The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-04-27

come to stay and, judging by expert
ences of the past, apple sales are Very
likely to decrease rapidly.
Doubtless there are several reasons
for the present conditions. The fact
that the past seasons commercial crop
was considerably smaller than that of
year ago led to expectation on the
part of growers and dealers alike, las:
fall, that the prospective market
would be much stronger than has act
much stock changed hands at values
in excess or those which marketing
conditions since show were warrant
ed. This caused higher opening prices
than in 1914 and naturally slowed up
the movement. Neither growers nor
dealers who held the fruit seemed in
clined to push sales with the vigor that
was displayed the perviocs year, when
they had an enormous crop to market,
and the result was that large quanti-
ties of apples were put into cold stor-
age with the hope that the winter and
spring markets would strengthen suf-
ficiently to allow a margin of profit
In spite of the fact that last falls COM
mercial crop was estimated around
ten million barrels short of the previ-
Gus one, the amount placed in cold
storage exceeded that stored in 1914
by about 1875 per cent.
cacoud oynla M finp ic found In III
fact that exports of apples from the
ports of the United States alone up, to
March /, 1916, were $50, $50 barrels
less than for a similar period last
season. and April reports are expect
ed to show a much larger difference
Had the normal export traffic in apples
prevailed, the amount of stock on hand
in this country would be considerably
smaller.
In a recent brief survey of apple
prices in several large markets the
following facts were evidenced: Pres
ent wholesale prices on barreled stock
are very reasonable. In fact, in many
places wholesale dealers are selling
bCiOW NOSt "hCh SlOidSt dTt
considered. investigations made on
the same day in New York, Chicago.
Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and
Buffalo showed that No. l. cold storage
Baldwins and Greetings were ranging
from $3.50 to $500 per barrel, while
Ben Davis were bringing from $1.75 TO
$3.50 in practically every market Last
fall buyers in New York State paid
the growers on an average of $500 for
No. l Baldwins and Greetings, and
$2.25 for Ben Davis. (. o. b. shipping
point. Adding to these prices a fair
average seasonal storage charge Of
As cents per barrel and from 25 to so
cents barrel for freight and handling
one can see readily that dealers ao-
parently are not proiting at present
on many of their apple sales.
The inquiry into retail prices on ap-
pies which was made at the same time
covering the same grades and varie-
ties, indicates that while they are not
unduly high except in a very few in
stances, still they do not seem to have
decreased proportionately with whole
sale quotations.
Since the wholesale apple dealers
are in daily touch. as a rule, with the
retailers to whom they sell, they ap-
pear to be the logical factors to initi-
ate an apple campaign and stimulate
the interest of the grocers, fruit stand
dealers, hucksters. and other retail
agencies. The wholesalers in two
large markets have organized already
and raised a fund to secure desirable
publicity. II the dealers in other mar
kets would follow their example and
carry out an adequate advertising cam
paign in the press and in all stores
handling apples, the results should be
very helpful to all concerned-grow-
er, dealer and consumer