New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
RUINOUS TO The FRUIT TRADE.
EFFECT OF THE CHOLERA SCARE on SHIPMENTS
or CALIFORNIA ORCHARD PRoDUCTs.

EFFECT OF THE CHOLERA SCARE on SHIPMENTS
or CALIFORNIA ORCHARD PRODUCTS
f. l.. Goodsel, the well-known auctioneer of Cali
ornia fruit said yesterday, speaking OF the effect OF
the cholera the fruit business Of the city:
THE receipts Of California fruits in New-lork have
fallen of about so per cent, owing TO the sensational
reports that teesraphed to California In regard
30 the choler, ami effects upon the fruit market
addition this. the newspapers have injured very
considerably the sale Of fruit by publishing warnings
the public not to eat 'unripe overHpe fruit If
seems to me that all this injury TO q commerce OF
the Importance that the California trade has assumed
In this city could easily have been prevented by n
correct statement Of facts To my mind, II would
Just sensible the public not TO cat rotten
meat that the Odor indicated not good "a 1t has
been to the consuming public about eating over
ripe unripe fruit. The result Of these statements
has been make the public suspicious OF all fruit,
good and bad, whereas 1t is reasonable to suppose
that any is capable Of deciding for himself whether
the fruit Is eatable not by looking nj 1t.
Last week prices here were lower than what
shippers could sell fruit for in California peaches
selling at rs cean box pears at 81 %, and piunS
and pyunos at 81 a crate. Iii consequence shipments
fell of from sixty day from sacramento To all
points Of the United states 20 ten cars, OF which
New York has had one or two daily. In consequence
Of these light supplies. prices have very materially
advanced. and have averaged about 80 per cent higher
than was the case last week. Peaches have sold as
high 81 80 box, pears a high as ~ ~ a bCN,
and pums and prInes 81 so TO So.
In addition TO this, shipment will probably be
very light for the remainder Of the season, as the
California growers sold their products the ground
10 Gamers and dryers under the impression that the
markets would continue 20 rule as low As they did
last week.
A new variety Of fruit IL coming into market
now 20 900 pounds being sold by me to-day, OF what
are called the Malaga grapes. These very luscious
IN flavor and like tho foreign grape white In
color Tokay grapes late in coming forward, and
heavy shipments Of these will not reach New York
until October /. What few coming are selling AT
SO for cI&&es Of twenty pounds OF fruit, while tho
Malagas are bringing 81 so for the same quantity
Bartlett pafs have about finished, although some fine
fruit is coming forward Of the A. 1. Hatch brand
The supplies that be expected from the present
time out are a FEW late peaches and fall and winter
pears TokSy. MusCat and Malaga grapes. The Al
inertia or Spanish white grape Is late IN being shipped
this season and 1t will be fully ten days before the
6rst Lots are placed the market.
/" Large quantities OF apples from the Hudson River
districts arc being exported, my shipments this week
sfhonnting 10 nearly 1000 barrels, 10 Liverpool and
C;lascow Good prices being realized and as high
as ~ 80 barrel net 10 the grower has been made, as
per cable advices received to-day"