The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-09-08
THE APPLES ARE SOLD.

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The Hood River apple crop has
been sold for this season, again to
Steinhardt & Kelly, of New York, who
have made speciality of Hood River
apples for the past two years. The
prices and small details of the trans
action have not been made public, but
it was satisfactory to the directors OF
the Apple Growers Union which has
made very good deals with the same
firm for two seasons past. This deal
was probably the biggest single sale
of boxed apples ever made and the
total amount of money which will
come into the valley for several hun
dred carloads of apples will be in the
neighborhood of half million dollars.
1t is the first sale Of the entire crop
of big district and it will probably
be the only out right sale made this
year. A wonderful testimonial to
the faith in the Hood River growers
and their product was given last week
when one man came in to the valley,
remained less than "a hours and closed
deal for apples aggregating an enor-
nous fortune by which his firm would
make or lose much money according
to ,the quality of the product. The
firm has handled Hood River apples
and they know what they will get for
their money. The question they ask
is How many apples will Hood River
have?" The estimates on record at
the Union Office approximate the crop.
The Emarket conditions then fix the
price for the Hood River standard
products. The price this year will pro-
badly not be, as high as last year when
the crop was unuaslly small, but it
will no doubt be as has been the case
with Hood River apples for the past
ten years, higher than the price paid
for the apples of any other section.
Last year Steinhardt & Kelly mar
keted some Of the Hood River fruit
through the Gibson people, of Chicago,
and it is to be hoped that the same
thing will be done this year on
greater scale. In few years New
York may not take all our apples at
fancy prices when the crop is five
times as great, but there are plenty of
other large cities in the country where
Hood River Spitz has scarcely been
seen and where the apple will meet
great favor at n high price. These
people should be given a.taste so that
the demand will keep ahead of the
supply of world beating product, the |
supply of which is limited to very
small section Of the wide world. Mean
time, the apples are sold for this year.
The grower Is not worrying about |
the price. He knows it will be good.
lie Is going right ahead to put the
touches on the fruit and put |
up, the best back that the consumers
Of apples have ever seen.
Since the above was written the
writer has had an interview with
Manager Sproat and learned that the
sale to Steinhardt & Kelly did not in
clude the entire crop as was at first
reported but that probably the New
York men will get less than one half
of the output of the valley. The
Union will sell the rest of the fancy
apples in various parts Of the country,
scattering them to points where they
will do the most good. A Chicago firm
has already bought 20 cars of Spitzen-
bergs and other sales are under way.
The middle west metropolis is paying
the same prices as did New York, t.
o. b. Hood River, and IL is probable
that the big sale will regulate the
prices for this year in general way.
The Union has used excellent judg-
ment in giving other cities besides
New York and London state of the
Hood River product. The Oregonian
puts II thus:
Hood River, having got all the New
York money. is seeking new market
for its apples"
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