The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-15 00:00:00

THE FRUIT TRADE

CURRANTS.—Since my last report there has been little busines9
done for the home trade, dealers and grocers acing with caution.
being de-irons to wet out of stock before new arrives and the more
so as it is generally believed that it will be a' undant, of good
quality, and that prices will be low. And from the latest acco nti
yet received from the dis ricts these prosl,ects, a- any rate, as far
as regards quantity and qua.ity, will be realised, and no doubt taller's,
will be lower, although not perhaps so low as the inc•rea,e or
crop w• uld appear to warrant. The,e circumstances in connecti.
with the Willie oil in demand (usual at t-is seas••n of the year), bag
evidently produced a desire on the part of holders to sell, and g
re,uction in the prices of inferior and middle class currants hr,g
been submitted tn. Fine still maintain quotations, and a cons•dcre
able business his been dnae in them fur export. Should prices
open some 20 or 30 per cent lower than last year, it is only reason-
aule to hope that a ►arge impetus will be Riven to the currant trade.
and that we shall have a greatly increased consumption, so thao
the supply (spoken of as large) will not be much, if at all, in exceol
of our requirements for home and foreign trade. We find that with
extreme high prices, during the famine years of currants, viz..
1853, 1831, and 1855, that the average consumption of the 'United
Kingdom reached nearly 9.000 tons, being, respective'y, 9,400,
8,600, and 8,000 ; but in 1851, with low prices, the clearances for
Lond:,n alone were 13,600; what, then, may we not expect if price'
rule lower. Our present stocks are light, and generally of infsiior
quality. At public auctions during the month some small parcels
were offered, :Out no business has bean done. Our imports this
month are nil. Clearances for home consumption, say 60 ton..
against 3134 same period last year. Exports, removals coastvsise,
and taken for ships' stores, 83 tons against 46. _ . _

RAISINS.—The-re is still a small quantity of Muscatels on the
market, the demand for which is very limited. A small quantitY
of Sultanas and black raisins have come forward during the month,
and are rapidly going into consumption. Imports 5 tons against
40, duties paid on 27 tons a, Most 62 ; exports, removals coastwise,
and taken for ship.' stores 19 tons against 102 corresponding mouth
last year. I have advices from Alicante to the let instant,
confirming the worst apprehensions as regards the deficiency in the
crop of Valen•ias, and that consequently prices will rule hither that;
had been anticipated, indeed it is supposed by some that the open-
ing price to farmers will not be less than 6 dollars, as the demAncl it;
very great, and already more orders have gone out at 41 than the
exteat of the whole crop. The Oid um is reported (in advices of an
earlier date) to have made considerable progress, but in my pros nt
advices the following extract is more faVourable The weather
holds up fine, which we trust will continue favourable during the
curing or the grapes, which will insure good quality.. The Turkel
red, raisins, assuming the average crop at 90,000 quintals (whict
is an extreme estimate), is not more than half or 45,000 quintals this
year. Black
,raisins appear to tare suffered less by the b14.71it.
Sultana vines ere reported to he free from disease, but the quanti,Y
of fruit on them is very defi.ie.t—not more than half of lart year'e
production. From Malaga I have advices to the Ist, which state
that "our fruit crops promise very well, and we may anticipate the
same ab ire the average."
/4tmoruns.—lordan almonds will be a very deficient crop this
year, having puff:red by heavy and continued rains during the,
winter in nths. Prices will b':high, but perhaps not so high as last
year. Valencia promise to be a tair crop; prices will be about the
same as last year.
FIGS.—'Cho demand ,till continues of a retail character for home
'imposes ; but about 16 tons have been taken for export, rrincip,llV
for the Melbourne market. The imports far the month are 6 tone,
and the clearances S tons. The reports of the growing crops co itinue
fav,urab'e—prices are likely to open high.
NUTS.—Harcelonas are selling fri ely at the quo'ations-3 cargoes
have arrived since my last report, in all say 3,•211 bags.
I.EMONS.—A sm.il lot of Lisbon were offered on Monday by
auction and sold at fabulous prices, say tram 60s to S3s 6d.

T. PARRY.

BIRTH

Sunnyside: Prince's Park, the wife of
On
Winterthne
alifiatehs,inEsst.of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.
On the 13th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead, by the Res,
Andrew Kn ,x. James Thomson, eldest son of James Bristow,
Belfast. to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Laird, E,q"
Birkenhead.
On the 13th inst., at Trinity Church, Southport, by the Bev. 13"
Swift, Mr. J. N. Sro
.ht. r)f this town, to Mary, daughter of
Junes Hardy Wrigley, F.sq., of t-:andovnie, Southport.
HenryOi the
lTeul 4,h1 h t
ca neat., gr.
hA nunie:vs h,oCuh,uxrtcq.:
merchant,Arghurth obfythtihsetoll:,,,s';
to Jane Ann. eldest dauriter of the late Wm. Simon, Esq., Met-
chant, of this town