National Hot House Growers Organize to Fight Tariff Policy
The National Association of Hot House Vegetable Growers is organized in Cleveland with O Keith Owen as provisional president. Officers include Louis Miller as vice president and Walter Pretzer as secretary, with a provisional board of five directors. Delegates nationwide are urged to attend an April Terre Haute meeting to elect permanent officers and report on plans to influence Washington on the Cuba tariff issue. A national membership drive and no salaried officers accompany a minimum five dollar per acre membership fee. The group aims to protect grower interests amid Reciprocal Trade Agreement concerns.
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Terre Haute
Ind
National Association of
I. J. Kusse
Cleveland
A. A. Tichner
Ashtabula
Cuba
Owen
Washington
Orange production forecast for 1936-37 market season
Washington March 19 report from the U S Department of Agriculture shows total orange production for the 1936-37 harvest raised by 1 331 000 boxes in February The March 1 forecast totals 49 303 000 boxes for the season, down 6 percent from 1935-36 and 24 percent below the 1924-25 record Also notes grapefruit up 266 000 boxes to 26 843 000 and California lemon crop injured by January conditions
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Washington, D.C
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Arizona
The Produce Packer Advertising Sample Offer
A note explains The Produce Packer weekly newspaper complements The Packer edition by covering market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and fur. It offers free sample copies upon request.
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Packer
Produce Packer
Apples in storage show mixed barrels and boxes counts
A Department of Agriculture report issued in Washington on March 19 details March 1 holdings of apples at 110000 barrels 6822000 boxes and 6026000 bushels including baskets and eastern crates. Bartlett pears total 92000 packed and loose boxes plus 214000 boxes of other varieties and 14000 bushel bags, versus last year’s stocks.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Bartlett
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Chain Store Tax
Fredericksburg March 19 The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the validity of a Fredericksburg ordinance imposing a $250 license tax on each store or mercantile establishment beyond the first owned by the same entity The decision reverses a Corporation Court ruling that the tax was arbitrary and a form of double taxation The Sanitary Grocery Company had resisted payment and the case could impact chain stores nationwide
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Fredericksburg
United States Supreme Court
Sanitary Grocery Company
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
F. W. Coleman
Virginia’ Supreme Court of Appeals
Richmond
United States District Court
Luther B. Way
Sung
United
George L. Browning
State Supreme Court
Louisiana Strawberries Undamaged by Cold Weather
Hammond Louisiana March 19 weather bureau reports Monday night temperatures 26 to 30 degrees and below freezing Tuesday night but no damage to the Louisiana berry belt only a few blooms frozen. Movement to begin about April 1 with usual Louisiana quality expected when the crop arrives. current fruit is short but selling well in markets.
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Hammond
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Loss Leader Sale on Texas Grapefruit in St Louis
In St Louis on March 19 a local retailer Schenberg's operating five stores advertised 165 Texas grapefruit for 29c as a loss leader. The circular claimed Texas shippers urged selling grapefruit even below cost and would cover the difference. Grapefruit were normally sold at ten for 29c in town.
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St. Louis
Schenberg’s
Texas
Boston tradesman Campanella faces financial probe
Boston figures reveal J Campanella of 68 Mercantile Street in financial distress after a creditors meeting. He allegedly ran an extensive robbing operation and owed Boston firms about 3800 dollars, though he had previously paid promptly and retained trade confidence.
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Boston
J. Campanella
Mercantile Street
Campanella
Hearing on Marketing Provisions of AAA Reforms
Washington March 19 Hearings before a sub committee of the House Agriculture Committee indicated the Agricultural Adjustment Act must be amended in key areas before wholesale distributors can gain benefits from market level marketing agreements. Horace H Herr, secretary of the National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors, testified that a market by market agreement could be negotiated prior to a federal order if the changes pass.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Agriculture
Hampton P. Fulmer
South Caroline
John R. Mitchell
Tennessee
Fred Bierman
Iowa
Gerald J. Boileau
Wisconsin
August H. Andresen
Minnesota
United States Supreme Court
Horace H. Herr
National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors
Warning Against Misbranding of Potatoes Issued
Washington DC March 19 The Department of Agriculture released guidance on misbranding potatoes from Wisconsin Michigan Maine and Florida Seizures under the Food and Drug Act show misgraded sacks branded US No 1 containing up to 30 percent defective stock Some US Commercial and US No 2 sacks were below grade Receivers may remove incorrect grades or transfer to plain bags at shipper expense Shippers may be charged for federal inspection to prove misbranding Rebranding after court release is costly Flagrant offenses may lead to confiscation of entire carloads The Bureau will work with FDA to stamp out misbranding. copies of grades available from the Bureau in Washington DC
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Michigan
Maine
Florida
U. S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Food and Drug Administration
Change in Hours of Selling at Cincinnati
Cincinnati March 19. The Cincinnati Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Dealers announced a seasonal change in selling hours to start Monday March 22. Mondays and days following legal holidays will run 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays will be 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays close 4 a.m. to 1 30 p.m.
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Cincinnati
Idaho shippers press for permanent trunks line rates
Idaho representatives including Lieut. Gov. Charles Gossett and officials from Idaho Packing, Palumbo Fruit, and Arata Fruit appeared in Chicago before the Southwestern Western and Transcontinental Trunk Line Bureaus. They sought permanent emergency rates for Idaho potatoes onions and prunes and equal onion and potato rates across the Idaho northern territory, plus mixed car rates. The session marks Idaho perishables' first formal action under a $26,000 state appropriation and a new era in traffic matters.
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Chicago
Idaho
Southwestern
Indiana-Illinois State Line
Mississippi River
Harper
Idaho Packing Corporation
Pocatello
Charles. Gossett
Boise
Austin E. Anson
Idaho Shippera Traffic Association
J.C. Palumbo
J. C
Palumbo Fruit Company
Payette
Frank B. Arata
Anson
Gossett
Light Red River Valley potato supplies eyed for year end
Grand Forks N D March 19 While no accurate estimate can be made in valley sections it is believed fewer than 1500 cars of potatoes are available for shipment this district for the balance of the year Open weather has not brought out the supplies many expected and the deal is nearer to an end than ten days ago Farmers known to be selling for the market and the prevailing prices suggest only a short time to market surplus stock Up to Monday roughly 8000 cars had shipped this spring versus 14000 last year with about 50 percent crop expected the deal likely to close Prices are lower slowing movement but growers are pushing stock The high prices may influence next years acreage with dealers split on whether growers will ship or plant the acreage may be about five percent lower Demand from nearby Iowa Illinois not as strong as hoped and supplies may be short Quality not best but dealers are packing what stock they can
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Grand Forks
N. D
Iowa
Illinois
Free Service to Growers and Shippers by The Packer
The Packer offers a nationwide free service department for subscribers to consult about growing, shipping, markets, and marketing methods. It helps connect growers with reliable markets and brokers, advising on consignments sales or delivered sales, with no obligation and free to ask. Address requests to THE PACKER Free Service Department Kansze City Missouri
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Packer
United States
the Packer
Free Service Department
Second and
Delaware Sts
Kansze City
Lettuce Market in Arizona Faces Weather Slowdown
Lettuce producers in Salt River valley and Yuma districts face uncertain loadings for the coming week due to unsettled weather. Estimates put Salt River production around 1 000 cars and Yuma about 400 for the week ending March 27, with Imperial valley at 200 cars or less, though some forecasts dip to 100–126 cars daily. Rain and colder weather slow maturity, delaying shipments as the Phoenix season opens amid storms.
Funeral Services for W. C. Anderson of Topeka Friday
Topeka notices the death of W. C. Anderson head of Anderson Commission Company at 69 from heart disease after hospital confinement since December 29. Survived by widow two daughters Gertrude Armantraut and Marjorie Caskey, sons William B. E. Anderson R. Joe Anderson Claude F. Anderson. Services at Grace Cathedral Friday at 2 with burial at Mount Hope Fair Lawn addition. Active pallbearers include six company employees.
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Topeka
Kan
W. C. Anderson
Anderson Commission Company
United States
Christ's Hospital
Anderson
Indiana
Samuel Cope
Cope & Anderson
Samuel E. Lux
Mr. Lux
T. E. Armstrong
A-A
William BE. Anderson
R. Joe Anderson
Salina
William E. Anderson
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Gertrude Armantraut
Marjorie Caskey
Claude F. Anderson
Buffalo
N. Y
Grace Cathedral
John Warren
Fair Lawn
Mount Hope Cemetery
Ralph Sellards
Osage City
Elmer Blair
Lawrence
J. Fred Gregg
Saling
S. P. Bray
John Simpson
T. F. Gardner
Rates Slow Asparagus Shipping in California
Rains this week slowed asparagus shipments, behind last year. By Wednesday California totals reached 60 cars, mostly express, with five from the Imperial valley. Clear weather is expected to start a fair cut by week’s end or early next week.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Imperial Valley
Eastern Shore Potato Blossom Festival Planned for June
Gnancock va March 19 the Eastern Shore Potato Blossom Festival will be held June 3 and 4 announced by the Accomack Post No 44 American Legion committee which is organizing all the celebration arrangements.
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Gnancock
Accomack
No. 44
American Legion
Wich
Mobile county cabbage deal opens early this season
The Mobile county cabbage trade began March 12 with five rail shipments and active truck movement. The season runs two to three weeks earlier than usual. Copenhagen variety heads are small to medium with good quality though slight head looseness followed freezing nights. About 300 cars will move, split roughly between truck and rail. Shippers are at Mobile and Theodore.
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Mobih
Mobile County
Copenhagen
Mobile
Theodore
Onion Growers in Texas Object to Marketing Pact
Onion growers and shippers in the Texas coastal bend region oppose a proposed onion marketing pact submitted by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. They argue the plan is discriminatory, could harm Texas growers, and denies opponents a vote. The Texas Coastal Bend Growers and Shippers Association, led by Roy Campbell and George A. Arts, campaigns to defeat the proposal, noting officials would control grading and business details.
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Roy Campbell
George A. Arts
Lionel White
Wallace
Maine Sate Potato Advertising Bill Passes Both Houses
Maine Development Commission announces passage of a bill to levy a tax on Maine potato growers per barrel. Funds support statewide advertising to boost sales in the east and middle west. Campaigns will be managed with Brooke Smith French & Dorrance, in cooperation with the commission.
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Augusta
Maine Development Commission
Maine
East
Middle West
New York
Brooke, Smith, French & Dorrance
Triumph Potato Acreage in Lower Rio Grande Valley
San Benito Texas March 19 press reports over stating Triumph potato acreage in the lower Rio Grande valley last week claimed around 9 000 acres were planted. The actual area is under 6 000 acres. Last year 6 200 acres were planted with 212 cars of seed. This season the crop is estimated at 5 750 to 6 500 acres with about 225 cars of seed planted.
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San Benito
Tex
Triumph
Rio Grande Valley
Holzschlag Trial Scheduled in New York Court
Benjamin Holzschlag, once a fruit and vegetable jobber tied to Wal labout Market, faces a false financial statement charge with trial set in the Court of Special Sessions Monday. He has changed lawyers after repeated postponements amid financial difficulties dating to April 1936. Wenatchee report notes Governor Martin signed a new apple advertising bill imposing lc per box on all state grown fruit, cutting over 200000 dollars yearly, and a commission with four shippers will be named from seven growers to oversee the fund.
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Holzschlag
New York
Benjamin Holzschlag
Wallabout
Wenatchee
Wash
C. E. Chase
Washington State Apples, Inc
Martin
Peach trees show reduced blooms after March cold
A wire from Nashville, Arkansas, reports no peach damage in Nashville but notes some orchardists saw about 30 percent fewer blooms from the cold night of March 12. The message comes from Hammond, Louisiana, dated March 13.
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Hammond
Nashville
Ark
Bailey Strong for Supreme Court in Radio Address
U S Senator Josiah W Bailey of North Carolina argues against expanding the Supreme Court to 15 justices, urging preservation of the Court’s constitutional interpretation and criticizing moves seen as political manipulation. He cites recent Court rulings, congressional actions, and executive letters as factors in the debate.
Food and Drugs Measure Seen Better Now in Senate
R G Phillips of the International Apple Association outlines the long course of Senate bills on the Food and Drugs measure. He notes Senate No 6, passed March 9, is an improved version over No 5 and earlier proposals, with extensive hearings, revisions, and conferences shaping the bill.
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G. Phillips
Senate
Home of Representatives
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