The Republican journal., 1885-09-24
Notes on the Crops.
THE APPLE TRADE.

Woodall Il Co.'s apple circular shows the
crop of English fruit to be large, especially in
comparison with last season, when the crop
was partial failure and poor in quality. Com
pared with 1888, when the crop was the largest
and best on record, there is a considerable fall
ing off, and from last reports the prospects are
even less favorable. There, however, appears
to be little doubt but that there will be large
crop, which will be ample to supply the de-
mand during September, and probably all De-
tober After this, if America and Canada can
ship good-siZed, wel-seleced varieties of red
fruit they should find ready sale in quantity
at II and lbs per Dol. Prices are likely to rule
low, as with the present depressed state of
trade, which at present, gives no indication Of
Improvement, the consuming power of the
country is much reduced. Up to Christmas
green varieties will be quite unstable. as al
most the entire English crop is of this descrip-
ton though much inferior to those imported.
The cOlored varieties attract more attention,
and at all times command the market. New
town plpplns, being ii special trade, are not
affected 10 a great extent by large or small
crops in England, except that inferior and
small fruit, which is never very saabe, will
this year be almost without value; and ship
perS are recommended not to ship except good
to fine fruit, which will probably realize similar
prices to previous seasons. In fact. there will
be no chance for small inferior fruit of any
wanted later. The total imports from the
United States. Canada and Nova Scotia into
Great Britain during lSS4-S5 were
Liverpool. ,149 bbls
Glasgow -.'-.................... ...l 1000 bids
London.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,457 bbls
Olnef poflS'........... ........-... 1000 bhlS
Total. $50, SOC bbls
For the same period in 1SS3-o4, the total i'm
ports of apples We're ,532 bbls; 1SS2-s3, 400,-
,1p a lc. OF sc nnp
bbls 1S79-S0, 435 800 bbls.
THE WHEAT CROP.
The September report of the department of
agriculture shows that during the last years
the average yearly consumption of wheat has
been 243, 900 900 bushels. There has also been
used for seed 600 bushels; and for eX-
portatiou l4OO00.00O yearly. The expectation
for the eight years bias been only 17,O000OO
bushels less than the entire export of the 81
preceding years. The decline in the annual of
exports since 1880 averages 5S 100000 bushels.
The department estimates for California are
shown to be in excess of expectation and
ordinary consumption by 1000, 900 bushels per
annum, while the local commercial estimates
are in excess 100, 100000 in ten years.
GOOD REPORTS FROM MAINE, NEW HAMP-
SHIRE AND VERMONT.
The annual crop report as gathered by the
Boston Journal from Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont for this year, show that the
farmers are getting an abundant harvest of
staple productions. In Maine everything Is
fully up to the average except corn, which is
somewhat backward. In New Hampshire the
outlook for everything is good. The yield of
grain and potatoes is considerably above the
average and there is an abundance of fruit and
vegetables. Vermont has not quite so much
hay in her barns as she would like, but plenty
of grain and other staple products more than
offset the deficiency.
FROM OVER THE BORDER.
Nova Scotia's fruit crop is a comparative
failure this season. The winter apple product,
particularly in Nonpareils, Baldwins and Bishop
Pippns is very small, and the orchard pros
poets generally are far from promising. Small
fruits have done well, and pears promise better,
but the proportion grown is small. Annapolis
coupty's apple crop, usually about 100000
barrels. it is estimated will scarce reach half
that amount. The hay crop was up to the
average, and grain and root crops promise u
large yield.
THE CORN CROP.
Press reports from the corn belt are very
favorable. Little damage has been caused by
frost, the weather is propitious and most sec
tiOns report that all fear of the frost Is past. In
most of the corn growing States the crop is
above the average. The Cincinnati Price Cur
rent says its reports indicate that the present
corn crop of the country will aggregate $780,
100000 bushels, an increase of 1876, 900 900 BUSH
els, or nearly II per cent. over last year.
In BRIEF If WAS renorted in Dnljtical circles