The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-22
CALIFORNIA; FRUITS.
The Glorious Horn Of Plenty which She Holds
Up to All the World.

The California orange crop for the season
now closing was the largest In the history Of
orange growing In that State. amounting to
between $4,000 and 1900 carloads OF about
800 boxes to the car. There was a time. and
that not SO very many years ago. when south
ern California chuckled a little over tho ship
ment Of oranges In carload lots; now train
load shipments OF oranges are common. New
York received OF this seasons crop. up to July
10. 1850 carloads.
The California orange season Is at its best from
December to MAY; II actually begins in Novem-
Der and lasts until July l, so that California
oranges can now be had nine months in the
year. Cold storage flls the gap and makes
oranges a year-round fruit.
Some oranges are imported from Jamaica
and Mexico. but IS per cent. or more Of the
oranges eaten in this country are now grown
here. and OF this percentage by far the larger
proportion comes from California.
Considerable quantities Of lemons are now
shipped from California. some Of this fruit
coming rs far East as New York. but most Of
1t being distributed between California and
Chicago. The bulk OF the lemons consumed
in this country still come from Mediterranean
ports. whence they arc imported in steamer
loads. At the New York fruit auctions
lemons IRE sold 10 the extent OF from 100. 900
to 10000 and moro boxes a month for local
consumption and for distribution throughout
the country. but while the greater part OF the
lemons used here is still imported the Cali
fornln output Is constantly increasing.
This seasons crop OF California prunes will
amount to from 10. 900. 900 to 1926. 900, 900 pounds;
last season the crop was about es, 900. 900 pounds.
Nipoty mar can't of tho nr,pas aatap In thia
country NOWADAYS are American prunes,
grown in California. Formerly prunes were
imported In groat quantities from Turkey
and other European countries In
casks and in bags. and from France in smaller
fancy packages; now such importations OF
prunes have almost ceased. and on the other
hand large quantities of American prlnes
are now exported. OF last years crop OF Cal
ifornia prunes hundreds Of carloads were
sold in Germany and France. competing there
with native products in both price and quality.
California puts up enormous quantities Of
dried peaches. In boxes and bags. Of
various sizes and styles. and California
dried peaches are sold all over the coun-
try, everywhere. This is the only country
in which apricots are dried in any consider
able quantities. and 1t is in California that they
are grown and dried. California sent out last
year 1900 carloads Of dried a~pricots, Of which
400 carloads were exported.
OF almonds California shipped last season
$50 carloads; and Of English walnuts a like guam
uty.
California raisins are now sold everywhere
throughout the country; 90 per cent. or there
abouts of the raisins consumed here are now
produced IN California.
nf driad yaoatahlas M fnv oxan,plo H..
beans. California ships quantities, as It does
also of canned vegetables, az for instance,
asparagus. while 1t ships as we'll quantities
Of fresh vegetables. caulinower, celery, new
potatoes and so on. Californla's caulihower
comes East as far as New York. The bulk OF
it's other fresh vegetables tina are shipped out
OF the State are sold In the Western two-thirds
Of the country; say Of and 70 the west OF the
longitude of Chicago. California's canned
fruits, peaches. pears, plums, apricots, cher
ries, nectarines and grapes are sold all over
the world.
California's green fruits, It's cherries. and
apricots and peaches, and plums and prunes
and pears. and nectarines and grapes arc
now sold all over this country and In Canada,
and some are exported. In tho United States
they are an increasing factor in every market.
The first carload shipment Of green fruit from
California was one sent 10 Chicago in 1858. Cal
ifornia shipped in 1890 OF green fruits, 1000
carloads.