26 Sep 1936
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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1936
Page
1
The Red River valley faces an uncertain potato crop with expectations well below normal. Favorable recent weather improved prospects. diggings lag, and yields vary from 26 to 50 bushels per acre in drought-affected fields. Frosts are few and far between as the long growing season persists.
Chicago Sept. 26 H B Tabb of Tabb s Market Service discusses the 1986 potato outlook and contrasts it with 1936 onion figures. He notes brighter potato markets due to spring crop cleanup and favorable conditions, cites farm price comparisons from August 15 1936 and July 15 1986, and says southern and intermediate state growers are selling well and improving finances. Continued on Page 20.
Frost last week damaged Idaho potatoes with shippers estimating 26 000 to 28 000 cars of yield, down 10 to 15 percent from late planted fields. Upper Snake River valley losses were minimal while Twin Falls district saw the worst impact with some fields down 25 percent.
In Joplin Missouri on September 25 the Levis Package and Produce Company proposed three options for creditor settlement. They would liquidate assets without personal service charges and prorate among creditors, place assets with the Joplin Retail Credit Association for liquidation, or seek receivership if creditors reject the first two plans. Indebtedness is about 4500 dollars with assets estimated at 25 to 50 percent of that amount.
Washington Sept 25 Discontent grows among fruit land and vegetable shippers over IC C icing rate changes tied to packing house dairy and brewery products The District Court for Northern Illinois stayed ICC I D C Docket 20769 for 60 days The court ruling affects petitioners and railroads while suspending Section 4 icing charges on involved commodities and some direct competitors The article continues on page 30.
Harlingen Texas Sept 25 Officially the Texas grapefruit season 1936 37 will open October 1 but most operators prefer shipments to start around October 12 to 15 to ensure better trade acceptance. Estimates place the crop at 18000 to 20000 cars with three quarters grapefruit and a strong quality outlook amid weather delays and plant upgrades across the citrus belt.
Chicago September 25 Notice of meeting of the East North Central Chapter of the Association of Refrigerated Warehouses to be held in the Gray Room of the Hotel Sherman on Tuesday October 13 was issued by J E Salisbury secretary of the chapter An interesting program on cold storage affairs is being arranged and all cold storage men in Chicago attending the National Poultry Butter and Egg Association convention are invited to attend the chapter session
Presque Isle Maine September 25 Estimates place Maine 1986 potato production at 45 000 to 50 000 cars, below last year 42 081 cars. Freezes in Aroostook cut growth and yield while August conditions showed gains. government estimates and blight affect overall crop outlook with Sept 1 forecast at 41 450 000 bushels versus 38 880 000 last year.
Staff correspondence from Morrill Nebraska reports western Nebraska table and seed potatoes severely reduced by drought and heat. The dry land seed areas around the North Platte river show the worst damage, while irrigated North Platte valley yields remain stronger. Estimated total Nebraska potato production for the year falls to about 6 000 cars, well below prior years.
The North Atlantic Chapter of the Association of Refrigerated Warehouses met at the Ambassador Hotel in Atlantic City on September 18 and 19. Attendees from New England and five states heard chairman Ralph C. Stokell of New York City urge frequent regional meetings and noted growth of small refrigerated plants and direct refrigerated truck movements to wholesalers and retailers.
Kansas City reports from growers and shippers in Texas Arkansas Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Georgia the Carolinas Maryland New Jersey and other states indicate a generally smaller sweet potato crop than last year. Dry summer weather is a major factor though recent rains have improved conditions in some districts. Overall the crop is expected to be somewhat short of 1935.
Detroit announces the 1937 Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention at the Book-Cadillac Hotel January 18 to 21 with C O Brown of the Detroit Fruit Auction Co as general chairman. Abe Andrews leads reservations urging quick action as members across Michigan respond.
The Packer offers a free service department for subscribers to consult on growing, shipping, markets, and distribution. It covers carlot and truck shipments, consignments, FOB or delivered sales, and brokered marketing, aiming to ease troublesome marketing routes through a national network. Address: THE PACKER Free Service Department Second and Delaware Sts. Kansas City Mo.
The Produce Packer is a separate weekly edition focusing on marketing and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wood fur and more. A free sample copy is offered upon request by readers in the industry.
An analysis of reports from across the country shows onions to be the brightest outlook among fall staples with a larger 1936 crop than last year. Potatoes cabbage and sweet potatoes lag, but late northern rains improve tonnage and farmers expect better returns than feared, though high prices remain unlikely.
Dry conditions hit Canada’s potato outlook with overall acreage near last year’s level but September condition lower than 2023. Maritime provinces see rot losses from blight, Quebec and Ontario suffer from drought, Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan face declines, while northern Alberta reports good yields and British Columbia shows promise. Onion acreage also reduced in Ontario and British Columbia with dry weather delaying outcomes.
At the Boston convention of the International Apple Association in August speakers focused on boosting apple consumption and publicity. Attendees included Henry Ortega of the New York-New England Apple Institute Carroll Miller of Appalachian Apples James Klahre of Pacific Northwest Fruits Dr B S Pickett of Ames Dr Ira Manville and Dr F C Blanck among others from multiple states and organizations.
Robert H. Pennington age 65 head of Pennington Geissler Company and secretary treasurer of the Melon Distributors Association died in Deaconess hospital after months of illness and complications following an accident. A civic leader in Evansville for 35 years he served as first president of the Rotary Club and held posts in Shrine Masonic circles YMCA Boy Scouts Trinity church and the Evansville district. Surviving are widow Louise Birk Pennington and daughter Miss Anne Pennington.
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