New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-14
BIG FRUIT RECEIPTS.
CALIFORNIA; PRODUCT COMING HERE
IN IMMENSE QUANTITIES.

FORTY CARLOADS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIC SHIPMENTS OF FULL TRAINIoADs
FL THE AMERICAN LINE STEAM
SHIPS TO BEGIN TOMORROW
The largest shipments OF California fresh fruits
ever received In this market those which ar
rived during the thir;y-six hours between Satur-
day night and yesterday morning. when forty car
loads were received against only sixty carloads
during the entire week ending the corresponding
Saturday Of last year. These forty carloads con-
taned b,cO packages, and averaged about 2i""
pounds each total weight Of about 100000
pounds 40 tons. The fruit consisted OF Bart
e;t pears. peaches. plums. prunes and grapes and
its aggregate wholesale value. in round numbers.
10000. At least twenty-five carloads more
are expected TO arrive by dayligh; this morning
The total number Of carloads received during the
week ending Saturday H. being an aver
age of fifteen carloads a day for seven days.
During this week IT is expected that the total re-
cep;s vii! be at least 20 carloads. so that II Is
| estimated that California fresh fruits worth fully
SOC co.. wholesale value Will be sold in this mar
ket during the presen, week
Fully 4D buyers Of all classes assembled on
tn Erie Railroad piers Nos. p ana ~ North River
| al daylight Yesterday. To compete for the fruit
| which sold a, prbc auction by Brown & Sec
comb me forty carloads being brought the ears
on floats from the Erie terminus the river.
| The sale occupied i've hours. AMI the duties OF
the auctioneers were so hurried AMI arluous that
| II WAS necessary employ several criers, who
| relieved each other every hour Much Of tn
| fruit was more less Gecayed. having been left
| 10, long on the trees and become overripe on
account Of the railroad strikes. which prevented
the growers from picking and shipping II In proper
| season. \ considerable quantity was undesirable
on account OF srnallness. fruits OF all size-
having been picked unfortunately an1 shipped
without selection. The prices realized were ex-
pgly
transportation. Prices expected TO he stl
lower on account of the immense quantities OF
California fruits which VIII arrive during the
present week.
While the railroad strikes were potent factor In
causing the unprecedented influx of California fresh
fruits the funtss OF the crops and their annual In
crease I'm volume also largely influenced the rapid
shipments. Aside from the fact that much of the
fruit sold yesterday In such poor condition that 1t
| was Impossible to obtain remuneratvc prices. the
custom OF California fruitgrowers 10 neglect proper
pruning OF their and to thin out the fruit eav'
ing only the best To mature Is cited by dealers here
as another cause low prices. and has largely con
| tributed TO swell the heavy losses when the grow
| ers have experienced this season g.. ,.,,,.,
The first formal experiment in sending Calhorni,
fresh fruits 10 this market Was made IN lse w Th
! a small auantiiy forwarded by express. 1hls
tion,er shipment Improbable partly on account
Of the hisn r%t's @I b,y in Inferior condlton
Since then. however. the California frlit tIahe WIN
| wear IN 1t mas attained the enormous proportion.
Indicated hv the heavy receipts Of last week ana OF
| the thrtv-sx hours already mentioned . -,
| 4 sl.r.ncant fact connection Win inc AN
fo-nia fresh fruit trade is that through shipments
dirrctlv from the Pacific Sop" to London are 70 Ne
! ,ss,,ncl tomorrow when the steamship Paris. OF
the American Line. VII. receive eleven cafo.nS LOT
| AUGMENTATION PRIOR 70 two years ago 0ts CON
| ssiing OF a few hundred packages were sent 70
| England but the experiment vas ahahdohei, pi.
account 81 the excessive freight charges "fA''"i II
| costing ~ the rate OF tV)i To- Transport -.nk'r
| carlo,I Of fruit from Sacramento 70 London Np".
| bowsvsr thu rate. by special ARRANGEMENTS mas
| hen rciured 10 500 which II only about DO NOR"
| than that from Sacramento To thls city. anu ylb
| 70 cents a package from Sacramento 10 l.Dnnpt.
| Thess shipments VIII all consist OF iuIi uainoanS
| and viii Be regularly mad. weekly b! ne rl.dn
| shins 81 the American Line. which have u" n httrI
| nm with refrgcrating apparatus OF the thi.io,''s
| !rui, transportation patent ~ mcans o. wn.vn =
| ,emperature o. from 80 10 81 degrees " hssg,r','
and nj the time. perfect Vrntlhtloh IrvN -
| The train Of eleven carloads Tor 'ne ihilT
| Ga r,ento on August and Is expected 10 arrive
her. orl, a few hours before the SAILING OF 'he s'nn
| shn II ls running schedule time ana ihhkr,s
"a s,ons excep, FOR coal water etc The nun dc''
| ors Of this city. whose annual transactions 'Nre,,'
"a M, o. are manifesilng lively interest IN an
fornl,s enterprls.ng attempt - ma traflsthl,tl
| 49,, for her enormous AMI rapidly increasing
| rroiur, and all who directly interested IN tic
r,Ilf,rnia raIe will anXlOusly avait reports as 10
| ~ condition 81 the frs, u1lnl0ai shlpIi'ht u
trn,, across the Atlantic on its arT1Vai IN "2hol'
| and the prices for which u VIII y" SOFA ~ - - -
nec,ed ma, the fruit Will he landed IN LONDON IN
hout sevrn,.cn DAYS from the time u starter rom
| Sacramon,o and should Il be sold 70 advantage a
strong impetus VIII be impaired 10 IN" irult- gto"'',s
regions ~ other parts OF the country, as Wen az ~
| ~ he