The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-08-15
HOOD RIVER APPLES
FOR VLADIVOSTOK

The following from the Oregonian
shows the growing favor Of Hood Riv-
er apples among the buyers OF choice
fruit for export:
d. S. Yagdjoglou. of the commits.
sion house Of Yagdjoulou Bros Vlad-
ivostok, Siberia, who virtually has
made Portland his home since his ar.
rival in the United Staets little
more than year ago, has already
contracted for considerable portion OF
the Oregon apples he will ship to the
far off Russian port In the Orient
during the next few months. He has
closed a deal for about 5000 Eoxes of
early Hood River apples. They rep
resent the output Of one orchard and
wers contracted for at 81. % box. as
picked from the trees
Because of the long distance they
must be shipped Mr.. Yagdjoulou in
sists on furnishing his own kind Of
boxes and packing material, this ad-
ding about 50 cents to the cost OF each
box. The later apples will bring
much higher price, and though some
varieties have already been contract
ed tor at fancy figures, Mr.. Yagdjou
lou refuses to disclose at this time,
the price he is paying.
During the present season he ex-
poets to contract for about l5, 600, and
possibly 10000 boxes of Hood River
apples, all TO be shipped to Vladivos-
tok. He will ship much larger
amount of the fruit this year than
last, when he bought about ii car
loads or something like 5000 boxes.
This years buying will aggregate
more than $40, 900 at conservative
estimate.
Mr.. Yagdyoulou declares that the
experiences of his firm has disclosed
the fact that Russia will buy very few
apples from the Japanese growers In
the future, though they have patro
nized them steadily In the past. This
is due to a number of causes. In the
first place the Japanese apples will
not keep, they have little OF no aro-
ma, and more impoI tant still, little
or no taste, which in the epiourean
code of Russian Is objectionable.
The Hood River varieties which
find ready demand In the Siberian
market, and which stand the long
shipment without much damage, are
the Winesaps, the Yellow Newtowns,
the Ben Davis, the Ortley and Hyde's
King, the last named variety keeping
better than any of the others.
81 already have closed deal for
about 5000 boxes OF Hood River ap-
plse," said Mr.. Yagdyoulou, yester-
day, "and will purcase from Is, 600 to
~, 900 boxes all tcld before the season
is over. l have found that IL pays
to get only the very best grades and
| expect to pay fancy prices for all l
buy. In fact, inteni to pay more
than the market price tor the very
best apples simply to assure myself
that get first quality fruit.
"This year | shall also ship to
Vlsdivostok about five carloads OF
California oranges, about 10, 600 OF
20, 900 boxes of Italian oranges, which
are much cheaper than the California
varieties, and about rs, 900 boxes OF
Italian lemons. | will not buy any
California lemons. They are too ex-
pensive.
"This year we shall increase heavi-
ly our orders OF dried and canned
fruits, but we shalt not experiment
further with watermelons. Last year
| tried to chip large consignment of
melons to Siberia, but we lost large
sum of money, which we must charge
to experience. We found that the on
ly way to keep watermelons is to pack
them so that they can get the benefit
of the motion of the ship at sea.
Leave watermelon In one position
for 10 or 10 days and the juice will
settle to the bottom allowing the up
per portion to dry up and the lower
to become soggy, thus spelling the
entire melon. II they could be turned
every two OF three days 1t would not
only preserve the melon but add tc |
its flavor.
''We are always taking big chances
in shipping fruit from this country |
the 1000 miles to Vladivostok. For |
instance, we route the Hood River
apples from the orchards to Portland,
from Portland to Seattle, from Seattle
to Vancouver, from Vancouver to Ja-
pan and from Japanese ports to Vlad-
ivostok. Apples have to be packed |
with marvellous care to stand all that
handling. We also ship some direct
from here, some from San Francisco,
some from Seattle In addition to what
is sent from Vancouver.
Yagdyoulou Bros. have the largest
commission house In Vladivostok and
act as jobbers tor the retail trade
thu oughout the whole Siber ian terri
tory. Some of the Hood River apples
bought here will be shipped 1000 or
5000 miles inland after they have trav-
eled the 7000.mile journey to the
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