The herald., 1895-02-12
SNOW ON Mt. EINA'S SLOPES
The SiCilian Orange Crop Is
Damaged
COMPETITION IS VANISHING
Elements In League With Southern
California
COMPETITION is vANIsHIN
A Growing Demand for Our Citrus Fruits
and Garden Truck-The
Orange Situation.


Los ANG ELEs, RED
If ever the elements conspired to do one sec
ton good turn at the expense of others that
section is Southern California and now is the
time. on top OF the double freeze in Florida
and the frost in Valencia Gomez the cheering
news-from selfish standpoint-that snow
has damage the orange crop in Sicily. This
atement is furnished by sgobel & Day, one of
the largest fruit importing houses in New
York This information may be depended
upon to be reliable, as it would not be 10 the
adva tage OF sgobel & Day to spread such re-
ports if not t ue.
1t is now pretty definitely settled that there
will be little competition with California Or
ang.s tie rest of the season. With Florida out
Ct the field entirely. and the crops of Valencia
and Sicily badly damaged, prospects were
never before so bright for the successful mar
ketng of he entire crop of this section.
But now is a good sine for the fruit ex-
changes to exercise discretion Doubtless they
could force better prices than they are now
asking, but would such course be wise? The
managers of the exchanges think not Their
policy is rst to get good movement on the
as soon as favorable sentiment toward Califor-
MIA oranges Is worked up in sections OF the
Eas: which Florida and Europe have heretofore
chiefly supplied, prices wi raise themselves
Al present great deal of missionary work res
mains to be done, and this cannot be accom-
plished by charging fancy prices There is
money for the orange growers at the present
Al. do hall In
killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
on fhis head Snow g. Co. of Bos on, the most
prominent fruit house in that city, wrote to
the fruit exchanges under date of February
as follows:
ave congratulate your exchanges on the fact
that they are, in our opinion, showing good
sense in not attempting to boom prices, as we
notice by publications., reports, ETC., that 1t is
their intention to keep prices where the trade
can get hold
The trade is getting hold, and that in good
shape, although there has been lull in bust
moss for a week pist on account OF the ex-
tremely cold weather at the east From Janu-
airy 20 to February every car OF freight arriv-
ing at Chicago was put in the round house and
not I'm oaded, owing to the weather car
that reached Omaha the ID was still In the
round house on the 9th.
and accounts for the lack of activity at this
end of the line Some growers have become
i'm patient because they have not been called
upon for fruit, but all can we'll afford to wait,
as the demand IS bound to be better as soon as
warm weather returns. 1t is also probable
that better prices will rule later in the season
The exchange managers claim that while they
have tried to avoid shipments as much as pos
sible while cold weather ted, their strongest
-.-II vtnl-tx,
packing a nd sending out "hoaters" so as to
create the impression that he was doing all the
business, and thus cause dissatisfaction among
the mem bers of the exchanges. They insist,
however, that the ruse has failed in its purpose
and that the exchange members stand pat,
knowing that they will get good prices for their
fruit as soon as the weather is favorable for
shipping.
The report comes tlat Clancy Redlands ma
wells" have been sold in Spokane. Wash, for
S1.5O This cannot be true, as fancy Redlands
navels are held at 1926 I. O. b. From frequent
reports of this kind it becomes apparent that
inferior fruit is being sold under the Redlands
brabd by some INSCRIPTIONS party. As the
exchanges are not handling any of the Redlands
crop they wash their hands OF the allege d
fraud The Redlands growers ought to see to
it that tn cir trade mark is not in ringed upon,
but how can tey prevent itb
Since the freeze in Florida orders are coming
in from the South for oranges. The Semi
Topic Fruit Exchange is filling an order from
Atlanta Ca, foc oranges and cabbage While
the exchange itself is not hand ing vegetab es.
it has an arrangement with local commission
house by which it can fill orders for mixed
| cargoes of fruit and vegetables.
| The vegetable mar et, by the way, is looking
up wonderfully on account of the south .rn
freeze. Cabbage, especially is in big demand.
| AS the result of the South OF Europe and
Florida freezes, also. California lemons will
gam prominence this year that they have
never before enjoyed. A lemon orchard will,
in all probability be better thing than an
| orange grove, this season, unless information
| at hand is misleading.
| Orders for California nursery stock are al
ready being received from Florida.
| The Orange Market.
| NEW YoRK Feb H. Oranges, dull fancy