Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-21
FRUIT CANNING BUSINESS.


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Fruit and Fruit and vs8st-
abfe oanhimk.
EpIroR HrAALp: By request will
give in a few lines the leading facts aud
features Of the fruit crop OF the present
season. Wo have Just 6nisbed up At
the factory on apricots. We have taken
In nearly one hundred tons. and would
have reached 100 tons had Il not been
for the rsvsges Of the pest that 20 sud.
denly came and went in the shape Of q
ANAL bug something like the freely Of
the States. The crop 81 tbs county will
b on that account short Of our estimate.
$50 tons. We have done wall and all
who have had good frait havs dons wall.
notwithstanding shs uneAllsd for assault
msds on oar vsracisy il leading ootsm.
porary q yours some two wssIp sinos,
We were % sngro6ssd IL busin6ss th1k
Ne did not tsks the time 70 reply q Il.
We did say 10 ~ WHARF buying that
thers was good crop Of aprioots, ard
also that large contracts had been .mads
before It 80 ton; 20 there va. ntlli
with the ravsges d the bugs which o1t rs
short to some exteat, the price paid ~ NJ
for full orops delivered st the factory,
20 per tor, was 1. good peioc.
while BY orr < using 10 many tons
made the retail market good and krouRht
good and fancy prioes 70 those who had
small lots, wherein II w hAd thrown
what We canned on the market, they
would have been drug At one cent !
pound. The berry crop for raspberries
Il only half crop, although we have
made 4 good pack. while Tor black bsr-
ries the crop i going to Be large. We
will use about forty tons In AL. The
Bartlett pear crop Is . failure and We do
not expect to be able to got any here to
can at all. Have sent north for our
broker to buy Us 50 to 100 tons, If he can
secure good stock. They are favored
with large crop. we understand.
Peaches we will have ell We need for
hons consumption and also for M to
make good pack. VIII BE- about half Z
full crop, which will b oBe-fourth more
than Last season. While some sections
are very short othsrs will have plenty.
and whom September fruit Gomez thefe
will be plenty for ali. NectArines viii
BE- ell that Will b nssded, = the dsnand
for them & light. Gresnaags plnms.
short, while the Dalnsons Imperial and
French prunes will BE- half ) crop.
Grapes. good eYerywhere and the indi-
cations point to good prices for all varis-
ties.
Apples will b short orop--will not be
enough to supply home demand. causs
same - the pear crop-failure. The
exoessive warm weather In February,
followed BY the long cold spell which
caused the ssp 70 start and then nour,
and BY the time new end healthy ssp
was formed Va out. Y 8eaaon. for The
bloos.. All orchards The county over
y - good eEovths end kselthy
". :. I'd no doubt to- The nSzt three
70 Hvs ysers We viii havo<a good cropo,
and good fruit will always from nou On
command good prlsss. w could to-day
ell GOOD ahsed r paek Z " e'ald p
suaraatssd upplly foe three ysese
ahead. Suct eools = lenee - -.
ange clings, B1F)lstt pan, Qold&E ~
plnma. etc., have the world ior nHax.
ket. A. to vegetables, ~ VII raG1<
only string bse.s snd tomatcss this -
son, uslng 1bcot dfty tons Of st<ir1
bsans aud aboa5 ~ . 100 tons q ~
matoss. Nothl>G 4ill pay Tie fafne<
bettsr than I TN aeego o. ton16o
Corn for pAnnlos 4 noo ! sneesss hsfv a.
account Of SLOW growth ~ the gtee4
worm. Peas viQ ~ Anywhsfs ~
one cAn get piokers. We could use a1y
amount Of tbsn il " would ~ theu9-,
so you will ~ that fhsfs q pldltJ -
sale for All Eood freIt and veast@ a. = fhaf
cau b grown heos, al We ~ a ~
public Z good nCods end. ~ WiIl ~
Tor somo Bio p{l1ns NJ vs eAnsof ~
up the hard S6rzd rcpntalioa ~ texo
gotten in the o<1(6s ed sl1oN hefe With
poor fruit and Vegetables. Putttns poor
fruit inside Of : tin can and es&ling Il
never will make Il. any better. Aope
you will pardon this extendsd artiols.
and II not agreeable to you 70 mot NE Il,
and We viii remain
Youis. respectfully.
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