Western Fruit Jobbers Officers To Detroit For Convention
Detroit May 22 The Western Fruit Jobbers Association prepares for its 1937 convention to be held January 18 to 21 in Detroit Officers will meet May 27 in the Terminal directors room at 2 pm to plan details A dinner will follow at the Book Cadillac Hotel Attendees from outside points include George A Marsh William L Wagener S M Cohodas and Edward Rosenberg The Detroit trade hopes the gathering will surpass all previous meetings with broad regional representation and strong industry participation
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Detroit
Western Fruit Jobbers Association of America
Western Fruit Jobbery Association
Book-Cadillac
George A. Marsh
St. Louis
William L.wagener
Chicago
Ishpeming
Edward Rosenberg
Flint
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Southwest
Outlook promising for Michigan celery crop progress
Chicago reports a Michigan celery crop that is advancing with shipments expected to start around June 15 and peak by June 25. Production is forecast about 10 percent higher due to favorable weather and moisture, with no major frost damage and growing quality described as very good. The Michigan Celery Growers Association anticipates record tonnage.
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Chicago
Michigan
Peter J. Newhouse, Jr
Peter J. Newhouse
Chicago Street Notes A Busy Week At South Water Market
The second weekly golf tournament at Oak Hills drew growing interest. Trade visitors include George Casey of the Pacific Fruit Express and J A Singleton of Nash Finch. Executives from Lake LeBlanc Lumber, Port Rico sweet potatoes sellers, and multiple distributing firms toured South Water Market.
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South Water Market
Oak Hills
George Casey
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Pacific Fruit ‘Express
San Francisco
Calif
Chicago
Luke LeBlanc
Lake LeBlanc
Lumber Company
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A. J. O'Connor
Louisiana
Porto Ricaina
First Car of Cantaloupes Shipped from Yuma Ariz
Chicago May 22 Advice was reserved this week by Meyer Schuman Company that the first car of cantaloupes this season from the Yuma Arizona district was shipped on Monday May 18. The cantaloupes were Perfectos packed by Allen Snell and the quality was exceptionally good. Schuman noted this is the first time he recalls a car of cantaloupes shipped so early from Yuma. McDaniel Song of Yuma will pack about 900 acres of McDaniel Nuggets under the Old Fort Yuma brand.
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Chicago
Meyer Schuman
Yuma
Ariz
Allen & Snell
Schulman
Allen
Schuman
McDaniel & Song
McDaniel
McDaniel Nuggets melon deal to boost Yuma shipping this June
Meyer Schuman Company says McDaniel & Sons will ship most of the Nuggets June harvest from Summerton Arizona with first cars around May 25. Output will rise weekly from 40 to 60 zars for May 26 to June 1, aided by a new packing plant, vine ripened melons, and individual stickers. Shippers in the Yuma valley anticipate quality gains and plan to exceed last year’s standards.
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McDaniel & Sons
Schuman
McDaniel
Summerton
Ariz
Old Fort
Roy Quinn Reports Pleasant Valley Onion Prospects
Roy Quinn, manager of the C. H. Robinson Company general sales office in Chicago, returns from Pleasant Valley onion country noting conditions appear favorable for the coming season. He says acreage is about 20 percent under last year but the stand and prospects are roughly double the previous year with normal weather likely to trigger movement starting around July 4.
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Chicago
Roy Quinn
C. H. Robinson’ Company
Pleasant Valley
Quinn
C. H. Robinson Company
United Union Growers Association of
First Cars Watermelons in Chicago
Chicago reports the arrival of the season’s first watermelons for R H Dietz & Co a Tom Watson variety from Isle of Pines weighing 24 to 26 pounds and a Florida shipment also of Tom Watsons with good quality. Weather was warm and sales moved briskly.
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Chicago
R. H. Dietz & Co
Isle of Pines
Florida
Watermelon terminal talks and Florida tomato market report
Discussion of whether selling watermelons should return to the old Twenty fifth Canal streets terminal with railroad input and multiple meetings held. Florida tomatoes show daily declines due to poor quality with opening prices up to 2.50 for large and 1.50 to 2.26 midweek. poorer stocks sell at 1.00 or higher per lug. Ashley M. Berridge addresses a joint meeting on opportunities in dairying turkey raising and potato production.
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Dietz
Ger- 6
Twenty-fifth and
Canal Streets
New York
Florida
Manton
Mich
Ashley, M. Berridge
State Experiment
Lake City
Revised Rail Pick-up and Delivery Rules Filed in DC
Washington May 22 The rail roads in Official Territory filed revised rules governing pickup and delivery of less than carload freight effective May 26 under special Interstate Commerce Commission permission. Tariffs include a minimum 0 per 100 pounds, identical to prior suspensions except they remove shipper allowances for self-service. Agent W B Curlett filed the schedules bearing tariff number of three other railroad agents.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. 8. Curlett
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Water Market Commission
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Milwaukee
H.j.riebe
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Peoria
Hart Fruit & Produce CO
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Alford& Miller Company
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Miss
Western Fruit
Chicago Street Notes
John Waddell
Western Fruit’ Jobbery Association
Boise
Idaho
Idaho Shippers Traffic Association
Cloobeck &Mose, Inc
Eatire
H. B. Finch
J.A. Singleton
Nash-Finch Company
Minneapolis
J. Schillinger
Fraight
Abash Railway. Company
Dan A. Lapanta
Duluth, Minn
G. B. Michelson
Frisco Lines
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Gridley, Maxon & Company
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Hammond
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Old Terminal
Chandler-Allengo
Canal
Chandler & Son
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Paul Chandler
Garry Allen
Chicaxe
Everett Chandler
Falk-And Erson Co
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Halsted Exchange National
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Texas Tomatoes
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