Senate Passes Anti-Chain Store Measure With Borah Van Nuys Amendment
The Senate approved the anti chain store bill after numerous amendments. The Borah Van Nuys amendment forbids discounts or advertising charges that harm competitors and bans selling at unreasonably low prices to destroy competition. Senator Lean noted broad interest and that many states sent telegrams to the judiciary committee along with Roosevelt administration input.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Borah
van Nuys
Lean
Kentucky
Federal Trade Commission
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
South Texas onion growers urge U S to buy relief onions
Bermuda onion growers from Laredo Winter Garden Eagle Pass and Coastal Bend districts press for government purchase of about 3000 carloads to retire from the market by storage or relief use. The meeting at Laredo Hamilton hotel was called by the Laredo Chamber of Commerce with A F Muller presiding and J H Yeaman as secretary.
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Laredo
Tex
South Texas
Winter, Garden
Eagle Pass
Coastal Bend
United States
Hamilton Hotel
Raymondville
New York Dealers Shift Offices And Stores
May day moving rush hits New York as Crispo & Sons relocate to 210 Franklin Street with a 204 Franklin office. Harry R. Mallory moves to 199 West Street, Perrich Brothers open at 42 and 44 Harrison Street, Max Kaufman occupies 361 3 Washington Street, and Danziger & Rubin take Harrison and West Streets corner.
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New York
Crispo & Sons
Franklin Street
Franklin
Harry R. Mallory
West Street
Perrich Brothers
Harrison Street
Max Kaufman
Washington Street
Danziger & Rubin
Harrison and
West Streets
Produce Packer free sample copy offered to readers
The Produce Packer announces a separate weekly newspaper devoted to marketing of fruits and vegetables and carries market and trade news for shippers and distributors of poultry, butter, hides, wool, fur, etc. A free sample copy will be mailed gladly upon request.
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Packer
A Virgin Trade Newspaper Promises Reader Boost for Advertisers
A nascent trade paper aims to attract advertisers with bold promises of immediate ad placements and personal support from a broad readership network. The rhetoric urges mutual benefit and hints at a vigorous, if not forceful, sales approach to recruit cautious merchants.
Rains Boost Louisiana Berry Crop Early Week
Hammond Louisiana reports Monday night and Tuesday rains boosted the Louisiana berry belt strawberry crop. The moisture slows next week's fruit run and may lift shipments toward a peak in the coming weeks. Weather cooled, with ongoing shipments around 1 663 cars so far this week and a possible total near 3 000 cars if conditions hold. The parish bean harvest starts May 9 to 11, with green bowntifuls and stringless beans moving in as rains aid early harvest and later plantings. Bell peppers are expected to begin in early June, reaching main proportions around the 10th.
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Hammond
Louisiana
Aiight Way
Rio Grande Valley tomato deal starts with 3 cars loaded
The Rio Grande Valley spring tomato movement began with three cars on Tuesday night. Connell Ross Co of San Benito loaded two cars and Melch & Co of Mission loaded one car. Shippers expect shipments to rise toward May 10 and peak between May 20 and 25, with total county shipments possibly 2,500 cars or more.
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Harlingen
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Connell- Ross Company, Inc
Pioneer Shippers
San Benito
Melch & Co
Mission
Hecht
Alres
Cameron
Hidalgo
Willacy
Death of John B Kennedy Apple Grower of Troy Kan
John B Kennedy 62 a noted fruit grower and shipper and member of the Kennedy Hagenbuch firm died after a short illness. He had worked in apple growing since 1920 and is survived by his widow Hattie Stewart Kennedy and a son John B Jr. Kennedy was active in civic affairs and affiliated with Masonic lodge Scottish Rite Abdallah Shrine in Leavenworth and Christ Episcopal Church in St Joseph.
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Troy
Kan
John B. Kennedy
Kennedy- Hagenbuch
Hattie Stewart Kennedy
John B., Jr
Christ's Episcopal Church
St. Joseph
Sco x
Senators Benson and Logan rail at chain stores over Robinson-Patman
Senator Benson spoke on NBC last Saturday and Senator Logan at the Alexander Forum in New York on Sunday urging passage of the Robinson-Patman Bill. They argued it would not raise prices and might lower them, detailing effects on producers, consumers, and independent merchants.
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Washington, D. C
Elmer. A. Benson
Minnesota
M. M. Logan
Kentucky
Senator Benson
National Broadcasting Company
Senator Logan
New York City
Congress
Hobinson-Patman
America
Vegetable Growers Plan Interesting Fall Convention
Worthington D May 1 The 28th annual convention of the Vegetable Growers Association of America will be held at the Carter Hotel Cleveland September 8 to 11 with speakers of national importance. Dr P W Zimmerman of Boyce Thompson Institute will show moving pictures on plant growth hormones and auxins among shifts. He co helped discover plant response to these substances and will discuss greenhouse work by Dr Arthur at the same institute. Dr I C Hoffman of Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster will discuss forced vegetables. Continued on Page 12.
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H.D. Brown
Worthington
Vegetable Growers Association of America
Carter Hotel
Cleveland
P. W. Zimmerman
Boyce Thompson Institute
Zimmerman
Arthur
I.C. Hoff
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster, O
United States
Alexander of
The
Salinas Lettuce Market Shows Easier Tone As Shipments Rise
Salinas Calif May 1. Lettuce market moved to an easier tone with heavy shipments. Quality mainly good with some fine stock. opening carloads mostly 1.25 to 1.50 per crate. Following days steady to lower with most sales around 1.25, some 1.35, a few 1.10 to 1.15. Four day Salinas Watsonville shipments totaled 38 244 294 and 318 cars, with about 80 percent fives, 16 percent sixes, and 4 percent fours in loadings.
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Salinas
Calif
Central California
Rader Named Manager of New York Mercantile Exchange
C B Rader of St Louis, longtime business manager of the St Louis Merchants Exchange, is appointed business manager of the New York Mercantile Exchange effective June 1. The move places the experienced broker in a leading role at New York after his tenure in Missouri.
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C. B. Rader of
St. Louis
New York
Merc. Exchange
C. B. Rader
St. Louis Merchants Exchange
New York Mercantile Exchange
Cool Weather Slows Imperial Valley Cantalope Shipments
El Centro Calif May 1 Cool weather since Sunday keeps cantaloupe shipments in the Imperial Valley from rising. Seven cars were shipped Monday ten Tuesday and 11 Wednesday bringing season total to 48 by freight and one by express. Open acreage fruits an earlier harvest while regular covered blocks lag until May 10 and June 5 to 10 respectively. Quality expected good with sizes about 50 percent standard 4583 and jumbo 36s and a small share of ponies.
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el Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Express
Georgia Peach Men Prepare for Seasons Deal
Macon Georgia May 1 The Georgia peach industry gears up for the forthcoming crop as packing houses and equipment are readied with care in orchards to combat pests and diseases and ensure quality fruit. Shipments begin at the right time to meet marketing centers while estimates point to a moderate crop subject to favorable conditions. Continued on Page 22.
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Macon
Georgia
Los Angeles Venice Celery Moves Forward Amid Labor Agitation
In the Los Angeles Venice celery district thrust, harvest progresses with 18 cars daily traded and 25 anticipated next week. Strikes by Mexican and Philippine workers trigger patrols, minor riots, and firm stance by the Southern California Farm Federation toward strike leaders.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles-Venice Celery
Shipping Point
U. S
Southern California Farm Federal
American Fruit Growers Elect Schleussner President
At a April 25 board meeting in Los Angeles American Fruit Growers Inc of California named H. S. Hazeltine active chairman and elected O. W. Schleussner president effective June 1 1936 Schleussner currently general sales manager will succeed Hazeltine who is also a director of the Delaware affiliate Both have long ties to the fresh fruit and vegetable industry with the California company.
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Los Angeles
American Fruit Growers Inc. of
California
H. S. Hazeltine
O. W. Schleussner
Schleussner
Hazeltine
American Fruit Growers Inc
Delaware
West Tennessee Strawberry Festival Opens May 6 in Humboldt
Humboldt Tenn May 1 Final details for the Third Annual West Tennessee Strawberry Festival are completed ahead of opening day May 6. Three days of entertainment and educational features are planned with a daylight fireworks display and a morning program at the festival grounds.
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A. H. Williams
Humboldt, Tenn
Humboldt
West Tennessee
Strawberries delayed as cool spring aids quality in Illinois
Anna Illinois May 1 Cool weather has delayed strawberry shipments statewide with most areas ten days to a week late and heavy movement not expected until around May 15. Growers gain fruit quality and larger berries this season if weather remains normal, aided by a warm rain that boosted southern crops.
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Anna
Ill
Shafter California Potato Deal Opens With Steady Sales
Shafter California reports a satisfactory start to the potato deal with shipments expected to grow next week. Long whites moved 52 cars from Kern county over four days, mostly Edison Arvin area, with total Kern movement 104 cars since April 18. Opening sales ranged from 2.00 to 2.25 fob, now around 1.75, and demand extended to Pittsburgh with broader eastward distribution anticipated. F. J. Herring Jr. of Willis ton Florida, a vegetable grower and solicitor, sent letters seeking connections, sometimes asking for money to finish crops. complaints noted.
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Shafter
Calif
Kern County
Edison-Arvin
Bakersfield
Pittsburgh
Shafter Long
Sperle, Onion Association Manager, Dies in Ohio
Charles Sperle, business manager of the National Onion Association, died in Toledo on May 1 after a heart attack. He had been with the group a year, previously a long time onion statistician for the Department of Agriculture, known for crop forecasts. Funeral services were in Toledo and interment will be at Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D. C., later.
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Toledo
Charles Sperle
National Onion Association
Sperle
Association
Department of Agriculture
United States
Arlington Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Independence Council Attacks New Deal In Open Statement
Indianapolis May 1 The Farmers Independence Council of America denounces New Deal tendencies and opposes surrendering farming management to Washington.HQ in Chicago says after the AAA ruling the Capitol complex housed 22 miles of corridors serving 6,600 AAA employees. The group accuses officials of seeking to preserve payroll via Soil Conservation as a surrogate for Federal control.
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Indianapolis
Farmers Independence Council of America
Washington
Weat
Washington Boulevard
Chicago
AAA
Supreme Court
J. F. Walker
Illinois
Indiana
Farmers’ Independence Council of America
B Street
S. W
Alabama Triumph Deal Gains Early Momentum
Loxley Alabama May 1 the Alabama new crop Triumph potato deal had a strong start Shipping totaled 443 cars by Wednesday night and is expected to exceed 650 by Saturday night Daily loadings average about 90 cars Rain at the saltin de aided crops reduced digging output while boosting demand Quality of stock is good for first supply and outlook remains bright with normal stock levels and steady demand.
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Loxley
Ala
Alabama
Triumph
Saltin de
Lower Texas Tomato Crops Boosted From 1935
The Rio Grande valley reports a tomato crop nearly double last year with about 12 500 acres and an estimated yield 20 bushels per acre higher than 1935, totaling over 1 000 000 bushels. East Texas acreage declined due to a freeze, but southern counties offset gains in overall Texas production as the lower valley crops move.
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Austin
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Texas
Lower Valley
East
Valley
Further Action in Little AAA Litigation in California
Lawyers for the state expect to file an amended complaint in State vs Withers Brothers. Judge Allen ruled the California little AAA unconstitutional and refused a permanent injunction against Placentia shippers barring intrastate orange shipments without a prorate. The case may reach the State Supreme Court.
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Los Angeles
Withers Brothers
Allen
California
Little Aaa
Placentia
Cabbage Crop in Crystal Springs District Sees Bright Prospects
In Crystal Springs Mississippi the cabbage crop in the Crystal Springs Hazlehurst district has recovered from earlier losses. Rain improved prospects and estimates now put 75 percent of seed losses recovered with 1 200 to 1 500 car shipments likely as packing begins May 4.
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Crystal Springs
Hazlehurst
Miss
Crystal Springs-Hazlehurst
National League to Hold 1937 Convention in Atlanta
The National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors will meet January 11 to 14, 1937 at the Atlanta Biltmore with the Atlanta Branch as host led by J. M. McCullough Jr. The Denver convention and Baltimore visit are cited as context for the move to Atlanta.
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Washington,d. C
National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit
Atlanta
Atlanta Biltmore
National League
Thosd
Baltimore
South
Chamber of Commerce
Convention Bureau
Exmore Berry Auctions to Open on May 11
Exmore Virginia announces the strawberry auction season will open May 11 under C. J. Prettyman. The event returns to the original owner after a committee-led period and will be run by Prettyman and staff with the same auctioneer as last year. A Community Farmers Block strawberry sale also opens May 11.
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Exmore
C. J. Prettyman
Governor Landon crowns queen at Troy festival
A crowd of about 3000 in Troy Kansas witnessed Miss Nellie Clark crowned queen of the apple blossom festival. Governor Alf M Landon officiated and joked about his crown handling after a rehearsal error, with the ceremony proceeding amid cheers.
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Landon Crowns
Queen of Troy
Troy
Kan
Nellie Clark
Alf M. Landon
Doniphan
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Georgia Peach
Venice
Elect
Pres
West Ne
Potato
Deal
F. J. Herring, Jr
Detroit
F. T. Herring, Jr
Williston
Fla
Herring, Jr
Businessanager National Onion Association
Independence Council
NEW Deal
Alabama Triumph
Mississippi
Exmore Berry Auctions
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