Swindlers Operating in Raton and Flagstaff, Ariz
West coast shippers report a gang linked to Flagstaff and Raton swindles. Leaders named G. W. Troudell and R. H. McDuffie, both sought after for fraud. Hartwell is a possible alias. Hartman also linked. Shippers warned to avoid consignments to unknown parties and to check identities before shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
West
Flagstaff
Ariz
Raton
N. M
Packer
R. H. McDuffie
Dallas
Tex
Hartwell
Glimpse
Busy Bee
Melon Growers
Association of
Glendale
John F. Barker & Co
Phoenix
Las Cruces
Des Moines
Cash Produce Company
Rocky Ford
Colon
Canon City
Colo
Rhoads Ranch Eye Company
Denver
J. L. Hodgens
Tronchell
McDuffie
el Paso
Hartman
Troudell
G. W
Lowery
McDuffie & Lowery
Leavenworth
Creditors Close Up A Louisville Dealer
Louisville, Ky September 15 The store of Ben H Vetter Jr 124 East Jefferson street was closed last week after attachment proceedings by creditors The sheriff s sale sold fixtures and stock for a small sum Vetter s liabilities run about 2000 with assets only personal property The business began a little over a year ago by Ben H Vetter Jr a younger brother of a family long involved in the market but not connected with him in the hijainess
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Louisville
Ben H. Vetter, Jr
Jefferon Street
Vetter
Cabbage Prices High at Fremont District
Prices on domestic cabbage soar in the Fremont district with Clyde and nearby shipping points reporting top values. Bulk stock brings 35 to 40 dollars per ton fob, ice shipments incur heavy transport costs, and Wrant cutters have most crops contracted at 6 to 3 dollars per ton to growers. Early kraut production will be light as kraut shippers cancel future orders while offering strong bonuses for ahead bookings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Clyde
White Potato Movement Increases In Colorado and Idaho
Wichita dispatch notes rising white potato shipments from the San Luis Valley Colorado and Idaho areas. The Boyle Company based here plans about 1500 car shipments this year for the Farmers' Union Association. Late table potatoes from Idaho and Colorado are nearing market, and Red River Valley Red River Ohips car shipments have begun.
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Wichita
Kan
San Luis Valley
Colorado
Boyle Company
Farmers’ Union Association
Idaho
Red
How Farmers Broke Up a Big Strike
New York reports that farmers in New Zealand ended the country’s largest strike. Harold Beauchamp notes that public sentiment and armed farmers aided by strike breakers restored order after waterside workers walked out and took control of shipping facilities. The discussion links the case to the recently averted railroad strike and questions about public rights.
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New York
New Zealand
Harold Beauchamp
Bank of New Zealand
Hardwire Club
Lewis J. Pierson
Irving National Bank
Nmber
Beaucharop
Wellington
Special Cars for Egg and Poultry Men to Chicago Meet
Poultry and egg dealers from Kansas City and west and south plan two special cars to the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association convention in Chicago on October 9 and 10. Invitations urge shippers in Kansas to join the Kansas City delegation, leaving Saturday via the Santa Fe. Local attendees include A. W. Bear, Ralph Hurst, William Bridger, Sam Hurst, Joe Strauss, Ed Aaron, among others, with many more expected to join.
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Kansas City
Territory
Here
National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association
Chicago
Kansas
Santa Fe
Pat
A. W. Bear
Ralph Hurst
William Bridger
Sam Hurst
Joe Strauss
Ed Aaron
Onions Steady in Chicago Paying Big Prices
Chicago market reports steady onion trading with strong demand and higher prices for growers. Red and yellow globes move around 2 dollars per hundred pounds at central states points while growers in Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio see 70 to 90 cents per bushel. traders hold back stock for storage amid uneven supplies and storage concerns.
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Chicago
Central States
Indana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Chicago Cabbage Market Shows Much Activity
Chicago reports heavy cabbage inquiries and abundant orders at about 40 dollars per ton f.o.b. Wisconsin shipments light, Holland stock dominant, Colorado growers cleaning up within a week, farmers paid up to 30 dollars per ton in Wisconsin, highest prices for this season but limited supply. New York visitors to butter and egg trade include William Monroe and R. B. Stewart.
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Chicago
Colorado
Wisconsin
New York
Wlliam
Monroe
Bronson
Mich
R. B. Stewart
Omaha
Shortage in Potato Crop Indicated by Government Report
Government crop report shows September 1 condition for white potatoes at 67.4 percent nationwide, down from 82.7 a year earlier. Total U S yield projected around 318,900,000 bushels including already marketed, with regional notes on winter potato production and state estimates for forthcoming marketing in fall and beyond.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Rod Iroir
Classification change for crates in bundles sparks savings
Illinois Utilities Commission ordered a rate reclassification lowering wooden crates in bundles from third to first class for J. C. L. shipments in Minnesota. Owesso Crate Mfg. presented the case. effect starts immediately and will be in the next supplement of the 1916 classification. Also reports September 1 potato, pea crop, and peach production estimates for 1916 with variances from 1915 and 1910-14 averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiavo
Ilinois
KR. Geffs
Owesso Crate Manufacturing
Owesso
Mich
Special News To Chic
Special notice items from the market page appear jumbled with stray letters. Readable segments mention upcoming sales and local events, but key details remain unclear due to OCR fragmentation and missing names or dates.
York Train Igo Convention Opens in Chicago Area
D Park, dairy agent of the Lines, promotes a Poultry Butter and Egg convention in Chi cago with trains from New York to Philadelphia Baltimore and Norfolk. The event includes the Shore Limited and Central Terminal connections. A committee from Elk to arrange the arrival at Chicago handles gate and auto logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Parkin
al Lines
Chi- He
Wadelphia
Paltimore
Orfolk
Rielmmonth
Take Shore
Rand Central Terminal
Elk 1
Gate
Auto Men
Tooms
Jon
Chicago
Receiver Appoints Firm 8 to Take Over 206 West Sixth
In Cincinnati Superior Court, Henry J. Enneking and Mary P. Enneking seek a receiver to take over the Nobel firm business at 206 West Sixth Street. George A Nobel and Henry J Enneking heirs face claims totaling over six thousand dollars while assets are estimated at five thousand. Checks to shippers were returned unpaid. the stock and fixtures at the Sixth Street location will be appraised this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin
Khem
New Orleans
Nobek
Frank J. Nobel
J. Charles Nobel
George A. Nobel
J. Charles
Henry J. Enneking
H. J. Nobel
Nobels
Mrs. Enneking
Louis H. Nobel
Henry J. Enneling
West Sixth Street
Frosts Hit Western States Delicate Potatoes Torn
Frosts spread across Nebraska Iowa Kansas Colorado and South Dakota with light frosts general last night in the region. Temperatures ranged from 34 to 40 degrees in Des Moines Denver Helena Moorhead North Platte Omaha and St. Paul as authorities assess possible crop damage. Kansas City Sept 15 reports to the local weather bureau indicate frost in the potato belt of Nebraska and other western farming areas.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Colorado
South Dakota
Wyoming
Des Moines
Denver
Helena
Moorhead
North Platte
Omaha
St. Paul
Chicago Dealers Storing Bartlett Pears
Chicago dealers report a softer pear market with most stock undesirable. Michigan Bartletts dominate offerings at 3.50 to 3.75 per barrel, with fancy Bartletts moving into storage at those prices. Other varieties appear, generally inferior, bought at 2.25 to 3.25 per barrel. bushel baskets hold small, selling 40 to 75 cents, Good No 1 sellable pears bring 76 cents to 1.25.
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Chicago
Michigan
Jonathans
Produce Trade Relieved Of Stamp Taxes
New York reports indicate relief among the trust and produce trade after Congress passed the Emergency Revenue Bill. The act eliminates stamp taxes on bills of lading freight and express bills telephone calls and telegraph messages and the $20 tax on commission merchants and brokers. The president has approved the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trust and Produce Trade
Congress
Eggs sell at 20c a dozen in New York storage stock
A block of storage eggs changed hands this week when D. E. Weaver of the City Produce Exchange Harrisonburg Va sold 45 cars to Droste Snyder at 20c a dozen. The eggs are stored in a New York public cooler and are April stock sought by several large New York houses in the past two weeks.
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New York
D. E. Weaver
City Produce Exchange
Harrisonburg
Droste & Snyder
First Price List for Cape Cod Cranberries
The American Cranberry Exchange issued the season prices in New York on Thursday. Cape Cod Early Blacks berries are $6 per barrel f o b, Jersey Late varieties range $6.50 to $6.25 f o b shipping stations. Growers report few pickers strikes but rising wages. Only 10 to 15 cars shipped so far. late season delays affect berry coloring.
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New York
American Cranberry Exchange
Cape Co
F. O
Jersey
Cape Cod
Record Prices for Cabbage in New York
Sept 15 cabbage prices in New York climb to record levels with Western New York crop short. Sellers report $35 to $40 per ton delivered and wholesale flat Dutch cabbage at $1.50 to $4 per barrel, as varieties from Long Island to New Jersey reach buyers.
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New York
New York State
Long Island
el Ere
Michigan Railroads Ordered to Lower Western Fruit Rates
A Michigan Railroad Commission ruling cuts tariffs on fruit shipments from western Michigan to Detroit. The action targets Pere Marquette Michigan Central and Big Four lines, after a complaint by Detroit merchants led to 30 day rate adjustments or the commission will set rates itself. The decision highlights discriminatory class versus commodity rates harming growers and Detroit consumers, with examples showing Benton Harbor to Detroit price gaps and cross-state contrasts.
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Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Michigan Railroad Commission
Pere ‘Marquette
Michigan Central
Big Four
Michigan
Western Michigan
State Commission
A. J. Bloomgarden
Renton Harbor
Coloma
Fennville
Poiats
Illinois
Benton Harbor
New York
Am. Enn Rr
Glasgow
Freedonia
N. Y
Michigan railroads must lower rates. Produce crooks in Arizona.
A compact item notes assorted midwest and western market items including lower railroad rates in Michigan, criminal activity alleged in Arizona, and various fruit and vegetable market mentions across Chicago, California, Oregon, and nearby regions. The list references cabbage, apples, onions, peaches, cantaloupe, and pear shipments, with occasional notes on pricing and trade actions.
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Chicago
Lawton
Concord
South Haven
Elgin
San Francisco
Bellingham
Pacific Coast
Wagner & Son
Nix & Co
California
Oregon
Chicago potato market advances under light receipts
Chicago sept 15 there was a good tone to the potato market with light receipts and active demand. East stock from Long Island and New Jersey sold up to 1 50 while Minnesota and Maine offerings appeared in limited quantities. Maine Cobblers and eastern Green mountains moved at 1 40 to 1 50, Giants 1 20 to 1 40, Minnesota Ohios around 1 30 to 1 35. Market expected to stay strong into the late month as northern crop moves begin.
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Chicago
Long Island
Jersey
Minnesota
Maine
Central States
Green Mountains
Giants
Mimnesota Ohios
Green
Gia
Minnesota Ohios
Ana
Southern California vegetable shipments total season
Los Angeles reports vegetable shipments over the Santa Fe lines reach 1 307 cars and 4 099 cars on the Southern Pacific lines, totaling 3 406 cars for the season. Recent daily figures include September 7 with 14 cars, September 8 with 74 cars, September 9 and 10 with 12 cars, September 11 with 13 cars, September 12 with 12 cars, and September 13 with 21 cars.
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California
Los Angeles
Southern California
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Potatoes and Celery Being Shipped By Fort
Denver reports a general movement of potatoes and carrots from western shipping points. The Zoo Fort Produce Company lists Idaho Rural and Grafe Earl varieties, Western Slage whites, and San Luis Valley whites shipped from Fort. Celery from Celeryvale estate owned by Z. J. Fort will total several hundred cars for storage from October 1 to 10.
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Denver
Colo
Zoo Fort Produce Company
Idaho
San Luis Valley
Z. J. Fort
Apple exports rise across American ports this week
New York reports that exports from all American ports for the week ending last Saturday totaled 10,151 barrels, up from 7,599 barrels in the corresponding week a year ago. Boston led with 6,988 barrels and Philadelphia followed with 4,163 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Multiple U S Market Notes With Prices Across Regions
A collage of market briefs lists eggs and poultry actions in Houston and Memphis, potato and butter trends in New York and Chicago, and regional movements from Ottawa County Alberta to York state. It references prune crops, fertilizer leadership in Germany, and a May reopening of Central Trust, with various bankruptcies and delinquencies noted.
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Houston
Columbus
Ottawa County
Alberta
Memphis
Nashville
Ozark
Pieres City
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G. W. Troudell
Fremont, C
Bee
Vy York
Harry Coole
Cincinnati
Eaneking
Louis Hamed
George Nobel
Commission
Arizona
Elbertas and Grapes
St. Louis
Lindsay Olive Company
Paga
Vancouver
Stephen Witt
Eeerane
Imere Shippers
Prugkh
Indiana
Chillicothe
Arkansas
Piowaty
Texarkana
Exchange
Traverse City
Watsonville
Linn County
Cooperative Creamery
Bend
Ore
Z J
Fort Produce Company
Head River
Buffalo Street
Northwestern
Cayuga County
Oswego
Burt
Professor Sanders
Lopez
Oneida
Indianapolis
Florida-Georgia
Medford
Junction City
North Carolina
Middle West
Milwaukee
Sebastopol
Pittsburgh
Newark
Baltimore
Ironton
Cleveland
Alabama
Gulf Coast Exchange
Fisher & Son
Germany
Boston Trade News
Central Trust
Delta
Palisades
Larimar County Fair
Poanla
Elbertas
National Butter and Bee Company
Norfolk Huckscher
Albany
Brooklyn
Reading
York State
Turlock Merchants and Growers, Inc
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