The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-12-20
APPLE SHIPMENTS
ABOUT COMPLETE
BIG CROP WILL SOON BE MARKETED
Highest Price Was S3.I5 and Lowest
Sl.49 Except for Ben DayIs-Bright
Outlook for Next Year.

1t Ia evident that the estimates
made early In the season of the size
Of Hood Rivers apple crop we're
somewhat wild. For while it is
shown that the crop Is more than
twice as large as it was last year, it is
not mole than $50, 600 boxes. This
however il 80 much greater than it
ever was before that at least 300 cars
of apples will be shipped from Hood
River.
This is greater number of cars
than is shipped from any other part
of Western Oregon. Heretofore Rogue
River has led in the shipment of fam
cy fruit, but this year .she will have
to give way to Hood River as herlcrop
is said to be in the neighborhod of
l5O, 600 boxes. The large shipment of
apples from here has been the means
of making Hood River the greatest
shipping point on the line If the o.
K. Il N. except the terminal POINTS of
Spokane and Portland. Hood River
took the lead during the past month
and passed Baker City which had been
first before that.
The union has already shipped over
100 cars of fruit but has several
thousand more boxes to get out and
its shipment may reach 125 cars.
With the shipments of the Davidson
company and Sears i Potter the to-
tai will fully reach 200 cars. This
does MT include apples which have
been sent away by express and which
has been quite an important factor
this year.
AS far as fancy fruit is concerned
there ia no more left in the valley and
efforts to obtain it from either the
union or the Davidson company are
who have tried to get some, There
may be a few growers who have
small number OF boxes of high grade
apples in their apple houses but there
sIe none for sale in town.
The prices obtained for the union
apples this year are found to average
much higher than ever before for all
varieties but Ben Davis. The highest
price, which was for Spitz, was 49, 10
a box and the lowest 81. 40. The Ben
Davis brought So cents. The good de-
mand aud good prices for the odd va
rieIies Ia the cause of much congratu-
lation to the union management and
their ready sale this year means
that they viii be more readily taken
at good prices next. -s,~.
The, entire apple shipment will be
practically covered this season by
Christmas which 10 somewhat earlier
than usual, except few thousand
boxes that are being held In cold
storage. The business has grown to
nj snNo khta no that hao l.
ened many to the fact that there are
several features which must be looked
after closely next season.
Indications are that many who al
ready have successful bearing Or
chards will seek to add to their pos
sessions this winter and a number
have purchased additional orchard
land either cleared or uncleared and
will spend the. winter months getting
it into shpe for planting in the
spring. They have commenced to re-
alize what the apple business means
and are anxious to invest mole heavi-
ly In proposition that is turning out
so handsomely.
The Mount Hood district will prob
ably see more activity in the matter
o.. development In the orchard Eusi-
ness during the coming year than 1t
has in its previous history. Several
large tracts of land have been bought
in that neighborhood during the past
few months by men who can have the
means to bring it to the highest state
of cultivation In the growing Of ap.
pies. The orchard area is growing in
all directions east and west as we'll as
south, and spring will see more activ-
ity in Hood River valley than lit has
known at any time In its history.