Evening star., 1923-11-01
APPLE men LAUNCH
FIGHT FOR MARKET.
Eastern Growers Hope to
Meet Sharp Competition Of
Western Fruit.
BY j. c. ROYLE,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 1.--Orch-
ardists throughout the United States
are making vigorous preparations to
fight for "a home" for their apples
during the next ten days In many
sections apple expositions will open
Saturday and during apple week.
beginning November 5, every possible
appeal will be made to consumers.
Late and authentic reports to the
writer from the huge orchards OF the
west and middle west make ~ appar-
ent that earlier estimates OF the apple
crop were too small. Reports from
the state OF Washington indicate that
the over planting of commercial VIM
ter-keepine apples. preGss5ea Mn ,Ma
1891 crop of these hardy paFietles,
consisting of 10000 carloads OF II
boxes each, heretofore has cons xr,ited
record. but this producti.r, viii be
overshadowee by r.ep of $4,000
kets the move.nen1 lie so heavy that
prices havx fallen and buyers seem
TO hoio che upper hand.
Apples Rotting ON Ground.
In some sections of the inter-
mountain west, California, Michigan.
Missouri and other states, apples are
rafting on the ground or are being
fed to hogs. as growers contend they
prices. The crops of New York state
and other parts of the Atlantic dis
trfct are heavier than expected and
many farmers are booking for a
home" without much regard to price.
One encouraging factor has been
the decided taste for American
apples which has manifested Itself
in Great Britain this season. More
fruit has been exported to Europe
this season than ever before. at this
time of year. This demand has prov
ed n life saver for the growers Of
Virginia and West Virginia, who
shipped their apples to England early
and secured good prices for them.
Demand and prices continued high
up to about ten days ago, when the
tremendous volume of fruit arriving
from the United States broke the
London market. Prices broke sharply.
that time has recovered a portion of
that loss, according to late cables,
. the market still is weak and sensitive
to additional shipments.
Maryland shippers did not benefit
from the foreign demand so extern
siNely as their neighbors. as the fruit
hn that state was so badly damaged
Yby hali that much of it was impossf.
Ible GO pack. Eastern growers are pre-
cared to fight for their lives, or
remainder of the winter. They ex-
pect constant flow of shipments to
Atlantic markets from the Pacific
coast Eastern growers, as a general
rule. pack lin barrels instead of In
boxes. as do the Pacific growers, and
those who have foreseen the competi-
tion from the west have revived their
systems of grading and packing in
a strenuous effort to convince con-
sumers that the quality of the east
ern product is as good as the western
apples.
Pie Eaters Tremendous Help.
One factor in consumption, how
ever can surely be counted on by the
rrouucers-the pie eaters of the
United States. Apple pies are a stand
ard product, apparently maintaining,
equal popularity in all sections Care
: fui estimates from apple producers
and bakers indicate that four apple
pies per year are eaten by each In
habitant
The effect of this consumption on q
number of commodities can scarcely
be realized. 1t requires one pound
of apples-whole fruit-for each
standard nine-inch pie. Bakers es-
timate that each pie requires quar-
ter of pound of sugar and three
mixed in the proportions of twenty
toar pounds of Hour to twelve pounds
OF shortening. One pound OF CHINA.
mon is consumed In each thirty pies,
Ample pies consumed in the next
year, therefore, will involve the use
= O0o.0oo pounds of sugar, 100000 ,oee
pounds Of flour and 10, 600 900 pounds
OF animal and vegetable fats, pro-
Nfced the average is maintained