Quiet trade on the St. Paul market observed in fruit lines
Market in St Paul this week remained quiet with easy prices across fruit and vegetable lines. Cooler weather is expected to brighten business, National Apple Week boosted the apple trade, Western box supplies were heavy but moved at easy prices, Jonathans leading while Delicious Spitzenbergs and Rome Beauties grew. Valencia receipts were light, Navels delayed, lemons light, late Western pears steady, California grapes daily in good condition, demand fair, early cranberries nearly off, Florida grapefruit arrivals rising and bananas steady.
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St. Paul
Rome
Valencia
Lodi Grape Shipments to End by November 10
Sacramento reports the Lodi grape section has mostly sold out with varieties fading. Emperor grapes peak and ship in lugs crates and drums while Zinfandel Muscat Tokay decline. Fancy Tokays remain in demand as surveys show all grapes expected shipped by November 10.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sacramento Valley
Iowa Vegetable Growers Set 1922 Convention in St Ansgar
St Ansgar Iowa November 4 Arrangements made for the eighth annual convention of the Iowa Vegetable Growers Association to be held February 1 2 and 3 1922 Des Moines Thomas Jr Gabriel is president and PF Sedige k truck grower and shipper St Ansgar is chairman of the local committee C L Fitch Wyler is secretary Grattany
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St. Ansgar
St. Alsgar
C. L. Fitch
Wyler
Grattany
California Celery Seasonal Shipments Begin in California
California celery opened with first shipment by American Fruit Growers from the state. Opening price 1.60 per dozen, considered fair. Five cars shipped this week. season to rise as shipments grow. Acreage this year 25 percent below last year. J. N. Stone of Lamb Fruit Company visited Chicago trade circle this week.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Orange Crop Preparations Underway in Visalia
Visalia California November 4 packing off oranges is expected to start here about November 10 and many packing houses are already in shape for the coming crop.
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Visalia
Calif
Market Suffers From Heat Tainted Vegetables in Los Angeles
Los Angeles reports a week of unusually hot weather has driven many vegetables to the market in poor condition and disrupted shipping. Lettuce crates sold early at 60 cents. cauliflower moderate with some stock at 1.50 per crate. Tomatoes strong at 1 to 1.50 per lug. onions around 1.50 per lug and 4.50 to 5.50 per cwt. Storage stocks and weekly receipts for potatoes and apples show large year over year differences. Apple stocks mount with 748,163 boxes stored. Jonathans vary in price by origin. grapes move moderately with table varieties at 5 to 7 cents per pound.
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Los Angeles
Stockton Burbanks
Fancy
Idaho
Watsonville
Washington
Oreson
Spitzembergs
Heavier Offerings Break San Francisco Potato Market This Week
San Francisco news recounts a firm market early in the week followed by a decline as heavier supplies, especially from Northern points, pushed prices down on fancy, medium, and extra large repacked potatoes. Receipts totaled 30,560 sacks. onions stayed steady at 3.75 per cwt with dry storage shipping ongoing to the Middle West and East.
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San Francisco
Bay Counties
Idaho
Washington
Middle West
Grand Jury Probes Alleged Florin Fraud Case
Sacramento Calif November 4 The Grand Jury investigates a case in which Japanese strawberry growers in the Florin district accuse Frank Idaka an Oakland broker and F S Shiguqua and Frank Meyaka both of Florin bookkeeper and shipping clerk for the Sacramento Valley Berry Growers Association of conspiring to defraud the association of about 30000 Idaka is alleged to have collected most of the season profits claiming he had negotiated sales for the broker and the others are said to have aided him in collecting the money.
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Sacramento
Calif
Frank Idaka
Seattlé
Shiguqua
Frank Meyaka
Sacramento ‘Valley Berry Growers’ Association
Idaka
Kingsburg Shipments Heavy From California Point
Kingsburg Calif November 4. More than 60 carloads of dried peaches raisins canned goods and grape juice have been consigned during the week to various points in the United States from this city. The shipping activities are very extensive from this point now.
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Kingsburg
Calif
United States
Freight rates and farm machinery costs rise under transport burdens
In a front page continuation the article explains that freight increases raise the effective cost of farm wagons and corn transport to Chicago. It notes railroad and mining cost pressures, calls for congressional and public action, and cites Western railroads proposing 10 to 15 percent freight reductions on manufactured goods. St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad officials announce planned cuts of 4 to 20 percent for agricultural products including wheat and corn.
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Chicago
Nebraska
R. —H. Couwatiss
Transcontinental Freight Bureau
St. Louis
A. Hilton
Delta celery crop smaller in California this season
San Francisco reports the California Vegetable Exchange has shipped the first celery car from the delta, beginning this season's deal. Acreage is seen about 1700 acres less with quality equal to or better than prior crops. Last year the delta region moved about 800 cars, but this year shipments likely 600 to 700 cars due to reduced acreage.
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San Francisco
Vegetable Exchange of California
Delta
Vegetable Exchange
Steady Sweet Potato Market in Chicago Trade
Chicago reports no notable change in the sweet potato market this week as supplies remain ample and demand remains modest. Quotations hold near last week, with Virginia barrels at 3.50, Iowa baskets 1.25, New Jersey hampers 1.75 to 2, Tennessee Nancy Halls 0.85 to 1, Kentucky 0.65 to 0.85, Illinois 0.60 to 0.75, Maryland 1.25 to 1.50.
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Chicago
Virginia
Iowa
New Jersey
Tennessee
Nancy Halls
Kentucky
Illinois
Maryland
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