The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-04

The warm weather matured fruits
fast Prospects continue good but
some uneasiness is felt in localities, on
account of anticipated scarcity of
water for irrigating.
. The orange crop is being rapidly
Lcieaned up, at satisfactory prices. The
demand for dried fruit continues good.
In the local produce market butter
has been firmer, there being generally
only enough first-class butter to supply
the pressing demand New onions are
weak. In regard to hay, buyers at
length have the advantage OF the mar
ket, the product being quite dull at
quoted rates, there being belief that
the available supply of feed in South
ern California will be larger than is
generally supposed, which tends to
make buyers cautious. Consumers
only supply themselves with what they
actually need.
OREGON FRUITS EAST
| Portland Oregonian: A recital of the
story that Oregon fruit is practically
unknown In Eastern markets, being
sold there as California fruit, comes
from Washington. This is a familiar
tale, and its details are without new feat
ures. That it was true years ago, and
possibly until within recent years, that
Oregon fruitgroTers sold their products
to California shippers, who labeled it
california fruit and sent it to market,
is not doubted. But of late, as is WELL
known, great deal of Oregon fruit has
gone forward direct to Eastern. mar
kets, and has earned an excellent repu-
tation under it's own name. Oregon
hortlculturlsts may not be as jealous
of their own standing in the market of
eastern cities as they should be, but
they have not, in recent years, shipped
their, fresh fruits through California
agents, and though they have not yet
found this feature Of their business I'M
iformly profitable, some ventures in
shipping green fruits have proved rea-
sonably 50. That many Improbable
shipments have been made is also true,
Our fruitgrowers had everything to
learn in the school of experience-nota-
bly, a costly school-when they entered
this field. They had the fruit Cherries
that for size. beauty and flavor COM
pared faVorabiy with any in the world;
pears, large and lucious; prunes, plump
and perfect, and apples, large, sound
and unexcelled in beauty and quality.
But the when and how of picking and
shipping We're to be learned. Transpor-
tation rates for while prohibitive in
their nature. We're to be met, and taken
altogether, the results of the effort to
market Oregon fresh fruits in the East
were discouraging.
1t IS to some extent due to these facts
that fresh fruits from Oregon orchards
DO not appear to any great extent in
Eastern markets, but there is now little
reason to suppose that such fruits are
shipped to any great extent under the
name of California fruits In the mean
time. however, certain Oregon fruits are
making their way in farther markets
under their own names, to which the
name Of the State and section of the
State is added. This phase of the fruit
industry in Oregon has hardly passed
its experimental stage That it will
grow cannot be doubted. In the mean
time growers cannot be too watchful of
their interests. Oregon growers pack
ers and shippers can see to it that every
box of fruit that they send out direct
Is just what it claims to be. and that
inferior grades or fruits packed in a
careless manner are not allowed to
leave the State. They have not only
good reputation to build up. but, in
degre, a bad reputation to overcome
in this line