New-York tribune., 1877-07-21
THE EXPORT Of FRUIT.
THE DEMAND ABROAD.


CROPS TO BE UTILIZED now.
The summer of 1877 promises to be n great
fruit season. rhe trees all HANGING fan Apples
will be nc least in abundance. Peaches grow
ing in extraordinary quantity Grapes ard pears prom
se wcl according the latest reports IL Is apparently
u bearing year, aud orchards aud vineyards VIII swell
the gains OF the farming community considerably. A
large crop Of fruit once nos blessing to this
country least the producers. ng the lim
of the market and the consequent fall Of prices
and unprohfabeness OF gathering the fruit Prices
better sustained aud greater proportion OF the crop ia
gathered and sold when the yield 10
unusual 10 SI5,OO0OO0 worth OK fruit 20 TO
waste in this country in great fruit year. because 1t did
not pay 20 market IT, This year however win differ from
those which have preceded H. in interesting manner,
and there is reason 20 believe that the whole crop
Of fruit may be harvested and utilized this season
10 matter how large it may turn out 10 be
without upsetng the market and putting prices down
dsastrousy low Tor producers and dealers. Invention
very much occupied last year ia deysing and per-
fccting means utilize large crops aud the results
that this year the machinery has been created for
ing more thorough and rapid distribution Of apples
peaches, pears. etc, all parts country 10
Europe. than ever before known The market for fresh
fruit has thus Immensely enlarged and there d
probability that very much larger quantity a. the fruit
VIII be disposed Of at remuneratve prices tnan in any
pregi0u. year. There have also been perfected some
capable inventions IN tho way Of fruit dryers Some Of
them large capacity be set up IN tie peach dis
trcts OF immediately adjacent thereto, and number OF
small viii be tried the apple dissrct-. Prepara
on an unprecedented scale also going
OF. and between the drying and canning the promis
nov that unc0mnonly large proportion of the surplus
crop will be- saved and put INTO shape for distribution
and expectation after fruit Is out O the way
Some OF these appliances for Transporting and drying
have yet through their first serious trial OF busy
year and may perhaps, sti regarded exneriments
Irf if-t far an N ats... trf1l
worked wcl.
The feature OK the situation which IS worth speak
in; % 10 length, is the foreign demand FOR American
fruit The pas. has demon stra.,d the fact that
Europe and As,aia prepared t. take pretty iaaeh
al tie fruit fresh and dIled dried peaches excepted
which .he United satea land IL their markets IN
good condition. England prefers the fresh fruit. o
apples last October she bas laken $4,000 barrels
from tAe United states. beginning the later part OK
October Inc 100 barrels week Increasing in
foTr weeks 20 900 barrels. In December they AVERAGED
over 10000 barrels week. once running 10 20 2sJzJ
These apples mostly Baldwins. Grecnirgs Russe.s
and Newtown FiDu.ns. The English like red apple and
high flavor, varieties answering this de-
scrpton found ready sale. Sound Badwns and Rus
sets generally realized . j0a barrel Grcenlgs fuc-
tuated from - 80 20 Il barrel according quality
Ncwtovu Pippus AMI the other remarkably nice apples
ranged from sG over SO a barrel big shipments hly-
ns bcca made from lis port at the priceespccay
towards the cC5c ~ tre Apples are always sold
N England no auction the wharvcs prices have
therefore depended certain extent ou the amount of
slr ais in po-t; bn5 The market showed markabe
s'oadncss in the heaviest months. and shipments wcro
alwoy disposed II n rcmuneratigc rates Circulars
Gently issued from liverpool state that a result Of
preference for American apples has been esab
| sed IA England. and that hereafter whether the In
glsA crop is large small large supplies of weseectei
fruit Likely 20 Gnd there good market. During
OF scarcity, ike that of The last year. Eagautcan
.r-s. Of n ..H aHr.r
rcs week for the whole market year OF nine months.
The capacity ol the English To- peaches not
yet understood but undoubtedly very large Year
by year s nut crows thcrc and IL onl DO
ght in London AID Liverpool At present at the
height Of the season. prices which almost prohbi
tive Il pr babic that England would take nearly the
whole surplus crop tie Uned states could tbe landed
in her markets in fair condition; and u ia noteworthy
fact that her people and press watch the gcports from
the peach crop and tae Progress Of the *
p.iucuts for Transporting the fguit IA retigerng
ships with interest more eager u possible, Than our
own people Tie same lis generally true OF pears. The
sale OF immense quantities II these two fruits IN England
now denends in tact only on the perfection 0f the
ship fruit rcfriceratofs. That these viii he improved
this year, 10 bc Of practical value o. the American
peach farmers aud dealers aiding T. distribute the
growing crop. the experiments already made leave no
rooui 70 dount.
With relercnce to dried fIuii, the market abroad
IS peculiar, bus is capacity 10 take q vast quantity
OF the aruce has been en0ns1rated tune aud time again,
and IN aio ".d e 1hlte way by ne ek fnence of tle
abroad at present. Possibly Dc land i0, ihem be
created Lv te recently invented cyaporators which Try
r-j, RAJ iv and u lsrge Quantities i fhese machines
succeed ia bnn-ns d"Na We prlce ~ dried achcs 70
point low enough a. ienIi the "o4An+ caS.ss 20 my.
OF a foreign demand sitingiHs up uni'- tie frut -
ccr- for Grird frut airoad thc -orRirc c,assos
Of Germany, aud the miners and worneucn OF Australia
principally. The poor people OF England and l.d,sis
tur ~ 4 limited extent; ana France also buyer, though
exactly Why not clearly understood In This country,
tnc impression being tai France DGs Tor the pulposo of
certify tp l aud little is known about any way The
hgyrfs az Riuetenias Of tn American dried ru
ioug as dried apples De exported from New-York
az 3 c,nts a pound Or even ~ cents tnese people
tiat Limit the f-es fi OG AZ SOw peaches cost
at least . pound 20 export, and tat ae al0ae
abroad Before they can BE- eNportei the price must
come down 50 per at least. Of dried apples,
onis over IS $40 coo pounds have been exported and
ho demand has kfpt iOBglr than b FORE known.
rD stead v 60 thc present II Is important 20
farmers TO understand What this demand dino
OF tie foreign market ia tue future. II is due IN
the grst place, a. IT, plce. AZ ccntS "a pound,
/ ti,r me whole u sre srf~nlrs Of thc crop IN
apples converted dried irt b. marketed abroad
yeiy year n these rats. The manner IN which thc fruit
is prepared also cutters into the question. Sliced fruit
viii rot sell abroad az al Car customers want t eut up
halves II could Lee. Sliced run failure this year.
AID a. who ta&ae4 ~ ! 1T no;ey; i;ut Tai,ers
I t.ut eleiaen as clenrnefs Sliced frut - per-
/ h!ps better ia pomt oi i"et tnan cut mutt and y
dealing only with tic cNlrfenrc ~ iit trade ~ fir
! all tie lJct l3 Is hs.isa one Qccularity ~ tae
lartI-H s..ie el dn g", u '.s ~ 81 tie lacAages
Er.rc prec- th' i1 barrels ne larger ;hc hrtter aHd
would rather have tbe u IN Eoe>Ac@ ads Australia. iitc
The smn be p,it up IN - 10. and loo lh kegs.
aDir placng o. the bscA 90 mc Or tgaispcrlaion