The herald., 1895-06-19
LOCAL. FIELD OF COMMERCE
Effort to Extend Market for
California Products
DEALERS OPINIONS ASKED
A LuIl in Fruit Shipments to the
East
The California Deciduous Fruit Crop Now
DEALERS OPINIONS ASKED
The California Delicious Fruit Crop Now
Thought to Be No Larger Than
That of Last Year

The chamber of commerce has sent out
number of circulars, as follows, to dealers
in California products east and west:
Dear Sir:.-You deal in a number CT Cal
ifornia products, and as the market de-
velops you are likely TO handle them more
extensively. The competition on these
articles comes largely from Europe, and
being an American citizen you will un-
doubleday prefer to see the home product
succeed against the foreign of equal
merit.
The cham her OF commerc of Los An
geles, an organization representing the
business interests of seven countless in
Southern California, respectfully asks
your views with regard to California pro-
ducts in the eastern American market.
We desire to improve our products and
increase their sale throughout the coun-
try.
Kindly answer such OF the enclosed in
quiries as you are Informed upon. and
then return the same to us for publica-
ton in circular which we will distribute
among California fruit growers and pack
ers.
The inquiries referred to are as follows:
What California products do you handle?
What sell best? What are failures? Have
you any criticism to pass OH methods OF
packing or style of package? With your
knowledge OF the eastern markets, what
suggestions have you to offer California
producers? General remarks.
1tsis hoped that the information to be
obtained from answers to these questions
will be one means of influencing
producers to adopt uniform and attractive
packages, and lead to the extension Of
the market for California products.
4 Z 4
San Francisco dispatch OF yesterday
says there is a lull just now in the shap
ment of green fruits to the east. The
three fast ventilated trains from Sacra..
mento to Chicago have carried the bulk OF
the apricots, cherries, plums and table
prunes that had ripened, and all OF the
early Alexander peaches. Cherries were
short. as we're apricots. A large portion
of the latter fruit has been held in this
The fourth train may leave toward the
close of this week, but the date OF its de
parture has not yet been set. Hale
Early Foster and Early Crawford peaches
Will be coming in in large quantities in
few days. They, with plums, prunes
and some pears will constitute the
July shipments, to be followed next
month on by table grapes. Freight Of
ticials say the aggregate OF the fruit crop
will be about the same as last year,
whereas early in the season it was ex-
pected to be larger, and additional cars
for its. transportation were ordered.
4 4 <
At Philadelphia iron prices are firm,
and would be higher" says the Press,
''if there was anything to sell, but every :
thing is so close up that it is dicffiult to
secure quotation. unless for small lots
and to regular customers. Mills that
have been closed for two or three years
are preparing to resume work, and there
is little doubt that a considerable increase
in production will be made, although it
is not likely to exceed the demand,
which is steadily growing, and will prob
ably soon assume its oldtime proper
ton. Cost of production Will be higher,
SO that prices will have to be adjusted
accordingly"