THE OREGON STATESMAN,
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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.)
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nUlILflllUHIIUIl
j I THE IIOULD OiE
The Way It Looks to-Robert
C, Paulus, Leading Man
v in the Industry :
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(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.
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. ' 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.
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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.
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1,500 Yards Sateen
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36-inch good quality Saen in 36
popular colors. For, linings, ;
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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
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iH. skv-blue. rose shell, nink.
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of silk adds to their lustre.
Best-Percales ;
23c Yard
Best Chambric Percales in 36
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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
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and are used for drapes, covers, art work, frocks,
screen panels, etc. Very specially priced today at
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Peggy Cloth
25c Yard
Peggy Cloth is excellent for
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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
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Glass Toweling
15c Yard
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Bath Mats
89c
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School Serges
23c Yard
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School Plaids
59c Yard
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School Plaids
69c Yard
At this low price we show quite
a range of patterns in , school
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School Plaids
98c Yard
Part.woorschool plaids in bright
plaids and stripes, . very j desir
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Skirtings
$1.69 Yard
All wool 54-inch skirtings at only
$1.69 yard will be featured here
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Miss. All desirable shades.
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Skirtings
$2.39 Yard
These are ' all wool tweeds in a
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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
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Another Shipment of Indian Blankets at $24$
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