The record-union., 1899-02-08

look for developing market in Ore
gon and Idaho and avoiding a long
haul.
J. Reese said that he believed that
more money could be made by shipping
to those markets. A resident ON Puget
Sound had told him that that vicinity
got all its grapes from New York. or
course, more than grapes must be ship
ped there. for they want pears, peaches,
etc. He thought it very foolish to ship
ell the fruit East at a large expense,
when there is a good market close by,
with lower rates. He gave his exper-
Ience in sending grapes tol Spokane, but
although shipped by express, at heavy
expense, his grapes netted him 20 cents
a crate, while New York grapes were
selling there at 20 cents a basket, aus
the people liked the California grapes
the best.
c. Stubs said his experience had
been the same. He had made money
until Stockton started to ship grapes,
and as they were shipped by water they
competed with Sacramento grapes and
could be laid down cheaper. He
thought some of the best markets were
this side of the Mississippi River. At
certain seasons they have home grapes
in Oregon and Washington, and the
early and late grapes from here do the
best and fetch good prices.
C. E. Mack said he had corresponded
with friend in Penryn and had been
told that the people there prefer the
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they have not many grapes.
Mr.. Stubbs said that in Oregon they
have more peaches than there are here
and it is of very little use to send
peaches there in Aug asst. The Oregon
peaches, however, are not so good as
ours In Montana there is market
ali the year round, as the Snake River
country is the only part that raises any
fruit
Mr.. Reese said that for three weeks
the Oregon peaches come in with a
rush, but are small and inferior, and
do not keep we'll.
Mr.. Stubs said that the Early Craw-
fords and Salways are the peaches in
demand up there. They like Tolsay
grapes, at the same price as Muscats
pay larger price.
]. Davies said he had always been in
favor of sending a man East toJ sell the
fruit. He could take the first shipment
himself and find a market for it, and
then go on and find markets for sue
ceeding shipments. He believed a mar
ket could thus be worked up. In order
to have a f. 0. b. business. it would be
necessary to put up platforms and
sheds, and the growers should agree on
the prices they wanted for their fruit,
so that the manager would know what
cars to put it in
P. H. Murphy said the question was
a difficult one. There are other sec
tions that are putting out orchards.
He read lately of one man who was
putting out 1,200 acres of peaches in
Missouri, and he is only one of many.
We cannot hope to control the Eastern
market. He read an article in which
it was shown that in New York State
the local grapes sold for 8 cents for a
nine-pound basket, and that many were
sold to the wine makers. We have to
pay freight for 1000 to 5000 miles,
while they pay freight for perhaps 100
iiAi4SS liCii 81 apes al IlOl DIS SOOQ
as ours, but the people buy them be-
cause they are cheap. Again, it is all
very we'll to talk of a near market,
but the northern market cannot begin
to handle all the grapes from Califor-
mia. Still, he thought the best plan
was to develop, as far as possible the
near markets, and at the same time
look up new ones further off and make
arrangements to sell in them. 1t is
evident, from the extract he had read
that in the East they are contending
with the same difficulties, and are try
ing to better them, and as they seem
to think the California plan of auctions
is good one, they talk of adopting It.
We must then expect to come into COM
petition with them.
1t is a pretty hard thing to find a
market, and after we have found it,
to keep it. The only thing to do, we
thought, was to send a man to find a
market and supply it. He did not see
any use of using refrigerator car on
this side of Chicago. He had shipped
grapes in a ventilator car that were in
good shape after nine days, and sold
well.
NIL koldDOo sciQ tDdt ld5l year grapes
were sent to Chicago in a ventilator
car, and they sold as well as the re-
frigerator grapes. although there was
a glut in the market.
Mr.. Mack said that in Santa Cruz
County they do a f. o. b. business, and
Send man East to look after the
fruit, and found that 1t does well. He
read a letter describing the plan and
showing that f. 0. b. business is nearly
as risking as consigning.
Mr.. French said that it was evident
that in the northern market it would
take several years to work up a trade
in Tokay grapes. What is to be done
for the coming year is the question.
The agents really control the f. o. b.
| markets, and the producers should, if
possible, get hold of these places. AT
present the growers shipments are con-
fined to three or four large cities.
E. Booth said Porter Bros. have
agents at a number of other points
Mr.. Reese said that his experience
showed him that the great shipping
firms cannot do as well on the outside
towns as the man sent out by the
association. If one gets carload, al
the others will buck against him, but
| they will all buy from the association S
man. He believed Colorado the best
market for berries and grapes. He be-
| lieved it a mistake to put the fruit
| into refrigerator cars.
! Mr. Whitman asked why it would
not pay for the association to send a
man now to look up a market and make
arrangements for the season.
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