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In August the following were the quotations: Malaga layers, $3.50 

 for wholes, $4.00 for halves, and $4.50 for quarters in frames. Valen- 

 cias, fifteen cents per pound. Loose Muscatels, $1.90. London layers, 

 $3.00. Briggs, wholes $1.40, halves $1.75, quarters $2.25, eighths $2.75. 

 Blowers, wholes $2.25, halves $2.50, quarters $2.75, eighths $3.00. 



In October the following quotations are to be found: Common layers, 

 $1.00 to $1.25 for wholes, $1.50 for halves, $1.75 for quarters, $2.25 for 

 eighths. London layers, $1.35 to $1.50 for wholes, $1.95 for halves, 

 $2.00 for quarters, $2.50 for eighths. 



In November, 1884, the following comment is made: The California 

 raisin pack will probably be 100,000 boxes. There would have been 

 much more but for the October rains, that prevented proper curing. 

 The crop in Europe is short, too, and prices are much higher than they 

 were a year ago. It is said that 15,000 boxes have been sold for the 

 East. We quote: Malaga layers, $3.75 for wholes, $4.00 for halves, 

 and $4.50 for quarters in frames. Valencia raisins, fifteen cents per 

 pound. Loose Muscatels, $1.90. London layers, $4.00. Briggs, 

 wholes $1.75, halves $2.00, quarters $2.35 to $2.50. Blowers, wholes 

 $2.00, halves $2.25, quarters $2.50, eighths $2.75. California layers, 

 wholes $1.50, halves $1.75, quarters $2.00. 



1883. In 1885 the market showed a gratifying ability to absorb at 

 profitable rates a good article, for prices ran: California common layers, 

 $1.75 for wholes, $2.00 for halves, $2.25 for quarters. Briggs, wholes 

 $2.00, with an advance of twenty-five cents on fractions. Blowers, 

 $2.25 for wholes, with an advance of twenty-five cents on fractions. 



1886. In 1886 quotations show that only extra choice Malagas 

 were imported, and that, too, for a limited trade. Prices were: Malaga 

 layers, $4.00 for wholes, $4.25 and $4.75 for halves and quarters. Va- 

 lencia raisins, fifteen cents per pound. London layers, $3.00. Cali- 

 fornia layers, wholes $1.75, usual advance of twenty-five cents on 

 fractions. Briggs, wholes $2.00, halves $2.25, etc. Blowers, wholes 

 $2.25, usual advance on fractions. 



For 1886 the market is reviewed as follows: The past year has been 

 the greatest for California dried fruit that the State has ever seen. 

 There has been an increase in every item, and a specially heavy 

 increase in the matter of raisins, the production of which has increased 

 so fast that they have become a leading article of merchandise. Where 

 we were large importers and generous consumers, more in proportion 

 to our size than any one else in the world, we have almost totally 

 ceased importation and are among the largest producers and exporters 

 in the world, next to Spain itself. The total receipts of imported 

 raisins at New York for the season of 1886-87 were as follows: 911,816 

 boxes of Valencias, 427,936 boxes of Malagas, 400 half boxes of Ma- 

 lagas, 88,657 boxes of Sultanas. The California pack is this year 

 almost doubled, and shows great improvement in quality and packing. 



1887. In October, 1887, prices were quoted as follows: London 



layers, per box, $2.00 to $2.25. Loose Muscatels, from $1.50 to $1.80. 



Riverside, El Cajon and Fresno raisins of excellent quality are now 



in the market, and Butler and Forsyth raisins in Fresno begin to rival 



