Oppose Advance In Demurrage by Interstate Commerce Commission
Shippers voice alarm as new demurrage tariffs take effect December 1 raising rates from 1 to 6 dollars per day and eliminating weather-based free time. The change could hit perishable goods like Florida fruit and Maine potatoes hard as cars linger in New York yards. Trade groups protest and seek suspension while investigations consider whether rate increases are justified.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florida
Maine
National League
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
International Apple Shippers
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
Northwest
Great Northern
Theat Railroad
Wenatehea Valley
Nation wide probe of car shortage in freight system
Washington November 10 A nationwide shortage of freight cars the most acute in years will be the subject of a general formal investigation by the Interstate Commerce Commission covering the United States. The probe will study supply exchange and return of cars with possible orders to be issued. A commission order for the investigation was sent to interstate carriers.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Loulaville
McChord
Louisville Hearing Becomes Formal Affair
Louisville Kentucky November 10 The preliminary informal care shortage probe by the Interstate Commerce Commission in Louisville began as informal but grew so serious that the hearing was made formal and will start in Louisville on Wednesday of this week The two days scheduled for the informer hearing were given over to hearing reports from officials and witnesses
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Louisville
Nashville
Ilinois Central
Burlington
Ihe Minola Central
Freienkt
Illinois Central
Ohio
American Railroad Association
Driers
McChord
Northwest
B. E. Day
Blaiifoot
Idaho
Day
Fruit Growers’ Association
Walla Walla
Wash
Cecal
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
Teporta
Chicago Egg Market Advances Again This Week
Chicago reports another week of firm demand and advancing egg prices across current receipts and refrigerator stock. Fresh firsts ranged near 22 33c, April firsts 20% to 21%c, with extras 31% to 34%c. Minnesota storage pack extras sold around 24c. Receipts varied daily, with Monday at 3,709 cases and Friday total 2,654, keeping market steady despite occasional price gains and selective buying.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Poultry Rate Hearings Move in Chicago and Midwest
Hearing on Live Poultry and Dairy Shippers' Traffic Association complaint I C C docket 8579 before Examiner Watkins in Chicago covers Kansas Nebraska North and South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Oklahoma Missouri and Colorado. It seeks an about 30 cent per car rate increase over prior levels with decision due later.
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Chicago
Live Poultry and Dairy Shippers’ Traffic Association
Watkins
Kansas City
Tore
Corey
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Missouri
Colorado
Kansas Carlotogge Shippers’ Association
I. Cc. C
Santa Fe
Brown
Oklahomas City
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
H. E. Duke Arrested at Macon Ga in Mail Fraud Case
Cincinnati dispatch reports H E Duke, linked to the American Produce Company, arrested in Macon Georgia on a mail fraud charge after a complaint by W C Birdsong of Gordon. Duke appeared before U S Commissioner L M Erwin. case continued to November 18. Earlier reports noted orders for watermelon shipments and the company’s brief existence and closure.
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H. E. Duke
Macon
Cincinnati
H. BE. Duke
American Produce Company
W. C. Birdsong
Gordon
Duke
L. M. Erwin
United States
Packer
Birdsong
Duke and Associates
Four Sales of Almeria Grapes This Week
New York reports four sales of Almeria grapes totaling over 92 000 barrels this week. Prices started similar to last week on good lots but wholesales dipped slightly and quality was uneven with many decayed and unsound lots. Week’s range ran from 3.62 to 7.37 dollars for various quality grades amid spirited bidding despite earlier decay.
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New York
Almeria
California Vegetable Shipments Report From Los Angeles
California vegetable shipments from southern California via Southern Pacific reach 129 cars, while Santa Fe lines carry 70 cars, totaling 199 cars for the season starting November 1. Daily figures include November 1 with 27 cars, November 2 with 29, November 3 with 26, November 4 with 41, November 6 with 22, November 7 with 24, and November 30 with 8 cars.
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California
Los Angeles
Southern California
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Vorber
Tulare County
Butte County
Califop Growers Fight Over Eight-to-One Rule
In Los Angeles a citrus industry clash centers on a proposed eight-to-one sugar acid test for Valencia oranges. Southern growers push limits to ship early Navels while opponents seek to protect consumers from immature fruit. Big meetings in Los Angeles and Redlands defeated the ordinance, with debates about northern and southern crop timing and potential market manipulation continuing into December.
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Los Angeles
Tulare
California
Orange County
Riverside
Chicago
Riverside County
Redlands
San Bernardino County
C. M. Brown
Exchange
Los Angeles Hall of
Dame Nature
Nature
Butter and Eggs in Cold Storage Across Major Hubs
November 1 reports from the American Warehousemen’s Association show butter holdings at 68,964,000 pounds in 14 large cold storage houses, down from 74,662,000 last year. Egg holdings total 2,217,000 cases, with a year-ago level of 2,998,000 cases, while Urner-Barry data place New York at 206,000 cases, Chicago at 290,000, and Boston at 217,000. Butter totals in major cities show declines, with Philadelphia and Washington D C also down. October movements indicate further drops. Cheese holdings reach 74,294,074 pounds across 142 storages, down from last year, a 14 percent October decrease.
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New York
American Warehousemen’s Association
Ami
Urner-Barry
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Office — of Markets
Fancy Apples In Active Demand In New York Market
New York November 10 Receipts of apples were lighter than usual with only about 0 cars of barreled fruit on the docks Monday and around 60 cars opening the week. Buyers had funds for good stock and paid higher prices with fine apples selling well while poorer stock lagged. Prices showed Baldwins at 3.50 to 4, Greenings 0.50 to 6, McIntosh 5.50 to 6.40, York Imperials 4.50 to 4.26, Wealthies 4.90 to 6, Twenty ounce and Kings 2.50 to 4. Mid grade and small boxed fruit ranged 1.50 to 2.25 for Jonathan, Rome, Beauties and Staymen Winesaps, Spitzenbergs 1.75 to 2.50.
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New York
York
Rome
Apple Exports Surge to European Markets
Apple exports to European markets for the week ending last Saturday reached 116,621 barrels, more than double the 51,207 barrels shipped in the same week a year ago. Prices for red fruit remain steady between 7 and 10 dollars per barrel, with exports considerably heavier than last year.
Peter Maljan Arrested on Embezzlement Charges in California
Peter Maljan of Maljan Brothers is under arrest in Los Angeles on two Fresno County grand jury indictments for embezzlement. He was seized at his home and jailed in Fresno after growers in Hanford Armona and Fresno districts claim losses nearing $30,000 from fruit shipments. Maljan reportedly shipped about 60 cars of peaches and 900 in grapes, with disputes over settlement terms and unpaid accounts.
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Los Angeles
Peter Maljan
Maljan Brothers
Fresno County
Fresno
Homsey
Hanford
Marjan
Maljan
Ile
Armona
Packer
Homsey Cluims
Maljan Bros. & Co
Peter
Chicago Citrus Market Grapefruit Lower
Chicago market notes show grapefruit prices softening amid cautious demand for Valencia oranges and California lemons. Grapefruit carlot prices ranged around 3.40 to 3.60 per crate, with receipts sufficient and weather cooling demand. California lemons offered at lower levels, small lot demand steady though large sizes declined.
Abrams Make an Assignment at 117 Hester Street
New York reports that Abrams, a small butter and eggs concern at 117 Hester Street, assigned its affairs Wednesday to George Frankenthaler. The firm owes several small accounts on the street.
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Abrams
New York
Hester Street
George Frankenthaler
California and Chicago Markets Banner a Fragrant Produce Page
A sprawling, fragmented page lists diverse market notes from California to Chicago, covering oranges, apples, onions, potatoes, butter, eggs, citrus, dried fruit, poultry, and other produce. Arrests, shortages, and industry glimpses mix with shipping, storage, and price mentions, reflecting a busy mid-century agricultural bulletin.
Potatoes Steady in Chicago as Slump Recedes
Chicago November 10 Potatoes were steady this week as the slump started two weeks ago abated with demand from outside points improving and local track sales rising. Receipts in Chicago ran lighter, sharp drops at loading stations. Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota stocks largely shipped. Prices ranged from 1.50 to 1.70 per bushel for various stock, with Wisconsin firm at 1.50 and Wisconsin, Ohio, and white stock generally holding or rising slighty amid tighter supplies.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pihat
Apple Market Holds Steady in Chicago This Week
Chicago Nov 10 There was little change in the apple market with rivals steady and demand brisk but not strong enough to lift prices. Most apples shipped from Michigan and New York, test fancy stock limited and selling near prior levels. Grading shows barrels of Rome Beauties Winesaps Ben Davis Wabbardsons Greenings Spies Grimes Golden and Jonathan at firm prices, with undersize stock about nine cents per barrel below, No 2 barrels around 1 75 to 2 50 per barrel.
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Chicago
Michigan
New York
Vance
Rome
High Cotton Prices Likely To Reduce Truck Acreage
Willis Texas November 10 Active preparation of land and beds are under way for a larger truck crop next spring. Cold frames are ready for cabbage to be planted after the 20th and tomato and watermelon crops are expected to be bigger. Growers say high fertilizer costs and cotton prices may reduce truck acreage across the South despite favorable weather.
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Willis
Tex
Jacksonville
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