White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-16
1925 APPLE CROP NEAR
FIVE YEAR AVERAGE


| The u. S. Crop Report for October
LIST says that there is practically nc
change in the estimate of the Wash
ington commercial apple crop. The
present figure is 24,430,0OO bushels
(24,f50,O0o last monthly against 49,
$4,000 last year and 22,575,0jO, the
year average.
The October eeimate for the COM
mercial apple crop in the United States
is 80, 1OC,0 C0 barrels as against 30,40o,-
600 on Sept, LIST, 2S,6oo,000 in 1924
and 30,4Oo0C0 for the S year average,
1920-19z4. This report shows a 0o per
cent decrease over the September es-
innate.
Recent advances in the price of ap-
pies are due to the activity of few
concerns who had sold short says the
Yakima Herald. Extra Fancy Wine
saps were booked some time ago at
$1.75 box f. o.sb. basis. These con-
Germs were unable to buy at prices
enabling them to come out whole and
held out some time to see what mar
ket developments would be.
However with tine growers rcfus-
ing to sell, those having sold short
became uneasy and bought from
growers sufficient tonnage to cover
the orders booked. This activity has
beea in progress tits week. Prices as
high aa $3.50 box have been Eaid to
growers for extra fancy Winesaps.
Purchases at these high figures have
beer. limited and lower values have
ruled on the bulk of the purchases.
Tcp sales en- board of cars so far have
been at 500 a box fer extra fancy.
Some Of The local slippers are view
ing the situation with some misgivings
and regard the advance in price as
not Warranted by market conditions
over the country Others believe that
the market will hold and that price
of 81 box to the growers will bs es-
tab,ished s5S
Tie history Of the apple deal this
year has been soaring prices. Prices
started at relatively low figure and
trading proceeding on Jonattans al
a good rate. Then, it was discovered
that the extra fancy grade in both
Jonathans and Delicious would be
scarce, and the dealers went out to
cover sales made.
This resulted in advancing prices
and not only did Jonathars and De-
licious advance, but other varieties,
including Windsaps, kept trailing on a
soaring market. The high elevation
was reached at the end of last week
and the beginning of this week. This
week was net far gone until dip was
cvd dent and lesser speed ahead.
There appears to be no probability
of d veloring into nose dive.
While activity in Winesaps is great
ly slowed up and the dealers no longer
are flooded with kilograms some oc-
casional trading at prices above So a
box for extra fancy on board cars is
obtaining but it Il on stocks for stor-
age and long tirhe payment and moi
on the usual terms.
Trading is almost to standstill
with practically all the dealers refus-
ing So box which is the offer of the
eastern trade for apples to go into
storage. Scattering sales for cash are
made at So box. Whether the situa-
ton will develop into break is pro-
blcmatical. Most of the dealers believe
that it will not, at least many of the
larger factors indicated yesterday that
they were not to be stampeded into
cutting prices.
When the market was at So box
for extra fancy Winesaps and $2.25 a
box f. O. b. for Delicious of the same
grade, business was brisk, but when
the market SCARED to $3.50 for Wine
saps and $3.50 for Delicious come
backs have been few.
The end Of the week will see the
bulk of the Winesaps off the
trees in the White Bluffs
district. Several of the larger
orchards finished the middle of the
week but with smaller crews in the
smaller orchards the picking was
slower. Most every orchard over ran
the estimates with the result that there
was quite scramble for boxes.
Fred J. Mcconnell, representing the
Acme Fruit Growers was in the val
ley this week and bought few crops
on the basis of S1.8o for Extra fancys.
IN-B-TWEEN