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Even if it were possible to succeed in making as good an article as the Alden by any- 

 imitative process, and at no greater cost, it cannot be supposed that goods so produced 

 would have an equal market value with the Alden, which would have the great advantage 

 of being known and appreciated by consumers. A new product, equally good, under a 

 new name, would meet with a comparatively slow demand. 



\Ye must have a uniformly good article, keep up the highest standard of excellence, and 

 so get a reputation for California dried fruit, which will always secure for it a good p:ice, 

 for we have the world for a market and our own time to sell. — Daily Evening Post. 



Below is given an estimate of a day's work of 24 hours for a factory of five 

 evaporators. This is founded on the experience of the past season. 



PABED PEACHES. 



lO tons Fruit, at C20 00 $200 00 



50 Boys and Girls or Chinamen, at 75c 37 50 



iji cords Wood, at §8 co lo 00 



2 Foremen, at $ I 50 3 00 



I Superintendent 2 50 



30 Boxes, at 25c 7 50 



I packer, at $1 50 i 50 



S252 00 

 Evaporated Peaches, 2,000 lbs., at 33c. per lb. .660 00 



FKENCH PRUNES. 



7 tons Fruit, at S40 S2S0 00 



8 Boys and Girls or Chmamen, at 75c 6 do 



i/i cords Wood, at s8 00 10 co 



Foremen and Superintendent 5 50 



Packers and Incidentals lo 00 



132 Boxes, at 15c ig 80 



APPLES. 



10 tons Apples, at $10 per ton $100 00 



Paring and Coring 320 Boxes, at 8c. per box 25 co 



1 % cords of Wood, at S 8 00 10 00 



2 Foremen and Superintendent 10 00 



40 cases, at 25c 10 00 



Packing and Incidentals 7 50 



S163 10 

 Evaporated Apples, 2,500 lbs., at 14c per lb. ...350 00 



Deduct from this the value of cores and skins, and 

 it will reduce the cost below 6 cenis per lb. 



TOMATOES. 



8 tons Fruit, at gio 00 $So 00 



100 Boys and Girls or Chinamen, at 75c 75 00 



iK cords Wood, atS8 00 10 00 



Foremen and Superintendent 1000 



75 ten pound Bo.xes, at 11 cts 8 25 



Packer, S2 50; Incidentals, 55 00 7 50 



Yield, 4,666 lbs., at 17c. per lb. 



$331 30 

 793 22 



Yield, 1,000 lbs., at 75c. per lb. 



$19° 73 

 650 00 



Contracts can be made with Chinamen, by which the expense of paring the 

 fruit, etc., can be considerably reduced. 



TAB E OP 



PRINCIPAL ARTICLES EVAPORATED, WHOLESALE 

 PRICES, YIELD, ETC. 



