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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1935
Page
2
The first car of Texas grapefruit arrived last Friday, received by the D'Amore Brokerage Company. It was reported as good quality and sold readily. J. A. McEvilly of C. H. Robinson Company was away on a business trip.
The federal government began a national co-ordination transportation plan for Michigan railroads this week. The railroads co ordinator designated 28 Michigan cities as trading centers including Grand Rapids Traverse City Adrian Alpena Ann Arbor Battle Creek Bay City Cadillac Flint Jackson Kalamazoo Lansing Manistee Muskegon Petoskey Pontiac Port Huron Saginaw Detroit Dearborn Mt. Clemens Royal Oak Calumet Escanaba Iron Mountain Ironwood Marquette and Sault Ste Marie each area covering many smaller communities.
The Morris Fruit and Produce Co moved into its new North Sixth Street location this Sunday and opened Monday morning in a smaller but more modern facility KT Cave.Alford of the Alford-Gebo Co is in Chicago on business for Dave Posnick's Buick car was stolen last Sunday with no recovery by early week. Officials and townspeople attended a potato meeting with attendees from Hatton N D East Grand Forks Minn Grand Forks N D Park River N D Graton N D Princeton Minn Hollandale Minn Labovitch Brothers cashier Jack Riley forced to pay a World Series wager by a St Paul roller coaster ride Snow season opener hit dealers anticipate higher demand for seasonal goods Al Lundstrom returned from Hollandale where he represented B Bernier Sons during the onion deal.
Traverse City Michigan October suit against Michigan Cherry Growers Inc and John Lyons, a cherry grower, was dismissed in circuit court without costs after a contempt finding and injunction issue. Lyons had appealed a $100 fine and county jail term for ignoring the injunction. Move Market News HQ will relocate to Grand Rapids around November 1 to cover apple pear potato and onion data for the shipping season.
Chicago market column lists M. M. Minkler and others from C C H Robinson and related firms traveling to Idaho Utah California and Minnesota. Attendees include Fresno potato banquet participants and several company representatives visiting Chicago from New York St Louis Detroit and other cities.
J H Beasley aged 63 a director of Idaho Falls Potato Growers Inc and longtime grower died after an operation for appendicitis in Idaho Falls He resided there 80 years survived by his widow and a son Lewis Lawrence Boyd of Oak Park Ill bought part of the Sherwood Fruit farm Duchess apple orchard in Michigan 40 acres of trees in Duchess block
C E Rhodes, an onion grower in Grant Michigan, hosted an onion dinner in his warehouse for office staff and workers. The menu featured beefsteak onions and various onion dishes. A separate interview unfolded with a negro woman answering investigators about her age and family, mentioning a daughter aged seventy five and a marriage described as early.
Joseph Morris arrives in Chicago to supervise arrangements for the seventeenth annual convention at the Drake hotel on December 4 5 and 6. A trade exhibition will showcase improvements in handling perishable foods with talks on refrigeration warehousing packaging and transportation to aid the produce industry. The convention theme centers on handling perishable food products in the terminal market and will involve federal and state officials plus a 1000 member network.
East Lansing October 25 President Robert B Shaw of Michigan State College urged Michigan farmers to enroll in winter short courses to adapt to a highly specialized and competitive agriculture. He noted future success requires better methods, training in dairy, poultry, fruit production, beekeeping, harvesting, marketing and home living, with many options advertised to raise profits.
Lansing reports Verne H. Church, state agricultural statistician, offers a seven point price forecasting formula based on crop size and market factors. He notes no official guarantees and cites historical accuracy for predicting prices six months ahead under varying crop scenarios and seasonal movements.
Grand Rapids Michigan October 25 A stronger undertone in the Michigan potato market as growers hold back in anticipation of higher prices. Grand Rapids sale range 80 90c per 100 lb sack with Russet Rurals around 80 85c. Katahdins and other round whites command a premium. Carlot shipments 25 35 cars mostly outbound.. onion deal quiet with growers aiming for higher prices. Greenstuffs abundant. cauliflower falls from 1.50 2 to 1.25. Tomatoes 1.25 1.35 per 8 lb basket. Pears and grapes slow. unfrosted grapes 40 60c per half bushel.
Urbana Ill Oct 25 This year could clear the mystery of unknown apple varieties in Illinois orchards says R L McMunn pomology division University of Illinois Growers should send mature undamaged specimens with correct variety labeling or text unknown The state crop is estimated at 7208000 bushels about three times 1934 and above five year average Apples from 30 to 35 year old orchards are reported with many samples arriving damaged or with mixed tags hindering identification
Stems are often lost in shipment and records must be kept of specimens sent to the horticulture office. Properly packed fruit with strong containers prevents crushing. cylinder bottles work for few items, larger amounts use a strong carton. Mark perishable and include a letter with shipper details in an envelope unless first class. Send to the Department of Horticulture at the University of Illinois. John Gregory of American Fruit Growers Inc announced an eight-pound boy last Saturday night.
Detroit Produce Traffic Club schedules its annual Hallowe'en dinner dance at Warren Valley Golf Club for Thursday evening October 30 with D. A. Gulley promising music and a chicken or steak dinner. Sam Vitalie returns from a market tour to Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo and other terminal markets, while McFaddin-Skelton Distributing reports the first Texas grapefruit car of the season arriving via Weslaco and sold through Detroit Fruit Auction Company with good prices.
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