Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-06

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HARRIET MONROE.
Large Production Of Evaporaied Apples.
Everything points to a very large
output Of evaporated apples this fall,
which will be moved at low cost to
producerand low cost to distributor and
consumer. Investigation just made by
The N. f. Homestead points to largest
production in years. Happily there
promises to be an unusually large ex-
port demand which will absorb vast
quantities. Furthermore, low prices will
greatly stimulate home consumption.
Each year prime American dried fruits
arereceivtng increased favor abroad, and
moderates prices insure an extensive
business. During the year ended June 80,
SO. we exported nearly q, O0O, 900 pounds
dried apples of all descriptions, with
an average export value Of five cents.
The price was lower than a year ago,
but the exports were nearly four times
as great, and the largest in the his
tory of the trade.
The season for new crop dried APP
pies opens with stocks of old carried
over liberal in the aggregate, though
concentrated in a few hands. Some
holders have recently shown evidences
of becoming tired and are offering the
goods at concessions. A considerabl
part of this surplus stock of '95
evaporated apples is held at Niagara
Falls. In addition, a quantity is stored
by dealers in other parts of western
N. Y, a moderate stock in Chicago and
some other western cities, and a little
in Boston, N. Y. and Philadelphia.
Considering the large size of the 90
apple crop. however, it is doubtful if
this stock of old evaporated fruit will
exert special influence on values AS
in former years. the greater part of
the SO pack will come from central and
western New York. Michigan evapora-
tors started in quite early in the sea
son buying apples at 10M12R cents per
100 pounds The finished fruit could
only be moved at 4m4h cents per
pound. some as low as 3l2 cents, and
number of the evaporators have al
ready closed down. The output in
Michigan will probably not prove es-
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there is little money in evaporating
apples to deliver at four cents. In
central and western New York a good
many cars of new pack have been sold
for future delivery. These are very
largely for export account. to be
shipped during October and November
Western dealers have purchased New
York prime evaporated apples at AZ
cents. October shipment, delivered in
Chicago, and York state evaporators
are offering at Az G4k cents at point of
shipment. The apples taken for for
eign account are almost universally
prime, and a large part of the goods
already sold have been wood dried
zinc free and destined for the German
markets. which demand treatment of
this kind. While the grocery trade of
this country. also wholesale dealers in
dried fruits, have not up to the present
bought freely of the 80 pack, yet the
demand is quietly but steadily increas-
ing. with more interest shown.
Advices from our foreign correspon-
dents, as We'll as from manufacturers
and dealers at headquarters, indicate
that the demand from European mar
kcts will be the heaviest in many years
AS pointed out in our reports of the
apple crop. there is a shortage in
western Europe as a whole and the
low price of evaporated fruit here will
undoubtedly stimulate the demand
Present quotations on evaporated APP
pies are much below any recent year
The danger point seems to be in over
production Of the cheaper grades For
such not more than 3M3ls cents may
be expected, against figures all the
way up to five cents for carefully
'neached. trimmed and evaporated
fruit. This emphasizes the wisdom of
using care and neatness in evaporat-
ing. The first cost of the raw fruit
which Will produce this choice quality
Of evaporated is little or no greater
tfan that used by the careless operator
VINO turns out Indifferent quality
The subjoined table shows the ex-
ports of dried apples of all descriptions
during a series of years ended June 80.
oar best customers are Germany. the
Netherlands, France. Belgium and the
L. X, with of course more or less fruit
going from Pacific coast ports to the
Orient and the southern hemisphere.
II is worthy of note that moderately
lew prices bring the largest distribution
ol these goods in foreign lands
EXPORTS OF DRIED APPLES