Aaron Sapiro Not Organizer Of The Calf Fruit Exchange
Rochester May 3 A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle report claimed Aaron Sapiro organized the California Fruit Exchange. California officials and industry leaders said he had no role and that the Exchange has operated since 1901. Sacramento confirmed the Exchange was organized early in the century and denied Sapiro’s involvement.
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Aaron Sapiro
Rochester
N. Y
Agron Sapiro
New York
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Sapiro
Or‘ganizer
California Fruit Exchange
Sapiro Tieg
Wan Atull
Pease
Neill
Empire State Potato Growers'Co-operative Association
California Fruit Growers’Exchange
California Exchange
Rochester Democrat-Chronicle
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
California
Mr. Sapiro
Dezell
Sacramento
Calif
Exchange
California Fruit Growers Exchange
Los Angeles
Aaron Sapito
Steady Onion Market in Chicago With Mixed Texas Stock
Receipts this week in Chicago were moderate with fair demand for good quality onions. Texas shipments, mainly yellows and whites, lowered average quality and pressured prices. California browns held steady at around 4 per 100 pounds with occasional higher lots.
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Chicago
Texas
California
Some Improvement in Box Apple Market
Chicago May 4 The market on barreled apples this week steadier with some improvement in boxes due to strong demand from Eastern markets. Prices: extra fancy Winesaps large to very large $2.75 to $3.00. medium $2.50 to $2.75. small $2.25. Fancy Winesaps large to very large $2.65 to $2.75. medium $2.25 to $2.60. In barrels New York Baldwins $5.75 to $6.00, some as high as $4.50 for lower grades. Illinois Ben Davis and Gano mostly $4.00 to $4.50. No. 2 $3.25 to $3.50. Illinois No. 1 Willow Twigs $6.50 to $7.50 per barrel.
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Chicago
New York
Illinois
Ben Davis
Gano
Llinois
Alabama and Tennessee Strawberries Move in Special Car Lot Trade
Alabama and Louisiana berries arrive freely in Ohio Valley markets with varied quality. Car lots from Alabama and Tennessee begin moving this week, with first cars expected next week. Quotations range from $4.50 to $6 for Alabama fruit and up to $7 per crate for Louisiana 24 quart crates. Movement to expand over two weeks, with output forecast to double last year and many new shipping points opening nationwide.
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Cincinnati
Alabama
Louisiana
Ohio Valley
York District
Atmore
Castleberry
Owassa
Tennessee
Weak Potato Market In Chicago Reflects Heavy Supplies
Market notes show dull demand for new and old potatoes in Chicago with heavy receipts and liberal on track holdings. Prices for Wisconsin sacked whites, Red River Early Ohio, Sandland, and Spaulding stock are listed, while Bliss Triumphs command mixed barrel and hamper rates amid eastern market softness.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
Ohios
Sandland Ohios
Florida
Spaulding Rose
Bliss
Firmer Berry Market Report From Chicago May 4
Favorable weather has firmed the Chicago berry market this week with strong demand and receipts that remain liberal. Klondykes in 24 pint ventilated crates sold for 3.75 and 24 quart crates for 7.25. Arkansas berry shipments are expected to begin early next week with good quality reported.
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Chicago
Louisiana
Arkansas
Wenatchee Apple Shippers Plan $5 Million Suit Against Railroads
Wenatchee merchants announce a $5,000,000 damages suit against Great Northern Railway and other carriers over 1922-23 apple shipments. Plaintiffs claim cars were unavailable or improperly iced, heated, or transported, causing spoilage and canceled orders, with losses mounting across September to December and affecting Thanksgiving and Christmas sales. Collective action will include several shippers and prominent law firms.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Washington
Great Northern Railway
North Central District
Eastern
Great Northern
Minnesota
Chicago
Carrollin Family Tragedy Strikes New Rochelle Hospital
Dr Reid of this city dies suddenly on Tuesday his son in law Guy Carrollin reports. On Wednesday William V Carolin dies in New Rochelle hospital after ailing for days. The deaths shock the local trade and friends express sympathy.
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New
York
Carolin
Pcos
Toh of
Reid
William’ V. Carolin
New Rochelle
Carosin
Week's Market On Berries In New York May 4
The market report notes berry offerings with Florida fruit arriving and North Carolina berries dominating. Prices range from 10 to 35 cents per quart with Florida fruit selling poorly at about 10 percent per crate and quality varying. some shipments are described as nasty and barely acceptable. The report mentions inspections by the Board of Health.
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New York
Florida
North Carolina
Board of ‘Health
Missouri Fruit Farms Co in Receiver's Hands
Brandaville Missouri May 4 receivers appointed for Ozark Fruit Farms Company of Brandsville and Des Moines Iowa at the request of Des Moines stockholders. O L Haydon West Plains and J E Hume Des Moines named receivers. The Ozark operation covers 1230 acres of orchards valued about 165000 dollars. Poor peach crop and low peach juice last year cited as factors. Manager W E Gratton says affairs not badly involved. Apple crop this year expected to net enough to clear debts. Gratton has managed the orchards 16 years.
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Brandaville
Ozark Fruit Farms Company
Brandsville
Des Moines
O. L. Haydon
West Plains
J. E. Hume
W. E. Gratton
Gratton
Mexican Cantalope Cars Move to U S Markets
Fifteen cars of Mexican cantaloupes passed Nogales to U S points last week with shipments from Riohich Ma zatlan Bamoa and Culiacan. Early Imperial Valley melons sold for 1 a melon to a Pasadena hotel. Northbound shipments anticipate a warm season but historical May cold spells remain possible. The American Fruit Growers Inc holds the largest agreement at 2,265 units.
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Los Angeles
Nogales
Ariz
United States
Ruihich
Mazatlan
Bamoa
Culiacan
Aphis
Imperial’ Valley
American Fruit Growers’ Inc
Pasadena
Imperial Valley
American Fruit Growers Inc
Two Southern Produce Companies Split in Memphis Market
The Memphis market saw two firms operating under the Southern Produce Company name. One, run by W. W. Shelby at 376 South Wellington Street, has long dealt in eggs poultry and produce since 1914. The second, at 178 South Front Street, started about two months earlier, led by J. H. Gallon who was reportedly laid up with a leg injury. A. J. Ellwood claimed to handle shipments for Gallon while also running Ellwood & Tinsley, though Tinsley recently left and Ellwood previously filed for bankruptcy in May 1922 with liabilities of 3882 and assets of 2003.69.
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Southern Smeteal
Go Point
W. W. Shelby
Wellington
Street
Southern Produce Company
South Front Street
J. H. Gallon
Gannon
A. J. Ellwood
Ellwood
Ellwood & Tinsley
Tinsley
Eliwood
Packer
Central Produce Company
Piowaty and Sons Win 120000 Judgment in Bonding Case
W J Piowaty led data collection for a suit that earned a verdict of 120000 against a steamship company now under receivership. The bonding company remains solvent with a 36000 bond, while the plaintiff’s lawyers collect one third of a contingent fee from the bond. The case, tied to the old firm M Piowaty & Sons, reflects creditor pursuit and delays caused by damaged cargo and vessel issues.
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Steamship Company
W. J. Piowaty
Plowaty-Claussen Company
Cago
Ws I Planaty
Piowaty
Chicago
M. Piowaty & Sons
Eastern Asparagus Moving California Winding Up
New York May 14 California asparagus markets affect New York trading with prices noted for assorted sizes. Colossals bring 38.50 per unit, large California 71, medium 86.50, small 56, Jersey and Delaware reports show varied strong demand and high prices. Southern Carolina demand noted, Pennsylvania and Delaware markets cited with high prices and diverse grades.
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Carolina
Jersey
Pennsylvania
The Produce Packer Trade News Description
The Produce Packer edition provides weekly market and trade news for shippers and distributors. It covers fruits vegetables eggs poultry butter hides wool furs and related commodities with a free sample upon request.
Utah to Hold Up Shipments Until Inspection Made
The Utah Board of Agriculture plans district inspectors to check agricultural shipments. State crops and pests inspector Heber J. Webb notes 13 states have quarantine against uninspected shipments. Attorney General H. Hy Clufts says the department can hold shipments until proper inspection is completed, with temporary district inspectors funded to cover salaries.
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Salt Lake
City
Utah
Board of * Agriculture
Mariy
Heber J. Webb
Webb
Board ‘of Agriculture
Vas Hinkley
Fancy Barrel Apples Hold Firm as Stock Dwindles
New York May 4 Supplies of barrel apples grow lighter for fancy stock and fancy apples hold firm. Poor stock drags. Fancy Baldwins 6 to 7 dollars, Albemarle Pippins 5 3 00, Ben Davis 2 6. Few fancy Greenings. range 3 to 5 50. Box apples dwindling. Winesaps 1 75 to 4 50, Ban Davis 1 50 to 3, Newtown Pippins 1 50 to 3 25.
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New York
Ben Davis
Ban Davis
Newtown
A Car of Cherries a Day in Chicago
May 4 Chicago reports the first straight car of California cherries to reach the market this season. California Fruit Distributors and California Fruit Exchange led sales with hundreds of packages from Sacramento. Prices varied by variety with boxed Chapmans averaging 4.71 and Tartarians 4.02 per box as buyers flocked to the auction.
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Chicago
California
Sacramento
California Fruit Distributors
California Fruit Exchange
I. H. Buck
Guigne
Was & Fun
Hi ‘Ea
Pennsylvania Railroad Pushes Perishables Delivery Plan
A report from the Fruit and Produce Trade Association details proposed embargo shifts by the Pennsylvania Railroad to manage perishables. It outlines moving citrus fruits and potatoes to Pier 27 and 28, unloading citrus during the day, and using separate floats, to relieve Pier 28 yard congestion and meet heavy seasonal demand. The plan hinges on coordinated classification of perishables and timing to avoid unload delays at North River piers.
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Manhattan
Ang
New -York City
Interstate ‘Commerce
North River
A. W. Frost
Transportation ‘Committee
Pennsylvania, Railroad Company
Transportationomuildea
Mayhood
Interst Commerce Commission
Pier 28
Jersey
Angie
New York
Potomac Yards
Peta
Weil dies in Cincinnati after long illness
Mrs M Weil dies Wednesday morning in Cincinnati after a long illness. Survived by two daughters and two brothers. Sons Gabe M Weil and Henry Weil lived with their mother. Charles M Weil of Pelgram Meyer Patterson New Jersey and Samuel Meyer Weil head of the house furnishing department at Marshall Field Co New York among survivors. Daughter Mrs Benser attended services with friends.
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Cincinnati
Gabe.m. Weil
Henry “Weil
Charles. M. Weil
Pelgram Meyer
Patterson
N. J
New York
Samuel Meyer Weil
Marshall, Field, Co
Benser H
Texas onions flood New York market easing prices
May 4 report shows Texas onions arriving in New York in decent volume with 2,520 crates by steamer from Bermuda and zero Morgan Line cars. Prices vary by grade and origin, with fancy Texas yellows at modest gains and per crate costs ranging from about 2 to 8 dollars for various stock.
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New York
Texas
Morgan Line
Bermuda
States
Orange County
Bermaday
McShane to Serve Ten Years for Orange Bill Forgery
William F. McShane, former president of the Fruit Company, was fined 10000 dollars and sentenced to ten years in a federal penitentiary for forging and negotiating false bills of lading for carrot shipments in 1919. Judge Bledsoe granted a stay of execution pending appeal, but McShane will begin serving his sentence when transported north with the next group of federal prisoners, likely next week.
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Los Angeles
Cali
2 . Fruit. Company
Bledsoe
McNeil Island
McShane
Cargo of South American Grapes Arrives in New York
New York on May 4 reports another cargo of South American Almeria grapes arriving. About 4 300 boxes in the lot. four hundred sold at auction for six dollars per box, the rest sold on the street at six dollars. The market remains firm and stock moved actively. Cable advices indicate only one more cargo will arrive this season.
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New York
Almeria
Pratt Named General Manager of British Columbia Growers
Vernon B C May 4 A M Pratt for ten years with the Mutual Orange Distributors Redlands Calif was appointed general manager of the Associated Growers of British Columbia at a salary of 15000 per year Tuesday of this week Mr Pratt comes highly recommended and will assume his new duties at once
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Vernon B.C
Egg Shippers Lose as Tulsa Market Prices Spark Inquiry
An inquiry reveals a West Tulsa Produce Exchange scare in which one Texas shipper admitted six cases of eggs were tagged and ready to ship to Oklahoma before a halt was urged for follow up. Distant charges suggested a $1.25 per case baseline in Dallas and Houston, with market prices blamed for the bait. The episode is seen as risky, likened to handling edged tools, and labeled a costly teaching moment.
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Peay
Pata
Dallas
Houston
Tulsa
Lke
Wind storms damage Italian lemon crop in Palermo report
Washington May 4 the Italian lemon crop has been greatly damaged by wind storms within the last few days a cable gram to the United States Department of Agriculture from Edward I Nathan American consul at Palermo Italy says one third of the production is not suitable for export the losses may affect supply and prices
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of ‘Agriculture
Edward I. Nathan
Palermo
Italy
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California Fruit’ Growers’ Exchange
AVIER
Guy Carolin’s
Missouri Fruit Farms Co
Southern ‘Produce Companies
Memphis
ED. Bahrenburg
International Maritime Company
Hads
Parkgus
Peeviaar
PENNA
New Jersey
SDE
M. Weil
G. M. ‘Well
Henry Well
M Well
Weil-Cannon
Estee
A.M. Pratt
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