The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-11-05
EASTERN APPLE MAR
KETS ARE DISCUSSED

While the apple marketing situation
In New York is not the rosiest at the
present time, operators hope to see
hetter conditions prevailing later IN
the season. Conditions are discussed IN
ihe following dispatch from the me-
iropolis to the Oregonisn.
HF. Davidson, Of Hood River ar
rived IN New York City last Saturday
10 handle the selling Of the apples OF
tbe North Pacific Fruit Distributors.
ne arrives at the time Of a crisis In
lie fruit market. During the first two
Veoks in October, Jonathan apples ar
r.ved from the northwestern fruit dis
triets in had condition and had to be
thrown upon the market at once. Ihis
caused a deluge that resulted IN what
might be termed a panic. Price per
box were as low as 90 cents.
The apples that arrived in poor con-
dition had been shipped under ventila-
tion. but not under ice. The freight on
apples in carload quantities from Port
land TO New York City, is 80 cents
box without ice and 60 cents box
with ice. The unexpected wave OF
warm weather ripened the fruit beyond
the stage which they could have been
put into cold storage.
The injury was not restricted TO tne
shippers of the Jonathans, but to all
growers of apples, because Of the panic
ID caused commission men and the spec
ulators. The owners of cold storage
nlants do not know what to expect and
therefore are not buying as heavily as
normally.
1.-THE most encouraging feature OF the
annie situation from the viewpoint OF
the western grower, says A. h.
Brown. manager of the Stewart Fruit
Company, ''is that the eastern growers
are not picking their apples. nave
lust returned from trip through New
York state and have seen orchard after
orchard where the hogs have been
turned in. Considerable quantities are
heing shipped loose in carload lots. The
destruction of so much fruit will leave
the markets in better shape later in
the season.
There are both optimists and pessl-
mists among the fruit operators. MI.
Kelly, of Steinhardt d Kelly, was
found in his accustomed seat on stool
in front of the business Office of the
firm. surrounded by few cronies. IL
was a scene which one would expect
at Punkendorf station, but not in the
center of New York at the establish
ment that buys more northwestern ap-
Piles than any other.
"The growers will have to be salts
fed with not making any money on
their apples this season., SAID Mr..
Kelly. "The reason for low prices Is
not SO much the cutting off OF foreign
markets as the cutting down OF the
consumers, here in New York. There
are 25, 600 clerks out of employment
over in Wall street. They cannot buy
fancy apples. Those who have theli
positions are not inclined to spend as
much as usual. All are conservative.
"It is an old stock argument, but
true nevertheless, says Arthur Rulee,
manager of the North American Fruit
Exchange, "that low prices greatly In
crease the consumption and advertise
the product among great numbers oi
people. -
Mr.. Rule is strong believer in sell.
ing rs per cent of the fruit at the best
market price obtainable at the time II
Genes on the market. Due to grea'
many cars having been sold fob. al
shipping point, MIR. Rule says that tn
Northwest Fruit Exchange which h'
represents is in a comparatively Tor
tunate position at this crisis. "Th'
tramp cars which come into the mar
ket, unsod, are responsible for th'
present situation, he says.