| Twenty- pound boxes. | |
|---|---|
| 1873 | 6,000 |
| 1874 | 9,000 |
| 1875 | 11,000 |
| 1876 | 19,000 |
| 1877 | 32,000 |
| 1878 | 48,000 |
| 1879 | 65,000 |
| 1880 | 75,000 |
| 1881 | 90,000 |
| 1882 | 115,000 |
| 1883 | 140,000 |
| 1884 | 175,000 |
| 1885 | 500,000 |
| 1886 | 700,000 |
| 1887 | 800,000 |
| 1888 | 963,000 |
| 1889 | 1,000,000 |
The California crop, from 1885 to 1889, was divided between the various raisin districts of the State about as follows:
| 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno | 107,000 | 225,000 | 350,000 | 440,000 | 475,000 |
| Riverside and San Bernardino | 129,000 | 195,000 | 190,000 | 270,000 | 265,000 |
| Orange County and Los Angeles County | 139,000 | 180,000 | 85,000 | 42,000 | 8,000 |
| Woodland and Davisville | 67,000 | 75,000 | 125,000 | 115,000 | 120,000 |
| San Diego | 10,000 | 25,000 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 75,000 |
| Tulare | 6,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 15,000 |
| Kern | — | — | — | — | 4,000 |
| Scattering | 12,000 | 15,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 470,000 | 723,000 | 800,000 | 943,000 | 987,000 |
Number of Acres in Raisin Grapes in California in 1890:
| Fresno district | 30,000 | acres. |
| Balance of San Joaquin valley | 10,000 | “ |
| San Bernardino district | 5,000 | “ |
| San Diego and El Cajon | 6,000 | “ |
| Yolo and Solano | 8,000 | “ |
| Balance of the State | 7,000 | “ |
| 66,000 | “ |
This includes grapes in bearing, as well as vines lately set out.
California and Malaga Prices, Importations, etc., from 1871 to 1889:
The following statistics of prices of California and Malaga raisins have been mostly compiled from various sources, such as the Fresno Expositor, the San Francisco Journal of Commerce, the Fruit Grower, etc. These statistics and notes will give a fair idea of the progress made by the raisin industry in this State since 1873, the year when our raisins first cut any conspicuous figure in the market of this continent. The first struggle of the raisin-producers of this Coast was directed against the importers of Malaga raisins, and against the prejudice of our own consumers. It took about ten years to supersede the Malaga product by our own. The following table gives the importation of Malaga raisins to this State from 1871 to 1884:
| Twenty- pound boxes. | |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 16,534 |
| 1872 | 36,153 |
| 1873 | 27,692 |
| 1874 | 35,447 |
| 1875 | 22,228 |
| 1876 | 29,187 |
| 1877 | 13,357 |
| 1878 | 14,824 |
| 1879 | 10,884 |
| 1880 | 3,988 |
| 1881 | 1,719 |
| 1882 | 1,218 |
| 1883 | 633 |
| 1884 | 1,437 |
| 1885 | 800 |
| 1886 | — |
| 1887 | — |
| 1888 | — |
| 1889 | — |
It will be observed that the imports began to fall off in 1875, being that year more than 13,000 boxes short of the preceding year. In 1876 the importations struggled back to 29,187, still being more than 6,000 boxes short of the importations of 1874; and then the battle was practically won, for in the succeeding years the importations dwindled away until in 1883 only 633 boxes were imported. The figures from 1886 to date are not obtainable, but are so insignificant as to be considered unnecessary to record.