Early Frost Hits Michigan Potato Crop
Grand Rapids reports two killing frosts last week damaged potatoes and truck crops across northern Michigan. Many thousands of acres of late potatoes frozen out with vines set and tubers stunted or absent. Wax beans tomatoes peppers cantaloupes and watermelons also hit hard. Despite losses the Michigan onion crop remains substantial with good quality onions averaging larger than last year and about 3,000,000 bushels expected. Prices for potatoes declined due to ample supply while onion shippers prepare for the 1934 deal.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Jack Frost
Onion Belt
Fruit Dealer Held Up Twice in Two Months
Michigan City Ind Sept 7 For the second time in two months Alex Schlensky 82 Hammond Ind fruit dealer is a holdup victim Two armed men this week held up Schlensky near this city and robbed him of 200 They were driving a new automobile with Illinois plates One man jumped on the running board and ordered the driver to a side road where he was relieved of his money.
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Michigan City
Ind
Alex Schlensky
Hammond
Schlensky
Michigan
Illinois
Michigan Grape Hearing Today in Michigan Counties
A public hearing on a proposed marketing agreement and license for grapes grown in Kalamazoo Berrien and Van Buren counties is held at the Armory in Benton Harbor Michigan. The agreement calls for proration of shipments based on total grapes available and advisable shipments, to be controlled by a committee of 11 members drawn from shippers and growers in the three counties.
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Michigan
Washington, D. C
Kalamazoo
Berrien
van Buren
Armory
Benton Harbor
Mich
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Drive on Bootleg Trucking In Utah Initiated
A campaign against bootleg trucking in Utah was launched at a Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce meeting last week. J. H. McGibb eny, state trade compliance director for the Utah Recovery Administration, presided as sponsors expect substantial benefits from the effort.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Chicago Street Notes Sees Trade Visitors From Across the Nation
John Baldwin, Baldwin-Pope Marketing, St. Louis, and Louis Cicardi, Cicardi Brothers Fruit & Produce, St. Louis, were guests of Sam Cohodas in Chicago as recent travelers from Ishpeming and other cities. John W. Brown of Brown Produce, Muskogee, Oklahoma, joined several days in Chicago. Standard Fruit & Steamship’s John Vaccaro, New Orleans, visited trade here. Various executives including Carl Thetford of Milan Tennessee, King of Wabash Railway, Sam Teague of Florida Citrus Exchange, Frank Gillarde of Springfield Produce, and others from Milwaukee to New York called on the trade during the week.
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John Baldwin
Baldwin-Pope Marketing Company
St. Louis
Chicago
Sam Cohodas
Cohodas Brothers
Ishpeming
Mich
Louis Cicardi
Cicardi Brothers Fruit & Produce Company
Mr. Cohodas
John W. Brown
The
Brown Produce Company
Muskogee
Ofla
John Vaccaro
Standard Fruit & Steamship Company
New Orleans
Becker & Co Open New Celery Distributing House
Becker and Co opened a modern celery distributing house in Decatur Michigan with 80 acres of celery farm nearby. Harry Becker Co will move crops mid September and Ben Weinman will oversee distribution while Leo Southworth supervises the warehouse. The plant features washing and fore cooling machinery and the firm plans to ship Michigan onions as well from Decatur.
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Decatur
Mich
Harry Becker & Co
Michigan
Ben Weinman
Leo Southworth
Grand Rapids Plans to Expand Wholesale Market
Grand Rapids Michigan plans to double the size of its wholesale market in 1935. The city commission voted to vacate Island Park athletic field adjoining the market to expand the fruit and vegetable trading center. Bleachers grandstand and high board fence will be dismantled. welfare labor to improve the site. A windbreak is under construction and a loading dock for truckers and shippers will be erected.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
City Commission
Island Park
Demand Steady on Chicago Market for Green Vegetables
Supplies of green vegetables were generally moderate with homegrown stock freely offered. Demand was fairly good for all kinds with firm pricing in several items. Prices varied by region and item, including green beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, peppers, spinach, corn, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes, reflecting steady overall market conditions despite some weaker offerings.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Colorado
New York
Ohio
California
Oregon
Washington
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Nancy Halls
Kentucky
Tennessee
Michigan Elberta deal under way in Grand Rapids area
Grand Rapids Michigan September 7 The Michigan Hiberta peach deal moves in volume as Berrien county crops enter the market. Fancy Bibertas fetch 2.50 to 2.75 a bushel wholesale while smaller sizes go 2.00 to 2.25. Bartlett pears and other fruits show varied prices as weather slows some harvests and boosts demand for canning supplies.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Berrien County
Farma
South Haven
Grand Dukes
Northern Michigan fruit growers form association in Gaylord
A meeting in Gaylord Michigan gathered northern Michigan fruit growers to organize an association. Kirk Mitchell chaired, G E Prater spoke on fruit growing, and J Bryden discussed pre cooling and shipments under proper conditions. A separate note reports Otis Hurafall finding a baby boa in a banana crate. Michigan farmers protest sales tax in Manistee county seeking exemption from license fee and 8 percent tax.
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Gaylord
Mich
Jerry
J. Bryden
Sarasota
Fla
Michigan
Manistee
Manistee County
Heavy Offerings Of Homegrown Produce On Detroit Market
Detroit markets show strong homegrown fruit and vegetables with wide price ranges. Apple varieties from Michigan and Ohio command 1.10 to 1.65 per bushel or crate. pears and Bartletts steady to 1.60. California shipments slow the overall trade while cantaloupes, huckleberries, peaches, prunes, and plums move into varied markets. Fresh onions, lettuce, celery, and potatoes circulate with steady or cautious demand. notable prices include Michigan Albertas 2.25 to 2.65 and Idaho sacks around 1.90 per 100 pounds.
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Detroit
Michigan
McIntosh
Ohio
Maiden Blush
California
Alicantes
Colorado
Washington
Massachusetts
New York
Idaho
New Jersey
Long Island
Virginia
Tennessee
Nancy Halls
Louisiana
Detroit Trade Figures and Local Returns
William Hampton of C H Robinson Co returns from Cleveland after assisting in the firm’s office there. George Rock of A Gerrard Detroit goes on his annual vacation, likely with fish stories. The Detroit Produce Traffic Club hosts a golf and dinner at Knollwood on Friday September 14 with a 12:30 p m tee time. Samuel Tilden Metzger of the Michigan Department of Agriculture visited Detroit over Labor Day.
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William
Bill) Hampton
C. H. Robinson Company
Cleveland
George Rock
8. A. Gerrard Company
Detroit
George
Detroit Produce Traffic Club
Knollwood Golf and Country Club
Samuel Tilden Metzger
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Creditors Plan to Save H A Hopkins Co
Minneapolis September 7 creditors group proposes a plan for the H A Hopkins Company after state action. About 80 creditors would accept a 60 percent reduction on claims hoping to avoid bankruptcy and allow the firm to continue by paying remaining liabilities over months. Assets total 29 032 with liabilities 32 219 according to a financial statement.
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Minneapolis
H. A. Hopkins Company
State Department of Agriculture
Hopkins
H. A. Hopking Company
Market Ordinance Vetoed in Evansville
Evansville Indiana September 1 mayor Frank W Grieve vetoed the ordinance for city regulation of the Producers Wholesale Market Inc a market for fruit and vegetables He opposed the exclusive operating clause saying it may invite litigation yet a better system could be devised without a city ordinance The petitioners claim the council could amend the section later and the mayor warned against perpetual exclusive franchise In Evansville also Oliver Crops a 40 year old Indianapolis fruit dealer died at St Mary's hospital from injuries in an automobile crash near St Meinrad Indiana previously reported on September 7
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Evansville
Ind
Frank W. Grieve
Oliver Crops
Indianapolis
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Meinred
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U.S
C. H. Weaver & CO
South Water Market
Wilensky & CO
H. Rubenstein
SENG
Chicago Street Notes
Carl Thetford
C. L. Thetford & Co
Milan, Tenn
Sidney. King
Wabash Railway
Mr. King
San Joaquin Valley
Californian
Fresno
Sam Teague
Florida Citrus Exchange
Florida
Frank Gillarde
Springfield Produce Company
Springfield, Ill
Louis Schiappacasse
Milwaukee
Eigst
J. D. Horton
Otto Furbringer
Mount Vernon, Fil
Arthur Metzler
Metzler & Sons, Inc
Cooney Steinfeld
Cincinnati
William Shapiro
M. Shapiro, Inc
New York City
Laura Richman
Max Samuels
Richman & Samuels
Pat) Gillarde
L. Gillarde Company
Becker & Co
Indiana
Alabama
Virginia Barrela
Salinas
Watsonville
PEAS
San, Jose, Calif
Colorado Honey Dews
Everipe” Brand
Solon Place
Elberta
Shippera
Wolfe River
Alexander
Ring
Arizona
Baoke
Grand Mapias
Micn
Otisa Hurafall
Otis
Horsfall
Kent Scientific Museum
Prunes
Cove
Rogers & Heller, Inc
Detroit Tomato & Produce Company
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
McFaddin-Skelton Distributing CO
Carlot Fruit and Vegetable Brokers
Moetroit
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Street Notes
Creditors Group
H. A. Hopkins Co
Andrews Brothers
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