Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-09
CALIFORNIA hAISTNS.
How They are supplanting the Malaga
Article in Eastern Markets.


From Isidore Jacobs, of A. Lusk & Co,
of this city, who has recently returned from
a tour through the raisin-producing dis
tricts of this State, a Posi- reporter has ob
tanned some interesting and important
facts concerning the coming crop and the
present and probable future condition of
the market for California raisins. The
raisin districts visited We're those of Tustin
Riverside, Santa Ana and San Bernardino
in the southern counties, and Woodland
and Duyisville, in the northern part of the
State. The prospects are for Il very fair
yield and larger than last year, when 49,
600 boxes were packed. It is thought that
this year the pack will reach 100000 boxes.
The indications are that the quality of Cal
ifornia raisins this year will be liner than
for several years past all over the State.
Especially is this so in Dayisville and
Woodland.
The balk of the crop. it is expected, will
be moved East, and prices promise to be
very high, as lately there has been great
deal of excitement over an inquiry for Cali
fornia raisins in the Eastern cities. 1t is
admitted now. by people conversant with
the situation East, that the best California
rasins are equal to the imported. Last
wear there was a house i'll New York city
that imported from 10000 to 10000 boxes q
year from Malaga. They always had
prejudice against California raisins. Lusk
4 Co. placed with them 10000 boxes of
Fresno raisions, and they admitted them to
be as good as the imported article, and have
sgnifed their intention of buying double
the quantity this year.
The raiSin business is growing very rapid
ly all over the State, there being thousands
upon thousands of acres of one and two
year-old vines, which will come into bear
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the output Of this State will be COCO
boxes before many years have passed. The
best raisins heretofore have ccme from
Fresno and Orange Some experts go so
far as to predict that the product Of this
State will eventually take the place of the
Malaga raisinS.
1t remains with the growers themselves
to bring about such a consummation. They
should be careful as to the quality of the
raisins sent East, and should take particular
pains to grade them properly Following
are the grades of raisins imported from
Malaga: l. Three Crown Deheshes. 2.
Two Crown Dehcshes. 3. Crowns. 4. I'M
perial Cabinet 5. London Layers. 6. Lay
ers. I. Loose Muscatels.
1t is thought that if our packers will only
put up a good quality of London Layers
and Loose Muscatels and see that nothing
is shipped East but the best a brilliant
future is before the raisin business of this
coast.
The difference in prices between our best
raisins and those from Malaga has been
about 20 cents per box, whereas there is no
reason, with proper care in the packing and
the quality. that they should not bring
fully SIS much The market at present is
barer of California raisins than it has been
for five years. There are none of good
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The best London Layers will open at about
81 per box of twenty pounds. The season
this year is fully month earlier than
usual. 1t is predicted that there will tie
new raisins ready for shipment by the first
| OF September. This viii put great many
carloads into the eastern markets before
any raisins come from Malaga. The east
ern markets being bare of supplies, high
prices are likely to rule,