The herald., 1895-02-19
Yhe Orange Market Affected
by the Weather
RESUMPTION OF SHIPMENTS
As the Temperature Rises Demand for
Fruit Increases
Prosperous Condition Of the Fruit Exchanges
Notes About the 1ovement Of
the Crop
Los ANGELES, Feb. l5.


for oranges increases. This seems TO be the
condition, at least, as evidenced by the re
ceipt OF orders since the blizzard snbsided.
No objection is ever made o the exchanges
Srices by eastern buyers, except now and then
at point where "hoater" is unloadcd BY a
shipper outside the exchanges at cut rate
figures. Usually this fruit is reported to the
trade as fancy Riverside or Redlauds, when in
TACT it consists OF odd sizes or is fruit from the
,oast district. At the prices paid Riverside
and Redlands growers, shippers outside the
exchanges can not sell under the exchanges
+. o. b. schedule and make money. Where cut
ling is done by the outsiders the exchanges
customers ask pr election against it in the
nature OF a similar reduction. This is always
refused. In no case have the exchanges
shaded their prices or sent out hoaters this
season and they say they do not intend to do
so. While they lose all occasional order by re-
fusing to meet reductions made by COM
petitor 1t does not worry them, as they are
perfectly confident that they can sell all the
fruit controlled by them -four -ffths of the en-
tire crop at the prices now demanded.
POPULARITY OF THE EXCHANGES
The exchange system is growing in favor
with the producers. The results attained
thus far are highly satisfactory. The cost of
marketing the fruit is reduced to the mini
mum, prices are kept up and the growers get
profits instead of the middlemen. So success
full is the system as applied to the orange crop,
that the deciduous fruit growers are taking
steps to organize for the purpose OF marketing
this years crop in the same manner
The walnut growers are already organized
and have found the system great benefit to
them. The dried fruit men. beekeepers, dairy
men and other producers are also talking OF
cooperative marketing
Las: week prominent raisin grower OF Han
ford, Kings county, was in the city fo- the
special purpose of studying the exchange sys-
TEN. He said Hanford and vicinity produce
about $50 carloads OF raisins annually, for
which the growers hardly receive the cost of
production, While raislns are retaled in east
ern cities at is@25 cents pound. The gem
teman from Hanford said the raisin growers
had allowed the middlemen to grow rich at
their expense, and now they propose to make
little money for themselves If there is any
virtue in the cooperative system OF market
ing
THE ONTARIO EXCHANGE.
Last saturday the Ontario Fruit Exchange
declare a dividend of = cents pound on
fancy navels shipped to date, and IA cents for
choice. These figures represent only part Of
the net price the growers will receive for the
SEASONS crop. Subsequent dividends and the
final settlement will no doubt enchance the
growers receipts considerably.
Trade at Ontario and in fact at all the
orange centers. is ginning to feel the stimu-
lating effect of the money put into circulation
by the moving of the orange crop.
THE SAN DIEGO EXCHANGE
President Story of the san Diego Fruit Elk
change was in the city Saturday and Sunday.
He says San Diego is surprising herself this
year in the quality of her fruit The lemon
crop is exceptionally fine, not the least
blemisa marking any of the product. The San
Diego exchange embraces nearly all the
growers of that imperial county and will
handle about 100 carloads OF oranges this sea.
son. One man at Fallbrook alone mas about
ten carloads,
Mr. Story estimates the San Diego lemon
crop at 800 carloads, lemons having been
planted In that county much mora extensively
than oranges. There are about SOC, 900 lemon
trees in the county, most OF them BET ng quite
young. When all come into fnll bearing the
output will be enormous. The excellent quail
ity OF the San d ego lemons is beginning to
he appreciated not only on the Pacific coast
but at the East. where they, along with the
lemons o other Southern California counties,
will in tine crowd foreign lemons out of the
market, IS they have already done on this
coast.
.t MUCH GOOD FRUIT.
The quality and condition of the fruit in
every nook aud corner OF the citrus belt is pro-
nounced to be better than ever before known
san Fernando, for ins tance, which has hereto
fore not been conspicuous as an orange dis
trict, is this year producing fruit tn at com
favorably With that of nearly any other sect on
of Southern California.
The excellence of the Pasadena crop this
year is attasted by the fact that wherever the
Pasadena orange Association has placed car
of fruit, the order has Immediately been dupli-
Gated
THE SITUATION AT RIVERA.
A Rivera correspondent says the orange in
dustry is booming these beautiful days. The
association has rented J. II. Burkes warehouse
and will use it for packing in connection with
the depot wirehouse. The accommodating SUI
perintendert, Tracey Abbott, informed the
writer that they have shipped about 20 car
loads to datt 4. N. Altland & Co. have bought
number otorchards, not in the association,
ana nave hrge force packing and shipping.
SHIPMENTS FROM DowNEY.
Says the lowney Champion: Owing to the
extreme coldweather in the East, orange pack
ing was suspended this week. To date the as
sociat on hasshipped six carloads md the Earl
company ioui Two carloads of fine nayels
put aboard the cars, The association will com
mence packing again on Monday.
MEXICAN ORANGES
The Memphis Commercial Appeal of Febru.
ary 9TH says the first carload OF Mexican
oranges ever pceived in Memphis has Just ar
rived, consigned to ID. Canale Il Co, 329 Main
street. This fniit is very juicy, fine Favored
and much beaer than the Florida oranges
had not been fostei. d. Canale 4 Co will re-
ceive regular alipments of Mexican oranges
until late in tie spring.
TIE VALENCIA FREEZE
The New Yori Commercial Bulletin oi Feb. |
rnary 9th contains the following: Cables to
this market yesterday reported had freeze in |
the Valencia onnge groves. Messrs sgobel q |
bay received cable from a London house |
which deals extensively in Valencia oranges
saying; "Valecia crop frozen; hold firm u
Mr.. Day. wien seen yesterday afternoon.
said "The soirce of this information is such |
that it cannot be ques ioned and similar
cables have al obeen received by Messrs W H
Westervelt & y. and +. S. Robinson d. Co
Inc crop OF Valencia oranges is about half
shipped, but enormous quantities are left.
full share of which would have come to this
country under arrangements already effected.
i is possible tht 2, ,O0O, 900 cases were Affected
by the frost, .andthis will prevent the possibil-
ity OF partially Hing up the gap made BY the
loss of 1000, ,O0uboxes Of Florida oranges dur
ing the recent ffeze.
1.-The crop in Sicily is full one and heavy
shipments are bfng made, based on the loss
OF the Florida cnp. All fruit received will be
needed, for OUTSIDE of the growing section of
Jamaica the onlt source Of supply left il Cali
fornia, and our reighbo in that state are GER
tainly having things their own wav Tho or. |