Railroads Killing Trucking Industry in Southern Texas
In Mercedes Texas March 18 truck growers led by Herman H. Wetegrove argue rail freight rates destroy the Rio Grande Valley vegetable trade. It takes two acres of crops for one car of produce while cotton needs 100 acres per car. cabbage losses cited as $12 per ton due to higher rates, threatening abandonment of truck farming for hay and cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes
Tex
Herman H. Wetegrove
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Wetegrove
Mercedes Tribune
Joses
Chicago
Wetegrave
Australian and Tasmanian Apple Exports to Europe
New York reports Gerald Da Costa European fruit importer, now here seeking a permanent branch. About 1,000,000 boxes of Australian and Tasmanian apples slated for export to Europe. First steamer loaded February 16, due London April 15 with 66,000 boxes. next April 17 with 53,000. next April 23 with 17,000. Da Costa also shipping American apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York
Gerald da Costa
London
da Costa
Fine Prospects for Peaches in Oklahoma
Ada Oklahoma March 14 1921 To The Packer There was never better prospects for a bumper peach crop in Oklahoma We expect to break the record this year if frost doesn't kill them in the next few weeks Several nice young orchards will come in this year if they aren’t destroyed There are more potatoes planted this year than usual of both Irish and sweet W Zorn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Okla
Packer
Oklahoma
Notice to subscribers about Produce Packer sample
This notice invites readers interested in the production and marketing of Eyes Poultry Butter Cheese Hides Furs Wool etc to request a sample copy of The Produce Packer. The current edition does not cover that field but focuses on fruits vegetables melons and related topics.
Panama Route Feasible For California Cantaloupes
California cantaloupes may ship to New York and Atlantic markets via the Panama Canal to avoid high rail rates. Steamships can maintain cool, steady refrigeration and match transit times to rail. Initial shipments from Imperial Valley and California ports reached New York in 15 to 21 days, with intact fruit despite long desert hauls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Panama
Pacific Northwest
Northwestern
Portland
Seattle
Los ‘Angéles
New York
Philadelphia
Imperial Valley
Milliken sought over unpaid produce debts from Junction City
M A Nelson of North Topeka asks The Packer for present location of J E Milliken formerly in Junction City and Camp Funston who bought produce last summer then quit. Nelson alleges a $250 judgment and about $310 due with prior false references. No reports of Milliken starting in Kansas City yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
M. A. Nelson
North Topeka
Kan
J. E. Milliken
Junction
Camp Funston
Packer
Junction City
Milliken
Cantaloupe Acreage to Shrink in Turlock Region
San Francisco dispatch reports that Turlock cantaloupe acreage will be much smaller this year due to prohibitive freight rates. Farmers say there is no profit until freight costs are readjusted, signaling a deliberate reduction in plantings compared with recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Turlock
Rule is Chairman of General Sales Agency Board
New York March 18. A new operating program replaces the old executive committee with an operating committee including Arthur Rule Walter Farley and R E Hanley. Frank Heggblade becomes general manager succeeding Walter Farley. The General Sales Agency is a mutual non stock non profit membership organization with over 20 cities, organized in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Au BR
New York
General Sales Agency
Arthur Rule
North American Fruit Exchange
Walter Farley
DiGiorgio Fruit Corporation
R. E. Hanley
California Vegetable Union
Frank Heggblade
DiGiorgio
Rule
Hanley
Farley
Thomas O'Neil
Charles E. Virden
Archie M. Pratt
WSR
Union Depot
New York City
Frank Hegeblade
Joint Council Meeting in Chicago Opens Three Day Session
A joint session of the executive committees of the International Apple Shippers Association the National League of Commission Merchants and the Western Fruit Jobbers Association opened in Chicago for a three day meeting. The docket included publicity trading definitions icing charges heater charges withdrawal and consignment among others. The opening adjourned to allow cross organization talks before resuming at 10 oclock. Attendees include F William Mort president R S French secretary W Wagner C W Kimball A D Hitz Earl Stewart E T Butterworth D No Minick W L Wagner J J Castellini E Neustadt A R Currie Wash E T Scott Ben Keith and others from Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston New York Indianapolis Denver Lincoln and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Apple Shippers’ Association
National League ‘of Commission Merchants and Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
Anm
National League of Commission Merchants
F. William. Mort
Chester
Hranzell
Pittsburgh
R. S. French
Washington
D. C
Wagner
C. W. Kimball
Xe Worl
A. D. Hitz
Indianapolis
W. J. Hearty
Boston
W. M. French
New York
J. J. Castellini
Cincinnati
E. H. Neustadt
Milwakke
Western Fruit Jobbers
B. J. Scott
Lincoln
Neb
D. Tidwell
Denyer
Cole
Mexican tomato shipments through Nogales this week
Mexican tomato shipments via Nogales tally 62 cars for the week ending March 18 with 241 cars season to date. Shipments by date include two cars on March 9, 18 cars on March 10, seven on March 11, six on March 12, 26 on March 13, and four on March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Nogales
Ariz
Louisiana Strawb Movement Faces Weather Delays
Hammond Louisiana March 18 A week of heavy rain and floods on the Illinois Central disrupted the strawberry movement delaying car shipments temporarily. Rail service soon resumed along the main line and by Tuesday the movement was near normal. Crops across the belt are in good shape with 225 to 260 cars shipped from key loading stations and weather improving for a strong harvest outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Illinois Central Railroad
Independence
Ponchatoula
Omite
Albany
Death by own action reported in Campagna case
New York March 18. ABarbados arrival reports Louis Campagna, a New York fruit trader, killed his wife Ernestine on March 10 and then died by his own hand after firing five bullets. He allegedly left debts over 20,000, fled with Vivian Dressel, and was said to sail for Buenos Aires. Verification remained uncertain as creditors watched for confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bridgetown
Barbados
Louis Campagna
Vasari
Buenos Aires
Ernestine
San Campagna
Italy
Manager Smith
Fruit and Produce Trade Association
Campagna
Aliss Vivian Dressel
Fler
United States
Counry
Vivian Ernestine Dressel
Brooklyn
Strawberry car case briefs filed with ICC in Washington
Cincinnati March 18 F. M. Renshaw filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington a brief for strawberries shippers demanding express refrigerator car equipment for moving berries from Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee not provided with express refrigerators. At a February 5 hearing 15 associations carrot shippers and firms testified. Renshaw argues express refrigeration is now common and that complaints show discrimination while American Railway Express Company counters with a history of few cars and no new refrigerator cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Renshaw
Week's Market on Cabbage in Chicago March 17
Chicago buyers received a mixed market as cabbage prices weakened from the week's peak. New cabbage appeared in liberal supply with local demand steady, Texas stock sold around 2.25 to 2.50 per barrel or crate, California stock about 1.75 to 2, and Louisiana crates near 2.25. Old cabbage fetched 14 to 15 per ton on the local market, while best offerings moved slowly at 8 to 10 per ton shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin
Texas
California
Louisiana
Penalty Charge By Express Company Reduced In ICC Action
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved an amended rule reducing detention charges for unloaded express cars from 25 dollars per day to 10 dollars for the first two days and 15 dollars for each subsequent day. Free time starts at 7 a.m. after car placement, with weather, holiday, and bunching exceptions. The Joint Council and express company reached the agreement after a March 3 conference in New York, with effective date set for March 24, 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express Company
Joint Council
Washington, D.C
Mint Council
International Apple Shippers’ Association
R. G.phillips
Western, Fruit Jobbers' Association of America
W. D. Tidwell
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York City
National League of Commission Merchants of
United States
New York Onion Market Reacts From Last Week's Boost
New York oninon market eases after last week's price rise. Prices fall dull this week with whites at 1.23 per 100 pounds, yellows and reds at 0.75 to 1 per 100 pounds. A few Orange county onions sold, as did Spanish onions with limited movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orange County
Financial Troubles Cloud A Gulshan of Boston
Boston financier A Gulshan, tied to several firms including Conant & Bean and F Putnam Company, faces withdrawals and hardship after heavy losses estimated around 100000. Bankers urge liquidation to cover debts while Walter G Brookings-led Conant & Bean remains a profitable, well backed operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Boston
F.' Putnam’ Company
N. Rodman Company
Conant & Bean
Gussman
Walter G. Brookings
Commission
Brookings
Fapeuil Hail Market
F. Putnam Company
Gigsman
Boston
Jor, Conant & Bean
Harris W.bean
Lower Rail Freight Rates Tied to Rising Operating Costs
Chicago dispatch argues that perishable farm producers need transportation discounts to keep food production at former levels. Carriers demand cost reductions before rate cuts, noting that Interstate Commerce Commission rejects reductions without proof of costs. Labor tensions, wage settlements, and ongoing rail labor board hearings shape prospects for a readjustment. Producers, distributors, and unions watch closely for a policy shift that would restore modest profits after ten months without gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aes
Samuel Gompers
United States Railro
Labor Board
Labor ‘Board
American Federation ’.of
Labor
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
American Apple Exports and Sales in England
Exports of American apples to Europe for the week ending March 12 totaled 83,648 boxes and 47,186 barrels, with most destined for Great Britain and the remainder to Scandinavia. New York and Halifax ports shared shipment, while London prices showed Newtowns at 3.51 to 4.29 and Winesaps at 3.32 to 3.71 per box, Greens and Baldwins at 10.73 and 9.75 per barrel respectively. stock quality affected pricing, and Australian apples are set to enter England in three to four weeks once price controls lift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Europe
Great Britain
Scandinavia
United States
Halifax
St. John
London
Ben Davis
England
Cleveland dealers seek direct fruit buying privilege
Cleveland sellers push to buy citrus and deciduous fruits direct from shippers rather than through the local auction. A committee of six, led by D F Brookhart, will draft letters to the California Fruit Growers Exchange and Florida Citrus Exchange requesting direct buying rights and a negotiated market representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Florida Citrus Exchange
Thor
Lorain
D. F. Brookhart
The
Brookhart Fruit Company
A. G. Blair
A. C. Blair Company
Chris Haas
Haas Brothers
Sam Weingart
the Weingart Fruit & Vegetable Co
Charles
New and Old Cabbage Prices in New York Report
New York market notes weak old cabbage sluggish with poor quality. Upstate shippers seek 9 to 10 per ton for Danish seed stock, selling 14 to 16 in yards. Domestic seed 12 to 14, red 16 to 20 per ton. White barrels 1 to 1.50, bags 0.75 to 1.25. Florida arrivals plentiful, selling 1.50 to 2 per basket, crates 2 to 2.25, some fancy up to 3. Florida red 1.50 to 2 per box or basket. South Carolina stock limited, many poor, one car refused. Crates 1.26 to 1.75, baskets 0.75 to 1.00. Louisiana stock 3.25 to 3.50 per crate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florida
South Carolina
Louisiana
Chicago Onion Market Quiet This Week
The onion market in Chicago remained subdued with operators selling holdings at low prices. Yellows showed modest strength at 85 cents per cwt on an fob basis, reds varied widely due to inferior stock, while good lots traded around 65 to 75 cents. Local jobbing was weak with limited demand and liberal offerings, reds and yellows at 76 to 81 cents on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
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Cali
Panama Canal
J.B. Milliken
A.nelson
Heggblade Gen. Mgr
A. Gulshan
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