Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-01-06
HELD ANNUAL
MEETING
FRUIT & PRODUCE ASSOCIATION
ELECT DIRECTORS.
MANAGERS REPORT OF BUSINESS
Year Has Proved Prosperous for As
sOciatiOn, Despite Fact That Fruit
Markets Were Badly Demoralized
Most of Year.

The Ashland Fruit & Produce AS
sociation held its annual meeting at
the city hall Saturday afternoon.
H. B. Warner, J. .B. Hunter and
NJ. c. Lininger were elected direct
ors, and with c. H. Gillette and E.
B. Hunt will have charge of the bus
mess of the association the coming
year.
The board of managers will meet
tonight to elect president, secre-
tary and other officers, including the
manager. There are seven or eight
applicants for the latter position.
The report of the manager for the
past year showed very good condi-
tion considering the condition of the
fruit markets. The association han
dies the fruit on a commission OF
1-3 per cent. 1t also handles feed
and other supplies, and shows a net
gain of $2,01S, with an expense of
only about $2,7OO.
There are 1,940 shares of stock in
the association, at 81 each, the stock
being owned by 267 stockholders, in
blocks ranging from five to 70 shares
each.
The following is the report of the
manager for the past year:
Business Statement, Season 1912.
Peaches-Alexanders, 1888 boxes
80 sibe and larger; Alexanders. 4S7
boxes 1O2 and X grades; Hale's
Early, 1,133 boxes 80 size and larg-
er; Hale's Early, 275 boxes 1O2 and
\ grades; Early Crawfords, 1870
boxes 80 sizY and larger; Early
Crawfords, 2,22S boxes 1O2 and X
grades; Late Crawfords, Muir and
Clings, 5,419 boxes 80 size and larg-
er; Late Crawfords, Muir and Clings.
lab boxes 102 and X grades; Sal
ways, 5,13S boxes 80 size and larger; :;
Salways, 7S5 boxes 102 and X
grades. Total, 25,731 boxes 80 size
and larger averaged for season SO
cents per box. Total of 20 cars of
peaches.
Berries-Strawberries, 315 crates
averaged $1.60 per crate; Raspber-
ries, 500 crates averaged $1.55 per
crate; Black, 19 crates averaged 81:
Blackberries, 3,972 crates averaged
rs cents per crate; Loganberries.
937 crates averaged $1.05 per crate;
Gooseberries, $50 crates averaged
$1.05 per crate; Currants. SO crates
averaged $1.20 per crate. Total.
$3.50 crates of Is cups to crate, six
carloads.
Cherries-Pie, sc crates averaged
90 cents per 15-cup crate; Sweet,
small, 81 crates averaged rs cents
per 15-cup crate; May Duke, rs
crates averaged 80 cents per 15-box
crate; Black Tartarian, 800 crates
averaged 81 per 15-cup crate; Gov.
Wood, 60 crates averaged 65 cents
per 15-cup crate; Royal Ann. rs
crates averaged S1.20 per 15-cup
crate; Royal Ann, 412 10-pound
boxes averaged, fancy 80 cents.
choice 70 cents per box; Royal Ann.
1877 20-pound boxes averaged s1.1O
per box; Bings, IS 20-pound boxes
averaged $1.25 per box; Bings, 7S4
10-pound boxes averaged soc per
box; Lamberts, 101 20-pound boxes
averaged $1.25 per box; Lamberts,
147 10-pound boxes averaged 80
cents per box; Black Rep, 90 crates
averaged 81 per crate. Total, 2,99S
boxes and crates, making two car
loads.
Grapes-1S3 peach boxes aver
aged 25 cents per box.
Prunes and Plums-717 boxes av-
eraged rs cents per peach box.
Peach Plums-41 boxes averaged
so cents per box.
Nectarines-129 boxes averaged
25 cents per box.
Apricots-31 boxes averaged 70
cents per box.
Crabapples-40 20-pound boxes
averaged 80 cents per box.
Miscellaneous fruits making one
car.
Pears-Sweet, small size, 129
boxes averaged 80 cents per 20
pound box; Bartlett, 760 boxes, we
paid the grower net 1 " cents per
pound; Anjou, 100 boxes we paid
the grower net cents per pound; |;
Butter, 10 boxes we paid the grower
net cent per pound. Total, $50
boxes, making two carloads.
Apples-Fall and winter to date,
$3.50 boxes, making 10 cars.