The record-union., 1896-07-11
YESTERDAYS FRUIT OUTPUT.
FOrty-TVo Carloads Forwarded for
Eastern Points.
California Peaches Still Have the Call
Over Those From Eastern
Orchards.

out of the city and State for Eastern
points, and yesterday forty-two car
loads left here. Until the crop begins to
come in from the peninsula New Jersey
and Delaware) California peaches will
be on the market without competition,
as late advices show that but one car
load of Georgia fruit has been offered
In New York, and it was of poor variety.
In speaking of the general outlook
A. j. Hechtman, of Porter Brothers
Company, said yesterday:
There is nothing specially new to re-
port in the fruit business. Prices in
the Eastern cities are somewhat lower
to-day than yesterday. This is largely
due to the condition of the fruit on ar
rival at destination.
Minneapolis had a good sale to-day
On Bartlett pears, shipped in Z. +.
ventilated fruit car, and sold at 81 80
to 81 80 per box.
with larger and better quality of
fruit coming in now we believe satisfac-
tory prices will be realized for the next
two weeks at least.
Tragedy prunes from the river dis
trict will be cleaned up this week, and
the growers who shipped their plums up
to this time have every reason to con-
gratulate themselves over the results.
Pears are beginning to come in a
little larger and of better quality.
THE dried fruit market is inactive.
The offerings of dried apricotS to the
trade in the East have been quite large,
and Eastern buyers have the impression
that the shortage in the apricot crop is
not so great as was indicated from re-
ports early in the season. In this, how
ever, we believe that they will find that
their judgment is wrong and that the
quantity of dried apricots in California
this season will not come up to their
expectations. Brokers in the East have
been soliciting offers for choice dried
apricots for less than seven cents per
pound on board cars in California, but
we believe the fact is that dried apricots
are coming on entirely too early to be
sold promptly al decent price free on
board cars in California. There is too
much green fruit for any one to want
dried fruit in any quantity.
I'VE believe the dried fruit market
will be much better later on than it is
now. We think this depressed state
will continue SO long as people insist
upon making free on board offerings,
when the dried product is not wanted.
Choice new stock California apricots
are being passed out in Chicago in twen-
ty-five to fifty pound lots at from nine
to ten cents per pound. The buyer in
carload lots figures that anything he
buys now will have to be carried in
storage until September, and possibly
October, consequently he makes bids in
accordance with these ideas and takes
the expense of storage and insurance
into consideration.
The volume of deciduous fruit being
shipped from California this season is
less than it has been for number of
years past, showing conclusively that
the crop has been very much reduced
from frost damage or weather cond1-
tions The past few days have been
extremely hot, but up to this time we
have not heard of any damage to the
fruit or grape CROP
Mr.. Earl, of the Earl Fruit Company,
said: Prospects are not very favor
able for California peaches in the far
Eastern markets this season, on account
of the very heavy crop OF peaches in
Maryland and Delaware. 1t is reported
they have the largest crop in Maryland
and Delaware they have had for many
years. These peaches Will come into
the Atlantic Coast markets early IN
August in the meantime California
peaches viii have the Eastern markets.
We are selling large quantities OF
peaches on our free on board cars, orders
for shipment to Western markets, and
will have a good Western trade right
through the season.
Bartlett pears are selling at low prices
in Eastern markets at present, on ac-
count Of the fruit being too small. Trees
are so heavily laden this season that
growers have been anxious to pick the
fruit earlier than usual in order to re-
lieve the trees, and in consequence the
Eastern markets are overstocked with
small pears 1t would be advisable to
go slow in shipping small pears from
now on. and give the Eastern markets
an opportunity to get in better shape.
"Plums and prunes continue to sell at
splendid prices, and are among the most
profitable fruits grown in California.
The cherry season is over and prices
realized for last shipments have been
very satisfactory indeed, netting grow
ers ID to 20 cents per pound after de-
quoting cost OF DOAtS, pdNhiite, SAA'7t
commissions, etc. The Earl Fruit Com
pany has completed arrangements Tor
regular shipments of California pears
and other fruits to London this season,
and will send forward shipments from
Sacramento every Tuesday. These Lon
don shipments will make passenger
train time from Sacramento to New
York and connect with the fast express
steamers of the American line, which
make the trip from New York to South
ampton in about seven days. South
ampton is only a few hours journey
from London by rail- Our first London
shipment went forward on the lth, and
Will probably sell in London about the
22d. The cost of freight and refrigera-
ton from Sacramento TO London is 81 oO
per box for pears, and 10 cents per crate
for plums and Prunes."
The arrival of fruit from down-the-
river districts yesterday amounted to
S.1SS boxes, or seventeen carloads.
The total amount of fruit leaving for
Eastern markets yesterday was forty
two carloads. divided as follows: