The record-union., 1891-07-23
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
JOBBERs PURSUING A MOST CON-
SENTATIVE POLICY.
Large Amount of Green Fruit Sold In
New York, Chicago, Boston
and Minneapolis.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
NEW YORK, July 22.-The Commercial
Bulletin says: The early contracts last
year for California raislns did not pan
out satisfactory in a financial way, and,
therefore, it is not surprising that instead
of entering large orders the jobbing trade
is at present following a conservative
policy of the most profound type, and it
is doubtful if all the commission houses
together could place 100000 boxes
among Eastern customers without max
ing inducements. This contrast in the
situation is worth recalling, and affords
reason TO the hope that last years un-
pleasant experience will be reversed.
Apricots and prunes for future delivery
do not appear more attractive than raislns
at present, and all signs are very much at
fault if the season this year does not open
on a safer and much more substantial
basis. With reasonable prices at the start,
California fruit will doubtless gain q
footing among retailers and consumers
that viii accrue to the benefit Of the trade
later on.
SALES IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 22-The Porter
Brothers Company sold at auction to-day,
for account of California Fruit Union
shippers, three carloads of California
fruit realizing for German prunes 81 %
al so; Tragedy prunes, 81 25@2 40;
Purple Duane plums, 81 30(Gl so; Bart
lett pears, 81 S5GD1 95; Crawford peaches.
s.; Washington plums, 81 35Cy2 90; Brad
shaw plums, 81 55(0l 70; other varieties
Of plums, 81 40(Gl 55.
The Earl Fruit Company sold at auc-
ton, through e. L. GOodsell, four car
loads of California mixed fruit at the fol-
lowing prices to-day: Bartlett pears,
81 65G2 80; royal apricOts, 81 30t@l 30;
German prunes, 81 l0G1l 50; Tragedy
prunes, 81 45(01 95; p. D. plums, 81 l5G
l %, and some small 75c0Sl %; Royal
Hative plums, 81 056g1 10; Peach plums
81 l0@1 50; Bradshaw plums, 81 l5@
20: Kelsey plums, 81 90; Hale's early
peaches, 81 15(Gl 90, and some rotten and
dead green at S4c@I 10; Black Repub-
Hcan cherries, 81 10.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 22.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold two carloads of California
mixed fruit to-day at auction at the fol-
lowing prices: Bartlett pears, 81 75@2 10;
German prunes, 81 S0Gy1 50; Tragedy
prunes, 81 25: z. d. plums 81 30a2 10;
Kelsey plums, 81 75; Bradshaw plums,
81 35(9l 90, and some very small, 81 %;
Early Crawford peaches, 81 90GG2 D. and
some in bad order 81 so; Hale's Early
peaches, 81 20, in very bad order.
The Porter Brothers Company sold to-
day for account of California Fruit
Union, six cars of California fruit, realiz-
ing for German prunes. 81 TOOL so; Pur-
pie Duane plums, 81 25@1 30; Washing
ton plums, 81 1901 80; Hale's early
peaches, 81 70@2 Is; Bartlett pears. 81 90
l12 20; grapes, 81 TOOL 50: nectarines,
81 05; apricots, 81 25d1 So; Crawford
peaches, S2 25@4; figs, 80 cents.
AT BOSTON.
BOSTON. July 22.-BlalSe & Ripley sold
to-day for account of California Fruit
Union shippers, one car Of California
fruit, which sold gross for 81 ,227. Wash
ington plums sold to average 81 81; Brad
shaw plums. 81 30; German prunes, 81 %:
Bartlett pears, $2 y; Tragedy prunes,
s. 50; Z. d. Plums, 81 80.
At MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 22.-The Porter
Brothers Company sold to-day for ac-
count of California Fruit Union shippers,
Bartlett pears at S2(G2 p; plums, 81 10
az; Tragedy prunes, 81 25(92 80.