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barrels. Canada furnishes our next best market frequently- 
taking more than 300,000 barrels annually. Our greatest 
volume of exports to Canada were made in the fiscal year 
1913-1914, totaling 377,000 barrels of apples. 
Since the disappearance of the German market for ap¬ 
ples Norway has become the,third most important market for 
American apples. During the past three years the average 
annual exports to Norway totaled nearly 100,000 barrels* 
At the present time South America gives the greatest 
promise of becoming an important market for apples, a mar¬ 
ket as yet largely undeveloped. Reduced costs in getting 
cur apples to these distant markets toil! be the greatest 
factor in bringing about a demand for this fruit. At pre¬ 
sent the high costs, by the time a package of high grade 
apples reaches these foreign markets, puts the price cut 
of reach of many who otherwise would consume them. A 
special effort is being made by exporters of fruit to ship 
by the consignment method ana thereby aecrease the costs 
and profit per package, giving the consumer the benefit of 
a lower price. Since a larg’e number of vessels with re¬ 
frigeration facilities are sent to Argentina for cargoes 
of fresh meat it is planned to utilize the cold chambers 
for the shipping of apples southward. This opportunity to 
profitably utilize what otherwise would be lost space is 
expected to justify lower ocean freight rates resulting 
in a price to the consumer which will encourage increased 
consumption of apples. 
In order to assure the safe transportation of apples 
to South America it is necessary that the fruit be care- 
