Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-10
The New Fruit Preserver.

The Alden Fruit Factory is running
day and night and is turning out what
the best judges all agree in pronounc-
ing splendid article Of raisins. The
numerous bins on the first floor al
ready contain many tons of raisins
which are almost ready for packing.
Mr.. DAVIS expects the grape supply
will keep him on raisins for ut least
one month longer, after which other
fruits will be substituted for grapes.
The apples and pears that have been
preserved are really beautiful sight.
This fruit is almost white in appear
ance, and containing, as it does, all
the saccharine matter of the undried
fruit, it is remarkably sweet. On
Saturday next Mr.. DAVIS will COM
mence packing raisins for the market,
and in a short time we shall have the
opinion of the consumer as to their
quality. This, however, is already
rendered in favor Of the Alden dried
fruit, and the only additional evidence
to be expected is that establishing the
superiority of Los Angeles valley fruit
over that of other sections of the
State. So far as the mission grape
raisin is concerned, this evidence is
already at hand. The testimony of
many grocery dealers, both in San
Francisco and Eastern cities, warrants
US in saying that the Los Angeles
mission grape raisins will command
high price in the market and the de-
mand for them will be 50 great that the
entire grape product of the valley will
never fill the market. The superior
ity of the Alden dried fruit over other
qualities is shown in the following
market report taken from late issue
of the New York Tribune. The state
ment refers to California fruit and is
as follows:
This trade promises quite Il revolution in
the fruit business of this coast. growing out OF
| the general introduction of "Alden's" drying
| and curing machine. There are now quite a
| number Of large factories in successful opera
tion in different parts of the State. The result
| ofthis Industry VIII not be only the supplying
| ofthe Pacific Slope with dried fruits required
| but give large and superior shipments East
and for export, not only dried fruits but also
| canned in good variety and they compare Ia
| VOrably with the choicest OF England's Oil
| mans stores" There is considerable inquiry
| for dried fruits for shipment East and for eS-
| port, all packed in boxes of 10 and 20 lbs; APP
Piles at 25c u Ii; apricots, pears, ETC., 34c. do.
| Dried fruits by the "Alden" evaporatng pro-
| cess attract much attention. the saving Is i'm
| mense, both on freight and transporting of the
4 iS NUnrt thu off
| ful consideration. To illustrates: One case of
"Alden" onions weighing 6S lbs gross is equal
for all culinary purposes to $50 lbs or bags OF
| fresh ones, and case of peas weighing 43 lbs
| equal for family use to cases OF canned peas
| weighing $50 ms. The same rule is applicable
| to all fruits and vegetables prepared under
this process; boxes OF 40 lbs at l5c. y b. each
pound is equal to 7; cherries, etc. Ii at soc. is
equal to lbs of fresh.
These facts will prove of great inter-
est to consumers. In San Francisco
the Alden product is not quoted with
other dried fruit. For the information
of our readers we reprint the following
market quotations from the CaU of
November Sd: ~
Dried Fruit--Apples, 5d8c.; pears, 9al215c.;
plums, 5g6c.; pitted do, l4als; prunes l7Lc.;
apricots, ll6l2c.; peaches, Sfs911c in SKIS and
s%@lOc in boxes; blackberries, 2Oc.; Califor-
ma TalSllSs lUulZI2c. tOllOWlnB Is Inc price
list of the Aided fruits and vegetables: APP
pies, lGblSc.; pears, 22l4@45c.; peaches, l5c.;
pared DO, 3Oc.; apricots, &c; pitted plums,
3Oa35c.; prunes, 20@2&4c.; cherries, 65@75c
currants, 30a32%c.; rhubarb, 40c.; sweet corn,
SO9321zc. green peas, 45@47%c.; onions, 40c;
potatoes, l4c; squash and pumpkin, 20c. beef,
40c q h.
A comparison of the prices for the
ordinary and the Alden dried fruit will
give an idea of the superior quality of
the last named article. 1t is notice
able that although there has been
very large increase in the amount OF
Alden prepared fruit placed on the
market, the demand still so far ex-
ceeds the supply that up to this time
the company have been unable to fill
single one of the hundreds of orders
received from the East. A very inn
portant discovery and one which is
destined to prove of immense value, is
the successful manner in which to-
bacco is cured by the Alden process.
1t is stated on reliable authority that
this process will cure tobacco rapidly,
very rapidly, and turn it out in better
order and of n purer quality than by
any process heretofore known. Mr..
ALDEN, the inventor or discoverer of
the process, has lately sold the right of
his patent to be used in the State of
New York in the curing of tobacco
alone, for very large sum of money.