Chicago Street Notes on Market Visitors and Apple Assoc Plans
A. I. Corte and Julio Corte of A. A. Corte & Sons visit South Water Market with wives. Peter N. Skallerup & Co. hosted, Teal Corte also visiting. McGuire of George Midden dorf & Co. spends Labor Day at Mackinac Island. J. B. Brubaker of Fresh Foods, Inc. handles Benton Harbor deals in Michigan. George Wilke returns from potato districts in WA, OR, ID with good quality prospects. First car of Florida Marsh Seedless grapefruit received by M. Lapidus & Sons from Redlands, Dade County. Joe Macaluso Co. staff noted. Weinberg & Gilbert firm now operating with new management and staff. J. R. Shoemaker of Elmira visits Chicago. Sam Fraser of International Apple Association in town. William L. Wagner of United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association travels to New Orleans to plan next January convention. expected back in Chicago next week.
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A. I. Corte
Julio Corte
A. A. Corte & Sons
Loxley
Ala
South Water
Peter N. Skallerup & Co
Teal Corte
Florida
Marsh
M. Lapidus & Sons
Redlands
Dade County
William L. Wagner
United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
New Orleans
Wagner
Chicago
Morris Weinberg Forms New Firm in Detroit
Morris Weinberg forms The Morris Weinberg Company in Detroit to act as carrot distributors for fresh fruits and vegetables at the Detroit Union Produce Terminal. Operations began with Michigan and New York fruits and Maine potatoes, with plans to expand to southern produce as season progresses. Weinberg notes longtime experienced partners will join and he will remain head of the firm.
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Detroit
Mich
Packer
Weinberg & Gilbert
Morris Weinberg
Detroit Union
Michigan
New York
Maine
Weinberg
Miller's Nebraska Wyoming Operations Expanded At Scottsbluff
Per vin C. Miller of Albert Miller & Co outlines western Nebraska eastern Wyoming expansion. A new 40 000 bushel Scottsbluff potato warehouse will store seed stock for deferred delivery to southern states and current table stock, with a branch office. Bill Richards remains western region manager. Bud Jones supervises the Scottsbluff warehouse and seed stock selection. Fred Graf returns as assistant buyer. The company aims for substantial volume this season.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Wyoming
Pervin C. Miller
Albert Miller & Co
Carrot Potato Distributors
Scottsbluff
Neb
Bill’ Richards
Michigan peaches rally at Grand Rapids market
Michigan peaches strengthen in Grand Rapids as out of state truckers push prices higher. Elberta offered at 1.30 to 1.35 a bushel, with last pickings and Halehavens around 1.50. Pears and plums mixed. apples slow amid tight demand. Delawares and Niagaras move. Vegetables show lower potato prices and steady onions and tomatoes.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
J. H
Moores and Wordens
Arizona
Shrier to Operate From Hart Michigan Shipping Period
After returning from Illinois Beach producing sections, Detriot Street Notes reports A. A. Shrier & Sons Inc will depart for Hart Michigan to operate during the next shipping period in the company’s interests.
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Shrier
A. A. Shrier & Sons, Inc
Ilinois Beach
Hart, Mich
Mrs. Burr Lincoln Heads Michigan Agriculture Education
Lansing Sept 10 John B Strange state Commissioner of Agriculture announced he had employed Mrs Burr B Lincoln of Harbor Beach widow of the late Commissioner to head the educational division of the state Department of Agriculture She is a former school teacher who taught in Harbor Beach High School where Gov Frank Murphy was a pupil Plan to use her to acquaint farmers dealers and consumers with Michigan quality produce program and explain new grading laws Federal grades approved for nearly all Michigan fruits vegetables and eggs Legislature appropriated 25000 for advertising and educational work to promote sale of Michigan farm products
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Lansing
Mich
John B. Strange
Burr B. Lincoln
Harbor Beach
State Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Green Vegetables Steady on Chicago Market
Chicago market reports steady to firm pricing across green vegetables with ample arrivals. Beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, onions, peas and peppers show varied but steady to weak trends. notable prices cited for Bountiful and wax beans, California and Michigan produce, and rail shipments reflecting normal demand.
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Chicago
New York
Wisconsin
California
Illinois
Colorado
Michigan
Indiana
Minnesota
Washington
Idaho
Tennessee
Nancy Hall
Mississippis
Louisiana
Missouri
Ohio
Chicago Exchange Reports Vast Open Egg Futures Interest
Chicago on Sept 10 reports unprecedented open egg futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Unfulfilled shell egg contracts reached 35,350,000 dozen with a record rise since April as eggs and related poultry products drive broad market activity, prices, and hedging demand amid large stocks and storage concerns.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Exchange
Chicago Mart
Michigan potato growers vote on marketing pact referendum
Michigan growers will vote September 16 17 and 18 in a statewide referendum on a proposed potato marketing agreement. A two thirds affirmative vote would activate state control to curb interstate shipment of U S No 2 potatoes and restrict partial shipments. Polling places will be set in Kalamazoo Ann Arbor Bay City with voter registration at polling sites.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Henry A. Wallace
U. S
Kalamazoo
Ann Arbor
Bay City
County Soil Conservation Committees
Vern N. Spencer
Kalkaska
Department of Agriculture
Baldwin Transfers Firm to Son Stanley Baldwin
F. E. Baldwin & Co. carrot potato distributors changes hands September 1 with Stanley Baldwin taking sole ownership. He has long been in the trade, formerly leading Twin Fall office and partnering in Chicago, and will continue the firm’s operations as broker and distributor of carrots potatoes and onions.
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Chicago
F. E. Baldwin
F. E. Baldwin & Co
Carrot Potato Distributors
Stanley Baldwin
Twin Fall, Inc
Coyne Brothers
Mother of Lavinia Merkel Died Last Week
Mrs Lavinia Merkel wife of Kar H Merkel sales manager of the Sinois Fruit Growers Exchange based in Carbondale Ill has many trade friends after the death of her mother in Centralia Ill last Saturday The death will grieve readers in the produce districts where Mrs Merkel travels with her husband Also notes about mixed cars 15 and 100 pound packs and Michigan tubers sold on par with bakers from other states
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Carbondale
Lavinia Merkel
Kar.h. Merkel
Sinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Centralia
Til
Lansing
Michigan
Packing Michigan Potatoes in Small Consumer Bags
Michigan potato growers and shippers planned to market a larger share of fancy potatoes in small consumer packages this season. Cloth and cardboard containers likely, with 10 15 and 25 pound packs offered. A large growers' group tested the consumer pack in Lansing last year and plans to expand.
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Grand Rapide
Mich
Michigan
Lansing
Pruning Proves Profitable for Delaware County Farmer
Jay Oklahoma Sept. 10 George Ar hthurs a Delaware county farmer is convinced by scientific pruning of fruit trees He gathered seven bushels of apples with only a half bushel of culls from a tree pruned in a demonstration by C A Ramming county agent This was about a third more than any other tree in the orchard produced Arthurs noted A tree pruned along the demonstration model yielded six bushels of good apples the following year.
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Jay
Oklo
George Arhthurs
Delaware County
C. A. Ramming
Arthurs
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Letty
South Water Market
Gordon Tyrrell CO
Chicago Commission
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Mirvenencans Ua
Cco. Middendoref . Co
Chicago, Ill
Caruso Fruit Distributors, i
Smith-Cordes CO
Kent' Est
Commins
Chandler Allen Co
SeRnance
Harry Allen
J. D. Canal
U. and Postal
Chicago Street Notes
Robert McGuire
George Middendorf & Co
Mackinac Island
Lake Michigan
J. Brubaker
Fresh Foods, Inc
Benton Harbor
George Wilke
Christ Hansen & Co
Oregon
Lee Simpson
Joe Macaluso
East
Jack Dunn
J. R. Shoemaker
Elmira, N.Y
Sam Fraser
International Apple Association
Wos
Miller
Nebraska-Wyoming
Michigan Peaches
Detroit Street
Burr Lincoln
Agricultural Dept
Chicago Exchange
NOW Shipping
Oceano Pole Peas
Oceano” Brand
Pole Peas
Oceano
San Luis Obispo District
Oceano Celery
Salinas
Watsonville
Colorado Peas
Tony Oddo
Produce Exchange
Haymarket
L. D
South Racine
Peaches
Elbertas
Hales
Peach RI Ridge
Rapids
Peach Ridge
Sparta
Morris Weinberg Company
Carlos Distributors
Union Produce Terminal
Vinewood
S. B. Davis
Grand Rapids, Mich
Delaware County Farm
Elberta
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