Texas Shippers GE Outlook for Spring Fruits and Vegetables
Texas growers and shippers report on spring crops including peaches watermelons potatoes cabbage beans sweet potatoes berries cucumbers cantaloupes onions and tomatoes. Acreage figures reach thousands with details on shipment timing packaging and expected carloads across Texas and other states, plus notices of accompanying crop news and lists of points of origin.
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Kansas City
Texas
Packer
Alvin
Tex
Anderson
Piedmont
J.W. & Sons
Arcadia
Potatoes discussed as flour substitute at Chicago meeting
Local potato growers and shippers from Wisconsin and Minnesota, with Wood Administration delegates including E. Percy Miller, met in the Conway Building. They discussed boosting potato consumption and potential publicity on potato flour for bread, noting current prices leave growers unprofitable and urging broader publicity to raise demand and profits.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnewote
Conway
Wood Administration
E. Percy Miller
Wood
Hoover
Washington
Food Administration
Albert Stalle
Progressive Culinary Association
Hotel Sherman
Varley, Varley & Co
G. C. Ryan
D. Be, Ryan & Co
R. E. Levey
J. C. Mamechon Company
H. A. Hopkins
Gamble-Robinson & Co
W. HH. Ferrell
W. H. Ferrell & Co
A. W. Rutherford
Rutherford- Brede
C. BE
Healey
C. 4. Healey &Co
O. J. Holton
Best & Co
O. W. Tong
Northern Potato Traffic Association
Minneapolis
I. BR. Beggs
J. R. Peges & Co
St. Paul
J. P. Holmburg
North Branch Mercantile Company
North Branch
C. J. Burns
Jake & Burns
Center City
A. R. Davis
George Mi. Rice Potato Company
Foley
California Vegetable Shipments Summary
Daily shipments of vegetables from Southern California are listed by date. March 6 had 96 cars, March 7 and 8 had 55 cars each, March 9 and 10 had 136 cars, March 11 had 41 cars, March 12 had 24 cars. Cumulative total from January 1 to date is 4,128 cars.
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California
Los Angeles
Outlook for East Texas Fruit Unthreatened by Freeze
Dallkus reports last week’s predicted North Texas freeze did not materialize and East Texas fruit crops may flourish. Pears plums and peaches bloom as records show March freezes are rare after mid month, with 1893 20 degrees a historical low. if current warmth holds Texas could yield a larger fruit crop than in years.
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Dallkus
Texas
Dallay
Texas Bermuda Onion Deal Set to Open April in Laredo
Laredo reports the Texas Bermuda onion deal will start around April 1 as committees meet with Food Administrator Hoover. the crop is forecast the largest in SW Texas, possibly 9,000 carloads. proposed strict grading and daily shipments of 90 to 100 cars. concerns about car availability, prices, and market glut as old onions press on the market. inspectors will tighten packing under new Texas laws. a Washington office will track shipments from March 25. multiple arrivals including O'Keefe, Queiroli, Campbell and others.
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Committee of Texas Onion
Hoover
Deal
Laredo
Tex
Texas
F W. Malley
John H. Davis
Washington
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Department
Malley
James O'Keefe
G. IM. H. Wagner & Sons
Chicago
Roy Campbell
San Antonio
Joé Queiroli
Cincinnati
Murray
Queiroli
Queiroli Distributing Company
Gregory-Queiroli Company
Gregory
Everett
Wesley
Alexander
Jacksonville
T. A. Austin
District Court
Wisconsin
Hismamond
Ponchatoula
Albany
Pickfaw
Independence
Amite
Kroger Stores Closed By Food Administration Policy
Fifteen Kroger chain stores in Cincinnati were ordered closed Wednesday by the Food Administration for violations of food regulations. Complaints alleged customers were forced to buy substitutes. B H Kroger had been an adviser to the state administrator and ran a page advertisement with a photo of himself and Mr. Hoover.
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Cincinnati
B. H.kroger
The
Food Administration
Kroger
B. H. Kroger
Daily Press
Hoover
A C Townley Indicted Over Sedition Charges
New York report says A C Townley president of the Non-Partisan League and Joseph Gilbert state officer were indicted on two counts for issuing and circulating seditious literature intended to discourage enlistments. Townley had spoken in New York to organize farmers.
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New York
Fairmont
Minn
A. C. Townley
League
Joseph Gilbert
Townley
New York State
Storage eggs show 2-3 percent profit over three years
Bureau of Markets reports 1915 sixteen season results. Total storage holdings reached 6 695 856 cases with average cost 38.6 cents per dozen. Net three year profit about 2.5 million on 148 million invested. roughly 2 to 3 percent.
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Sears
Bureau of Markets
Joint Council Session Opens in Chicago Trade Groups Meet
The Joint Council of fruit and vegetable trade groups convened a two day session at the Sherman hotel Chicago March 15 Discussions focus on transportation legislation and ways to boost cooperation with the Food Administration to conserve cars and food values Attendees include officials from the Western Fruit Jobbers Association International Apple Shippers Association and the National League with representatives from Neb to La Pa to NY and Chicago and other cities
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Chicago
Joint Council
Sherman Hotel
Food ‘Administration
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association of America
J. A. Kinney
Hastings
Neb
William D. Tidwell
Denver
H. M. Weil
Shreveport
R. J. Hoxie
Waterloo
Z. J. Fort
W. L. Wagner
International Apple Shippers’ Association
E. W. J. Hearty
Boston
R. G. Phillips
Rochester
E. T. Butterworth
Philadelphia
M. O. Baker
Toledo
D. Minnick
Chambersburg
C. B. Shafter
Gosport
National League
F. M. Baldwin
Detroit
Ralph B. Clayberger
R. S. French
New York
A. D. Hitz
Indianapolis
W. E. Jones
Baltimore
Chicago Leads Narrowly in Poultry and Egg Convention Race
Chicago remains in a close contest with Boston and Cleveland for the next annual meeting of the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association to be held in October. Votes show Chicago 222, Boston 204, Cleveland 98, with about 300 to 80 members still to hear from and polls closing soon.
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Chicago
Boston
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Cleveland
Quiet Demand for Citrus Fruits in Chicago
Chicago buyers show apathy as citrus prices stay high. Grapefruit demand is light with elevated prices from Florida and other regions. Lemons and oranges face limited supply and cautious buying, with Calfornia and Florida boxes quoted in higher ranges.
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Chicago
Florida
California
Potatoes Strengthen in Chicago Market This Week
Chicago market for potatoes shows continued strength with higher prices after slow receipts. Monday to Friday saw gains from 1.20 to 1.60 per cwt for Wisconsin and Minnesota whites, with steady demand and reduced shipments. Reports cite car supply constraints easing but ongoing transportation issues.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
United States
U.S
Westron
Conference on Butter and Cheese Storage Deal in NYC
New York March 15 The butter and cheese trade received notice from the Food Administration in Washington to hold a conference at the Food Administration building in April about handling the butter and cheese storage for the coming season. The meeting will mirror the eggs storage conference held earlier in February with butter and cheese men from exchanges across the country and major producing and distributing districts.
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New York
Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Soaking Rain Returns to Southern California
Los Angeles on March 15 reports another rain storm starting Sunday morning and lasting until Tuesday night. The system brought heavy precipitation across Southern California with Los Angeles totals at 2.94 inches, pushing season rainfall to 12.4 inches, slightly above normal. Flood damage remains minimal in the Imperial Valley.
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Los Angeles
California
Imperial Valley
Express Firms Seek Government Control in Wartime
Chicago March 15 four major express companies Wells Fargo Adams American and United States ask to be taken over by the government for the war period. They claim total physical value of 38 million dollars and urge a working capital of 13 million dollars, totaling 50 million dollars on a return basis.
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Chicago
Wells Fargo, Adams, American
United States
Food Administration sees resignations staggered
George Haskell resigns from the Food Administration butter and produce division and leaves Washington for California. E. O. Heyl also resigns as head of canned fruits and vegetables, after prior work with Libby McNeill & Libby. The Beatrice Creamery presidency was denied while FTC investigation into meat packers continues.
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Heyl
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Swift
Chicago
George Haskell
The
Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Washington
California
Beatrice Creamery Company
Francis J. Weney
Federal Trade Commission
Libby, McNeiill &Libby
Swift & Co
Ban on Selling Hens Debated in Chicago Poultry Talk
The Chicago poultry discussion centers on gradual lifting of the ban on selling hens. Reports reference proposed licensing for retailers, state-by-state lift schedules, and the push from advocates and industry figures for a phased approach. The item notes Food Administration consideration and regional variations affecting timing.
Embargo on Gars Held for Reconsignment
Cincinnati reports an embargo on rail cars stopped or held for reconsignment or diversion unless prearranged before arrival. The rule aims to curb blind billing and reduce in-transit holdings at Ohio river gateways, affecting perishables and other freight across Southern trunk lines. C B Fugazzi to attend Chicago meeting as trade groups weigh action.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
E. H. Smith
Eastern Railroads
Board of Trade
Yoad
Smith
Fugazzi
Officers of Trade
Chicago
Outlook for Peaches and Truck Crops in South States
The Packer notes early truck outlooks at shipping points in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana with details to appear in The Packer Weekly Bulletin. Advertisers are advised to read current issues for names of growers and shippers of early fruit and truck, with the bulletin sent free to advertisers.
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State
Mississippi
Louisiania
Packer
Packer Weekly
South
Peach orchards in Peachburg and Canoe region face variable yields
Union Springs reports fewer bearing peaches due to aging trees and new plantings not yet mature while Elberta varieties dominate recent plantings. Soil iron is blamed for fruit color. Peachburg plans May end shipments. Canoe anticipates 60 000 to 75 000 crates at harvest with many Young trees in first fruit year and Mayflower generally light bearers.
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Union Springs
Ala
Carmen
Hiley
Belle
Georgia
Peachburg
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