Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-07
MAY CROP REPORT
IS GOOD SHOWING
RECORD BREAKING PRICES FOR
ORANGES
Damage Suit for Alleged Failure to
Provide Cars for Prompt Ship
ment of Citrus Fruit-Busi-
ness Conditions

The review of trade conditions in
Southern California for the month of
May, compiled by R. G. Dun & Co.,
makes an excellent showing. The sum-
mary follows:
Crop reports for Southern California
on the whole very satisfactory, and
with present great demand for Califor-
mia products, the outlook is bright for
most prosperous summer. Grain
crops are in excellent condition, espe-
cially that sown early; an unusually
large yield in many sections is looked
for. Quotations on new crop hay will
be made this month. The crop Is large
but in strong hands with good demand.
In spite of wet spring, which retarded
planting, bean acreage will equal that
of last year and sugar factories prom
ise a fairly good run.
The season promises to be the best
ever for the fruit grower. The apricot
yield will be exceedingly light, but
peach, plum, berry and grape crops
will be fully normal or more, and con-
ditions are such that grower sets
price. Gamers are contracting at $50
and $40 ton for apricots. At that
price few will go to dryers.
Winter vegetables have gone forward
freely, cabbage crop largest harvested;
5000 tons have been shipped, realizing
$4,000 to grower. The Vegetable union
Is demanding $15O,O0O damages from
the Southern Pacific railway for its
failure to provide cars to move this
seasons celery crop.
The outward movement in canta-
loupeS has commenced; 1000 carloads
is a conservative estimate.
Prospects are good for big walnut
crop and this is the year for the heavy
olive yield, which is in the neighbor-
| hood of $500 tons. The best grade for
honey crop is no longer In balance. 1t
will be full crop. Jobbers' stocks
are we'll cleaned out.
The navel orange season is about
| over. Despite car shortage and slow
| freight service, 1t has undoubtedly
been the most profitable season ever
known. Good oranges have sold at
good prices all the time, and the wind
up has been a record breaker. Sweets
| st. Michaels and Bloods arc in good
demand. There is strong inquiry for
| Valencias. Shipments will begin in
earnest last of June. 1t is expected the
| call will be in excess of the supply.
First shipments have been contracted
for at $3.50 f. o. b. High prices are
predicted.
Lemon demand at present is not
strong, Sf'0U was top price IOr May
Growers are not shipping-best grades
unsold.
The cured fruit market is quiet. The
spot quotations for apricots nominal
Peaches firm, 9ts cents for choice.
Prunes firm, SIC. No settled quota
tions for futures are being made
Packers IDEAS seem to be advancing
to meet that of growers. Buyers are
now offering 20 cents for apricotsi
growers think price will be higher
Offers for peaches have advanced from
cents, opening price, to 10 cents. Foul
cents is freely offered for prunes.
There are practically no spot raisins
to offer. The opening prices for flu
lures are cents pound higher or
seeded and layers. The price In sweat
box has advanced to cents. The es-
timated crop is about 10000 tons.
The bean market is firm, the trading
in seasonable proportion and under
strong inquiry; limas have advanced
| to $3.50 f. o. b.
The opening prices for canned goods
will be high, as all costs are in ex-
cess of last year. Not in years has
! there been SO much activity in thA oil