The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
OUR FRUITS ABROAD.

W 1HILf we are anayzing imported wines OIL gassed fruits
w and Europe IS dong tine same Tn Gn
and has supplied Germany with for their practical eNcu
promoogcal journal OF Hungary at Budapest
The alertness of the doing everything place
mission Of undesirable industrial and agricultural products
especially attending to American which often found
fault owing their high OF suphurou acid due 70
their sulphur Lately the Crefeld Food In
speon reported of oryseven shipments OF American
origin to reject thrtyeven superuou suphuzaop,
because they exceeded the amount OF suphuros acid content Il
cened By Prusn Minister Of Agriculture This IS instructive
for Hungaan American fruits are being sold here
which MAKE fines showing but lessh healthfuL"
United States Consul Britain at kehe Germany in an Of
report beg call attention article which
Peard in the Journal dAsace OF Sassbug have not been
able thus far what steps have been taken to exclude
California evaporad fruits but the article has appeared other
newspapers here think advisable bring the matter to the at
OF California producers order that they the
German market The following transaon OF the article
question: into Germany of California dried
soaked bath OF alum and gcene and red colorng
gives weight hardens the skin The peaches and
preserve appearance Of the fruit and by this process
there formed upon the skin OF the fruit resduum OF suPhurc
United Consul Baker Sydney, New South Wales Aus
a reports California fruits apples pears grapes oranges and
fruits are imported here both green and preserved and are
eralv excellent condition packing California
lemons and highly commended by the dealers and
The United States Hungary Chester
ports 1T evident that there IS good market for American dried
fruits in Hungary 50 long as the German system is not adopted by
according
published for the California fruit
growers Sulphur is used dried fruits bleach and also
gerncde Fruit treated with fumes preserved from insect
attack and keeps longer But there limit to
the OF sulphur. used elsewhere than California We
get supiuous acid imported The French that
ike flint smells We the
flint OF sulphur but impaired by the French manipuao-
by suphung his The charge that other fruits bathed
alum and gycerne increase their weight We would
ike hear about from local Alum and gycne
per pound than growers get prunes The weight they
add the fruit then brings less than The profit adu
employing cheap agent and getting for the price
OF a valuable product.
AS for the Of sulphur bleach and gerlcde
the process under due We must learn adapt
exports of the distant market but the
law under which exists The German Minister OF Agriculture
permits the OF sulphur dried fruits up harmless
percentage OF sulphrous acid There finding
percentage taking
regulations
imports without using tariff restrictions for that purpose Germany
chnae pork products though
orally proved harmless To entry pork
products Germany the Agricultural Department
Washington instituted expert inspection for
Safeguarding OF exports We have doubt the department
the OF California fruit exporters for the purpose
for the instruction Of producers in the of sulphur
the standard fixed by Germany.
Our producers vitaly interested in the
apparent that of fruit be
form for than its green We have
fruits and the best climate dry them and therefore
dried fruits the world and is highly necessary
they be put above reproach and suspicion.