The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-08-27
APPLE News OF
CURRENT Interest

A report from Rochester, the center
Of the western New York apple belt,
says:
Apple buyers are making no race
this year for the orchards in western
New York. en- the contrary they are
going slow, knowing that it is early,
the crop is large and there is plenty
of time between now and harvest to
secure their supplies. They refuse to
be stampeded by the growers like they
we're last year aud are simply scout
ing about, getting line on conditions
and securing growers views as to
prices. There seems to be no differ
enoe of opinion about the crop. Both
growers and dealers ale of the opin-
ion that the yield will be good and
the quality fac, but this unanimity
of opinion is missing in regard to the
price. The growers and operators are
divided on this question, more so
than last year when the growers ex-
pectations of high price we're turned
into realization by The keen bid ling
OF the latter.
The York state members Of the In
ternational Apple Shippers Associa-
ton returned from the Niagara Falls
convention firmly imbued with the
belief that the outlook for large ap-
pie crop justified the establishment of
a low price, not too low to be unprofit-
able to the grower, but promising a
reasonable profit to the jobber and re.
taller, and making it possible to place
the fruit in the hands of the consumer
so that the public can afford to eat
plenty of apples. The popular price
which the apple buyers in this Sec
tion now have in mind is 81 for the
fruit or 81 80 f. 0. b. In view of the
large crops in the heavy commercial
producing districts these figures are
considered Ey them t) be sane and
equitable. At this price they figure
that everybody in the deal can make
money, the grower, he shipper, the
jobber and the retailer, while the
consumer can have plenty of apples
all winter at reasonable figure.
The outlook for apples in tie Or
leans county is favorable. While
there will be no large crops, almost
every orchard has some variety show.
ing up we'll and this years yield will
show in bulk trifle better than last
year. Greenings will be great deal
heavier, but Baldw ps will be lighter.
From present indications the truil
will be so per cent better in quality
than last srason aud both the growers
and buyers are going to make point
to see that only worthy apples go i1tt
the barrels. There is good deal o'
talk about prices, but no big sales
have been made. Growers would like
to get 50 per tarrel for No l Baldwins
aud Greenings, bnt buyers are conser
vatiVe. The probability is that fruit
aud standard fall varieties will sell al
the way trom 81 25 to 81 pei barrel.
The Rochester market has been az
active center for ample sales this week
Hundreds OF barrels aud bnshel boxes
OF eHrIy varietias have been nnloaded
here with rather depressing influ'
enca on prices. lhe market on The
best fruit has declined to 81 oO bar
rel. while good deal OF the stock has
not brought more than 81 80. Mucl
poor fruit has sold at from 70 to Al
cents bushel.
Hudson River Crop 20 Per Cent.
After careful survey of the apple
orchards along the Hudson liver,
feel that safe estimate of the croT
cannot be placed vt above % per cert,
says u special dispatch to the frnl'
Trade journal. AS the readers of th,
journal are aware the trees tlosSomec
we'll, but for some reason that tht
growers themselves are unable TO dis
cover, the fruit has not matured anc
the apples are still dropping from th'
trees In many orchards. The apples
are also not showing very gooi quail
ity. :,
Pears are a very heavy crop, on
they are also dropping badly, TN
farmers finding 1t necessary 10 p'c'
them from under the trees This &c
counts for the large shipments nov
being made to New York. Every tree,
however, is covered with pears, and