The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
CANNED AND DRIED FRUITS.
Business in Both Lines Is Inactive at
Easy Prices.

Business in Both Lines Is IhAcSAfo az
Easy Prices.
The circular of the Cutting Packing Company
saws of Canned and Dried Fruits:
CANNED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES season Is
over and packers are figuring for an outlet for sur
n,us standards and seconds. Pack is not over oO
ner cent of an average. There is an opportunity
6naIlv to lean up if the dstributive trade is at
ali active. Extras are already at a premium ana
frhriIig chance for the long-sufering canned.
anticipated but the quality is very poor Choce sen
freely at good prices but there is great surplus OF
poor quality at buyers prices Cings are OF e4-
CELL MT quality but scarce, and prices Tor extra
canning stock have advanced Altogether the
packing of Frees will be large and of poor quality
while there VIII probably be large pack Of Chngs
a large portion of which will be extras.
PFARs-There is probably the largest crop ever
grown in the State, and the poorest ever known
as 10 quality; winds and hot weather have sup
plemented the work that was begun by over
crowding and lack of thinning by the growers: re-
ceipts are at their height and there is very
large pack, the largest for several years, OF poor
standards and seconds; doubtless every contract
10 procure any large proportion of good stock; we
look for buyers prices Tor low grades
PLUMs-The lightest pack known for years;
crop is very short, but of good quality; prices OF
canning stock are very highi most packers are too
bus on peaches and pears to bother with them.
SMALL FRUITs-In the dumps, but there vas
a very light pack, present stocks are not worrying
holders
an ample crop if present conditions prevail
Business a whole is at a standstill, especially
in the territory between the Rocky Mountains and
the Atlantic coast There is little hope of any
change for the better at present. except financial
ceuters take hold and regulate the currency. ex-
change and other conditions affecting man ufactur-
ing. The total lack of confidence has apparently
extended 10 Gamers and look for a limited
output.
Export demand seems to be large for poor quail
ity OF standards and unusual portion OF sec
onds. Several large parcels have already gone
forward, and we look Tor the usual disastrous re-
suits in foreign markets that we have experienced
in the domestic trade for years from their being
flooded with low-priced goods of doubtful quality,
DRIED FRUTTS-There has been an Amos
entire sagnaton in business during the past three
weeks, due, doubt. to the extreme heat prevail
ing throughout the Last, well 10 III conserva-
tive feeling Of buyers There has been some
speculative buying OF apricots at cents per
pound the part OF local shippers This buying
has now ceased, and the market is easy at the
recent sales for account of Eastern jobbers.
Peach market opened 412c and quickly de-
cined 33l c. with but few transactions at either
figure. The output will be considerably below
that of last year. With cooler weather there will
doubtless be a demand that will hold the market
at about present prices.
PRUNEs-Opening price of 31y4c attracted no at
tention; this price followed by declines until
the SC price was reached, which fully 100 car
loads were sold. There now but few offered {
&c. and an absence of much demand at that figure.
RAIsINs-There has been an active demand for
high grades; numerous sales OF 4-crown were made
at sac, and subsequently equally large sales at
at 314c, anu 2-crown at 234c. The croD, besides
being considerably short OF last year, will average
very poor In quality, large percentage being z
and crown.