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Marketing News of 

 Live Interest 



WHILE few apple sales have been reported so 

 far in the Northwest a cash buyer in the 

 Wenatchce district is reported to have recently paid 

 the following prices for several varieties: De- 

 licious ,$2.25, extra fancy; $2 for fancy and $1.75 

 for C grade; Rome Beauties, $1.75, extra fancy; 

 $1.50 for fancy and $1.20 for C grade; Wine- 

 saps, $2, extra fancy; $1.80 for fancy, and $1.50 

 for C grade. The Skookum Packers' Association, 

 it is said, has contracted for 250 cars at $2.50 

 for extra fancy Delicious and $1.75 for extra 

 fancy Jonathans. These prices are taken to set the 

 pace for the coming season. Winesaps, Jonathans 

 and Rome Beauties were purchased at about the 

 1920 figure and Delicious slightly lower. 

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A CCORDING to estimates of the bureau of crop 

 -^ estimates, Oregon shows indications of having 

 a larger pear crop this year than last. Pear yields 

 in most of the other states are below normal and 

 a good price for the crop generally throughout 

 the country is expected. In some of the Eastern 

 states the estimated yield has been placed as low 

 as 17 per cent of normal. The apple crop in the 

 Rogue River district promises a 25 per cent in- 

 cre.ise, the bureau reports, while some of the Wil- 

 lamette valley orchards are expected to produce 

 nearly double the crop of apples they did a year 

 ago. Other orchards in the latter region, however, 

 which are affected with fungus will produce less. 



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'X'HE second crop of everbearing strawberries in 

 the Spokane valley came on in quantities July 

 25. The price was 15 cents per box and $3.50 per 

 crate. Loganberries, raspberries, blackcaps, currants, 

 and cherries sold at $2.50 to $2.75 per crate. 

 Washington peaches from the Yakima and We- 

 natchce districts brought $1.10 to $1.25 per crate. 

 It is expected that the crest of the peach season in 



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'C'EW offers have been made on the apple crop 

 ■^ of the Yakima valley up to the present time as 

 far as can be learned, but inspection of the or- 

 chards is being made by prospective purchasers and 

 it is thought that the next few d.iys will develop 

 some idea of the prices orchardists in this section 

 may expect. 



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T ATE reports from Canada are to the effect that 

 "^ earlier estimates of an enormous crop there 

 have had to be greatly reduced on account of the 

 June drop. Notwithstanding the reduction the 

 crop in Canada is expected to be larger than that 

 of last year when it was 3,382,640 barrels. 



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"DARTLETT pears in the Yakima valley are 

 maturing rapidly and the estimate for the 

 output this year by H. A. Glen, Northern Pacific 

 general agent, is 1,650 cars. Quotations for high- 

 grade fruit are ranging from $30 to $45 per ton. 

 Twenty-five cars are reported to have been con- 

 tracted for future delivery at $35 per ton. 



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TTOOD RIVER growers, who are discussing 

 apple prices, are expecting figures around $2 

 a box, according to a late report. The opinion 

 there is to the effect that the demand for the fruit 

 of that section will start at a consider.ably lower 

 figure, but will soar as the season advances. The 

 average price received at Hood River last year was 

 $1.35 per box. 



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Prospects for fruit in general throughout 

 the United States declined during the month 

 of July. Lack of rainfall in some sections coupled 

 with a heavy drop is reported from most states. 

 The peach crop is small in most sections and the 

 pear crop varies from a half crop to failure In 

 most states. 



August, 1921 



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