Arizona republican., 1913-01-08
Salt River Valley Navels Are Sold In New York For $4.46 the Half Box and S7.95 the Whole Box.
THE QUALITY
 THE REASON
Cold Weather Did Not Do the Injury to the Ari- zona Industry That Is Reported from State of California.

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 Salt river valley Washington navel oranges. Desert Beauties brand. in New York yesterday brought the worlds record breaking price of SAG for half boxes, equivalent to $S.92 per whole boxes, also a worlds record This information was brought to Eos ter Rockwell of the Arizona Orange association in a telegram received by him yesterday from the North Amer ican Fruit Exchange. acting as a broker for the local association, which is composed of the growers of the Salt river valley. While oranges from the Salt river valley have frequently brought more than S3.75 per half box, and have even gone to $400, this is the first time that anything like the record price of yesterday has been attained. It speaks volumes for the quality of the fruit sent out from Phoenix and proclaims the superiority of this section for the citrus industry.
 While the telegram to AIr. Rockwell did not give more than the fact of the record breaking price having been secured. it must he evident that senti- fnent does not play part with the big houses of the east in buying or anges and that such prices would never have been offered if the fruit had not possessed superior quality over all other oranges being offered in the metropolis. It is one of the greatest boosts Arizona in general and the Salt river valley in particular could have secured.
 Incidently the recent unprecedented cold spell has brought to light some facts which must appeal to every grower in the face of the dspiriting influence of freezing weather. The picking of the orange crop of the Salt river valley had been practically completed. not more than five per cent Of the total production for the season remaining upon the frees at the time of the falling of the temper ature. It is true that the small amount remaining unpicked will be largely a loss, it is equally true that the aggre- gate loss is insignificant in compari- son to the value of the years crop Figuring that the ninety five per cent already picked and marketed brought exceptionally good prices, it would be easy to say that there was really nc loss for it seems that Arizona or anges as q whole this season brought at least five per cent more than they have In previous seasons.
 There is no denying that freezing weather is experienced in the Sal river valley occasionally. The weather bureau announces that the tempera ture night before last went to seven teen degrees above zero. Througt a typographical error in the Repub lican yesterday morning it was made to appear that the offical report O the weather bureau indicated drol of seven degrees. But this temDera ture was recorded at the beginnint of the second week in January, a tim' when the orange crop is practically out of the way.
 All growers. even those in California acknowledge that the Arizona oranges ripen from six to eight weeks in ad vance of those of California. Tine Sal river valley does not experience freez ing weather until January or later, i at all, and this is at a time WheI the fruit has been pretty general, marketed.
 The recent cold spell was a greate menace to the young trees, particular ly the yearlings, than to any Othe branch of the orange industry. E. the use of smudges. the burning oil the running of water through tn ditches between the rows of tree and by many other means, the grower of the valley kept injury to growin trees down to a minimum.
 The situation in the Salt river valle was quite the reverse of that Whicl obtained pretty generally throughou California where the orange crop i always from six weeks to two month later in maturing than in AriZanC There. it is estimated that but abOu five per cent of the crop had bee picked. ninety five per cent remain ing upon the trees. With tempera lures ranging all the way from te above zero to four and six belo' zerO this ninety five per cent is re ported practically a total loss. Bul letins sent out yesterday from val ious sections of California admitte that the only consolation that remain ed for the growers was the fact tht the price of oranges must witness
 big jump in consequence of the short age occasioned by the withdraw; from the market of this big per cen age of the years crop.
 Some people say that colder weath' has not been experienced in the Sa river valley since 1890 than that of u last night of two. Others say 1t
 more than thirty years since an.