The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-06
FRUIT AT It's PRIME
California Fruit Market is From
Two to Three Weeks Later
This Year.
MICHIGAN HAS BIG GRAPE CROP

housewivesHof the city realize that
pears and peaches purchased by the
box are very cheap right at the pres
ent time. The fruit market has pre-
sented a rather unusual situation this
season and the fact that fruit could
not be bought at reasonable prices
when in an ordinary season, it is
plentiful and cheap has led the con-
sumers generally to think that the
present season is a poor one to buy
fruit. This, however, is decidedly not
the case. The California fruit sea-
son this year is from two to three
weeks later than usual and peaches,
pears, oranges, etc., are coming in in
splendid quality and quantity.
The housewife who is interested
in having the best for winter at the
cheapest posi- BILE price should not ov-
erlook the opportunity the market is
going to offer during the next few
weeks. Naturally there has been lit
tie change in fruit prices when they
are bought by the dozen or in other
small quantities but purchased by the
secured. There is going to be plen-
tiful supply of grapes at reasonable
prices when the Michigan Concords
come in. ~-.- -. -
Michigan has an unusually large
crop of excellent grapes this year.
The early supply of apples would in
dictate that there is going to be a
wealth of this popular fruit during
the coming months. The first sup
ply of. erabapples is now the wane
ply of crabapples is now on the wane
and the mealy apples are making
The Montana crabapple crop will,
however, be on the market in about
ten days and plentiful supply Of
high quality fruit may be expected
according to reports received regard
ing the crop. Last year all of the APP
Piles were received from the west.
This year Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin,
southern Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin,
southern Minnesota, in fact that
group of states known as the central
states are furnishing splendid sup
ply. The plum season is now on the
wane, but there are still some fine
Italian plums, ideal for canning and
preserving purposes on the market.
There is not going to be. any low
prices on canned or pressed fruit
during the coming winter owing to
the fierce competition during the ear
ly season between the big canning
companies, evaporatedg fruit scompa-
MES and pressed fruit concerns. In
their eagerness to get the supply Of
fruit, the competitors bid the price
away up for the early fruit SO that
canned goods are going to cost the
jobber stiff price and the consumer
will also come in for like price in
case he must buy canned goods. The
advantage therefore in buying the
pears and peaches at their present
low prices is very evident.
The Bartlett pears from California
and Washington are on the market
and the season for the alberta and
Crawford peaches from Washington
is also at hand. Last year Texas fur
nished $4,000 cars of peaches, while
this year only 20 per cent of crop
is being furnished. The Texas crop,
however, has no especial effect on To-
cal markets except in so far, as to
influence the price of early fruit.
Peaches during the early season were
scarce and high, but they are now
plentiful and reasonable. The GEN.
trail states are showing much larger
crop of fruit than last year which is
having it's influence on the market.
1t is not often that the fruit crop
is underestimate as it has been this
year, but this mistake on the part
of the big concerns means that the
consumer will get the benefit and the
unexpected quantity of fruit will be
given to the consumer at lower
prices. The value of fruit as food is
too we'll known for the consumer to
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