The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-13
VIRGINIA APPLES
ON LONDON MARKET
Albemarle Pippins in Demand in
European Centres-Big Orders
Are Filed.
NEW YORK BECOMES UNEASY
The Big Virginia Orders Dues
toned by Gothan's Mighty
Fruit Dealers.
NEW YORK BECOMES UNEAS'

It is hard to make a New YORK man
believe thet Virginia is cutting any
kind OF a figure in the apple market
especially is it difficult for New
Yorker to get it through his noodle
that Virginia grows pippins which at
tract the attention of the outer world.
A weu-known Richmond house has
recently taken an order for 10000 bar
rels of Albemarle A No. ! pippins TO
be delivered in London during the
month OF October next. and the price
agreed upon is $3.50 per barrel. The
same house has also an order for 5000
barrels of the same fruit to be deliv-
cred in Copenhagen, Denmark. about
the same time and at the same price.
Denial of Mr.. White.
The Richmond correspondent OF the
New York Journal OF Commerce re-
ported these facts to his paper, and the
same being published, certain New
York apple dealers rushed to the front
to deny the accuracy Of the story. One
of them. w. N. White, got real wrathy
when he learned that Virginia is ship
ping big lots OF apples to Europe. The
journal of Commerce of Wednesday
says:
THE local fruit trade strongly dis
countenances the rumored large ship
ment qf apples to England and Copen-
hagen.' reported in a Richmond (Va.)
dispatch printed in these columns yes
terday. They assert that such a large
order is ridiculous and are disposed to
doubt the authenticity OF even the
alleged factors In the trade. Said
W. N. White, one of the best-known
apple dealers in the market:
This dispatch speakers of an "or-
der from London for 10000 barrels of A
No ! pippins which at $3.50 free on
board In London would represent just
100000" The report does not say they
are sold at that price; 1t is quite true
that If they were 1t would represent
$4,000 knowing every wholesale
fruit marchant in London, dare make
the statement that there is no one in
the business that has passed him such
an order.
~ challenge it. and IL he proves It,
VIII pay $50 to any charity in Rich
mond and give Mr.. sydnor public
apology IN your paper for doubling his
The Contracts Shown.
=. T. sydnor g. Company. Of No 1915
East Cary Street. is the Richmond
house which has placed the big orders
IN London and Copenhagen.
Times Dispatch representative
called on the head of the firm yester-
day, and having shown him the clip
ping from the New York Journal OF
Commerce. asked for the facts con.
| corning the orders.
Mr.. sydnor quietly opened his safe
took therefrom his letter book ant
laid the two orders before the news
paper man. They speak for themselves
and with the after correspondence
which make part of the contracts
show conclusively that the contracts
have been made by Sydnor & Com
pany to deliver to one OF the larges
fruit dealers in London 10000 barrel
OF this years growth OF Albemarl
| pippins at $3.50 per barrel. The othe
deal for 5000 barrels is with a frui
merchant Of Copenhagen. Mr.. sydno
4 says he has already arranged for tn
goods with Which to fill the two or
4 ders.
Mr.. sydnor also explained to Tn
Times-Dispatch man that such larg
orders SO far in advance is somewh a
unusual. and grew out OF the fact tina
the late frosts and the continued col
; weather of the past spring cut the ar
pie crop sh ort, and the London hous
simply made sure Of its supply of
No. I pippins while 1t could.
1t Is in order for Mr.. White, of Ne,
2 York, to inclose his certified check fc
$50to be given to Rich mond Chart,