, 1890-06-19
SNAKE RIVER FRUIT.
The Crop VIII Be Large but Not
Equal to the Heavy
Demand.
Talks viii the Secretary of the
Fruit Growers Association
and Others.

j. Il. Holt, secretary Of the Snake
River Fruit Growers Association,
was in the city Thursday. lie re-
ports that the fruit crop In that
vicinity will he the largest for a
number of years.
"In fact" said he, "the only fruit
Of any consequence will come from
Snake river, aud will he better and
of II much finer quality than for u
number of years. The fruit crop all
over the country this year will be a
partial failure, which Il due to the
heavy frOsts and severe storms of
the past few weeks. withstand
ing the Snake river crop will he large
IL will not be- half large enough
to supply the demand in this state.
The crop will consist mosi ~ of
peaches. The fruit growers at Snake
river have taken unlimited pains to
protect their crops from the severe
storms and trosts."
"How IL the vegetable crop out
look, Mr.. Holt?n
"1'he vegetable crop will also ne a
large one, and already VIC have be-
gun to ship some vegetables into the
market. The potato crop this wear
will he poor compared to previous
years.
Mr.. Holt, who IN one of the largest
iruitgrowers at Snake river, IN
formed REVIEW reporter that he
himself will have about 1900 boxes
of lruit, consisting OF peaches, prunes
and pears.
WHAT THE DEALERS SAY.
Herrin q Carpenter, who are one
Of the largest commission firms in
the city, were seen 10y REVIEW re-
porter regarding the fruit and vege'
table outlook. Said Mr.. Herrin:
The fruit season al Walla Walla
has been a very short one, and
where the fruit men have calculated
upon having large berry crop, 1t
has resulted Just the opposite. The
last shipment OF Walls Walla straw
berries arrived In the market this
week, al,hOu III vegetables are com-
ing IN quite freely. a few peaches
have arrived In from California
The peach crop In Walla Wslla, in
fact ail over the country, ls IA failure
with the exception of Snake river.
| have just closed contract To
handle the bulk of the snake
river crop which will lie
the largest ior a number
OF years. In California, where the
fruit crop should I've large, this year
II will be very small. As you may
know, they have had n number OF
severe storms there. and also frost,
which is something unusual, aud
the result has been the crop has been
spoiled"
AT the Spokane Commission Com
pany T.. Il. Snodgras, the secretary
Of the company, Informed the re-
porter that the only chance oil oh
tanning fruit this year will he from
Snake river,
~ have been down there and per-
sonally inspected the orchards, and
although the crop will be n
large one, It will not
begin to supply the demand. Cali
fornia ffui, Is much superior TO local
fruit, but the crop here IL n limited
one. Last year We shipped during
the season two carloads n week from
California, and this year we will
ship about four carloads, But then
that includes the early fruits. We
shall also ship more or less vege-
tables. The demand this year for
fruit and vegetables Is much larger
than the supply, but | don't think
the demand for outside vegetables
will be great.
"Sincc December we have shipped
In the neighborhood of seventy-iive
carloads of potatoes from the East.
Prices this year in fuit and vege-
tables will be much higher, owing
TO the met that the supply will he
short. Since January we handled
something like sixteen carloads Of
oranges, which We're shipped from
Los Angeles, and five carloads of
lemons from the east"
NJ. ID. Dobson, who also does u
large commission business, told the
reporter Ia substance ms reported by
The other firms, ms did also u nuni-
Der Of other frnis whom the reporter
talked with.