The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Countrywide Produce Situation 
VALUES' OF LEAPING FRUITS ANT) VEGE¬ 
TABLES WILL MAINTAINED AND 
CROP OUTLOOK IS FAIR TO GOOD. 
The apple situation continues interest¬ 
ing because of tlu v general high level of 
prices, 'together with the various uncer¬ 
tainties of the outlook. A good deal of 
buying has taken place in the West and 
Northwest at around $2.50 as a general 
average of price paid for standard late va¬ 
rieties in Western boxes. These include 
all commercial grades of the orchard run 
and are net. to the grower except, the cost 
of packing. Some fancy varieties were 
quoted as high as $3.50 for top grades. 
WHAT ARE APPLES WORTH? 
Prices of barreled stock in the East are 
by no means settled as yet. Growers in 
Now England are reported asking $5.50 
to $8 per barrel and $2 to $2.50 per mar¬ 
ket box. not. including the packages, but. 
the buyers are reluctant to take bold at 
this level, and seem to be following a 
waiting policy. Most of the sales so far 
reported have been between buyers and 
growers who have been doing business to¬ 
gether for a number of years past. The 
dealers do not seem to he pushing out. to 
accumulate stocks for storage or export. 
TtrF. EXPORT PROBLEM 
Their confidence is unsettled somewhat 
by uncertainties of the export situation. 
It is not. yet settled whether British au¬ 
thorities will place a iimit on the price «>f 
apples the same as last year. At present 
there is a considerable s.ipp v of native 
apples m English markets which are sell¬ 
ing below the limit price. These will prob¬ 
ably be out of the way by the time Amer¬ 
ican exports would become active. The 
present condition of English markets, how¬ 
ever. indicate that the edge has bee*, 
taken off the keen demand which was 
shown at the close of the war, and it may 
lie that exporters will find difficulty in 
getting lop legal price, which is around 
$16. according to the limit established last 
season a id m r vet done away with. The 
condition of foreign exchange which makes 
an English pound worth only a little over 
$4. as compared with the old established 
basis of $4.ST. adds a further difficulty to 
tin' exporters’ position. Canadians will 
shin a good many apples, probably over 
1.000.000 bids., from Nova Scotia. Cana¬ 
dian apples are selling around $5, f. o. b. 
Ontario shipping points, for Nos. 1 and 2. 
The home market naturally will be af¬ 
fected by the condition of foreign markets 
and will also depend upon the sugar sup¬ 
ply and upon the price of other fruits. 
The present campaign against the high 
cost of living seems to hit the food pro¬ 
ducts hardest and lends a little uncertainty 
to the apple outlook. With one of the 
smallest crops of barreled apples in recent 
years there should he no difficulty in dis¬ 
posing of the crop at as high relative 
levels a« other products. Hence, pro¬ 
ducers are reasonably confident. The 
condition of the crop in the East will 
hardly he first-class, owing to scab, rust, 
discoloration and irregular growth, result¬ 
ing from peculiar conditions of weather 
the present season. There will be consid¬ 
erable good fruit, hut probably a higher 
per cent of undergrades and culls than in 
some recent years. There is a good-sized 
crop in Canada. Prices in producing sec¬ 
tions have been quoted in New Brunswick 
and Nova Scotia at $3 to $4 per bbl. for 
standard Fall varieties, which is^ lower 
than in anv leading apple.section in this 
country. Prices in Canadian cities., how¬ 
ever. are relatively higher than in the 
countrv. ranging from $6 to $8 per bbl. 
for No. 1. 
The difference of opinion noted at the 
International Apple Shippers’ Convention 
in Milwaukee is still evident. There is a 
numerous set of dealers who claim to he 
holding up their hands in horror at the 
high prices in the country. There are 
some who are trying to buy. hut without 
doubt there is limitation, for the reasons 
previously mentioned and because of doubt 
over the Government, attitude.toward cold 
storage. Apparently there will bo no in¬ 
terference with storage not intended to in¬ 
crease net prices, but how the line will be 
drawn seems uncertain, and the uncer¬ 
tainty and delay can hardly result in last¬ 
ing benefit to anybody. If storage i*> 
checked, how will the Spring and Summer 
supply be obtained? Agents of North¬ 
western apple shipping concerns say de¬ 
mand has been active at the high level 
ranging, $2 50 to $3 25 per box f. o. b. 
Oregon and Washington shinping points, 
for fancy stock of leading varieties. There 
is the usual amount of talk among dealers 
in cities like New York, Philadelphia and 
Boston predicting losses on the part of 
those who buy apples in the country now. 
Usually such conditions arc followed by a 
rush to get the tipples in early October or 
before. 
I.atest sales in Eastern New »ork, tree 
run. mostly Baldwins, range $0.50 bbl.. 
some including barrel. Western New 
York growers reported asking $0 to $i.n0. 
It looks as though Northwestern annles 
exceed the Eastern this year, in condition 
as well as quantity, the size, being large 
and finish good, while there is much scab 
aud rust reported in the East. Gider 
stock will be high, starting at $1 25 per 
100 lbs. in the South, while canning stock 
is quoted at about twice that figure. 
POTATO OUTLOOK 
The potato markets show a tendency 
to recover after nearly a mouth of decline. 
The cause may he found in the disposition 
of shippers to hold back and slow down 
marketing, owing to dissatisfaction with 
the lower levels reached. Carlot , ship¬ 
ments for the first time this season are 
down below shipments for the correspond¬ 
ing time a year ago. In some sections, 
however, growers are obliged to market 
promptly because of danger of rot. The 
disease is prevalent in Eastern sections 
which have suffered from blight. Western 
producing sections, on the other hand, 
were injured more by drought than by 
blight, and prices seem to be better sus- 
tained in Western markets than.in the 
East. Wholesale prices for leading va¬ 
rieties the country over ranged around 
$2.50 to $3.65 per 100 lbs. The average 
price in Canadian markets is from $1.50 
to $2.75 per 100 lbs. It is likely that 
shipments will gradually increase during 
the next few weeks and prices should 
reach low point according to the usual 
course of the market at about the time 
of heaviest shipments, after which late 
Fall shipments decrease and prices tend 
upward, weather conditions being fairly 
good. 
ONIONS 
The onion crop is not turning out. as 
well as seemed likely early in the season. 
The acreage was large, and with a good 
yield per acre the crop should have been 
nearly equal to big out-turn of last season, 
but with too much wet weather in some 
sections and drought in other sections, to¬ 
gether with the prevalence of thrips in 
most Eastern and midwestern sections, 
the yield was reduced in quantity and 
grade. Eastern and Western yellow va¬ 
rieties reached in wholesale markets $2.75 
to $4. highest prices being reached for 
Connecticut. Valley Globe, averaging about 
$3.75 per 100 lbs. in leading Eastern 
oities. The most serious difficulty of the 
Northern onion growers may come next 
Spring when competition begins with the 
Texas crop. It appears that Texas grow¬ 
ers are elated o-ver the big profits made 
last Spring and are planning heavy acre¬ 
age for the coming season. If these plans 
are carried out it may be hard to sell 
Northern onions after February, and the 
cautions holder will watch the Texas situ¬ 
ation accordingly. 
THE PEACH SUPPLY 
This is chiefly from the West, including 
Colorado, Washington, California and ad¬ 
joining States, although New Jersey and 
other Northern States together ship sev¬ 
eral hundred carloads weekly. Western 
peaches have been selling at $3.50 to $4 
in middle Western cities, while New Jer¬ 
sey and Maryland late varieties, mostly 
Elbortas, ranged $3 to $3.75 for bushel 
baskets and 6-basket carriers of the best 
grades. 
CABBAGE PRICES 
Tlie trend is downward gradually. The 
bulk of the country’s supply is still from 
the far West, hut Eastern movement is 
gradually increasing. Quotations range 
around $50 per ton in city markets, which 
is $10 to $15 above the market in Sep¬ 
tember last year. o. b. f. 
Government Crop Report 
The report for early September gives 
the following estimates, in millions of 
bushels, compared with last year and pre¬ 
vious live years: 
1919. 
1918. 
Average 
1913-T7 
Wheat . 
... 923 
917 
791 
Corn . . 
.2,858 
2.5,83 
2,749 
Oats • • 
1 225 
1.538 
1,331 
Barley . 
. 195 
256 
199 
Rye ... 
90.2 
50 
Potatoes ... 
.... 349 
400 
1397 
366 
Apples .... 
170 
198 
Peaches ... 
... 50.4 
34.1 
4,8.8 
Yields per 
aore are: 
1910. 
1918. 
Average 
1913-’17 
Wheat.. 
. .. 12.9 
15.5 
15 
Gorn . 
... 27.8 
24 
25.6 
Oats . 
. . . 28.9 
34.6 
32.7 
Bariev . 
... 21.9 
26.5 
25 8 
Rye . 
... 12.9 
14.4 
16 
Potatoes .. . 
.. . 87.2 
95 
95.7 
Hay, tons . . 
.... 1.47 
1.27 
1.51 
Proposed Roosevelt Memorial 
A movement is in progress to solicit 
funds for a suitable memorial to Theodore 
Roosevelt, for many years a forceful per¬ 
sonality in our National life. His inter¬ 
ests were varied and pursued with char¬ 
acteristic intensity and enthusiasm. The 
scope of his work ranged from politics to 
natural history and literature. 
Mr. Roosevelt was mtteh interested in 
country life, and specially deplored the 
tendency of boys and girls to leave the 
country and go to the city. He said: 
“Ambitious, native-born young men and 
women who now tend away from the farm 
must be brought hack to it. and therefore 
they must have social as well as economic 
opportunities.” 
The Roosevelt Memorial Association, 
consisting of many well-known men and 
women, aims to get subscriptions from a 
very large number, and amounts of any 
size will be received. It is thought that 
farmers and country people will be glad to 
contribute. The entire amount given will 
be used for the memorial, the expense of 
handling the money being met in other 
ways. Contributions should be sent to 
Albert IT. Wiggin, treasurer Roosevelt 
Memorial Fund, 1 Madison Avenue, New 
York. 
ALL AVER VS 
To Get Greater Crops — 
QWNERS of Avery and other K-W equipped 
^tractors plow at less cost because of the 
efficiency and reliability of K-W Magnetos. 
The thing you should look for in a tractor is 
abundant power, economically generated and applied. 
Fuel properly carbureted to gas plus a hot, intense 
spark means power when efficiently delivered 
through a well-constructed tractor. 
The K-W Magneto gives a spark so hot, that instant 
and complete combustion and full power is assured 
from every drop of fuel, regardless of how poor the 
grade. This added power makes deep plowing in 
hard ground easy, and because leaner mixtures can 
be tired without loss of power, greater acreage is 
plowed at less fuel cost. 
Nine years of service on tractors has proven K-W 
Reliability in every weather and working condition. 
You buy a tractor to get greater crops at lower cost. In 
choosing your tractor make sure its magneto bears the K-W 
trade mark. Write for list of K-W equipped tractors and 
illustrated booklet — “Plow This Additional Acreage With¬ 
out Fuel Cost.” 
TRADE 
Cleveland. Ohio. U.S.A 
2827 Chester Av, 
MARK 
Six Years Ago 
The Avery Co. started using 
(vui \High Tension 
'Ey MAGNETOS 
Toda y 
K-W is standard equipment on 
all models,because of their 
proven Reliability and Efficient^ 
A$k the Aveiy Owners 
TlQ&TJfOXL 
