Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-03
THE NEW APPLE CROP
The Yield Below the Average for an
Even Year-The Foreign Demand.


SPRINGFIELD, Aug 26-With the aid of
some lou special correspondents the New
England Homestead will this week be en-
aoled to present very complete forecast
as to the larger fruits whose harvest has
now commenced. 1t is the "even" or bear
ing, year for apples in New England. but
though there is large yield of fall fruit
! the reports indicate that the crop of winter
apples Will be about 20 per cent of the
usual "even' year yield i'll the six states
In the best apple counties of Vermont.
along lake Champlain, not two thirds of
a full even year crop will be secured. while
Maine reports Il decrease of 20 per cent. but
hoth these states and New Hampshire will
/ nave large surplus Connecticut has but
half crop, Massachusetts, 50 per cent. But
the falling off in New England will be
partly made up by the greatscro in the
apples sections of Nova Scotia ANNAPOLIS
ana King counties last year exported only
10000 barrels, but this season will have y
surplus OF 100000 barrels.
ferhaps the most significant fact reveal
ed IN this important report is that the
great apple counties of western New York
promise 1.-THE lightest crop in 20 wears, and
ana the worst feature is that the quality
promises to be comparatively poor" to
use the language of a particularly well in
formed person, whose statement is con
nrmed by the many reporters, the great
apple counties of Orleans, Monroe,
Niagara, Wayne and Wyoming agree
average spS Ses sMia a"y towns 80 per 6s
section which usually ship great
quantities of apples will have practically
none Tor export this year, and farmers
nave very me ideas as to prices. In east.
erii New YORK there is Il better prospect
but the. average for the whole state 400
reports Is only % per cent. PENNSYLVANIA
mas 80 per cent of full apple crop, aud
| lhere Is good crop in Ohio, but further
west the reports are discouraging, and the
northwest and southwest have such
small supply as to offor a remuneratve
market Tor "A surplus of the middle states,
huch OF which was last year available for
export.
Cable reports on Tuesday from various
points IN England and on the continent
cplllirlh lie earlier predictions of rather
frult IN England, but the orange crop of
southern Europe will be large and will
erect the English demand for American
apples somewhat Consequently there
VIII VIII De good demand in England for our
irult. We exported thence nearly 5000
barrels last year the "odd" year and the
supply was so large that prices were barely
remuneratlve We incline to the opinion
mat the exports will hardly be as large
| Ihls year, ana while prices may be little
-. ~ " 9'iSSo VI exporting apples Is
now TO closely managed to permit of any
great advances over the profits to be had
ny selling domestic markets The wisdom
or holding winter fruit for higher prices is
therefor problematical, and must largely
depend upon later developments. Ameri-
can orange pippins sold in Liverpool at
- 90 per barrel on Monday, the first sale
OF the season, which is equivalent to a bout
~ % net on this side-a Slight advance on
current values. Pears will be considerable
below the usual yield; peaches for the
third time are practically failure north
OF the 4lst parallel plums are IA fair crop
and will be cheap, while grapes in New
Jersey are light and the good crop in
southern New England should bring fair
prices.