The record-union., 1896-08-16
LONDON FRUIT SHIPMENTS.
They Prove RemuneratiYe to Those
Sending Fruit.
The Market Extending Into Russia and
Germany and It Has Proved
Permanent.

About 1000 boxes of fruit came up the
river yesterday via steamer Apache,
the greater part of it being pears for the
cannery here.
Although the fruit from the orchards
is nearly gone, there is plenty still re-
manning in other parts of the State, and
it is coming in daily for shipment. Yes
terday 33 carloads were shipped, II be-
ing for Chicago, Z for New York, each
for Boston and Denver, and each for
Omaha and Minneapolis. The East
was we'll supplied with fruit yesterday,
l3 carloads being sold in Chicago, II in
New York, each in Boston and Omaha,
and l each in Philadelphia, ST. Louis
and Denver.
The heated term in the East, however,
has had the effect of depressing prices,
which have been very unsatisfactory to
shippers and producers, and the price
of red ink is jocularly said to have gone
up in Eastern cities.
In London, on the contrary, the ship
ments have been remunerative to the
growers, the shipment of July 18th haV-
Ing come directly into competition with
the French pears, which are now in sea-
son, and having more than held its own.
d
of the shipment was sent to Germany
and ST. Petersburg for sale.
The fact is now assured that per-
nanent market for California fruit has
been secured in London, reaching out
to unknown limits, and that the pros
poets are excellent for remuneratlVe
prices in that market until the end OF
the shipping season. So confident OF this
fact is Frank H. Buck, one of the larg-
est growers in the State, that he has
made application to the California Fruit
Transportation Company for three cars
TO ship in their expectation train on
Tuesday, the 18th inst, and it is prob
able that the largest shipment yet made
will be sent then it being expected that
from six to ten carloads will be sent.
1t is also probable that in a few days
the heated term in the East will have
spent its force, and that the sales next
week in the Eastern cities will show a
slight margin of profit, at least, to the
shippers who still send fruit there.
Geo. B. Katzenstein, Treasurer of the
Earl Fruit Company, gives it as his
opinion that the low prices at which
California fruits have been selling in the
Eastern markets during the past week
IS chiefly attributable to the extremely
hot weather prevailing during that pc
ried throughout the territory east of
the Rocky Mountains. Such extremes of
climate necessarily have the effect of
not only prostrating the individual but
all lines Of commerce as we'll
With a modification of the weather,
and by reason also of the low prices re-
Gently ruling, an increased demand will
undoubtedly be stimulated for Calfor-
MIA fruits. which will within a few days
at farthest result in an advancing mar
ket.
The bulk of the Bartlett pear, plum,
prune and peach crop has now been
marketed. The low prices at which
these have been sold, coupled with the
large quantity of pears particularly
that went forward, must have secured
Il wider distribution than usual of these
fruits If such be the case. an increased
demand and advancing prices must fol-
low. Shipments will also be compara-
lively lighter from now on.
The grape crop of the State is good,
better than was anticipated earlier in
the season. Grapes are now rapidly
and, it might be said, evenly maturing
during this exceptionally favorable
weather. A fortnight hence will find
the vineyardists actively occupied in
putting forward their products.
'On the whole, the outlook from now
or for the later fruits. including plums.
prunes. peaches, grapes, the later Bart
let's and fall pears is encouraging"