Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-27
FRUIT IN NEW YORK.
The Good Prices Received-E. L. Good
sells Predictions.

The Good Prices Received-E. L. Good
sells Predictions.
E. L. Goodsell. the New York fruit i'm
porter and auctioneer, who has disposed of
large amount of California green fruit in
the metropolis this year, writes as follows,
under date of August 18th:
ut will probably be of some interest to
you to know what we are doing with Cali
fornia fruits in New York and what we
have done during this past week. 1t has
been an important one for the reason that
the largest lot of fruit that has ever been
sold from the Pacific coast in one week was
disposed of in the greater part by me since
Monday last. In all there were thirty-eight
carloads disposed Of of which / had twenty
nine. The variety of the fruits was about
as follows: $1,000 boxes of Bartlett pears,
10000 boxes of peaches, 10000 boxes Of
plums and prunes. Pears opened Monday
at 81 80 per box, advanced to S. 20 on
Tuesday. declined to 81 so on Wednesday
and to 81 25 on Thursday, with S. so the
top on Friday. At the high prices first
mentioned l sold about 1000 boxes.
Peaches have been very active all the week
for all kinds and varieties in good condi-
ton. On Monday prices were about So 25
to 50 so, Tuesday about the same, Wednes-
day from So so to So so, with Thursdays
sale ranging from So 25 to So, while Friday
showed poor results, for the reason that the
fruit was all in poor shape. Plums and
prunes have averaged i'll the vicinity of 50
for anything that was not over ripe.
st is significant of the growth of the
California trade that we have been able to
get such prices for fruit, in the face of such
large supplies. 1t is significant that New
York should be able to take so much fruit
and pay such prices, and the prophecy that
/ made some time ago, that we would soon
be the principal market of the United
States, is likely to be fulfilled sooner than
expected.
Grapes are likely to meet splendid mar
ket and at good prices. The black rot is
reported to have seriously injured the near
by fruit, and inasmuch as apples are scarce
everywhere, and no other fruits being in
market during the winter, there is no doubt
but what we shall be able to make profit
able prices for the California products"
August Goth Mr.. Goodsell writes:
AS having a special significance, call
your attention to my sales of grapes on
Tuesday, August 10Th. Rose de Peru sold
at so rs to 81; TokaYs at So 40; Muscats at
50 40 to 50 70, all for single crates contain
ing about eighteen pounds each of fruit.
Peaches ranged from 81 80 to 81 81;
pears from 81 rs for ripe to So rs for green;
eros pruues from 50 to 81 25; egg plums,
81 rs to 50 05.
These prices were made in the face of
thirteen carloads of California fruits sold
Monday and ten cars to-day, with the Chi
cago market ruling very much lower than
ours. and hence supplies coming from
there also. The prospect for grapes from
this seems bright, and q good market
ought to rule from now out on other fruits.
"a call your attention to the fact that
the shippers of domestic fruits are begin
ming to take advantage of the auction
room to sell through. l sold at auction a
special train of twenty cars of wstermelons
at the top market price on Monday, and in
ten minutes. | have had car of New
York State apples given me to sell on
Thursday. There is no doubt but what
the auction method suits the producers of
America"