The herald., 1895-10-02
LOCAL Field OF COMMERCE
The New Crop of WaInuts
Coming In
PIRATING OF TRADEMARKS
Organization of Growers Is the Only
Remedy
French Journal on the Increasing PRODUCE
tion Of WIne-Corn Crop and the
Prices Ruling

New crop walnuts have made their
appearance OIL the market, although as
yet but sparingly. Judging by the sam
pies brought in the produce this year will
be of unusually fine quality. though it Is
generally admitted that the quality will
not exceed, if indeed 1t equals, that OF
the previous seasons. The price to be
obtained by dealers is but moderate, as
might be expected when the conditions
prevailing throughout the east are taken
into consideration. Walnuts are luxury
and though the eastern citizens wages
have recently been increased. be has not
yet reached that stage OF financial ease
which will enable him to forget detts
already contracted and to ignore the ex-
penditure requisite for necessaries. Los
Nietos fancy walnuts are now quoted
ut 81 to 8 cents, though the price is
rather large, unless reference is had to
purchases in small amounts. This figure
is not likely to be much increased ex-
cept for few days Immediately preced-
ing the holidays, and at that time nuts
enough will be rushed into the market to
counterfeit any tendency to rise In
prices.
One fact has become apparent even this
early in the season, and it should interest
every Californian who produces goods
sold under a brand. That is. when goods
of any kind have established reputa-
ton the label under which that reputa-
ton has been gained is promptly conn
forfeited. AMI put upon inferior goods.
When the Washington navel orange first
became popular, and Riverside made her
Ex,1.
orange that had ever been sent out OF the
state. orange growers know how soon
every orange having a dent in the flower
end was marked "Riverside navel, and
put upon the market with deliberate in
tent to deceive the purchaser. The Los
Nietos walnut men, by reason OF care in
cultivation. in picking. in. grading and
for superiority for their product, and
already Los Nietos fancy, as applied to
walnuts, mas come to mean not walnut
grown in the famous valley, but any
walnut fairly clean and bright.
In the case of the oranges the piratirg
of brands was not stopped until the ex'
changes stepped in with their trade
tioed to some extent upon recognized
bralds not controlled by the exchanges.
The course to be pursued by the walnut
growers is plainly the following out of
the course laid down Dy the orange men.
Organize the growers, trade mark the
brands and thus see to it that walnuis
are sold according to quality and not ac-
cording to whatever braid dishonest
grower or dealer may see fit to put upon
them.
A French journal devoted to the wine
interest says:
The total wine production of the
world may now be estimated at 1000,
900 hectolitres (about 1850, 600. 600 gal
lons) annually being an increase OF
some millions of hectolitres on the esti-
mates of few years ago, consequent on
the extension of vine planting which
has taken place on all hands even in
places where not long ago this was un-
dreamed of. This doubtless is an effect
of the phyloxera. which has revolutioniz-
ed wine culture. Living contradiction
at once destroyer and propagation. Is it
not true that, in threatening with total
destruction this richest of French pro-
ducts. the ravages of this insect have
stimulated other nations to enlarge the
tield-till then comparatively restricted
reserved to the wine? Italy and Spain
have uprooted olive trees (Which they
have since regretted) to replace them
with vines.