The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
APPLE GROWERS COME
TO TERMS OF BUYERS
Deadlock Had Threatened to Become Serious
Prices Lower Than Last Year, as Dealers
Will Not Take Chances
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Winchester, Va, September 1.-THE
deadlock between the applegrowers of
Winchester and Frederick county and
the buyers from distance, which
threatened to become serious, was
broken yesterday when l.. r.. Calvert,
OF Lockport, u. T., bought seven OF the
largest orchards In the county. The
price paid for great majority OF
these apples was $2.75 per barrel for
No 1 apples on the cars. 1t is stated
that the orchard of Lee Bender G. Co..
Mt White Hall, this county containing
5000 barrels OF apples, was sold to
Watson & Co. for $3.50 a barrel, at
the cars, and that a number of the
largest orchards OF Berkeley county
have been sold for $3.50 for No. l
fruit 1t was declared yesterday af-
ternoon by men we'll Informed that
present prospects are that even the
very best Of fruit Will not bring over
SO barrel, and that the average price
will be $2.75. The buyers from the
large commercial centres say they paid
too high prices last season and lost
heavily. and that they cannot afford
to run such risks again. They told
the local growers that they need not
expect unusually high prices for their
orchard products, as they could not be
marketed at fancy figures. Rather
than let the apples perish on the
ground, the local men decided to sell
at more reasonable prices. Now that
the deadlock has been broken. 1t is
expected that practically all the or
chards Will have been sold by the end
of this week. at prices quoted above,
although 1t is likely the best grades
OF NewtoWn pippins Will command
higher figures.
Even should John Paul, OF Harrison
burg, get the nomination as the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
Seventh Congressional District at the
Charlottesville convention on Wednes-
day, 1t will not be unanimous on the
first ballot. as there will be other can
didates. The Frederick county Repub-
1icans. at their convention held here
yesterday. instructed their delegates
to vote for Hugh S. Lupton. OF this
county. but the Winchester delegates
Will vote for John Paul. Both con-
Sentions were silent when 1t came to
The matter OF indorsing the present Re-
publican administration. and no sug-
sestion was made about offering reso-
lutions In view OF the fact that there
have been so many uprisings N tho
tahho olaSS tiIc 1dlL
began.
Shenandoah county viii! send TWO
delegates to the Charlottesville con-
yentIon. as there is much strife among
the various factions in that section,
and the leaders OF each are now fur
Their apart than ever before. When
the county convention was held
at Edinburg. the Logan Hutcheson-
Spiker-Eowman faction got control and
appointed five members on tho COM
mittes on credentials, and giving the
Davis Huffman faction only two mem
bers on the committee. When this be-
came known, the Davis people left
the hall and held a convention OF their
own. naming delegates and full
county Organization. They also passed
resolutions. in6orstng every shade o!
Republicantsn, to the end that none
81 the standpatters or insurgents be
offended. The Loganites passed no
resolutions whatever. Tic Shenand oar
contest viii be fought out on the floor
Of the convention, and IL is said that
many old scores will have to be set
tied before harmony can be restored.
Last week Winchester school book
dealer sent out notices TO the effect
that he would give 5 per cent. discount
on ell cash purchases of books and
school supplies and when some one
GENT a copy of his advertisement to the
publishers he received letters in the
next mail. advising him that unless
ouch sales were discontinued he would
not be supplied with books in the
future. 1t is the dealers intention
to take the matter up with the State
Board of Education. as he was under
The impression that no minimum price
t,1n No =
board. and that it would be 10, the in
terests Of the school children to buy
their books chearly as possible.
Richard w. Holmes. of Strasburs.
who was arrested at Harrisonburg
last week and taken to Hagerstown
on charge OF stealing watch and
IS in money from a fellow boarder at
lodging house, has confessed that he
stole the watch and pawned it in Har-
rlsonburg. but denies stealing the
money. He has been held for the grand
jury. Holiness wife is now in Grafton,
w. Va.
Many improvements have been made
to the buildings and grounds Of the
sheandoah Valley Agricultural Society
In Winchester during the summer in
GLIDING the erection of a larger grand
stand. and more money has been APP
propriated for premiums at tie annual
fair, which is to be held on September
20, p and 22, concluding with large
sale OF live stock on the 23d This
years fair Will be the societys forty
first annual exhibition.
Tho Winchester branch OF the So