Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-09
California Fruit in the City
of Philadelphia.
The Improved Outlook For the
Grape.
Views of Well-Known Chicago Fruit
Man.
The Fruit Crop of California Will Bring
Good Prices-Growing of Olives
on Dry Lands.

f1dTJrdnlt, is SOlllS W Colic w SailiOi iii1'
soon, says the Ledger of that city, to ar
range for getting more California fruit
in Philadelphia. 'He will perfect ar
rangements for continuation OF the
shipment of oranges; also, to put in op-
Grafton the direct introduction OF the
fruits of that prolific state. Spasmodic
efforts have been made in years past to
bring fresh fruit direct to Philadelphia
by the carload, but, in consequence of
the necessity of breaking bulk and
trans-shipment at Chicago, and the very
high rates of freight, the enterprise was
abandoned as almost prohibitive, and
what few fruits the city got was through
New York at an expense and risk too
great to bear. By the efforts of the
Walter P. wilkins Company it is
claimed that these fruits can be landed
here direct from the orchards at such a
great reduction of freight that they can
not help but be sold at popular prices.
The uuickened time, too, will bring the
fruits in in a fresh condition in the Tiff
any or the Thomas refrigerator cars. 1t
is declared as the object of the company
to make Philadelphia large distribut-
ing point, its geographical position max
ing it especially favorable"
Last year, it is said about one hun
dred and fifty carloads of oranges and
other California fruits were received in
New York from Chicago, and when the
Philadelphia dealers wanted a few, they
could not get them, except at cost, by
this roundabout way and duplicate
freight expense, of $50 per cent more
than it will cost to bring the fruit direct
to Philadelphia from the orchards. Mr..
Hartranft is quoted as saying that the
growers of California oranges are live,
energetic and far-seeing people. They
apply strict business principles to all
their industries, and consequently reap
much benefit from them.
1t will be interesting to Philadelphians
to know that the Fruit Union, which
last year shipped nearly thousand cars
of fruit to eastern cities, has now estab-
lished an agency in the Quaker city.
Fruit will be sent through from here the
coming season at Boston rates, namely,
$312 car by freight train, $512 on pas
senSer train time and $452 by special
train OF seven cars or more. There is
clearly no reason why Philadelphians
should not be gratifed, at fairly reason
aDle prices, WIFI I'LL VI SdlllOlH Hlst . lttc-
eious fruit that they can consume.
The article above referred to, in speak
ing Of the Florida orange crop, and the
outlook, SAYS: "The frosts Of March lst
and 18th played sad havoc with the Or
ange groves in Florida, and will greatly
affect the future crops for years to come.
One peculiarity of this disaster was
that some sections the frost did not
Oh o1l Ia in, ~ 1ly
posed and in the same latitude the trees
were killed. The young growth on the
old trees was killed, but these will re-
cover in the course OF year; but the
young trees that would bloom in a year
or two are said to be gone past resusci-
tation B. f. Ives, dealer, expresses a
belief that not more than half crop
will be raised next year. and the result
of the frost will be still more severely
felt in future years"
The Grape Crop.
A recent number OF the San Francisco
Bulletin says:
The outlook for a large grape crop in
all sections of the state is said by those
informed to be most fiattering. Vines
in nearly all districts look well, grapes
are set, so little is now to be feared ex-
cept phyloxera and mildew. There has
been no frosts of consequence. In
Fresno, lately, light frost did some
damage. Reports from the southern
counties, relative to the mysterious
vine disease, NAL nero, or whatever it
may be, are very encouraging. Affected
vineyards are looking better than for
years. Secretary Turrill OF the viticul-
tural commission, says that much as an
epidemic comes and goes, so this unac-
countable disease, having ravaged vine
lost its hold. Expert Ethelbert Dowlen,
who has been studying the disease, says
the subsistence OF the trouble is very
noticeable. Vines in the Ell Cajon
raisin district once badly affected are
now showing every indication of re-
newed life. There has been noticeable
Frightening in the wine industry lately,
and all vineyard owners feel much en-
couraged.
The Fruit Crop.
Porter Bros. & Co., of Chicago, give
the following opinion of the fruit pros
pect for the following season: The de-
mand for California dried prunes will, il
cur Judgment, be very heavy the coming
season, and we believe the opening price
will be from l to 2 cents per pounC
higher than they opened at last year
Turkish prunes are fully 2 cents pei
pound higher than they were a yeal
ago, and indications are for a lighter
crop than last season. 1t is too early tc
say what the prospects will be for the
coming crop of French prunes, but
as both the French and California
prunes of the season of 1889 are en-
tirely used up, and the markets are bare
all over the country, we see no reason
why the California product should no
be placed this season at very satisfac
tory prices. The opening price las
season was 534 cents per pound for tn,
four sizes dealt in in Chicago. We thinl
they could readily be sold here at the
present time at 634 cents in fact. buy
ers are very anxious to have pric,
named, as the market is bare OF al
other varieties of California dried frui
and the prospects for the eastern crol
are anything but fiattering. We believ
that the entire dried fruit product O
California can be placed this comin
season at very satisfactory prices.
Olives on Dry Hillsides.
There is a vast district OF loot
hill land says the Bulletin, tina
hos bi+hor+o baa1 of little value