The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-03-16
OREGON APPLES
IN SCOTLAND
BRING 20 SHILLINGS A BOX
Such Apples Were Never Seen In
That Market BefOre-COmment
on the Fancy Pack.

the Scotland market, and there sell
for price equal to Sl5 barrel. The
Oregon apple appear to be in high
favor in Edinburgh, according to the
Scotsman of February II, which has
the following to say of the apple stu
alton in that city;
At the present time the finest apples
from any outside source come from
Oregon. Some of the best are put IN
in bushel boxes, containing l20 fruits
each, They have sold at various
prices, depending upon the quality
of the samples. These range from l4s
to los for fine specimens. But the
largest and finest lave realized from
10 to d.. 4 sovereign bushel for
foreign apples in February is remmk-
able, to say the least, They are New
towns, immense in size, clear skinned,
of high flavor, and. above all. we'll
graded and attractively packed.
Eastern States Newtown Pippins
packed in barrels, the best that could
be sent from these centers, have sold
for as much as 4ls barrel-the high
est price secured this season for New
towns in barrels But what is that
sum to 2Os u bushel, equal to Cos a
barrel? This wonderful difference
is not altogether due to variations in
quality. The small clean, bushel- box
package plays an important pant in
respect to price, When we first advo
Gated the use Of the nonchargeable |
bushel- box by home apple packers,
the question of cost was at once
raised as an objection against its use,
But that is Of no account when the |
extra prices secured by its use and |
the decreased cost of transit are con
sidered. The foreign growers now
send us over |, 200, 600 bushel boxes of
apples each year. Their use is found
remunerative by them. The prices
that have been made for apples al
ready this year are without parallel
in the trade. But yet the foreign
fruit grower does not dominate the
situation in this respect exclusively.
British apples have also been sold
this year at les half, equal to 20s
a bushel, and if the fruit had been
collected and especially graded and
packed like the Oregon fruit, it would
have made higher prices still Months
ago we gave first and exclusive news
Of the actual collection and purchase
)f these Oregon fruits in the Scots
man. We SAID that they had been
bought at los hushel in the orchards
Of Oregon. Well, as 10000 bushels
we're secured. it is clear that large
profits had been made on the deal.
At the time we announced the pur-
;hase, tons Of homegrown apples
we're drug at Is Cd and Is bushel.
These facts prove that the demand
or best apples in the British markets
$ practically Unsuitable at high val
les, even in seasons of abundance
With so much land available in the
our kingdoms, it is "A pity that apple
planters are not more busy. As the
'esHlt Of these high prices Il great
mpetus will be given to home produce
Industries. The fruit-growing move
nent has done much good to country
and the prospects for ex-
ended production are certainly bet =
or than ever. Cold storage for home !
5rown apples will prove of undoubted {
'alue to all connected with the bust !
less. As far as the grower is con /
orned, it will enable him to prolong
he season at n time when the best /
Jrices are realized. With vastly .
increased output by home growers, |
he use of Interchangeable, standard,
2ed boxes and coldEstorage, the spring /
pple season can be made most lucra- i
i've and important. Cold storage
las enabled the foreign apple grower t
o strengthen his position in the !
}ritish fruit markets. When will the +
British apple COVER recognize the val
Ie Of cold stora le?