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to that market. The reason I give for their not bringing so good 

 price as otliers is this, unsuitable packages and dishonest packing ; 

 in other words, the packers put choice apples in the top of the bar- 

 rel and poor ones in the middle, or as we call it thov are ' badly 

 deaconed'." 



The following paragraphs from this apple report will explain Mr. 

 Perry's criticisms : 



"Our market this week has been dull and inactive, and the buyers have shown no 

 spirit even when the choiocst samples have been shown; at the same time arrivals 

 having been light and mostly out of condition, best selections of colored fruit havo 

 not declined in value, but apples out of condition and tender or small and common 

 have done very badly, the trade not seeming to caro for them even at low prices. 



The demand has been entirely for Red Fruit, and Russets arc selling comparatively 

 low, best samples not making over 21 s. per barrel. 



Arrivals for the week are as follows: From Xew York, 2,846 barrels; from Bo.<<ton, 

 1,584 barrels; from Montreal, 1,6-13 barrels. 



Total fvjr week, 6,073 barrels. Receipts to date, 210,483 barrels. 



The following are the quotations: Baldwins, (Boston) 20 to 24s.; Baldwins, (New 

 York) 23 to 2.is.; Baldwins, (Canadian) 23 to 2os. ; Greenings, 19 to 23s.; Canada 

 Reds, 20 to 24s.; Newtown Pippins, 20 to 35s.; Golden Russets, IS to 21s.; Rox, 18 

 to 19s. ; Pomoroys, 20 to 26s. ; Seeks, 23 to 2.5s. 



Slack Packed, 14 to 18s.; Slightly wot, 12 to 15s.; Wet, 8 to lis." 



The President. I latel}' received from m^' cori-espondent in 

 Boston the price current from Liverpool, London and Hamburg. 

 He says it is a fact that Canada apples are two or three shillings 

 ►higher than our apples of the same quality, naming some particular 

 .apples. He says it is a prejudice of the English people ; they will 

 favor the Canadian fruit in spite of everything. A great many 

 apples are shipped from HalifJix and sold for Canada apples and 

 bring Canada prices. What helps the prejudice against our apples 

 is the false pticking spoken of. This gentleman told me that noth- 

 ing so injures the sale of apples. It is onlj' b}' sending out a good 

 quality of apples, well and honestly packed, that we shall in a short 

 •time overcome that obstacle and our apples will be quoted higher 

 •or as high as an}' other. AVe all know that the apples grown in 

 Maine will keep better than those of New York. 



The Skcketary. I understand j\Ir. Perry's ci-iticism to apply 

 only to that portion of our product which is shipped from Boston ; 

 and that forms but a small part of the whole amount shipped from 

 that port, and quoted in Liverpool and elsewhere as '^ Boston 

 apples." On the other hand it has been repeatedly stated at our 

 former meetings that man}' of our apples are packed and shipped 



