The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
APPLE MARKET PROSPECTS
NEED NO BULUNC
During Past Ten Days Conditions Have Changed Ma
terialy and Association Manager Expects Prices but
Little Short Of that of Last Year Winesaps Will
Bring 1925 to $25O-Peaches Contracted for 44c
Delicious, $500.
Spitzenberg, $3.50.
Winesaps, 1925.
Jonathan 50 90

Spitzenberg, $3.50.
Winesaps, 1925.
Jonathan, $500.
Stayman Winesaps, $500.
Arkansas Blacks, $500.
Rome Beauty, $1.75.
These are approximately the fig
of the Wenatchee Valley Fruit
Growers Association, expect to be
the ruling prices here this fall for
apples. In the main Mr.. Holcomb
figures that the prices will be about
% cents lower per box on all grades
than last year. During the past ten
days there has been an appreciate
stiffening in the idea of prices. Sew
eral big Eastern buyers have been
in the valley and while they are not
quoting prices, state that they would
not expect to pay the high prices of
last year, yet state that they want
the Wenatchee valley apples, and
when the time comes, they will be
in the market for them.
Mr.. Holcomb has been in close
touch with the fruit organizations
in the other Northwest fruit centers
and from all sources comes the re-
port of bullish tendencies. In let
ter from Hood River yesterday Mr.
Holcomb states that the manager of
the association there wrote that he
were going to ask but $3.50 for
Jonathan and at that place they eX-
pected to get 81. Early in the sea-
son the big dealers expressed belief
that this year Winesaps would be
selling for 1925 to $3.50, but as
the marketing season draws near, it
is evident that these figures are
away below what this variety will
bring About the first of the month
the Seattle commission men expect
to send north quite consignment
of apples for the Alaskan trade.
This will consist of the partially de-
veloped fruit and this is expected
to bring from 1925 to $3.50 per
box, and will consist mostly of Jona-
thans and Rome Beauties.
Neither J. B. Lanham, repre-
senting Wagner & Sons, nor NJ. c.
Michels, of the Gibson Fruit COM
pany, are willing to quote probable
prices. Conrad Rose is not placing
his figures quite so high as that of
Mr. Holcomb, yet Mr.. Rose states
that he expects that the prices will
rule high, but not quite so high as
that of last year, but high enough
to make the fruit crop of the valley
a very valuable one.
Contracted Peaches at 44c.
Last spring the Wenatchee Valley
Fruit Growers Association made an
effort to tie up as many Alberta
anu pSdCACo do pooSlblC,
believing that the association would
be able to command a good price.
The association did not secure as
many peaches as desired but, true
to its prophecy, the management has
secured fine prices for what peaches
are controlled by the association.
During the past several weeks a
large quantity of Albertas was con-
tracted for at "A cents net to the
grower. A great many more could
be sold at this price if obtainable.
All in all, it looks as though the
prices Of peaches were going to be
very satisfactory. The local associ-
alton is working with Yakima and
the big dealers of Utah to some eX-
tent to prevent the flooding of the
Eastern market with peaches, and
the necessity of having to dispose of
them by the auction process.