The record-union., 1896-06-21
FANCY PRICES FOR FRUIT.
Better Demand for Dried Fruits in
Eastern Markets.
Georgia, California's Chief Competitor,
Will Have Only One-Third
of Crop.

The largest one-day shipment of
fruit made during the season was that
Of yesterday, when twenty-three car
loads left for the East. Eight were
billed for Chicago, six for New York,
three for st. Paul and one each for
Boston, Minneapolis, Denver and Bal
rimore. The remaining two cars will
be divided between several cities.
The total number of cars shipped
thus far this year is 296, as against
o9l for last season to date, a decrease
of 94. Apricots constitute the bulk of
the shipments, and most of the fruit
is large in size and good as to condi-
tion
There have as yet been no very ex-
tensive shipments of early peaches
from the State, owing to the shortness
OF the crop, though good prices have
been realized from lots sold, and it is
believed by growers and shippers that
sood prices will prevail throughout
the season.
few Louisiana peaches were on the
Eastern market when the first Califor-
MIA article arrived, but the supply be-
Ing insufficient to fill the demand, good
| prices We're the rule instead of the ex-
ception.
Growers breathe easier al the expense
of Georgia men, whose orchards will
not yield more than one-third of an
average crop.
A. j. Hechtman Vice-President of
! Porter Brothers Company, had the
Following to say yesterday regarding
present sales and future outlooks:
I'VE look for liberal consgnments
| of green fruit during the coming week,
although we do not believe that ship
ments will be extremely heavy.
Reports regarding the Georgia peach
| crop have been greatly exaggerated.
| The latest reliable information is that
the Georgia crop will not exceed 500
carloads of shipping peaches.
Shipments of green apricots to the
East will be very light from this time
on. Early varieties of peaches are be-
| ginning to come in, but not in very
| large quantities. Plums are in fair
| supply. Only few Bartlett pears have
! been shipped East. Next week will ena-
| BILE US to make up well-assorted cars
| of deciduous fruit
considerable inquiry is being made
| for dried apricots by Eastern buyers
Sales of several cars have been made
| loaded on the cars. Spot stock new
dried apricots will, we think, sell in
! Chicago at from nine to ten cents; that
| IS, when sold out in small lots as want
cd by the purchasers. The trade East
| begins to think that dried fruit is going
| to be higher the coming season. Esti-
| mates Of the shortage in the peach
| crop made some little time ago are
fully confirmed.
| Orange shipments from the south
| have about ceased, and, take it alto
| gether, we look for fairly good results
on green fruit consignments this sea-
SON"
w II. Witherbee, Secretary of the
Producers Fruit Company, in speak
ing Of the present outlook, said:
During the past week the prices real
lied from sales Of California fruit in
| Eastern markets has been generally
good. Chicago fell off little yesterday
and to-day, while other markets at the
same time were calling for fruit and
willing to buy on board the cars if
| they could not get il on consignment
THE furry in peaches during the past
! forty-eight hours has been due. no
doubt, to orders for fruit for Fourth of
July trade, and when commission houses
wired to the coast and learned that the
crop of Alexanders was light and would
rot go around. they sent In their orders
for straight out purchase. We do not
| believe this call for peaches will con-
| tinue beyond next week, although it is
fact that until Hales come in in
| quantity shipments of peaches will be
light.
hnx a1i
that while Georgia shipped OF cars of
peaches last year the output for the
| coming crop Is not expected to be over
400 cars"
E. T. Earl, Of the Earl Fruit Company
said:
| Shipments of California fruits to date
| this season are about one-third less
compared with the shipments to same
| date in 1895. This is on account Of the
short crop of cherries, apricots, and
early peaches. The various varieties of
fruits are ripening about as early as
usual. There is a shortage in the crop
| of California fruit this season, with the
| exception of Bartlett pears and later
| varieties Of pears. The pear crop is
one of the largest ever grown, and will
make up for any shortage in other va
| rieties of fruit.
"The prices realized in Eastern mar
| kets UP to date are very satisfactory,
| and the plan of selling in consolidated
auction rooms at Chicago, New York,
Boston and other points is meeting with
perfect success, and is one reason for
| the good prices which have been real
! lied.
''The Georgia peach crop, which is
considered quite a factor in competition
with California fruits, is reported to be
! only one third to half crop as COM
pared with last season, and there is
/ liable to be still further damage to the
| Georgia crop on account of rains early
| in July"