Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-01


cause it is OF better flavor and finer
generally. Notwithstanding the
heavy quantity put up this year, the
stock now carried in California is ex-
tremely light, and not more
than will be required for the
running coast demand from now I'M
til the end of July. While the trade
on these goods formerly was princi
pslly derived from two or three large
Western markets, at the present time
the sale extends all over the Union,
and the evaporated peaches Of Cali.
fornia, like tie canned fruit, are be-
ing sought and sold in all the mar
kets OF the Union. There is no pos l.
blity " whatever OF overriding it, rs the
consum ption is increasing yearly far
ahead Of the production.
| CALIFORNIA wALNUTs.
We estimate the products this year
al 1900 600 pounds, which shows n
very gratifying increase over 1886. Ii
il also 8 pleasure TO note that the best
| California walnuts, properly blrGched
and due attention being pad to care
ful grading and curing, are now in a
large measure supplanting the i'm
ported article. Ii was only u few
years ago that a California walnut,
even that was as good as the best inn
ported as far as eating quality, was
suld in the eastern and western mar
kets at anywhere from three to six
cents per pound under the
imported. This, however, il now be-
ing changed, and discriminating deal
ers will take our best walnuts at prices
equal to and in many instances ex-
ceeding the imported goods, and
there is no reason why they should
not, as they are not only fIesher than
anything that comes from abroad, but
are of better flavor and the quality
ccrta My is not inferior. California
offers fine field for the production of
these nuts, and while there are
a good many new orchards being
planted, Wo do not think the atten
ton is being devoted to this industry
that is warranted by the fact that we
have the United States for market.
The best walnuts come from South
ern California.
ChLtFOhcla aLMONDos
The product this year is light one
owing to various causes, but the
quality has never been better. The
low prices prevailing in New
Yo'k for the California almonds, but
it is with pleasure that We state that
like our walnuts, We find wide
spreading and increasing de-
mand every year. The
Tarragona imported almond has been
the p, incipal nut in favor by the East
ern trade. This is a very large and
thick--helled nut, and is not to be
compared with the soft-shell Califor-
mia almonds in any way. 1t being of
larger size, and there being nothing
else to compete with it, it has taken
the bulk of the trade, but there is no
question that it has seen it's best days.
and that the soft-shel almonds of
California are rapidly taking Its place.
Dealers are generally finding out, and
consumers especially, that paying
IA or Is cents per pound
for a shell ia pretty dear
price. The shells Of the California
almonds are very light and the dealer
rincipa ly in buying these nuts gets
meat and not shells. A good many
new almond orchards are being
planted throughout the STATE, and it
is only a question of time when We
shall be able to supply the trade all
over the Union with these goods.
There are good years and bad years
in this industry, but, taking it one
year with another, an almond orchard
pays the owner good returns.
EXTRACTED HONEY.
This was the off year in the ex.
tracted honey industry, and we re-
port quite large decrease in the
product from last season and the
quality generally, as far as color is
concerned, has not been as good.
On account of the light crop, how
ever, prices have ruled from 25 to so
per cent. better, so those producers
who had good crops have received
very satisfactory returns. We do not
think there is any question anyway,
but what the honey of Cali
fornia is the finest produced In
the world. both as regards color and
favor. Our bee.rnen have had many
discouragements to contend with, the
principal among which is the compe-
Iition with the low grade black honey
Of Cuba as we'll as the Chill honey,
hut as the consumers get to using
California honey more, they call for
it and arc willing to pay advanced
prices. One thing can be said in re-
gard to California honey that in
nine cases out of ten, shipments made
from here arc absolutely pure honey.
The article has been and is still so
reasonable in price, that there is
nothing that it could be adulterated
with or that would pay to do so. We
are pleased to note that our suggest
ion made last year in regard to dis
pensing with old oil cans and cases
and using new cans and cases, has
been to some extent adopted, but
there is still considerable room for
improvement in this matter. While
the old tins as used here are thor
oughly cleaned with potash, and as q
rule are all right, they have very
unpresentable appearance and it
would pay our producers much better
and they would get more for their
honey If they would put it in new
cases and cans.
CALIFORNIA COMB HONEY.
Like extracted honey, this product
is also reduced in quantity this year.
The quality, however. has been very
good and has brought much higher
prices. Our suggestion made for sew
eral years past to put up this honey
in one-pound frames instead OF two
pounds, we are glad to note is being
gradually adopted. As q general
proposition, the one-pound frames
are preferable, especially when
the goods are to go East.
On this coast and in the Ter
ritories two-pound frames are all
right enough, as the average con-
sumner there is willing to buy that
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