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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
3
Special correspondent notes scant raspberries in Blairgowrie due to spring frost and dry spell. Pickers face low earnings with some strikes for higher pay. Wages rise for piece work, markets unsatisfactory as exports show low tonnage and prices slide from 42 to 20–30 pounds per ton. small harvest leads to limited gross tonnage this year.
Warm weather and showers aid harvesting across three provinces. Manitoba yields look down versus initial hopes. Saskatchewan crops improve, especially western areas. Alberta reports excellent crops with strong hay and forage. Market notes cover fruit prices, pear and tomato conditions, packing quality, and shipping remarks from Ontario and B C.
Tomato season is in earnest with shipments into the prairie market from East and West. Local grown tomatoes are offered in Regina and Saskatoon. Experienced packing affects price as overripe stock in some cars lowers value.
The U S Department of Agriculture announced a general quarantine on all fruits and vegetables entering the United States after November 1 this year with Canada excepted. The aim is to prevent entry of foreign fruits and melons that have been important commercial factors. exceptions may be made for special shipments at the department’s discretion.
Regina market report notes late week supplies were short and business slow. Last three days arrivals were heavier with fair demand and no notable features. Car arrivals Aug 23 to 29 include five apples five mixed fruit and vegetables one crabapple imported one mixed fruit one pear one prune one peach one grape.
The Saskatoon market reports ample fruit supplies including Prunes peaches and Bartlett pears with many in fine condition. Imported apples Blueberries and Crab apples appear in varying quality with wholesale prices listed for Gravenstein Wealthy and other varieties around two to three dollars per case.
A fragment lists assorted fruits and vegetables with prices and notes on quality. Items include peaches, berries, onions, cucumbers, apples, prunes, oranges, and bananas with various grades and imports. Dates refer to crab arrivals and market samples, indicating a bustling wholesale or grocery display.
Aug 30 report from Edmonton notes dull wholesale trade and slow movement of imports. Traders report shrinking shipments, low spirits on several commodities, and price declines. Arrivals list minor fruit and vegetables from British Columbia and Ontario, including tomatoes and pears.
Calgary listings show mixed fruit and produce arrivals by region. California brings canteloupes and pears, Washington supplies mixed fruit and prunes, peaches, Oregon reports plums. The table notes fruit variety counts across the period.
The September Rod and Gun issue highlights hunting and outdoor articles by Rev W A Bradley and others, plus practical pieces on birch-bark use and canoe travel in Quebec. It includes a gun and ammunition focus, a Buffalo article, and a run of regular columnists. Canada’s trade shows strong gains with exports rising to 994,543,449 and imports up 132,225,379 in the year ending June.
The Vancouver market notes no charges this week with tomatoes selling around 30 cents per crate and higher prices for others. Prime fruit holds a fragile position as prices vary with supply. brown rot trouble affects the Lower Mainland alongside strong Washington peach imports and limited Bartlett apples from B C. Significant imports include apples pears oranges grapes and cantaloupes while some lots are condemned for Colling Moth Infestation.
National Railway officials from the Winnipeg division met at Port Arther and Port William to discuss maximizing grain dispatch efficiency on the Canadian National Railways. The Neebing Terminal was inspected during the head of the lakes visit.
A Scottish skipper recalls empty sailings on trips from Canton to Hong Kong as locals note the fifth, fourteenth, and twenty third days as unlucky for voyages. After recognizing the superstition the routes resumed normal passenger and cargo surges.
The Terminal Grain Company is organized in Vancouver British Columbia with 100000 dollars authorized capital and A H Galena as president to build an elevator there. Construction of the first unit will be commenced shortly.
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