The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-01-17
REPORTS
ON FRUIT SITUATION
Michigan Growers Declare That
Their Peach Crop This Year
Will Be Very Light

Fruit reports from the east, as
brought here by the trade journals,
contain many statements which must
find a ready interest among the fruit
producers of this part of the state of
Washington. Herewith are some of the
statements made which Herald read
ers may fnd to contain information.
Teach Crop Dies First Time
BENTON, HARBOR, Mich.-Al-
ready pessimists are beginning to kill
the Michigan peach crop of 1912.
Growers at cambridge. Benton and
Watervliet report few buds on the
trees, and say that next year there
will be famine of tree bearing pro-
ducts. Such prominent growers as
Robert Sherwood and Roland Morrill,
are quoted. The reason for the short.
age is given as heavy yield in 1911.
Chicago Apples Plentiful
CHICAGO--The more prominent
people In the apple market said they
We're simply resting on their oars.
with little doing and few really active
attempts being made to inject life in
to the present sluggish condition of
the market. The cold weather of late
had had the effect of curtailing sales
to street peddlers, who ordinarily con-
stitute good outlet for common
stock that otherwise moves slowly. In
general, the market was ruling quiet.
with the demand for better grades Of
apples slow and of rather thin volume.
Supplies were reported plentiful In
practically all grades.
General New York Views
NEW YORK-While 1t is generally
admitted by large apple holders that
the movement from storage all over
the country during December was ex-
tremely light and far below expecta-
tions, yet the healthy condition this
week at a number Of points has great
ly stimulated the trade, so that there
are few confirmed pessimists In the
market Based on tho early estimates
of storage which showed over $780,
900 barrels In cold and common stor-
age on Dec. 1, there were probably
| 100000 barrels held on Jan. /, al
| lowing that the holidays took up L.
| 10000 barrels Gan estimate which Is
| believed to be far above the actual
movement) A very large proportion
of the fruit moved in December, how
| ever was from common storage. This
would not have kept well for another
month and had to be sold. Apple
holders who have good fruit that
promises to keep we'll into the spring
are encouraged by this heavy move
ment of the inferior fruit, which
means an earlier carr for the better
grades. The heavy exports for De-
cember have also encouraged apple
holders who are looking forward to a
continued, active foreign demand
through January and February. Again,
during the past two weeks a number
of Interior cities have cleaned up and
are now calling for fruit and this,
coupled with an active southern de-
mand, is taken as an encouraging
sign.
Large Fruit Demand
DETROIT-G. Herbert Taylor of ].
& II. Goodwin. London and Man
chester. England, was here recently
on his return from California, where
he purchased several hundred cars of
Pacific coast apples. Mr.. Taylor is
interested In the Michigan apple and
says II a moderate sized Michigan APP
pie can be sold in London for 4c III
the Increase in consumption would
soon become phenomenal. Five cents
per ID Is the usual retail price for
fancy American fruit Only the hotels
demand the large fruit and this de-
, mand Is limited. California apples
pay SIC per hundred more for freight
to London than Michigan apples. This
is about 32c a box.