The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-19
SEIG BALK
FROM CHICAGO
APPLE BUYERS SAID TO BE BULLISH
Export Of Fruit will be Limited Because
Of War Hood River Takes HOnOrs
al Green Fruit Exhibit

"Apple men are just a little bullish
at the present time" says Wilmer
Sieg, who returned last Thursday night
from Chicago, where he attended the
annual convention of the international
Apple Shippers Association. "fhere
is a spirit Of optimism among the trade
that is really running a little ahead Of
the general financial conditions of the
country.
MIR. Sieg says that not much is ex-
pected from the export trade this year.
Practically the only shipments abroad
will 90 to England Whatever fruit
reaches the Continent must 90 by way
of Holland or into the North Sea-, and
the risk and cost will be so great as to
preclude most of such cargoes of APP
pies.
From the present outlook the New
town market in England will be fair. :"
he says. However, this market must
not be fed as generously as on former
seasons. The British government has
ruled absolutely against reshipments
from England to Holland ports or to
the North Sea, and il the market 10
glutted, the price will slump, for there
will be no way of unloading the excess
fruit on the Continent as on former
years.
Last year a good quantity of the
apples shipped from Hood River to
England were reshipped and ultimately
found their way to German markets.
I'VE will have TO take the chance OF
having our shipments to England reach
their destination in poor condition, IL
climatic conditions are unfavorable !;
for we will not be able to secure cold
storage space. All such space will be
used for shipments of meats and other
perishable foodstutfs. and the rate
charged is far heavier than apple ship
ments could bear, even if the space
were available. Any fruit that goes
to neutral ports in neutral ships is liza
BILE to be delayed for inspection. We
had trouble of this kind last season. -
While many purchases of fruit are
being reported from other districts,
Hood River has sold but 20 cars Of
early apples, the fruit to be shipped to
South American points.
81 notice that the growers Of We
natchee, says MIR. Sieg, who are not
organized as we are here, where our
Association, controlling a large portion
to the tonnage, is able to put it to the
markets gradually, are selling their
fruit rapidly at from 81 to $l.25 per
box Because of the long delay in re-
ceiving poor returns last season, this
real money looks good TO them now.
But we here at Hood River are going
| f. hsa bat kaf ff,r ss1x
make any heavy sales. "
Mr.. Sieg says that the pear market
over the country is in rather poor con-
dition. Large volumes of poor fruit
are beginning to roll TO central mar.
kets, ;" he says, ION account of slump
in the canning business. However, we
are expecting Hood River pears to
bring in fair returns, for the fruit waf
never of better quality. Our Bartlettt
are now rolling. We have shipped oui
about five carloads.
MIR. Sieg says that Hood River grow
ers are to be congratulated on theil
local terminal facilities. 81 know OF
no district in the entire country that II
better able to take care of its product
than Hood River" he says. "Thit
feature appeals to me more forcefully
every time go away and see the con.
ditions of other districts. Hood River
with her enormous storage space is ablt
to hold her apples edvantageously."
Hood River greer. fruit shown at the
convention by Mr.. Sieg took second
prize. The first prize went to Wagner
& Co., of Wenatchee, who made spe
ciaI disulav. Hood Rivers DrjZe was
really first in the.district class. Wenat
chez, proper. won third prize. thus be
ing second for the districts.