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

every portion of the State, but " iii
the increased demand before NOE
for our green and dried fruit, not onl
from our own country, but from ever
country in the world. there is no pc
sihle chance OF OVERRIDING the business
although the fancy margins that hav
been realized by many OF our larg
orchards may not always DO obtained
sUN-DRIED NECrARINEs.
No finer fruit is grown in California
than the nectarine. In fact it is on,
of the Oh icest produced in this State
1t has, however, been greatly neg
lected by the trade generally. TIL,
principally has come, no doubt, from
lack of knowledge of the superiorit,
of this fruit. Wherever the necta
rine has been used, it has been nc
ticed that duplicate;ordei follow. Ii
our opinion, the nectarine, ill flavor
is superior to the apricot or peach
and we hope to zee the time whel
they will rank equal in price witt
either OF these fruits and be takel
freely. There are many sections il
California where the nectarine is pro
duced most abundantly and of tn,
most luscious fruit.
CALIFORNIA FIGS.
The product this year is very fair
but on account OF low prices less attcn
ton than formerly has been paid 4
drying them. The California blacl
fig, outside of its color, which il
against it, is equal, in our opinion, Il
the imported fly for all purposes 0
consumption.
Their color, however, is agaihsI
them. The white Smyrna fig is being
grown in California in certain sections
and is doing we'll, and we nope to see
a large increase in the industry, al
there is no question whoever
that California can produce a white
fig equal to anything that comes from
We have seen some white
figs produced in the central and
southern portions Of the State, that
were handsome r and finer than any
thing that we have ever seen from
Smyrna.
sUN-DnIED APRlCoTs.
While the output OF this fruit fol
the past season has been in excess u
last year, the demand has been 50
good from the East that the whole
stock has been rapidly absorbed and
at present there is little or nothing
left in this State for sale.
EvAPoRATED APPLES.
We report an increase in the pro-
duct of this fruit over last year and
of better style Of packing.
This is very commendable. The sale
for the California evaporated apples
is principally confined to this coast
and for shipment to Australia and the
Pacific islands. Our apples are not
as tart az the Eastern apples, and, as
a general rule, not as carefully put
up. and for this reason, as yet, they
have OF made much progress and
met with much favor in England but
as we arc now beginning to pat up
apples from the foothills and are
yearly improving in our style of pack
ing and carefulness in selecting, we
have no doubt that the time is no,
far distant when California evaporated
apples will be found side by side in
the London and Liverpool markets
with the apples from New York and
Maine.
EvAPORATED BLEACHED APRICOTs.
AS will be seen by our figures, there
has been very heavy increase in the
Of this fruit over 1886
This was good year for apricots, and
while the den and from the Gamer:
was something extraordinary, it waf
equaled or exceeded by the demand
from the dryers in all sections Of the
State. The product as turned out, we
are glad to state, also exceeded in
quality, in appearance and in style o.
packing anything before produced ir
California. AS large as this product
was, the great bulk Of it has
already been sold and gone int
consumption. The apricot is 6
fruit particularly suited to Cali
fornia and Us its merits become known
from a small trade at the beginning
and trifling demand, it has grown
year by year until there is no city
to-day in America of any conse
quence, but what uses the California
apricot either in q canned or dried
state. Neither is the market for thii
fruit confined to our own country
Now, evaporated and canned apricoti
can be found in most of the greai
European cities. While new orch
ards in various portions of thu
State are being planted and new
ones yearly coming into bearing
there is, in our opinion, not the
-liIhtest chance Of ever OVERRIDING the
apricot business. While it is true
that prices may and will undoubtedly
recede as the product increases, it i.
always bound to pay the growers /.
good round margin on their invest
ment. The price OF the green frui
this year ruled from ~ cents up al
high as 2 cents per pound, and 70
the dried product from 49,, to l,
cents. In the face Of this being .
very abundant year, next season WI
may look for a lighter crop.
EvAPORATED PEELED PEACHES.
AS will he noticed, the product thi
year is largely in excess Of last sea
son, but the bulk was sold for eastern
shipment early in the season, and ha
largely gone into consumption. W.
are pleased to note that peelet
peaches in California are being year
ly INDUCED in on a larger scale
for the reason that we believe peele,
peaches pay the producers better
and while the trade is not as large a
for the unpeeled, the demand iron
all portions OF the country is con
stantly ON the increase. We woul,
recommend for the coming year
more general putting up of this frui
in 2 and 5-b packages, as in tina
style the consumption will be in
creased in all portions Of the country
EvAPoRATED UNPEELED PEACHES.
A very heavy increase is noted owe
the product Of last year Of this fruit
and generally of better quality an,
~ ovo faakofu11v nooko1 Tho Nny;