National survey on fruit and vegetable transport costs
A four month study by the International Apple Shippers Association the National League of Commission Merchants and the Western Fruit Jobbers Association analyzes how rising freight rates affect producers and consumers. It covers movement of spinach onions cabbage potatoes apples celery grapes cantaloupes and berries from Texas New York Maine Florida California and other regions with findings prepared for Congress and regulatory bodies.
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Rochester
International Apple Shippers’ Association
National League of Commission ‘Merchants
Western Fruit Jobbers' Association of America
R. G. Phillips
Texas
Maine
New York
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Florida
California
Colorado
Idaho
Ichigan
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
South Carolina
York
Pitts
Potatoes Market Sluggish in New York Week
The potato market in New York stayed slow this week with receivers incurring losses as arrivals rose. Prices varied by region from $1.40 to $2.50 per unit for farmers and $2.10 to $2.86 per cwt delivered, while yard sales ranged up to $5 per 180 pounds bulk.
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New York
Harlem River
Pennsylvania
Long Islands
Raisin Company Seeks to Enforce Grower Contracts
Fresno California September 30 three suits filed in superior court by the California Associated Raisin Company seek specific performance to enforce delivery contracts. Judge D A Cashin granted temporary injunctions restraining defendants from delivering raisins to any party but the raisin company. Defendants include John Fehdran Nick Coppas James Terzian Paul Yermisn Shapazian and others. Receiverships may be asked to enforce the contracts as the company moves to secure deliveries this year.
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Fresno
Calif
Superior
California Associated Raisin Company
D.A. Cashin
Department
Superior Court
Associated Raising Company
John Fehdran
Nick Coppas
James Terzian
Paul Yermisn
Shapazian
Raisin
Cabbage Market Slump Reported In New York
The cabbage market was off in New York with fair jobber trade and krautmakers buying steadily. Shippers in New York state yards fetched about 24.25 dollars per ton f o b domestic cabbage priced around 30 400 dollars per ton, with little Danish demand noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Danish potato shipments expected to rise to America
New York report states Danish potatoes likely to flood into the United States this winter as British imports shrink. Broker Joe Sicker notes Denmark’s dry weather reduced the crop but US demand remains strong. Shipments may begin in October and continue to March or April with contracts at $2 per cwt delivered on New York docks.
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New York
Joe Sicker
Denmark
Great Britain
Money Exchange
United States
Sicker
New York City
Potato Market Pressed by Heavy Shipments Darkens Prices
Chicago reports a market slide as shipments from all potato growing states surge to 1,000 to 1,500 cars daily. Total movement this season reaches 72,199 cars, about 10,000 more than last year, with prices easing 5 to 10 cents per cwt. Demand remains strong enough to prevent further drops, but inflow outpaces demand, keeping holdovers around 250 cars and prompting fears of car shortages at harvest. Red River Ohio and Wisconsin round whites fetch 1.50 to 1.75, Idaho round whites 1.65 to 1.85, Sandland and North Dakota Ohio in similar ranges.
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Chicago
Rome
ES Quintigan
Wisconsin
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
Sandland
Maine
Heavy Windstorm Strikes Wenatchee Orchard District
A severe wind storm swept through Wenatchee Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday causing vast losses to growers. Estimates place damage at 500000 dollars with 600 carloads of apples knocked to the ground. Spitzenbergs Winesaps and Delicious led the losses, especially in Brewster and Okanogan where up to 40 percent of crops failed. Market prices for windfalls and culled fruit dropped as buyers rushed in to scoop up supplies.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Brewster
Okanogan
Skookum Packers' Association
Pateres
Spitzenbergs
Delicious
Jonathans Hays
Ice car demand lifts costs for potato shippers
Northern Colorado potato shippers are now required to use refrigerator cars even when ice is not needed to ship potatoes. The railroad operates in ice and transport, boosting its own business. In California, Brawley growers anticipate a strong lettuce crop with about 12,000 acres, up from 8,000 last year, according to horticultural officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Express Company Accepts Bushel Basket as Container
Changes in express container specifications for fruits and vegetables were agreed upon this week at a conference in Washington. The conference covered acceptance of bushel baskets as valid shipping containers for produce.
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Express Company
Washington
Conference shapes tariff for fruit and vegetable baskets
Washington officials report a major meeting among shippers basket manufacturers and express firms to standardize tariff No 61 for fruit and vegetable containers. Agreement seeks bushel and half bushel basket sizes plus other revisions including stamping and shipper markings. The outcome aims to ease cross transportation and ensure container compliance amid ongoing commodity demand and storage concerns.
Trade group officials named in claimants list
A roster of individuals including G. H. Kerr of the Southeastern Express Company J. Folger assistant secretary in the International Apple Shippers Association R. Cummings secretary of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association and others from the American Railway Express Company Package Sales Corporation and national associations appears in a claim document with Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates members.
Active Market Shown in Onions in Chicago
Chicago trading desk reports a lively onion market with strong demand and rising prices. Vendors note steady sales as market activity increases amid broader harvest and supply chain signals.
New Wrinkle in Car Rejection Case Surfaces in Chicago
Chicago report details Welch & Welch selling pears guaranteed No 1 quality to peddler Onahaber of Madison Wisconsin. After arrival the pears were challenged as not No 1, leading to $200 profit loss claim and sheriff sale. Madison dealer later vouched for fruit quality, attachment recalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Welch & Welch
Michigan Kieffer
H? Onahaber
Madison
Wis
Onahaber
Welch
Justice of the Peace
Conventions Schedule for National and Western Fruit Associations
A list of upcoming conventions includes the National League of Commission Merchants in Pittsburgh on January 11 12 and 13, the Western Fruit Jobbers Association in Fort Worth January 16 22, and the Chicago based Vegetable Shippers Association January 25 26. The notices name the involved organizations and rough dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League of Commission Merchants
Pittsburgh
Western
Vegetable
Chicago
Fruit ‘A
Shippers. Association
Dewson Company Files Bankruptcy Petition in Cincinnati
Dewson Company of Cincinnati files a bankruptcy petition listing liabilities of 60 444 and assets of 82 545. Assets consist largely of open account claims some several years old.
Fake headline for a bankruptcy case in Cincinnati
S. Dewson Company filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court. The schedule cites liabilities of 60644 18 and assets of 82545 37. Assets mainly consist of open accounts totaling 55893 76 and merchandise valued at 11612 30.
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Cincinnati
S. Dewson Company
United States District Court
J. R. Stripling
Kathleen
Vexpress
Railroad
Tex. Shippers Seek Rate Reduction Through State Chamber
The Texas Chamber of Commerce plans to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington to lower freight rates in line with California reductions. Texas fruit and vegetable shippers argue current high rates threaten the truck industry and statewide economic health. Meetings of fruit and truck growers are being held at producing points to organize and report the war news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex
Chamber’ of Commerce
Dallas
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Interstate , Commerce: Commission
Washington
California
Mississippi River
Cabbage Market Reports Mixed Demand and Prices
The report from Chicago notes fair demand in the past week for carrot cabbage with price cuts of about ten dollars per ton. Wisconsin Holland prices stand at 23 to 24 dollars per ton fob shipping point, and domestic stock at 20 to 21. A kraut makers’ demand for domestic cabbage remains fair, narrowing the gap with Holland stock. Holland heads are medium and solid, while early domestic cabbage suffered from hot weather reducing quality.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Holland
Wisconsin
Citrus fruit sales in New York market show active demand and mixed prices
Weeklong citrus trade reports strong demand Monday and Tuesday with prices up 25 to 10c per box, steady Wednesday, and weaker Thursday. Extra fancy stock sold 8 to 8.60 dollars. lemons and Porto Rican grapefruit varied by size and quality, with larger 800s in active demand and 360s generally lower.
Fruit Market Report Notes Lemon Prices and Sales
The report records lemon pricing and sales figures with mentions of 6.57 and 2.62 dollars for different lots. It notes no Sicily lemon sale this week and mentions Thursday night floats for New York with about 44, 300 boxes of lemons traded.
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New York
Week's California citrus shipments report season totals
California citrus shipments for the past week show oranges totaling 618 cars and lemons 144 cars with daily breakdowns. Year to date totals reach 45 128 cars of oranges and 11 175 cars of lemons. Forecast includes about 2400 Valencia cars in the Exchange before November 1 and 400 to 500 outside. FOB prices for first class oranges are 35 cents to 50 cents with lemons around 60 cents to 50?
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Los Angeles
California
Lefons
Charges Made Against Frank Idaka Seattle
Sacramento Calif Sept 30 Criminal proceedings against Frank Idaka Japanese fruit robber and broker of Seattle may be instituted for a $25 000 fraud against the strawberry shippers of the Sacramento Valley Deputy District Attorney Clifford A Russell said he will place the matter before the Grand Jury A civil action had been started by the Sacramento Valley Strawberry Growers Association which says Idaka was selling agent for the growers and was paid 25 000 on sales never made
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Sacramento
Calif
Frank Idaka
Seattle
Sacramento Valley
Clifford A. Russell
Russell
Idaka
Sacramento Valley Strawberry Growers’ Association
Sresovich and Co Liquidate in San Francisco
Sresovich and Co of San Francisco liquidate and retire from the local market. Once a large wholesale produce dealer, the firm faced financial difficulties after the death of Mr Sresovich. L M Spleg was appointed by creditors about a year ago to manage affairs in their interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Rate Reductions Announced For Rail Vegetables West Coast
Rate reductions on vegetables and melons between California Oregon points and Chicago West will take effect October 2. Announced by Southern Pacific Company and Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway Company as reported by The Packer last week.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Oregon
Chicago
Points West
Southern Pacific Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Eastern Lines Refuse Citrus Rate Reductions in West
The California Citrus League reports Eastern lines declined to concur with proposed rate cuts from $1.92 to $1.68 per cwt for oranges and lemons, prompting a formal review by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Since June 1918 freight charges on citrus rose by about 60 percent, with extra charges for special services, despite reductions in other Pacific Coast commodities.
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Los Angeles
Sept
Orucial Jtion. Has
California. League
Interstate Ferce Commission
California. Citrus Trust Cae
The
Commission
Nia
Citrus Ledgio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Ian
Chicago
California Citrus League
Thas
E. M. Lyons
Princpal
Pacific Coast
Stockholder Seeks Receiver for Mair Fruit Co St Paul
A stockholder has filed in district court an application for a receiver for the Mair Fruit Company of St Paul. The action is brought by Gamble Robinson Fruit Company of Minneapolis and concerns control of the St Paul firm amid proposed corporate moves and insolvency considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mair’ Fruit Co
St. Paul
Mair Fruit Company
Gamble-Robinson Pruit Company
Minneapolis
Acr
Rvel
Stockhodee
Receiver Hearing Schedules Multi-Claim Assets
The Mair Fruit Company is incorporated with 50 000 capital and 36 000 assets per the August 1 statement. The schedule lists 80 066.05 total resources, with 55.81 on hand or in bank, and alleges much of the assets are old claims. An application for a receiver set for hearing October 1 by Hugo Hantt is noted, aiming to meet all claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ito
Minneape
Mair Fruit Company
Postponed Hearing For Express and Erie Road Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on the freight charge dispute between multiple shippers and Express and Erie Railroad was postponed at the complainants’ request to allow gathering evidence. Attending were C R Marshall Robert Cummings and R S French. A new hearing is expected in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Merchants’ “Association
Examiner Guery
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Fruit and ‘Vegetable Shippers’ Association
National’ League of Commission: Merchants
International Apple Shippers’Association
Western Fruit’ ‘Jobbers' ‘Association
American ‘Railway Express Company
Erie Railroad Company
Jersey City
Pier 20
North River
C. R. ‘Marshall
Marshall & Bell
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Robert Cummings
R. 5.French
National League of Commission Merchants
Joint Council
Colorado cabbage shipment near end in Southern district
Denver reports Colorado cabbage being practically cleaned up in the Southern district within ten days as fields underperform and Halland cabbage moved earlier. Northern district expected to move until mid October, after which few shipments will remain from Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
Earl Lier
Stockton Potato and Onion Market Firms in California
The Stockton market for potatoes and onions is firm with Australian Brown onions quoted at 3.35 to 3.50 per cwt fob cars. Onions stored in river warehouses and prices expected to stay firm. Potatoes quiet as growers seek 2 to 2.40 per sack, but outside markets are lower and not justifying shipping.
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Stockton
Calif
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Bill
Rade
Raisin Company
America
Wenatchee District
Brawley
F. W. Waite
Ene
Washington, D. C
Expresa
French
National League of Commission Merchants of the
J. EB. Fidrilge
Package Sales Corporation
FP. Downing
Russell W. Bennett
Southern Crate Manufacturers’ Association
Express
Pac
R. 8. Wheeler
J. H. Butler
Loss Land Damage Department
Dewson Company
Taytaut
TasTaken
Valley
West Virginia
Kentucky
John Weldbeck
William I. McCauley
Erie
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