Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-06
CANNED FRUITS
WELL CLEANED UP
SUPPLIES ON THE COAST ARE
MOST LIMITED
Butter Rules Actlve-Raneh Eggs
steady--Faney Potatoes Scarce.
No Game ArrIves-Fish
Boxes Empty

Boxes Empty
Reports concerning the closely
cleaned up condition OF the PACING
coast canned fruit market are fullS
confirmed by Henry Jacobs OF the Cal.
ifornia Canneries company. SO far as
the best grades are concerned" said
Mr.. Jacobs there is practically notn-
ing left, the small remaining stock
consisting chiefly of the lower grades
The Gamers had hard time to PACK
what they sold in peaches of all
grades and varieties. Some delivered
so per cent of their orders, some so per
cent and some none at all. SO far as
1t is possible to judge at the present
time prospects for the coming season
are good. We have had very good
rains during the past few weeks and
IL favorable conditions continue for
the next two or three months we VIII
have very good crops.
"Our business with Europe the past
sea son has been very satisfactory,
Mr.. Jacobs said in reply to an inquiry
as to conditions on the other side.
shipments of canned fruit were of
about the same volume as in 1908 and
we have every reason to look for an
other good season this year. The send
ing of q good deal of this inferior
canned fruit to England and the conti-
nent Is very detrimental to California
| interests and but for this fact / am
convinced that our export business
would expand much more rapidly than
it does. Poor quality apricots in par
ticular are complained of in European
markets. 1t is hard to get good april
cots for canning and the difficulty is
going to increase each year unless the
farmers can be induced to thin out
their fruit more and take better care
of their orchards. For some reason
they seem to be unwilling to do this.
and that is why we have so much
small and poor fruit"
Concerning the outlook for a pack of
asparagus in California this year, Mr..
| Jacobs said he did not believe that ethe
| Bouldin island district would be a fac
tor, as there is still a great deal of
water to be drained from the aspara-
gus beds there before anything. can be
done in the way of cultivating. "Out-
side of the Bouldin island district
however, the prospects are very fair
he said, "but it will be two or three
weeks before we can know definitely
what to expect. 1 think the crop will
be earlier than usual this year, owing
to the very favorable weather condi-
tions. Opening prices have not yet
been made, but they may be given out
within a few days.
1t is now believed that the unusual
September fruit blossoming,
which occurred only in small districts,
will not affect next years canned fruit
output. Dried apples are in demand
at sc to SIC for extra choice. Some
prune sales have been made of Santa
Clara middle sizes at 1Ac, on a basis
of ten-twenty ton cars. Seedless 1908
raisins were sold this week at 1%c
Rejected walnuts are being reoffered
at, a lower price.
BANANAS TO GO UP-During the
past week bananas, while an object of
concern to the trade seemed lost in
the general shuttle over the timely
rains. The five carloads of last week
were overripe, touched with frost and
showed general points of \deteriora-
ton, as they had been held on the
desert, in the mountains and almost
any old place, owing to waShouts. The
life has been pounded out of the ba-
mana market. but it seems that bet
ter days are in store for the fruit, if
the trade so desires.
In this week eight carloads are ex-
pected to arrive, and this is slightly
above the normal wants of the mar
ket. Prices today will open at 4c
pound by the bunch, but a stiffening
in values is anticipated. Whether the
supply of fancy bananas to come to
this market from Central America is
short is not fully understood, but it is
known that the market is in a firmer
position than in past weeks, and that
a higher price level will prevail. Ex-
elusive dealers in bananas are of the
opinion that the depression has been
eliminated and that a better class of
bananas, commanding a better price,
will in the future be found in this
market and for shipment
IN n ENTHrN
tions butter will remain firm for some
time. Stocks are small in storage, and
receipts are light. Handlers of cream
cry butter in large quantities say that
prices may advance, as the San Fran
cisco market is taking all that can be
spared, as the difference in price, plus
charges, is not great enough to attract
shipments. Not in many years has the
butter market cleared itself so nicely
and left the future open for the stor-
ing of new or fresh stock.
In cheese little can be said as the
demand is good and quotations are
not disturbed. Local makes are firm
and some surplus is noted, but arriV-
ais of northern cheese still are large.
EGGS UNCHANGED-On the pro-
duce exchange Saturday the egg quo
tation committee fixed the selling price
of ranch eggs at &c, at which price
the market opens today. In fact, that
is the figure that generally prevailed
all last week. Demand is reported
active and some dealers say they are
short. Receipts have not been up to
expectations. and this makes some bull
operators think that prices will not go
much lower in the immediate future
Few northern eggs arrive, and until
these shall have become plentiful the
price, it is said, will not greatly vary
ONIONS STEADY-A better tone is
noted in onions but stocks still are
ample and the supply to come from
shipping centers will keep prices about
where they are Sorting is recognized
now, as fancy are scarce. Demand is
only for current wants.
Potatoes are firmer in tone, but not
quotably higher. Demand is excellent,
as the receipts are proving puzzle
to the trade, because they keep up at
an average of five carloads a day. Re-
ports from the north show that ship
pers are out of fancy and that these
are scarcer than a few weeks ago.
FISH AND GAME-Weather and
rough waters prevented shipping and