New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-28
THE TRAFFIC ~ DEIhD FRUITS

INCREASING DEMAND roEEXPoET-vrFNcH BRANDY
from prGzD APPLEs-H)W THE FRUIT Is PRE-
PAgED
The pershable nature Of all kinds OF fruit has led
70 the employment Of many methods for ITS preset
walton. the most primitive Of which IS probably
that of drying. Although recent improvements in
canning processes have created an Increased de-
mand for cannet fruits tie market for tie dried ar
ticle Is brisk every year. Many commercial firms in
this city deal almost exclusively in dried fruits or
make this article leading specially. Besides the
demand for dried fruits IN THIS market there's every
wear large demand for export 70 foreign countries
Dealers also do large trade with the Western
states and Territories. In many Of treSe, especially
the later settled districts, farmers have not bad
tiro 70 grow orchards as yet and must buy their
fruit both fresh and preserved DRIED iIuit IS also
much used in tie mining regions being easily trans
ported: and the miner must often take bis choice
between dr.ed-applc pie or none a all!
D7ied peaches. berries plumS and cherries find
good market IN the Western states. and made
inro pies puJdings and sauce Few o. these smaller
fruits are exported. the foreign demand being
chiefly for apples. OF these there were exported in
October OF the present year l,s53 Oh pounds. and
n the first ten months OF the year 4,499,l56
pounds The expor trade has increased largely
of late a. VIII ." ooo > tG5 r,, On trs
r
exported ln 1876 tie eX1ort' rose 10 O9oo,'3o
pounds. and last year. when th. apple crop vas
much less than the present var lhrfr We're eTport-
ed 5.S0J2JG pounds. France Germany, 5elglum
and EngIu axe all using nor" Grl,d ap ieN TINS year
than usual Tns Is the result Of the general failure OF
the aDDie crop in those cuuIr,e'. ana alsp OF me
unusually low prices IN ttS country. " EyapOrat-
eel fruit. which sold last ye3r al from Is y 10
cents pound. now sells 1t from 70 cents Com
mon frat which LAST year ErodIht rom 10
cents now brings 0nly from / y to Dig cc;Hs.
0n account of the general failure OF the grape
crop rs well a. TIL apple crop ~ ffa' ce,
Us,nc large quantities Of dr,ei apples
for the manufacture o. brandy. lie common
grades of apples arr preferred for this purpose;
esuccially Southern icut. whic1 = >2ld To Yield
10 per cent more alcohol nan ordinary run. An
,mport duty of l. cent Il pound WI be levied on
dried applas in France after January !. Previously
dried apples have been o. the free lsi Ia that conn
nv Tie exporting OF the ordinary stock tends To
Keep the market firm, and dealers generally con-
hdcnt of good prices. The EAG.iSh inarket VIII
take little except eyapOrajci ap9 9. AMI u Is Only
within few years that any haI" been shipped
there: but the demand now !, stcI.iN lh'fcaslhg.
For the German market fruit dlled lu quarters Is
preferred Suu-dritd' apples are about the only
| KIND shipped to Continental Europe.
The "eVaporated apples AZ dI"c very q1lckV
by artcia heat IA q carefully c0lstructed appara-
n, Afer being ueeled cred ana sliced traEsverseiy
into tlrn rings the iru subjected To the tunes OF
SULPHUR which causes the vino" color II The apple
10 6e retained in drying So et,ctualiy does this
fuungation arrest decay na quantities Ot the apples
NAV be LETT several days before crying without IN
iury EvapOrated" apples are generally packed
la wooden. boxes containing abont h.ty pounds
The common grades are packed III barrels.
AL OF the Older States send more or less dried
apples 10 this market NeW-IOrk state takes the
lead and Ohio aud Indiana come next tennessee
aud other states IN the Southwest also send Large
quantities. Dried peaches aud blac kDerries come IN
large part from North Carolina. Peaches are also
dried by the cyaporatlng process ana there
I, some demand for these IN the English market:
Although there Is very Large yIeId OF
apples this ear dealers sac that there VIII not De
cpplrresnondtngIy large amount dried. The reasons
| gwen are that drIers generally anticipated that
large quantities would ne dried and that prices IN
| conseauence would be low; accordingly they were
afraid 40 engage in the business very largely IL Is
also stated that the cold weather coming 80 eary IN
the season destroyed many apples that otherwise
! would have been dried.