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box for export, on account of the extra cost of packing, 

 handling and transportation charges, and as the production 

 of apples is increasing, growers must try to cut down the 

 cost of these items instead of increasing them. 



THE EXPORTATION OF APPLES from the United 

 States and Canada, has increased rapidly during the past ten 

 years. In the season of 1902 and 3 it reached two and one- 

 half million barrels and 212,000 boxes of "Western fruit. 

 The next season, three and one-half million barrels, and 

 400,000 boxes were shipped with good results. Last season 

 about three million barrels and 600,000 boxes were exported 

 at fairly goo 1 prices. There has been a great increase in 

 the exports of Western boxes during the last few year^, d ae 

 ko large production of attractive looking fruit, well packed 

 iiud graded. Although the orchadists of New EnMand are 

 packing and grading their apples much better than a few 

 years ago. yet there is room for considerable improvement, 

 and they must make up their minds that, especially in a year 

 of heavy production, they cannot ship inferior apples to 

 foreign markets and get good prices. When one sees some 

 of the apples offered for sale in Liverpool, it is almost im- 

 possible to believe there are any cider mills in this part ol 

 the country. We know there are plenty of them, but they 

 do not get all the fruit they should. Some barrels have the 

 appearance of being packed with the aid of a shovel, and 

 some of the stock is not fit for human food. An apple pack- 

 ing law was enacted in the state of Maine, two years ago, 

 and I believe the same kind of legislation should be passed 

 in the other New England states. 



(Applause). 



PRESIDENT FROST. There will now be an opportun- 

 ity to ask any questions in regard to the markets. I wish to 

 state that there has been quite a demand for keeping the 

 exhibition hall open into the evening and it has been decided 

 that the hall will be open as long as there is any demand for 

 it, but there will be no addresses. Our next address will be 

 at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. 



