The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-22
APPLE OUTLOOK
THIS SEASON

The following reports in the New
York Trade Journal give some of the
advanced views on this seasons crop
and prices:
Interest in the new apple season,
which is now opening, Is growing
more intense with each succeeding
day and practically all of the large
apeI ators are in receipt of large
volume OF correspondence from the
principal apple producing sections,
regarding the outlook for the season,
upon which they will partially base
ther operations. A great deal yet
depends upon the development of
the crop aud the class OF truit that is
packed, etc., but 1t is quite evident
now that the operators who are the
best posted are not gong TO enter the
deal with very high ideas OF prices,
and 1t also looks as though there will
be plenty OF apples this year to go
round.
One of the largest operators In New
York, favored a Journal representa-
tive with a file OF reports secured
during the past few weeks, some OF
which have been received by the
Journal direct. upon which he based
the following interview regarding the
outlook:
''Generaly speaking, the apple crop
will be we'll distributed throughout
the principal apple producing sec
tiops of the United States, there not
being very large crop in any section
OF the country, with the exception OF
the Hudson river valley,u In western
New York, but there will be larger
crop of other varieties, especially
Greetings, and the crop in this sec
tion OF the state, as whole, will be
within ten per cent of that OF last
year. Hudson river promises a full
crop this year, the total amount OF
barreled apples in New York state
will be considerably larger this
season than it was last.
In the New England states reports
indicate that there will be fair crop
in each state, including Vermont and
Maine, which latter two had hardly
any apples last year. In Virginia
there wiI be 40 to 81 per cent OF a
crop. reports from several orchards
being obtained that will ship from 400
to 500 barrels each. While this will
not mean that the crop In Virginia Is
large, there will be a good many lar
rels TOR shipment where last year the
crop was small.
AS Virginia and Hudson river
apple come in early, prices for this
fruit are likely to be low, when gath
cred. In addition, as western New
York has big crop of Greetings,
which aie worth very little on the
market when gathered and are used
chiefly TOR storage purposes, 1t looks
as though prices for these will also be
cheap.
In Missouri and Kansas reports
generally indicate that there will be
about 25 per cent of crop, but as
the orchards 10 these states are very
large, they will pack apples in CON-
mercial quantities, some orchards
being able to ship from 1900 to 8, ,00C
barrels. For the past two years Mis-
souri, and Kansas have had practically y
no apples to ship, so their contribu.
tion to the general supply will thei G
fore be considerably felt.
While as stated, the supply OF ap.
piles will not be great In any me Sec
tiop. all sections will have local
supply and thus diminish competition
In one section, and as the apple deal
ers have not made enough during the
past season to Offset their losses oi
the year previous, they may be expec'
ted to enter the deal cautiously.
ThejI action will depend largely upon
the manner in which the crop devel'
opes and upon the kind OF PACK
they can secure.
Regarding box apples, the situation
is more clearly defined, as many o
the western states are already giving
estimates of their probable shipments.
Colorado reports that there will bt
600 cars from that state, and 81
Washington and Oregon report that
they will ship about the same quan
tity of apples as the last year, the
indications are that there will be {
greater supply of box apples, taken al
a whole, than during the previous
season. As the box apples did moi
move very freely last year, 1t is moi
likely that prices will be any better. '
While tie above comes from th'
viewpoint OF the operator, 1t will b
interesting to the growers, as lndioat
ing the game as it is viewed from th'
standpoint of the other fellow. .
course when the International Appl
Shippers Convention meets at Buf
falo. on August 3, the reports OBJ
tained by their members will be gon
over and estimates Rivec. The Grow
ers Congress will su0teqt ntly NEE
and give out reports which are Ire
gently In very great conflict there
with, 1t always being the purpose o
the buyers to get their truit as chea
ss they can and of the growers to Re
all that they can possibly secure TO
their fruit, but it does net appea
with the present outlook that price
will open v,ry high this year, thong
IL the crop turns out to be smslle
than Ia anticipated and the operator
get too anxious for supplies, 1t ma
be that they will pay higher price
than the season warrants and tha
they will get some more of the med
cine they received during the seaso
of year ago. One old dealer II
marked to Journal representative ]
discussing the matter that II 1t turne
out to be small crop year, it woul
be almost sure to be bad year fo
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