Arizona republican., 1917-11-16
SHIPMENTS IN AND OUT KEEP
 HUME AND D|S TANT MARKETS SUPPLIED THROUGHOUT YEAR
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 end other citrus fruit. The Barker company is especially interested in this fruit by reason that John E. Barker has a forty acre grove in the vicinity of the Camel Back. Upon this tract are raised among the finest or snges. lemons and grapefruit in the valley. As this valley produces fruit several weeks earlier than the earliest fruit produced in California there is an enormous foreign, or eastern de- mand. for it: and the crop Is usually cleaned up at once.
 The Barker company plays an i'm iportant part in the marketing of this crop. being among the chief distribu- ! tors locally and throughout the coun- try and territory directly served by the company. Arizona grape fruit this year appeared about three weeks ago for the first time. The Barker com ! pany was probably the first to place it upon the market and reap the bene- fit of early sales and brisk demand.
 Bananas
 This is Q big item in the produce business. Barker does it's full share of this business. It is the agent here for the Fruit Dispatch company which rushes the bananas through from the growing regions of the south. This company takes particular care in the distribution of its fruit. Its bananas are not picked too early or too late, and 1t figures on shipping time so that the distribution is as near perfect as ir is possible to make it and it is in consequence only the exception when fruit handled by this company reaches destination in poor condition.
 California Apples
 The apple market is such that no one growing center can be depended upon by produce men. The Barker company does a big business in sp- pies, almost the year around, handling apples as they come, from the local stock, to stock from remote Washing .on. But from California comes a huge supply
 For Macdonald & Sons
 Barker is the agent for Macdonald Ss Sons of Wastonville. the great Cali fornia apple town. And in this great California apple town Macdonald & Sons are one of the most important factors. Barker as agent for Mac Donald & Sons distributes the Watson vile apples in every town in the val ley, fin the mining camps, and in fact all over the Barker territory which ex tends as far east as the Warren min ing district.
 Dried Fruits The John r. Barker Produce com pany of course handles full line of dried fruits. It has been tho company's chief concern in this line to secure the best brands for it's customers. These Include figs in packages. Dromedary dates. raisins, prunes. apples. apricots and mince meat.
 Specialists In Eggs
 Barkers have made a speciality in -kggs for years. They have an exclu- sive department with it's own cooling devise for eggs. They have made 8 reputation in this field for the ex- ceTlent quality of eggs put out. Bark CTS Breakfast Brand is well known all over the Barker territory and beyond. This brand means that every egg in the case is of uniform large size, pure white and selected. Beside this brand there is Barker's Select, another fine grade of eggs.
 He employs professional egg can ilers. Every egg sold carries a guar antee.
 Ege-case Fillers
 Closely allied with the wholesale egg business is that of egg case filters. The Barker company handles egg fill CTS in carload lots, which means large and thorough distribution. Local eEgs are handled by Barker whenever Is is possible to get them, but the com ,,zny expresses regret that there are not moro eggs produced in the Salt River valley. At present there are not enough eggs produced to suply a third of the demand. In consequence it is necessary for the large bulk of eggs to come from the outside. Barker gets them from the coast, the north and the east, and ships them here in carload lots
 All Kinds of Nuts
 Barker is supplied with almonds by the California Almond Growers asso- ciation. This company's trade in nuts is extensive. Beside walnuts and all monds there are at present on hand at the Phoenix and Tucson establish u,ents quantities of peanuts, phones, ehestnuts, oceans, coeoanuts, bellotes. Brazil nuts, filberts. hickory nuts, black walnuts. Then there is popcorn, another important factor in winter home comfort closely associated with nuts. The other important dried con- niodities handled by Barker's are chill and chilitepin- They are also distribu- tors for Gulden's prepared mustard.
 Potatoes and Onions
 The potato situation is not always an easy one to keep up with and it requires clever produce man to make his supply balance the demand. But Barker has managed. during a long seige of car shortage. to do his share in maintaining the market. Barker gets potatoes from a number of sources, according to the time of year and the condition of the market. AS said before, valley potatoes come along first These are snapped up almost before they are dug and the bulk of the crop is shipped out of the valley to waiting markets where the potatoes bring the highest price.
 The valley produces also a large and good quality of sweet potatoes. which are found in the market pretty much the year through. Barker, in gowing outside for his potatoes, which he ships here in carloads, seeks the best growing centers of California, Oregon