National League seeks I C C probe of freight rates on fruits
The National League of Commission Merchants asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to study the entire freight rate structure to ease the burden on fresh fruits and vegetables. The petition cites 686 producers and shippers handling about 600,000 carloads annually and claims fruits and vegetables bear more than their fair share of transport costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
Washington, D. C
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
National League ‘of Commission
French
League
Bureau of Statistics
The
Almeria Grape Sales in New York Auction
In New York on October 26 a single pair of Almeria grapes sold at auction with 12 000 barrels changing hands. Bidding remained spirited, early grades rose slightly while later cargo showed more choice fruit and softer high end prices. Extra fancy sold at 9.20 to 1.50 per barrel, fancy at 7.60 to 8.75, extra choice at 6.50 to 6.25 and choice at 5.50 to 6.50. Up to date 16 670 barrels have been sold this season, compared with 149 100 at this time last year. No grapes remained at the dock Thursday night, but 4 300 barrels were afloat for New York.
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New York
Almeria
National Apple Week Observed Across Hundreds of Markets
Rochester dispatch notes broad national planning for National Apple Week with widespread observance expected. R G Phillips of the International Apple Shippers Association cites cities from Akron to Yakima and major carriers and steamship lines cooperating, signaling an unprecedented regional and national push.
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Rochester
R. G. Phillips
Apple Shippers’ Association
Akron
Atlanta
Boston
Bridgeport
Burlington
Cedar ‘Rapids
Chattanooga
Charleston
S. C
Cheyenne
Wyo
Chicago
Cincinnnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Durham
N. C
Elmira
Elkwood
Evaneville
Fort Wayne
Fort ‘Worth
Onions Lower in N Y Than Last Week
New York onion market eased with slow trade. Valencia steamer carried 24 551 packages on Monday. Domestic yellows ranged 2 to 3 dollars per 100 pound bag, reds 2 25 to 3, whites 2 3 75, and street Spanish onions cited at 4 75 per half car, 42 of 506 and 1 75 per unit.
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New York
Orange County
Domestic cabbage nearing end of shipment in New York yards
New York reports cabbage near finish as shippers price Danish and domestic lots. Domestic price ranges include 12 per ton f. o. b. shipped, 17.70 delivered, and 18 22 per ton out of cars. Danish ships ask 15 16 per ton f. o. b. shipping station. Two pear crops observed in one year near Appeldoorn, Netherlands. Pear tree yielded an August picked crop and a promising second crop. Valencia onion crop suffers from late rains with small onions. estimates place total at about 3,520,000 bushels and a possible disease not yet verified.
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New York
Washington, D. C
Netherlands
Appeldoorn
Amsterdam
Frans Mahin
Department of Commerce
Valencia
Washington
D. C
Robert Harnden
Mrs DeSopo Dies In Loulaville Ky At 34
Mrs Joseph DeSopo died after several months illness in Loulaville Kentucky. She was 34. Funeral services were held Monday morning at St Francis of Assisi Church. Joseph DeSopo head of M DeSopo & Co. expressed sympathy from the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph DeSopo
Loulaville
M. DeSopo & Co
History of Marketing California Fruits by F O B Auction Plan
California shippers embrace the F O B auction concept as National Auction Co opens an L floor room opposite the Terminal Market in Los Angeles. Sixty three cars sold midweek. market closes strong. Kellerman originator, Leased wires expand to Chicago New York and Boston, signaling broader national reach.
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Los Angeles
National Auction Company
Chicago
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
California
Dave Kellerman
Kendrman
Tna
Aigreel
Jan‘ &Dvertisme
Complaints Against McCormick & Co Savannah
Several complaints from shippers to The Packer allege McCormick & Co fruit and vegetable dealers in Savannah Ga refuse returns and do not answer correspondence. The Packer has sought an explanation but none has been forthcoming from the concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Packer
McCormick & Co
Savannah
Minneapolis Official Arraigned for Tax Fraud Charge
Jacob Jankowitz of the Anensent Bag Company in Minneapolis was arraigned in United States District Court on a charge of making false income tax returns. He pleaded not guilty and posted a $5,000 bond after being arrested by U S marshals following a federal grand jury indictment. The case alleges about $78,000 of his 1918 income was omitted from returns.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Jacob Jankowitz
Inanensent Bag Company
United States District Court
Jankowitz
United States
Grand Jury
Peach Market Demoratized New York Report
Receipts of New York state peaches ran six to eight cars daily this week while the market was dilapidated. Some job buyers were losing money amid little trading. Elber tag in bushel baskets sold from 75 cents to 1.50 depending on quality and condition.
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New York
New York State
Elbertag
Shippers To Mark Contents Of Packages Enforced
New York news notes that a federal rule requiring shippers and receivers of perishables to stamp outside packages with net weight or exact count will be strictly enforced. Ward W. Smith of the Fruit and Produce Trade Association recalls the 1919 crackdown and warns the trade to prepare as circulars were once printed to educate shippers.
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New York
Ward W. Smith
Fruit and Produce Trade Association
United States Department of Foods and Drugs
Partial Foley Schedules Filed In Fresno Bankruptcy Case
Fresno, Oct 26 partial schedules in the bankruptcy petition of E. Y. Foley Inc and E. Y. Foley were filed with referee Clyde F. Thompson showing 265 creditors, debts of about 387,678 for EB Foley and 407,810 for the company, with total indebtedness likely near 2.5 million and assets around 2 million. The largest creditors include Pacific Southwest Trust and Savings Bank and Sun Maid Raisin Growers.
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Fresno
Calif
E. Y. Foley, Inc
E. Y. Foley
Clyde F. Thompson
Foley
Pacific Southwest Trust and Saving Bank
Sun Maid Raisin Grow
Creditors Seek Action in Foley Company Bankruptcy
Creditors of the California Pine Box Company and Foley face a forthcoming meeting in the Federal court rooms in the post office building. Secured claims are tied to chattel mortgages and other collateral while unsecured debts were listed in last week’s schedules. A ten day notice by mail will precede the creditors’ meeting, part of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings following Foley’s involuntary petition and his own subsequent voluntary petition.
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Ers
California Pine Box Company
Thompson
Foley Company
Fresno
Foley
William F. White
Los Angeles Trust and Saving Bank
White
Ruling on Florida Fruit Maturity at Pinellas County
Clearwater Fla Oct 26 Judge M A McMullen refused to dissolve the injunction shielding Pinellas county growers from state inspectors. The ruling prevents applying the acid test to fruit shipments showing 3 percent natural color, while inspectors were ordered to seize immature citrus and report artificial color, aligning with federal standards and a prior Miami District decision.
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Clearwater
Fla
M. A. McMullen
Pinellas County
State of Florida
State Department of Agriculture
Tallahassee
W. A.mcrae
H. F. Atkinson
Miami District
Maynard Company Offers 20c on the Dollar in Salina
Creditors of I. A. Maynard Company, Salina, Kansas, met on October 9 to decide a bankruptcy settlement offer. The firm proposes 20 percent on general unsecured claims plus administration costs, with priority and filed claims paid in full. Special Master Silas Porter of Topeka reviews fact findings and legal conclusions before creditors vote.
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Salina
Kan
I. A. Maynard Company
Silas Porter
Topeka
The Produce Packer free sample offer
The Produce Packer offers a weekly edition devoted to commercial production and marketing of fruits and vegetables and carries 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.
New Health Certificate Rule Affects New York Food Trade
New York City health officials announce a November 4 effective date for a new ordinance requiring every person handling food to obtain a medical certificate confirming no communicable disease. The rule covers fruit and produce dealers, merchants, and all involved workers. Certificates must be renewed annually with examinations by a physician, either personal or at public clinics, and violations lead to prosecutions of operators.
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Department of Health
New York
New York City
Ward W. Smith
Pruit and Produce Trade Association
Department of ‘Health
Manhattan
Prines Street
Canal
Bronx
New England Christmas Tree Shippers Advised of Michigan Quarantine
Boston October 26 Michigan Department of Agriculture imposed a quarantine on the importation of evergreen trees from New England effective October 21 to prevent spread of gypsy and brown tail moths. Other states have acted in recent weeks.
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New England
Michigan
Boston
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Apples Donated by Fruitland Group for Apple Week
The Fruitland Fruit Association of Fruitland Idaho donates a cartload of extra fancy Jonathan apples to be distributed locally during Apple Week to charitable institutions.
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St. Louis
Fruitland Fruit Association of
Fruitland
Idaho
Jonathan
Effort to Regulate Opening Hours Moves Forward
New York Oct 26 George A Solomon head of Consolidated Brokers Inc has begun a drive for better hours in the produce trade He has canvassed receivers salesmen and others in the business a meeting is planned next Wednesday at 10 am at Independent Fruit Auction Corp to discuss possible concerted action The plan aims to push Old Dominion dock to open at 6 am from the current 11 to 12 am selling time and deliveries at 4 am The Pennsylvania now begins selling at 4 30 am and the goal is 5 30 am The street business typically starts around 11 pm and stays quiet until 4 or 5 am if demand is weak the movement depends on the rank and file and past agreements are often overridden by a few resistant receivers Solomon expects a strong turnout.
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New York
George
A Solomon
Consolidated Brokers, Inc
Solomon
Independent Fruit Auction Corporation
Old Dominion
Pennsylvania
Yars Xrone
Graham
Brooklyn Rapid
Keith
Loewa Capital State
Roxey
Yakima
Joe Sicker
Jonathan Apples
New York City
Walter Hebert
Hebert
Pacific
Burlington
Erie
Ter
E. T. Camp
Bel
Chauncey M. Depew
Bernarr MacFadden
Famous Players-Lasky Company
Knight
New ‘York
Entertainment plans at the Jobbers' Convention in Kansas City
A letter seeks information about the Western Fruit Jobbers Association gathering in Kansas City in January. It reports suspicion from the International League for the Suppression of Vice about the convention's Entertainment Committee and hints at secret talks and leaked plans, with warnings of exposure next month.
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Guy
Western Fruit Jobbers Association of America
Kansas City
International League For the ‘Suppression of Vice
Shortage of Cars Delays Potato Movement in North Dakota
In Fargo on October 26 a critical shortage of refrigerator cars on the Great Northern to handle northern state potatoes is reported to R F Gunkelman of the American Railway Association by John Roth Great Northern transportation chief. Gunkelman has wired for diversion of all possible cars. Few cars can leave in open box service. North end shipments lag behind the South. Grand Forks and other commercial clubs press for urgent relief for shippers.
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Fargo
N. D
Great Northern
R. F. Gunkelman
American Railway Association
John Roth
Gunkelman
Gormley
Grand Forks
Bateman Brothers Peach Growers Face Creditors Meet
Macon Ga October 26 creditors of C H Bateman and Bro Inc large fruit growers and shippers report debts near fifty thousand dollars. A cash offer of 25c on the dollar was rejected and another arrangement is being drafted. They own a 460 acre farm and other property valued high, with mortgages totalling about twenty seven thousand on farms and equipment. The firm has struggled financially in recent years, with multiple mortgages recorded in August 1923.
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Macon
C.H. Bateman &Bro., Inc
Sneluin
Bateman& Bro
Georgia
Macon Savings Bank
Macon National Bank
National Apple Week Campaign Gains Speed in New York
New York activities for National Apple Week include restaurant, theater, and police cooperation. Yakima donors send a car of Jonathan apples. city committees push signage, promos, and endorsements from notable figures. Authorities report police support and widespread publicity across Broadway venues.
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New York
Yakira Ers Dorate
Fruk Charity
Apple Exports to Europe Steady for Week
New York reports fairly good demand for American apples in Europe. Cables show Liverpool and London markets selling well with prices ranging from 1.25 to 5.50 dollars per barrel for several varieties. International shipments through October 20 total 176,607 boxes, with year‑to‑date exports at 870,694 boxes versus last year.
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New York
Cables
Simons
Shuttleworth’ &E
Liverpool
York
Arte
Davis
Oregon
London
Imperia
Ben Davis
United States
Canada
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C. B
Florida
F. A. Maynard Company
New York Market
Andy
Thera
Harry Jones
Gees
Bob
Weill
Mr. Sphinx
C.h.bateman & Bro
Europe
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