Fruit and Vegetable Brokers to Convene in Chicago
The sixth annual meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Brokers Association will be held January 8 9 and 10 at the Congress Hotel in Chicago in conjunction with the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association. R H Pennington reports progress in membership and work, with aims to assist brokers and the industry. The group helped eliminate the $50 federal brokers tax and worked to remove telecom taxes. reservations urged for hotel space.
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Congress Hotel
American Fruit and, Vegetable Shippers Association
Chicago
Fruit and Vegetable Brokers’ Association
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association
R. H. Pennington
Cauaing
Jeanne Th Hake
Rei Yrly
Congress
Pennington Brokerage Company
Evansville
Ind
England to Assess Tariff Duty on American Apples
London government plans 5 shilling per cwt duty on non British apples upsetting colonial trade. Canadian and other British colonial apples would enter free, while American apples face duty, potentially about 60 cents per bushel, pending full details.
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England
Vancouver
B. C
London
Baldwin
United Kingdom
Cable
Intérat
First 1924-25 Navels Shipped From Tulare County
The first two cars of 1924 25 California Navel oranges left Tulare county last week with high color texture and sugar content. Central and Northern California totals are given for oranges and lemons with a grand season total of 60 732 cars.
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Los Angeles
Calif
California
Tulare County
Southern California
Central
Northern
Bean harvest in Tonia county exceeds prior years
In Tonia county, Mich, the white pea bean crop was unusually prolific despite rain. The estimated average yield is about 22 bushels per acre, up from 12 bushels in earlier years.
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Tonia
Mich
Southern Texas Truck Moving South
Harlingen Texas reports ongoing movement in crops as beans, eggplants, squashes, and cucumbers show lighter yields but a strong shipping pace. Farmers plant cabbage beets and carrots while grapefruit deals expand. Labor shortages and citrus shipments affect valley activity with embargo concerns easing and certificates issued for interstate shipments.
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Harlingen
Tex
Navy
Minnesota coop law case delays hearing on injunction
Hearing on the injunction of the Minnesota Grain Pool against Commander Elevator and Milling Co. in Wells Minnesota was postponed. Egg and poultry dealers watch whether egg dealers may buy from farmer members under the Sapiro Law. The $500 penalty for each purchase by a dealer is at issue. The Minnesota Poultry and Egg Co operative Association has approached the attorney general about the law's validity. Next week the hearing on $25,000 damages is set as progress continues.
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Wells
Minn
Minnesota
Commander Elevator and Milling Company
LeSeuer
Sapiro
Minnesota Poultry and Eyg Cooperative Association
Co-Operative Grain Association
Apple Exports Heavier This Year Than Last
New York reports late Liverpool cables show barrel apple prices in various markets and box apple ranges for Oregon Newtowns. The Kimball Export Company notes shipments remained heavy to Nov 1, 1924, with a likely decline as the 1924 crop is about 65 percent of 1923, despite higher early exports.
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New York
Liverpool
Virginia Works
Hudson River
Hamburg
Kimball’ Export Company
Quarantine Not to Affect Movement of Texas Green Vegetables
Texas shippers expect little trouble from foot and mouth disease quarantines this season. J B Boog Scott urges a selective re checks. six states require inspection mainly for wrapping and containers. Apple exports from Rochester for week ending Nov 1 rise sharply versus last year.
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Texas
Mercedes
Tex
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Houston
Pennsylvania
New York
Florida
Colorado
Virginia
Kentucky
Rochester
N. Y
Apple 1
International
Apple Shippers’ Association
Federal Marketing Board plan discussed in Wenatchee
Dr. W H Walker representing the Department of Commerce spoke in Wenatchee on a proposed Federal Marketing Board to collect and distribute market information, license participants, set standards, and assist in dispatching farm products for domestic and foreign markets. He noted potential to reduce damages in transit and align with European models while urging a flexible, non revolutionary approach. The bill, introduced by Williams and Capper, will be refined in the next congressional session to gain broad support.
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Wenatchee
Wash
W. H. Walker
Department of Commerce
Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association
Elka
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Marketing Board
University of Chicago
Willows
Calif
California
California Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hoover
Europe
United States
Department
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank Board
Dr. Walker
Packerman
St. Hoover
Congress
Willams
Michigan
Senator Capper
Kansas
Denmark
Norway
Germany
Hearing Set on Edward Small Bankruptcy Discharge
Yakima Washington November 7 A hearing in the bankruptcy case of Edward Small will be held before the District Court of the United States Eastern District of Washington Southern Division Yakima on November 17 at 11 a m Small is asking for a discharge in bankruptcy.
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Yakima
Wash
Edward
Small
District Court of the United States
Potatoes Market Mixed With Slow Shipments At Chicago
Carrot and potato market dull with limited trades as prices ease on most varieties except top Red River Early Ohio. Minnesota leads shipments, Maine next, while Wisconsin and Michigan lag due to market conditions. A mild week lowers movement, with analysts predicting a potential market rebound as growers withhold stock at current prices. End-week quotes show No 1 Minnesota No 1 Russets at 1.05 and Idaho Russets around 1.60 to 1.75.
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Chicago
Red River
Minnesota
Bureau of Markets
North Central States
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Idaho
Salt River Valley Lettuce Acreage Report
Brawley Calif November 7 County Horticultural Commissioner Harrigan says a survey with Salt River Valley lettuce growers shows 3000 acres rather than 6000. Harvest timing should align with Imperial Valley, not earlier. Imperial acreage uncertain. a till ground is prepared and total may approach August estimates near 20000 acres.
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Salt River Valley
Brawley
Calif
B. A. Harrigan
Arizona
Imperial Valley
Harrigan
Wisconsin Cabbage Crop Harvest Completed
Wisconsin reports show nearly all cabbage fields cut with stock in wheels or in warehouses. Warm weather hindered movement causing a drab market with prices steady from last week. good Wisconsin Holland quoted at 9 to 10 dollars per ton and local crates sold modestly at around 75 cents per crate with red cabbage at similar levels.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Chicago Rutabaga Market Holds Steady on Canadian Imports
Limited supplies of Canadian rutabagas arrive in Chicago as moderate trading keeps prices firm. Sacked stock brings 1.10 to 1.15 per hundred pounds while Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota stock mainly sell at 1.00 to 1.10.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
The Produce Packer Offers Free Sample Copy
Aside from The Packer edition, a separate weekly newspaper The Produce Packer carries 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.
Oswald the Publicity Hound Sheds Light on Meeting Secrets
The Packer reports on anonymous letters from Oswald to the paper. Staff investigate identities, rewards offered, and a thumb print found on an envelope hints at the culprit. The mystery continues with promises of action at the upcoming meeting of American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association in Chicago.
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Oswald
Tella
Chicago
Packer
Letters From the Shippers Conventon Memoir and Plans
A letter mailed on Tuesday details rapid developments in the Bertilion case and highlights upcoming American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association conventions in Chicago January 8-10. It extols the business focus of shipper meetings, the value of collective action, and the social and professional benefits of attending, noting Percy Potato Miller as grand high toastmaster and promising entertaining events.
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Madison
Coolidge
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers' Association
Chicago
Congress Hotel
Postum
Ed Briggs
Shippers
Bill
Percy Potato Miller
Peppy chatter hints at eager reservations and tricks
The note urges bold steps for trastmastering, predicts a flood of reservations, and warns to send requests to Ed Briggs, secretary at State Lake Building Chicago, not to the hotel directly to ensure processing. The writer mentions Apple men California boys receivers and jobbers nationwide.
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Perce
Bill
Apple
California
Ed Briggs
State Lake Building
Chicago
New York Potato Market Unchanged
New York reports little change in the potato market as prices stay steady and stocks rise. Harlem River and Bushwick shipments show $1.60 to $1.75 per 150 pound bag with Long Island buyers paying 65 to 75 cents per bushel. Maine prices range around 2 dollars per bag and bulk at 2.35 per 180 pounds, while New York state markets describe dull demand with prices easing to 35 cents per bushel in loading stations.
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New York
Maine
New York State
Long Island
Harlem River
Bushwick
Brooklyn
Thirty-third Street
Aroostook County
Metro- Politan
Fancy Apples Demand In New York Market This Week
Demand for fancy apples in New York remained strong while medium and undergrade fruit showed irregular demand. Prices varied by variety with limited heavy arrivals and premium paid for top quality barrels. Jonathan McIntosh and Rome Beauty values and size influenced pricing across the market.
Full Shipments of California Asparagus Reach Market
The first full pilen of California asparagus from the Imperial Valley are arriving to Richman and Samuels in New York. Demand is strong with prices from 25 dollars for fancy stock to 16 dollars per crate for other grades. Express shipments are expected to continue, though some stock runs small.
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California
New York
Richman & Samuels
Imperial Valley
Mack Samuels
How a Fly by Night Got a Car of Cabbage Free
Rural Retreat Virginia reported a scam where the Southwest Virginia Co-operative Exchange agreed to pay 90 cents per hundred for Danish cabbage shipped from Rural Retreat to Charlotte. A false contact then diverted funds, leaving the exchange unpaid after drafts were drawn and returned as from a “party unknown.” Telegrams to J R McDaniels and H B Graham in Charlotte were undelivered for the same reason.
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Southwest Virginia Co-operative Exchange
J. R. McCanless
Charlotte
N. C
H. BE. Graham
McCanless
Graham
Gested
Exchange
J. L. King
Charlotte Bank & Trust Company
Kansas City
J. R. McDaniels
H. B. Graham
Packer
New York Citrus Market Shows Week of Gains
New York reports 72 cars of California Valencia oranges sold at auction with prices advancing up to 50 cents per box and demand strong across all sizes. Florida oranges and grapefruits also sold well though receipts later eased the market. foreign fruit arrivals totaled 24 485 boxes with no unsold lemons at the dock.
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New York
California
Valencia
Florida
Mort
Satsumas
Sicily
Onions in Chicago Market Show Slight Strength
Chicago November market reports firmer fob onion trading as fields clear and stock on hand reaches about 11 000 cars. Prices across regions: Ohio Indiana Michigan Wisconsin yellows at 1.40, reds 1.50 to 1.75, whites 2.50, California browns 2.00 to 2.10, whites 3.50 to 3.65. Weather hindered movement but jobbing remained fair, with Colorado yellows 1.75 to 2.25 and Oregon yellows 2.75 to 3.00.
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Chicago
Texas
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Colorado
Oregon
California
Utah
Washington
Charles Greenwald Dies in Chicago After 38 Years in Trade
Charles Greenwald head of C. Greenwald & Sons dies at 7 Chicago after a long fruit and produce career. Survived by widow Esthler and ten children. funeral at 5057 Drexel boulevard. Irving and Harry to manage the business.
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Chicago
Charles Greenwald
Esthler Greenwald
Harry Sachs
L. B. Ettinger
Myron Miller
Janet
Faye
Selma
Harry
Irving
Melvin
Leopold
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Stayman
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