. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. JOHN 13. CANCELMO, 127 DOCK STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ONE OF Tl FIRMS HANDLING FRUITS EXCLUSIVELY take, as we were just one dollar per box higher than other quotations received by him for the same variety and grade, which demonstrates that to a great many these box apples are considered by marked grade of a uniform excellence. Again, just at the beginning of the apple season, a friend, who-e firm is a heavy buyer and operator in barreled apples, called us on the 'phone asking for a price on a number of cars of certain varieties of Washington box apples,
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. JOHN 13. CANCELMO, 127 DOCK STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ONE OF Tl FIRMS HANDLING FRUITS EXCLUSIVELY take, as we were just one dollar per box higher than other quotations received by him for the same variety and grade, which demonstrates that to a great many these box apples are considered by marked grade of a uniform excellence. Again, just at the beginning of the apple season, a friend, who-e firm is a heavy buyer and operator in barreled apples, called us on the 'phone asking for a price on a number of cars of certain varieties of Washington box apples, which was given him. He then stated that he was offered ten to fifteen thousand boxes of these varieties, among them being Rome Beauties, Jonathans, Delicious and Wine- saps, at about one-half our asking price, and asked our ad\-icc as to the purchase. Upon learning the territory and other details we simplj' stated that from our standpoint we would not consider them a purchase. They were, however, bought, and iiur present knowledge would indi- cate an unprofitable transaction. This is related as a practical demonstration thit operations in box apples in their territory recpiire the same careful attention as to locality, finish, packing, etc., to avoid disaster, as ma}' apply to any other section. Neither does the rapid development of the apple growing states seem to have been seriously enough considered. It is variously estimated that the production of apples in the Western and Northwest- ern States this past season has been between twenty and twenty-five thousand carloads, or approximately twelve million boxes, as against probably twenty-two to twenty-five million barrels in the Eastern producing section, of which latter a very large quantity has gone into by-products, such as evaporated apples, cider, etc., while the estimate on boxes covers prac- tically the quantity actualh' shipped. This proportion is but indicative of what may be anticipated in the future and what may be
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