The herald., 1895-01-30
ORANGES UN|MPA|RED BY FROST
INQUIRIES From the East About
the Crop.
The Fruit Exchanges Receiving
High Commentator.
California VS.. Italian Lemons -Panicky
Condition of the Grain and Pro-
vision Markets.
Los ANGELES, Jan, 30.

Judging from the inquiries received by the
.ruit exchange, somebody must be very busy
sending out reports OF damage by frost to the
orange crop. First 1t was rain and then the
frost that did the damage. The exchange on
cials yesterday were busy sending out denals
OF reported damage by frost. While the TEN
pera,ure has been quits ow for fsw nights
past, the mercury will have to go con sideraby
lower before damage wilt resu t. This seems
to be the unanimous verdict. Parties just in
from the country report that the fruit is still
perfect and that very little apprehension need
be felt OF damage from any source
Prices and market conditions remain IN
changed. Orders fer oranges continue to pour
IN and are being filed as rapidly as the fruit
can be gathered and placed aboard the cars.
THE CITRUS FAIR.
The Semi-Tropic Fruit exchange directors
met Tuesday afternoon and transacted routine
business. The principal. topic of discussion was
the citrus fair. The prevailing sentiment Yves
that the exchange should spare no effort to
make creditabe display and that individual
members of the exchanges shoald do likewise
Indications are that all the exchanges will be
represented, and that the competition for frat
honors Will be very lively,
FAME OF THE EXCHANGES.
The fame of the exchange system of market.
ing fruit is spreading. Brsdstreets published
in New York, than which there is no more con-
tervative or reliable trade and financial jour
nal, in its Issue of January 19th coa..ins the
following:
Previous to the advent of the excasnge, says
the Minneapolis Market Record, il cost from
Soc to soc per box to pick. pack and haul Cali
fornis 9raages to the sa sai,way: Ths cost has
board the care, IA total saving OF re per box,
or about S66 per car"
The secretary of the Minneapolis chamber of
WI
are very well acquainted with the system of
marketing the grain crops through the ex.
changes. and, knowlns about {, they know that
the COST between prod IS anu consumers IL
much less than formerly"
II is claimed by parsons connected with the
exchange that the Minneapolis Market Rec
ords alleged saving of $50 per car. in deliver
ing fruit on board cars, is no great exHggera-
ten Not only do the growers who patronize
the exchanges save money in packing and
loading, but they also save the profits pocketed
by the middlemen under the old system Of
marketing.
COUNTY FARM ORANGES.
The county supervisors deserve credit for the
excellent quality of citrus fruit produced on
the county farm. Splendid varieties have been
planted and the trees have had the best OF care,
all the labor being performed by inmates of the
county home The county will derive quite a
handsome revenue from this years crop, which
will bs marketed through the tality
OF the Seml-Tropic ffuft exchange 10 fault
will be found with the supervisors for patron
izing the exchange instead Of the middlemen.
CALIFORNIA VS.. FOREIGN LEMONS.
While it has become a generally acknowl-
edged fact that California lemons are equal,
II not superior, to the imported article. con-
sumers should also bear in mind that they can
use California lemons without danger OF infec-
tion with seurvy, cholera, or other germ or skin
diseases. Italian lemons come from a district
where such di seeses are common, and the fruit
is consequently handled by people notorious
for their ilthy habits ofliving 1t is, therefore,
quite an easy thing for disease getms TO find
Judgment on the skins of lemons or oranges
and be brought to this country and dissent
mated among the population. The sporadic
cases of CHOLERA SO often reported during the
summer months the doctors say can be traced
in many instances directly to germs imported
with fruit FROM the Mediterranean countries,
where cholera is 50 often prevalent. Imported
lemons should be thoroughly scrubbed before
being used; but the batter plan would be to use
only California lemons and thus avoid all
danger of infection with germ disease. This
is a point that should be kept before the Amer
lean people. ii they once become convinced
of the superiority OF the California lemon, both
as to quality and from sanitary standpoint,
they will use NO others.