REPORT OF BUREAU OF MARKETING AND SUPPLIES. 9I 



The success obtained this season by the apple organizations 

 shows what cooperation can accompHsh when properly man- 

 aged. The apples shipped to the foreign markets show an 

 average net return, at loading stations, of approximately $4.50 

 per barrel for No. I's, No. 2's, and unclassified. The season 

 of 191 5 was a poor apple year and only 3,000 barrels were 

 handled by the Exchange. This season, however, there has 

 already been shipped 17,000 barrels and the following is a copy 

 of a report of apple shipments which came to the Department 

 through regular correspondence : 



"Liverpool, England, Dec. 11, 1916. 

 "Dear Sir: 



"The tide still flows, and strongly so, in favor of those grow- 

 ers and orchardists, in the State of Maine, who are entrusting 

 us with the sale of their apples at the British markets. 



"We give you herewith net returns (per barrel) back at load- 

 ing stations, on several car-loads entrusted to our care per 

 steamship 'Canadian' and steamship 'Sagamore.' 



"Time and space will not permit of our giving you returns 

 on all the consignment received by us from growers, many of 

 which consist of small lots of 5. 10, 15. 20, 30 barrels and up- 

 wards. 



"At the same time it will interest you to know, that our 

 returns, on these small lots, have been, in many instances, 

 equal to the highest returns, and in no instance, lower than 

 our lowest returns given you herewith. 



"Steamship 'Canadian' sold at Liverpool, 29th Nov. to 6th 

 Dec, /7C'o car-loads from East Hebron: 



Per barrel Loading station 



No. I Baldwins $5.48 



No. 2 Baldwins 4.13 



Unclass. Baldwins 3.97 



No. I Greenings 5.80 



No. 2 Greenings 4.90 



Unclass. Greenings 3.55 



No. I Starks 4.21 



No. I Ben Davis 4.03 



LInclass. Ben Davis S.2/' 



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