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Show CES OF PRUNES, BOTH FRESH AND DRIED mi dly he omlnri n prune f ,linl 1 hnlrnl Informa-,,jj?ht Informa-,,jj?ht In growers. Ihc f atlv r ' "f frcsh nna ,,i v r intelligently ills-tMCalI(oinU ills-tMCalI(oinU Trult Grower, 1 ,1th th bii of 23 centB ab, at which future prunes , iOTffly Mild thla HPIUUMl, VVH (Il, (). r nnulil lie worth tr p un I or JS5 the cured ullnsc j I rc,lt commission , ,na ex n incurred for irtlnfr handling eti . which it 110 per car ' l0"' wp '""0 et amount of t.0 73 per iiircel , on thi I , ' with the un-I un-I that th hrlnkiiM' l 211 fruh f ult lo mike 1 found ihtsr . would rcallro r.l ll i ton for hi pruncn. bhoutd ,b. . , ml the prlie per ibsl-' -.)vvo.ill hi worth S cent 'Uut II ti commission, also tmcnlionc I above for curing, ;dhanllinh and we have left per cure 1 Inn Rising the at!U to 1 the Kroner would . per fr h Ion, shrlnkugo US') per frt h ton 7 wonl 1 bring 31 rent, per i aclllng commission, Luring In? expert i leaving J'd" ured ton ihunkagc 2 to 1, fresh (on t. , shtlnkiike, 2!4 .(fnth ton JJ0.70 -() all Ii worth :5i cents, J, lew romml Ion and other 1122', net per euied ton, !!t to 1. llTS per freh ton, !!i to 1, net Mr fresh ton, -SOwoull he worth 2' cents ts Ulng commission, cur-Dariilllng cur-Dariilllng expenses, leaving i w curd Ion, or 14 Sti per alloulilne to 1 shrinkage: T(r froli ton, with Ji? to 1 -IHwrnlil he worth 11 cents I IfM selling eonimlsilnn nnd other expenses, $23 V, per cured ton or J10 33 pel fresh ton, shrinkage JU to 1 oi JO 30. with n shrinkage of i, to 1 The meriiKo ter fresh ton of prunes on the nboxe six sizes would lie Jjosn nllowlnp; shlnknge to he it to 1 It hasnlwajs been considered thit Inking one year with another, 20 per ton wns n good aeioge price for fresh fruit Particularly Is this the case when we have what tmy be termed a full crop The bearing acreage planted to prunes ln this Mate nt this time Is I irge nnd ii full eiop would mean nt least soiooo.-rOO soiooo.-rOO pounds, poMbly more New orchitis or-chitis ate constantly coming Into bearing, bear-ing, young orchards nre aging, and the Ixnrlng capacity of the tiees constantly Incieislnr The shrinkage of prunes In t tiring varies considerably The lomllty, rainfall, rain-fall, tulllwillnn nnd Kcneia! weather mndltloiis exert n milked liilluerire upon the amount that pi lines slulnk In curing. 1'rull grown upon young tieeH will shrink more than fruit fmm old or full-grown trees In the enrly days of the prune Industry In the Sintn Cl.irn valley buyers of fresh prunes for ruling purKise figured Hint It required three pounds of fresh prunes to make one pound of lured fruit on the oveinge This has been gradually reduced until 2U to 2ij pounds to 1 Is considered a frame oacmfwyp oacmfwspoiemfwn safe Insls of calculation The various fruit unions In the Sanla Clan valley In their annual reports in pist seasons if port the shrlnkige ns low as 2 to 1 and In some Instances ns low ns W to 1, but this Is exceptional and not a nfe figure for general calculations The Usurps given with this nre bised upon the price for the four sizes, but should a ciop run to largo sizes the average price per flesh ton Is proportionately propor-tionately Increased, or on the other hnnd, should a crop run to smill sizes, the average price per fresh ton Is proportionately pro-portionately low, henee the price per fresh ton when figured from the basis prke for cured fault depends upon the shrinkage, the size of Ihe fruit and the cost of curing and handling. It Is a well-known fact thnt no two growers or two packers ngree exnetly as to the cost of curing, grading, handling, etc. Nn hard and fast rule enn bo laid down nnd deductions must be arrived nt by the Individual grower or packer, ench for himself |