Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-20
Our Fruit in the East.


CHICAGO, September 19th.-Some fruit
by passenger trains from California has
arrived since our last report. no special
trains baving been received. Fruits
shipped by passenger train arrived in good
order. Choice to fancy Tokay grapes bring
$3@ ) 50; Muscats sell at -. These prices
could not have been obtained but for the
small quantity quoted. During the first of
this week a great many grapes arrived that
were in bad condition, which the receivers
were obliged to sell at very low prices, the
range being 81 "a so per forty-pound crates.
One or more special fruit trains are ex-
pected here next week, and it is thought
with q good supply prices will probably
bring from 81 50@3 for Tokays and 81 80
az IS for Muscals. Pears are selling at
$2G2 25 for fall and 81 50Gt . 10 for winter.
Ounces bring for forty pound box 81 80
Gt175. Receipts of plums are light and
they sell for about 81 per box. Receipts of
dried fruit are also light. and prices remain
unchanged as last quoted.
Busioess A ctivity in New York.
New YORK, September 19ih.-City jour-
nails are publishing reports as 10 the state
of trade in all the leading commercial
industries. which bear uniform testimony
to an increasing activity in almost every di-
rection. In the dry goods districts the
leading thoroughfares are literally blocked
with boxes and bales in transit Many
houses have their employees at work until
dark. Retailers are beginning to feel the
impulse, and are confidently looking for
ward to busy time for the remainder of
the year. Southern coastwise steamers for
Richmond. Charleston, Savannah, New Or
leans and Galveston have all the freight
they are able to carry.
Lively Wool Market.
BosroN, September 19th.-The wool mar
ket has been on boom this week, and was
so excited and active thit it is much
stronger than at the corresponding time
last year The sales the past week foot up
q total of 5, 5,10S,900 pounds, which is very
large business-larger than for many
weeks. Prices are firmer on all grades
The total of Australian wool sold in this
market to go TO London is some 2 200 bales,
and makes remarkable reduction in the
stocks of Australian wool here. The re-
duction was entirely unexpected. The de-
mand for California wool has been fair and
prices firm. Stocks are reduced consider
ably. Fall wool at San Francisco is too
high for the Eastern buyer. There have
been sales here of $4,000 pounds spriug at
Is TO ~ cents, o,OU0 POUNDS spring at Il
cents, 250.0c0 pounds spring at IS and 25
cents, and $1,000 pounds on private terms.
Oregon wool has been quiet. We notice
sales of $1,000 pounds Eastern at 25 cents,
and 100, coo pounds On private terms. The
receipts of domestic for the week were
5,5l4 bales, and imports Of foreign 1 1,51l
balea.
The Regatta windup n E'Izzle.
NEWPORT Or. L., September 19th.-
Many yachts have left the harbor. and the
rest will go tomorrow. Yachtsmen are
disgusted with Saturdays race and seem
anxious to get home. The result Of yester-
days drifting race is as yet unknown.
Commodore Gerry was seen on board the
Electra to-day, and asked for the finish Of
the yachts. The time taken by each yacht,
as il passed Brenton Reef hghtship, was as
follows Stranger, sh., som, 25s.; Cinder-
ella, 9h., 47m., l5s.; Gitana. 9h.. 54m., Sis;
Thetis, Oh, 57m.. SIS; Galatea, 1oh.,