Poultry Strike Persists in New York as Trade Surges
In New York on May 20 the ten day strike among live poultry buyers showed only a temporary agreement. Receivers and buyers fought over cropping, with Baff & Son resisting closures of Harlem and Brownsville slaughter houses. Jewish community mediation surfaced amid accusations of unfair competition and a dearth of East Side poultry. About 65 cars remained on track daily as fresh stock arrived.
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New_York
Jersey City
D. Baff & Son
Batf & Soff
Harlem
Brownsville
Raff
Harry
The _ Packer
Baff
Mr. Baff
Arkansas Peaches Bright Crop Forecast for Rogers
May 30 Rogers Arkansas reports a very bright peach outlook with the largest crop yet. No notable freeze damage. trees heavily loaded. Orchards sprayed. fruit showing strong disease resistance. Shipping to begin late July. crates and baskets in use. stock inspected at loading point. A 250 by 17 foot loading shed planned by City and Memphis railroad. about 20 cars of summer apples ready about July 20.
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Rogers
Ark
Siz
Gas City & Memphis Railroad
Packer
Rochester
New York
Packerman
Baldwin
Beating Tompkins to It in Egg Swindle Case
New York May 30 Mr Davis of Norwich N Y pursued about two hundred dollars owed him on eggs shipped to Consumers Butter and Egg Co at 138 Patchen Street Brooklyn. The firm was run by Roy C Tompkins whose swindles spanned Buffalo Louis New York and other markets. Davis received 151 dollars after paying a lawyer and finding the company closed with Tompkins having fled with a typewriter under his arm. He and his attorney later recovered a balance from a bank Tompkins once operated before leaving town. Tompkins has a long notorious reputation in trade circles.
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New York
Davis
Norwich
N. Y
Consumers Butter & Egg Co
Patchen Street
Brooklyn
Roy C. Gwining
Siippeints
Buffalo
Louis
Tompkins
Exmore
de Winter
de Winter & Co
Guiler
S United
Hater Issioner
W. P. Brown & Sons and
Wits
DeWinter & Wd
Petty Cash
H T. Wetten
Bookkee & Co
Guile
Band
Qann
Naylor
Werand Jury
Will Brown
B. Wag
Browned
H. T. Wetten
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Allin H. Frazer
Hubert E. Hartman
Joseph H. Schiappacasse
Detroit Citrus Fruit Co
Detroit United Fruit Auction Co
Schiappacasse
Citrus Company
Raver
Guy Turnbull
Connolly
Frazer
Jasnowski
Shepherd
Owosso Crate Wins New York Approval
New York city authorities approve the Owosso Mfg Co crate after testing as standard compliant. Deputy Commissioner Tighe notes a certificate has been mailed, with the crate within New York standards minus nine cubic inches. The win strengthens shipments amid season shortages. over 800,000 crates used annually in onion regions of Texas and Ohio.
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Bureau of Weights and Measures
Owosso
Owosso Mfg. Co
Owoeko
Mich
Packer
Tighe
Detroit
Mar
Texas
Ohio
Packer Week fruit and market updates across states
A condensed digest from The Packer highlights fruit and vegetable markets across the nation. Reports cover pea ers in Arkansas and New York egg grafters, Chicago peach and berry activity, Texas onions in Chicago, and Ontario to Dallas fruit movements, with notes on butter, potatoes, melons, and egg markets shaping price trends.
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Central Auction Co
Memphis
Texas
Dallas
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Kansas
New Orleans Poultry
Market Quotations and Poultry News Notes
Page snippets discuss Boston butter and egg market patterns, Petaluma poultry center, and the Massachusetts law actions by G F Cole. mentions how to navigate a new Colorado law and references the cantaloupe exchange.
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Boston Vegetable Market
Petaluma, Cal
Massachusetts
G. F. Cole
Boston
Colorado
Potato Market Dips After Big Chicago Shipment
Chicago May 30 potato market slips from last week’s peak as buyers pull back and local traders chase prices. Receipts total 125 cars Monday, 112 Tuesday, 80 Wednesday with 96 more Thursday, piling up nearly 500 cars. Local demand weakens while distant buyers seek discounts, signaling a temporary decline before a potential rebound as new crop prospects vary.
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Sicily Lemon Sale in New York Week Totals 25000 Boxes
The only Sicily lemon sale of the week in New YorkTuesday offered about 25 000 boxes. Ricoppi and Verdelli were the largest share. Cold rainy weather depressed the market, dropping 25 to 50 cents per box from last week. Prices ranged from 4 to 6 60 for various grade boxes. Next week about 40 000 boxes expected. Nearly 200 000 boxes afloat and due to arrive before June 12 with about 60 000 more in other ports.
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New York
Sicily
Berry Trade Not Active in Chicago Market
Rainy week cooled demand for berries with moderate trading. Fancy berries held steady with prices near last week. Illinois and Indiana receipts rose while Tennessee shipments declined, leaving stock to carry over amid slow midweek trading and limited top prices. Prices ranged from $1.25 to $2.50 per case for various varieties and regions.
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Chicago
Indiana
Dunlaps
Illinois
St. Louis
Market Report on Indian Berries and Stock Prices
A historical market note describes berries from the Indians attracting top figure stock from Borden. Demand was strong Thursday with quality appealing in many lots. Large sound stock sold higher while small ordinary stock brought lower prices. Receipts totaled about 44 cars.
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Tive
Borden
Jury probes dock thievery trade and firm books
Rochester and western New York dispatches recount a grand jury investigation into theft on the docks. Witnesses from De Winter & Co. and W. P. Brown & Sons test the handling of ledgers, petty cash, and erased entries amid charges of perjury and altered records. The probe touches multiple firms, with dates set for further action and potential indictments. In a separate report from Rochester, apple and fruit prospects show a favorable fall crop outlook despite earlier frost fears.
Florida Citrus Market Receipts Rise While Prices Edge Up
Florida oranges see lighter receipts and higher prices on fancy fruit. Market remains strong in New York with upscale sizes $5 to $6.75 per box, common sizes down to $3.40. Florida grapefruit also firmer, heavy textured fruit fetching $4.75 to $6. Large Havana pineapple auctions display 185 to 428 crates priced mainly from $1.10 to $1.80 per crate. About 24,000 more crates offered midweek, market stronger and about 10 cents higher per crate.
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New York
Havana
1000 Carloads of Peaches Prompt a Fizzle in Trial
Koshkonong Missouri May 30 The Peach crop promises to be the largest on record after three sprays and ideal weather. Officials expect shipments between 975 and 1000 carloads with Elberta peaches predominant. Frisco Railroad meets June 10 to discuss handling the season. A Detroit fruit trust trial in Detroit ends with not guilty verdicts as prosecutors fail to prove restraint of trade.
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Brandsville
St. Elmo
Brandsyile
Elberta
Packer
Frisco Railroad
Monett
Appellate Division reverses Pennsylvania railroad case on undercharged freight
New York May 30 The Appellate Division reversed the appellate term in the Pennsylvania railroad versus Titus Bros case. It holds that a commission merchant may collect the difference when fruit shipped below regular tariff is later adjusted after the shipper is billed and the undercharge is found. The ruling reverses lower court conclusions that station agents can undercharge and have the commission merchant absorb the loss.
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Supreme Court of New York
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Road
Titus Bros
Pennsylvania Railroad
Georgia
Truax & Watson
Rail Boad
Fruit and Produce Trade Assn
National League
Breen, Abbot & Morgan
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Heavy Tomato Shipments From Deep South Reach Markets
Heavy tomato movement from Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama reaches Ohio river gateways en route to eastern western and Canadian markets. Carriage is via express refrigerated cars and ventilated long haul trains with 1000 to 2000 cars expected depending on weather. Crate prices range from 1 to 1.75 dollars for mixed lots with Florida stock delivering 2 to 3 dollars for fancy and 2 to 2.25 for choice in some markets.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Cincinnati
Ohio River
East
West
Canada
Alabama
Florida
Classified Ads Guide for Produce Merchants Across States
A fragmented notice lists advertisements for merchants in fruits vegetables melons and produce. It enumerates many states including Minnesota Indiana Wisconsin Iowa Texas New York Massachusetts Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Tennessee Kentucky Louisiana New Jersey Virginia District of Columbia Florida Georgia California Washington Oregon Ohio West Virginia Maryland Missouri Colorado Rhode Island New Hampshire and Illinois suggesting pages where ads appear.
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Indiana
Wissconsin
Iawa
Texas
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New York
Massachusetts
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kentucky
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Virginia
New Jersey
District of Columbia
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Georgia
California
Washington
Oregon
Ohio
Alabama
West Virgina
Missouri
Colorado
Arkansas
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Illinois
New York Grapples With Brooks Law Enforcement
New York fruit and vegetable receivers rushed to prepare for the Brooks law taking effect next Monday. The measure requires standard packed containers to be clearly marked with contents, prompting rumors about docks and enforcements. Officials signal a gradual approach, with no fixed strict start date, while baskets and crates face specific measurement rules for peaches and Georgia shipments.
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Feady
Packer
Walsh
Bureau of Weights and Measures
Bb Jclange
French
National League
Smith
The
Fruit and Produce Trade Assn
Georgia
Hearing on Weeks Bill Aims at National Produce Standardization
In Washington on May 30 a Senate committee hearing examined Senator Weeks bill, the outcome of a National League push, seeking a national standard package for fruits and vegetables. The proposals would require the standard size packaging with cranberry exceptions and mark standards for nonstandard barrel use while opposing broader weights and measures mandates. Key witnesses included officials from the National League, cranberry groups, and the U.S. Bureau of Standards with Senator Weeks and others in attendance.
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Senator Weeks
Senate
Weeks
Tuttle House
Hardwick
National League
Massachusetts
Western Fruit Joabbers' Assn
International Apple Shippers’ Agsn
RK. G. Phillips
Bureau of Standards
Congress
R. 8. French
A. A. Chaney
American Cranberry Exchange
J. C. Makepeace
Cape Cod Cranberry Assn
N. P. Westcott
Eastern Shore of Virginia Produce Exchange
T. C. Jennson
Virginia Truck
Recent Rains Improve Norfolk Crop Outlook
Norfolk Va May 10 Recent liberal rainfall has boosted crops and truckers. Cabbage two thirds shipped with remaining improving. Potatoes moving in quantity with 2001 barrels shipped last Monday at 4 to 4.60 dollars. Snaps 6550 baskets, cabbages 15196 barrels and crates. Potatoes shipping earlier than usual. likely potato crop reaches around one million barrels. Weather is exceptionally fine for all crops.
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Norfolk
Vai
Pineapples Show Good Color Amid New York Market Slump
Porto Rico pineapples totaling about 36 000 boxes arrive with good color despite decay in some stock. Rainy weather and large receipts from Porto Rico and Havana dampen mood, market slipping to about 26c per crate. Best price 1.60 to 2.10, general range 1.20 to 2.15. Isle of Pines harvests 471 crates sold in New York. market opens weak then recovers, with sales around 31 57 to 2.87 4 per crate and about 800 crates expected next week.
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New York
Porto Rico
Havana
Best Trust
Isle of Pines
Citrus fruits at New York market show signs of thinning
California orange market remains strong with 35 car lots sold largely Valencians and Navels. Prices range from fair 4.25 to 6.00, good 5.25 to 6. Receipts light for Navels and novels, with seedling prices 2.50 to 4.05 and Porto Rico offerings scarce. Grapefruit receipts light, market firm and higher.
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New York
California
St. Michaels
Porto Rico
Charak in Bankruptcy in Chicago After Creamery Closure
Charak, who was closed up last week by an Illinois creamery, faced bankruptcy claims this week from three creditors. A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday morning. He operated four retail stores selling butter and eggs and aimed to source directly from country shippers. Assets are estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars. liabilities are not yet known.
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Charak
Chicago
Sam Charak
Illinois
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