California Citrus Growers See 1918 19 Decrease
The California Citrus Group reports a decrease for the 1918 19 season. Officials cite lower production and market uncertainty affecting growers statewide.
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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1919
Page
1
California Citrus Outlook For 1918 19 Season
Estimates project 46 900 cars of oranges and lemons for the coming season with Navels about 36 percent of the year crop and Leano lemons near 9 000 cars. Northern California shipments total 3 976 cars of oranges and 255 cars of lemons while Southern California adds 9 747 cars of lemons and 34 785 cars of oranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Packer
Californiere
Agason
Valencia
Tulare
Pacific Coast
Wight
Tulare County
Butte
Fresno
Kern
Sacramento
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Texams
Riverside County
Orange County
Los Angeles County
San Bernardino
Tehama
Butter
Tu- Yare
San Bernardimo
Ventura
Riverside
San Bernardino County
Tulare Cou
G C Smith Eyes Return to Fruit Business in New Orleans
G C Smith of Memphis formerly ran G C Smith & Co which filed for bankruptcy in September with assets of 7797.83 and debts of 21586.42. He plans to move to New Orleans November 1 to seek apple consignments and broker ties for apples melons and cantaloupes, appealing to Missouri shippers for quotes. He cites New Orleans as a major Southern market versus Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
G. C. Smith
Memphis
Tenn
G. C. Smith & Co
Smith
New Orleans
America
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Charles
Potatoes and Punctuation in a Wagging Tapered Tale
A 1919 Chicago Tribune adventure critiques an Oscar Hewitt piece claiming a pota to car path from Cannon Falls to Lagoda through Indiana. It argues the backhaul chain would shrink profits and mocks brokerages and through rates, urging brokers to align rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. D
Chicago Daily Tribune
Tribune
The
Oscar E. Hewitt
Othor
Oscar
Travel
Cannon Fall
Minn
Indianapolia
Morrcco
Ind
Lagoda
Post Office Department
Indiana
Minnesota
Morocco
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Jazz Singers Perform in Cleveland
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange sent a quartet of colored jazz singers to the Cleveland convention. The group impressed attendees with polished performances and strong reception, reflecting Chicago’s promotional presence and cultural reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Cleveland
New
Chicago
Citrus Growers and Shippers Names in The Packer Bulletin
Advertisers in The Packer are warned that starting October 22 the Bulletin Weekly will publish names of growers and shippers of oranges and other citrus fruits in California Florida and other states. The Bulletin goes exclusively to advertisers in The Packer free of charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
Packer Weekly
California
Florida
Briggs Heads National Poultry Butter and Egg Assn
The thirteenth annual convention of the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association opens in Cleveland with Alton E. Briggs of Boston in the chair. Officers list includes R G Com b iths, J M Klein, Thos E O Neill, Frank A Kelly and Gus Ludwig. The event notes limited attendance and discusses Chicago as a potential permanent meeting site with aims to revise trade rules and by laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alton E. Briggs
Beaton
R. G. Combiths
J. M. Klein
New York
M. A. Ha@ensick
Des Moines
Thos
E. O'Neill
Chica@go
Frank
A. Kelly
H. B. Patton
Bloomington
Ill
Geo. H. Broader
St. Louis
Carl Fear
Frankfort
Ind
Franklin Heilman
E. L Burbridge
Cleveland
Gus Ludwik
Jersey City
Arizona
John F. Baker
Phoenix
Arkansas
M. L. Price
Fayetteville
California
Geo, Makins
San Fran
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Hotel
Winton
Boston
Seibels
Gus Ludwig
Chas. E. McNeill
Ohio
Briggs
O'Neill
W. J. Farrell
George Haskel
Kelly
Siebels
Packer
Moore
Fruit market notes show mixed grapefruit quality
Fragmentary text discusses grapefruit quality and market expectations. Mentions Sears, local demand, and a small initial movement with nearby coop demand. Concludes with continuation on another page reference.
Joint meeting planned by State Fruit Jobbers Associations
Nebraska Iowa Fruit Jobbers and allied associations agree to a joint November 7 and 8 meeting in Kansas City Missouri with Kansas Oklahoma Iowa Illinois bodies to discuss standard trade rules weight and measure definitions and marketing methods. The Muskogee plan is canceled in favor of Kansas City session. President Bennett urges members to study proposed rules and attend in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska-Iowa Fruit Jobbers' Association
Kansas-Oklahoma Association
Towa Association
Illinois Association
Kansas City
Muskogee
Packer
Bennett
Citrus fruit crop in the Gulf states discussed
New Orleans reports Louisiana orange grapefruit mandarin and satsuma production will be small this season. Total output hardly exceeds 80 000 to 90 000 boxes of merchantable fruit. Varieties split roughly half Creole Sweets, a quarter Navels, and the rest mandarines tangerines and satsumas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
No Schedules Yet in Baff Poultry Bankruptcy Case
New York Oct 17 No exact schedule of indebtedness for B Baff & Son poultry firms has been published though creditors likely hold most claims. The firm banked with Commercial Trust Co of New York, with about 46000 in short time notes indorsed by Harry Baff and his brother in law. A meeting of primary creditors led by Cyrus C Miller revealed possible insolvent status and a move to prove a preferential payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
B. Baff & Son
Cyrus C. Miller
New York Live Poultry Receivers Association
Commercial Trust Company of New York
Harry Baff
Halpert
Simon J. Lapoff
New Orleans Winter Truck Crops Do Well
New Orleans on October 17 reports the winter crop of homegrown vegetables in fine condition. Favorable weather is expected to sustain a large harvest of head lettuce radishes beets carrots parsley shallots and other bunch vegetables. Lettuce progress looks good and movement should begin by mid November with quality expected to be unusually high. White tip radishes beets carrots shallots and parsley are nearing market readiness over the next few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Orange crop in Phoenix larger than last year reports
Phoenix Arizona orange production up 10 to 15 percent from last year with about 40 000 boxes expected versus 36 000 last season. Grapefruit crop grows 40 percent and 75 percent of the fruit will be shipped. Quality remains equal to prior year as stated by the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Assn
New York Faces Historic Strikes Crippling Market
New York endures one of its worst strikes as 40,000 longshoremen walk out since October 9, crippling trans Atlantic shipping and harbor transport. Perishables spoil on piers and steamers, prices rise, and relief appears as workers consider returning amid wage-scale talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Shore
Hylan
T. W. O’connor
International In Longshoremen's Association
National Adjustment Commission
United States Shipping Board
O'Connor
Long Island Duck Expert Delights Cleveland Banquet
Max Mayer head of the Farmers' Commission House of New York provided 1504 pounds of Long Island ducks to the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association banquet at the Hotel Winton. He prepaid express and charged nothing to the hotel, as a gift to attendees. Mayer has long served as sales agent for the Long Island Duck Growers' Association before its closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Max Mayer
Farmers’ Commission House of
New York
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Hotel Winton
Mr. Mayer
Long Island
Express
Mayer
Long Island Duck Growers' Association
Farmers’ Commission House
Reprieve for Joseph Cohen under reconsideration
New York October 17 Governor Smith weighs commutation to life for Joseph Cohen, convicted as an accomplice in the 1914 Barnet Baff murder. District Attorney continues probe into trial testimony while Cohen’s reprieve remains in effect. attorney Goldstein & Goldstein filed the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baff
Packer
Smith
Joseph Cohen
Barnet Baff
Harry Baff
Cohen
Goldstein & Goldstein
Seibels resigns as business manager of poultry group
Cleveland October 17 W T Seibels announced resignation at the National Poultry Butter and Eggs Association annual convention saying the organization cannot pay him the salary he desires and that he will stay until a successor is chosen. He earns six thousand dollars a year and noted outside offers would pay more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Poultry, Butter and Egs Association
W. T. Seibels
Caid
Seibels
Packer
Association
Frenthership
Irving Baff Enters New York Live Poultry Trade
Irving Baff brother of Harry Baff launches in West Washington market New York taking over B Baff Son lease and stalls on Loew avenue with Harry Baff. Bank demand notes on Harry surface as creditors plan criminal action while Irving starts at the old stand with brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Irving Baff
Harry Baff
Weath Washington Market
B. Baff & Son
Loew Avenue
Markets Day
West Washington Market
Harry Batt
B. Batt & Son
Packer
Jana Sellhors
Harry
J. Laport
Batt
Baff
Packerman
Commercial Trust Company of
Harry Baff, Inc
Halpert Brothers
F. Baff
Jake
Gaff
Goldstein
Pearson Poultry Company
Onty
Index of News in The Packer See Page 124
The document notes an index of news items featured in The Packer with reference to locating material on page 124. It mentions a numeric page indicator and directs readers to the index for the full list of items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
WaSAway Best Gurus Feature in Yearly Box Debate
A garbled note notes that the WaSAway event centers on best gurus and boxing this year. It mentions Chu Ai and a controversy over ratings. The fragment implies competition and perhaps awards, but details are unclear.
Florida citrus crop boom seen across state
Jacksonville reports from growers shippers and rail lines indicate a bumper Florida citrus year with yields up 20 to 60 percent over last season. Estimates place total boxes around 11 to 12 million if no freezes or damage occur, with Brevard and Dade counties contributing large portions and prices ranging from 1.20 to 2.50 a box for oranges and grapefruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Dade
Brevard
Brevard County
Dade County
St. Lucie County
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Ylent
Pinellas County
Lower East Coast
Terra Cela
Manatee
South Florida
Titusville
Largo
Leesburg
Fort Myers
Lee County
Paragon
Miami
United States Department of Agriculture
Goveernment
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