The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26
DRIED FRUITS. RA1srNs. NUTS. ETC.
DRIED FRUITs-

DRIED FRUITS
1t is useless to disguise the fact that the more
sensitive fruits, such as Peaches and Prunes have
been badly damaged in the central and San Joa-
quin sections by the hot weather of a week ago.
From ali points south Of San Francisco come re-
ports OF injury. and the opinion mong dealers is
that the output will be less than expected month
ago. A well known lccaI Dried Fruit house wish
ing to learn the exact state of affairs from the
growers themselves, several days ago sent out
large numbers of inquiries, and the responses gen
orally showed decreased yield. The following
letter from santa CARA orchardist is given as a
sI viii not have any Dried Fruit to sell at the
present outlook NV fruit generally goes throuc h
the driers. AS regards my crop of Aprlcots, will
not have over 11s tons OF green fruit on 800 IL
year-old trees The frost caught the fruit in this
vicinity. The hot weather has checked the growth
of Peaches and Prunes. In this neigh borhood the
Prunes are whiting and dropping of the trees. The
ouentIy there viii not be so many dried Crops
of Peaches. Apricots and Prunes. taking the coun-
" over are lighter than were expected. The
fruit is spotted some having good crops and others
about nothing live in the vicinity of Berry
! also have Prune ranch near Saratoga, on which
is a two-thirds crop Of large Prunes. 1 hear the
Prunes above os Gatos are failing. There was q
good crop of Prunes below Santa Clara, neat Law
renee Station, before the hot spell came on.
Last Wednesday 1 rode through 10000 acres of
orchards, from san Jose 10 Campoells and to Sara
toga- Almost all the Apricots saw were small,
being early varieties. There was no fruit of the
other varieties to speak of. The Prunes were gen.
orally of fair size but thin on the trees, several ex
cep.ions having good crops"
New Prunes were decidedly firm, with sales of
the four sizes at 3s1@4c. the tendency being up
ward. Prunes will not be cheap this year from the
present outlook, the crops in France, Servia,
Bosnia etc. are reported short and not looking
WE'LL owing to unfavorable weather.
Local dealers report trade good, with old fruit
passing steadily out of first hands
New A pricots, 5AN6c p n in the sweat-box:
614@619c /. o. b., coast and 512@s1ac San Fran
cisco.
Quotations the Fruit Exchange as follows !:
CARLOAD s-Appes-11z@2c z ib for quar-
tered, &c for sliced and 46z411c for evaporated (:
Peaches, 3G5c and &c for fancy; FIGS black. 21zc
for npressed: White Figs, &c In SACKS; Pears &c
for evaporated halves. 91a@6c 2 70 for quarters:
old Prnnes 31Sc: Plums, 3lsc p 10 for pitted and
11212c for unpitted; NectarInes S1e(95c q b for
prime 10 choice anc 5lac for fancy.
JoBBISe PRICES = Evarorated Apples. 495c
tor fancy; peeled in boxes l2Isc = NJ Old Pruhes,
31zg4c for four sizes, lac for 4O's and SOS and
414c for SOS and 60'siF black. 312c; White
halves aud 4G71zc for quarters: Plums S1a@4c
for pitted and 16s1 1ae for unpitteu; NectarIues,
4@5c e n for prime TO choice.
RAlSINS-Prices as follows, carload lots, q
o. b, Fresno: Four-crown, loose, none; S-crown,
loose, none; 2-crown 27sc 2 ID: seedless Sultanas,
&c; seediess seed Museatels s4e; s,crown London lay
ters, 50 1902 20; Imperial clusters, So 60@2 rs.
JoBBINs PRIcEs-Four-crown, loose, none: g.
tanas &c = n: seedIess Muscatels Sc: S.crown
London layers, 75@90c: clusters, 81 50@l 10;
Dehesa clusters 81 80: Imperial clusters, 81 75.
lie for No. 1 hard and ll@lsc 2 10 for paper-sheli,
iobbing lots; Almonds 6G712c 2 10 for Lam
guedoc, 21a@sc e ib for hardshen ana sGioc
2 h for Eastern and for California; Hick-
ory Nuts, 5@6c: Pecans, &C for rough and &c for
polished; hiberts, S99c: Brazil Nuts, 7@Sc = h;
HONEY-Comb, l0dl215c for bright and 6@9c
for lower grades water-whiie extracted, 5QG51ac
light amber extracted, 4lR@4s4c; dark amber 4S
A1zc: dark, 2@3c z ib.
BEESWAA-25G271zc 2 D.