Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-27
HIGH PRICES OF GAMERS PACKS
MAKES CANNING NOW SEEM
- NECESSARY.
CHERRIES NOW ON LOCAL
MARKET; PRICES ARE HIGH
Best Information Seems to BE That
Homo Canning Even at High Prices
Of Berries and Fruits, May Be
/. Cheaper Than Timed Fruits-Rasp-
Merry Crop Promises to 30 Large.

= gith the strawberry season practic-
. ended the local cherry crop is now
yming into market. Cherries will be
followed by blackberries and raspbcr-
ries, probably not in quantities before
July 4. Gooseberrles one of the local
bush berry crops Of lesser importance
for canning, are now on the market. A
survey OF these berry crops for can
ming purposes. the quantities and
prices. seem clearly to add weight to
the advice that housewives should can
as large quantities Of home grown
fruits as possible.
All information obtainable on the
subject Of canned fruits seems to be
to the effect that practically all grades
will be high and even higher than they
were last fail and winter. This seems
TO be especially true Of peaches.
Cherries Are High.
Judging by prices current in the first
week Of the cherry crop. there seems to
be no promise that cherries will be
down to pre-war prices at any time
during the picking season. The local
cherry crop Is described as only fair,
because Of heavy rains. Prices local
ly do not seem yet to have become stab
ilized. Various dealers today were ask
ing from SO to 81 a bushel. 1t was said
in the city that growers were offering
cherries at 1925 to $3.50 a basket If
the purchaser would come after them.
There Is promise OF big crop Of
raspberries and blackberries. Locally,
however, neither of these fruits are
ever really cheap. Raspberries seldom
go below &c cents G quart which is at
the rate of 81 a crate. The gooseberry
crop is only fair.
Canned Peaches Out Of Sight.
Information, based on q forecast Of
the peach crop nationally, is that it
Will be one Of the largest in years. This
does not mean that peaches arc going
to be cheap. In fact quite the oppo-
site is likely to be the case. But even
at the prices the housewife will prob
ably have to pay for canning peaches
she probably can save money by can
ming her own as compared with buy
ing peaches In tins. The prediction is
made that the price Of good extra
peaches will be not less than 50 cents
q can.
With large crop the reason for such
a price MAY not readily be understood.
Tie reason peaches may be SO high for
canning purposes is based on the price
at which Gamers are paying for the
crop4now on the trees in the peach
growing states. It Is said that pack
ers are paying growers the highest
prices known in the history Of the
business for this years crop.
Europe Is Fruit Hungry.
One reason, and an important one,
why Gamers are paying record break
ing prices for peaches is said to be
!, und in the tremendous European de-
mand for not only canned peaches but
all sorts Of American canned fruits.
A bulletin on the canning situation
as regards the European demand says:
Europe has been fruit hungry during
the entire period Of the war. All Eu-
rope has practically had to do without
fruit or secure only very small quaint
ties. 1t Is reported that this year there
Is a demand from Europe that would
take practically all the canned fruits
that could be procured if the Gamers
desired to sell all the packs abroad.
The relative situation is the same |
on all other canned fruits and veget- |
abies. We have known Of wholesale |
grocers who have been offered 10 per |
cent advance over their contracts, ir-
Of prices for shipments to |
Europe. This situation has come upon
the market within the last thirty to
,ixty days."
Summed up 1t would seem to be |
good advice to the housewife to say
hat she should can home fruits while
The can.