South Water Market Club Party Opens Winter Season
Chicago, Nov. 4. South Water Market Club plans its first membership party next Tuesday in club rooms with dinner and refreshments at 6. Reservations urged. The bowling season also begins next Tuesday with teams forming and bowling at 3 p.m. each week. Entertainment committee members include C. R. Godding, S. J. Schatz, Meyer Schuman, William Garfitt, C. I. Abbate and R. L. Berner.
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Chicago
South Water Market Club
South,Water Market Club
C. R. Godding
J. Schatz
Meyer Schuman
William Garfitt
C. I. Abbate
R. L. Berner
Cold Storage Jonathans Beginning to Move
Benton Harbor Michigan November 4 Jonathan apples are beginning to come out of cold storage occasionally in this section. Movement not heavy yet until farm-held stock is cleaned up. The crop was generally short and growers and shippers are optimistic about market prospects. Inquiry active and terminal market distributors have bought several large blocks locally. Some shippers prefer to wait until farmers offerings are cleared.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Jonathan
Grapes Ship By Boat From East To Duluth Market
Duluth Minnesota November 4 grapes reach the market from New York and Pennsylvania by refrigerator boat. Ten cars arrived last month and were distributed across the northwest. Dan La Planta local broker handled the shipments. Future plans include using this transport for Michigan apples before navigation closes early in November.
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Great Lakes
Duluth
Minn
New York
Pennsylvania
Northwest
Dan la Planta
Michigan
British Columbia Man Develops a New Plum
Nelson B C Canada November 4 A new plum variety named Magilo is being grown by Carmine Maglio a 75 year old Italian immigrant. The fruit is very large exceptionally sweet with firm texture and a tiny stone. Maglio learned the cross breeding technique from his Naples grandfather and sent nearly 300 trees to eastern Canada for shipment to England with plans for 5000 more if successful.
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Nelson
B. C
Can
Italy
Mussolini
Carmine Maglio
Maglio
Naples
Canada
England
Government Urged to Buy Michigan Potatoes
Lansing Michigan November four. John B Strange State Commissioner of Agriculture urges the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation to purchase about 3000 cars of Michigan commercial potatoes to remove hollow hearted tubers from trade. He estimates removing 1 800 000 bushels of commercial grade potatoes is needed to stabilize prices and improve overall quality. Carrot potato shipments rise as rail movement improves, with Indiana crop influencing Michigan trade and lowering competition.
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Lansing
Mich
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
John B. Strange
Michigan
U.S
Robinson Company announces management changes in Milwaukee office
MinneapolisMinn Nov 4 Several changes were announced In the C H Robinson Company this week by G N Smith effective November 1 Fred Krug formerly manager of the Milwaukee office has been transferred to Wichita Kan and Oscar Alonson formerly second man at Milwaukee has been made manager of that office Joe Phillips formerly third man at Milwaukee and later located at St Louis has been promoted to Milwaukee as second man Mr Krug before going to Milwaukee was located at Des Moines
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Minneapolis, Minn
C. H. Robinson
G. N. Smith
Fred Krug
Milwaukee
Wichita, Kan
Oscar Alonson
Joe Phillips
St. Louis
Krug
Des Moines
Storage tips for farm vegetables from University experts
A. E. Hutchins of the Minnesota University horticulture staff urges farmers to inspect storage cellars, as proper temperature humidity and ventilation save money next winter. He says quality produce stored in a separate insulated room stores best. root crops should be fresh, potatoes after vines die, and onions and potatoes ventilated in crates. Squash pumpkins beans and peas can be kept in attics if temperatures stay above freezing.
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St. Paul, Minn
A. E. Hutchins
University Farm
St. Paul
Dissension in Michigan Farmers Union sparks emergency convention
Adrian Michigan November 4 Ira Wilmoth president of the Michigan Farmers Union announced an emergency convention to be held November 7 in Owosso to plan continuation of the Union in face of interference from National Union officers. The National Union revoked the state charter last March and placed affairs in the hands of David Leep Shelbyville state secretary. The convention will seek to recover records and organize to carry on farmers work amid long running internal strife over political sympathies and leadership splits.
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Adrian
Mich
Ira Wilmoth
Michigan Farmers Union
Owosso
Michigan
National Union
David Leep
Shelbyville
Wilmoth
Leep
C. I. QO
Potato Queen to Be Crowned at Greenville Show
Plans completed for the Southwestern Michigan Potato Show in Greenville from November 9 to 11. Seventeen counties may nominate candidates for the potato queen, who will be crowned at the banquet and advance to Detroit for the Michigan queen contest. Prof. H. C. Moore of Michigan State College to judge exhibits. Officials include President E. W. Lincoln Greenville, Vice President Maurice Sowerby Rockford, Secretary-Manager Victor Beal Stanton, Treasurer A. J. Suffern Greenville.
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Greenville
Mich
Southwestern Michigan
Detroit
Michigan
H. C. Moore
Michigan State College
E. W. Lincoln
Maurice Sowerby
Rockford
Victor Beal
Stanton
A. J. Suffern
Chicago Potato Market Shows Improved Tone Amid Quiet Start
A dragged week on Chicago’s potato market saw demand slow due to unseasonably warm weather. Idaho Russet demand rose and prices firmed as arrivals remained light. Red River Cobblers moved slowly while Ohio and Wisconsin stocks varied with market softness.
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Idaho Rossett
Salt Lake City Street Notes Visit and Theft Report
W. C. McPherson of the California Fruit Growers Exchange visited Salt Lake City and conferred with W. J. Ross while touring trade circles. Harold W. Price’s Packard sedan was stolen Saturday night and found wrecked near the Wyoming line. the thief remains at large. A market report notes weak cabbage demand with ample receipts and varying prices across Wisconsin Michigan and local inventories.
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W. C. McPherson
California Fruit Growers Exchange
San Francisco
Salt Lake
W. J. Ross
Harold W. Price
Price- Brooks Company
Packard
Wyoming
Trade Visit Notes From Chicago Street Scene
Chicago street notes record several traders and firms on the move. Jack Kramer of Kramer Brothers travels south for the firm while Sol Levy of S. and H. Levy Company returns to Chicago from Louisiana. Cleugh’s Cherry Rhubarb Ranch representative in Baldwin Park visits the trade, and Phillip Horvitz of Horvitz Brothers returns from onion areas in Michigan. George Bredesen of Market Service Association comes back from a Colorado vacation. Carl Miller, recovering from appendicitis, resumes work. Frank Trankina and J Trankina Co. push tomato business in the Rio Grande valley. H D Boehmer from Wenatchee, formerly Chicago based, visits the city and friends in trade.
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George Bredesen
Market Service Association
South Water Market
Colorado
H. D. Boehmer
Wenatchee, Wash
Mr. Boehmer
Chicago
Notable Shifts in Citrus Trade Figures in National Tour
Joseph A. Schwalb president of New York Fruit Auction Corp visited Chicago en route to New York after a Pacific coast tour. E H Emery of Wesco Foods Co has recovered post operation. Sam Teague of Florida Citrus Exchange, former Chicago office manager, was in New York. James B Fox of Fox and Godding Co traveled through Louisiana and Florida, linking with John S Barnes Co Plant City Fla and Fox lineage.
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Joseph A. Schwalb
New York Fruit Auction Corporation
New York City
Chicago
New York
Schwalb
Pacific Coast
E. H. Emery
Wesco Foods‘Company
Mr. Emery
Lowe City
Sam Teague
Florida Citrus Exchange
Mr. Teague
James B. Fox
Fox & Godding Co
Mia
Fox
Louisiana
Florida
John S. Barnes Company
Plant City
Fla
Jerry Fox
Fox’ & Godding Co
Wrap Fruit Trees to Avoid Injury From Rabbits Mice
Ames Iowa November 4 wrapping the trunks of young apple trees in fall remains best to protect against bark damage by rabbits and mice says C V Holsinger Iowa State College extension horticulturist Many trees are girdled and killed yearly A one fourth inch mesh galvanized wire wrap is common but cloth or paper can work The wrap should extend two to three inches below ground to eighteen to twenty inches above the trunk Early wrapping is better as rabbits and mice attack before snow Tar paper is not recommended as it can injure the trunk
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Ames
C. ‘V. “Holsinger
Iowa State College Extension
Release Parasites for Control of Peach Moths in Michigan
Thousands of enemy parasites of the Oriental peach moth are released in infested Michigan fruit belt areas by Michigan State College entomologists. Growers hope the parasites will curb the moths, with worst infestations near large cities. Half the peaches in many orchards are wormy, threatening peach growing. Early varieties like Admiral Dewey show heavy infestation. later midsize sorts show lighter damage. Some orchards also report Gold Drops affected as they move to market.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Fruit Belt
Michigan State College Entomologista
Admiral Dewey
Michigan
South Havens
Hales
Etbertas
Farm and Home Week Set for January 16 to 20
St Paul November 4 Farm and Home Week the biggest event on the University Farm short course calendar is set for January 20 W C Coffey dean and director of the University Department of Agriculture L A Churchill state county agent leader will head the arrangements committee The five day program blends agriculture and home instruction with recreation The 39th annual Farm and Home Week aims to surpass last year attendance records with nationally prominent speakers and meetings of farm groups during the week
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St. Paul
University Farm
W. C. Coffey
University ‘Department of Agriculture
L. A. Churchill
Amnual
Minnesota
Onion market steady as offerings remain liberal in Chicago
In Chicago on November 4 the onion market held a steady tone with liberal offerings and fair inquiry. Idaho white onions in 50-pound sacks sold around 1.15 to 1.25 dollars, western Spanish 60-pound sacks 30 to 40 cents or 1.10, homegrown and midwestern yellows in 50-pound sacks 60 to 65 cents, midwestern Globes 75 to 85 cents, and homegrown boxes of Pickling onions at 25 to 85 cents.
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Chicago
Navy
Wisconsin
Michigan
Savoy
Idaho
Idaho Potatoes Harvest Progress and Weather Delays
Idaho Falls and surrounding points report rapid digging last week with hundreds of carloads dug daily. Frosts after Oct 18 and mid month rains slowed harvest, leaving many acres still in fields in early November. Dealers seek higher prices as demand from Chicago improves and shipments rise despite wet soils.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Idaho Points
Snake River Valley
Ralna
Chicago
Twin Cities Street Notes Twin Cities football game visit
John M. Hall of the Washington- Oregon Pear Bureau visited Twin Cities this week. North Seventh Street near the market will be illuminated soon. George Christenson, government representative in the Minneapolis market, returned from North Dakota. Winnipeg jobbers and brokers will arrive Friday for their annual jaunt to Minneapolis for the football game.
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John M. Hall
Washington- Oregon Pear Bureau
North Seventh Street
George Christenson
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Winnipeg
Northwestern Minnesota football trip and local notices
A lettered roundup notes travel and business trips by Charles Banks of the State Department of Agriculture and Walter Schmitt of C H Robinson Co. to western states, with visits to Kansas City Denver Wichita and Fort Worth. It mentions fans from Red River valley attending a Northwestern Minnesota football game and arrivals from Hatton N D Ada Minnesota for the game. Also reports Leonard Gebo becoming ill and hospitalized, and N T Collette arriving from New York to take a desk at C H Robinson. The piece ends with inventor musings and a quip about a wristwatch window.
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Walter Schmitt
C. H. Robinson Company
Kansas City
Denver
Wichita
Fort Worth
N. T. Collette
Northwest
Florida Citriw Exchange
New York
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C.H. Weaver &Co
Rubin Produce Co
Gordon Tyrrell
South Water Market Commission
Merkel Bros. CO
South Water Market Phone L
Casia
Guornia
Smith— Cordes CO
Ent
Chandler-Allen CO
Trype Cgo
Carlot Brokers
Ivutura
Chicago, Ill
L. D. Canal
Sta. Seeley
British
Columbia
Farmers ‘Union
Red River
George D. Peters
Friedman
Wisbanka
Oregon
Russell
Cobblers
Wisconsin Cobblers
Green Mountains
Suill
Burbanks
Reg McClures
Salt Lake City
Street Notes
Jack Kramer
Kramer Brothers
South
Sol Levy
S. & H. Levy Company
Joel G. Cleugh
Cleugh
Baldwin Park
Calif
Phillip Horvitz
Carl Miller
Mark P. Jacobsen
Frank Trankina
J. Trankina &Co
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
J. Trankina & Co
Pea Canners
Madison
Wis
Canned Pea Marketing Cooperative
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
William Hirsch
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
RFC
Johnnie
Ation
Holland
Citr UO
O' Connell Brokerage CO
T. Paul
H. J. Riebe
Indianapolis
Ind
S. B. Davis
Grand Rapids, Mich
Jrowera
Twin Cities
Indiana
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Isc
Schwartz Brothers
Iowa
Charles Banks
Dep Ment of
Sam Piazza
Mrs. Piazza
Northwestern Minnesota
Evanston
Red River Valley
Elmer. Osking
Dwight Haney
Ada, Mion
Leonard Gebo
Alford-Gelo Co
Northwestern Hospital
L. M. McLaren
Big Mc
Omaha World-Herald
Bussets
Colorado McClures
RED River Cobblers
S. Friedman & Sons
Canal
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