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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1925
Page
2
Glenn H. Florance a fruit and vegetable broker in Winnipeg has welcomed a new son at his home. Close friends say he has been acting unusually busy and that with time he will return to normal.
Twenty two carloads of Minnesota certified seed potatoes the largest single shipment of seed potatoes in U S history passed Moorhead on route from Nielsville to Indiana growers. The Red River Valley Ohips and Cobblers were certified by Minnesota Agriculture and distributed by Indiana Purdue University and the state.
Prices of fruits and vegetables moved irregularly on the Indianapolis market amid a week of normal offerings. A cold snap damaged some produce in transit while growers and dealers prepared for new arrivals such as onion sets and seed potatoes. Various produce items showed mixed price changes with apples and citrus among notable shifts.
Opposition grows in the Michigan Legislature to a new potato grading bill drafted with grower and shipper backing. City senators and some truckers question its value though the Michigan Potato Growers' Exchange has urged 20 000 farmers to lobby for passage. The measure was returned to the Agriculture Committee for further hearings after initial Senate consideration.
The first maple sugar of 1925 was sold in Grand Rapids Michigan this week by Roy Dodge of Caledonia. About 16 pounds were in the shipment and sold to Duane & Writers Co at 60 cents a pound. Producers fear the 1925 harvest may be light.
Chicago March 6 apple market showed moderate demand and steady prices with some discounts. Descriptions list several varieties and prices in boxes and bushels, including Extra Fancy Delicious and Rome, Stayman Winesap, Winesap, and Jonathon. Michigan Greenings and Baldwins featured in A grades. several Gano, Ben Davis, and Imperial lots appear with varied weights and sizes.
Grand Rapids March 6 A proposed Michigan measure by Representative Harold H Smedley would change bad check drawing from a felony to a misdemeanor and treat bounced checks as prima facie evidence of intent to defraud. The plan, backed by business groups, faces opposition over its rigidity and risk of misuse as Western growers and truckers were impacted last summer by out of state operatives.
Lansing Michigan March 6 public hearing on proposed federal bean grades set for April 24 by the U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics. S L Tenney acting chief announced the meeting to hear complaints from Michigan growers and shippers who oppose the grades. Michigan Bean Jobbers Association and Michigan Bean Growers Association criticized the proposals at recent meetings in Saginaw.
Clara Walde of Walde and England, recently ill, visits Ogden building offices in Chicago on inaugural day and her partner Bob England’s birthday. She hosts lunch in a Sherman Hotel private dining room for friends, celebrating her return to society and her prominence in potato shipping circles as a leading operator.
F E Nellis & Co and others return after time in California and Florida while Northern and Western shipping districts are discussed. Pacific Coast trips and real estate boosts mix with market notes on carrots spinach and cauliflower in Grand Rapids as weather eases prices.
Vernon B C March 6 a new brokerage organization to operate across Central and Western Canada has been formed. The Canadian Fruit Distributors Ltd with 100000 capital is sponsored by Associated Growers Ltd of Vernon yet operates under a separate charter. Offices will be in Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver with R Robertson supervising Vancouver and Glenn H Florance directing Manitoba operations. The Florance controlled business will be consolidated with the new firm.
The business expands with four new offices to begin operations on April 1. Associated Growers Limited is a marketing group for apple, berry and other fruit and vegetable growers in British Columbia.
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