La Junta tribune., 1914-10-03
CANTALoUPEs ON THE BUN.
0sowers win Do Wen II They Az
erage 10 ceaes pr Crasc for he
Beasoa's Ghlpmeats.

J. o. Wood. who has been repre-
ssnting the members OF the Ia Jun
u Cantaloupe Association In Chica-
90 and New York and other eastern
markets. sincs the first shipment
was made, returned homo last sun
day morning. Mr.. Wood 10 not
very much enthused over the pros
pect. He had ninety-fiye acres in
cantaloupes and shipped 10000
crates. and says he will Be satisfied.
although not contented. II he av-
erases 10 cents per crate. This will
b enough 70 pay for the crates and
sxpsnss Of shipping. but that u all.
The cantaloupss were In fine con-
dition. too. There vas not . single
complaint on ovsesips or green mel
ons. and They ought 70 have brought
TOP Drices. and In many instances La
Junta melons did bring from s TO
10 cents per crate moro than those
shipped from other sections Of the
Arkansas Valley. probably for the
reason that Mr.. Wood was on u
ground TO make the deal.
Cantaloupss. - we'll % peaches.
apples. and all other kinds Of fruit.
wsrs . drug on the market. In Chi
caso. New York. and all the other
large cities. and no one was able to
give any good reason for Il. Peaches
were selling in New York for IS
cents . bushsl. apples for 30 cents
. barrel. and Q ten pound basket Of
grapes rstailed for 3 cents. One
New York commission man tried 70
induce Mr.. Wood 70 guy . carload
Of Concord grapes and ship them
out 70 L. Junta. claiming that he
could make . barrel Of money On
he deal. TAsss baszets retail b
La Junta for - eents.
Oae New York comnissioa ns4
~ ~ var Dcehahly haA ssns-
th1ng - - v1th ~ slnck de6i1b1
Sos IN kinds of fruit and especially
caataloupss. In prsvious ysass this
commission nan had sold on an AZ
srass st lsast s.see crates Of can
taloupss every day 70 tAs stsamships
that left New York. Uadsr ordin-
asy coaditioas at lsast tvsnty stsam.
sAips leave the port Of New York
every day. bat siscs ths var was In
augurated. practically no steamships
have left that port. There are sbout
see crates Of eaataioupss In . car
and $500 esatss would mean tArse
carloads every day. Or ninssy cars
for The psrlo1 os tias that he can.
talouDs shiDDlng season lasted. This
less aloas would have . vssy serious
effect o. ~ eaataioups MARKET u
that city. Mr. Woo1 says that caa-
taleuDss wess retaillng in New Yest
q ~ rate q tvo for Is csats. aa1
h sp0s a ths highteasd rsseas.
saats ~ Dsies vas 3s csats for half
. eaaea1o9pe.
Il 5ssts sAippsl lss casieaAs q
eastnloaDeo dur1ag ths ssasoa. Ths
flfse - vas sh1DDs1 - Auguse leu
aa1 ~ ~ eas = oseasnbss istA.
WA ~. W6o1 sUeesosd hodns
thsee vess tvsaev lAses eass seill
cot aa1 bslag ~ = vasSeus Nc
eas1esa e1tlss b ~ hoos that Q
nasase veull 1svsoeo ~ thsn. Ths
eass weee lises1bute1 - Sollers:
CAleaoo 8. Nev Yesk Z. Desosa I.
Pstasbuss :. Nv os9sans !. WasA.
iAgtea :. celaabss !. Clsslaaasl 1.
Akssa !. l1sapAls I. lonGAvi1ls 3.
Thsse eass vsss bslag ~ h ~
hsDe tAat nashet sso11tleos veoll
inoeoVe. 0oe easseo1 = Nv Yosh
sesl shis vesk q ~ saAs q % esoos
Sss seas1se1s 80 os esass fss -
-.
O. Thuss1ay q this vesk. \. 4.
oeeea. tssasDfse g ~ asses1oa1oa.
ssssevs1 returns - - sasleo1s.
vhleA Ieevsu ~ en- sl1ll eue Thses
~ ears svssaOs1 olso . ~. vAlea
vesll ~ ~ osouss g - svssaOs
abeat 20 esaes ~ eg1oe. ~ sgaass.
vraoolaG paDes. 81 an1Do1ng -
toneos. ~ - - ~ o10Uos =
o1oue . esats ~ eFaee. AZ - ~
49, ovee ~ aneune = ~Deoelt:.
-enoe = Dssvillno - = vil1lag -
1oonoD - 1obee. lneogs1e = lsvoGo.
- = ~ fasn. 80 ~ - ~
eo1os onG01onelal - neo-oG1ooo1ol
UDona1o ~ ~ ineoo1e1 = ~
O1UU11o g . onaoaleu0e ~
~ 0G1nO ooeenal - ~ ~
- 1GooGl ooWoVes. 80 \ = =
Soo1v = eVoonnoo ~ ~ 0goo4 g
- enn1n1ouDo nDoves = - on1oDp
~ y - G1ooool suDe. plone -
G1goo1v on1ogUn0 = 0ahe . h)1o1n0
<-<~<. 1-1@n. - -->n~a~nnrnn -