Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-01

The successful results of the auction plan of
sales has caused very noticeable advancement
each yearjn shipments Of our green deciduous
fruits to the Eastern market. The total zumber
of cars sent during the season of 1889 was
2 49,, an increase over 1855 of over $50 carloads
OF this number about 500 were skipped by the
members of the California Fruit Union, which
IN itself, sent about twenty-eight special fruit
trains beyond the Rockies during the season.
We incorporate herein the annual report OF this
organization, TO which we invite the attention
OF the reader. Therein will be found facts and
figures that Will convince the most cautious OBJ
server that California is not likely to become an
oyer-producing State in fruit culture
The increased yield of the older trees, as well
as the increase OF acreage coming into bearing
gives US an additional output that is distrib-
Tited at new points by the thorough system of
agencies under supervision of the Fruit Union
The advantage of handling our fruit crop By
a systematic organization is apparent as the
product in question is highly perishable, and
i is cutie necessary to have each DAYS ship-
meuts so regulated as to not cause a glut in any
partictlar market of the same character of frI,if
but distributed so as to realize quickly at a profit
able figure. Oyer-production is not nearly as
probable to injure this resource of our State as
irregular shipping. The distribution of our i'm
mense fruit product from this time on is CUES
ton that needs attention from the growers
themselves. Harmonious action is quite essen
tial.
Because pears are worth a quarter of cent
more pound on e certain day in New York
than in Boston. furnishes no reason why our en-
tire pesr crop should be shipped to New York.
The system should be so arranged as to NOT
break the price in any particular market bat so
regulate the supply that the demand may be
kept up at profitable rates.
1t is quite natural for the grower upon pick
ing up the morning paper, and noting sales OF
the preceding day, to become little envious OF
the prices received by his neighhor from the
last shipment and to directly order his lot, that
NAV be in transit 70 point where good prices
prevailed during last sales. This. Of course,
has a tendency 10 giut that market and make
returns unsatisfactory. But by systematic
pIau of set on, which we believe the Fruit
Union desires TO carry out, the fruit yield of this
State can be handled IN q satisfactory manner,
that will make the business of fruit culture
profitable for many years to come.
We have the world for a market, ana the
many who have not heretofore been able to par
take of California fruit viii be accommodated
AZ With raisins. at one time France, with
but thirteen thousand acres IN raisin vine
Yards, was supposed 10 supply the world. But
HOW many children, up to the time califor-
MIA began the culture of ralsins, saw one, ex-
cen. III a coufectioner's window Now, with
The immense acreage In bearing in the counties
Of Freslo MERGED lulare and Kern, and the
thousands Of acres susceptible TO raisin culture
in other portions of the State, giving US yearly
an Increased Weld, the demand Is not yet met,
and tie majority OF children east OF the Rockies
yet look upon the rsisin as dainty luxury.
So we sag that with our increased supply, the
demand for ' ears Is no longer question OF
doubt and with a little judicioEs management
augmented.
me progression made in our raisin industry
has been marked. The introduction OF the
Thompson seedless raisln promises to advance