce shipment to Liverpool aboard Furness Warren Line ships from Boston. Glover Hill and Co say shipments arrived in good condition and were well received by Liverpool restaurants and hotels, suggesting growing demand and potential market progress.
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Boston
Sawdey & Hunt
Los Angeles
Lord & Spencer, Inc
Liverpool
England
Exis. Newfoundland
Furness Warren Line
Glover, Hill & Co
Apple Exports Reach New Weekly and Cumulative Totals
New York March 4 exports of apples from the United States and Canada for the week ending February 26 amount to 157,671 barrels and 284,201 boxes, well above last year. Year to date exports total 4,456,928 barrels and 6,566,797 boxes, compared with 2,613,681 barrels and 4,556,218 boxes to the same date in the prior year.
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New York
United States
Canada
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Marketing difficulties in California grapes and fruits
C E Schulz marketing specialist of the US Department of Agriculture discusses California marketing conditions and the proposed Clearing House idea. He analyzes distribution limits, demand variations, and the need for practical, workable plans to stabilize prices while avoiding overreliance on distribution alone.
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C. EL Schulz
United States ‘Department of Agriculture
California
Los Angeles
Calif
C. E. Bchults
United States Department of Agriculture
Cali
California Fruit Men Visit New York to Discuss Terminal
California Fruit Growers Exchange general manager E G De sell and associate W B Bennett returned from New York after week of conferences with the New York Fruit and Vegetable Association about the terminal situation. Discussions centered on arrangements proposed by the Pennsylvania and Erie Railroads for Western shipments with no decision reached. Pennsylvania Railroad has begun enlarging its facilities to handle Western fruit shipments.
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New York
E. G. Desell
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
W. B. Bennett
California’ Fruit Exchange
New York Fruit & Vegetable Association
Pennsylvania Railroad and Erie Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Acme Fruit and Produce Company Closes in Providence
Boston March 4 The Acme Fruit and Produce Company Providence R L closed its doors last Friday. Proprietors were Joe Morrell and Christopher Sadavis. The store occupied 18 South Water Street with little debt in Providence but heavier obligations at New York and Boston houses. Sadavis formerly with Harry Abedon at the same South Water Street address. Abedon failed several months Be XII.
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Boston
Acme Fruit, & Produce Company
Providence
R. L
Joe Morrell
Christopher Sadavis
South Water Street
New York
Tadavis
Harry Abedon
Abedon
Disastrous Fire Destroys Pennsylvania Pier Yard Goods
A large fire on the Pennsylvania Railroad Pier K on the Jersey side of the Hudson river burned from late Wednesday night into Thursday afternoon. The blaze threatened downtown and damaged fruit and vegetable shipments, with only some Florida oranges unsold at auction as crews worked to assess losses and delivery delays.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey
Hudson River
Pennsylvania
Cora
Florida Orangea
Arizona lettuce movement to start next week
Eight thousand acres of head lettuce in Arizona are set to roll to market early next week. Weather remains the key factor as cool days are expected in March, with prospects of a bumper crop despite fears of late planted fields. Fields in the valley show good condition, with no tip burn or blight in sight.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Alhambra
Santa Fea
Ethylene Gas Work Brings Honor to a Minnesota Man
Dr. R. B. Harvey of the University of Minnesota has demonstrated ethylene gas as a ripening agent for fruits and vegetables. Invitations from the University of Leningrad and Cambridge University in England may lead to months of work in Russia and at a Cambridge low temperature station. He says the process can ripen carloads of green bananas in 48 hours for under 40 cents of gas, and tomatoes can be helped to ripen in six days at 65 degrees with minimal gas. Tomatoes, muskmelons, and frost threatened fruits can be saved and markets opened longer in the North, reducing spoilage.
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St. Paul, Minn
R. B. Harvey
University of Minnesota
University of Leningrad
Cambridge University
England
Russia
Cambridge
Harvey
University Farm
Attention Called to Ruling Against Vending From Railroad Cars
Cincinnati March 4 The Baltimore & Ohio line markets along the route show a general practice of vending from car doors and Yard equipment. A new Interstate Commerce ruling prohibits selling from cars and using cars as warehousing. The order will soon take effect locally and may spread to other markets. Receivers in several markets convened to discuss the ruling and its impact.
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Cincinnati
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce
Mildew Halts Movement in Imperial Valley Lettuce
Mildew spreads across Imperial Valley lettuce patches after recent rains and heat, signaling a tighter market with better prices despite lower quality. U.S. No. 1 grades shrink, yet a stronger consumer demand is anticipated as spring arrives. total Valley shipments exceed last year by 1,8300 cars to date.
Fall River Produce Co. Quits Business in Boston
The Fall River Produce Company, which bought the E. P. Gearin Company few months ago, has gone out of business after a bad season. A building leased by the firm caught fire but the blaze was extinguished before great damage. Fred Buckingham has renovated the store and will occupy it along with his other location at 3 Canal Street.
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Boston
Fall River Produce Company
E. P. Gearin Company
Fred Buckingham
Canel Street
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