November, 1921 



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\ PPLE shipments in the United States have in 

 recent days been amounting from 1100 to 

 about 1 500 carloads daily, according to reports 

 of the United States Bureau of Markets. For in- 

 *itance, on October 17 the total was given as 1484 

 carsj on October 18» as 1222 cars, and on October 

 19, as 1132 cars. Up to October 18 the grand 

 total for the United States, according to report 

 of the Spokane branch of the bureau, had reached 

 35,088 carloads, as compared with 35,381 carloads 

 by the same date in 1921. 



Typical of the way apples have been moving of 

 bte in Northwestern states are these figures of 

 the bureau on dally carlot shipments: October 18 — 

 California, 35; Idaho, 129; Montana, 10} Oregon, 

 54i Washington, 515. October 19 — California, 

 47; Idaho, 81; Montana, 23; Oregon, 101; Wash- 

 ington, 389. 



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Glowing down of the apple market was re- 

 ported from many points the third week in 

 October. Because of heavy movements, in part 

 due to possibility of a tieup of the railroads in 

 the threatened strike and in part due to desire of 

 the growers to realize on their crops as quickly as 

 possible, a continuation of rather heavy markets 

 into this month is probable. 



The Spokane bureau report of October 18 was 

 this: Carloads f. o. b. usual terms. Few sales re- 

 ported. Wen a tehee \' alley, no sales reported ex- 

 cept on rollers. Yakima valley Jonathans, 10 per 

 cent 5 tr., XF, $1.90; fancy, $1.65; Winesaps, 

 XF small, $1.65; Romes, XF large, $1.85 to $2. 

 Other districts, too few sales reported to quote. 



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/California apple growers are not cxperienc- 

 ^^ ing anything like a satisfactory deal, but this 

 •Ituation will be temporary, in the opinion of 

 San Francisco dealers, who expect conditions to 

 show marked improvement In the near future. 



The movement of California apples is extremely 

 slow. Light demand is indicated by the rapidity 

 with which stocks are piling up in the ice houses. 

 Holdings in storage In San Francisco increased 

 almost 34,000 boxes during the second week of 

 October. Current holdings arc far In excess of 

 those reported at this time last year, amounting to 

 117,943 boxes, as compared with but 19,087. 



The first straight carloads of new crop Spitzen- 

 bcrg apples of the season were received in San 

 Francisco from the Hood River district of Ore- 

 gon October 14 and sales were reported at $2.50 

 to $2.75 per box. 



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TTEAVY shipments of apples have been made 

 from Oregon the past three weeks to can- 

 neries and cider manufacturers of the Mid-West 

 and further liberal movement of apples falling 

 below the "C" grade are expected. Average prices 

 quoted f. o. b. Columbia river points have been $12 

 for those falling below the "C" grade, while 

 strictly cider apples, Including poorest stock avail- 

 able, have been bringing $6. Reports are to the 

 effect that buyers of the better grade of culls have 

 been selecting the best from their lots, boxing 

 them and selling them to large retailers at 80 

 cents to $1 a box. 



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pRANK HARKNESS of Spokane Is authority 

 for the statement that European and foreign 

 markets are this year taking twice the amount of 

 apples sent them last season. Refrigerator space 

 on out-bound boats has been easy to get, he said, 

 but shipments were Interfered with by inability 

 to obtain cars In which to transport the apples to 

 port. He said that first reports received were to 

 the effect that the fruit Is reaching the European 

 markets in excellent condition. 



BETTER FRUn 



TN an effort to fill early orders for prunes as 

 soon as possible, the Oregon Growers' Co- 

 operative Association reported October 15 that it 

 was packing in all of the prune growing districts. 

 The plants at Salem, Dallas, Riddle, Myrtle Creek, 

 Yamhill and Crcswell were working at top speed 

 in an effort to get out 15 carloads during the 

 week. First shipments had already gone forward. 

 They embraced 12 cars, eight of which were for 

 export to Canada and England. 



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'T'HE California Prune and Apricot Association, 

 which controls 87 per cent of the California 

 prune crop, early reported that it had sold out of 

 its crop all 20's, 30's, 90's and 120's. The re- 

 mainder of the association's crop is listed as fol- 

 lows: 27 per cent 40's, 20 per cent 50'a and 60's, 

 10 per cent 70's and 5 per cent 80's. 



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XflGHTEEN cars of British Columbia apples 

 v/crt shipped about October 10 from Van- 

 couver to Australia as the first of such shipments 

 for the season. The apples were 80 per cent 

 Jonathans and the remainder Mcintosh Reds. 



/Cranberries from the bogs of Washington 

 ^^ and Oregon moved unusually early in carload 

 lots this season. The Pacific Cranberry Exchange 

 •hipped carload lots from Washington to points in 

 that state and California as early as the middle of 

 October. 



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A NNOUNCEMENT has been made at Yakima 

 "^ that the Northern Pacific railroad will con- 

 tinue its reduced rates on apples after December 

 31. The rate of $1.50 on Western apples to East- 

 ern terminals would thus remain in effect. When 

 the rate was first announced it was to be effective 

 only until the end of the year. 



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f^ OVERNMENT reports showed that fruit 

 ^~^ worm damage In September reduced the Mas- 

 sachusetts cranberry crop to 175,000 barrels, ai 

 compared with 280,000 last year. Other gov- 

 ernment estimates on this crop were: New Jersey, 

 190,000 barrels; Wisconsin, 23,100 barrels! Wash- 

 ington, 20,160 bushels; Oregon, 8,032 bushels. 



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