The St. Louis Republic., 1905-10-09
MISSOURI SHIPS
MOUNTAIN OF FRUIT
Value Of Surplus Product II SUI
fcient to Build 1000 Stx.Room
Houses. Allowing $3.50 Ex-
penses for Each One.
REPUBLIC sPDC1AL.

REPUBLIC sPDC1AL
J.es.so,. City. Nc. Oct. ga mountain
r, Sr ,sa' eeS,d Be csnsa
!0':pcs. peaches. srapes. biackbeFr.es'
pes.S. r.uns. raspberriss. cherries. per..
3s and pa xpa~s which wsrs ;n'gpec n ,eeS
In. Mountain would have . base nait
q :ii. "a diameter and would tower into
ihe al, fraction owe. ~ feet. WIN
4 s,ccni EiMei Tower ceuid easily Be
exc -: og ;se surplus PRODUCTS q nnN:
nII !: would have a base Of no seet ard
80! ;.l-rs wou.d b. enough left to build .
SAFE tw.-e tie height q the Washington
monument.
II n. shaft Was a foot /. ,n dIamsteI -. !.
air.
According TO statistics complied By
Noien =: the ias"r a" issS Ruleau for Eth n. year
recentiy closed the surplus fruit shipped
from 81" co;.n:ies o: Missouri brought the
:,,oc,:.,T. :,.I r. the sum "f 81: en!uan 10
anc'': t--E's' :nr each. ard they. When rent
al RI; ;.c :.s,s which pre-, ails IN 81: Louis.
~o;!id produce q monthly income Ct SS.e@s.
oNE-Sh.NESTH OF APPLE CROP.
The tota! of apples sc- the year is AZ
were exported from the United states for
me year
The fruit figure. are taken from the
shortly TO he issue, from The Bureau Il
Labor Statistics
A. s,rawberri.s Weld the most they are
taxed up FIRST In mi. commodity Mis-
s"Grt u ahead q: many states which have
reputation for fruit. The o~.sss crates
shipped TO the markets realiz-t to the
farmers a total "f $50 80. IS. The leading
Lssp.r. With 1iissi crates: Newten. with
=. - crates: Lawrence. with S7.%eS crates,
and ST. Louis. with ss.eao crates.
GRAPES.
There were N.6i5 baskets Of grapes
shipped from the IL counties In lsH. and
coun,i.. were Clay with ,os4s baskets. and
st. Louis. with 1.0OQ baskets. In Gascon
ede all grapes not used ot nome were
Of several other equities which have =
reputation for their wines.
PEACHES.
The surplus shipment ~: peaches
amounted to :43.G4 baskets. and sold At
shipping rates for &,O. .s5A The peach
by itself. as It Is way ahead OF others
with 5.Odf0 baskets and Howell County
secoad. with e0.0H baskets.
The s6 crates of blackh:r.:e: M II sent I" 10
improving their farms. Four countie: are
as follows: St. Louis. $3.50 crates: Holt:
M.sl: crates: Marion. l".llS crates. and
Howell. $50 crates.
Th. surplus raspberry Yield was e3.s.
rates. and they scld q, Wholesale for Hnl.-
49,. The leaders were: g.. Louis county.
:i.E" :rates: Pike COUNTY M.ss crates.
and Franklin County. 1"Ho crates
HOLT LEADS IN APPLES.
Hol, is the leading apple county for the
marKe.s of the large cities .e.T barrels.
For the State tn. surplus shipmen.s are ar
3:j iH5 karrels. and they sold for $sS.Ss
Next Z. Holt County ccnUs Marion. lS.S5'
hsr.e.s: Nod,away. Is.i'l barrels. and Linn
1855, barrels.
si.,rl.,; from Scott County as the other
llx countie. combine. rc: the stat" the
-u:..l is 3;,..'ea. and they sold for
.S.is Scot, County is CREDITED x.tn SIP
>isSipS County. aJS.". AMI Cape Girar-
Gani.icupe.. .as.s crates. which .oid for
81. So. 81. Louis County led ali the DINERS
II. total OF surplus: ,Lcars va: 80
La.ke,. and the price G.a.. PIKE county
leads with asa h1:ke's: !sn"rs"n i,..nin
.ouniv third. with l.sfn baskets. and Ijv-
:nestone fourth. with Los" baskets;
81. Louis County sxPort:i IL ~ sa;ksss :ts
.; ',un, PIKE su e%, S%,ut;.s asskt wss sss!s and
they soil fer s.I::.
ST. LOTIS COUNTY 4 LEADER
All o;s.r frui; come uf.'i"r she head ~
:7,,..eIIar.oIs. and .! them total nt
:.isc.al. pol...is H.Ic shipp.a; and hr1uSa. ;;;:
Ccur,v was in the lead. with SS3.3s'
;.orris: crawford. with ,:S.eN pounds:
C.rao,,. v!;h ,.< 81; pounds: Warren. with
isnco,n. with l.i a: pounds. an! Nc
Donald. with %. .l.s pounds
Last. hi, 70, least. ar" the drie1 fruit' :
which are ali bunched together. ~" fo-
sl,.. "a. &. Perry County is ahead. with
..ss.s:i pSunds: Greene County. with itsii'
is second: Jasper II thru with wof':
sn.nn.d asOS. pounds Of dried apples. O:e-
eon County looms UP well in all kinds OF
fruit.