White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-01-11
SAYS EXPORT DEMAND
IS HELPING APPLE DEAL
lYakin.a Herald

Demand for Winesap apples tor
export increased slightly. Monday.
Whether i or not this foreshadows
further business is not known. The
calf for such fruit slackened short
time ago and the little fury Monday,
which may not mean much, was the
first change in the situation in 10
days.
The asking prices on five-tier Wine
saps are 1.35 box for extra fancy,
$1.10 to $l.15 for fancy and IS cents
to 80 cents for c grade. The offers
are running S to 10 cents a box
below these quotations and the trade
is insistent on getting the fruit for
less than the prices named here.
The domestic markets as yet are
not taking Winesaps freely. One OF
the reasons for this is that the eastern
trade has not speculated in this variety
this season and the shipping and
distribution is largely straight ner-
chandising deal, each variety being
taken in its proper season.
An interesting development is the
calling Of certain big markets for
five-tier Winesap apples, which has
not occurred this season until this
time. The demand for Winter Nelis
pears in, the domestic market has in
creased somewhat.
In considering the apple market
situation no crepe hanging is JUS
titled for the growers are receiving
more money for their fruit than in
any season when the northwest had
big crop, according to F. F. Stubs
of the Stubs Fruit, & Cold Storage
company. When the tremendous ex.
pansion Of the export movement is
considered and what it will mean il
the future visualized. the. outlook
for the industry in the northwest i:
bright, he declared. - T
"An cash buyers paid $1.1o, 8.
cents and so cents box for the
three grades of Jonathans, net te
the grower, and s1.40, S1.15 and 90
cents box for Winesaps, net to them
without any handling charges o,
storage costs being deducted from
what the growers received" Mr.
Stubs said.
Many growers have reported their
grades and sizes fair and have shown
far return on their fruit. Where
the apples were small and of infe-
rior quality returns were rather dis
appointing.
I'm spite Of the record tonnage Of
nearly 1900 cars in the Yakima
valley and nearly 10000 cars in tn.
akotao <-sc 4, x,<
so far this year received more 70,
their fruit than in any season O
large production. Fruit men and bank
ers have been greatly surprised tina
| the fruit has been passed on and ha,
Brought higher prices than it did il
1923. ~
"The large volume in which ap.
pies have been exported this season
has much to do with this satisfac-
tory situation. If a year should
come when the crop is light and
the same export demand exists, the
price would be increased IS to sc
cents a box. Apparently the grow.
ers do not realize this.
eff the same export situation ex
listed this year as in 1928, the grow
ers would not be receiving $1.10 ;
box net for five-tier extra fancy Wine
saps. Due to the fact that we have
been working up a tremendous ex
port business and many new markets
have opened up to our fruit, the for
eign trade is taking as many apple.
as the Yakima valley produces in al
average year.
"1f any region will get the benefit
of this increased export demand TO,
apples, that is the northwest. Ter
years ago, no one had any idea tina
exports would amount to as much
as they do now. Five or six year.
ago consignment was the rule, while
this, year a great quantity is being
sold for cash. The possibilities fo
expansion Of the export trade il
great and hundreds of markets hav'
not been opened as yet. We hav'
had no solicitors abroad, yet this trad
has come to us.
THE export markets are calling
for better quality of fruit and w
should therefore keep our package vi
to standard"