The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
INDIANA APPLES.
A Larger Yield than Ever Known, but No
Sufficient for the Demand.

A Larger Yield than Ever Known, but Not
Sufficient for the Demand.
Louisville Courier-JoarnaL
For the first time in the history of south
ern Indiana the apple crop there is made
of the fact that the supply is heavier han
ever seen in that State. Fully q. ZOO bar
rels of the fruit have been shipped in all
directions from the indian towns contigu-
Gus to Jacksonville and New Albany, and
carloads are being sent out from these
places daily, the major part of the shipment
going north.
For many years past southern Indiana
apples have been permitted to lie on the
ing in any way profitable to the orchard
owners, but the great shortage of crops in
southern Michigan and central New York
turned the attention OF buyers to the
Hoosier State. and every bushel of the
fruit that can be had is now being taken
by the representatives of large Eastern
houses, sent here for that purpose, and
shipped away as fast as cars can be OBJ
tained When the season first opened in
Jacksonville and New Albany a
81. As the season advanced and
some demand was made for the fruit. the
farmers saw a good thing ahead. and. as it
was an opportunity of its kind of a life
time. they advanced the price until 81 is
now the average price. Farmers who had
never before paid any attention to the hog
fruit" as they termed apples. began pack
ing them in barrels, wagons. buggies. carts
and sacks. and for two weeks past there
has been a regular procession into New AL
from miles back of the towns. and the
cOuntrymen were not compelled to GO very
far before their own figures could be Sc
cured for their loads.
The only desire of the buyers seemed to
be to get the fruit and get it away without
delay, no particular care being paid to the
quality of their purchase, further than the
word of the farmer that the apples were
good stock" Two large fruit-dealers in
New Albany alone have had men travelling
around the smaller towns since August,
picking up what apples they could, and in
that time their shipments have averaged
200 barrels each day. All the smaller towns
along the Louisville, New Albany & Chi
sending out immense shipments also. and
every fruit-car that can possibly be spared
is filed with the fruit In bulk and hurried
away unsorted. to be rehandled by its con-
signees.
During the past two weeks, while the
New Albany and Jacksonville dealers
have been largely caring for the fruit
brought III, many of the foreign buyers
have driven about the n~eighboring country,
buying the crop on the. trees. giving so
much for the privilege of the entire orchard,
barreling the apples themselves, and attend
ing to all the details of the shipping. Fruit
bought this way averaged S1.0 and 81. Is
per barrel. and both buyer and seller APP
peared perfectly satisfied with the price.
The bell-1Ower. which grows in such pro-
fusion in southern Indiana, was somewhat
of a favorite. and a better price was brought
for that species than for any of the others.
The Juicy little rambo, the Roman beauty
and the pippin also brought good figures,
but up to now the sales have been made
with such little ceremony as to allow almost
no time to discriminate as to price, species
OF quality of the apples bought.