The herald., 1895-07-30
Report of Sales in the English
Market
GOOD PRICE WAS REALIZED
Continuous Shipments Are Thought to
Be Warranted
a. the Introduction Of California
Fruit In England

G. H. Appel, agent OF the California
Fruit TRANSPORTATION company OF Sacra-
mento, writes to the Pacific Rural Press
as follows regarding the shipment OF Cal
iforniH fruit to London:
confirming cables from w. n. White "
Co., London, England, announcing the
arrival and sale of the first shipment OF
California deciduous fruit, which left Sac
ramento July Sd, connecting in Ne~
York with the steamship Paris. Not
withstanding the fact that this fruit was
among the first shipments from the Sac
ramento river section, the results are
such as to warrant continuous hirments.
as can only infer from the prices received
that the demand is good and that iruit
will sell at good prices right through the
season. With the rate of S3 per 100
pounds. which includes freight and re-
frgeration from initial point Of loading
to London. it will be shown that the
prices received of IS. so per whole box
for pears. SO per half box pears. $2.40 per
crate for, Tragedy prunes and " to w
per era te for assorted plums, will leave
a very nice balance for the grower. Fig
urng that the, cost on box OF pears Will
be $3.50, on half boxes IS cents. on crates
OF plums 75fcents, and on twenty-pound
boxes of peaches 20 cents, with commits
sion at 5 per cent. should surely prove
entirely satisfactory to she shippers.
When you consider that the rate for
freioht' AMI refrigeration to Boston is
about xl.15 on pears ana proportionately
OH other fruits, it will be seen that the
slight difference is much in favor of the
London shipments. considering the dis
tance. The California Fruit Transporta-
tion com nany is not operating this plan
with view OF actual profit. but is en-
deavoring to open up the English mar
kets. which will allow quantities of de.
licious California deciduous fruit to be
distributed through Great Britain. and
perhaps the whole continent. and at the
same time relieve the domestic markets
so that prices are better, and we feel that
this will oe shown"
sists of 25 boxes of Bartlett pears. 81
boxes Of plums and 2O6 half-boxes of
pears. There was large crowd OF buy
ers. and when the auctioneer said Now
place the California fruit in market" !"
there was a mad rush for all available
places. So eager were bidders that there
were frequent disputes. and the finit
brought extraordinary price. The fruit
was IN excellent condition-hard and
firm. Only one case was damaged. and
that was not sound when placed on board.
On the whole. the fruit was pronounced TO
be much better than any Of the 1894 ship
ments.
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The bounty Oh beet sugar manufac-
tured prior to August 90, 1894. is to be
paid. \ bounty of two cents per pound
is to be paid on all sugars testing not less
than 80 degrees by the polariscope and
one and three e-fourtbs cents 70 pound on
all testing less than 80 and not less than
so degrees. The time up to which appli-
cation for bounty could be made was to
have expired August 1st. but owing to
tho governmsnt's delay the time has been
extended.
There are three beet sugar factories in
California that will be directly benefited
the Western Beet Sugar company of
Watsonvlle. The Chino Beet Sugar CON a
pany of San Bernardino county, and the
Alameda Beet Sugar company of Alvara-
do. The total amount OF bounty paid
last year was $3.50, 174.s4. and of tnat sum
$65. 76S came to this state. OF the bounty
paid, the Western factory received 1903,
1880, the Chino factory $263. 1928, and
the Alameda factory $50. 797. %. Since.tha
time the Chino factory has doubled its
output and the Western factory is pro-
ducing more and moro each season.
The back amount to be paid the three
factories will amount to about $3.50, 200.