Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-11-21
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good and uniform: improved over last
year; berries handled came from east;
extra demands from fact of apples
high and not of good quality; trade
taking more berries: look for good
demand until after holidays: if prices
not forced TO high berries will be we'll
in hand by that time: trade at present
looking for long keeping stock.
Buffalo, \. Y.-Cape Cod selling
about six dollars 600 per barrel:
market fairly supplied but moving
freely and prospects very favorable for
good active market at good prices;
understand all good keeping cran
berries held firm at fve-ifty $3.50
shipping points on Cape.
Danielson, Conn.-Crop much larger
this year; large: matuFed quite early;
began harvesting September 3: d
/ neighDer fine crop but trouble in
. harvesting from water in meadow;
/ obliged 10 rake nearly all: another
growers crop had 10 be raked with
wafer quite deep in bog
! Waca, Texas Demand will be the
| same; prices, Pie (smap) seven dollars
/ 600; Standard (medium eight
dollars 500; Fancy (large) nine
dollars 5000; character of seasons
stock quite up to usual year.
Chicago, Ill.-JuSt returned from
Cape Cod: in my estimation nearly
two hundred and fifty thousand
! (250, 0O0) barrels Cape Cod cranberrieS;
quality not as good as last year:
poorest ones shipped away; probably
Seyenty-fiye to one hundred thousand
| Us 10 l00 000) barrels left; these going
| 10 be shipped in near future except
| yeFg lire keeping stock will be held
! over until first Of year; do not see
higher market this year: New Jersey
growers have been holding very firmly
now selling at price about right basis
in competition with Capes and Wis
conSin. If Wisconsin dealers hold
too long will regret of course; in
| Wisconsin berries Shrinkage small but
little possibility of material advance
Under date Of November 11th Mr.
! EmulOuS Small, president OF Cape Cod
| Cranberry Growers association writes:
The weather during the last half of
! August was very cold for the season
ana it looked at that time as though
fCranbeFFieS would ripen up small as
they have done many years in the
past when we have had such weather.
About the 5th of September we had
d decided change, the weather be-
coming mild and warm with frequent
rains which increased the size Of the
berries SO they were much larger than
usual which made the crop larger than
our estimate in August.
The prices have ruled from four
fifty (450) to five dollars $500 at
/ shipping station for good sound Early
Blacks, and from five-fifty $50 to
six-fifty $3.50 at shipping station.
There have been a good many poor
keeping berries sent to the local
markets, owing to the berries being
left on the vines until the berries were
Oyer-fipe before they were picked.
Such berries sold for lower prices and
hurt the prices of good berries.
From commercial point of view
the market season has been in some
what feverish if not fervid condition.
| i>W'tg +" , moderate supply IF Wis
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li...t aG0 Teepiug mrrii and a
>3l"ia%. III other SINAI! fruits spirit
tot .p."utaj ION WIS engeUdered which
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warm weather and ii liberal supplv If
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e..l...: l,yoo:ti before
,lie pfo1ucer and purveyor could get
together, one side demanding an
anticipated hate figure for early
| delivery, the other Offering current
rates, out endeavoring to retard and
restrict shipments as much as possible
This state Of affairs gave rise to loose
ldickering and deals which were
further complicated by a laxity and
want Of exactnesS in understanding
terms Of contract, as to what was
meant by a understandable condition"
time and place of inspection etc
The following communication, there
| fore, from Judge Gaynor of Grand
| Rapids, Wis, is regarded as especially
important and interesting and is given
that intelligent action may be taken
thereon. at approaching annual
meeting:
4 would like to get a resolution
through defining "pie berries" as
| berries that will go through inch
screen or as berries whose longest
diameter is of an inch or less
And ''Standard'' berries as stcrop
rum with the pie berries out. AS all
Of the pie berries cannot be taken out
by screening, not more than five in "a
hundred should be left in.
And defining 'crop run" berries as
being all of the berries in given crop
including the pie berries, just as they
come from the field with the dirt and
/ chaf removed, without being run
through sizing screen.
And defining "Fancy" berriers as
berries well cOlOred and of a diameter
OF inch and upwards.
And Sound" berries as berries in
which there appears not more than 2
per cent. diScolored and decayed and
not more than per cent. soft berries
not diScOlored or but slightly dis
colored and not more than 10 per cent.
defective or blemished berries"
| TO ADVERTISERS.
] About January 1st, 1902, we will
send to all known cranberry growers,
ct al in United States and Canada
notice of our annual 7aeetinQ at Grand
Rapids, His, on Tuesday, January
fourteenth III, 1902. In view of the
growing value of cranberries as
1winter% fruit and especially their
/ current Importance in consequence of
a shortage of apples, pears. ETC., it is
opined this circular will be of more
than usual interest and of consider
able service as an advertising medium.
We will therefore accept from reliable
| parties advertisements at the rate of
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