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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1925)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, mi PUBIS - The Peak Load of Oregon Prune Production Is -Near, and the Outlook for Stable Markets at Remunerative Prices on the Average is BrightSmallest Crop on Record This Year i SALEMOREGON ' I I ' ; -THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1925 7 4 cEMIIEI f WIDE Editor Statesman: During and .immediately- fol lowing the war, prices on prunes ruled unusually high. .This :- re sulted 4n heavy plantings, and the prune industry on the coast here has; been confronted with placing laf than Tin a 1 TTs7ai9 1" f ATI- '-fce. i ais an anign proaucuou I combined. Wfth n. nertod of XCftl business ,deoresslonr since AiliA"; has caused i returns to be I rfITishort of satisfactory from th v rowers' standpoint. . . i Taking a general and long per iod ; riew ot the industry, condi- 'tions "today are more; than prom ising. While many new plantings are not yet in bearing and others have not yet reached their maxi mum production, we can now be gin to see the peak load of Ore- i goa, prune production. No plant ings, of consequence hare gone oiit the last three years, and mortal ity of old trees is very high. This is partly doe to the heavy freeze of last winter and partly" to indif fe rent care given many orchards. - As Uhe market is constantly ' wid ening in an endeavor to ; absorb present, laree tonnasres. we mar reasonably expect in the not dis tant future a large outlet to be iiuea oy decreasing .tonnage. Tne i wen inlormed grower is taking i care of, his orchard to the best of his ability, aking for -this turn of the tide. A . r ne BDove remarKs apply omy - movements that will effect the industry over a. long period. y'At short cron of dried fruits Jleswhere or a '"' heaw cron all round will cause temporary se- r irucTiiarinTia. in nrir blatters Rcinj; Ad j anted "High production costs and v a limited export dutlet are addi tional .factors that have kept profits down, but these are grad ually being corected. The adop-tion-of forced air type driers gives promise of lower drying costs and a better quality prune. Wages are slowly being placed on a par ity with orchard income. ' Europe Is not only: recovering from World . war effects, but the consumption or dried fruits is in creasing at a rapid rate. The small country of Finland, with-a population of only 3, 5u0,000 im ports today over 5,000 tons of dried fruits. . This country is typ ical of northern Europe gener ally. Much of this dried fruit comes fromthe Pacific coast here. Factors responsible for this in crease are: reasonable rail-water freight rates, better quality and a ' colser contact ' with buyers in these countries. i The 1925 Oregon, 'Washington prune crop, of approximately 15,000,000 pounds, is one of the lowest on record. Tim sizes are unusually large and the quality very good. M. J. XEWHOUSE.- Manager North Pacific Cooper ative vPrune Exchange. i: Portland; Ore., Oct. 1D2.". (The headquarters of the North Pacific Cooperative Prune Ex change is at 310 Worcester building, Portland. Its brands are the Mistland and Truwest prunes. It is the selling agency for local cooperative prune exchanges all over the prune sections of Oregon. Ed.) noiiii r PiTiiiTinm nUlILflllUHIIUIl j I THE IIOULD OiE The Way It Looks to-Robert C, Paulus, Leading Man v in the Industry : f (Robert CI Paulus, of Robert C. Paulus & Co., leading exporters and sales agents for prunes and in the Salem Fruit Union building J upon the solicitation of the Slogan others fruits,- with their offices editor r yesterday, - dictated the folowing:) j "The .'California , prune market Is weakening, slightly at present. This will not, , however, ' effect Oregon growers very much, on ac- unt of the fact-that it Is esti mated that S5 to 90 percent of nrunes of the northwest are jf out of the hands of growers "Cable advises ' from Hamburg. 4 Rotterdam, Paris and -Havre, France, ,the last few days show a weakening in the market for Bos , nia prunes. - "The weakening of the market in California is reported to be due to the fact that the association has Bold Independent -packers large quantities of prunes which they are now using to fill their earlier orders. 'This iearcs the ' outside growers without immedi ate market and ihe growers are wcakeniag on their idea of values. "Evaporated apple, market in California has also weakened con eiderably. 1 The crop of prunes in Califor nia lis estimated fvarfously from 220,000.000 pounds to 260, 000, 000 pounds, or generaly a little under last year's. The carry over I. " . ' I .... iroiDf tne previous year nas peen cleaned up. I "The Oregon crop as now esti mated will probably not exceed 20,000,000 pounds, including pe-; tites, which will run 2,000,000 to 2,500,000 pounds. Contrary to expectations, the crop, is running practically, straight 3Q's to 40's Some packers are reported to have been" buying . back contracts on 40's to 50's from .the eastern buyers on account of their, inabil ity to fill orders. Early sales on Oregons were made by packers - at very good prices "and prices offered growers were very a tractive, with the re sult that the crop is now practi cally out of the growers hands. The Bosnia crop, vfhtch last year ran about 15.000,000, is now estimated to yield- an exportable surplus of approximately 7,8,000,- 000 pounds. The sizes In Bosnia are running small to medium. while California crop is running mostly to medium. "Oregon petites also are run ning 40!s, 50's and 60's, contrary to general custom. . . - 1 I . -. , - i-n 1 ' ' . ' Miller s Basement Stor mi James Grossley of Portland, Oregon hor4y annonnces that he ts a can-didat-e for the' Kepnbli'can nomina tion for IT. S.' Senator at the Slay, 102Q. PrtmarU-s. "Will 'work' zealously for devel opment of Oregon and support of measures for real benefit of farm ers as suggested by their organ! rations." "Favor World Court and Reform Bcnate Rules" Pd. Adr. l fWj; Convenient ttopovers 'tnroute At so little added cost, include tunny California and the romantic ' scenes of the old South in your Itinerary. : : ' - ' TheWarmWintcrWay . Shasta route to California--Four fine trains daily through service to , Los Angeles via Southern California ; - Express; thence .s . t-y : , Sunset route via El Paso, San An tonio, Houston, to New Orleans. Connects with Southern Pacific steamertoNewYorkarid with trains ' to east and north. .. , Get full particulars today Phona Main 8800. - .O. tu Darling, Agent, Salem, or A. 'A. MIckel, I. F. T. 181 liibrrty St. Pi Annual "Sewing Week" is emphasized this year with a large showing of fabrics in our basement store. "We've added so many new lines to this department that a week devoted to. special display and selling should interest every home dress maker in Salem. An opportunity to save money, COME TODAY! 1,000 Yards Gingham 19c Yard 32-inch good quality school Ging--hams in checks and plaids suit able for many uses colors blue; pink, tan, rose, green, yellow, etc. M A - (Basement; 1,500 Yards Sateen 32c Yard 36-inch good quality Saen in 36 popular colors. For, linings, ; shirtings, bloomers, fancy work, pillow tops, etc. Choose now from this large assortment of colors, j 500 Yards Cretonne 29c Yard Autumn Cretonnes are here priced- speeay low. JNew tie signs, new colorings and a wide variety irom wnicn to cnoose. For fancy work, aprons, com forts, drapes and various other home uses. All Silk Pongee 79c Yard 12 momie imported Pongee in regulation 33 inch widths is to be found here at 79c yard. This quality finds many home uses. Buy it now ! Silk Striped Lingerie Fabrics, 39c Yard Extremely soft in texture these lingerie fabrics fashion into de-f lightful underthings. Such coH ors as peachskin, sunshine, orch-f iH. skv-blue. rose shell, nink. apricot and white. A pencil- stripe of silk adds to their lustre. Best-Percales ; 23c Yard Best Chambric Percales in 36 inch widths and in new Autumn p'atterns and colors. Examine this splendid quality and com- pare its price witn otnerpercaies 1000 Yards of OUTING FLANNEL , h n" M Black Twill for Gym Bloomers 28c Yard Very firm quality of jean twill lie yard j Right now when you need outing flannel comes this sale of 1,000 yards of light and dark fancies at only 11c per yard. Yes it is a leader with us. It was a leader at a certain1 big mill that's why we can pass this unusual good buy on to you. To distribute it to many customers we've placed a limit . of 10 yards. Come - early for this one ! (Basement) j Limit 10 Yards to Customer PEASANT PRINTS : (Rogers and Thompson Silks) Special 19c yard Peasant Prints somewhat resemble Ratine in weave. These are printed similarly to Cretonne and are used for drapes, covers, art work, frocks, screen panels, etc. Very specially priced today at only 19c yard. (Basement) Peggy Cloth 25c Yard Peggy Cloth is excellent for sturdy school wear. We show a complete line of Peggy Cloth patterns in stripes and checks in all the wanted shades. Heavy Bleached Toweling, 20c Yard Now is the time to buy roller and kitchen Towels 18 inch heavy bleached with turkey red borders Glass Toweling 15c Yard . i 15-inch glass Toweling in red and blue checks iand stripes. For tea towels, art work, table run ners, drapes," etc, j Bath Mats 89c Heavy Turkish Bath Mats spec ially priced at 89c. Outfit the batji room now with rugs and save money!. School Serges 23c Yard 30-inch Serge in navy, brpwn, red, grey; green, and tan. For school dresses it has no equal for service at this low price.' School Plaids 59c Yard Small .block check designs in these school serges make them popular for school wear. All the new wanted shades among them. School Plaids 69c Yard At this low price we show quite a range of patterns in , school plaids, reds, tans, blues and novelty mixtures in most pleas ing combinations. School Plaids 98c Yard Part.woorschool plaids in bright plaids and stripes, . very j desir able for either one piece frocks or jumper, dresses. x . All Wool 544nch Skirtings $1.69 Yard All wool 54-inch skirtings at only $1.69 yard will be featured here during sewing week. One' yard is sufficient for skirt for school Miss. All desirable shades. All Wool Tweed Skirtings $2.39 Yard These are ' all wool tweeds in a variety, of novelty mixed colors, plain and striped. Very, service able for office or school wear. m M.1 ft u Oo, Istra 72x84 Indian Blankets go on sale today at $2.48 each. These iare the same .quality we sold earlier H in the season at this price, and as we did not have enough to meet the demand we ordered Another mill 'shipment which we announce for today's sale. Navahopatterns in tan, nut brown; blue,;'rbse, l grey combinations; part wool. We reserve right to limit quantities. (Basement). r - ...- .- - w Special! Another Shipment of Indian Blankets at $24$ I Fancy Bath Towels , t: :n flrl A ' 'if ; :' VH --) ' i:5Sj "' Jacquared TurkisHth oW- . . , .;; . f ; " , . , 1 . els, size 18x38, 5 in rose,3 blue, s - . 11 ! : -'r Jm . tj J . .!JBfds,T;A...f;: - s 1 Good Goods. iy - ; ; v .V " ' J ''' V ' f.'Salein-iLeadmg Department Store ' ' 'r " , ,. ' - v'- ' , ; 36m. iCottonChaUies :i9card New patterns in 35-inch cotton ? Comfort ChaHies.' "Quite a a variety'f torn, which to'choose. . Salein's Leading Department Store 1