1028 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [J)ec. 2, 1908. 



The yVmerican ^pple Industry 



G. BRADSHAW. ' 



The late immense arrivals of American a])})l('s have been rt^sponsible for a good 

 deal of notice in the daily papers, mostly reflective on the grounds that we 

 can grow every variety of apple in this country, and did the Sydney cold store 

 warehousemen only cater for this trade there would be small need for the 

 thousands of pounds worth of Californians. Tn relation to the American 

 apple crop, the Agricultural Depai'tment of the Unitetl States estimates that 

 the average throughout the entire country will be about 58 per cent, of a full 

 crop, as compared with 44 per cent, of a full crop for the previous year. 

 The great centres of the ap2:)le industry in America are in New York 

 State, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, and the Pacific coast. Tn these widely 

 scattered regions the apples are brought to the centres of distribution and 

 consumption, and what is not sold or shipped at the time of harvest is placed 

 in cold storage for use until another crop comes in. This State, which 

 is credited with being the pioneer of refrigeration, is slow to realise the 

 possibilities of cold applied to products other than meat, for even before our 

 orchards are harvested, negotiations are opened with other countries for 

 supplies to keep us going until our next crop -is ready- 

 Appended are the wholesale prices realised in the Sydney markets for this 

 season's first arrivals. 



Apples — America7i. 



per bushel case. per bushel case. 



s. s. s. s. 



Canada Reds ... 12 to 15 Spitzenburg ... 14 to 15 



Red Permains ... 12 ,, 15 Delaware Reds 13 



Mo Pippins ... 12 ,, 15 Hoovers ... 13 



Jonathans ... 12 „ 15 Connnerce ... 13 



Winesaps ... 12 „ 15 Baldwins ... 13 



The first apple shipment to England the present season from America, 

 was put on the Covent Garden market at the end of September, Baldwins 

 fetching but 10s. per barrel (containing about 2^ bushels) as against 13.s. for 

 a bushel of the .«aine variety here. 



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