The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-22

Germany. France and England Well
Worth I.ooklng After.

United States Consul General Dekay
a. Berlin. says In a report 10 the state
department that there is a demand for
good, sound American apples n Germany.
oGt no supply. This arises from tie fact
that hitherto large fruit buyers have been
unable % induce trustworthy firms In the
United States to furnish them wiki fresh
fruit OF a given grade at all seasons.
Either no fruit at ell can be had. or
shippers send over half rotten. unaSsoTfed
stun The fault lies in America The
fruit growers should pack carefully the
Kind Of apples that remain solid many
months. and firms should keep themselves
posted In regard 10 the needs OF German
commerce, and BY the exercise OF intein-
gent faithful care. establish ana keep up
steady connections. Apples al retail bring
a very high price IA Berlin during the
winter months. and there would be a
good demand for dried and preserved
fruit
Mr.. Dekay says that Germany took half
million dollars worth of dried fruit,
largely apples. from the United States
last year
Apples" he reports "fnd a good mar
ket in Germany. particularly IN Berlin.
during the winter months In summer
and autumn the local orchards food the
markets with comparatively poor fruit,
so far Prussia Is concerned. and not
much better quality so far as Southern
Germany Is concerned. Berlin merchants
can never be sure that a given quality
OF fruit can be obtained next year. This
- In part the trouble with fruit all over
the world. but agents and shippers in the
United States can guard against such I'M
certainties OF the crop by obtaining their
supplies from different states. North
Germany ought 10 be a field for Ameri-
can apples. There Is no need of urging
the excellence of them. because the poo
pie know all that. In fact. there is a
larger import OF the unsolicited ordinary
kinds now. and this has always existed
The difficulty lies In the methods OF sup
ply. These are helter-skelter. temporary
and uncertain. so that American apples
OF a high grade cannot be considered,
by German sellers, as a staple article for
consumers.
Apples at retail bring very high price
In Berlin during the winter months There
would also be good demand for fine
dried and preserved fruit"
Very much in the same tenor is the re-
port of Consul General Samuel f Morse.
al Paris The apple crop of France he
writes. this year is almost a total fall
ure. An Official report on the subject Is
I'm course OF preparation. and will en-
brace statistical returns from the apple
growing districts of France. According 10
the best estimates Of the officials OF
Halles Centrales central markets. Of
Paris. and OF The leading firms in the
trade. the yield Of 1894 does not exceed
one-fourth or the average. The autumn
having been unusually warm. has been
unfavorable 20 the preservation Of the
fruit and there IS a growing scarcity in
the supply, together with a corresponding
appreciation OF values. Choice and fancy
apples known as 'reinettes OF Canada
and CalVille' are quoted today at from
to quality The tendency Of prices is up
ward and unless there shall be an I'M
prccedentedly large importation. consid-
cradle advance IS anticipated. The winter
consumption of apples I'm France. and es-
pecialiy IN Paris. is very large. Leading
dealers have informed me that they ex-
pect the demand during this entire sea-
son to far exceed the supply The impor-
tation OF apples for 1883 was loi6. SO
pounds"
Consul General Patrick A. Collins. At
London. reports on the demand ih Great
Britain: ''The English apples are over
about the middle Of September. and II
Is then that the United States supply the
early market The fruit then sent in is
called in the trade summer fruit: it IS
tender and requires quick sale. II has not
much competition until the middle of Oc-
soher when shipments from the Domin-
ion Of Canada begin The necessity Of
putting the early United states fruit i'm
mediately upon the market initiates
somewhat against prices. They run
usually from s. u to So - per New York
barrel. which contains three bushels. or.
IA weight about liz pounds The Do
minion apples bring through the winter
a higher price than the American. Thov
soil a. from S29i 70 s. 81 per Canadian
barrel which contains about twenty-eight
pounds more than the American barrel.
The Dominion apples come tn the largest
quantities IN January and February. ana
arc said 70 be firm. hard and well colored.
and are distinctly the favoriic IN the
market. The market will apparently take
very large quantities Of good. sound.
winter APPLES. carefully packed. IS well
IA good cider in large quantities, real
iziuE about twenty cents Per gallon.