The record-union., 1892-07-27

less SKIES and no rain, with plenty Of heat
from the sun, which is good for ripening
all classes of green and growing fruit.
The grain yield is a fair one. Large guam
titles of fruit are being shipped East.
Corn, hops, buckwheat. vegetables, etc.,
are doing extremely well.
YUBA.
Marysville-Wh heat is being RAPIDLY
harvested. The crop will not be up to the
average, and the fruit crop is generally
light.
PLACER.
Newcastle -Orchardists are greatly en-
couraged with so favorable an outlook
for their products during the season,
the quantity and quality being good
average, and prices satisfactory.
AMADoR.
Oleta - Clear and fine weather, but
quite cool for the season. Threshers re-
port an average yield.
SACRAMENTO.
Sacramento-The weather has been be-
low the normal except on two days: one
OF these was normal and the other So
above. The daily average was 1.50 be-
low normal; no rainfall. The cool
weather has retarded the rapid ripening
Of fruits and berries, thereby giving
ample time for picking and marketing
the crop without quitting the markets.
SoLANO.
Vacaville-The weather has been warm
and fruit of all kinds has been benefited;
grapes are doing well and are being
shipped in large quantities.
soNOMA.
Healdsburg-The canneries opened on
Thursday on Crawford peaches. More
foggy nights would help the corn. Hops
promise well. The fruit-buyers are anx-
ious to buy, but they were about week
late, otherwise they might have made
contracts at their own prices. Peaches
are selling for $40 per ton.
Santa transformations are unchanged
from last week. Hops are growing we'll
and setting nicely. 1t is too early to
make any predictions as to the yield.
Orchardists show disposition to hold on
to their fruit, and propose to make the
packers pay them all they possibly can.
Hay is nearly all in and heading and
threshing we'll advanced
ALAMEDA.
Niles-Royal apricots are all gone.
Moorpark apricOts are being mark eted
and prospects are good for a fair yield
and fair prices. Highest temperature, 80
Observation-Disclosures and lowest tenn
perature, 920 and 43o: average about
normal. with favorable conditions fol-
rIpenlng and maturing fruits and cereals
1hreshlng is being vigorously pushed
the yield Will be lighter than was at first
anticipated. Hops are ''arlning'' out. but
are fully three weeks later than last
year. Sugar beets are doing well.
SANTA CLARA.
Gilroy-The grain has all been cut, and
is being threshed. The output is fairly
good and the quality excellent. Most
fruits show light crop, but of fail
quality, and excellent prices being OBJ
tanned.
SANTA CRUZ.
Watsonville-Weath favorable to all
growing crops and harvesting operations
and the sunshine to fruits. Threshing is
III full blast all over this and adjoining
counties.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Lodi-Highest and lowest temperatures
% and So, with westerly winds. The
wheat yield is below the average. and the
quality fair to good The first carload OF
watermelons was shipped on the Dist, two
weeks later than usual, and it will be
some days yet before they become plenti-
full.
Stockton-Wheatis coming into market
freely. The average yield is good, but
some of the grain is slightly shrunken
making the crop not SO valuable as was
at first anticipated.
MONTEREY.
San Ardo-The weather has been ouite
favorable to tile fruit crop. Highest and
lowest temperatures, s9- and A. Grain
IS turning out poor, and very much be-
low the general average.
TULARE.
Nisalia-The wheat crop is yielding
much better than at.iirst expected. There
will be an extra large crop of prunes, and
all other fruit an average yield. The
weather has been extremely cool for this
season OF the year.
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff-The temperature during the
week has been about normal. and the
weather generally favorable to harvest
lug. The yield of wheat and barley is
above the average, both in quality and
the quantity.
FRESNO.
Fresno-Weather cloudless, and tenn
perature below the normal, which has
been very beneficial to all crops. but has
delayed the rlpening of fruits and ber-
RES. Bartlett pears, Early Crawford
peaches, plums and nectarines are being
shipped from three to five carloads. daily
and they are OF the finest qality. Har.
Vestlng is progressing, and the yield is
fair.
Los ANGELES.
Los Angeles-The weather still con.
tinues cool, with cloudy mornings in the
coast districts. Apricots are about gone
IN the western district, and drying of the
aprlcots continues in the eastern section
Fears are beginning to be mark eted and
the crop promises at least fair one The
grain harvest continues in the Antelope
valley, and the yield is about half crop,