The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-18
As Many viii Re Shipped From
Here As In Former Years.
Most of the Apples Go
Through To Boston.
England's Crop Was Larger
Than Was Expected.

' ''We are expecting that We shall EXPORT
many apples tiis winter as We did last
siLtcr," said the vel known commits
zion merchant, Franklin ID Cummings,
In talking with reporter Of the PRESS
yesterday afternoon last season we ex-
ported atout &c, COO barrels Of apples to
Europs and tLe total export Of this year
Will probably be AZ large as that. Four
fifths Of the splles that we export come
from Canada ard Nova Scotia. the re-
mainder con ing from Maine and New
HampshIrs The crop In Nova Scotia and
Canada his rear IL large one but the
crop In both Maine and New Hampshire
J 10 light and besides the quality il not up
., the usual standard.
1--WE have not had good crop on this
continent since the SEASON OF '96 when
our firm alone shipped very close to 80. 600
barrels of apples. Last year there was
good crop in Canada and Nova Scotia but
it was especially poor In tae state OF
Maine. The crop In New Ha,np hire was
ali right. or the great apple producing
states, New York has raised the best crop
this year, although 1t Is not q very heavy
one
''The prices that we are paying to the
farmers this year are about the same as
last year. We are Offering from 10 to
g. barrel which includes the barrel.
But the Liverpool market is Offering us
from thrc, to four shlllings less this year
for the same quality Of apples with which
we supplied that market last year. All
this fall we have been supposing that the
reason for this falling of In the prices
this year was perhaps on account Of the
war In the Transvasl. thinking that there
might not b, as great demand for sp.
pies now as thers was u year ago. But
this Is not the case for have received n
letter from Liverpool today explaining
that the prices had decreased this yesr be-
cause the crop in England was larger
than had been expected.
"Ths apples that ara ssnt out from
Maine, come from all parts of the state.
The largest amount comes undoubtedly
from Kennebec county. Cumberland
county produces quite a large number,
but not nearly as many as does kennebec.
The territory bstween Lewiston and
Wateryille on the line OF the Maine Cen
trail railroad and the territory between
Brunswick and Waterville on another
branch Of this road ara the greatest APP
pie producing regions In our state.
"Up to this time the weather has been
30 fine that we have not found 1t neoes-
ssry to hea. the oars In which the apples
are brought from the country to the place
of shipment. But we always prepare for
this thing after the first OF December.
"For the last six or seven pinteis most
Of the apples coming to this city, have
been sent right through to boston for
shipment This Is done for the reason
tina, better rates are offere there, 1t be-
ing even more to our advantage to for
ward the apples through to Boston, not
outstanding that there Is an additional
distance to cover. By sending the apples
right through to that city 1t does not cost
Us so much to ship them fl I'm there as 1t
does from this port. Occasionally, how.
ever, we ship thousand barrels or 50
from here.
.sThs hulk of the Maine apples come
through this city although those secured
on the line of the Portland and Rochester
railroad are sent dlre,tly through to Bos-
ton ~