White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-07
HEAVY INCREASE IN EXPORT TRADE OF
NORTHWEST BOXED APPLES

their imports from the United States
Nor has the Far East group Jagged
/ behind in this respect. Hongkong has
more than tripled, and the Philippines
and China have more than doubled
their imports. Canada also shows an
increase in receipts of almost 10000
boxes in the last three years.
"In the case of barreled apples,
however, only ..three countries, Ire
land, Sweden and Denmark-show
any progressive increase in purchases
from the United States. Most of the
countries of Latin America are order
ing fewer ba4reled apples, Argentina
being the only one to show any in
crease. None oil the Far Eastern
countries has tqken any barreled ap-
pies since 1922, Canada imported $780,
95l barrels from the United States
in 1913, dropped to 274,35s barrels in
1920, and to but 1896 barrels in 1924.
In every year of the 1909-1913
and the 1920-1924 periods, the Euro
pean group was our largest market.
Taking IL to 81 per cent of our bar
relied apples and rs to 81 per cent of
our boxed apples.
Purchases by Canada.
Canada took from to 10 per cent
of our barreled apples, and from 9 to
IL pei cent of our boxed apples, with
a decrease in recent years. The Latin
American group has taken from 3 to
per cent of the barreled apples,
with recent lessening percentage,
and 6 pel' cent of our boxed apples in
each of the last three years.
"The Far Eastern group purchased
per cent of our barreled apples in
1909, and less than per cent during
every other year of the periods indi-
Gated, but these countries have taken
from 3 to per cent of our boxed ap-
pies in the period 1e22-1e24."
It should not be understood from
what has just been said that the
United States lacks competition in the
fo-eign apple markets. AS the United
Kingdom is the worlds largest apple
market, British trade statistics afford
good indication of the relative
standing of the various countries as
apple exporters. Taking the years
1918 and 1e2o-1924, Mr.. Moriarty
finds that the United States, Canada
and Australia furnished the greater
potion of British imports Of apples,
France, New Zealand and various
other countries sent small amounts.
Canadian Apples for Export.
The greater part of Canadian ap-
pies in the export t.ade 60 to the
United Kingdom, with the United
States taking a fair amount while
export statistics for Australia show
that the United Kingdom purchases
virtually all the apples shipped from
that source.
Mr.. Mor.arty. like most other peo-
pie who understand the apple indus
try, knows that an important factor
in the expansion Ct these exports is
the close attention given by packers
in many states to grading and pack
ing. He speaks of state and federal
laws that require the careful grad
ing of apples as to size, general con-
djtion and color. The color, espe-
cially of the better grades, has much
to do with ready sales both at home
and abroad, and he finds that most
apple states have laws requiring,
among othe. things, that there must
be certain percentage of specified
color on the surface area.
Boxed Apples to Front.
Speaking of the way in which box
ed apples have forged to the front at
the expense of barreled apples for
commercial purposes, Mr.. Mor;arty
says:
"Prior to 1922 apples in boxes
the container used exclusively in the
Northwest-were included with bar
relied apples in our export statistics,
apples from yeat! to year soon called
for separate statistical recognition
While statistics for boxed apples are
given only for the last three years,
this short space of time has proved
sufficient to permit the doubling of
such exports.
'In 1922 the United States shipped
to foreign markets 3,323,165 boxes of
apples valued at $7,3e6.634, while in
1924 exports were 6,71s,872. Exports
of barreled apples have shown but
slight growth during the last ten
years, as may be seen by comparing
the l910-lo24 average of 1851 900 bar
rels, valued at $5.670,O00 with the
1924 exports Of 1,88O,716 barrels vaul-
] ed at $8,547,442"