Chicago Street Notes Highlights Local Produce Trade
Western representative Clyde Fluke of C. H. Weaver & Co. visited Chicago with Mrs. Fluke as Belgium endive first of the season arrived by Mark Owen & Co. Leander Rodell became advertising manager for George Middendorf Co. First car of Walla Walla spinach under Gloria brand due, sold to Rosenthal & Stockfish. W. L. Wagner leaves for St Louis, back today. Miss R. Phillips of Nogales visited with S. H. Boddinghouse handling the account. Frank H. Boardman of Fulton Market Cold Storage to Kathryn Kent. marriage announced in New York with a West Indies cruise planned. R. J. Montgomery of Sheffield & Montgomery visited A. W. Barnett & Co. P. L. Smithers Jr. returns from Virginia-Carolinas trip by car. G. N. Smith of C. H. Robinson Co. visits Chicago. Sam Cohodas of Cohodas Brothers in South Water Market. Jerry Fox vacation in Wisconsin. Independent Food Dealers Association opens offices in Room 510 Produce District Administration building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla, Wash
Gloria
C. H. Robinson Company
Rosenthal & Stockfish, Inc
Walla Walla
Gridley Maxon & Co Lease Additional Warehouse Space
Gridley Maxon Co Inc leased the entire three story and basement building at 145 South Water Market for extra warehouse use. This comes in addition to their existing double three story and basement building at 27-29 South Water Market. The expansion follows a persistent increase in business, announced by J Schatz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iGridley, Maxon & Co
Chicago
Gridley, Maxon & Co., Inc
Commission
South Water Market
J. Schatz
Schatz
Michigan Potato Yield Is Reduced By Light Frosts
Four light frosts in four days halted plant growth two weeks early in Michigan. Vines blackened but quality improved as potatoes hardened skins before digging starts around October 1. Market activity showed light supplies, with U S No 1 potatoes bid 65 75 cents per bushel and 1.10 to 1.20 per 100 pounds for sacks. Russet Russets to be dug next week while other vegetables also firming in Grand Rapids and western Michigan markets.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Western Michigan
Jack Frost
U. S
Friedman Marries Lois Rutkin in Chicago Club Ceremony
Meyer Friedman of S. Friedman & Sons and Miss Lois Rutkin of Chicago wed last Sunday at the Standard Club. The couple sailed from New York for a Nassau Bahamas honeymoon of about three weeks, with friends in the produce trade offering best wishes.
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Chicago
Meyer Friedman
S. Friedman & Sons
Lire
Standard Club
Lois Rutkin
Friedman
New York City
Nassau
Bahamas
Bahamas. They Expected To Be Gone About Three Weeks, Mr. Friedman
State Fair News Highlighted At Michigan Fair
The Michigan State Fair News, a 12 page daily paper issued during the State Fair, drew great interest from attendants. Frank N. Isbey served as editor and publisher, Kirk Mitchell was business manager, and Lillian Carter managed the editorial staff.
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Detroit
Frank N. Isbey
Kirk Mitchell
Lillian Carter
Perry Stern and Miss Lucy Fox to Be Married Navy
Announcement from Chicago dated Sept 24 reports Perry Stern of the Fruit Auction Sales Company will wed Miss Lucy Fox of Chicago on November 21. Stern, known in the fruit and vegetable trade, has received congratulations from local traders this week. The Arkansas Corporation Commission on Sept 24 denied Jones LinesSpringdale authority to cut apple hauling rates after railroad opposition.
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Perry Stern
Lucy Fox
Navy
Chicago
Stern
Springdale
Ark
Arkansas Corporation Commission
Jones Lines
Walter Miller Enters Irrigation Equipment Field
Williamstown New York potato grower Walter Miller acquired an Antigo Wisconsin plant once run by Elza Reeves to manufacture overhead portable irrigation systems. Reeves remains as field engineer while Miller plans rapid production and distribution to Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Minnesota Ohio New York Nebraska with plants already shipped to several states.
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Antigo
Wis
Walter Miller
Wil- Mamatown
N. Y
Elza Reeves
Reeves
Miller Irrigation Equipment Company
Rhinelander
Wisconsin
Miller Company
Motora
Chicago
Williamstown
Ed Miller
Ed. Miller
Walter, Miller
Miller
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio
New York
Nebraska
Near Record Peanut Harvest Forecast in 1937
Washington report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates a 1,258,435,000 bushel peanut crop to be harvested in 1937 based on Sept 1 grower reports. The yield per acre is near record, with adjustments in intended nut harvest across states Virginia and North Carolina likely to differ from the usual proportion.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
Walnut surplus eyed as California harvest grows
Dr. L D Batchelor of UC Riverside reports California and Pacific Northwest walnut crops will be the largest on record with about 35 percent deemed surplus. He heads the Walnut Control Board to manage disposal beyond domestic use. Chicago market data show August 1937 fruit and vegetable unloads at 56 204 cars versus 6 578 in 1936, with January through August totals up 199 cars.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
Pacific Northwest
L. D. Batchelor
University of California
Ettrus
Riverside
Batchelor
Walnut Control Board
Chicago
Proper Display Boosts Ishpeming Store Profits
Ishpeming Michigan store manager David J. Anderson reports a 60 percent sales rise and throw-outs under 6 percent after adopting United Fresh Association merchandising methods. Rearranged fruit and vegetable displays in a front window corner, improved eye appeal, and better color mixing led to higher turnover, new customers, and gains across dry groceries and fresh meat departments.
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Chicago
W. L. Wagner
United Fresh Fruitand Vegetable Association
David J. Anderson
E. A. Johnson
Ishpeming
Mich
Julian E. Hanson
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association of Chicago
Arnold Cohodas
Hanson
Cohodas Company
Vegetable Growers Must Sell Through Their Association
Denver vegetable producers cooperative of Colorado has invoked a permanent injunction to bar members from selling to unauthorized dealers and to stop such dealers from buying from members. The order, under Colorado Cooperative Marketing Act, has been in force since 1934 and now applies to hundreds of members, with a warning to unapproved truckers and dealers.
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Denver
Colo
Vegetable Producers Cooperative Association of Colorado
District Court of Denver
Cooperative Marketing Act of
Colorado
Kudzu Vine Touted by Soil Conservation Service
Washington D C Sept 24 The Soil Conservation Service promotes kudzu as a pay off vine for erosion control in the southeast The fast growing kudzu roots at nodes and forms dense mats to stabilize topsoil and rebuild depleted soils It also serves as forage and helps reclaim gullies and steep slopes through extensive use
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Washington, D. C
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Cauliflower Advances in Colorado Causing Market Firmness
Alamosa Colo Sept 24 Colorado cauliflower shipments were moderate this week as shippers struggle to fill orders at higher prices. Movement has averaged 14 to 17 cars daily mainly from the San Luis valley. The market has risen since Sept 10 with crate prices 55 to 60 cents and cash sales around 15 cents. Car lot sales at shipping points ranged 1.05 to 1.10 per crate f o b. Seasonal shipments topped 600 cars by Thursday with 126 cars.
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Alamosa
Colo
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Cabbage Prices Rise Amid Strong Demand for No 1 Danish Type
Shippers report improved cabbage demand with higher prices this week. No 1 Domestic cabbage sold at 10 11 bulk per ton and Danish at 11 180 per ton, mostly 12. Colorado cabbage movement reached 10 to 16 cars weekly, lifting seasonal totals to over 400 cars. No. 1 Danish type cabbage fetched 35 400 bulk per owt.
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Colorado
First Car of Cranberries Arrives to Cincinnati Firm
M F Candioto and Co received the season’s first car of cranberries in Cincinnati. The fruit was offered Friday morning after arriving late Thursday, greeted with a moderately good reception. Candioto, a pioneer fruit and vegetable receiver and commission merchant, specializes in cranberries and handles accounts such as J J Beaton of Wareham, Mass.
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Cincinnati
M. FL Candioto, & Co
Candiote
Hans
J. J. Beaton
Wareham
Mass
Arkansas Sweet Potatoes Acreage Stable Statewide
DeQueen Ark Sept 24 More Arkansas sweet potato acreage remains similar statewide with growing conditions improving enough to suggest a larger yield this season according to W B. W.
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Arkansas
DeQueen
Ark
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H. Weaver & CO
Cezicago
Cco. Middendorf Co
Chicago, Ill
Rubin Produce .Co., Inc
Caruso Fruit Distributors
I. Chicago, Illinois
South Water Market Receivers
Orbers — Distributors
Smith-Cordes CO
Anosco
Harry Allen
Senvice Chandler-Allen CO
CGO
L. D. Canal
Phil Malat & CO
Minneapolis, Minn
Phil Malat
Jimmie Meyers
ST. Paul, Minn
O'Connell Brokerage CO
Chicago Street
Clyde Fluke
C. H. Weaver & Co
San Marino
Fluke
Belgium
Mark Owen & Co
Leander Rodell
George Middendorf Company
Rodell
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
St. Louis
R. Phillips
R. Phillips Company
Nogales
Ariz
S. H. Boddinghouse
Frank H. Boardman
Fulton Market Cold Storage Company
Kathryn Kent
Boardman
American Legion
Corinthia
West Indies
R. J. Montgomery
Sheffield & Montgomery
Rio Hondo, Tex
A. W. Barnett & Co.,Inc
P. L. Smithers, Jr
Produce Terminal Cold Storage Company
Carolinas
G. N. Smith
Minneapolis
Sam Cohodas
Cohodas Brothers Company
Ishpeming, Mich
Jerry Fox
The
Fox & Godding Company
Independent Food Dealers Association
Room $10
Produce District Administration
West 14Th Place
State Fair News
Frank Isbey
Oceano” Brand
Pole Peas
San Luis Obispo
Salinas
Watsonville
Tony Oddo
Circaco Produce Exchange
South Racine
Haymarket
H. Anderson & Co
Aia
Monroe
S. B. Davis
Grand Rapids, Mich
Soil Conservation
Indiana
Geo. Hitz&Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Esis
T. E Ball
Springfield
Illinois
M. F. Candioto & Co
Michigan Elberta
HALE
Bartlett
M. H. Rosenthal
Wire “Rosey
Vincent Hotel
Benton Harbor
Rosenthal & ‘Stockfish, Inc
South Water
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