Indictment of Fruit Growers Express Co Quashed
A federal court in Pittsburgh ordered quashed the November indictment against Fruit Growers Express Co for falsifying ice reports in car bunkers. The 75 count indictment, under the Interstate Commerce Act, failed to show the company as a common carrier. The court noted the act applies only to common carriers and the firm provided icing services for Pennsylvania Railroad under a 1925 contract.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Fruit Growers Express Company
Iing
W. H. S. Thomson
District Court of the United States
Western District of Pennsylvania
F. P. Schoonmaker
District Court
Thomson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Delaware
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Railkroad Company
Anid
The
Produce Packer trade news for shippers and distributors
The Produce Packer is a weekly newspaper edition focused on market and trade news for egg poultry butter hides wool and furs trades. It serves shippers distributors and traders with industry demand and pricing information and invites requests for free samples.
Federated Agricultural Trades Issues Booklet
The Federated Agricultural Trades of America released a booklet in Chicago on May 11 outlining the federation's intents and desires, including floor speeches and convention actions from November 30, 1927. More than 75,000 copies have been mailed or distributed to interested readers. a small postage stamp fee covers cost.
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Chicago
Federated Agricultural Trades of America
Federation
Palmer House
Federal Trade Commission May Probe Chain Store Method
Washington May 13 The Federal Trade Commission would be directed to inquire into chain store marketing to determine if anti trust violations occur and whether federal regulation is possible under a Senate resolution. It cites an estimated 4 000 chains operating over 100 000 stores controlling about 16 percent of 1927 retail sales and asks for a report on monopolistic trends and distribution concentration with ongoing concerns noted.
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Brookhart
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Accounting to Shipper Under Terms of the Produce Agency Act
Washington May 11 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics United States Department of Agriculture directs produce agents to account to shippers on prices actually received in good faith from third parties The bureau relies on Supreme Court and state court rulings that an agent cannot sell to himself It clarifies that agents selling on track and using a store must account by the actual store price while keeping track price for on track sales The ruling does not force agents to route all sales through stores but allows customary commissions for store sales
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
United States Supreme Court
Produce Commission
Northwest group seeks blanket rates on deciduous fruit
Representatives from Washington Oregon and Idaho formed a joint complaint to the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging excessive freight rates on deciduous fruit shipments to the East. They demand blanket rates from Northwest points, covering apples pears prunes peaches apricots and cherries. Separate state complaints were also filed though aims were aligned. A joint hearing may lead to rate reductions under the Hoch-Smith Resolution.
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Interstate Commerce Commis
Californ
Utilities Commissions
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Fea
Interstate Commerce
Imperial Valley cantaloupe deal under way slowly
Imperial Valley cantaloupe shipments progress as cool windy weather slows action. Analysts note light rain, acreage down from last year, with 33 465 acres planted across 11 varieties per state crop service. Yuma and River Valleys show smaller plantings. significant shipments not expected before July 1.
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el Centro
Calif
Lana
Cantaloupes
Yuma Valley
Good Quality Lettuce Moving From Central District of California
Salinas California May 11 Rear lettuce shipments from the Central district including Watsonville and Salinas totaled 1300 cars for May 2 to 8, up from 1265 the prior seven days. U S No 1 cash sales at shipping points mostly 1 25 with some 1 10 to 1 15 and as high as 1 35. Northern district shipped 170 cars for May 2 to 8 and is past peak with a rapid decline expected.
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Salinas
Calif
Central
California
Watsonville
House Passes Bill to Standardize Fruit Basket Sizes
Washington May 11 The House on May 7 passed CH 8907 to provide standard hampers pine stave baskets and splint baskets for fruit and vegetables The bill goes to the Senate Its object is to standardize container sizes to reduce confusion in marketing food products It shall be unlawful to manufacture sell or offer for sale containers not matching the authorized sizes
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Canada to Admit East of Mississippi Peaches Into Canada
Ottawa May 11 Peaches from all states may now be imported into all Canadian provinces except British Columbia, under an order of the Ce structive Insect and Pest Advisory Board effective April 12, 1928. Previously, peaches from states east of the Mississippi were quarantined and not admitted.
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Ottawa
Canada
British Columbia
Cestructive Insect and Pest Advisory Board
Mississippi River
Hastings Florida potato shipments set new daily high
Hastings Florida May 11. A new daily high of 251 railroad cars of potatoes was shipped last Friday, the peak reached after forecasts of April 9 and May 5. Florida supplies chiefly the early potato crop, with 16 cars from outside Hastings district. Total Florida shipments to May 5 total 2,467 cars, down from 4,567 last year and 2,534 in 1926. Loading capacity reached at Hastings and nearby yards three days last week. Labor is ample but car shortages limited loading on some days. Spaulding Rose priced US No 1 at about $4 as trading opened.
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Hastings
Fla
Florida
Palatka
Ekton
Bermuda onions shipment outlook from Laredo district
Laredo Texas May 11 with 2 252 carloads of Bermuda onions shipped up to Saturday of last week it is estimated that not more than 1 200 carloads remained to be shipped from the Laredo district indicating a winding down of the season and continued freight activity by rail.
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Laredo
Tex
Movement of Onion Shipments Slows. Prices Steady at Times
The daily movement ran near 160 cars last week with expectations of a final cleanup soon. Shipments may total 4 500 carloads from all points, while the market slipped as haulings stayed light. Standard Yellow Bermudas and Crystal Wax sold around 1.25 dollars. cash track sales were sparse. The year’s deal left growers and shippers dissatisfied due to late maturing crops, cold spells, and a mix of No 1s and No 2s. Yield per acre was disappointing with germination or transplant loss. More onions moved in sacks than ever before as seed failures and field losses reduced tonnage. The Bureau of Markets in Laredo, under G D Clark, will keep advisory service until the last carload is sold.
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Bureau’ of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Laredo
G. D. Clark
Bernice
Freak Weather Baffles Georgia Peach Growers
Freakish temperatures in the Georgia peach belt have growers guessing the May drop impact. Record high 88 and a 49 degree plunge, with cold rain complicating forecasts. Spraying per Fort Valley guidance aims for quality fruit while a shortage of early peaches is expected due to winter losses.
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Macon
Peach Belt
Montezuma
Fort Valley
Peach Pest Laboratory
Higher Freight Rates Stand for Calif Fresh Fruit
Fresno May 10 Freight rate of 1.60 dollars per cwt on California to Eastern fresh fruit shipments remains in place after Federal Judge A F St Sure denied the railroads appeal to restore the old 1.73 rate. Judges Rudkin Kerrigan joined the ruling. Railroads plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Calif
Fresno
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. F. St
San Francisco
F. H. Rudkin
Frank H. Kerrigan
St. Sure
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Straw berry movement to start in Kentucky and Tennessee
The berry drive across Kentucky and Tennessee starts May 20 to 25 in Paducah Scottsville Bowling Green Franklin Pembroke Hopkinsville and in Tennessee areas Portland Mitchellville Westmoreland and Fountain Head. The crop looks good with ample rain and warm weather signaling a strong fruit yield.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Portland
Mitchellville
Paducah
Scottsville
Bowling Green
Franklin
Pembroke
Hopkinsville
Westmoreland
Fountain Head
Reveries and Mother's Day by Jay B Ibex
A reflective verse recalling boyhood summers by a creek and truants, ending with a Mother's Day tribute. The speaker walks through ghostly memories of childhood, hearing echoes of friends and nature, before presenting an old bouquet of memories to his mother and her enduring kindness.
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Jay
B. Ibex
South Georgia Expects 12 000 Cars of Melons
Moultrie Ga May 11 South Georgia foresees nearly 12 000 cars of watermelons despite heavy April rains and floods. Growers report a fine crop as floods subside and sun returns, with shipments two weeks late. First shipments expected around June 20, while last year peak reached over 100 cars daily.
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Moultrie
South Georgia
Humboldt Tennessee berry carloads move to market
Twenty cars of strawberries moved from Humboldt and nearby towns in carloads on May 7 to 11 with prices around 4.25 to 5.00 per car depending on load. The crop is approx 60 percent, quality is good with some rot and few misshapen berries. Government inspectors cover 24 loading platforms as federal and state officials run a temporary office at Humboldt.
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Humpoldt
Tenn
B. Humboldt
Toa
Drought Hits Potatoes in Southern Texas
In southern Texas drought and winds have damaged potato crops by up to 60 percent, with early plantings wiped out by frost in March. Rains this week could help, but most digs shift to May 14 21. Districts include Eagle Lake Wharton Simonton and Sugar Land. Cabbage and carrots show some movement. harvests begin mid May.
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Austin
Tex
South Texas
Eagle Lake
Eagie Lake
Wharton
Simonton
Sugar Land
Expect Navel Oranges to Clean Up in Calif by May
Los Angeles May 11 Twelve hundred and eight cars of oranges and 342 cars of lemons left California in the week ending May 6, vs 1 056 orange cars and 348 lemon cars the prior week. Through November 1 to date the state totals are 27 645 oranges and 4 448 lemons, a grand total of 32 093 citrus cars. Valencia shipments from Tulare county outpaced Navels from the south by 60 cars, and May is expected to finish the Navels remaining in the state.
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Los Angeles
Valencia
Tulare County
Southern Alabama shippers plan large potato movement
Growers and shippers in Baldwin, Mobile and nearby counties forecast 1928 potato crop around 2,500 to 3,000 cars as movement begins early next week after some cars roll out this week. Acreage up about 20 percent over 1927, but movement may not rise due to unfavor able growing season. yields expected 70 to 85 bushels per acre. Quality to be good, packing emphasized with tighter grading and branded sacks watched closely. The Southern Alabama Potato Association formed to control movement. state department estimates 1,370,000 bushels moved statewide with 1,200 acres planted.
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Minette
Ala
Growera and Shippers
Baldwin
Hicambia
Moblie
Alabama
Southern Alabama Potato Association
Department of Agriculture
Montgomery
Watermelons Late in Leesburg Florida District
Watermelons are very late in the Leesburg Florida district with first car expected around May 25, says James Leonard and Company, heavy shippers. A Thomasville Georgia man reports heavy rains last Sunday night at Boston Georgia wiped out about 400 stores of watermelons, doubt remains on replanting.
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Leesburg
Fla
James Leonard & Co
Joe Esterlin
Phomasville
Boston
Dry Weather Threatens Southern Potatoes and Cabbage
New Orleans reports a general drought across several Southern producing districts over the past weeks. Irish potato yields in Southern Alabama are threatened by a substantial decrease unless rains come soon, with a similar condition noted for Central Louisiana potatoes and cabbage.
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New Orleans
Alabama
Louisiana
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Fruit Growers Express CO
Federated’ Agricultural Trades Issues
Produce Agency
Imperial Valley
Texas
Aher
Georgia
Middle
State Departments of Agriculture
Humgboldt
Humboldt
Milan
Belle, Jackson
Carlots
Capadf
Tagle Lake
Gordon
Shduya Be
Leesburg, Fla
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