The herald., 1896-12-10
Local, Eastern and Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
Eastern Situation 10 the SuItana Raisin
Trade
California Canneries' Fruit Consumption
and Outturn-A Newspaper Reporter
Tells of the Progress of Mexico.
Local Markets

From the beginning of the season to date
the importatons of Sultanas have amount
ed to 131 900 boxes. which is said to be the
bulk if not all of the stock we shall receive
this year, there being nothing afoat or
loading for this market at present, SO far
as is known here. Last year the receipts
from the commencement of the season to
November Is were $4,000 boxes, the crop
being an unusually large one, but for the
corresponding period in 1894 the imports
were only $4,000 boxes. For the whole of
last season the receipts amounted to $780,
600 boxes and in the season of 1S94-95 we i'm
ported about 100000 boxes, so that at pres
ent it looks as though the supply this sea-
son would fall very much below the aver
age for the three years. The reported
shortage in the Valencia raisin output is
also expected to help the market for Sui
tanas.-New York Journal of Commerce.
The canneries operated within this state
at present require from 70, 900 900 to rs 600 900
pounds of fruit annually, from which 1,5o0.-
600 cases of canned fruits are packed. The
fresh fruit shipments from California to
eastern markets for the season of 1895 down
to November %, aggregated 4O41 cars
against 1865 cars for the season of 1885, a
shortage of only $50 cars, Notwithstanding
the general cry of mo fruit "all frozen"
crop failure etc, and this shrinkage
in shipments was occasioned by a short
cherry and apple crop. The shipments
Of fresh deciduous fruits from California
Tor M the past SIX years amounts to nearly
900 100000 pounds. The output Of dried
fruits in California for the season of 1886
is estimated at 12246O,000 pounds for all
kinds. The output for the five years end
ing 1875 is estimated at over 410000.000
pounds. which does not include raisins. BY
analyzing these figures something of an
idea may be gained regarding the magni-
tude of the fruit industry in California,
the annual output of which under a fair
valuation can be safely placed at $4,000 600.
This estimate covers all kinds of fruit and
fruit products from both trees and vines
During the nine months ending September
30, 1895, these United States imported fruits
and nuts from foreign countries to the
value of $l26S3, 900. The markets of the
world are open to California fruit produce
ers: why not improve the opportunity
California Fruit Grower.
Mr.. w. 3. Stevens. who was in Mexico
for the St Lopis Globe Democrat, said, in
an interview published in the Two Repub-
lies
great progress in certain periods. l don't
believe the states can show the material
development and political advancement
combined in ten years of her history that
Mexico can taking into consideration pop
ulation and area. Ten years ago, on visit
to the City of Mexico, an American listen
ing to the talk of the town might almost
wonder whethere Porfirio Diaz or ponciano
was the greatest man in Mexico.
"One hears less of bull fighting and more
craftsmanship now, which is a good thing
! have been looking over some of the new
laws of Mexico TODAY. They have improved,
wonderfully on the old The reforms in
| taxation, in education and i'm government
are going to put Mexico to the front among
the nations. You have done one thing
down here which ought to maze the United
States ashamed That - che adoption OF
the metric system a bill for its intro
duction into the states was before the
American congress last winter. and it was
voted down after speeches which We're dis
graceful in the lack of intelligence they be-
trayed."