Grand jury to probe Merchants Refrigerating case
Two suits filed in Kansas City circuit court challenge a $25 000 bond tied to the Merchants Refrigerating Co security. C H Hutchins contends misused warehouse receipts for eggs while creditors seek recovery from banks and Brady associates amid alleged fictitious paperwork and potential prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
C. H. Hutchins
Ameret
Merchants Refrigerating Co
Federal Union Security Co
Indiana
J. E. Hirady
Federal Union Co. Cou 1
Ir. Hutchins
L. J. E. Brady
C. A. Grant
United Creameries Produce Co
Louisville
Brady
Grant
Hutchins
Jiutehins
E. A. Henry
Peveral
Brady Merchants
Takaeteee
Ward
Bayin
de Ee Willig
Gran Jury
Mr. Henry
Grand Jury
Missouri
The
Kansas City Post
J. E. Brady
Merchants, Refrigerating Co
A. E. Henry
I. F. Willis
Apple Growers Losers and Morin Affair in Maine Bargain
Kansas City reports reveal L A Morin posing as a Walker Kewster agent and buying apples in Auburn Turner and Hebron Maine with a $1000 deposit. He paid部分 small sums at sale then issued checks drawn on Shoe Leather Bank later dishonored, leaving merchants unsure of funds. Walker of Walker Brewster Grocer Co says Morin acted without firm authorization while Brady Merchants Refrgerating Co fallout shadows the deal. The scene hints at brokered purchases and possible theft risks amid tense money markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Kansas City
Lewiston
Journal
L. A. Morin
Walker-Kewster Grocer Co
Auburn
National Shoe Feather Bank
Turner
Hebron
Shoe & Eather
J. C. Woodside
West Auburn
Morin
Fred Hutchinson
Henry Johnson
Clayrence Holbrook
Reed Ans
Auburn Bank
C. E. Walker
Walker-Brewster Grocer Co
Walker
Concen
Brady
Tennessee Seed Potatoes Crop Outlook at Cullooka
Cullooka Produce Co reports a weak seed potato market with around 201 cars unsold and the crop not half the usual size though stock is fine. Second crop Triumphs may weigh 1.5 pounds. prices mostly 85 to 90 cents per bushel, sacked and shipped per shipment timing.
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Nllooka
Cullooka
Tent
Veal Market Downplays Trade as Poultry Dominates
In Chicago on November 30th veal sales were light with little business done, as retailers shifted focus to poultry. Receipts were scant and offerings matched demand, while fruit and produce markets reported modest grape demand and varied prices. Velasco, Texas, planned a larger truck crop acreage for next season with growers purchasing large seed quantities.
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Chicago
Velasco
Tex
West Tenn truck crops profit boom prompts co op talks
Trenton and Humboldt area truck growers push toward an association to market cabbage and tomatoes jointly. figures show Gibson and Humboldt rank top western Tennessee centers with 199 refrigerator cars and 75 ventilator cars of tomatoes plus cabbage shipments. next season mira ent demand and weather could alter acreage and pricing as growers plan strict grading and broader crops.
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Starf
Trenton
Tenn
Gibson County Fruit & Vegetable Co
West
Tennessee
Browers
R. B. Wade
Wade
Dennison
C. Hannah
Trenton Produce Co
E. Greer
J. T. Warmath
Gibson
Humboldt
Owever
Association
Warmath
Ners
Humboldt, Tenn
West Tennessee
L. A. Duffy
Humbohit
Duffy
Growers plan diversified vegetable crops in Sitka valley
A Sitka area report notes farmers shifting from single crops to a diversified output of cabbage tomatoes radishes beets and strawberries. Jno J Cunnin and C A Jones are highlighted as leading growers with hotbed and field operations expanding. Browning and Barger families plan acreages of strawberries vegetables and tree fruits, while overall shipments and market receipts reflect evolving regional agriculture.
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Sitka
Whigormatoes
Cabibage
Jno
J. Cunniin
Maessius
Ogiinghiin
C. A. Jones
Browning
W. A. Barger
Barger
Milwan
Chi
Milan
Western Fruit Jobbers Convention Planned in Chicago
Plans for the Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention in Chicago are nearly complete with registration at Auditorium Hotel. C G Taylor will oversee guest registration and souvenir distribution while C A Kerr leads the committee. events include luncheon at Illinois Athletic Club, a Studebaker show, vaudeville, and a banquet at 7 p.m. Thursday featuring speakers like James Hamilton Lewis and Lt. Gov. Sherman.
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Chicago
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Assn
Committee of Arrangements
Auditorium Hotel
C. G. Taylor
Geo. Mididendorf Co
Marshall Field & Co
Tex
Ilinois Athletic Club
Studebaker
George Ade
Committee
James Hamilton Lewis
Sherman
C. H. Williamson
J. B. Forgan
Reoial
Light butter demand hits Kansas City market
In Kansas City during the week ending November 30, butter demand was light, pushing packing stock prices to lows after a prior sharp drop. Creamery trade was quiet with supply matching demand. Eggs show heavy stale stock and limited fresh availability, with round lot prices around 7 dollars and bids around 6.60 to 6.90. Onions from Indiana occupied track space, with buyers refusing large fruit. Red Globes sold to 65 cents and up to 7 cents, while white onions remained scarce at about 1.25 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Oston
Bnxier
Kauai City
Indiana
California Oranges Decline Leads to Lower Prices
California Navel oranges fell to 2.75 to 3 per box this week as demand eased and markets moved slowly. Lemons also softened, with prices around 3 per box.
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California
Kansas City
Suit Over Lettuce Shipments Finds Fault With M and O
Chicago news reports a three day municipal court trial over two cars of Florida lettuce ruined in transit. Middendorff Co of Chicago and Chase & Co of Jacksonville pursued against Illinois Central and the M and O railways, tracing the shipment from Sanford to Cairo and Chicago. The verdict held the M and O at fault for not protecting the stock. Illinois Central shown to have exercised proper care.
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Chicago
Municipal Court of
Geo. Middendorf Co
Chase & Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Illinois Central
Sanford
Middendroff Co
Atlantic Coast Line
Montgomery
Ala
Cairo
Thellinois Central
Middendorf Co
C. A. Butler
Express Case To Be Heard In Unreasonable Rates Claims
George J. Kinsdel of Denver testified in Cincinnati that an Interstate Commerce case on alleged unreasonable rates would be heard. He described the matter as important and connected to pricing practices in transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
George J. Kinsdel
Denver
Express rate case hearing looms on commission agenda
Mr Kindel warns a federal commission hearing next week will decide express rates that affect the nation. He cites favorable contracts with the English parcels post and alleged private agreements with American Express, highlighting disparities in cross country pricing and rail haul splits as unjust to the public.
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Denver
London
New York
Packer’s Bid or Quotation Stirs Dairy Market Gossip
In Chicago a paper discusses bids or quotations sent by the Wisconsin Dairy Farms Co claiming 22 cents per pound for packing stock butter for the week of November. Butter dealers question whether this is a bid or quoted price and note chatter about prices in Chicago versus country stock.
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Chicago
Nov
Packer
Wisconsin Dairy Farms Co
Circular Prices in Nov 21 Report Spark Skepticism
A Chicago based commission house J. J. Higgins & Co claims November 21 quotations for poultry and carrots, drawing doubt over their accuracy. The note cites turkeys ducks geese and chickens with odd emphasis on carrots as a specialty. Reports from Kansas City also show price movements for onions nuts cranberries and pecans with varying shifts and low stock levels.
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Chicago
J. J. Higgins & Co
South Water St
Higgins
No Surplus Of Turkeys Receipts Lighter Than Expected
Kansas City reports turkey receipts were not large, improving market conditions though prices slipped Tuesday and Friday. Ducks and geese demand remained fair, hens scarce with limited demand. Spring chickens sold fairly well as farmers held thin stock for Christmas trade. Chicago notes a poor week for cheese and slower trade due to money tightness, with some forced sales. Grape prices rose on liberal auction receipts as pre holiday activity increased demand.
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Hasler
Kansas City
Chicago
Noy
Onion Growers Hopeful For New Market Outlet
Willis W. Bowers reports that onion storage in the Scioto marsh at F o r a k e r McGuffey and Alger totals about 200000 bushels with white onions 40 percent reds 35 percent and yellows 25 percent. Rail service improvements ease movement to New York and the West while Pacific coast shortages may open new outlets and the banking system prepares to resume currency by December.
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McGuffey
Packer
Scioto Marsh
Foraker
Alger
Orange County
N. Y
New York
Erie Railroad
Youngstown
Underwood
Pacific
Far West
Willis W. Bowers
Centerville cant grow ers form melon association
A group of Centerville Tennessee farmers met at the courthouse on October 9 and organized a cantaloupe association. Officers elected include W. H. Phillips as president J. S. Nicks as vice president A. W. Warren as secretary and Teta F. Furgereon as treasurer. One hundred acres pledged and more probable as interest grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Tenn
W. H. Phillips
Nicks
A. W. Warren
Teta F. Furgereon
Ely
Florida Citrus Fruits Arrive. Prices Mixed in Kansas City
A carload of fancy Florida pines arrived in Kansas City on Wednesday. Crate prices ranged from 4 to 4.50 dollars. Florida oranges sold lower due to California competition with jobbing price at 3.30. Grapefruit remains in good demand at 5 to 5.25 dollars per box.
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Kansas City
Florida Citrus Fruits
California
Alabama Peach Prospects
Letter from L E Winne treasurer of Escambia Fruit Co describes Brewton Alabama orchard of 110 acres three years old and promising peach crop for next spring. Mentions fall work, interest in peaches and strawberries, and praise for the Packer newspaper's coverage of fruits and produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewton
Gloversville
N. Y
Packer
Escanbia Fruit Co
Ala
Unds
L. E. Winne
Escambia Fruit Co
Eastern Apples Weakens in Kansas City Market
Eastern apple prices fell in Kansas City with Baldwin and Spy stock selling to $3.25 per barrel after freight costs. The week’s average price around $3.50, occasional $3.75, Greenings up to $4 in small lots. Western stock in boxes quoted at about $1.50, off stock $1.25. Demand seen to rise after Thanksgiving as surplus depletes. Most eastern fruit arrived or in transit, storage space limited at local houses.
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Kansas City
New York
New England
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Keneas City
West Tenn
Celery As
Kers
Los Angeles
Furt&s
Okraine
Florida
C. A. Kerr Prainens
Chicago Committee
A. Kerr
W.’L. Wagner
C. B. Ayres
N. N. Fritz
L. ‘R. Ermeling
Mr. Kerr
W. L. Wagner
John Denney
Gus Homan
Dairy Farms Co
Higgins Concern
Texas
Agata
Onion Growers
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Alabama Peach Prospects
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