Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-29
DRIED FRUITS INTERESTS.
Agencies Established Throughout the
East for their Sale.


John T. Cutting, General Manager of the
California Dried Fruit Association, has just
returned from his Eastern tour, which he
undertook for the purpose of establishing
agencies for the sale of the orchard prod
ucts of the members of that organization.
| He reports that he found the demand for
California fruits, both fresh and dried, rap
| idly extending, and that he found dealers
eager to handle them. As result of his
| efforts agencies have been established at
| the following points: Chicago, New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Birming-
ham. Ala; Columbus, Ga; Charleston, S.
c.; Knoxville Tenn; Memphis, Tenn;
Mobile, Ala; Montgomery, Ala; Macon,
Ga: Nashville, Tenn; New Orlears, La;
Richmond, Va; Savannah, Ga; Selma,
| Ala; Wheeling w. Va; Louisville. KY;
Austin. Tex: Mansfield, o; Buffalo, n. Y;
Columbus, o.; Cleveland, O.; Cincinnati,
| O.; Dayton, o.; La Fayette. Ind; Detroit,
Mich; Denver. Col; Evansville, Ind; Fort
Smith, Ark; Indianapolis, Ind; Keokuk,
Ia; Des Moines, Ia: Kansas City, No; Lin
coin Neb Little Rock, Ark; Burlington,
Ia; Minneapolis, Mimi; Milwaukee, Wis;
| Omaha, Neb.; Pine Bluff, Ark; Richmond,
Ind; Sioux City, Ia; st. Joseph, Mo-; St.
| Paul, Mimi; st Louis, Mo-; Bay City,
Mich; East Saginaw, Mich; Grand Rap
ids, Mich; Piitsburg. Pa; Washington.
| d. c.; GAINESVILLE, o.; Bloomington, H.;
| Williamsport, Pa.
| In all, fifty-six agencies were established
| and arrangements perfected for encourag
| ing the consumption of California fruits to
the utmost. Mr.. Cutting reported the dried
| fruit market to be in most encouraging
condition. The large accumulation of dried
peaches at Chicago has mostly gone into
| consumption at prices varying from 8 to
I - ,l1I d.
| little of this class of fruit remains either
here or at the East In fact, a recent order
| for a carload of prime article for the
| Philadelphia market has not yet been
| filed.
| The apricot crop has also been we'll
| cleaned up, and good prices have ruled
the figures at Philadelphia now being 16 to
174 cents for good bleached article. The
| city named, by the way, is one of the best
markets for California products of all kinds
There is still large quantity of prunes
on hand. but they are moving of regularly
at from 6 10 102 cents a pound. Eastern
dealers strongly advise that this fruit be
| packed in stout cotton sacks instead of
boxes, as better sale can be made, and a
saving is also effected of at least 20 cents
on the hundred pounds.
| Raisins are very scarce in the home mar
ket, and the crop is pretty well cleaned up.
The New York agents of the Dried Fruit
Association strongly recommend that the
| two-crown loose be packed hereafter in
sacks instead of boxes. There is large
sale for such fruit at to 81 cents pound
The Chicago market is strong, and largely
increased consumption is reported, the ratio
being 40 per cent. larger than last year.
Under date of November Goth the agent of
the Association at the point named reported
| that nine-tenths of the California fruit so
far received had been marketed, and many
dealers have been unable 10 secure enough
fruit to carry them through to next season.
Consequently, considerable appreciation
| in prices is not unreasonably expected.
The quality of the California raisins, too, is
said TO be far ahead of anything in the
shape of Londons or three crown loose ever
shipped from Malaga.
Altogether, then, in Mr.. Cuttings opin-
| ion, the outlook for the next seasons oper-
ations is very flattering. With a lively de-
mand and the perfection of distributing
arrangements through the Dried Fruit
Association, there would seem to be no
! good reason why the producers should not
next year be able 10 realize much better
| prices for their fruit than has ever before
been the case.-San Francisco Chronicle.