THE MARKETS. 



there, a* in other districts, it will all be 

 barreled upon tlic sup))osition that anything 

 will sell thib year. Fruit will be packed 

 closer, and made dangerously poor in quality. 

 It will, as you can see, also tend to increase 

 the out-turn very materially. In New Eng- 

 land the same condition exists— a moderately 

 light crop, every possible barrel of which will 

 go to market. 



The crop on the Hudson River is heavier 

 than generally supposed, and runs in streaks, 

 there being now no "oil" year for their 

 apple crop. This is now beginning to move, 

 but is later than usual, ana will not go in 

 quantity for two or three weeks yet. In 

 Western New York the crop of green fruit is 

 fair. Red fruit is not heavy, and will be of 

 poor i|uality as a rule. In the great Western 

 districts of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and 

 Arkansa.s, which are now coming rapidly to 

 the front as apple producing States, the crop 

 is tine in <|uality and abundant in r|iiantity. 

 There is also more than the usual ([uantity in 

 Virginia and one or two more of the Southern 

 tier of .States. Maryland, Pennsylvania and 

 New .Jersey all have apples in more or less 

 quantity, ami the aggregate output will be 

 much more than is now generally supposed. 

 To sum up the situation, while there will 

 likely be ou the whole, a little under, rather 

 than over, the normal supply of good fruit, 

 there is every pros))eet of a fair e.\portable 

 surplus, much of which promises to be of a 

 quality that ought not to be shipped, and 

 that will have a tendency to keej) pi ices 

 down in Europe. Fine fruit, we think, will 

 meet with a ready sale at satisfactory values ; 

 but it should be packed well, and culled 

 freely. 



KniNntTRCii. 



Messrs James Lindsay & .Son write under 

 date of August 31 :— 



We again take the liberty to ailvise j'ou re 

 the prospects for Canadian apples. We are 

 pleased to say that it is our o]>inion there 

 will be a very good outlet for that article 

 this season. There will not be any local 

 supply as the weather has been entirely 

 against the growth of apples, too little sun- 

 shine ; and what apples we have had from 

 the continent are not of a quality that will 

 afifect the sale of fine Canadian fruit, so any- 

 thing that is of this nature, and good color, is 

 sure to make satisfactory prices. Clrcenings 

 and Falawat' rs although not of the red va- 

 riety will also sell well, as those are both 

 favorite apples in our market. 



We would strongly recommend that ship- 

 pers ought to be careful in selectting and 

 packing, and distinctly lirand any barrels 

 of a common grade, so that they may be sold 

 on their merits. It is a great mistake to 

 have such grades in a parcel of good ((uality, 

 as when exposed for sale it might just hap- 

 pen that such packages were taken for samp- 

 ling, and when exposed to buyers would 

 simply spoil the sale of the bulk ; but when 

 distinctly marked with a counter-mark, or 

 with a lets number of crosses, then they are 

 sold separately and in no way interfere with 

 the sale of the finer quality. 



Also we recommend that packers should 

 l>e careful and write the proper name upon 

 the barrel. \m»\, season there were many 

 green apples branded Baldwins. Also com 

 mon Pippins, branded ^pies and Haldwins, 

 even some of them were marked Kings. 

 When purchasers find that there are parcels 

 of this description, they generally give them 

 a wide berth, and those interested lose much 

 more on the price of the stock in general, 

 than they would by those barrels being dis- 

 tinctly marked and sold separately. 



We strongly recommend that the paper 

 felt should be put on the top, so eis to keep 

 the skins of the apples smooth, and as soon 

 as they are ready for packing we recommend 

 they should be shipped. It is much safer 

 than waiting till the cold weather cmes. 

 Last season many fine apples were completely 

 destroyed by being caught in the cold chill. 



Prospective Apple Crop Report. 



Dear Sir, — Wc beg to submit for your 

 persual and guidance our ideas regarding the 

 indications of this year's apple crop and 

 prospects, formed both from observation and 

 from reports by us received from reliable 

 correspondents from various apple-producing 

 sections whei e\er apples are gi own. 



Great JirUaiii. — Considerably less than last 

 year, as from ,S14 reports reoeiveil, 10 are over 

 average, while 74 are average, and 230 under 

 average. 



Continent — Spain and Portngal. — Early 

 kinds average yield, but late ones light. 



France awl Bil'jium. — Fair average crop, 

 especially early varieties ; later varieties 

 (although showing fair crop) are being re- 

 duced by apples falling. 



Qe.nnanij and I lot and. — .Similar to France 

 and Belgium, but with this ditt'erence, that 

 later kinds will be lighter, and apples are 

 dropping. 



Unilfd Slates. — The following are the esti- 

 mated percentages, beised on a 100 as a full 

 crop : — 



New England States i")"^ 



New Yoi k .State 35 n 



Pennsylvania 50 n 



Maryland 60 .■ 



V^irginia 70 n 



West Virginia 45 n 



Kentucky 65 m 



Ohio 25 ,. 



Indiana 65 n 



Michigan 35 n 



Illinois 85 II 



Iowa 75 II 



M issouri 85 h 



Kansas 70 h 



Arkansas 90 „ 



Tennessee 70 .i 



Colorado 100 „ 



California 100 i, 



Oregon 100 n 



Wisconsin 50 n 



Minnesota ... ."iS m 



Canada — Nora Scotia. — Under average, 

 being appreciably less than last year. 



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