country than New England are sought for by many foreign 

 dealers. The Newtown Pippin, from the Hudson River 

 district, was considered for years as the highest-priced apple 

 in the English markets. It was available in very limited 

 supplies, and I recall some years ago that sales were made 

 at 70 shillings, or, in our money, about $16.70, and it seemed 

 an extravagant price. At the present time the English govern- 

 ment has established a maximum price for the receiver to 

 sell barrel apples at 67 shillings and 8 pence, — equal to 

 $16.06. All varieties and grades have sold at this price, 

 except some apples arriving in very poor condition. We 

 should, however; remember that the present conditions are 

 very unusual; the country is bare of fruit and the people 

 almost famished for apples. In the same family with the 

 Hudson River Newtown, but quite a different apple, is the 

 California Newtown and the Hood River Newtown. Both are 

 very popular, especially in London. What surprises a New 

 England fruit man is why a California Newtown sells in such 

 quantities, as from our viewpoint it is not attractive, and 

 still London buys them by hundreds of thousands of boxes 

 every year. 



In 1880 the exports from Boston were almost entirely from 

 the dealers in and around Quincy Market, and, at the most, 

 there were not over fifty different shippers from Boston. From 

 that time the business has grown by leaps and bounds, and 

 it is safe to say there is not a grower or apple dealer of any 

 importance in this couiitry who has not 'some knowledge 

 of the foreign markets and their bearing upon market con- 

 ditions here. 



Districts which may be named as very much interested 

 in the export business are the following: Maine, New Hamp- 

 shire, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, 

 California, Oregon and Washington. 



Transportation is a very important point to consider. From 

 the beginning the steamship companies have been interested 

 in apple shipments, and looked upon the business with favor. 

 When building new steamers the requirements of the apple 

 shippers were considered with regard to proper ventilation. 

 At the time the war broke out we had many popular steamers 



