I took your challenge... the red raspberry variety you mention was released over 70 years ago as 'Sunrise'. It was an early-ripening variety and has been used in raspberry breeding over the years. It has probably been superseded by newer varieties that are earlier, like Prelude.

Other than a few advertisements in old newspapers, here are a couple of documents referencing it:
http://www.google.com/patents/USPP908
http://journal.ashspublications.org/content/118/1/119.full.pdf

Thanks. Some of the red raspberry plants are reported to have the "Sunrise" as one of the parents. But it appears this variety is just too old. So I figure the new ones should be much better....

You know, you never know, Still being around says a whole lot!
Often new cultivars look good at first but years down the road problems develop. If it's a mail order nursery, I'm interested!

Thanks. Some of the red raspberry plants are reported to have the "Sunrise" as one of the parents. But it appears this variety is just too old. So I figure the new ones should be much better....

I just found this variety from a 1978 book on berries. It says:

Sunrise: A very early variety that produces heavily and has good fruit.

It is a parent to many other red raspberries.