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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1933
Page
2
The farm administration plans a two year processing tax on corn and hogs starting November 7 with hog taxes rising to two dollars per hundred weight by February 1 1935. This shift may push pork product prices higher as processors are not expected to bear the tax burden. Bakers and retailers margins reportedly increased fueling consumer price rises for bread.
Timely notes for Shenandoah Cumberland growers stress uniform packaging and careful harvesting. Advice to pickers includes not breaking fruit spurs or stems, avoiding punctures, and placing apples gently. Prices quoted for various varieties during the period show McIntosh, Delicious, and Jonathan ranges with barrels and crates moving briskly.
Apples have been plentiful in New York with steady daily receipts from eastern districts. The market is slow and easy with prices soft on some varieties. Barreled stock is light and activity in bulk sales is limited. Buyers favor McIntosh and Virginia Delicious shows sustained levels under pressure.
Washington reports that Poland's come first demand for American apples will likely exceed prior seasons due to a smaller Polish harvest. Six carloads have contracts. 1932 shipments included 87,482 boxes and 14,419 barrels valued at 166,928 and 72,612 dollars respectively. No 1931 shipments. Import permits issued with a 15 percent surcharge. customs duties settled favorably.
Yakima Washington October 20 trade in apples was moderate last week with lighter movement to market than in other years. Some shortage of Jonathans limited orders in the prior weeks, but last week shipments and orders began catching up as the season progressed.
The week centers on Jonathans and Delicious with uneven filling of orders. Export demand for large fruit grows while small Jonathan sizes rise in storage. Shippers set five tier Jonathans aside and pack various face and fill packs for Pacific Northwest Rocky Mountain Dakotas markets.
In Wenatchee Washington the apple shipping season gains speed with about 150 cars daily. Total shipments reach 1 573 cars to date, well below last year's 2 742 and three years ago 5 506, as Jonathan apples underperform and Winesaps also lag. Pears total 735 cars. overall district fruit shipments total 2 743 cars versus prior years.
Railroads west of Chicago agree to keep the 1.25 per cwt apple rate permanent, while eastern lines hold back. Bert L. Baker, secretary of the Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association, says the rate will continue to all western points until January, with post January action unresolved.
In 1934 fruit shipped to points east of Chicago will pay $1.50 per cwt. An agreement yields $1.25 for the remaining season on eastern roads, while the case for a $1 rate remains before the Interstate Commerce Commission with a decision possible in the coming weeks.
Yakima Washington reports warmer than normal October weather prompts rapid handling of apples from orchard to storage. Rust drop feared if ice forms. Winesaps colored well from cold nights and sunny days. Harvesting begins in lower valley for Winesaps while upper valley finishes Jonathans.
In Cincinnati on October 19, speakers at the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners favored a proposed federal bill. It would regulate interstate motor transportation, require proof of public convenience before permits, and target bootleg truck operators. Cargo insurance and general liability would be required.
Washington reports American apple and pear shipments to France will drop to about one third of 1932 levels in the fourth quarter of 1933 due to sharply reduced French import quotas. The quota stands at 12 000 metric tons, with U S shipments limited to 3 789 6 tons, reflecting a broad cut across export nations.
A notice claims the speaker will not honor debts made by Mrs. Robert Lucas Fladys Lucas or Harry Lucas with the date 10-19-1-31 and the name Robert Lucas appearing in the text.
The Roosevelt administration reviews recovery efforts as farm prices rise 32 percent to September but remain below prewar parity. Worker employment and wages recover with Sep gains in 17 industrial groups, while costs of living rise. Secretary Perkins cites 620,000 job returns in September and a 2.7 million gain from March through the 17 groups.
Harold I. Baumes reports 17 zone schools for firefighter training in Virginia have given favorable feedback. Two municipal zone schools and one county school will soon open, with about 2,000 firemen set to participate. Training began with a Richmond instructors’ school last month and now operates in Alexandria Bristol Clifton Forge Farmville Harrisonburg Hopewell Lawrenceville Lynchburg Newport News Norfolk Orange Petersburg Portsmouth Pulaski Richmond Roanoke Staunton. more sites are planned in Charlottesville Danville Onancock Winchester and Arlington County.
Ralph Eddy a 17 year old of Charleston West Virginia allegedly confessed to killing his father Reverend Frank Eddy and his step mother Bertie Eddy last September. He reportedly blamed the constant quarrel between his parents as the motive for the killings.
Public sale to be held Saturday October 21 in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia. Property described as Home place at 303 South Loudoun street belonging to B E Russell. See description for lot numbers 10 1p 41 6 13 17 and 20.
All persons with claims against or indebted to the estate of Joseph Strode deceased are asked to contact the undersigned for settlement. Beulah R. Strode, Executor.
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