The record-union., 1895-07-03
CALIFORNIA FRUIT FOR LONDON.
Regular Weekly Shipments to Be
Made From Sacramento.
The First is Now on It's way-A Lon
don Dealer Promises . Good
Market and Good Prices.

George n. Appel, agent Of the Califor.
MIA Fruit Transportation Company. states
that the first shipment Of the season. con-
sisting Of choice selected California
fruit, was forwarded yesterday by spe-
cial train via the Central Pacific. Union
Pacific, Chicago and Northwestern and
Eric railroads. It is expected the ship
msns will make six and half days TO
New York. connecting with the fast
steamer Paris Of the American Line,
which will sail from New York on the
10th inst.
This shipment consists of pears,
peaches and plums from the orchards OF
d. n. Osborn, Courtland; George Carn-
ish, Clarksburg; 8. NJ. Boyle, Courtland;
J. z. Anderson Fruit Company; Joe
Green, Courtland; F. Doty. Courtland;
r. D. StsDhens and A. B. Humphrey of
Mayhes ss, and the National Fruit Asso-
citation.
In q letter from Mr.. White Of w. n.
Whi<e d. Co., London. under date Of June
9Th, Mr.. Appel states that positive In
formation respecting the crops from all
parts Of England and the continent en-
ables him TO say with certainty that the
crop Of pears in England, France ana
everywhere else on the continent gener-
ally is the worst they have had for NUM-
ber of years. Plums also are very short.
This is attributed TO the extremely dry.
cutting winds that prevailed there about
setting time, which caused the fruit to
drop.
In many districts, Mr.. White states.
for plums the saying is. "There will not
be enough to make q cake" and from
France, where all their supplies OF Will
n4xk InffA off m
81, 900 cases day for three weeks during
the season, this year they will have very
few indeed. (,
Mr.. White further states that in his
opinion it one Of the finest opportunities
the California shippers have ever had
since the trade commenced, and choice
Bart,etts should sell for handsome prices.
from California all Of the year-that 10 to
nay, starting with Bartletts and winding up
with Souvenir due Congress and Buerre
Hardy, which the English people con-
slider among our best pears. Duchesse du
Comice is also favorite, as well as Easter
<Buerre and Winter Nellis.
Mr.. White says there will be no trouble
in disposing OF from 6,OO0 to 10000 cases
weekly right along through the year i'll
\ the London market at high prices.
He says peaches are wanted, providing
fhe price OF six or eight shillings per box
will pay. Japanese plums and Gros
prunes, and any other plums of large size
and good color are wanted and are sure to
do we'll and bring good prices.
MIR. Appel says the rate has been further
reduced from that Of last season, being So
per hundred. or an equivalent of about
81 so box for pears, IS cents crate for
plums and &c cents box for peaches, de.
livered in London. Regular weekly
shipments will be made on Tuesday
night of each week until the season ends.
Shippers should take advantage OF this
opportunity to place their fruit, and,
above all, to have their brands established
in the English markets, as the time will
surely come when there will be an active
demand for all California fruits, not only
in Great Britain. but in Paris. Vienna.
Berlin and other large cities as well.
The California Fruit Transportation
Company deserve credit for their tenacity
in holding onto this venture. which
promises to prove of considerable value
markets will take great many hundred
carloads of our delicious fruits at lucra-
tive prices, as soon as they know their
good qualities and the fact of being able
to deliver this fruit in London within
fourteen days.
Shippers will know the results Of the
sales on the fifteenth day, by cable. It
often requires that length Of time to have
cars reach their destination when con-
signed to Eastern markets. Further
more. through the efforts of the California
Fruit transportation Company, the rate
is not much in excess of the present rates
to New York and Boston by ordinary
freight.