Worthless Check Charged in Cleveland by Smooth Crook
Cleveland dispatch reports a man claiming to be H T Huston, son of L E Huston of Lockport New York, passed a bad check on Ralph Crystal. A warrant for arrest issued. suspect described as about five eight, 170 pounds with cauliflower left ear. Previous similar con artists in New York and Boston tied to 1924 cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huston
New York
Boston
Tate
Cleveland
Ralph Crystal
H. T. Huston
L. E. Huston
Apple
Lockport
N. Y
Crystal
Mr. Huston
E. T. Huston
Edwin T. Huston
Read
Sushed
John Nix & Co
State Street Trust
Comany
New York City
Bi McLatchy
Nrron
Bose
Wenatchee Plans Apple Week Observance and Gifts
Wenatchee plans National Apple Week from October 31 to November 6 under the leadership of George W. Coburn. The committee will coordinate with larger city programs, send apples to Washington hospitals and charities, display apples in local stores, and arrange gift cars to Chicago and Los Angeles with shipments to state institutions beginning before Apple Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Wash
George W. Coburn
Washington
Chicago
Loa Angeles
Jail and Fine For C. P. Ramondi in Butler Pa
Charles P. Ramondi also known as Raymond and operator of the Cherry Fruit Market in Butler Pa was sentenced in Pittsburgh to a 1000 dollar fine and one year in the Allegheny county workhouse. The case was brought by the Pittsburgh Produce Credit Association through E B Balzer. Testimony by District Attorney Watson and attorney John Murrin showed Ramondi bought heavily in June and slashed prices to about half cost causing about 4000 dollars in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Charles P. Ramondi
Raymond
Butler
Allengheny County
Ramondi
Pittsburgh Produce Credit Association
EB. J. Balzer
Watson
John Murrin
Cold Storage How the Storage Article Competes with Fresh
A historical note explains cold storage advantages for eggs and butter. It argues April eggs and June butter hold superior quality, due to spring production, with cold storage preserving this value for later sale at modest price increases over farm costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural College
Mark Twain
Middle West
Ward Brothers Quoting Apples Cites High Prices
Kansas City Oct 8 Ward Brothers issue optimistic apple price quotations for York Imperials Willow Twigs and Kings aiming at fancy grades. The note says more liberal supplies are coming and prices may hold. Circulation referenced The Packer. some Arkansas shippers received the list. A separate item reports M W Lorch Inc in financial distress with debt secured by a bank and a missing executive Mel Lorch last seen Chicago to Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ward Brothers
Arkansas
York Imperials
Grimes Golden
Rome
Jonathan
Ward Brother
Packer
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Idaho
Washington
Michigan
The Produce Packer weekly trade news summary
The Produce Packer announces a separate weekly edition offering market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and furs. A free sample copy can be mailed upon request.
Missing Chicago onion man Mel Lorch feared to have taken his life
Chicago a scene of shock as M W Lorch famous as Mel in the fruit and produce trade has vanished from his office since last Saturday morning. Notes found point to possible self destruction and include funeral directions to his mother. Friends recall his popularity and recent financial worries while he tried to borrow money in Cincinnati.
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Quincy
Market Streets
Speedy
Mel
M. C. Coggins
M. W. Lorch, Inc
Coggins
Lorch
Chicago
Mr. Lorch
A. Jacobson
National Bank of Commerce
William Wiener
Phoenix Hosiery Company
Milwaukee
California
Walla Walla
Idaho
Cincinnati
Harry
Gingle
Lved
Drexel Boulevard
Lord & Thomas
The
Packer
M. Piowaty & Sons
IM. W. Lorch
M. W. Lorch
United States
Ioan
Tragedy Rumors Hover Over Chicago Trader Lorch
Cincinnati reports reveal M W Lorch of Chicago vanished after confessing financial distress and plans to borrow to cover drafts due on cars. Friends noted his happy, trusted stance and strong banking ties while his brother Harry defended the possibility of suicide to spare his mother grief. The case unsettled trade circles as investigators pursue his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Lorch
Lord J
Harry
Mel
Survey of frost damage in western Nebraska spud fields
Alliance Neb Oct 1 A survey of frost damage in western Nebraska spud fields is too early for accurate estimates but believed not to exceed 15 percent in the district as a whole. Some spots show greater damage, others less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Frost Damage Cuts Nebraska Potato Crop Across District
In the Northwest part of the state including Hemingford and Al Mance, frost cut damage to potatoes is estimated at 10 to 16 percent overall, with some areas reporting up to 20 percent. Bliss Triumph is dominant at about 95 percent acreage, irrigation in the North Platte Valley, dry land south of the river. total shipments projected at 2 600 to 8 000 cars in the North Platte Valley and 1 400 to 1 500 in the Northwestern belt, with seed stock shortages prompting higher storage and limited sales of seed at 34 1/2 to 4 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemingford
al- Mance
Bliss Triumph
North Platte Valley
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Baird
Neb
Lingle
Wyo
Morrill
Mitchell
Henry
Grape Deal Boosts Movement Of Grapes Amid Optimism
Weather favorable and steady shipper demand lift grape trade in Fresno as projections show up to 20,000 cars yet to be shipped this season. Estimates vary by variety, with totals of fresh shipments and raisin output discussed, and early losses offset by improving prices and an active market outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
Packer
Malagas
Napa
Sonoma
Ricard
Grape Prices Rise on Chicago Market Signals
Chicago reports say rains in California threaten packing, lifting grape prices. Carrignanes and Zinfandels sell around 1.50 to 1.65 a crate, Alicantes up to 1.60 to 1.65, Muscats 1.00 to 1.05, seedless 1.00 to 2.00, Tokays about 1.50. Local shipments show 765 cars on tracks, down 114 from Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Alicantes
Tokays
New York Peach Receipts Light Amid Weak Prices
New York and Northern New Jersey supply peaches to New York with receipts running 20 to 26 cars daily. Prices remain poor with Bibertas selling from 50 cents to $1.50 per bushel depending on quality.
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New York
New York State
Jersey
Bibertas
Digging Potatoes Again Following Rains in Red River Valley
In Moorhead Minnesota heavy rains delayed potato digging last weekend but midweek better weather allowed harvests to resume. About two thirds of Red River Valley potatoes have been dug with a week of good weather expected to finish the crop. Strong demand from southern buyers keeps Ohio and Cobbler varieties moving at fob shipping points from 2.16 to 2.35 dollars per cwt.
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Red River Valley
Moorhead
Minn
Eastern Canada Fruit and Veg Jobbers Assn to Meet in Toronto
Montreal Oct 8 The second annual convention of the Eastern Canada Fruit and Vegetable Jobbers Association will be held at King Edward Hotel in Toronto January 5 and 6 1927. Delegations from Canadian provinces and many US shippers are expected. McKittrick named traffic manager to handle all traffic matters. Charles Simpson of Toronto presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Eastern Canada Fruit & Vegetable Jobbers’ Association
King Edward Hotel
Toronto
United States
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
Chicago
McKittrick
Canadian National Railways
Charles Simpson
W. F. Toomey & Sons Named Defendants in Suit
Fresno fruit packers W F Toomey & Sons are named defendants in a Bell Land Company suit for 1397.61 plus interest. The action filed September 29 in Superior Court cites a promissory note dated November 1 1922 running 90 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
W. F. Toomey & Sons
Fruit Packers
Bell Land Company
Blackwood Company of Pittsburgh Closes Doors
Pittsburgh October 8 The W Blackwood Company of 1806 Suis Street Pittsburgh which has been in business since 1892 discontinued business at the close of Saturday October 2 The concern has not been looked upon as highly successful nor as the best kind of credit risk The exact amount of their debt is not known
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Pittsburgh
W. Blackwood Company
Suis Street
John Presuto Files Bankruptcy Petition in New York
John Presuto a fruit and vegetable jobber at 247 Washington Street filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition on Monday in New York He listed 13 644 assets 1 123 and 550 stock in the Independent Fruit Auction Corporation as his principal asset He owes about 4000 on the street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Presuto
Washington Street
Independent Fruit Auction Corporation
Presuto
Cold Storage Men Meet in Chicago at Sherman Hotel
Chicago Oct 8 The cold storage division of the American Warehouse men's Association met at a noon luncheon in the Sherman Hotel. Many cold storage executives attended the convention of the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association and used the chance to hold a meeting of their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Warehousemen’s Association
Sherman Hotel
National Poultry, Butter, and Egg Association
Apple Exports Week Totals Rise From Last Year
Apple export totals for the United States and Canada in the week ending October 2 reach 244 664 barrels and 231 418 boxes, up from the prior year. Cumulative exports to date total 839 234 barrels and 1 020 619 boxes, compared with 681 874 barrels and 672 245 boxes last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apple
New York
United States
Canada
International Apple Shippers' Association
New Fruit and Vegetable Association Forms in New York
A new organization, the French Fruit & Vegetable Association of New York City, is formed to protect trade interests. Alfred W. Frost elected president with officers Frost, McElheny, Lenning, and Kimball. Aims include safeguarding members, fostering relations among receivers shippers and auction firms, and uniting on rail terminal issues. The group has begun operating transferring juice grapes from Erie to Pennsylvania lines and seeks broader membership to negotiate terminals with railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
French Fruit & Vegetable Association of
New York City
Alfred W. Frost
Frost & McNab
Edgar We J. Hearty
Maynard & Child
Howard L. Huber
The
American Fruit Growers Inc
Carl W. Kimball
Kimball Fruit Company
Charles Koechling
Independent Fruit Auction Corporation
Robert 8. McCormack
Brown & Seccomb
Charles E. Thurston
Charles E. Thurston Company
Victor K. McElheny
Fruit Auction Company
Arthur O. G. Lennig
A. E. Meyer & Co
A. W. Frost
Arthur O. G Lenning
Washington, Street
Erie Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manhattan
Am Ag
New Jersey
Apple Week Endorsed by Governor Smith Letter
Governor Alfred E. Smith voices strong support for National Apple Week in a Sept. 23, 1926 letter to Joseph Sicker. He cites New York as a major apple producer with an estimated state crop around 41 million bushels, noting free apples for over 1,000,000 children as a key feature to boost consumption and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
al' Smith
Smith
Joseph Sicker
Apple Committee
New York City
Albany
N. Y
Franklin Street
Sicker
New York State
Alfred E. Smith
Crop Estimates and Production Figures for Sept 1926
Estimated production figures are presented for September 1926 showing multiple grain estimates. The data include bushel counts and totals in two columns with figures such as 42,051,000 and 83,044,000 alongside larger totals like 351,658,000 and 325,902,000. The text appears as tabulated crop estimates with varying unit annotations and partial totals.
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J. Huston
N. X
C. P. Ramondi
Butler, Pa
Allurng
Walla
Eastern Canada Assn
Blackwood Company of
NEW Association
Freed Fruit & Vegetable Association
al Smith
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