The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-01
EXCHANGE REVIEWS
N. WIFE. CONTRACT

The Fruit Growers Exchange, or
ganized in 1918 and which has market
ed its fruit continuously since through
the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, has
again signed a contract for::thesscom-
ing year with the Seattle central sales
agency.
1.-The action was taken with the
unanimous consent of our 1877 grower
members" says Kenneth Mckay.
Our cooperative organization has
grown to its present capacity from an
initial membership of Is. We have
been well pleased with the service the
Northwestern Exchange has given US,
and now We are anticipating the afiili-
alton of number of other growers be-
fore the strawberry marketing season
begins"
Accompanied by J. o. Mark and w.
RWarner, iii, members of the Exchange
directorate, Mr.. Mckay has just re-
turned from Seattle, where he attended
IN annual convention of the represent
atives of district cooperative agencies
of growers affiliated with the Seattle
central selling concern.
81 have never attended a meeting
characterized by such lack of dissen-
sion, says the..local manager. Thirty
affiliated growers agencies were rep
resented at the convention, and ] did
not hear man express dissatisfaction
with the past years business. Basing
my predictions on the rally with which
the 1916 apple marketing season is
closing, on the firm business footing
that the Northwestern Fruit Exchange
has gained in the past few yeas and on
the success of its advertising cam
paign in the distribution of the Skoo-
KUN brand of apples, the outlook for
our concern the coming fall seems par
ticularly fiattering.
''It was announced at our convention
that an innovation in handling the
Skookum advertising would be put
into effect the coming fall. Hereto
fore the Exchange has only branded its
extra fancy grade of certain standard
varieties as Skookums. Next season
the fancy grade as well will bear this
label. A tax of 10 cents per box has
been levied against the extra fancy
product in past years to raise an ad-
vertising fund. Next season this as.
sessment, cut to FIVE cents, will be
levied against both the fancy and ex-
ira fancy. Last year the sum of ap-
proximately SIS, 600 was expended by
the Northwestern Fruit Exchange and
its affiliated growers agencies in ad-
vertising Northwestern apples"
The Fruit Growers Exchange has
closed all of its pools for the 1916 crop
except on such varieties as Newtowns
and Spitzenburgs. Gross returns on
the respective grades of the following
varieties have been announced as fol
lows:
Anjou combination of extra
fancy and fancy, l65s and larger. So
per box; l75s and smaller, $1.75; fancy
of 1865 and larger, $1.75; l75s and
smaller, $l.50; choice of 1865 and larg-
er, $l.l0; 175s and smaller, 81.
Comice pears combination of extra
fancy and fancy pack, all sizes, So. 35; ;
fancy, all sizes, So. 10; choice, $l.35.
Bose pears-combination of extra
fancy and fancy, all sizes, 81. 10; choice
81. 10.
Baldwin apples extra fancy, 1855
and larger. $l.20; l75s and smaller, 81 /;
fancy, l63s and larger, 90c; 175s and
smaller, Soc; choice, l63s and larger,
Soc; l75s and smaller, zoe.
Hyde's King-extra fancy, 81. 80 ana
81. 10; fancy, soc straight; choice 70c
straight.
Northern Spy-extra fancy, $l.35
and $l.2O; fancy $l.iO straight; and
choice, 95c and Soc.
Winter Banana--extra fancy, 81. As
and $l.30; fancy $l.20 and $l.10;
choice, 90c and zoe.
The net returns to growers will be
less by an approximate 20 cents per
box, the handling and storage charges,
than the figures given above.