Farm relief and tariff matters of great interest
New York May 24. The stabiliza tion feature and tariff on perishables stir strong debate among fruit and produce interests. East Coast growers oppose including apples in stabilization plans, fearing loss of export markets and domestic sales. Wayne County New York apple growers lead protests, with F W Cornwall and others sending telegrams to Copeland and McNary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County
New York
California
Federal Fruit Stabilization Corporation
Organization of Fruit Products, Inc
East
Copeland
Senate
Freeno
Calif
Fresno
McNary
W. L. Rogers
Federated Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Inc
J. H. Estes
Fred Bmlines
RT. Myering
A. W. Quinn
L. A. Manuel
E. G. Haden
Paul Pagnon
Phil Passon
New York State
Pultneyville
F. W. Cornwall
Cornwall
Royal
Gilbert N. Haugen
Bernard Snell
House
Hoover
Federal
Fruit Stabilization Corporation of California
Southern Pacific Railroad
Great Western Power Company
Gregory
Earl Fruit Company
W. P. Rogers
George Stevenson
F.S. Todd
Edward Deright
S. Valere
W. HR. Teats
H W. Pearshall
George Morse
Hungerford Fruit Farm
R. P. Wilson
Packer
Boston
The Produce Packer Is A Weekly Trade Newspaper
A note explains The Produce Packer is a weekly publication alongside The Packer, with market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool furs and more. A free sample copy can be mailed upon request.
Hamburger Firm Denies Involvement in Florida Deal
L. T. Creech of Belle Glade Florida and a NY representative for J Hamburger Company visited New York this week denying any involvement or money advanced in a Lake Okeechobee district matter. He told The Packer the May 4 story about broken contracts was erroneous and his firm had no part in the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
L. T. Creech
Belle. Glade
Fla
J. Hamburger Company, Inc
Packer
Judy Company
Lake Okeechobee
J. Hamburger Company
California Cantaloupe Deal Sails With Market Delays
Imperial Valley reports slow cantaloupe shipments with 242 cars shipped to Thursday versus 1,600 last year on the same date. Season two weeks late. expect around 100 express cars as demand and Eastern prices rise. A Brawley meeting urged shipers to send vine ripened melons at least nine to ten Brix after May 25 to build consumer demand.
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el Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
Fin
Brawley
Imperial County
Kaw Valley Potato Acreage Cut 29 Percent
A Kansas survey shows Kaw Valley potato harvestable acres at 12,890, down from 18,160 last year, a 29 percent drop. Floods have ruined about 10 percent of plantings and early states report even smaller acreage than planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kaw Valley
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Division of Statistics
Petition for Dissolution of Blalock Fruit Company
A petition for dissolution of the Blalock Fruit Company was filed in Spokane Washington. Hearing is set for June 14 before Superior Judge R M Webster. The petitioners are W J C Wakefield president and Charles Hussey secretary following a May 13 stockholders meeting with 6000 shares represented.
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Spokane
Wash
Blalock Fruit Company
R. M. Webster
W. J. C. Wakefield
Charles Hussey
Death of E. J. Thomas in Philadelphia at 76
E J Thomas of 260 South Front street died while en route to his bank on Monday. He collapsed crossing a street and died at his home. He had been in business in the city for 51 years and was 76. He is survived by a widow, a granddaughter and three brothers.
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E. J. Thomas
Philadelphia
South Front Street
East Texas Tomato Crop Outlook Large Across Region
East Texas tomato production this year is expected to match or exceed prior records. Acreage in Cherokee and Smith counties may dip slightly, but new fields elsewhere lift total to normal. First car of green wrapped tomatoes left Wells and Jacksonville shipping begins May 27 after cool weather delayed maturity.
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Jacksonville
Tyler
East Texas
Wells
Tex
Texas
Cherokee
Smith Counties
Shippers Object to Return to 1928 Schedules
Reports from New York indicate Western and Eastern railroad interests dispute the resumption of 1928 schedules for freight from St. Louis and Chicago to Jersey City. Western shippers complain delays, while Eastern receivers seek relief as executives travel west to confer with leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
California
Chicago
Jersey City
Eastern Line
St. Louis
Eastern
Western Lines
Western
West
Eysmans
Roberts
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hendon Faces Grand Jury On False Pretense Charge
Hammond Louisiana May 24 Testimony was taken by a Amite Grand Jury on charges against D M Hendon local buying broker. The Louisiana Fruit Exchange and Louisiana Strawberry Auction allege he obtained goods by false pretenses issuing worthless checks for strawberry cars. A Lee R Miller Auction judgment over the 1928 deal brings total claims near 28000 dollars though exact sums remain unsettled.
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D. M. Hendon
Louisiana Grand Jury
Hammond
Amite
Hendon
Louisiana Fruit Exchange
Louisiana Strawberry Auction
Lee R. Miller
Petition Involuntary Filed Against E. L. James
An involuntary bankruptcy petition has been filed against E. L. James of Charleston West Virginia. James runs the business of C. H. James & Son dealers in fruits and vegetables. The filing occurred on May 24.
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E. L. James
Charleston
W. Va
James
C. H. James & Son
The Southern Nebraska Potato Acreage Reduced
The summer potato crop in Southern Nebraska will be cut again with only about 1600 acres planted this spring, down from 1790 to 2000 in prior years. A backward season caused late plantings, but warm weather last week spurred growth and harvest is expected around August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
Neb
Nebraska
Arkansas tomato acreage to shrink this year
Little Rock reports Arkansas commercial tomato shipments will be smaller overall than last year due to unfavorable weather and planting troubles. Some areas may still reach last season levels, with June 10 to 15 as the expected carrot crop shipment start in the southern part of the state.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Mullica Hill
N. J
New Jersey
Shipping points in Arkansas grow in three state regions
The article describes a coastal shipment pattern for Arkansas grown products with main shipping points Horatio Gillham De Queen Nashville Warren El Dorado Blevins McCaskill Mineral Springs Dierks Lockesburg in the central west around Van Buren Alma Mulberry and in the northwest region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio
Gillham
de Queen
Nashville
Warren
el Dorado
Blevins
McCaskill
Mineral Springs
Dierks
Lockesburg
van Buren
Alma
Mulberry
Trade in Detroit Sees Split Over Produce Terminals
Detroit May 24 The doors of the Michigan Central Produce Terminal opened last week but no sales have occurred. Strong opposition to two terminals persists as city car lot dealers back the Detroit Union Produce Terminal at Fort and Green streets and plan to relocate by July 1. The Isbey president says the union terminal could be ready by June 1 in case of emergency. A buyers group of wholesale fruit dealers favors a single terminal and will patronize the Detroit Union Terminal.
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Detroit
Michigan Central
Twelfth Street
Detroit Union
Fort and
Green Streets
Frank N. Isbey
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
New York Man Eugene Nolan Sentenced in New Haven Jail
New York trader Eugene Nolan was arrested in New Haven on April 27 and sentenced to 16 days in jail with costs of 16.74 dollars for defrauding the railroad company of fare. Nolan, once connected to McCauley and Wachlin cases, testified for Wachlin and later produced a record he claimed to need. He denied prior convictions, prompting a heated exchange with the district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Police Department
New Haven
Wachlin
Maine
McCauley
Packer
Connecticut
Tomato acreage in Tennessee decreases amid uneven season
Humboldt correspondence reports Western Tennessee tomato growers see a 10 percent acreage drop from last year as wet spring reduced plants by 15 to 20 percent. Weather improves this week boosting hopes. production may fall 25 to 30 percent versus 1928 despite shipments of 2 713 cars last season.
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Humboldt,Tenn
Western
Tennessee
United States Department of Agriculture
Heavier Tomato Crops Expected in Maryland and Delaware
Baltimore May 24. Reports say Maryland and Delaware will see a heavier tomato acreage this season especially in the north. Canned supplies are low with about 75 percent of Maryland’s crop canned. Frequent rains slowed planting but transplanting proceeds. some farmers plant more to offset reduced bean acreage threatened by beetles. Native stock movement begins early July in parts of the state with packers seeking 5 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Delaware
California Citrus Shipments and Remaining Inventory May 20
In Los Angeles on May 24, about 600 cars of Navels and other oranges remained to be sent from California as of May 20, with most moving before June 1. Valencias expected to surge this week. lemons show slow improvement with weather aiding storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
West Tennessee cabbage crop shows reduction
Western Tennessee, dominant cabbage producer for the state, faces a 35 to 40 percent cut in output from last year due to reduced acreage and a wet cold spring. Growers expect 700 to 800 cars, with weather still a factor. last year 808 cars were shipped but much was left unharvested due to low prices.
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Humboldt, Tenn
Tennessee
United States Department of Agriculture
Leesburg Watermelon Shipments Expected to Decline
Leesburg Florida reports moderate haulings of watermelons with a sharp decline anticipated after this week. Florida shipments are expected around 900 small melons as fields finish, with specific pricing shown for various weights and lots from Watsons and Dixie Belles.
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Leesburg
Fla
Florida
Watsons
New Terminal In Cleveland Opens June First
Cleveland May 24 The Northern Ohio Food Terminal a new food marketing center will begin operation Saturday June 1 with 70 dealers moving into warehouses and offices. Most will be ready for business Monday June 3 as rail and road lines signed on to feed the terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Northern
Ohio Food Terminal
Broadway
Woodland Avenue
Consolidated Fruit Auction Company
Northern Ohio
Nickel Plate Road
Erie
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
Chris Haas
Northern Ohio Food Terminal Company
New California Measure Licenses Fruit Buyers
Sacramento Calif May 24 Legislation to curb unscrupulous fly by night fruit buyers was approved by Governor Young with Assembly Bill No 155. It requires licensing by the State Department of Agriculture and bonding to refund growers for breaches of faith. The act covers all deciduous fruits and dates and takes effect immediately during the upcoming shipping season. An appropriation of 20000 is provided for administration. Bonds are set at five dollars per ton up to 1000 tons and one dollar per ton thereafter. Violations carry fines to 5000 and up to one year in prison.
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Sacramento
Calif
Young
Assembly
Isaac Buyers
State Department of Agriculture
Mississippi tomato crop expected to exceed last year
Crystal Springs Mississippi May 24 crop observers predict tomato acreage will match or exceed 1928 levels with about 4 000 cars moved from across the state including Crystal Springs Hazlehurst Utica Georgetown Wesson Brookhaven Hopewell Gatesville Stanton Canonsburg and Fayette. May 25 opening date eyed though some talk of earlier starts as large operators pace shipments to optimize returns.
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Crystal Springs
Miss
Hazlehurst
Utica
Georgetown
Wesson
Brookhaven
Hopewell
Gatesville
Stanton
Canonsburg
Fayette
Jill Trial Postponed Amid Hospitalized Partner
The Jill Brothers tax fraud and government bribery case in New York is delayed from May 22 to early June due to unpreparedness and Frank Jill's hospitalization after a Florida collision and gunshot wounds claimed to involve a hijacker or bootlegger. The defendant Jill handles the Florida deal for the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill
Frank Jill
New York Hospital
New York
Jill Brothers
Florida
Watermelon deal leader Harvey Boney arrives in Valdosta
In Valdosta Georgia Harvey Boney longtime operator tied to Duplin Produce Co arrives amid ongoing complaints about his business practices. The report notes his Rose Hill North Carolina headquarters and connections through Florida and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Boney
Valdosta
Rose Hill
N.C
Georgia
Boney
Ffash
Duplin, Pruit,& Produce Company
Duplin Produce Company
South
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Legislaion
Federal Fruit, Stabilization Corporation
Rio Grande Valley
Detroit. Union Produce Terminal
Eugene Nolan
Tennssee
West Tennessee
NEW
Mississippi
Witty
New Ke
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