Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-27
oREGoN's PRUNE CROP.
eix Hundred Carloads VIII BE Sent
East This Season-0,7OO,OOO
Pounds Dried by Tillson
a. Company.

w. C. Tillson, In speaking to a
Journal reporter last evening OF the
prune situation In oregon, said
''There Is practically no sale for the
fruit at present, owing to the fnan-
cial disturbances, and the dealers
are not making any prices on the
products. have every confidence
in the prices OF prunes, for at the
present time there Is but compar-
atively small amount OF pmnes In
the hands OF the dealers. The latcs.
report from California shows that
over one-half of the stock which was
on the market on the first day OF
May OF this year has been sold,
which shows that the situation 10
very promising. AS l said, i do not
look for any immediate movement
OF the prune crop. but when the
money condition has been adjusted
the market will open strong"
Mr.. Tillson stated that his Arm had
dried 100000 pounds OF prunes in
its establishments in this city and
in Roseburg during this season while
the output OF 1906 in round num-
bers amounted to 100000 pounds.
Authorities state that the prune
shipment 20 eastern points will this
year exceed that OF any other year
in the history OF the industry. The
prune dealers OF oregon will ship
out OF the state this season at least
10000 pounds more OF the dried
prodnct that was exported in 1906
C. A. Malboeuf, district agent for
the Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany is quoted by the Albany Herald
as giving some interesting statistics
on the growth OF oregon's prune
shipping industry during the past
few years. The article In part is as
follows:
According TO Mr.. Malboeuf the
Southern Pacific. which handles tnC
entire prune product of Oregon, vii
send east this season 24,0O0,OOt
pounds OF dried prunes. or 600 car
loads. Last year 100000 pounds
or 425 carloads were shipped frou
this state. This product win bring
about 81, l,6SO.OO0 into Oregon at th'
present wholesale price in New York
"Lasselle Brothers. of this city
Mr.. Malboeuf says, are the larges
individual prune shippers in tn
state, and will ship 1000. 900 poMnd
out of the state by the close of tn
shipping season which will end Il
about two weeks. This firm has al
ready shipped 100000 pounds O
dried prunes out of the state. Tn
large proportion of Lassele Brothers
product. as well as In the cases q
other Oregon shippers, was sold o
contracts made before the 'openin
OF the season. The freight on Las
sere Brothers shipment alone ha
netted the Southern Pacific line
over $4,000, II is said.
"a fortunate thing for orego
prune shippers this year. mas pee
the expediency with which the Soutl
ern Pacific has been able to furnis
them with cars for transportatin
their dried product. The prune shit
ping season in Oregon this year
from four TO five weeks ahead
last year, and now the bulk OF IN
crop has been moved and dispose
OF. BY November 10. of this yea
Mr.. Malboeut states that the raj
road has moved 65 per cent of th
entire crop Of prunes, whereas las
year at the corresponding time, b.
as per cent OF the crop had bee
shipped, This fact alone has save
Oregon prune shippers thousands
dollars. The financial iurry, wit
the consequent break In mark'
prices. coming at the time II dix