The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-11-09
EARLY APPLE MAR
KET UNFAVORABLE

(From San Francisco Federal Lanc
Bank Bulletin)
Early varieties of apples in this dis
trict have been harvested and mar,
keted. Harvesting of the later vari
eties of apples in the Pacific North.
west began during September. The
apple crop in that section of the dis.
trict is reported TO be smaller in uuan.
tity and poorer in quality than normal,
having suffered particularly from cod.
ling moth injury.
Shipments of boxed apples from this
district during the l922-l923 season tc
date, have been small as compared
with the same period of the 192i-l922
season.
Early varieties of apples were mar
keted under favorable conditions The
competition of other fruits was keen.
an abundant crop of early apples was
produced in eastern states, and the
purchasing power of a large group of
consumers was reduced by strikes then
obtaining. Prices obtained were re-
ported to be from 20 to 60 cents per
box lower than prices prevailing a year
ago, and the margin between cost of
production and net return to the grow
er narrow. Commercial factors in the
Pacific Northwest report that apple
prices have increased slightly since the
middle of September. During the first
two weeks of October, fancy grade
Jonathan apples were quoted at 81. 35
per box t. o. b. Spokane. One wear
ago. the same variety and grade of
apples sold for 81. 75 per box.
with the exception of grapes, the
bulk of the deciduous fruit crop of
California has now been shipped.
Shipments of grapes from California
during the 1922 season. to October 6.
totaled 19, 465 cars compared with
l6,942 cars shipped during the same
period a year ago. A shortage of re.
frigerator cars has seriously hampered
the grape shipping movement during
the past month. II is now estimated
that the available supply of cars will
meet approximately rs per cent Of the
requirements of shippers, and that the
total movement of grapes from Cali. |
fornia will accordingly be less than
80. 600 cars, compared with early season
estimates of shipments totalng 40, 600
ears.
Price returns 10 growers for Caljfor-
MIA deciduous fruits have been lower
turing the 1922 season than during the
previous year. In general, YIELDS of
Iruit IN all sections of the United States
we're large and shipments to eastern II
markets were abnormally heavy. Grow
srs OF both wine and table grapes who
rave been able to ship their product
lave received favorable returns. The
market for this fruit has strengthened /
Is the season progressed.
Commercial factors report that trad
ng in canned and dried California
Tuits has increased during the past
month. A large part of the pack hes
ilready been sold. most Of the remain
nR stocks are reported to be firmly
cid. and in general the opening prices
4 the principal packers are being
maintained or have been revised up-
yard.
During September. 1.l46 cars Of or
nges and AS cars Of lemons were
hipped from California, as compared
nth z, 542 cars Of oranges and S88 cars
I lemons shipped during the same
lonth last year. Smaller quantities
re shipped this season as a result of
be destructive frosts earlier in the
ear. Oranges Of desirable size and
1alitY were freely purchased At high
flces. Hot weather and small sup
lies Of lemons caused prices for the II
liter to advance rapidly. II