The herald., 1895-06-21
LOCAL FIELD OF COMMERCE
California Oranges in the At
lantic Coast Markets
PREFERRED TO FOREIGN
The Philadelphia Fruit Dealers Express
Their Opinion
'.'.--.:-
Features of the Local Orange Market and
the Demand for Deciduous Fruits-Gen.
erai Trade Conditions

The Philadelphia Journal of Commerce
in the issue of June 10th, contains the
following regarding California fruit:
At the sale last week by William Weinert
e. Co., representing the Southern Califor-
MA fruit exchanges, Mr.. 7. Morehouse,
Atlantic coast agent for the exchanges
was present at the Reading depot when
the sale was taking place for several car
loads of California, Australian, navel and
Seeding oranges.
Mr.. Morehouse requested that the buy
ers give hun few minutes attention to
ex plain the purpose of the organization
OF the California. fruit exchanges, and
stated that there was an impression that
the exchanges were trust, which was
not the case, and that they wanted the
thorough cooperation OF the buyers in
handling their oranges. While they were
not pleased at the misfortune of Florida
losing her orange groves at the same time
we're consumed in the United States
would have to comet from California and
foreign countries and he wished to get
the unbiased opinion of all Buyers pres
ent in regard to their preference between
foreign oranges and California changes,
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give their opinion, knowing that they
were good American citizens and would
patronize home industry in preference to
foreign, on an even basis. The question
was put to vote among the buyers, and
without dissenting voice everyone
voted for California fruit in preference to
the foreign product.
Locally there is nothing new in the
orange situation. Orders are still coming
in ana oranges are still going out in re-
spouse, though perhaps in somewhat less
quantity than might be desired by the
growers. AS indicating the standing
which the exchanges have gained in the
east it is interesting to note that orders
are daily received for lemons, which
orders cannot be filled for lack of fruit
peaches, plums, pears and other decidu-
Gus fruits which are not handled by the
xchanges. Up to this time the efforts to
organize the declduous fruit growers
have lacked effect; bat the condition of
the market even with a rather short
GRIP, indicates that some such action is
needed if the crop is to be profitably dis
posed of.
The Chattanooga Tradesman says:
''The country is making at the rate OF
5000, 0c0 gross tons of pig iron year, and
in April consumption ran ahead OF pro-
duction $4,000 tons. Nobody can mistake
the meaning of such condition. Times
are surely Improving. Reports to the
Iradesman show an increase of 25 cents
per ton has been made in the price of
southern pig iron, and mad a good effect
on business, as was shown in an increase
| in buying orders. Lumber is now quite
active. The falling off in the export de-
mand has been met by large orders from
the eastern and central markets, which
are now keeping the mills busy. The
coal miners have had an active week. and
prices are well sustained. No labor
troubles and large demand for outputs
make the future of the coal industry en-
couraging.