The morning call., 1893-03-15
STEADY INCREASE.
Interesting Facts About
California Products.
Data About Fruit, Wine and Brandy
Furnished TO the State Board
Of Trade.

From an intelligent view Of the fruit in
dusiry of this State it will be found that II
IS in an exceedingly prosperous condition
and growing very rapidly.
EJAt a meeting of the California State
Board of Trade, held yesterday afternoon,
the matter was discussed very thoroughly
and considerable data were furnished, which
will tend 70 show the future prosperity Of
California.
The statement of the fruit shipmen IS
during the past year show large Increase
over previous years. Other statements show
an increase in the wine and brandy ship
ments.
The total number of carloads Of fruit and
fruit products shipped by rail during the
year 1892 was 1s,74l. and by sea from this
city equal to 1854 carloads. The wine and
brandy shipments have also been very large
2676 carloads of the California product
having been shipped by rail and 2l53 car
loads by sea.
Although the tables show very steady
increase in the fruit shipments, they did
not come uD to what was expected.
The severe weather in the south greatly
diminished the orange crop, which reduced
the shipments OF that fruit during the past
year. These were 1908 carloads less than
in 1891 There was by no means a full crop
OF declduous fruits in 1892, but the increase
over 1891 shipped by rail, excluding canned
fruits, reached 500 carloads.
The gain in shipments Of canned fruit by
rail was 1893 carloads which, added TO the
800 carloads of other deciduous fruits, make
a gain in shipments by rail during 1892 over
the previous year of 2208 carloads.
To show the entire gain in shipments
from the State there must be added the gain
in shiDments OF fruit by sea, when
amounted to 800 carloads; making in all 4
gain for 1892 over 1891 Of 3O08 carloads. The
shipments by sea, mainly canned fruit,
were nearly double those Of 1891
Some noticeable differences in the ship
ments Of green deciduOus fruits by rail dur
Ing the past year over 1891 show n decided
Increase. The shipments by rail of such
fruits during 1892 exceeded those OF 1881 by
600 carloads, and OF 1890 by 21S5 carloads :
The citrus fruit shipments during the
past year were rather small, although they
exceeded the same for 1890 by eighty car
loads.
The dried fruit shipments during thu past
gear were very small, being less than in
1880 or 1881. The shipments OF raisins dur
ing the uast year were also small, only ex-
ceedinI those Of 1891 by forty carloads, and
of 1890 by eco carloads.
The gain in canned goods shipments was
very large, which was due partly to the
stock of 1891. which was held over into the
new year. The railroads shipped 1899 car
loads more ID 1892 than in 1891. and there
went out Of the State by sea 939 carloads
more than in 1891. making total gain in
canned goods of 2537 carloads.
Considering tile distribution Of the fruit
crop of the State the same facts are notice
able as in former reports. Southern Cali
fOrnia continues TO produce practically all
our citrus fruits, while the northern por-
ton Of the State produces the bulk of the
deciduOus fruits.
General Chipman was requested by the
hoard IN call IN (rnvaruor Mork n
range day when the Governor could meet
the board, the California Press Association
and the Southern California Editorial As
s0ciaton and discuss means of arranging a
handbook showing the resources of Call
fOrnia at the Worlds Fair. for which the
Legislature recently appropriated S2j, 600.
The meeting of the directors and election
Of officers for the eensuing year was postponed
for one month, as there was no quorum
present