Minnesota Potato Market Shows Little Change in September
Minnesota potato market remained steady as wet ground delayed digging in most sections. Shipping and loading stations felt the impact, with potential lighter movement expected in a week or two. Ohio and Twin Cities prices quoted, while grape shipments from Isla de Pines show strong weekly totals. George H. Miller of the G H Miller Company leaves for a two week client trip through Detroit, Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Red
Apple Shipments Totals 1 996 Cars In Last Week Report
Chicago September 22 Apple shipments for last week totaled 1 996 cars from all sections. Box states moved 365 cars and barrel states 1 631 cars. Cumulative season movement reaches 11 883 cars, well above last season’s 8 273 cars to this point.
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Chicago
Federal
ALF SG Closes Wisconsin Potato Deal Income
Chicago September 22 Last Saturday W H Baggs vice president and general manager of American Fruit Growers Inc closed a deal with B C Pommerening president of the American Society of Enquiry of Wisconsin whereby the A F G will market the potatoes shipped by the society during the 1922 23 season. Baggs also secured C J Campbell as sales manager for the Wisconsin deal with Milwaukee headquarters. Campbell has long worked in the potato trade in Minneapolis and self employed for six years. E C Frissell Minneapolis sales manager for American Fruit Growers Inc attended the conferences. Ed Coyner of the Fruit Produce Rating Agency publisher of the Guide Book returned from six weeks in Minnesota and the Dakotas and plans another city trip soon. F L Lane of G M H Wagner & Sons visited Middle Western markets. J B F Jardine of A M Penney Company potato shippers of Waupaca Wis was in Chicago. W J Plowaty of Plowaty Claussen Company left for Northern Wisconsin to finish the week. H J Lyons of Coyne Brothers left for Fresno Calif to spend two months for his firm. John Nathan joined McCaffrey Selleck Company Monday to head inspection and assist sales. he has many friends in fruit and vegetable trades.
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Chicago
W. H. Baggs
American Fruit Growers Inc
B. C. Pommerening
American Society of Enquiry of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Campbell
Minneapolis
E.,c. Frissell
Ed. Coyner
Fruit-Produce Rating Agency
Minnesota
Dakotas
A. M. Penney ‘Company
Waupaca
Wis
J. Plowaty
Plowaty
Claussen
H. J. Lyons
Coyne Brothers
Fresno
Calif
John Nathan
McCaffrey-Selleck Company
Nathan
Piowaty Opens Carl Piowaty & Co in Chicago
Carl Piowaty resumes fruit and vegetable business in Chicago opening Carl Piowaty & Co offices to trade onions cabbage and potatoes. The firm will ship cabbage out of Wisconsin and onions from Wisconsin and Indiana, drawing on Piowaty's years of industry experience.
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Carl Piowaty
Chicago
Wisconsin
Indiana
Onions Shipments Heavier This Week
Onions shipments rose to 869 cars last week, up from 695 the prior week. Year ago week moved 898 cars. States shipping: Ohio 248, Indiana 232, California 157, Massachusetts 41, New York 40, Illinois 34, Iowa 46, Michigan 25, Minnesota 13, Wisconsin 12, other states 24.
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Chicago
Ohio
Indiana
California
Massachusetts
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
States
Otto Schmidt Opens New Distributing Office in Chicago
Otto M. Schmidt leads Schmidt Distributing Company as it opens offices at 220 North State Street suite 304 in Chicago. The firm will distribute carrots potatoes cabbage onions and onion sets with Otto Schmidt formerly of M. Piowaty & Sons for ten years directing the venture.
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Otto Schmidt
Chicago
Schmidt Distributing Company
North State Street
Otto M. Schmidt
M. Piowaty & Sons
Firmer Tone to Onions As Car Shortage Cuts Down Shipments
Chicago September 22 onions show steady to firm prices as car shortages hinder shipments. Indiana and Wisconsin reds and yellows sell at 1.10 per cwt fob shipping point while whites fetch 1.50 to 1.75. California Browns 1.50 to 1.65 and whites 1.75. Valencia crates average 2 dollars.
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Chicago
Indiana
Wisconsin
California
Interview Gaffe Sparks Witty Exchange With Statesman
A Life magazine quip captures a reporter asking to interview a renowned statesman who replies to write the piece first. The reporter presents the finished interview, prompting a brief, sharp exchange about process versus publication.
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Great Statesman
Five Hundred Acres Planted with Satsuma Oranges in Escambia
Planting extends across five hundred acres in Escambia County as of the past year. A lost item notice reports two percale shirts on Oliver Street between Lovett and Seminary heading to a laundromat. Finder urged to return shirts to Rantys Grocery Store in Pensacola.
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Satsa Oranges
Pensacola
Fla
Satsuma Oranges
Escambia
Oliver Street
Lovett
Seminary
Rantys Grocery-Store
Zoum
Tribum
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Anxious Shipper & Co
Guide Book Service
Guide Book
Mabe
West Lake St
Chicago, IL
G. M. H. Wagner & Sons
W. So
Water St
Bockelmann & Warnecke
National Produce Bank
the Packer
Minn
Los Angeles
Department of Agriculture
Detroit Street Notes
Detroit Celery and Produce Company
National Shipping Company
Twelfth Street
Isle of Pines
Nueva ‘Gerona
Isle ‘of “Pings
George H. Miller
G. H. Miller
Detroit
Montreal
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Packer
John W. Low
Mittelstaat
S. Headley
Wayne & Low, Inc
Fruit and Produce Commission
W. S. Water St
Corn Exchange Natl. Bank
T. E. Ball
Springfield
Hall, Wedge & Carter
W. Se
Wholesale Grocers
Alf
Chicago Street Notes
C. H. Weaver & CO
Coyne
Produce Sales CO
Ccmry Chevien
MGR
F.E. Baldwin & CO
Potato Specialists
Luthy & Locher
Peoria, Illinois
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