The record-union., 1895-06-19

fruit, to be sure, but they cannot buy all
the small growers raise, nor one-quarter
Of 1t. These small orchardists prefer the
old system of selling to the shippers, but
if they won't buy don't see that we can
do anything about it. The only other
thing to do, 1 suppose, is to either let
them handle our fruit on commission or
let it stay where il is."
EASTERN AUCTIONS.
At the National Fruit Association Of
fee, it was learned by a RECORD UNION
reporter that the crowd Of buyers that
went out on Saturday and refused TO buy
at auction if the small fruit dealers and
peddlers were allowed to compete, have
come back again and, so far as is known,
are all buying. There are rumOrs, how
ever, that they are trying to get another
auction room started.
II am confident that the big shippers
will not cut off their noses in that way,
though" was the remark of the gentle
man interviewed. He also stated that
the California Green and Dried Fruit AS
sociation was securing considerable busi-
ness. and was likely to figure largely in
The fruit shipping market.
In New York, he said, at last advises
the situation was unchanged, but Sgobel
Il Day are in negotiation with Mr.. hatz-
enstein, and there is a prospect OF settle
0enJ on SATISFACTORY OASIS.
II. Weinstock, President of the Califor-
MIA Fruit-Growers' and Shippers Asso-
ciatien, said telegram received the other
day stated that the big buyers proposed
to boycott the ASSOCIATION and quit buy
ing, but they came back yesterday.
Speaking for the association, he felt safe
IN saying that its policy was fixed and
will not he changed. The auction at Chi
cago must be open TO all buyers. and the
people at this end must stand by that
policy, whatever it costs.
chicago is not the only shipping point
in the United States. There are eighteen
others, and if the buyers do not want our
fruit there are plenty of other places that
do, and Chicago can be dropped. The
stump in prices in Chicago last Saturday
was the result of the buyers action.
GROWERS STANDING IN.
1.-THE association" said Mr.. Weinstock,
''has adVices from Roseyille, Newcastle,
Yuba County and Sulsun growers that
they will not consigu any fruit to anyone
selling to the rival auction-housa in New
ork. So far as is learned, the growers
propose to stand by their pledge, taken
IN the November convention, that they
viii support only one salesroom in each
city. Much Of their salvation depends
on their pursuing this policy. and the
growers seem to realize it.
1.-The Importance of supporting the
California truit-Growers' and Shippers
Association is made plain by the action
of the buyers at Chicago. Without the
association the growers would be COM
pletely at the mercy of the buyers in
Chicago, who would continue, as in the
past. TO dictate their own terms, and con-
tinue their grip on the throats OF the
growers. If growers do not want TO
make the conditions in Chicago possible
in New York, they must see to it that
they support the union auction-room
alone in that city"
AT the Earl Fruit Company's Office the
gentleman IN charge said: There are
other markets than New \ ork and Chi
cago where fruit brings better prices than
in either OF these places, and it is in the
interest of the fruit growers at large that
all sales be published, so that they may
know what can be done in other mark cts.
This the san Francisco papers do not do.
Yesterday in Montreal fruit brought
much better prices than in New Y ork.
No better prices are obtainable in Chi
cago to-day than ruled on Saturday, ow-
ing to the withdrawal of the buyers
throwing all the fruit on the market in &
bunch, but it will probably be better to-
morrow.
at is doubtful if they will hold out, as
we might divert our fruit to other places
where we are not bOyootted by buyers,
and leave these fellows out in the cold.
You can see by these returns that fruit is
fetching good prices elsewhere, and
the markets are not glutted. The
only thing for the growers TO do is to
hold together which in the past they
have not done"