1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
585 
MARKET NOTES 
DRIED APPLES.—Old stocks of evap¬ 
orated apples are getting very small, 
and but little business is reported. Sup¬ 
plies for future delivery are offered at re¬ 
duced prices, sales of November prime 
evaporated being reported as low as 6^4 
cents, with other grades in proportion. 
This appears to be due to the fact that in 
some apple sections the proportion of bar¬ 
reling stock will be lighter than was at 
first supposed, an increased amount hav¬ 
ing to go to the evaporators. On account 
of the scarcity of coal, evaporator men 
are not in the humor to cut, dried apple 
prices very much unless compelled later 
by being largely overstocked. 
FRESH FRUITS.—Apples begin to make 
a decided show in this market again. Such 
varieties as Alexander, Twenty Ounce, 
various pippins, and Maiden Blush are 
seen. The list named is excellent if al¬ 
lowed to ripen sufficiently on the tree. But 
few are in this condition, being hard and 
corky, and starchy in flavor. The receipts 
of peaches have been heavy all the week. 
Many arrivals that were delayed over 
Sunday were in such miserable condition 
that they were abandoned by the con¬ 
signees as not worth the transportation 
charges. There is still nothing finer seen 
than a few Georgia Elbertas. The bulk of 
the peaches are from south Jersey and the 
Peninsula. Most of this fruit comes in 
bell-shaped baskets, and is not sorted so 
carefully as the early far-southern fruit, 
as it is expected to strike a full market 
and sell lower. We notice many very fine 
peaches in these nearby receipts, however. 
The plum market continues very weak, 
upsetting predictions made earlier in the 
season. 
LIVE POULTRY.—Mr. Mapes speaks of 
filling the chinks in his laying pens with 
stock bought in the New York market. 
There is a great variety here to pick from, 
but it Is a risky way for even a hen expert 
to recruit his flock on account of getting 
diseased or wornout fowls. Buying two- 
thirds grown chickens tor Winter layers 
is a different matter, and likely to be fairly 
satisfactory, if of good laying strains. 
Great quantities of live poultry come from 
Indiana and the Southwest. The worst 
that one can get hold of are odd lots 
picked up in the East. Many farmers do 
not keep their flocks carefully weeded out. 
Hens that no longer lay are kept year after 
year as pensioners, pulling down the egg 
record and thus cutting the profits of the 
flock. Finally they have a clearing out. 
Some dealer comes along; these veterans 
are bought for shipment to New York; and 
sent down with a lot of similar or more 
desirable birds. The unpoultrified man who 
happens along then to buy hens for layers 
is likely to find himself a victim of deluded 
hopes. The Indiana pullets spoken of may 
prove just as desirable as though bought 
from a neighbor, as they are not culls, but 
are raised on purpose to ship to this mar¬ 
ket for the Jewish trade. If it were not 
for this special trade practically no live 
poultry would be demanded here. The 
high prices of beef have given the poul¬ 
try business a boom, all grades selling 
higher than last year. 
JEWISH REQUIREMENTS. — Readers 
have noticed in the newspapers this Sum¬ 
mer accounts of difficulties between con¬ 
sumers and retail meat dealers in east side 
sections of this city, riots being caused on 
some occasions. On account of the food 
regulations of Jewish law, wnich forbid 
the use of meat other than that prepared 
and certified to by a Jewish official, ortho¬ 
dox Jews are cut out of the general mar¬ 
ket. There is considerable expensive red 
tape in connection with the official prep¬ 
aration, which makes this authorized meat 
cost the consumer more than the same 
grade in the general market. This extra 
price is paid usually with but slight pro¬ 
test, but to have anything added to the 
prohibitive figures at which meats have re¬ 
tailed of late seemed to buyers like “the 
last straw.” In all establishments where 
Kosher meat is dressed a special execu¬ 
tioner and numerous official inspectors are 
appointed by the Jewish rabbis. The head 
butcher gets a large salary, sometimes 
$4,000 or $5,000 per year, and the other offi¬ 
cials, whose work is merely formal, receive 
anywhere from $600 to $1,000. In addition 
there are tags and certificates, and half a 
dozen or more seals put on each carcass, 
assuring the buyer that he is getting law¬ 
ful Jewish meat. All of this extra work 
adds to the amount that the consumer 
must pay, and part of the added expense 
is needless, as in many cases the official 
work could be done by fewer men. We 
would not speak at all slightingly of the 
efforts of the Jews to live up to their reli¬ 
gious laws in this respect. Most of the sani¬ 
tary laws which we have that are worth 
anything are founded upon the Mosaic 
Law, and a more rigid enforcement of 
them would be better for all concerned. 
Of course poultry comes under the same 
restrictions. It must be killed properly 
and officially, although this work is done 
in many small shops throughout the Jew¬ 
ish sections. A sign is displayed stating 
that the shop is carried on according to 
regulations. If buying poultry in this mar¬ 
ket for our own eating we should prefer 
that dressed in the Kosher shops, believing 
the flesh to be more wholesome than that 
offered in the general market. The ship¬ 
ment of dressed poultry undrawn is an 
abomination. Knowing what clean fresh 
poultry is, we want none of this undrawn 
stuff that is kept in storage for weeks or 
exposed in the retail markets for days. 
The trade here seems to demand this style 
of preparation, but the sanitary education 
of the New York poultry trade needs se¬ 
vere reconstruction. Some consumers buy 
this poultry because it is practically the 
only kind offered dressed; others have al¬ 
ways been used to it and do not know the 
difference. * w. w. h. 
THE FRUIT OUTLOOK. 
Apples are a larger crop than last year, 
but the fungus has damaged them to quite 
an extent. Bartlett pears and plums are 
nearly a failure, they will average about 
10 per cent of a crop; peaches better, aver¬ 
aging from 25 to 40 per cent of a crop. 
Medina, N. Y. j. e. a. 
The apple crop will amount to only one- 
third of a good crop. It is about the same 
in all orchard districts, only individual 
plantings vary. Buyers are offering from 
$1 to $3 per barrel, but good stock will 
bring $2 and $3. l. a. Goodman. 
Goodman, Mo. 
Apples as far as quality is concerned are 
looking well; better than usual. In quan¬ 
tity we will have a good half crop, mostly 
Baldwins. There have been no offers made 
for any crops that I know of. Plums rot 
ting very badly. Pears a very light crop 
and quality only fair. t. m. c. 
Lakemont, N. Y. 
I think apples will be half or more of 
an average crop; more than in an “off” 
year and half of best years. Size and 
quality will be better than usual. Pears 
are about half to two-thirds crop and fine 
stock. Plums are rotting badly; peaches 
very few—one-eighth crop. j. g. 
Weedsport, N. Y. 
The best estimate I can give of the 
apple crop in New Jersey is a scant one- 
half. There are no local buyers for apples 
at present. The farmers are shipping 
Summer apples to Philadelphia, receiving 
15 to 50 cents per basket, according to 
quality. h. i. budd. 
New Jersey Board of Agriculture. 
Apples in this section are unusually fair, 
in some places the trees are overloaded. 
They were damaged by a recent hailstorm, 
but I cannot tell at present just how much. 
There have been no buyers here as yet, and 
no prices mentioned for the fruit. Plums 
are rotting very badly. d. r. p. 
Trumansburg, N. Y. 
In regard to fruit in this section there 
will be perhaps half a crop of Baldwin and 
other Winter apples; not many Graven- 
steins. I have a small peach orchard well 
laden with fruit. I always have a few 
peaches in this orchard as it is on high 
ground. Plums on the same land are a 
failure; the blossoms were killed by frost. 
Weston, Mass s. h. w. 
I do not think there will be more than 
50 or 60 per cent of a full crop of apples 
in this section. There are small sections 
nearly ruined by the hail, while the or¬ 
chards that were not thoroughly sprayed 
are quite badly injured with fungus, so 
that those that have nice smooth apples 
should get a good price for them. 
Halls Corners, N. Y. t. b. w. 
A summary of the reports places the 
percentages on the apple crop for the 
State as follows: Summer apples, 59; Fall 
apples, 58, and Winter apples, 55 per cent 
of an average crop. The Summer fruit is 
changing hands at 35 to 50 cents per 
bushel. No offers yet on Winter stock. 
WESLEY GREENE. 
Iowa Horticultural Society. 
Michigan's apple crop is now estimated 
at about 65 per cent of an average. This 
is not a Baldwin year, and that is the 
staple apple at present, though new or¬ 
chards are leaving it out to quite an ex¬ 
tent. Buyers are now offering $1 per bar¬ 
rel on the trees, and there have been a 
few sales at that price. c. e. bassett. 
Michigan Horticultural Society. 
The southern part of Indiana reports 40 
per cent of an apple crop, the central 30 
per cent and the northern part 20 per cent. 
I think taking the State at large not more 
than 30 per cent of a crop is now in sight. 
This will not all be salable. About five 
per cent of the orchards are properly 
taken care of. The Codling moth and the 
canker worm are doing a great deal of 
damage, the latter killing many orchards. 
No buyers that I have heard are making 
prices, but will engage at market prices. 
I am getting $3 per barrel for Maiden 
Blush. w. B. FLICK. 
Indiana Horticultural Society. 
A conservative estimate of the apple 
crop, I think, would be about 70 per cent 
of a full yield. There is a little scab show¬ 
ing but not enough to cut any figure. The 
Codling moth is less prevalent than usual. 
Buyers are looking around but not mak¬ 
ing any offers yet. We doubt whether 
No. I apples can be bought for less than 
$2 per barrel for the fruit in this section. 
Farmer, N. Y. w. a. b. 
In the southeastern part of Monroe 
County I would not place the present out¬ 
look of the apple crop above 50 per cent. 
I have conversed with fruit growers from 
nearby localities and no estimates are 
above 60 per cent. The prospect is for 
good quality. I have heard of no offers 
by buyers except one—a lump sum for an 
orchard. g. f. w. 
Fairport, N. Y. 
This is not a fruit growing section 
Though some apples are grown, there 
are not enough to induce buyers to com< 
here unless in case of a large crop and 
then at time of ripening. There is a full 
crop of apples, but not extra. Peaches 
are a full crop where cared for, but thej 
are not grown extensively. Plum trees 
are bearing well, but there are no plum 
orchards. My grapes did not set full 
clusters. m. m. 
Medway, Mass. 
The apple outlook is not nearly so prom¬ 
ising as in the early part of the season, 
some orchards have a very good crop and 
others very poor. We have so much rain. 
It rains and clears up only to rain again; 
rain, rain and so little sunshine. Grapes 
are our main crop. The early kind will 
not be over half a crop; later sorts are 
better, two-thirds, I think; $22 to $25 per ton 
is being offered for them. Pears a light 
crop; peaches very light; plums nearly a 
failure; corn very bad. i. b. w. 
Fredonia, N. Y. 
The prosDect for fruit in Cayuga County 
is not any more flattering than earlier in 
the season. Should say 60 per cent of an 
average crop would not be far from a 
fair liberal estimate on apples, while 
peaches, prunes and plums are entirely 
out of the question. There are a few 
quinces and a fair crop of grapes. The 
season has been a strange one. Spring 
came about three weeks earlier than usual, 
and farmers started in with high hopes 
of good crops; but before seeding time 
was fairly over the rains commenced, and 
they have kept it up ever since. As one 
man sarcastically remarked, it has rained 
every other minute all Summer. There 
is not much chance for one farmer to 
laugh at another. We are all in the same 
boat, so far as work and crops are con¬ 
cerned. Corn on many fields is about one 
foot high, and the grass and weeds three. 
Many fields of potatoes cannot possibly 
bring as many as the seed planted. Much 
of the wheat and hay is not yet cut. 
Nearly all of the wheat has grown. There 
have been no apple buyers here yet. Early 
apples are bringing from 50 to 75 cents pet 
bushel in our local market.* m. m. 
Port Byron, N. Y. 
The appearance of fungus in all apple 
orchards, those well sprayed and carefully 
culti/vated, as well as those neglected, 
caused much alarm among the growers, 
but now the foliage appears much more 
healthy, and while the fruit is to some 
extent injured, yet I think not as badly 
as was feared. Apples have made a won¬ 
derful growth for the time of year, which 
will increase the crop to a considerable 
extent. I recently picked a Baldwin that 
measured 8V6x8i4 inches in circumference, 
and we are not past the middle of the 
growing season. Such fruit will fill bar¬ 
rels quickly. Nothing has yet been done 
to fixing prices, except that some or¬ 
chards have been sold by the lump in 
which the talk has been that they were 
paying $2 per barrel for the fruit, but as 
a rule the buyers calculate on more fruit 
than they talk, but then the risk of tor¬ 
nadoes and hailstorms which have visited 
many localities causing serious losses 
must be taken into account. August 6, 
the first apples of the season were deliv¬ 
ered at our station, for which they claim 
to have paid $1 per barrel including the 
package; these are being shipped to Buf¬ 
falo, and are being made up of Sour 
Bough, Sweet Bough and Red Astra- 
chan, not choice varieties. It is yet too 
early to determine how much the damage 
by fungus may prove to be, but at pres¬ 
ent I do not look for it to be as bad at 
in many years before spraying was prac¬ 
ticed generally. c. b. 
Speneerport, N. Y. 
A study of internal revenue figures fo: 
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the year ending June 30, 1902, both of the 
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while the consumption of spirits during the 
hard times year was between 25,000,000 anil 
30,000,000 gallons less than for the other two 
years mentioned. In 181)7 there were 506,- 
000.000 fewer cigars used than in 1892, and 
2,000,000,000 less than during the fiscal year 
just closed, but one-third more cigarettes 
were used than in either of the other two 
periods. 
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