. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. August, 1921 BETTER FRUIT Page 17 Shortage of Apple Boxes Probable THE habit of pre-financing fruit box deals by box manufacturers of the Pa- cific Northwest to growers and dealers will, it feems, this season mean a shortage of apple boxes. For months past manufacturers have urged the advance buying of apple boxes in order to more evenly distribute the manu- facturing and delivery of the heavy de- mand that is made on manufacturers dur- ing the closing months of the season when picking and harvesting of apples in the Northwest is at the peak. To encourage early b
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. August, 1921 BETTER FRUIT Page 17 Shortage of Apple Boxes Probable THE habit of pre-financing fruit box deals by box manufacturers of the Pa- cific Northwest to growers and dealers will, it feems, this season mean a shortage of apple boxes. For months past manufacturers have urged the advance buying of apple boxes in order to more evenly distribute the manu- facturing and delivery of the heavy de- mand that is made on manufacturers dur- ing the closing months of the season when picking and harvesting of apples in the Northwest is at the peak. To encourage early buying, make for a more even distribution of delivery of apple boxes and eliminate the extreme market conditions as was experienced in 1919 with an uncertainty on a rising market, the same uncertainty prevailing in 1920 on a de- clining market, it should be understood the earlv spring market should prevail during the life of each season's crop. Owing to the unusual financial situation this year most manufacturers were unable to extend credit as has been the rule in former years. Growers and dealers were to a great extent in the same depressed condi- tion, which resulted in increased efforts to hold manufacturers to their former practice of extending credit. Most manufacturers being utterly unable to meet this situation has resulted in less apple boxes having been furnished this season than any year in the history of the industry. With less than a 25 per cent normal de- mand in the salmon box business for West Coast manufacturers this season, they were forced to increase efforts in a further de- velopment of other markets. The result of this has developed considerable business from eastern territory as well as from for- eign fields. This came from concerns who placed large contracts and take the cash discount on delivery. These early efforts in that direction it seems are now bringing results, enhanced by the apparent break of the "buyers' boycott" of all merchandise an
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