La Junta tribune., 1914-08-29
CaxrALoUPE sllIPsmNTs.

CANTALOUPE slllFNWNTS.
~ 1unta Will Break An Records for
Caatalospe ehlpnents This Year
-Fifty Cars Ghippsd Thns Ear.
/ La Junta will break all records for
the shipment Of cantaloupes from the
loeal station this year. In less than
tyo weeks the growers around La
nnts have shipped fifty cars. and
tle shipping season has just been In
FNpgurated. The first carload ship
Qent this year was made ON August
Ath. Last year II was August 36th
hefcre the first carload shipment was
nade. Up to August 36th. this year.
t1lrty-seven cars had been shipped
lsom La Junta. % compared to one
Ilaet year ON that date. Last year La
Junta shipped lOl carloads Of can
taloupes to the eastern markets. This
year II will be double that number II
not more.
| Returns from the first car shipped
we're received by Treasurer steen last
sunday morning. There were sol
crates In the first car this year. and
els In the first car last year. The
Average net price per crate received
fpn the first carload shipment this
gear was 80 cents. and last year Il
vas Just . fraction above that
amount. One crate OF white meats
n the first carload shipment this
yesr brought 81 per crate. The
stahdard crates OF twelve melons
each. In the first carload shipment.
brought 80 cents. the specials IS
cents. and the pGnies - cents.
| The fact that the one crate Of white
heats brought 81 per crate Is some
thins for our local melon growers to
ponder over. In this first carload
shipment Il 10 reported that the white
meats were In excellent condition.
much better than the pink meats.
| and the fact that the white meats
brought tArss times the price Of The
| tlnk mean = sensAias fee ths nelea
Igrossrs = to1lk on6oG Hiftoop
esrr ~ nee1Q \ sg
the ssttsd gem. sad ths waits
meat" Of tbs brand was Of the mosl
delicious flavor. finding ready mar
ket always at fabulous prices. There
are 10 cantaIoupss o. this descsip-
tioe ID he Afkaasas Valley today.
Il leshs q though ths famous Rocky
Posd'' has bssa breedsd 70 death and
all os III good qualities entirely
eliminatsd.
rosty.nine growers are shippins
iron the La Junta station at the pres.
ent time. The forty-nine growers
have 33s acres In cantaloupes. the
tracts rangias In size from one acre
to twsaty- acres. There ara
twelve tracts Of ten acres OF more.
aud two Of one acre. the remaining
tracts being moro than one and len
than tsa acres. Ssvsn carloads were
shlp0ed last Tuesday night. which
Is TIE largest shipment In one day
thus far.
pifty-one carloads Of cantaloupes
had bssa shipped from L. Junta up
10 Thursdsy night. Returns have
l'ssa rscsived from tho second and
third ears. but owing 70 the glut In
the MARKET. the psice was not 70
GOOD. The net returns averaging
about - cents per crate.
! rrom sixty 70 seventy carloads Of
cantaloupes have becn shipped out
of ths valley every day during the
east week. aad reports from the lead.
Ing dlsasibutins centers are that
prices ars In . very bad way. not
i'eiag eaough In most cases 70 pay
freight and commiasion charges.
connlssion men have been psylns
~ advance Of from 10 70 - cents.
but onnounesd early In the week that
no advance would b. paid. Many
srewess announced that they would
fse1 ~ casesloupss 70 thsis hogs
10 pssssesaes 70 shipplas psovidias
10 advance money was paiA. o.
sceouse q he slutsed cosdltlos oi
the masAss csnsefs II will ~ aeces.
sasy Soe tAs growess 70 shlp theis
ne)ees . eoasissasNs q they waai
. 49, q al1.
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