The New York herald., 1868-02-24
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY FEBRUARY "a, 1863

ssl, though expsrimsnss upon . large scale have
since demonstrated the aacioasness Of TINS notoe and
Mr. Lorilasd had applied steam navigation 70 the froit
trade with manifest profit and advantage Lake most
innovations Of the Sort the experiment was the result
wrought something Of . rsvouton IN tn. business Not
three years since West India fruit was reckoneh as
luxury not exactly within the compass OF frugai anu
economical people, sort OF tact combination eSlsths
among dealers BY which pricos were maintained Al
fancy ngure and the increase OF the business 80 TAR as
volume Is concerned materially retarded The I'M
porters who comparatively few content with
large prohs and very moderate saes-a theory whlcn
renaered tue trade safer than upon principle u more
moderate prons being hardly possible, ether py a.
cay Or Otherwise 10 contract the aggregate sales AZ
70 smut OUT all margin OF profit Ventures IN the irult
saler formerly than they now, composition
having had considerable influence in reducing
exoroiiany heavy there being little competition for the
market ana traditionay high scale OF prices having
neen adopted and persisted IN revolution more or
less general has also been wrought in this matter by The
introduction OF more enterprsng mode OF business
VIZ BY addressing the consumer as directly as possible
and oy reducing prices represent only mode
rate aud justnabe profit tso the deal
ers for which the pubic will be vastly more Obliged to
Mr. Lorillsrd than have been or are the dea ers IN
general, who complain bitterly that the occupation or
Othelo less remuneratve than 1t was 10 the halcyon
days when an orange was luxury only 10 be cdulged
ia at holiday seasons and then very moderately.
The tendency Of Mr. Lorllards system Of doing bus-
ness has been, in fact healthy and will doubt be
utmost capacity. Already Broadway dealers begin
ming to empate the probable necessity of further
reduction IN prices; though as general rule fruits are
not the mainstay OF the lead ng Broadway houses
wines and fancy groceries forming the staple OF trade
aud fruits being merely q sort OF accessory In grO-
Gerry 3 ores generally prices have always been
more moderate though not exactly runous; and 1t Is
from these that the great mass OF fruit consumed s
plied. AS class, moreover, the substantial grocery
men are not addicted to fancy prices in buying and
hence this class Of tado has natural affinity Tor the
more enierprising system of large sales moderate
nts and quick urns These elements introduced and
carried out fruits assumes stency
OF legitimate business which, in reality, has
6eena certain system Of ideal values having hereto
fore been one OF It's component parts and the pubic
cannot but be vastly indebted TO the enterprise which
has introduced into hitherto somewhat fancful bus-
ness stTicL percen age Of just profit and more.
These remarks IN relation to the trade oranges more
especially. apply with equal felicity To tue enle trado
In West India fruits such az bananas cocoanus, pne.
apples pomeganaes, malaga grapes shaddocks and tho
kethe latter being simply coarse sort OF orange, Of
lnenor quality and not to be taken without salt.
as open yet, though April and May will bring
splendid supplies. The pineappies
really commences in May. and of the supply
Ia this respect little can be at present said.
The consumption of bananas IN New YORK city ranks
next 10 that Of oranges though IN the country they
very Little known there people enough within
fifty miles OF New YORK who have NJ, or even seen one
In Boston even the consumption Of this fruit very
limited while in Southern c.ies bananas torn article
diet, as tor instance IN New Orleans, where beef is
high and fruits are moderately Inexpensive In their
season, Southern hotel without its bananas by way OF
dessert would be something OF novelty in New York
they are used moderately or the same purpose but in
the cities OF New England they scarcely known IN
this capacity. Even in New YorK city oranges rank
foremost dessert, nuts and raisins forming tha
fagree work. and IN fact tho orange may be ranked as
almost the only southern fruit universally liked and
patr0nized a. North. Lemons tall iegit imatey
under tue head of element COOKERY.
or the consumption OF these arces-the specific city
consumpton-it would be difficult 10 form exact
estimate as would to form an exact estimate OF the
daily consumption Of cigars. large portion OF the
second GLASS; left after Asserting Is resnpped and dis
TROUT throughout the counry-an 0bserva ion which
applies with particular ioice 10 oranges aud lemons
The reshpnen OF bananas IN fact is not large, owing
to the limited country demand Cocoanu,s are on the
Oher hand, considerably Affected by country customers
while OF nuts OF various the country
average more Than the city.