New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-09
GREAT SCARCITY or APPLES.

THE SUPPLY THE SMALLEST KNowS-vERY LITTLE
OF THE FRUIT IN THIS STATE.
GOOD apples are going TO he mighty scarce this
year, remarked prominent shipper OF lruit IN
Washington Market to a TRIBUNE reporter the other
day. The crop in this State is the lightest have
ever hown, and r,m all over the country the
report comes that there has been unusual falling
Off in the supply, which will he the smallest VIC
have had in fifteen years"
"What is the cause of the failure Of the crop !"
was asked
:" In the first place this is what is called OF
year and must say that it is decidedly or The
crop last year was 80 unusually abundant-in fact
it was the largest have ever known-that shippers
expected TO find scarcity this season. There
would be nothing unusual in this in the ordinary
course of events But second cause of the dimin-
ishcd supply is TO be found in the unprecedented
drouth which has prevailed in all parts of the
country this year, and especially in York The
latter cause has efectually cut of what would
otherwise have been a very fair average crop. We
look to New-Yorli State always for the bulk Of our
supply and this year il has been complete failure
The apples which come from the Northern ana
Western counties are usually the iavOrtcs IN the
market but large majority OF he shipments from
these sections this year are so small and stuntcd
that they are hardly ut 10 he put upon the market
Occasionally fine lot is received, bat have been
obliged to get our best shipping apples from other
sections. should say that tho present crop IN this
State was less than % per cent of fair average
crop"
"From what localities does the bulk of the supply
come u
ave have received large shipments from the
Eastern States ana the Provinces, while some very
fine fruit has been sent from Canada. Ohio has also
fair crop this year. but very little of the Western
fruit finds its way IL our markets. The Canadian
apples arc at present he best in the market, and
they have been received general in excellent
condition. Much complaint has been made by
shippers that the Newly Ork state apples have been
poorly packed this season. The barrels in which
they are sent 10 the market are understood. the
majority Of them being nearly peck short while
not been met wiCh the barrels being strongly made
and full measure being given II this custom is
persisted in state apples Will certainly gain
bad reputation, both i'll foreign and domestic mar
kets"
The finest grades of apples in the market now
bring from So 30 10 81 30 barrel, while for
medium grades the prices range IRON S3 % 50 80.
IL is probable That these figures will advance con-
sidcrably the receipts diminish ID being now the
height OF the season. The favOrtcs in the English
markets, to which by far tie largest Quantities of
this fruit are shipped, are the King, Baldwin and
Northern Spy, the best grades OF which sell from
sixteen shlings TO twenty-one shiliings a barrel.
or from ~ to So 80 in our currency. Those which
bring the highest prices are in most instances Cana
dian and Eastern apples.
comparison between the state OF the
October and that for corresponding pc
riod at the same time last year, was
given to the reporter by Mr. COrts, of COrtis Il
Freebern who have collected Approximately the
statistics on this subject. The comparison is shown
by the following table: