New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-02
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
SOLE DEPENDENCE OF THE GREAT EAST
ERN MARKETS.
CHAT WITH CITY AUCTIONEER-A PROFIT.
ABLE SEASON FOR TIE FRUIT.GRowERs
OF THE GOLDEN STATE.

"Ths has been season for California fruit
growers" said T. l.. Goodsell Of No. 1913 Park Place.
To Tribune reporter YESTERDAY Mr.. Goodscl is an
auctioncer Of California fruits "To give the public
proper idea Of the unprecedented character of the
season." lie continued il is only necessary 10 bear
I'm mind the fact that at tms time last year, and in
previous receit years. this city would be receiving
from New.York New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland and
adjoining states not less than 100000 packages q
day OF summer fruit. mostly peaches and pear Now
there are hardly 1000 packages day arriving hero
from all these states combined. 70 ill this enormous
gap there is only the California crop. California Is
a great fruit state, however, and she is sending he
products rushing the continent I'm special trains
in manner surprising even TO her own 'hustlns
people \ grape grower rom ont there told me that
he would realize profit Of $4,000 on sixty acres oil
land this year. The state produced last year 200
carloads each containing 10000 packages OF green
fruit Of all kinds, and 1000 carloads Of dried and
canned fruits. And they will do better this year. Tor
an selling six carloads this year whore sold one
last year estimate that the crop will be 1900 cara
this year. OF which Newl 0rlt will get 300
How do the prices compare with Inst year" asked
the reporter.
aThe fruit is selling IN this market at NOT over
twenty per cent higher than last year That is rea'
sonablc enough considering the monopoly OF the mar
ket California fruit enjoys this year Nlnetenth' oi
the California products are sold At auction on Dr.
rival here The car, usually make the croSNcontnent
trip IN ton days The principal shipping point Is sac
ramento The fruit is concentrated at sacramento
from Rcdlands and other interior points loaded III
pa-nted refrigerator cars and, said before, reaches
New. York in about DAYS from time Of shlphei1t'
II Is getting here in good condition. too ue'pl'e 'e.
ports 10 the contrary All the peaches p!um' ahd
the famous Bartlett pears are wrapped IN paper en
pear separately. The peaches are packed about siA
dozen 10 the box the pums about eight dozeh' auu
-fx
hardy nature that even with tendays' Journey
arrive, here generally IN good order, and keeps ID
good order frequently for three or four days diu'
being disposed Of This Is IN marked contrast VIZ"
Eastern green fruit that rarely Keeps ior V"o uA''
after being picked
Thi, week has the largest supplies ever 10
sived here in the history Of the California nut trauc'
Fully 10000 packages have been thrown on tie mar
Le, ,h,s week Chicago at present gets tie bulk OF
rSs shinments but | predict that within Two years
New YORK lrst IN ever ;ri T nd VIZ VIZ viii be tas
900 carloads a week. The freight on. can noi1s
20, 600 pound, OF fruit from Sacramento 10 thus pO'
s who are the principal BUYERS ,o,,o, trade and
The buyers are made up 81 uS op y srge Eant
ties OF fruit frequently $500 and $1,000 worth Gay;
There are 10000 Italian stand mon c Gotn1 xSo coI
iecrtreIy sel az Immense amount OF fruit IL re 70
quently happens that one Of number SsaS twenty
buy in the aiction-rOom, az nothing P,s tnS bt "ans
nackage can he purchased ~ these sal % in .ae
nurchase u aftcrwaTd divided III mali Fl, ro.n
liz combine Many uptown retail fancy AFl' "''''
bmv as much as $50 PACKAGES day ~, .,io,ea,
Tle lannon's To-Day grapes 80 the Sclia4 ~ - i,,or
t,tnrned hi. visitGr viii arrive here dnrns the Iayy
part Of August aud all through septeno c exnerted
N, Ing the remainder of This month . .,. sbtnners
rhe nrices obtained by the California Hp. snarto,t
=, ~ market were "a follows last WetA l,a
~ - 40 20 10 SO % box Early CraWlotu -, "a
- 40 To- a. O5 box; purple pus9e R' hox Gross
UoM "a 20 box egg pluns 80 craft D o5
hey n,ms 70 o5 a box, German pi7nes, 1,ums
sox' Washington plums, 81 - box le ate p''A'
7-Tbs utfrr failure ~ the Eastern pea'n -, r. law
- S,ri an those thrifty housewives VINO uSuarS es az
been nI o snnny Of early C.words and rareres a.
M. season f5r preserving There II no nu and tie
NY that can take the place OF peacass t n.
Innly Of Ginces only "a drop N t ts come 10
are gone few raspbcrres sun al, cgo or 10
,Sr ctT from up the Hudson Valley ana , iel' Wilson
We ~ cenfS quart cup backberre> OF ~ ~
yu -. cyown In New Jersey, are 10 &c hsh i ar,n
VarrH nar, N r,tail huckeberrieS bFle w ins
cehrS aHuants which do fairly well a. peScINhl III
VILE and can be made into excellent wlhe' el ens
ir'u. - Quantities for II cents quar-! or = %
IN Ind M,shmelons are abundapt ana br,ms ,er
PONY oacb or 81 so ~ barrel S''u'ieI s..
lions ct~t from 25 20 80 cents e,ch. , D,r nit
francs are IS cents pound, .u1S q n0n9d,
IT COR preserving. sells for 40 cents pou""'