Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-28
WARM WEATHER WILL
LOWER FRUIT MARKET
To Members and Friends:


shipping Newtowns and Spitz. Ship
ments have been delayed somewhat
on account of the scarcity of cars,
and while We are well supplied this
morning, there have been days when
we had no cars at all.
We have made sales of fifteen
cars of Newtowns, which are being
delivered to the buyer as fast as
loaded.
AS far as Ben Davis are concerned
we are not in position to take in any
of them, and it is not advisable to
pack them at this time. You should
do nothing with your Ben Davis un-
til you take it up with this office, as
we have no place to ship at this time.
There is still some delay in filling
orders promptly for shook, but the
majority of the growers have been
accommodated without much delay.
Tt the same time, orders have not
been filled as promptly as they
should have been. We have two cars
of shook today and will have more
to deliver by Wednesday or Thurs
day.
! On account of unreasonable warm
weather on all large eastern markets,
the apple market has declined very
materially, and this tends to weaken
the buyers, who at best have been
very timid this season.
We herewith reproduce a summary
of the general conditions October Is.
The source Of this information is as
reliable as any obtainable in the
United States and compiled after
very thorough investigation. We will
have to take it for what 1t is worth:
1T is interesting to note the extent
to which the crop seems to be making
up, and the deal shaping itself in ac-
cordance with the estimates already
sent out.
The situation in New York state
appears somewhat modified since our
last advices of month or six weeks
ago. AS a whole, 1t does not seem
| that tbo nuoIitv mill bo a., 30 tLo
anticipated standard This is not
uniformly true, as the crop seems to
be, at different points, both good and
indifferent, the trouble principally
being that both the good and bad
brought practically the same long
prices. Latest advlces from our cor
respondents In that section are that
the quantity OF the fruit will not be
of the volume anticipated, and that
the so or 90 per cent of last years
crop, which estimate we originally
advocated appears to more nearly
apply. This, however, is the only
section from which advices showing
any substantial difference have been
received.
Virginia and West Virginia fruit.
which is an important factor in this
years deal, is holding out very well
as to the quantity reported. but
weather conditions for a good finish
Of the fruit, especially as to color,
have not been the best. except in the
very best cared for orchards.
New England states and the mid
die west are developing no marked
changes, although the latter Is har-
vesting fruit OF only very mediocre
quality. No change to report in the
box apple districts.
There are several points TO be
noted, however, which, taken as
whole, improve the general outlook
of the apple deal Fall fruit, in many
sections, was marketed almost
month before It's usual time. Follow
ing this precedent very great deal
Of winter fruit was prematurely pick
ed and marketed, so that a good per-
centage Of the entire output has al.
ready gone into consumption con-
sderably earlier than usual
"The purchases which have been
made throughout the country lndi-
cate very general and equal distrl-
button. Middle western buyers have
bought heavily throughout the east.
taking the fruit westward for stor-
age Exporters have also bought
heavily and shipped early from the
Virginia district and an unusually
heavy export movement from New
York state and New England Is also
anticipated.
These facts. as a whole. further
considering that there Is a large per
cent NJ only mediocre fruit TO be mar
keted would indicate that the deal
FOR good fruit should be a good one
There also seems to be many indica-
tions that even mediocre fruit should
find n ready market "