The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-14
change. the total shipments up to and

change, the total shipments up to and
including December "a, 1911, were but
10000 boxes short of the season pre-
yious, to the same date. After the
Christmas trade was over in the mar
kets, there was no glut anywhere.
Had shipments ceased the 18th of De-
cember, there would have been no
stock in the markets and shipments
could have been resumed the first of
January at So per box f. o. b. shipping
point, and there would have been no
break thereafter with properly regu-
lated shipments.
The market advanced from the be-
ginning of the Christmas movement,
and barring the period which was
required to dispose of the stock that
was shipped after the 18th of De-
cember and which reached market in
a badly decayed condition, the market
again advanced to 81, and there was
no break to the end of the season.
Looking over the market of the citrus
crop of this state, this was marvellous.
Although the shipments for the sea-
son, 1901 up to Christmas exceed.
ed the shipments of 1912 only 1907
900 boxes, the markets were paralyz-
ed in December, and did not recover
There was a dead market for sixty
days, during a. period when large
shipments could have been moved at
satisfactory prices, had consumers
not been Disguised with the green
fruit that had been forced on the
market
From the issue of October %, 1911,
of the Florida Produce News (see
pink sheet, / take the following
statement, and it must be borne in
mind that this sheet is the mouth
piece of the opposition to the Ex-
change:
Extracts from Pink Sheet, Oct 27, 1911
THE public meeting of independ
ent orange growers called for next
Saturday, November 4, at Orlando,
promises to bring to the front the
strongest factors in the citrus in
dustry of the state. Never before
have growers been so thoroughly
aroused to the dangers surrounding
them. Many who in the past have
simply watched the program of the
Exchange in silence, observing it's
work step by step are now lined up
with the most determined opponents
of the present management Of that or
ganization.
THE Exchanges lettergram print
ed in hundreds, even thousands, of
newspapers from California to Maine,
has literally started a flame of re-
sentiment"
at is now up to the Independents
to try at least to stay the bad effects
of the Exchanges program. The Or
lando meeting will be we'll attended
by experienced growers, many of
whom have many thousands of dol
lars invested in the industry"
"a loss of Csc on each box on a
100000 box crop means growers will
lars for the results of the Exchanges
brilliant lettergram. And there are
observing dealers who believe that
the crop will not average within Is
cents as much as it did during the
past season, comparing like condi
tons month by month
mo sane receiver who has ever
handled oranges wants green fruit.
He knows full we'll that buyers once
they find they have been caught" will
fight shy of the next sale This hurts
the receiver as well as the shipper"
1.-The following statements of aver
ages by months for oranges marketed
through the Florida Citrus Exchange
during the season 1901 and 1912
are enlightening. That claim estab-
lished the value of the Pink Sheet
as prophet. At the expiration of
this marketing season, the Exchange
will have handled 100000 boxes of cit
rus fruits for its constituents