Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-18
DUN'S MONTHLY REPORT.

The following report OF business
conditions in the southwest has just
been issued by r. G. Dunn & Co., of
Los Angeles:
The month just closed has been a
busy one, a winding up of the years
work in horticultural and agricultural
industries. Beans are now nearly
all harvested, sugar campaign closed,
raisins in the packing house and 60
ing forward from San Diego and
Fresno.
Interest already is turning to the
season of 19O3-Ol. Celery shipment
has begun. Farmers are preparing to
send grain acreage and horticultur-
lists estimating orange crop. The sea-
son just ending puts the farmer in ex
cellent condition, wipes out mortgages
and increases bank deposits. The
cereal yield is approximately 1000
600 centals of barley, !, 400, 600 centals
of wheat, $50, 600 centals of oats and
100, 600 centals of corn. Wheat and
barley each double output of last year
and bring price returns to growers.
% to 30 higher per GENITAL. About 800,
600 tons of hay was cut bringing aver
age of so per ton in field.
The result of sugar campaign is esti-
mated S5,000,000 pounds. This is
about 80 per cent of last years pro-
duct. Sugar content of beets has
averaged 10 per cent.
Bean growers harvest this season
20, 600 acres more than last year, out
put is now generally conceded to be
considerably over 700, goo sacks as
against AIS, 600 last year.
The deciduous fruit surplus of this
section went mainly to local Gamers
and dryers. The output Will not
differ materially from that of last
season, but prices realized are higher.
The vintage will probably exceed
that of last. year by % per cent, but
prices to grape grower for grapes
ruled % to 90 per cent higher last
season.
The citrus fruit shipments for year
ending October last we're -, 425 car
loads as against 17,340 last season.
Gross receipts realized we're $40, 374,-
455 no more than last years smaller
crop returned. The new crop is re-
ported in excellent condition, coloring
rapidly. There ought to be some
fairly good fruit for holiday ship
-ment. However, fancy sprices could
not be expected. The Florida crop is
largest since year of the freeze, esti-
mated l, 80, 600 boxes, though to keep
the eastern markets supplies until
the middle of January. 1t is too early
to make an estimate of any value CON
corning size of coming orange crop,
but it promises by many carloads to
be largest ever grown in Southern
California. Lemons are scarce.
There is a sharp demand and very few
available for shipment.
The dried fruit market is less act
i've. Growers are suffering a little
more freely at present quotations and |
market rules in buyers favor. About |
one half walnut crop has gone east.
The association prices are fully sus-
tanned.
Locally, jobbers and retailers report 1
volume of trade most satisfactory, I
collections are fair, money firm.
Bank clearings for October show in
crease of 50, 2O2, 262 over correspond
ing month last year. Building con-
tinues active. The value of permits |
for month were over $1,000, 600, keep
ing up record of the year
Demand for oil continues to in
crease and stimulates activity in oil
fields.
Failures for month g. Liabilities
$40, 100, assets 81. 800. Same month
last year eight failures. Liabilities
S44, 600, assets s47,O 600.