The record-union., 1897-11-17

were the unprecedented crop of Eastern
strawberries, which caused our early
fruits 10 be sold at unusually low prices:
an @ excessive crop OF Eastern pears, a very
great crop or Eastern grapes and large
oregon shipments. To illustrate the eff
lect OF tne great crop of Eastern fruit
on the prices OF California products. let
me quote several advices to hand from
Eastern receivers:
New York, Sept. I7th-Our peach mar
ket does not seem to brace up from the
along in fair supplies. also some from
western Maryland, Pennsylvania and up
river, which gives US altogether quite a
psach Supply ana prevents us from real
lzlng better prices for California stock. "
New YORK, Oct. 20th-Considering there
are from twenty TO thirty carloads of do
mestc grapes put on sale at auction in
our market daily. you will understand
the effect such sales have on California
grapes, and all We can say is that we
are DONG the very best we can in the
New York. Sept 1Oth-Our market has
been IN heavy receipts OF Oregon and
washington Italian prunes during the
past week, also. silver prunes. Prices
ruling very low
New York. Sept. 9th-There are four
teen SOLD cars OF Oregon and Washing
ton prunes on our market to-day, which
s:.; = eeEl ,heaFy dose; under such con-
cent prices
New York. September 7th: Domestic
peaches VIII last two weeks yet. While
they are not very good. yet they just kill
our peach market, particularly on Cali
fornia peaches. There were seventy cars
;, of Jersey f peaches che in to-day. Prices, rang,
ing from &c TO zoe per basket, * of bushel
TO basket. This will give you an idea
Oh Wnat we have to contend with in dis
posNlng ,sN OF Ca California peaches"
New York August 18th: There are
going to be lots of cars of Oregon Bart
let's We are very sorry that Portland is
ecning 1g IN with Bartletts as il will ma
though the California Bartletts are much
superior to the Oregons in flavor and keep
ing quality, still the Oregons will have
tnelr erect on prices"
philadelphia. September I'd: The last
lew days there has been quite a few New
York State Bartletts coming and next
week wee We we look for them to be very heavy
market will not take California stock at
any decent prices. New York State plums
al are selling to-day at from 10c to lie per 10
TINS time to ship California or Oregon
fIums. receipts of peaches much larger
the past few days and will be the next
Week put plums and peaches are going
right along to take their places The New
! 1ofk growers feel it is the largest crop
they have had in years"
Philadelphia. September I'd. Receipts
OF pennsylvania and Jersey peaches and
New YORK State plums, peaches and pears
are are very heayy again this morning. 1t
LOOKS as though 1t would continue to be
heaVy for some time to come. so do not
think there will be much chance for Cali
fornla fruit for at least two weeks
boston, October 18th: There are three
cars or California product in addition to
the California fruit. There was sold six
cars OF New York State grapes al follow
ing prices: Concord, 9-fb baskets, 11G1iAc;
4ofb basket, &c: Delaware, 4-fb basket
t%4c. These are very low prices, and as
the supply is very large it has tendency
TO keep prices down on California
Boston, October 2Oth: There were eleven
cars Of New York State grapes sold here
to-day. at 1oQ11c per basket for Glib Con-
Boston, October 9th: Concords are
still arriving in large quantities, there
heing about ten cars sold here to-day at
frcm 10d101ac for 9-fb baskets"
Boston. October 2Sth: Two cars of Cal
ifornia gra9es sold here to-day and six
cars OF Concords. Prices on California
product fell off materially, as the quality
lCnntinl1ad