Smyrna times., 1925-07-08
BUYERS IN MANY STATES EAGER
FOR DELAWARE CHOICE APPLES
REPLIES ABOUT FINE FRUIT
FROM THE COMMISSION HOUSES

REPLIES ABOUT FINE FRUIT
FROM THE COMMISSION HOUSES
U. S. Inspection Helps-One of the |
Most Vital Details of Marketing the
Apple Crop is Inspection of Fruit
Early apples from Delaware, which
promise to be the best ever turned out
by orchards in this state will be more
widely distributed this year than ever
before in the states history. Prices
which also indicate a very strong de-
mand for the fruit promise to bring
to the growers the best returns they
have ever received for a crop of early
varieties, according to reports made
to Wilmer T. DericksOn, Director of
the Bureau of Markets of the State
Board of Agriculture. Ten days ago,
Mr.. DericksOn sent to 500 commission
men and dealers in fruits throughout
the country a letter describing the fine
early aples that Delaware would have
this year. Last week Mr.. DencksOn
received replies from two score of the
biggest commission houses dealing in
fruits in Philadelphia, New York, BOs-
ton, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Detroit, CO.
lumbus and many other of the larger
cities of the East and middle west.
Nearly every house asked him to for
ward to them the name of a few
growers or brokers with whom the
house might get into communication
and try the early Delaware apples.
| To each letter of inquiry, Mr.. Der
ickson sent practically the same re-
ply. This in substance was that he
was inclOsing the names of a few
| growers, but that his department was
not authorized to act in the capacity
of broker, but that he was distribu-
ting the names of all apple growers
among the letters of inquiry. In thi.
way he serves the state impartially.
The big response to his letter o.
announcement was most gratifying t
himself and the officials of the Stat
Board of Agriculture and it will un
:. doubtedly, these officials believe, al,
re Delaware growers in obtaining nev
ii99 and better markets for the fruit.
t. t. High Prices Expected for our Grower
D. Delaware's crop is expected to OBJ
ne tain the highest prices ever realize
g., from an early crop because of mar
in IN ket conditions throughout the cOuntr
.r- In New York and Pennsylvania tn
or late freezes and in Maryland an
other states other causes have pract
cally eliminated the crop of early az
It., Piles. This combined with the faC
=. that this year there is no stock of al
Piles on hand here which the grower
aIo would want to get rid of first, make
the early crop in stronger demand.
Last year the season for earle
- started with the price at $1.75
bushel hamper, but within a week Il
market fell to a dollar and sometim,
6S l5s to less and it never recovered. As
result dollar a bushel was about Il
est average price last summer for ear
apples.
md Today some growers are selling e
III ira early apples at from 81 to $40
hamper, but a conservative averal
is S1.75. Because of the reasO
stated, it IS not expected that t
market will fall much below the ST..
vI marx, which would give the grove
a splendid profit. The price will u
doubtedly fluctuate throughout Jul
but the average for the crop Is c
pected to be close to $1.75.
While some early apples of t
Transparent variety have alrea
gone forward, the crop will not sta
to move vigorously until this wet
July /, is the date for the beginni
Of the crop but like other crops Il
year in Delaware and due to the {
normal weather of the spring
early apples are a few days ahead
= schedule.
Rain "Sizes" Fruit Very Material
Growers had been worrying abb
U the need of rain to "size" up the ca
fruit but the showers of the p
two weeks did much good, althOu
) more rain would have been accep