California Navel orange crop seen smaller but improving
California fruit reports estimate the current Navel crop at 65 to 20 percent of last year’s level due to late freezes. Valencia shipments have cleaned up, and Navels should move into medium sizes 200s to 216s. The season tracks a heavy post November 21 movement with early central districts shipping around November 12.
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Los Angeles
California
Valencia
Sacramento Valley
San Joaquin Valley
Lindsay
Calif
Central California
Phillips & Sons Inc Files for Bankruptcy in New York House
New York Oct 28 Phillips & Sons Inc fruit and produce commission merchants filed a bankruptcy petition with liabilities 57937 and assets 73830. Principal creditors Gilbert Brown Manufacturers Trust Commerce Securities. The firm traces to Col J J Phillips founder of the National League of Commission Merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phillips & Sona, Inc
Fruit and Produce Commission
Lsted
Gilbert Brown
Manufacturers Trust Company
Commerce Securities Corporation
Carolinas
Virginia
United States
Produce Commission
Phillips & Sons
Col
J. J. Phillips
National League of Commission Merchants of
Colonel Phillips
Chicago
League
G. W. Barnett
A. Warren Patch
Boston
Patrick M. Kiely
St. Louis
William J
Crawley C
Crawley
Phillips
Jud Mellon
Mellon
Weinberg Convicted in Euro-American Corporation Case
Jesse Weinberg of Euro-American Corp was convicted this week in Federal Court before Judge Bondy of premeditated fraud. He faces sentencing next Wednesday and remains free on $7,500 bail. Co-defendants Samuel Waldman and Martin Mandell are fugitives. case prosecuted by AUSA Gerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jesse Weinberg
East Forty-second Street
Bondy
Weinberg
Samuel Waldman
Martin Mandell
Weilberg
United States
Gerson
Alabama satsuma orange deal under way with rising shipments
Mobile county and gulf coast Satsuma orange movement begins with nine cars rolled last week. Two cars shipped Tuesday, with expectations of over 25 cars by week end and peak near November 18 before tapering to December 5 to 10. The belt extends from NW Florida through south Alabama and Mississippi to Covington Louisiana, with an estimated 450 cars this year.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile County
Gulf Coast
Satsuma Orange
Picayune and
Mississippi
Ita
Satsuma Belt
Florida
Alabama
Covington
Louisiana
Satsuma
Hezekiah Warne & Sons Liquidating New Firm To Be Formed
New York Oct 28 announcement of liquidation of Hezekiah Warne & Sons Inc fruit and vegetable house at 124 Warren Street. Leaders Warne and Jewett plan a new firm after winding down store overhead. operations to shift to carrot handling on docks and through auction with existing debts noted as minor.
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New York
Fruit and Vegetable Commission House of
Hezekiah
Warne & Sons, Inc
Warren Street
Warne
A. F. Jewett
Russell
Asheville
North Carolina
Hezekiah ‘Warne & Sons, Inc
Jewett
Fall Vegetable Movement Forecast for Lower Rio Grande Valley
San Benito Texas October 28 growers expect a small movement of beans eggplant peppers and squash this week with increases in early November The tomato crop looks strong and should move by late November New Red Triumph potatoes should ship by early December Beets carrots and cabbage to be available in limited amounts by early December Heavy rainfall this fall and favorable winter weather plus stored moisture bode high quality across varieties
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Rio Grande Valley
San Benito
Tex
Florida citrus season delays and smaller early shipments
Florida’s 1932-33 citrus season starts late with a smaller early movement. Grapefruit shipments reach 427 cars and oranges 5 cars, far below last year’s 1,588 and 98 respectively, as late bloom fruit dominates. Government estimate puts total output at 28.6 million boxes with 18.5 million commercial, including 6.7 million grapefruit and 11.8 million oranges and tangos. Other operators question the figure amid industry debate.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Louisiana citrus belt expects 300 to 350 cars this season
New Orleans reports the Louisiana citrus belt should move 300 to 350 cars of fruit this season. Shipments will be federal state inspected at shipping points. The season opened this week with gradual volume, satsumas first, then Creole oranges around November 15, Washington navels and mandarins in December, and tangerines for Christmas. Grapefruit moves in mixed cars. Creole sweet oranges make up about 60 percent of the crop.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Washington
Satsumas
Reisler of H. J. Sherman Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
New York October 28 Harry B Reisler a member of the H J Sherman Company wholesale grocers at Trenton N J pleaded guilty in Federal Court before Judge William Bondy to conspiracy to defraud creditors. He is free on 7500 bail and faces sentencing November 2. He was linked to a group operating fake concerns under different firm names with work in dried fruit and canned goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry B. Reisler
H. J. Sherman Company
Trenton
N. J
William Bondy
Reisler
Roy Campbell and Rosenblum Part Company
Roy Campbell and Joe Rosenblum dissolve their onion business partnership. Campbell continues shipping in Laredo under Roy Campbell Dan Pue Co while Rosenblum operates in Corpus Christi as Joseph Rosenblum Company with Dan Pue joining Campbell. Pue formerly ran Roy Campbell operations in Laredo and Raymondville during 1931-32 onion season.
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Laredo
Tex
Roy Campbell-Joseph Rosenblum Co
Corpus Christi
I A
Roy Campbell
Jana Robstown
Roy Campbell-Dan Pue Co
Joe Rosenblum
Joseph Rosenblum
Joseph Rosenblum Company, , Dan FP. Pue
Roy Campbell Company
Raymondville
Rio Grande Valley
Excessive Terminal Facilities Criticism In Buffalo Produce Trade
The Interstate Commerce Commission released findings on Buffalo rail terminals built by Erie Nickel Plate and New York Central to handle produce. The two terminals Elk Street and Niagara Frontier wasted large sums, duplicating capacity that a union terminal would have provided, raising rates recoverable through freight charges. Thomas H. Hanrahan leads the Buffalo Central Food Terminal, Inc., formed amid competition among railroads seeking produce business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo
N. C
Niagara Frontier Produce Terminal
Erie and
Nickel Plate
Elk Street
New York Central
Buffalo Central Food Terminal
Central
Buffalo Produce Exchange
Erle-Nickel Plate
Elk Street Market
Palmer House Chosen for Apple Association Convention
R G Phillips, secretary of the International Apple Association, selected Chicago as the 1932 convention city and Palmer House as the hotel. The event runs August 8 to 11, with guaranteed moderate rates and ready rooms. Efforts focus on convenient access and coordinating entertainments with Century of Progress Fair plans.
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Chicago
Packer
R. G. Phillips
International Apple Association
Palmer House
Phillips
Chicago’ Trade
The Produce Picker Trade News For Shippers And Distributors
A note that The Produce Picker is a separate weekly newspaper printed alongside The Packer. It carries marketing and trade news of interest to shippers and distributors of eggs, poultry, butter, hides, wool, fur, and related goods. Free sample copies are available upon request.
Safeway Manager Defends Potatoes Pricing Strategy
Denver 1932 report shows W N Haraway of Safe way Industries denouncing a Packer critique of low retail leaders for farm produce. He argues 79 cents for whole sacks and 9 cents per bag in ten pound lots reach proper margins, while San Luis Valley potatoes cost 66 cents delivered to Denver. He notes retailers cutting prices 2 to 8 cents per bag and asserts dealers previously beat down producer prices.
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Denver
Colo
the Packer
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Low Retail Prices Continue To Affect Produce Market
Detroit mid October report examines how discount selling shapes consumer choices. It notes national chains push underpriced leaders to lure shoppers, boosting foot traffic while potentially inflating margins on other items. Potatoes and carrots in Michigan show wide retailer and freight price contrasts across U.S. No. 1 grades and carload bases.
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Detroit
Mid
Michigan
U. S
Chicago Dealers Consider South Water Market Closing Hours
Chicago merchants at South Water Market held a general meeting on Tuesday to discuss proposed closing hours. A vote favored ending selling at 1 p.m. daily with deliveries at 4 30 p m and a plan to gather signatures for the proposal. If adopted, the closing time becomes effective November 1.
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Chicago
South Water Market
Trade Believes Rates Should Be Lowered
Chicago on October 28 1916 reports in the potato trade that freight rates are out of line with current prices. Prices vary by region from Idaho to Chicago 78 to 80 cents per cwt, Minnesota 26 to 41 1/2 cents, Wisconsin whites 20 to 26 cents, and Nebraska Colorado similar. Trade voices urge reductions to avoid eroding grower returns and spur truck movement. Interviews from Bacon Brothers and Albert Miller & Co. note rates now eat into value, with trucking and home production rising.
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Chicago
Idaho
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Bacon
Bacon Brothers
Waupaca
Wis
E. P. Miller
Albert Miller & Co
Ohio River States
North-Central States
Low Retail Prices of Potatoes Resented by Maine Growers
D W Haines president of Maine Potato Growers Inc writes Boston Post about persistent low potato prices in Maine. He blames large retail outlets price cutting warfare for losses and for driving out independent wholesalers and retailers, arguing only a profitable model serves growers and merchants in the long run. The Presque Isle Merchants Association has contacted national leaders Hoover and Hyde regarding the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
D. W. Haines
Maine Potato Growers, Inc
Boston Post
Presque Isle Merchants Association
Hoover
Hyde
Presque
Isle
Fort Fairfield
Texas Bermuda Onions Stored In Cold Storage Across U S
Chicago reports a large stock of Texas Bermuda onions stored in cold storage. Leftwich Marketing Company holds 480 cars in centers nationwide including Chicago Detroit Kansas City Dallas Pittsburgh St Louis San Antonio New York and Fort Worth. Onions, white and yellow Bermudas, were grown in Farmerville Princeton Texas and crate packed for summer sale.
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Chicago
Texas
Bermuda
Leftwich Marketing Company
United States
United States Cold Storage & Ice Company
United States Warehouse Company
Detroit
Kansas City
Dallas
Federal Cold Storage Company
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Scobeys Cold Storage
San Antonio
Seaboard Cold Storage
New York
Texas Ice Cold Storage
Fort Worth
Farmerville-Princeton
Miss M. M. Dewert Dies Secretary at H. P. Garin Co
San Francisco dates show Miss M. M. Dewert secretary of the H. P. Garin Company died in a local hospital after illness since June. She served eleven years as Garin's assistant and was active in trade circles. Funeral services will be in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
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San Francisco
M. M. Dewert
H. P. Garin Company
Irvin Cadmus Dies Former United Fruit Manager
Irvin Cadmus longtime New York manager of the United Fruit Company and a director in the Fruit Dispatch Company died at his East Orange New Jersey home last week after suffering a stroke several months earlier.
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New York
Irvin Cadmus
United Fruit Company
The
Fruit Dispatch Company
East Orange
N. J
Cadmus
Texas citrus crop to be smaller than last season
San Benito Texas Oct 28 The Texas citrus fruit crop is expected to fall short of last season with about 3500 cars projected for the season. Estimates vary, 2000 cars of grapefruit and 1500 cars of oranges, rail and truck movement combined.
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Texas
San Benito
Tex
Portland
Ore
New York
Deaver
Iowa
St. Louis
Nashville
Mississippi
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Phillips & Sons, Inc
Old New York House
Euro- American Corp
Hezekiah Warne & Sons
Roy Campbell and
L.A
Safeway Division
W. N. Haraway
Market News Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Benton Harbor
Mich
TRADE
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