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In addition to the above there were exported of Pacific 

 Coast apples, I'/a New York, 149,515 boxes, distributed among 

 foreign ports as follov/s : 



Boj-es. 



To Liverpool 58,922 



To London 70,724 



To Glasgow 13,11S 



To Hamburg 4,82(i 



To Hull 1,92.-) 



In this connection the complaint comes from European 

 merchants that our boxes are too light. They say apple boxes 

 intended for export should be heavier, and strapped with iron. 



In conclusion I desire to state that the loss in the season 

 1899-1900, on account of poor keeping ciualities of apples 

 grown east of the Rocky Mountains and in Canada will make 

 buyers wary, and it is reasonable to expect this to act favor- 

 ably for Pacific Coast grown apples. 



These reports, which involve a great deal of correspondence 

 and labor, I assumed voluntarily ; they have never been 

 attempted heretofore, but have been far-reaching and proven 

 of great value, not alone to the grower and shipper of Oregon, 

 but to dealers in the world's markets. By reason of these 

 reports being published in all the leading papers of our state, 

 growers kept fully informed as to the prices likely to rule 

 in season, and sold their fruits accordingly. Shippers were 

 kept posted as to the outlook in other states, so as to look for 

 the most favorable markets for our choice fruits ; but, perhaps 

 the most benefit our growers received is that these reports 

 were copied by hundreds of horticultural and commercial 

 papers throughout the east, and even Europe, drawing the 

 attention of fruitbuyers to our crops, thus opening new 

 markets, and enlarging new fields to operate in. Letters are 

 continually received at this office from dealers abroad, asking 

 to be placed in communication with growers and shippers of 

 Oregon fruits, the superiority of which have been proven 

 time and again. Consumers are beginning to discriminate, 

 and by reason of our exhibits at the Columbian Exposition 

 at Chicago, and Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha^ 

 where tons of Oregon fruit were distributed gratuitously to 

 visitors. The placards on fruitstands in large eastern cities, 

 where formerly none were to be seen, now read : " Oregon 



