Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-11-22

carloads OIL lenOuS, OF liS ioi 6So'
= total supply of citrus fruits ever mar
keted in the United States and Can
ada, we're consumed during the
l 1929 season in these two coun-
tries, according to the annual report
of E. G. Dezell, General Manager OF
the California Fruit Growers Elk
change, Los Angeles, which was is
sued today.
OF this quantity, California ship
ped 5O,966 carloads of oranges and
:; grape fruit and Sal cars of lemons,
figured on a basis Of 400 boxes to the
car. it Is reported. Shipments thru
the California Fruit Growers Ex-
change during the year ending Octo-
Der 81, 1928, were 5000 cars of
oranges and grapefruit, and $3.50
cars of lemons, making total OF
1888 cars, or 1873 per cent of the
entire citrus fruit shipments from
the state, as compared with 6S.7 per
cent for the previous season.
Expressed in terms of boxes, Ex-
change shipments for this season
totaled 14,645.070 boxes of oranges
and grapefruit, and 3,212,347 boxes
of lemons; and brought an estimat-
ed value of s55,223,45O +. 0. b. cars
California, with delivered value to
the wholesale trade of $81,25S, 1859,
1t Is announced
California's total returns for her
citrus crops this season, based on
Exchange figures, would be SILL
OO7,7O5, with a delivered value of
sos, 4S6,5O6, including S34,47S,S00
for freight and refrigerator charges.
The effects of the January, 1922
cold spell made California shipments
for the past season somewhat less
than the bumper crop year of 1920
FL, and particularly lessened lemon
according to Mr.. Dezell, |
but Florida shipments were much |
larger than in any previous year and
Will iuupOIth VI OlduSoo anu GRAPE
fruit from Porto Rico and Cuba,
Satsumas from Japan, lemons from
Italy, and the citrus production in !
Arizona, Texas, Louisiana and Ala
bama gave total that Is larger than
any previous citrus crop marketed in
this country. In addition to compe-
tition from other citrus crops the
California crop was marketed in the
face of heavy deciduous crop.
1.-THE successful marketing of this
great volume, proves the extent to
which the public's desire has been
nealthful fruits stated Mr.. Dezell.
1.-THE supplies of oranges and grape
fruit have trebled in the last twenty
years, while the population of the
United States and Canada has in
creased only about one-third Thru
imported handling methods, broader
distribution and intensive educa-
tionaI work with the consumers, the
demand for citrus fruits has kept
pace with the increased supplies;
they are available every day in the
year and have become a staple with
tn trade and part of the daily diet
Of the public
A recent cut in freight rate, grant
ed by the Western and Southern car
riers, will reduce the freight bill
on the total California orange crop
over $3,000,000 annually. The re-
duced rate which amounts to about
IA cents box except on New York
shipments was made effective De-
,ember 1923, in time to apply to
all of the coming seasons
'rop. Additional refrigerator equip !
nent furnished this state during the
past season resulted in the move l.
nent Of this heavy crop with less
difficulties than in most previous .
'ears 1t is 'eported.