. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Cranberry Institute MONTHLY REPORT TO THE INDUSTRY By ALDEN C BRETT, President. The crop estimate is- sued under date of Nov. 12 fol- lows the pattern indicated by the October i-eport. The estimate of Massachusetts production is again increased to a total of 585, 000 barrels being 65,000 barrels over the original estimate of 520, 000 and 133,000 bbls. over the 1956 total. Wisconsin on the other hand shows a further de- crease of 27,000 barrels bringing it to 50,000 barrels below the orig- inal September estimate of 310,000
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Cranberry Institute MONTHLY REPORT TO THE INDUSTRY By ALDEN C BRETT, President. The crop estimate is- sued under date of Nov. 12 fol- lows the pattern indicated by the October i-eport. The estimate of Massachusetts production is again increased to a total of 585, 000 barrels being 65,000 barrels over the original estimate of 520, 000 and 133,000 bbls. over the 1956 total. Wisconsin on the other hand shows a further de- crease of 27,000 barrels bringing it to 50,000 barrels below the orig- inal September estimate of 310,000 barrels and 80,000 barrels below the 1956 figure. This showing is rather surpris- ing in view of the earlier reports of frost and drought damage to the Massachusetts croi:). The United States total is now practi- cally the same as that for 1955 and only 67,000 barrels in excess of the total for 1956. According also to weekly reports the price of fresh cranberries in the terminal mar- kets on November 12 is practically the same as the price on the same day last year. With a lower opening price this would seem to indicat? a fairly satisfactory situ- ation and may forecast a better pr'ce than 1956 for later fresh shipments especially when coupled with the shorter Wisconsin crop. The increase in the sauce price announced by Ocean Spray seems to have had a favorable effect on the retail price level. How these factors will eventually balance out is still problematical but with the increased crop the total dollars which will flow back to the grow- ers should be more than last year. The Institute's Premium offer of two pairs of first quality nylon stockings for one dollar when accompanied by the label or cou- pons from a bag or box of fresh cranberries or a pi'ocessed cran- berry product has had acceptance by the housewife far beyond all expectations. Up to the 12th of November over 13,000 pairs of nylons had been requested. Orders have come from all parts of the country with
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