Chicago Street Notes highlights business and personnel moves
Chicago Street Notes reports EF S Armstrong visiting en route home to Philadelphia after six months in California. It notes Frank B Arata & Co moving to 116 South Water Market and lists various fruit industry figures visiting Chicago, plus rate hearings and upcoming cherry shipments. It also covers market updates, weather impact, and recent arrivals of produce including Texas sweet corn and Missouri strawberries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Armstrong
EF. S. Armstrong
Philadelphia
California
Frank B. Arata & Co
South Water Market
Asparagus Growers Tour Chicago Market
Godfrey Growers from the sectioon around Godfrey and Alton Illinois visited Chicago on May 27 arriving by special car. They inspected South Water Market procedures for handling asparagus and had breakfast at the South Water Market Club. Harry Day and C. E. Fitzsimmons of the Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange led the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Godfrey Growers
Godfrey
Alton
South Water Market
South ‘Water Market
Harry Day
Ilinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Slow Market on Potatoes in Chicago
Supplies of old potatoes in Chicago were still heavy with demand slow and the market barely steady. Prices remained near last week, new stock slow, and prices weak. Idaho Russell quoted at 1.30 per cwt and Wisconsin round whites at 0.75 to 0.90. New Alabama and Louisiana Triumphs ranged 1.50 to 2.90 while Texas Triumphs sold 3.00 to 3.15.
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Chicago
Idaho Russell
Wisconsin
Alabama
Louisiana
Texas
Heavy cabbage supplies shrink market in Chicago report
Chicago May 27 heavy cabbage stocks appeared ample this week with much ordinary quality and small sizes. Demand slowed and prices edged down as markets weakened. Texas Iceberg crates brought 1.25 to 2.50 dollars per crate, half crates 1.50 to 1.75, California Iceberg crates 2 to 3.25, Mississippi crates 1.75 to 3.75, and Virginia bushel crates 1.25 to 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
California
Mississippi
Virginia
New Grand Rapids license laws target truckers and peddlers
Grand Rapids Mich May 27 new market and license ordinances regulate fruit and vegetable truckers and transient dealers. All must obtain a $100 annual license plus stall rental of $25 per truck on the wholesale market. More than one truck adds $25 per additional vehicle. Only about 20 of 250 operators have paid. Officials foresee modest permit revenue and note retailers object to a proposed retail market ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dewey Olds
A Good Demand for Fine Quality Tomatoes
Chicago May 27 Supplies of tomatoes remained heavy this week with many small and poor quality arrivals. Demand was strong for large fancy stock from outside trade, prices firm. Off grade sales slow with discounts. Florida lugs quoted at 2.50 to 3.50, Mexican lugs 2.50 to 3.50, repacks at 5 and Ohio and Illinois baskets at 1 to 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Florida
Ohio
Market on Berries Shows Mixed Availability and Prices
Chicago on May 27 reports liberal strawberry supplies but poor quality from many regions. Demand is fair and prices edge downward. Kentucky aromas arrive in better condition, selling well. Louisiana crates quoted 25c to 1.40, Mississippi 25c to 2.00, Tennessee 1.50 to 2.50, Arkansas 1.75 to 2.50, Illinois 1.50 to 2.75, Kentucky 2.50 to 3.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Strawberry Day Festival to be held June 10
Pleasant Grove Utah May 27 The Strawberry Day fruit festival of state wide interest will be held here June 10.
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Pleasant
Grove
Utah
The Last Word Exchange in Answers Cartoon Panel
In a humorous exchange, Brown jokes his wife orders him around while Roberts insists he still has the last word. The dialogue, set in the Answers magazine, centers on a playful domestic dynamic and a quip about saying all right.
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Brown
Roberts
Opposed to Trade Consolidation by Western Fruit Jobbers
Menominee operator argues consolidation harms small firms and warns economy motives may vanish in six months. He urges staying in separate, specialized associations within the Western Fruit Jobbers Association of America, citing member dedication, efficiencies, and government interference concerns. May 24, 1932. Menominee Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter ‘Hill
The
Hill-Luthy Company
Peoria
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Chicago
Menominee, Mich
the Packer
Western Fruit Jobbers Association of America
America
Western Fruit Jobbery Association
Middle West
West
X. Peter
Carpenter Cook Company
Muck Soil Study Reported From New York Areas
Cornell University reports on muck soils in five New York state regions Geneses Orleans Wayne Oswego Madison Oneida and Orange areas plus sections in Onondaga and Livingston counties The bulletin lists ash silicon iron potassium sulfur calcium magnesium inorganic and organic carbon in surface and subsoil noting deposit origins from woody plants and marsh plants No crop recommendations are given and the report is available free as P-537 from the New York State College of Agriculture Ithaca NY.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University Sericultural Experiment Station
Hee
New York State
Geneses-Orleans
Wayne
Oswego
Madison-Oneida
Orange Area
Onondaga
Livingston
New York State College of Agriculture
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U.S
C.H. Weaver & CO
Wesco
Produce Exchange
Los Angeles
North Fourth ST. ST. Louis
Plant City
San Benito
Union Prodpcr
Detroit
Yakima
Chicago Street Notes
Harvey Baum
Atlantic Commission Company
New York City
D. B. Webb
Webb Marketing Company
Mission, Tex
A. J. Tebbe
A. J.tebbe & Sons, Inc
Asherton, Tex
T. M. Melden
Texas Citrus Fruit Growers Exchange
Frank B. Arata
Frank B. Arata ,& Co
Idaho
California Fruit Growers Exchange
R. J. James
Kansas City
Minneapolis
J. O. Cook
Boston
W. A. White
W. A. White Brokerage Company
Melvin Levy
Russell H. Lutz Company, Inc
Indiana
Knox
Illinois Fruit Exchange
Centralia
A.B. Leeper
National Fruit & Vegetable Exchange
Washington, D. C
Fruit Auction Sales
Abe Rafelson Company, Inc
William Koppenhoefer
Shafton Company
South Water
LaMantia Bros. Arrigo Company
Missouri
Charles Abbate Company
Bar- Wiliam Hefley
C.ger & Golightly
Paducah
H. Robinson Company
Peter
Colery Cantaloupes
John L. Coppersmith
Blue Book
Oes Trading
X.st. Peter
U. S Dept. of Agriculture
U. S Pharmacopeia
Packing Materials Division
Pioneer Paperr Stock
MPANY
Ohio St
Chicago, Ill
Eastern
William LW Wagner
Racine
New York
Harry C. Barnes
Michigan Ave
South Water Market Commission Merch
Bank
Packer
All Mercantile
NTS Y
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