The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-12
Effect of the Strike on Dried Fruit.

Effect of the Strike on Dried Fruit.
large san Francisco dried fruit house says:
awe have been at considerable pains to find out
from the various growers and dryers throughout
the state the probable effect the present railroad
trouble will have on the dried fruit market, and
the additional amount that will be dried because
OF same. At the time the strike occurred the
market for fresh apricots East in depressed
coalition and prices ruling were extremely low.
SHIPMENTS had been heavy, and before any
troubie with the transportation companies had
occurred most houses had instructed shippers of
this end to stop Shipping fresh apricots as prices
W ere not at all remuDerative. Drying had com
menced. aud in all probability there would have
been but few more carloads shipped in fresh
state haG the roads remained open. We doubt II
The trouble will Increase the amount dried in the
State by twenty Carloads.
'sUp to the present time the only peaches ripe
enough to ship have been Alexander and iiale's
early, both OF which are a peach used for ship
plug only, and are never dried, as they are very
watery and would hardly pay for the expense
necessary to dry them. The drying varieties, such
as Craw ords and other yellow peaches. are just
beginning to riDen, and should the strike CON
tinue much larger amount than usual will be
dried, but IL ii 5 settled within week we doubt
II it will have any appreciate effect on the output
Cons derable quantities of cherries have been
dried which would have been shipped green, but
as this is not a favorite article or dried fruit
either here or East they cut but little figure.
The early pIums that are shipped East in a
green state never dried, and the latter varie-
ties that pitted not yet ready TO dry.
"From ali we can learn, the loss, which is very
heavy, Will fan ON shippers of green fruit, aud
viii have but little effect on the quantity that
would have been dried.
"A large proportion OF the BARTLETT pairs raised
on the Sacramento River would under ordinary
circumstances have been shipped out by this time.
but under the present cOnd ton OF affairs they
are rapidly rlpening ana must be used in a fresh
state O. dried in order to avoid loss. We think
a considerably larger amount OF tbs fruit viii be
dried than ever before, ana much larger amount
than would have been so prepared had the trans
portatioH companies been able to handle ship
ments for the East.
Peaches are a favOrite fruit In the East and
also canned in larger Gu ntities than other
fruits. consequently a large amount " III be Us ed
In fresh state, providing they have opportun ty
to ship them esh; Utherw Use. they must be dried
in larger quantities than ever before
THE past two weeks have been weeks of very
heavy loss to the growers for as one shipper ex-
pressed 1t the first half or July is the cream Of
The season. Shipments of Bartlett pears Uhe
favorite fruit with buy ers Fast) would have been
ext emey heavy and a large amount OF money re-
turned this state AS 1t Is the entire produc Of
the river orchards being placed upon this market
h forced prices down until the shipper gets little
or nothing for his stock.
"As soon as traffic is resumed shipments will be
rushed forward with ali possible dispatch but the
markets will only take the usual amount peo-
ple are not apt to make up for lost time In the
matter OF eating fresh fruit"