The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-11-15
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CITRUS EXCHzANGEcA
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To Our Independent Friends:

YEARS. we have been urging upon the growers hold their
f that neone will buv at fair price presented facts
which, MAN, the most of you have admitted uu M 20.
that the shipment of green and fruits kills the mar
makes impossible for any factor 10 get wha %
suffers the industry angmsnes anu %
it should and would al interests were s
assisting the Exchange in keeping this makechhhs SUN oh W W
you You have calculated that you
would make some good money on @
you bought at low prices from n Some Won because
the grief you have suffered some yu @ @
the boosting shipped fruit that you
knew was not Parson you yourselves but
h r TO tho ndnstrv is iparable You know push
good eat early and that we KNOW
good in the beginning or e season S wiz
continue to eat them but they they will buy
more for long time You well we do You
the sorrow of the growers whose anu
grapefruit led him to believe you could sell at good Price
crushing the market before there
killed it abonng Why? Answer that your own
you you going to do about it,
Florida Exchange has done all in its power to restrain
following your example but few have gotten
the MAN, been aunchly with u.s. and are now
Are continue this slaughter that you have begun or are you
sos 10 S.op anu s s m s t f ket9 is Of no good to
believing the things that some OF you
about the Exchange in this con
for keeping up with business fol-
lowed field The Exchange mas n gone
below 50 packing house for that were known to be up
development handled number of
markets where have shipped order at $5O
the fruit arrived You know
OH how are! could produce low
quotations Exchange those markets. how you would
how'll My friends the Exchange has quotations from you received
all ranging from SLIPS L5O o. for early
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or classes bise oo an 1ndonenont in the Independen FAMILY?
whole, is hurting all of its
whand the beginning of the the
efforts of the Florida Citrus Exchange
you las class the country
Now taking ORDERS and have been doing
for three months and guaranteeing that price against de-
cline Accept fact that the Exchange has intention of follow
ing this assnine course more than in the other FIJI your
Exchange wants
the market price whatever price cuts figure with
will do the same thing year your prices
last The Exchange is engaged in general upt of the
~ fo fruit mt IN the Exbanr will NOT nav for the kind
will cutroa With this understand
ing let that to it with all your might and
main Exchange trying take the class of business from
you that seeking
the choice bits information coming
October SNorth American offering
Parson Browns Potomac Yards $14O Florida
Dallas Texas November 2Comptors are making open quotations
shipped SOh sS5 delivered Johnson brand Parsons Chase Will
lose order equal telegraph Immediately best can
point
Cleveland Ohio November 4-weather pleasant
Market unchanged today One sold 5 to $780,
Philadelphia 4competOrs
average $780, two grapefruit average " Competitors cars
St Louis Mo- November weaher cool and pleasant market dull
under light demand for Market doing better grapefruit
Competitors sold auction today grapefruit $3.50 $O One
Louisiana mixed green oranges $l5O grapefruit s155"
City,
far two consigned pale color some quality fair Car Sweetheart
today $2.1O to $3.50 Both consigned"
Indianapolis November Active Buyer
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Buffalo, y November 4Auon today North American Exchange
$15 Chase early hammock $780, green poor
quality"
St Louis No. November 6Weaher cold raining. Market
overstock with oranges; other fruits"
Nashville November About this
per buyer
and this dealer offering these oranges the trade 50
ivered The other three consigned"
There type of competition this
the meanest of that type the which
Memphis Tenn, November 4For information B. of
city unloading of
Woolfak the shipper Crocke Minis Fla
sold delivered
color and eating fruit
We might and story o indscrimnate
slaughter but know it. You details your Of
fees and needless rub are in
eresed in is to know what going Are
going stop this foosoness and
slaughter this by
pendent There
this There exhibition fut1iv
effort market the citrus are at
tempting to market them prejudced against the
Exchange that cannot cooperate with n then
this together have some
organized system by which
this ruthless numbering of the citrus Industry
FLORIDA CITRUS EXCHANGE
R. P. Burton. Sales Manager