Icing Advance Rail Charges Withdrawn
Chicago October 9. The Interstate Commerce Commission withdrew the increased refrigeration charges on fresh fruits and vegetables effective September 10, restoring prior rates. The June 2 order establishing ice and related charges was vacated, with a new supplement published October 9. Carriers may seek refunds via reparation claims. a hearing on October 27 will address any line haul compensation under Transit Refrigeration Protection.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fisheries and Beverage
Interstate Commerce, Commission
Mkewine
John FP. Waddell
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Meeting of Creditors for S Karten of Brooklyn
A meeting of creditors for S Karten of Wallabout Market Brooklyn fruit and vegetable jobber is held today at the Fruit and Produce Trade Association office. The firm owes about 7000 dollars and shows assets around 400 dollars mainly from accounts receivable.
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New York
S. Karten
Wallabout Market
Brooklyn
Fruit and Produce Trade Association
The Produce Packer sample request note
The Produce Packer issue explains it is a separate weekly paper carrying market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool fur and more. It offers free sample copies mailed upon request.
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Packer
Patman Proposes Bill to Bar Manufacturers from Retail Trade
Washington D C Oct 9 Rep Wright Patman Texas released a letter via Congressional Intelligence announcing a bill to supplement the Robinson-Patman Act. The measure would forbid manufacturers from engaging in retailing and take effect three years after enactment. Patman said it should be constitutional for interstate transactions and nearly total in effect. Some observers doubt the bill will be introduced next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Wright Patman
Texas
Congress
Patmana
California tomato crop falls short of early estimates
A staff survey shows October November tomato shipments in California will be well below prior predictions. Ventura county leads the decline with prospects of around 875 cars, down from about 895. San Diego and Orange counties show mixed results while Santa Maria and central districts report steadier or better yields.
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Los Angeles
California
Ventura County
Camarillo
Fillmore
Moorpark
Santa Paula
Oxnard
San Diego
Central District
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Monterey
Santa Cruz
King City
Watsonville
Chular
Salinas
Alameda
Santa Clara
Brentwood
Contra Costa County
Florida Citrus Commission Plans for Supervising Movement
Lakeland Florida October 9 Hundreds of Florida citrus growers attended a meeting to learn about the commission's marketing plan for the current season. Chairman L P Kirkland said shipments would be prorated and violations reported to the Secretary of Agriculture. Jesse W Taft of the AAA stated the government would back stabilizing fruit prices by purchasing surplus crops and the price details would be announced soon. Early discussions covered proration of oranges beginning the week of October 18 with a later session planned to set grade and size for the following week.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
L. P. Kirkland
Secretary of Agriculture
Jesse W. Taft
AAA
Commission
Florida 1936 Vegetable Deal Opens With Early Shipments
Florida's 1936 vegetable shipping season began as early as this week with beans from the Everglades moved to northern markets. H. T. Williams of Caldwell produced beans at 90 cents a ham at the shipping point and growers expect substantial fall acreages across the state. Official acreage estimates have not yet been released, but optimism runs high as weather supported early maturing crops and drought reductions elsewhere may boost demand.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Everglades
H. T. Williams
Caldwell
South Texas fall tomato crop outlook improves in spots
South Texas tomato operators report gloomy fall prospects with lighter shipments likely unless ideal weather holds. Laredo-Winter Garden area shows larger acreage but September rains may cut yields and delay maturity, while the lower Rio Grande valley faces poor outlook with frequent rains hindering cultivation and a light carrot shipment anticipated around October 15 to 18.
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South Texas
Harlingen
Tex
Laredo-Winter Garden
Quemado Valley
Eagle Pass
Asherton
Crystal City
Carrizo Springs l
Big Wells
Rio Grande Valley
Dennis Mills Indicted for Concealing Moose Celery Assets
Dennis Mills a principal of Moose Celery Company Inc formerly at 205 Duane Street was indicted on concealment and conversion of assets. He was arraigned before Judge Bondy and released on $1,000 bail. Company assets and liabilities had shown $15,000 and $25,000 respectively before bankruptcy proceedings.
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New York
Dennis Mills
Moose Celery Company, Inc
Celery
Duane Street
Bondy
U.S. District Court
Department of Justice
U. S. District Attorney's Office
Free Service Department Helps Growers and Shippers
The Packer offers a free service department for subscribers to discuss growing quantities and shipping methods from carlots to truck, marketing through brokers or distributors, and solving transportation problems. The national organization covers all markets and producing points in the United States, with advice available at no cost. Address THE PACKER Free Service Department, Second and Delaware Sts, Kansas City, Mo.
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Packer
Packera
United States
Packer, Free Service Department
Second and
Delaware Sts
Kansas City, Mo
Florida Citrus Proration May Apply All Season
Orlando, Fla. Oct. 9 Proration of Florida oranges and grapefruit for most of the season appears imminent as the Florida Citrus Commission weighs regulated shipments for the remainder of the period The committee met again to set grapefruit allotments for the week of October 11 and warned shippers to file for eligibility The orange season opened late last week with 35 cars shipped and the panel expects new regulations due to the large crop The Agricultural Adjustment Administration indicated it would grant the committee authority to revise shippers' allotments next week The grapefruit and orange shipments have been under citrus control and marketing agreement supervision since early September Continued on Page 18
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Citrus Control Committee
Federal market‘Ing Agreement
Florida Citrus Commission
National Association of Marketing Officials Convention Held in Nashville
The 11th annual convention of the National Association of Marketing Officials will meet in Nashville Tennessee from October 20 to 22 with headquarters at the Andrew Jackson hotel. The program promises broad interest to marketing officers producers and the trade in farm products. The event is expected to be among the largest in the history of the association.
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National Association
Andrew Jackson Hotel
Nashville
Tenn
National Association of Marketing Officials
Onion Set Crop Down From Last Year Across Nation
Chicago reports onion set production will be well below 1935 and far below 1934 in most districts due to drought, heat, and fall rains. Harvest near completion in Chicago area shows about half the prior yield. Industry leader LAP Harms notes weather hurt curing and varying quality with some good stock remaining for late April shipping.
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Chicago
Colorado
Lap. Harms
J. S. van Deursen
Creditors of Bernstein & Sena Hold Meeting
New York October 9 creditors of Bernstein and Sena a Brooklyn fruit and vegetable jobber held in the office of the Fruit and Produce Trade Association a creditors committee of Louis Levy Max Haspiel Harry Kaplan and Joseph Milman was appointed to go over the books and inspect financial condition assets and liabilities show 8819 and 3441 with small excess liquidity the committee to report within ten days
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New York
Bernstein & Sena
Wallabout Market
Brooklyn
Fruit and Produce Trade Association
Louis Levy
Max Haspiel
Harry Kaplan
Joseph Milman
Imperial Valley Peas Ready November 10 to 15
First shipments of fall peas from the Imperial valley expected to be made around November 10 to 15. Plantings this season are estimated at 9,200 acres, up from 6,000 acres last fall. Plants are in good stand but worm and insect infestation reported. growers dusted fields.
Shipping deadlock over Pacific trade risks tieup near Oct 15
San Francisco report notes negotiations between ship owners and maritime unions stalled late in the week creating uncertainty about Pacific coast shipping after October 15, the expiration of the current truce. Observers warn federal action may be required to break the deadlock, else a tieup next Thursday seems likely.
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San Francisco
Labor dispute ends in Minneapolis as grocers reopen
Labor disputes that halted wholesale grocers and fruit industries for seven weeks were settled Tuesday night by agreement between employers and employees. Terms were not disclosed but chain stores and supply warehouses will be reopened soon as stocks are replenished.
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Minneapolis
Wunn
C H Weaver & Co Celebrates 73 Years in Business
Chicago October 9 C H Weaver & Co marked their seventy third year in operation tied to a Civil War era start. The firm began before 1863 and passed to C H Weaver in 1863 after H H Marsh, with partners Arthur Weaver Kilbourne and F William Morf Sr guiding butter egg poultry and fruit vegetable divisions since the late 1880s.
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Chicago
C.H. Weaver & Co
H. H. Marsh
C. H. Weaver
C. H.weaver & Co, Co
H. Weaver
Arthur Weaver
L. B. Kilbourne
F. William Mort, Sr
F. William Morf
Apples and Pears: Lower on British Market This Week
A Washington dispatch reports apple and pear prices fell on British auctions due to bigger supplies. Best English apples held steady, cooking apples stored. California grapes steady to stronger. General fruit supplies were ample, auction stocks light. American apples excellent. Nova Scotian apples weaker than last year. Pears plentiful with lower prices. Bartletts shipped to France arriving fairly firm.
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Washington, D.C
F. A. Motz
California
Bulgaria
France
London
United States
Almeria
Liverpool
Onion Situation in Rocky Ford District
In Rocky Ford Colorado C M Miller says over half the onions remain in the field with lighter than expected yields estimated at 15 to 20 percent He notes heavy stock storage for growers while crates hauled in are largely unused storage has been delayed by rain and may resume after warmer weather If frost comes conditions may improve for those who get crops under cover
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Rocky Ford
Colo
C. M. Miller
California Navel Orange Yield Estimated Lower
Los Angeles on October 9 reports central California Navel orange yield at about 8,500 cars, down from earlier estimates of 12,000. Growers mostly expect around 9,000 cars, with the all time northern Navel high of 11,700 cars in 1934 noted. Central California Citrus League plans a mid month meeting to discuss prorate requests.
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Los Angeles
Central California
Central California Citrus League
Lettuce Movement Steady in Salinas Watershed Strike Area
Salinas California October 9 Lettuce shipments in the Salinas Watsonville district continued with little change from last week despite strike threats and antipicketing ordinance. Shippers remain confident lettuce will stay hard-vested and shipped with 785 cars moving to eastern markets the week ending October 7, prices $2 to $2.25, quality fair to ordinary. A grower shipper association rejected Governor Merriam's settlement proposal, opposing a closed shop or management dictated by others and asserting American rights to run their business freely.
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Salinas
Calif
Salinas-Watsonville
California
Grower-Shipper Association
Merriam
Florida Citrus Rules Tighten on Grapefruit Shipments
Lakeland Florida citrus shippers were told by the Florida Citrus Commission that under FDA request all grapefruit must meet both the 1931 state maturity law and the current juice test. Inspectors will deny grade certificates after next Monday for shipments not meeting both standards. The commission cited higher standards to be adopted only with FDA input to curb substandard fruit. Projections show shipments may reach about 250 cars next week, with third grade fruit still prohibited.
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Lakeland
Pla
Florida
Florida Citrus Commission
United States Food and Drug’ Administration
United States
Food and Drug Administration
Nassau Fruit Co Creditors Offered 10 Percent Cash
A creditors meeting for Nassau Fruit Co Long Beach New York was held at the attorney Elihu J Zwilling office. Creditors were offered a 10 percent cash settlement with liabilities around 3000 and assets including mortgaged fixtures and a 200 dollar receivable. A bulk sale of assets is planned October 17 with an option to accept the 10 percent offer on October 11.
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New York
Nassau Fruit Company
Long Beach
Reiter
Elihu J. Zwilling
West Forty-second Street
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J. F. Waddell
Western Fruit Jobbers
Association of America
Patman
Florida Citrus , Commission
Wallace
Orlando
Florida ‘Citrus Commission
van Cleave
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
W. Kitchen
Bureau For Agricultural Economics
United
Imperial Valley Peas
Twin Cities
Isaae
C H. Weaver & Co
Pears
Nassau Fruit Co
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