14 PROCEEDINGS OP TWENTY-SIXTH FRUIT-GROWERS' CONVENTION. 



EEPOET OF THE OALIFOENIA FEUIT GEOWEES AND 

 SHIPPEES' ASSOCIATION. 



By H. WEINSTOCK, President. 



Season's Shipments. — The following is a summary of the results of 

 the season's shipments: 



Cherries. — The crop of cherries during the past season in California 

 was very light, there being less than half as many carloads sent East 

 during the season just closed as during that of one year ago. The 

 quality of the fruit was generally good, in fact superior to that of the 

 preceding season, and excellent prices were realized. 



Peaches. — California had a very good crop of peaches, as is evidenced 

 in the fact that over 500 more carloads were sent East during the last 

 season than during that preceding it. While early peaches realized fine 

 prices, not until the latter part of August, when a tremendous crop of 

 Eastern peaches was marketed, did a slump " occur. WitH the 

 exception of Salways and a few of the later varieties, splendid prices 

 prevailed on peaches, netting very satisfactory returns. 



Plums and Prunes. — Only a fair to light crop of plums and prunes was 

 harvested, the output of these being nearly twenty per cent less than for 

 the preceding year. Owing to the marvelously fine prices ruling on 

 California plums and prunes during the entire season, it is safe to say 

 that very nearly everything obtainable under this head was shipped 

 East, with satisfactory results. 



Pears. — The pear crop of the State was an average one, although the 

 records show a falling off of about 600 cars as compared with the ship- 

 ments of last year, the crop of which, however, was unusually large. The 

 prices obtained for good pears were particularly satisfactory, there being 

 no "slump" or weakness in the Bartlett pear market at any time during 

 the season. 



Grapes. — The State produced an average crop of grapes. The shipping 

 records will show an increase of over 150 cars for Eastern shipments. 

 This, however, is not due to a larger crop, but more directly to climatic 

 conditions, the weather during the closing days of the season being par- 

 ticularly favorable for grape shipments, permitting growers to move 

 nearly their entire crop — as one grower expressed it: ''shipping every- 

 thing down to the roots." The prices on grapes were also good. 



Apples. — A large crop of apples was produced, which has been going 

 forward for some time, and is still actively rolling. Owing to a light 

 Eastern crop, the demand from that section has been brisk. The entire 

 apple crop of the State will be moved at very satisfactory prices, and in 

 advance of previous seasons. Over 1000 carloads will go forward from 



