The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-05-10
BERRY OUTLOOK AT
COMPETITIVE POINTS
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The Davidson Fruit Co. sent out
several letters recently TO get inform.
alton from berry districts that come
into competition with Food River
berries in the markets, and we quote
from theletters as follows;
yam Buren, Ark, Apr 50. -"Rel l.
ing to your favor of the oath, inst.
will say that inasmuch as we have had
very backward spring, we will load
our first car of Strawberries tomorrow
from this point The quality of our
fruit Is only fair; it will average
about as usual ia quality. We will
ship about 2O0 Cars from Van Buren,
and it will be about the 18th before
we finish marketing straw berries here.
| understand that the Fayetteville
and Springdale di tricts will begin
about May 10th and will ship until
about the 25th and will have about
80 cars. Then, southwest Missouri
will begin My information is that
berries in these two latter districts
are exceptionally fine at the present.
Texas is shipping now although they
are having too much rain and are sell
ing at 81. Is (. o. b. shipping station.
We expect to get 81 80 Tor our first car
tomorrow. Our average last year for
the season through was 81, SO per crate
paid the grower which was the lowest
in several years. The prospects are
not as flattering this year as in former
years for us and | anticipate our aver
age for the season will not be more
than that of last year. Mississippi
will finish marketing her crop this
week; then comes Humboldt, Tenn,
but the Mississippi, and Tennessee
berries are shipped mostly to cities
east of the Mississippi River, while
Texas, Arkansas and Missouri market
the principal part of their crops in
cities west of the Mississippi River. "
FIorin, Cal, Apr. 27.-"We beg to
acknowledge receipt of your favor of
the oath and are very glad indeed to
exchange information with you in re-
gard to the crop conditions of the two
districts. We are now shipping out
of here about 1000 to 1900 cases daily.
Next week the dollar varieties start in
in a small way and we will probably
ship straight Car lots about May 7th
to 10th. 1t is just little bit hard for
us to tell just exactly what time the
car-lad shipments will stop; our last
car generally goes forward about the
25th to the 30th of May. We shall in
all probability use Butte and Salt
Lake markets TO" car-lot shipments.
Last year we bumped into you people
in one car at Salt Lake. 1t, however,
was not our fault, as the Salt Lake
merchants did not advise us of any
Hood River stock being on the market
at the time we shipped the car. How
ever it all developed later on, and |
guess from reports with serious con-
sequences to both of us. At any rate
know that last car with us did not
bring much money. The quality of
our dollar berries promises to be the
finest we have ever handled. This is
owing to favorable showers and the
acreage we have on new land, which
is bearing its first crop. However az
yea say, much depends on the wealth
or.
Ssfcoxie, Mo-, Apr. 30.-"I think
we will pick our first berries which
will .only be few crates locally,
about May 18th to l4th, and will be-
gin on car loads about the 18th or
18th, it may be little sooner because
we are having fine weather, and ber-
ries are coming fast. The prospects
now are that we will have good quail
ity of berries, roviding the weather
is favorable, but the quantity will be
about 25 per cent less than last season.
Last season Sarcoxie shipped l35 cars
5lO-24qt. cases. s. ". Missouri or
this section, loaded and shipped about
75O cars, this year, .Sarcoxie will ship
about 100 cars, and S. W. Missouri
about 55O Our season | think will be
over about June 5th. J."
Monett, Mo-, May 3O.-'I think we
will be shipping in car lots by the
10Th of this month. Shipments will
not be so heavy as 1904 and 1905, but
quality will be good. Our heaviest
shipments will be about June lst.
have often heard of the Hood River
berries. ="