The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-17
cool. WEATHER MAY
AFFECT PEACH CROP
Possibility That Retarding of Crop
May Increase the
Price

Opinion is divided among the ex-
perts as TO eactly what effect the pre-
vailing cold weather is to have on
the peach crop. By some it is well
coined as providing a means for es-
Gaping the vigorous competition that
now exists, as our peach crop being
season of maturity. is competing with
the tag end of the Texas crop, and
also with a bumper Colorado crop, in
the Chicago markets. Many think
the cool weather will retard the
peaches sufficiently to let the Yakima
product in on the ground floor all
alone. where it can pick up all the
peach money there is. with no other
contestants in the field.
Others, not so sanguine, maintain
that cold weather is not peach wea-
ther and that If it continues very
long as chilly as it has been since
Sunday afternoon, that the quality
of the peaches will be affected so
that the price will decline even with
out competition from the other Sec
lions.
Chicago conditions show a slight
advance in peaches. Denney & Com
pany give out the following with re-
spect to the market there;
We beg to advise 25 cars Of decid-
uous fruits We're offered and sold at
auction today, consisting of six and
one half cars peaches, eight cars
pears, two and one half cars plums,
seven cars Malagas and one car Seed
lpcS Tho
fruit was reasonably good. with the
exception of Malagas.
Attendance at safe was good, de-
mand active and prices about the
same as yesterday, with slight adj
vance on peaches, pears also a trif1e
higher. Peaches consisted of Sus-
quehannas, Elbertas, Crawfords and
a few Clings. There were seven cars
OF California Bartlett pears and one
car of Rogue River Bartletts, which
was the first car offered from Rogue
River. Quality and pack OF this car
was good, but size was extremely
large. When pears sell at present
prices the trade prefer slightly
sized pear. Plums and prunes con-
sisted of Giants, Gross, Grand Duke
and few Keseys, all of which were
In good condition. The Malagas
were all from the Fresno district. two
cars OF which We're reasonably good.
other f1ve cars were immature and not
sufficiently sugared. one car of
Seedless grapes was fine quality and
condition. There were a few boxes
of Gravenstein apples in one Of the
California cars. These were only of
fair quality, rather unattractive on
account or poor color.
alberta peaches sid from S5c to
csc, Crawfords 75c to S5c, Susque-
hannas from Use to s5c, Cling Stones
zoe to $1.10, averaged about soc. Cali
fornla Bartletts sold from S2.2O to
$2.70, averaged s2.45. Car of Rogue
River sold at S255. Grand Duke
piums sold at $3.50 to s2.15, Hungaf r.
ians $40 to $40, Giants $3.50 to
$40, Kelseys s1.25 to $3.50. One
lot OF extra large brought $500. The
good cars of Malagas sold from s1.2O
to $1.35, fur cars rather Dor quality
sid at CSC to $1.10, averaged about
sl.oO. Car Seedless sold at $40.
Receipts of fruit grown in nearby
territory extremely light, few apples
and peaches coming forward and
prices very f1rnl, quality generally
poor. Quite liberal receipts of can
taloupes are now moving from In
diana and Illinois, selling at low
prices. Quality is only ordinary.
Weather cool and pleasant and de-
mand for all kinds of fruits and vege-
tables very active.