THE APPLE MARKET. 



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for sound fruit : Blenheim Pippins 20s. and 

 Cranberry Pippins, Baldwins, Ben Davis 

 i8s. to 20s. ; Kings, 24s. to 27s. ; Spys, 

 Golden Russets, i6s. to i8s. ; Snows (sweat 

 spotted), los. to 13s.; Bellflowers, 12s. to 

 15s.; Talman Sweets, 13s. to i6s. Only 

 choicest parcels made top fig^ures. Wasty 

 fruit rules from 3s. to 4s. less than the 

 lowest quotations for sound fruit. 



Messrs. Simons, Shuttleworth & Co. 

 Liverpool, cable today that there is no 

 change of moment to report in prices. The 

 market retains a strong tone under light 

 supplies, and an active market is anticipated 

 for good apples. 



Messrs Simons, Jacobs Co., Glasgow, 

 cable their market as follows:- Kings, 22\ 

 to 24/, Cranberry Pippins, 19/ to 21/, 20 oz. 

 . Pippins, 18/ to 20/, Gravensteins, Spitz, 

 Seeks, Canada Reds, 16/ to 18/, Colverts, 

 15/ to 17/, Ribstons, 14/ to 16/. Lower 

 grades and conditions ruled from 2/ to 3/ 

 below the above quotations for sound fruit. 



Mr. Thos. Dennis, who has travelled 

 through the west to the Pacific Coast 

 reported to the Fruit Trade Journal as 

 follows : — 



"We have now tea cars of California apples 

 between the Coa-t and London. I believe that 

 more apples from the Coast will go to London this 

 season than ever before. Newtowns of course are 

 shipped almost exclusively, and these are pretty 

 well in the hands of a few large operators. 



" Big pr ces are ruling in the West, so big that 

 we must make good figures on the other side in 

 order to induce consignments. But in view of the 

 fact that the Canadian crop, according to the latest 

 reports, is much shorter than previously calculated, 

 I can see no reason why holdeis of Pacific Coast 

 and Western apples should doubt that our market 

 can return good profits on their investment. 



" It may be a matter of interest for shippers to 

 know that of the first cargo of Nova Scotia fruit 

 consigned to London, we had consigned to our care 

 about r, 100 barrels, of which the No. i fruit realized 

 18s to 20s, a figure which left a considerable mar- 

 gin for the grower. 



" I consider prosp:cts on our s'de very favorable, 

 and have no hestitatiin in confirming this opinion, 

 as expressed in our recent circular. Our countrj^ 

 is certainly dependent upon the United States and 

 Canada for apples this year. 



" Our house is selling in London to-day a car of 



California White Pippins, and I am now awaiting 

 cable advices of the result " 



The cable which Mr. Dennis received late yester- 

 day afternoon gave great news of this sale. The 

 apples averaged 9s. 6d per box, or $2.40 in United 

 States money, wiiich is equal to $1.40 net to the 

 local growers. This, it will be seen, is a most 

 satisfactory result for the California growers. 



The .American Agriculturist, commenting en the 

 apple situation in the United States, says that a 

 general shortage is practically everywhere apparent, 

 and the average yield must be far less than an 

 average. A Western New York operator tells the 

 Agriculturist that prices in his section are ■'J2.50 to 

 !t3 per barrel and upwards. Country Gentleman 

 reports that Coombs & Co. of Kansas City have 

 refused $50,000 for the crop of their 1,800-acre 

 apple orchard. The crop is figured at 32,000 

 barrels, and the growers believe that they" ha\;e 

 8100,000 worth of apples on the trees. They are, 

 therefore, not selling their crop, but are buying 

 from others to add to it. 



The Agriculturist, in speaking of the general 

 apple situation, says that Germany has veiy few 

 gojd eating apples, Italy a very short crop, France 

 hardly any. and England only abdut one third. 

 Speaking about market prospects in Europe, the 

 Agriculturist says there is a good market in 

 Germany for Baldwins and York Imperials at §4 80. 

 W. F. Freeman, representing European houses, is 

 quoted as saying the United Kingdom alone can 

 take 2,000,000 barrels, provided packing and 

 quality are right, and it is reported that Belgium 

 and the north of Europe generally also ciTer good 

 markets for American apples. 



In the United States, the Agriculturist adds, tie 

 demand for choice hand-picked apples continues 

 good and prices at leading markets rule strong. 

 Highly colored fruits attracts most attention as is 

 almost always the case. In Missouri and Kansas 

 some contracts were being made last week on the 

 ba is of $1.50 to 82 per barrel, but in Albion, N. Y., 

 fine winter apples were selling at $3.25 to 83.75 

 per barrel, just as they come from the trees. At 

 New York choice varieties continued firm, with 

 Alexander #3 to 84 per barrel, Jonathan $3 to 84, 

 King 83 to 83.50, Greening 82.50 to %-}:^ and 

 Gravenstein 83 to 83.50. Pears were 82 to 84.50 

 per barrel. Choice to fancy evaporated apples 

 were 8| to gjC and common to pritne 5 to 8|c. 

 Dried were \\ to 5^0. 



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