Big Western New York celery acreage hit by drought
Western New York reports about 2,400 acres of celery this season, up 25 percent from 1922 and likely the largest on record. The drought from July through August reduced yields, though September rains saved much of the crop. Early and late crops split, with late stock mainly hearts, while disease was held in check by Bordeaux sprays. Storage will be heavy, with two thirds crates preferred. prices ranged from 1.25 to 2.90 per crate fob, and October 25 tightens harvest deadlines.
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Rochester
New York
Wiliamson
Levy Det
Arfiy
Lima Gauck
Pittsburgh Embargo Modified on Local Commodities
Pittsburgh October 19 a modified general embargo on all carrots fruit and vegetables bound for the city and vicinity was issued last Saturday morning. Exemptions remain for all commodities except apples grapes potatoes and cantaloupes. Permits may be obtained in meritorious cases for transport of these four items.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Vicinity
European apple market shows weakness from oversupply
Cable reports from Europe indicate a sharp market break driven by oversupply even as exports surge to record levels. Atlantic exports for the week ending last Saturday reached about 210 thousand barrels and 201 thousand boxes, roughly double last year, with prices varying across Virginia York Imperials, Ben Davis, and Jonathans in UK and Liverpool markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Glasgow
Virginia
York
Ben Davis
Hudson River
British Columbia
Liverpool
York Imperials
Jonathans
Oregon
Newtowns
Washington
King Davids
Wageners
Southampton
Yorks
Ganos
London Fruit & Produce Exchange Losses Reported
Clippings from London financial papers relayed via New York reveal heavy losses for the Fruit & Produce Exchange of Great Britain Inc. The board of directors issued statements as the organization expanded from marketing centers in England and Scotland to offices in New York and Australia. H. A. Smith, formerly head of the American arm, now owns the New York trade style and has operated with several firms, distancing himself from the parent concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Fruit & Produce _ Exchange of Great Britain, inc
England
Scotland
Australia
Potato Crop Shows Record 12 Million Bushels Gain
Government October potato crop estimate places total production at 401,424,000 bushels. Gains mainly in Eastern and Central states, while Western regions fall. Compared to 1922 crop of 451,185,000 bushels, the current output remains below last year’s mark.
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Washington
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Bus
Hampshire
Vermont
Mass
R. Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware Ts
Maryland
Virginia
Carolina
Ohio
Indiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Ben Davis apple praised by Louis Erb in Missouri letter
Louis Erb extols the Ben Davis apple describing its reliability for baking and sauce, noting rain affected defects, yet praising packing quality. He claims a hundred acres of Ben Davis trees yield more profit than 1504 acres of other varieties and urges supporters to defend the apple against critics.
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Ben Davis
Ben
Missouri
Ben, Davis
Louis Erb
Louis’ Erb
No Word From Isadore Sarnoff Owing Detroit Dealers
Detroit oct 19 no word has been received from Isadore Sarnoff who left owing Detroit dealers between 2000 and 5000 dollars as reported in The Packer last week. A warrant may be issued for his arrest by the secretary of the Produce Dealers Association and efforts will be made to locate him. Sarnoff operated a fruit and vegetable business at 2493 Russell street Eastern Market for two years.
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Detroit
Isadore Sarnoff
Packer
Sarnoff
Produce Dealers’ Association
Russell Street
Eastern Market
Fire damages home of George Lafbury president of Albert M Travis Co
Fire gutted the residence of George Lafbury on Tuesday causing about $3,500 in damage. Jewelry and silverware were reported missing, suggesting an early morning break in and arson to hide the theft. Peach receipts in New York were light with steady to irregular markets as Elberta peaches sold from 50 cents to 2.25 per basket.
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George Lafbury
Piteatures
Albert M. Travis Company
Parver Leaves National Auction Company Over Practices
New York reports J. Parver has severed ties with National Auction Company, Inc. of Pittsburgh and Los Angeles after returning from California. Parver blames the firm’s methods, arguing they no longer sell sound stock and mislead buyers. D. Kellerman of Pittsburgh remains sole proprietor. the Delaware corporation shows $1,000,000 capitalization but no stock issued.
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New York
D. J. Parver
California
National Auction Company, Inc
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Parver
D. Kellerman
Packer
J. J. Parver
National Auction CO. Inc
United States
Pittsburgh Auction Company, Inc
Delaware
Anderson SC fruit concern owes Florida shippers
An Anderson South Carolina firm tied to the now closed Southern Fruit Company on 117 W Dake Street is found to owe Florida shippers for business transacted in 1922 23. An prior execption had been issued against the firm for about 200 dollars, seizing office fixtures before closure. Only linked individual appears to be Pete B Cavarnes. Correspondence indicates mail returns with moved left no address.
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Pete B. Cavarnes
Ben Davis Apple Defamation Sparks Missouri Letter
Cedar Gap Missouri 1922 letter to The Packer defends Ben Davis apples. writer lauds Ben Davis as high quality in appearance storage and cooking use, cites Pat Kiely Louis and others, and notes Kansas City bakeries prefer Ben Davis for pies due to firmness.
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Cedar Gap
Packer
Ben Davis
New York Evening Mail
Pat Kielyn
Louis
Ben Davie
Missouri
Kansas City
Florida Shippers Win Injunction Over Acid Test on Color
Jacksonville Oct 19 Circuit Judge M A McMullien granted an injunction stopping the Florida Department of Agriculture from applying the acid test to fruit showing 50 per cent color. He ruled the test is a Federal pure food law, not a state statute, aimed at condemning artificially colored fruit unfit for food at destination. The Florida Supreme Court’s 1915 Moran decision in Dade County Sheriff v Le Jeune underpins the ruling.
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Jacksonville
Fla
M. A. McMullien
Pinellas County
Florida Department of Agriculture
Florida Supreme Court
Moran
Dade County
Charles le Jeune
Apple holdings in cold storage fall from year ago
Washington reports October 1 cold storage totals for apples show 871,666 barrels with 545,000 barrels 748,000 boxes and 223,000 bushels per the Agriculture Department. Figures for October 1, 1922 list 1,452,000 barrels and 1,219,000 boxes. Cantaloupes in New York see prices drop. Colorados arriving while flats bring 50 to 60 cents. some whites as low as 10 to 18 cents.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
New York
The Produce Packer free sample copy offer
The Produce Packer is printed alongside The Packer and focuses on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and furs It offers to mail a free sample copy upon request.
New York Plans National Apple Week Across City
New York launches National Apple Week with goals to ship apples to 12,500 people via charitable institutions. Mayor Hylan backs it. Joe Sicker leads publicity, with support from E W Mitchell, Dr John A Ferguson, and local merchants. Apple displays planned in stores, hospitals, schools, and on Lake Shore Drive parade routes.
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New York
Joe Sicker
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Department of Public Welfare
Estate of
Hylan
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapid Transit System
Sicker
E. W. Mitchell
Stuyvesant
Phillips
Association
Rochester
Wenatchee
Yakima
John A. Ferguson
Salvation Army
Cook County
Lake Shore Drive
South Water Street
William Mors
C. H. Weaver & Co
W. L. Wagner
G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
Wallace Clore
The
American Fruit Growers Inc
Cient
Senator Copeland
Health Bureau
Ww. UA. Murphy
John Nix &Co
Sqobel & Day
Simon
Shuttleworth &French Company
C.H
Ww. Kimball, Smith & Holden
Magnara’ & Child
Connolly Auction’ Company
Fruit Auction Company
Brown, & Seccomb
Independent Fruit Auction Company
Steinhardt & Kelly
Pple Growers ‘Sociation
Hood
Leroy
N. A
W. H. Whispell
Bertiand
Brothers
J. ‘Salel
Charles Busener
W. Goetechius Company
Meyer &Simonsky
Morris
Petchesky
Avauay
Oklahoma Pecan Crop Larger Than Last Year
Oklahoma City district reports a pecan harvest about three times bigger than last year with a 60 percent yield this season and current shipments at around 10 to 11 cents per pound. Experts note demand remains strong but profits depend on delaying harvest for frost to improve quality.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Onion Storers Paying Up To 3.25 Per Cwt
Toledo Ohio reports Ohio and Indiana onion crops nearly sold and stored. Storage plants nearly full as week buyers take colored stock screened by intake weight around 3.25 dollars per cwt. Shippers and traders show active inquiry, with carlot shipments loading freely and track quotes near 2.65 to 3.25 for various grades.
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Toledo
Ohio
Indiana
Lettuce Market Steady in Chicago As Supplies Tighten
Chicago Oct 18 The Iceberg lettuce demand held up with moderate supplies keeping the market steady. Colorado and California dominated recent arrivals while Idaho is expected to gain volume soon. Top quality heads sold around 4.50 to 4.75 per crate, California stock reportedly ordinary. Almeria Grapes afloat with 50 barrels heading to New York and 22 430 barrels to Boston.
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Chicago
Colorado
California
Idaho
Californ
Adi
Jettuce
Almeria
New York
Boston
Commercial Apple Crop Prospects Show Little Change
Government estimates place the mono forecast at about 33,104,000 barrels for the commercial crop, a slight dip from 33,390,000 projected on September 1 but still 2,000,000 barrels above last season’s final. Farm crops shrink modestly as the overall total falls from 203,628,000 to about 190,727,000 bushels, per the detailed commercial forecast.
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Washington
Warm Weather Delays Cabbage Storage For Wisconsin Growers
The unseasonable warm spell across Wisconsin keeps cabbage growers and shippers from starting storage around mid October. Temperatures from 55 to 70 hindered cold storage plans and left operators cautious about the winter cabbage trade. Demand this week remained modest with Wisconsin and Hollands priced around 11 to 13 dollars at shipping points.
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Wisconsin
Dea
Wissin
Hollands
Aeonae ing Off ers California Jug Boxes in Set
Fragment describes sale items including era California Jug boxes offered in best sizes and quality. Mentions prices around 1.75 dollars and a reference to 50 DBE silver seats. Details are sparse and unclear.
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California
Revised cabbage crop estimate shows shift in 1922-23 production
Washington reports a revised government forecast for cabbage production in late state crops for 1922. Acreage totals and yield figures are given for New York Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Colorado with notes that domestic cabbage not suitable for winter storage will largely go to kraut factories, reflecting regional variations and storage impacts.
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Maine
New
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Penn
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
N. Carolina
Georgia Wyyeesee
Ohio
Beth Ede
Indiana
Ween
Michigan
Wisconsin
South
Nebraska
Kansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Montana
Colorado
Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Californa
United States
D. C
G. S. Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
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Affairs of F. & P. Exchange of Great Britain, Inc
Isadore
Elbertas
Anderson, S.C. Concern
Florida
Shippers
Ben Davis Apple
Johnny
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