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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1923
Page
1
Severe damage to crops reported across central west districts as a late March blizzard brought the worst freeze in years. Peaches and other fruit suffered heavy losses in several states, while some important districts saw lighter impact and other crops escaped major harm.
Reports from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and beyond describe severe cold and heavy frost from a March blizzard. Strawberries and peaches suffer varying damage, with 60 percent losses feared for several crops while some orchards report partial survival and delayed harvests. Local temperatures dip to near zero, freezing plants from Kentucky to the Gulf region.
Georgia peach growers faced a near bumper plan disrupted by a Monday night freeze. State and federal assessors estimate a 37 percent state loss with heavy damage in the northern belt. Elbertas show little damage while Hibertas and other varieties fare variably. Final statewide estimates due Saturday.
Onion supplies at nearly all storage and shipping points in Northern Ohio and Indiana districts are about cleaned up. A few cars remain to be loaded at firmer prices, with some from Decatur Ark. stored in wild storage. A record freeze on March 18 and a severe storm accompanied the week’s activity. Prices ranged above $4 per cwt for some stock.
A steamship tied up for two cargoes of 10 000 boxes of an unspecified shape is now under government care after the operating company failed and ceased business. The cargo is deteriorating and in questionable condition.
A sweeping cooperative marketing bill gains traction in multiple states including Colorado Missouri Illinois Minnesota and Ohio amid vetoes and support from Farm Bureau aligned groups. The act aims to bind producers to their associations for five to ten years with penalties for leaving or steering shipments outside the group.
Stocks of white potatoes in the United States on March reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture total 171,555,000 bushels. Of this, 23,968,090 bushels are unfit for food or seed, 60,514,000 bushels needed for food and feed on farms, 27,278,000 bushels for local market consumption, and 69,795,000 bushels available for movement out of producing counties. More than half the shipment-ready stock is in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. In 21 northern states, stocks on March 1 total 162,117,000 bushels, about 42 percent of the estimated crop there. The March 1, 1922, figure was 102,764,000 bushels, about 35 percent of the previous year’s crop in those states.
Aside from The Packer edition on fruit and vegetable production this weekly issue carries market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool furs and related goods. A free sample copy can be mailed upon request.
Governor McCray vetoed the cooperative marketing bill after lawmakers pressed for a court test of its constitutionality. Attorney General Lesh warned the act could enable coercive debt and unbalanced powers, risking exploitation of producers while offering uncertain benefits.
The March 1 1923 cold storage report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics lists 2,012,000 barrels and 5,578,000 boxes of apples held nationwide, with regional totals ranging from New England to the Pacific. Compared to March 1, 1922, barrels rose from 996,000 and boxes fell from 6,282,000, against a five year average of 1,383,000 barrels and 4,540,000 boxes.
Kansas City reports a freeze from Sunday into Monday destroyed much of the potatoes sown in the Kaw Valley. Ground froze to three inches, risking any seed not planted deeper. Officials estimate under one third of the intended acreage had been planted when the frost hit.
Ft Smith Arkansas March 2 The potato acreage in the Ft Smith district this year will likely be 29 to 25 percent less than last year Planting is about completed Last year between 600 and 700 cars were shipped Triumphs are planted mostly with some Cobblers The freeze Monday night is believed to have damaged the crop somewhat Muskogee Oklahoma March 23 It is estimated there will be around 250 acres planted in potatoes in this section this year against about 2700 acres last year Last year around 650 cars were shipped from the Muskogee district The freeze last Sunday night damaged the newly planted crop about 20 percent About 50 percent of the acreage had been planted
Kansas City March 23 A Supreme Court reversal ends the Berry overcharge suit against Kansas City Southern and Harry B Wolf et al The decision holds lapse of time bars claims for refunds on excess charges against carriers The ruling centers on statute of limitations rather than actual tariff violations Local observers fear it sets a short filing window for overcharge suits against railroads
Jackson Tennessee reports the Ozark Fruit Growers Association loses overall control of strawberry shipments this season as Madison County Truckers’ Association led by J C Marlow takes over. Brownsville and Newbern also end contracts with Ozark, with output projections around 126 to 150 cars and 15 to 20 percent acreage growth.
William F. McShane, ex-president of the Sutherland Fruit Company, stands trial in Los Angeles on charges of forging railroad bills of lading for oranges shipped from San Diego to eastern points. A two-year-old DoJ case previously led to a hung jury. a juror’s Grand Jury past involvement requires a new panel and retrial before Judge Bledsoe.
Creditors receive letters from First National Bank of St Joseph seeking a trustee to marshal assets for the Price-Smith Fruit Company of St Joseph. Total indebtedness about 116 028.10 with nominal assets 133 159.70. S C Cook named trustee to collect debts and liquidate without bankruptcy, with pro rata distribution to creditors.
Hearings on Interstate Commerce Commission rate inquiry Docket No. 18930 were held in Chicago by Examiner C. R. Seal and Examiner Harraman with state railroad commissions. The session followed hearings in Atlanta Dallas Phoenix San Francisco Tacoma Butte Denver Omaha and Chicago. The final Washington hearing is set for April 3. Trade groups including ice cream bakery dairy poultry and clothing interests appeared. fruit and vegetable interests will submit in Washington. J C Briggs of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association will attend for the industry.
A co operative marketing bill similar to Indiana's vetoed measure is poised for introduction in Minnesota's legislature. House Bill No. 111 is under review by the Committee on Markets and Marketing as of March 2.
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