The herald., 1898-10-30
"A SMALL CITRUS CROP
HIGH PRICES EXPECTED THIS
YEAR BY GROWERS
Third Annual Fruit Growers and Ship
pers' Association Meet and Make
Plans for Ensuing Season

| The third annual, and by far the most
successful, meeting of the Fruit Growers
and Shippers association Of Southern Cali
fornia was held yesterday at its office i'm
the Stimson block Delegates represent
ing packers, shippers and prominent indi-
vidual growers from all sections of the
southern district were In attendance, and
discussed marketing methods with view
to establishing uniform trade customs in
the handling of the immense citrus fruit
crop of this section.
The organization controls from Go to 10
per cent of the citrus fruit shipments from
Southern California. 1t was first called
into existence for the purpose of affording
protection to fruit growers, shippers and
eastern dealers from the evil condition of
the markets, resulting from promiscuous
rejection of fruit purchased by irresponsi-
Bile dealers at eastern points. Along this
line the association has been very success
ful. Notwithstanding the damaged condi-
ton of the fruit by cold weather last year
and other unusual conditions existing, the
shippers were able to market a large por-
ton of the crop at stipulat ted prices on the
cars at home, with a smaller percentage
OF reflections than were usual under the
most favorable conditions in seasons before
the association was organized.
Regarding the coming crop of citrus fruit
IN southern California, the general Opin-
ion of the members was that it would hard
ly amount to l., 900 carloads, this being the
maximum of all crop es stimates. This short
age, 1t is believed, will result in a strong
and more active market than ever before.
Whether true in the citrus market or not
remains to be seen, but the apricot and
prune crops, being short stimulated prices.
While fancy prices may be the exception,
1t was the opinion of the meeting that a
uniform firm market at profitable figures
would be the order for the season.
A new executive committee, consisting
of the following well-known gentlemen,
was elected: Major +. +. c. Klokke. N.
phens, Leland Lyon, A Gregory, f. p. Fay,
+. s. Moulton. f. B. Devine and C. e.
Maud.
This committee will give it's principal at
tention to the investigation of reflections in
eastern markets, and where firms are
found to have made reflections of fruit on
account of declining market and without
good cause, all members of the association
will refuse to extend the usual commercial
courtesies until such firm makes just rep
aration. During last years season these
investigations had a salutary effect upon
the industry and saved much loss to the
industry in general, at the same time af-
fording protection.
The regulations governing the variety of
sizes IN the standard car of oranges" were
adopted as follows:
Navel Oranges-A standard car of navel
oranges to consist of sizes 9Gs to 200s in
elusive: not over 10 per cent 96s and 112s.
Any excess of 10 per cent 96s and lbs to be
considered off-sizes and invoiced at a re,
duction of so cents per box. Sizes 6is, sos
and 25Os. navel, to be considered off-sizes
ana tnVoiced at a reduction of 80 cents per
box from the price for regular sizes. Sizes
2lds, In navels, to be considered off-sizes
ana 1nvoiced at reduction of 25 cents per
box.
Seedlings, Mediterranean Sweets. etc
Ihe standard car of other varieties lex
cept Nalencias and paper-rind st. Mp
chaels) to consist of sizes 12Gs to 25Os in
elusive; not to exceed 10 per cen, 1865 and
not over 10 per cent 25Gs. Any excess of
10 per cent 126s and Is per cent 2.Os to be
considered off-sizes and invoiced at a. re.
duction of 20 cents per box Sizes of seed
ilng oranges larger and smaller than 1ofS;
TO 2oos, inclusive, to be considered off-sizas
and invoiced at reduction of % cents per
box. pe'
1t Is understoodthat each car of oranges
may contain reasonable quantity of off.
sizes, at the reductions named ahove