Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-18

can be increased by intelligent eff
forts on the part OF American pack
ers and shippers. TO which may be
added very considerable demand IN
Denmark. Norway. and Sweden now
satisfied by the wholesale importers
at Hamburg. MIR. SINNERS details
OF the trade follows.
Practically the whole OF the bust
ness is entered in Hamburg. two To-
cal firms receiving about two-trids
( the total imporations. These 10
cal hauses send their own represen-
tat.ves to America. who visit the IN
terror apple packers. inspect the new
crops in the storage warehouses at
the ports Of shipment. and thea give
their orders. Apples from the East
ern and Middle Western States only
ar esold on firm orders. Nearly all
the fruit received from the West
ern States. and also large quantities
from the Eastern States. arrive on
consignment The local importers
keep their American correspondents
regularly informed as to the German
market and as 10 the quantities to be
shipped
Upon arrival al Hamburg a ship
ment is Immediately offered for sale
at auction, all sales taking place in
the same warehouse Before the sale
begins an impartial sampler selects
cerain number OF unopened barrels
and opens one-half of this number
al the top and the other half at the
bottom. The possible buyer must bid
upon the lot accepting these sample
barrels as representing the quality
OF the entire shipment, and he can
not demand that other barrels be
opened. The sampler is chosen by
the fruit dealers and is dealer him
self. and at regular intervals he gives
way 10 another appointee. Differences
in sales are settled by a sworn broR-
err
Hamburg confederation OF Fruit.
Under the terms Of the local fruit
auctioneers' agreement dealers having
their domicile outside of Hamburg
(there are many such from Berlin
and elsewhere who bid in large guam
tities) must buy at these auctions
through Hamburg broker or firm.
They may bid themselves, but pay
ments must be made in this city and
through a Hamburg house. The buy
ers are usually wholesale fruit deal
ers, who deliver the goods in the
consuming market. where they are
sold 20 greengrocers and to curb
stone dealers. Some curbstone deal
ers control n number of carts and
occasionally buy direct at the auc-
items. American shippers not now in
this trade can make ARRANGEMENTS
with the aucticnering firms. who are
also importers.
In general. American apples arrive
in good condition. although shipments
haye been sold of which quarter of
the contents OF the barrels was
spoiled. One obstacle to the devei-
opment of the business in the San
jose scale inspection requirement of
Germany. Apples containing this scale
are refused entry and are thereupon
directed to other markets. where they
command lower prices. Some minors.
ers are inclined To believe that the
government might withdraw this re-
quirement without endangering do
mestic fruit trees. since apples re-
Jected at Hamburg have been shin
pea TO Scandinavia. Denmark and
england without having caused a
spread of the disease
Packing and Tariff
Apples hould be packed in stand
ard barrels or If CT special quality.
they should be wrapped in paper
and packed in cases Of / bushel Care
should be taken not to ship short
weight hQrrnlc nh oh
some districts, as they may be class
med Tor duty at marks per 100 kilos
ts1l9 per 220 ibs.) instead Of 40
marks tS0.76). Barrels are almost
invariably intended to contain 2 bush-
els. bue evaporation and settling
pending shipment to Europe. some
times cause a space to form in the
top OF the barrel. which is then
filed with paper in order to obtain
a tight package. The German tariff
Jaw applies the rate of 9 marks to
double-packed apples, which IS al
ways applied to paper wrapped apples
in boxes. By Interpretation this paper
PAGING being regarded as a second
wrapping. Protest have been filed
against this decision, but thus far
without effect. Boxed apples not in-
dividually wrapped should be packed
in cases without Innings. as they then
secure the low rate of 80 marks
lSO.76) per 100 kilos. IT is Always
profitable to forward hrgh-grade
apples in individual wrappings and
lined cases. even though the duty be
; marks.
The American apples most common
ly imported are as follows with price
per barrel Of , bushels: Baldwins.
Is to 90 marks fs3.S0 &c $3.50: Pip
pins. % TO - marks 1856 TO $3.50
Greetings. Is to % marks ls3.s0 to
$3.50: Spy. 20 10 30 marks (sf1s 10
SID; King. % to 30 marks (s5.51 10
$40.
Greetings only arrive when there
Is a shortage OF other apples. but
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