Michigan bean growers seek federal loan and price support
Congressman Michael J. Hart travels to Washington to push a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan for dry beans and to urge the Agricultural Adjustment Administration to set a $3.50 per hundredweight minimum. A committee plans the loan coverage if Hart succeeds, with Clem Bramble Leo Cline L E Osmer Bert Wermuth and C E Ackerman drafting the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Michael J. Hart
Saginaw
Washington
Michigan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Clem H. Bramble
Leo D. Cline
Birch Run
L. E. Osmer
Bert Wermuth
Detroit
C. E. Ackerman
Durand
Western Michigan potato market dull as demand falters
In Grand Rapids and across western Michigan the potato market showed dull activity with light country haulings and limited wire demand. Michigan Russet Rural carlot sales held near $1.10 per 100 pounds, while Grand Rapids wholesale ranged $1.10 to $1.15. Onion and other vegetables remained steady to firm amid ample supplies and slow hand-to-mouth movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Cabbage Market Shows Steady Demand in Chicago
Fair demand for cabbage in Chicago this week as supplies moved satisfactorily. Wisconsin pony crates sold for 85 cents to $1.25, 100‑pound bulk sacks $1.50 to $1.75, Illinois bushels 75 to 85 cents, New York 80‑pound red sacks $2, and homegrown crates $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
New York
Chicago Onion Market Slows Amid Ample Receipts
In Chicago on November 10 the onion market showed dull activity with ample receipts and slow movement. Bid quotes ranged from 50 to 75 cents for 60 pound sacks, Minnesota and Indiana whites at 1 dollar to 1.25, Minnesota sacks at 76 cents, homegrown sacks at 50 to 66 cents, western Valencia at 75 cents to 1.165 dollars, and homegrown pickler boxes at 40 to 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minnesota
Indiana
Culbertson Chisam Expands with Brokerage Unit
Culbertson Chisam Company adds a merchandise food brokerage department to its fresh fruit and vegetable business with L. L. Culbertson in charge. The firm moved to larger quarters in the Plymouth building as Burlington hosts 75 to 100 distributors in Minneapolis with a luncheon in their car warming house. Henry B. Meinhart of Burlington and Hanford Cox of Culbertson Hanson Peterson join visiting executives. Gordon Smith tours branch offices. The W. A. White Brokerage Company booth features Nationally advertised fresh fruits at the St. Paul food show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culbertson Chisam Company
L. L. Culbertson
Plymouth
Burlington Railroad
Minneapolis
Burlington
Henry B. Meinhart
Burlington Road
Chicago
W. A. White Brokerage Company
St. Paul
Michigan Truck Regulatory Measure Compliance
Lansing reports most Michigan contract carrier truckers have complied with the new law. About 1,500 operators and 10,000 motor vehicles are subject to licensing and mileage taxes. Enforcement faces court delays as Benton Harbor seeks to stop a $50 annual license fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Kit F. Clardy
Michigan Public Utilities Commission
Berrien County
Benton Harbor
Vegetable Trading On Chicago Market Sharp Decline Ends Home Offerings
Temperature drops sharply this week on the Chicago market ending home grown offerings. Receipts are moderate and demand remains fairly active for vegetables traded in the exchange.
Chicago Street Notes Highlight Market Shifts and Shipper Visits
Chicago market news notes a sharp cold snap ending homegrown greens and boosting shipped-in supplies. It records prices for numerous vegetables and lists visits by shippers from San Pat Vege table Co and Puyallup & Sumner Fruit Growers Assoc as they transact with C. H. Robinson Co in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Deeds
Puyallup & Sumner’ Fruit Growers Association
Puyallup, Wash
Chicago
C. H. Robinson Company
Seed Katahdins Available to Michigan Farmers
Michigan certified seed potato growers were told by Prof. Henry C. Moore that a limited supply of Katahdin tubers is available for fall distribution at 1.50 a bushel. No grower may buy more than five bushels. The variety shows weaknesses such as spindle disease susceptibility and shallow set, but yields well and bakes and cooks well with shallow eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Henry C. Moore
Moore
Michigan State College
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Jobbers to Meet Dec 2
The Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Fruit Jobbers Association will hold its next meeting in Green Bay on Saturday December 2 starting at 4 o clock. A dinner will follow. Discussion will cover new peddler laws local ordinances the code and creating ties with jobber associations in Illinois Iowa and Kansas for coordinated action on legislation and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Fruit Jobbers Association
Green Bay
Illnois
Iowa
Kansas
Muskegon Debuts New Market and Port Terminal
Muskegon Michigan dedicates a 1.25 million market and port terminal on 54 acres near downtown with 120000 bushels of apples and a 5000 seat auditorium. The project includes a large cold storage plant and docks with expansion space and rail links to Milwaukee. The venture is funded by a 654000 federal loan and aims to position Muskegon as a leading Great Lakes shipping hub. Franklin Biggio joins E P Flint Co Chicago to head a new carrot and fruit vegetable department following his return from Biggio Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Muskegon Lake
West Michigan Dock & Market Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
St. Lawrence Waterway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Milwaukee
Grand Trunk Railway Company
Pere Marquette Railway
Great Lakes
Steady Price Rise Glides Through Idaho Potatoes Market
Idaho Falls reports a steady advance in shipping point prices for Idaho potatoes since the month’s start with many growers holding for higher levels. The November movement runs about 600 cars daily nationwide and around 100 cars per day in Idaho. Digging nears completion in Twin Falls and Yakima valleys as storage completes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Twin Falls
Yakima Valley
Washington
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U.S
C.H. Weaver & CO
Weaver
South Water Market
S Fruits and Vegetables
Minneapolis, Minn
Midstates Produce Inc
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
Detroit Street
Sam Solomonan
A. Jacob & Co
Ben B. Schwartz & Son
Detroit Union
Sammy
Peter Zerillo
Peter Zerillo & Co
Apple
H. P. Henry
H., P. Henry & Co
Bangor, Mich
Atlanta Constitution
IWIN
Hanford Cox
Culbertson, Hanson-Peterson Company
Duluth
Twin Cities
Gordon Smith
Honey
Mr. Brown
London
Chicago Street Notes
B. B. Benson
San Pat Vegetable Company, Inc
Linton, Tex
Shippers of Vegetables
Movement Fair
California
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Florida
Colorado
Oregon
Ohio
Texas
Harry Sommer
Lees, Sommer
New York City
Canada
R. S. Middleton
Kroger
Grocery and Baking Company
Polis
Ind
C. F. Riley
Missouri
Nancy Halls
New Jersey
Virginia
D. T. Sims
The
Sims Produce, Company
Mobile
Ala
Cohen & Gordon
J. Lerner & Son
W. J.piowaty
W. J
Felix Zeleski
Antigo, Wis
N. J. Furlong
Kroger Grocery & Baking Company
Irving Goldsamt
S. Goldsamt, Inc
J. A. Martin
Wesco Foods Company
Louis Wogansky
L. G. Goldstein
Philadelphia
Jake
Fruit & Produce Exchange
Memphis, Tenn
Arthur Serra & Co
Lovett & Kirk, Inc
San Benito
Tex
Frank Catalano Company
Novy-Hart
George Novy
Canal 5500
L. D
Albert T. Hart
Chicago, Ill
Upper Michigan
Offering Beaton
Cape Cod
A. W. Scholz
Beaton
A.W. Barnett & Co., the
Canal
Detroit Tomato. & Produce Company
Samuel Vitale
Gen
Meee Hetroit
O'Connell Brokerage Co
American National Bank
Red
Carlot
Hind & Fuchs
Seng Fruit Company
Southern Vegetables Ice Terminal
Mice
Eee
Reise
Packer
Red Bobk
Federal Produce CO
Evansville, Ind
Frank Biggio
E. P. Flint Co
E. P. Flint Company, Inc
Biggio
Biggio, Inc
B. P. Flint Company, Inc
Geo. Hitz & Co
Indianapolis, Ind
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