The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-08-25

Shippers association in st. Louis, the
prees committee gave out summary OF
crop, conditions which shows that a
favorable balance Is struck between
those sections which will have less
and those which will have a greater
yield OF apples than 1908; showing on
the whole slightly larger crop than
last year.
The European yield, IL is stated, will
be considerably greater than last year,
leaving much larger quantity to be
disposed Of at home. In fixing prices,
this will doubtless be en- important.
factor.
Woodall & Co., apple importers OF
Liverpool, furnish the Chicago Packer
with valuable information as follows:
"The apple crop in the United King.
dom is likely this.sea to exceed any
since 1900. The quality also promises
10 be good.
"The total imports from, the United
States and Canada into the United
Kingdom daring the past season were
3,053,000 barrels, as against 2,330,000
barrels in thepFeeeding year, constitute
ing record, the previous largest inn
port lin 1867 being 2,937 900 barrels.
Of the above 3,053, 900 barrels, l,8l6,000
were received into Liverpool
at is necessary once more to refer to
the deeadence of the good old Hudson
River Newtown Pippins, and although
considerable quantity arrived, few, il
any, came up TO the standard for q high
class trade, which Is 80 essentially nee
essary failing mathis they become of
little value. Shnnld tho quality Of the
coming crop be the same 1t would be
better 10 pack any fine apples in boxes
and dispose of the remainder on the
home markets. BY so doing, the few
will return better results than il all
were shipped.
"California Newtowns have again
been in large supply as compared with
former years; they were throughout
wanting in appearance, which is their
chief recommendation besides which
most OF those stored with hopes OF
better markets did badly through the
fruitsfalling away in condition and, in
consequence, allow range OF prices re-
suited, final sales for sound iour-tiers
being 81 TO 81 I'd, the larger proportion
being disposed Of at 6s.to 7s as slightly
wet, four and oRe-half tiers sound AZ
40 Sd to 6s Sd per box.
"RepoFts from the chief continental
growing districta point 10 large crop.
"The consumption Of apples in this
country is steadily increasing one, and
there ID no reasoa foF supposing that IL
should not continue to be so.
Il. ]. DeHartg reporting from Med
ford, says:
think as near as can Judge at the
present time the fruit crop of this local
ity is up to the standard OF former
seasons. Favorable conditions will
produce q larger percentage OF perfect
four tier fruit, and careful spraying has
lessened the damage by Goblin moth.
A severe hail storm on July 10 caused
serious injury to three of our largest
orchards, which will cut down our out
put to about 70 per cent of the regular
crop. This is an unusual occurrence,
being the second in fifteen years.
Under the caption Of 1.-THE Uneven
Apple Situation" Orange Judd Farmer
has the following interesting resume OF
the 1904 outlook in this week g Issue,
The early reports from orchards in
1904 were indicative OF On unusually
good promise in almost every section OF
the country. In June, however, II be-
came apparent that in many important
districts, especially west OF the Allie
ghany mountains, the set OF fruit was
notin keeping with the proiuseness Of
bloom.
This failure to set fruit is general
west OF the Allegheny mountains, ex-
cept In Michigan, and is met with on
the Atlantic slope south OF the valley
Of the Delaware river, and in parts OF
New England In New York the set
was about normal, but 1t was rather
under average in Ontario.
As compared with last year, there is
prospect Of considerably larger crop
in northern New England and New
York districts, aud somewhat larger
yield in the western districts, so that in
spite of decrease in the total apple
crop, when measured by volume only
the prospect is fair for somewhat
larger volume of barreling apples.
The crop In the western commercial
districts, the Ohio, Mississippi, and
Missouri valleys, is very poor one,
both in quantity and quality, but the
comparison iswith still poorer crop
in 1908, 20 that the present unsatisfae-
tory outlook means possibly more com,
mercial fruit than last year.
As rule the promise is better for
fall than for winter fruit.
In Ontario quality is fairly good, but
the quality OF the crop in Nova Scotia
10 inferior to the usual experience.
In Michigan the crop promises larger
than last year and OF better quality.
Indiana and Illinois are exceptions
in the western district, showing as they
do promise even smaller than the
exceedingly deficient crop OF last year.
Not only is the crop largely failure
throughout large part OF both states,
but such fruit as is grown will be
marked by very inferior quality.
In Iowa there Is fair promise for
fall fruit in the northern and northwes.
tern counties, and somewhat more win.
ter fruit in the southwestern counties
than was the case last year. Taken az
whole, there is rather more barreling
stock than year ago, but the supply
is still so limited as to be of little con
sequence.
The situation in Missouri Is exceed.
ingly mixed. In the southern and
southwestern counties there is consid
cradle increase over last years crop
while in the central Missouri river
counties the crop is very much short o
last year. In no section of the state
however, is there larger crop or ever
a crop of fair volume, and while the
state as whole has considerably more
commercial fruit than year ago, there