, 1876-01-01
DRIED FRUITS,
Tile NANKEp pEFIClENpY


IN tho crop OF nll yafotea of domestic fruits has
seusbly diminished tho voluuo Of business III
domehtio dried, but tho deficiency WAS moro thai,
counterbalaucod by tho enormous crop Of
European fruits, and our lobbers aso enabled to
report vory respectable increase In the quantity
Of goods distributed. In comparison with tho
salea Of 1874. AB result Of the partial failure
of our fruit crop comparatively high prlcns hAyo
prevailed duripg tho last half OF tho season.
Tho stock passed into speculative hands, by
Ehom the market has beon largely controlled,
but tho exsreme pricea anticipated hayo not
bcep, nor arc thoy Nkoly to bc, realized, owing
10 the almost unprecodantod1y low prcea Of i'm
ported fruits. The drort import tsado Shows
tery pronounced incrosso over any former year,
Ind the a1iot-frutt buslnoss OF our city exhibits
], steady and vigorous growth.
DoHEayIc.
Tho apple crop was supposed to DO an almost
oasite failure, aud lstor estimates place the VI old
At not to exceed one-shrd Of al AVERAGE but tho
large quantity Of old applos hold oyor from tho
previous seaaon, aud tho comparatively freq Or.
: nyais from soctiona that wore supposed to 10
entirely destitute, has tolicyod tho market OF ali
1oara Of scarcity, and tho extrAyagaut expco-
tatloha q holders regarding tho future OF prices
sTo not likely to BE- vo1siled. This seasons aup-
ppiee p.ahcu cu,ne chiefly, from Michigan, Nov York,
Ap0ApfAFAQ4a7 RuA LAnAuAs 1tte
south also will ha4o small surplus. Tho aua!
ky 10 exceptionally good, tho prospect OF hieh
Rsiees 's 9'a1etug more oaEe in tie preparation Of
sle tat n ,a9E a9E iaatkst o. uapessd peaches ths
sixth Of an average. the West furnishing nono,
but thoro Wha . large surplus Of tho l87I. cron
"hlet, coming through IN line condition, vii
past'aiy * maze goo the aeetenoy in the
allchgAn. but there WAS fair crop IN 1eoreis,
while Delaware Rnd Maryland turned out In
usual quantities, so that the total production, ls
t!onght. wiz aot fai! greatly bolow .ho ayo1seo
ayoAr ago. aud theEe Ia no probability OF auy
important advance.
The crop Of biackberriea was about throo-
four,as l,. Of good syersxs and saa e.eolleut as
over, aud although nekrly worthless ~ food,
has been continually shrust upon tho market.
During tho fall prices advanced to 13@01lc but
lavs ainee leollnod to l2@13o. Califoru,a
tho gmsler frnita. ate unusually acaice-uot a
fourth of \ full crop. Naspbnrrjea and pittod
cherries are In fair supply and the marriott In
Tic 1874 crop Of laysr rais!ns was poor, hotI,
ln quantity aud In quality, aud prices opened
7leh the past yoaE, With good profit to inl-
9ortera but tho naarlot coon declined. aud
Tho crop Of lB76 wax falr, aud tho scasotl
bponcd In September at e3.50 pcr box curreuuy
u New York. Prices gradually advanced until
b9.p0 was reached. but asain declined, aud
elosed 1t e2.75, with 4 downward tonloucy,
Within the past 1ya yeaFs tho consumption Of
nyer Fsiains lAs fallen OF fully 6D per cent,
Vaiencias. Al equally good fruit, and put up in,
much moro desirable shape, hnye &nkeu thoir
place. Valeucias opened IN septan,bsr I. 101&@
l1o Per ID, advanced triue, foil OF to $50,
md axaln advanced to 101t@llc. The proasut
quotation IL 1l@1l1tc.
Cnrrants opened biXh III consequence Of = re-
ported dsacseucy ot Il, ,Qoa brla 10 tic csop. Tbs
aefictency. hnuevsE. proved to hkyo been largely
sycEeatinlated, and prices rece1Gd to compar-
ltlYe!J low tlRnre. the aversgs for tho yosr b.
zig about 60. The consumption Was In o1ccea of
wy preytous yeas. oSinS to their relative oheap-
teaa. There waa All uudonbtBd deficiency In tho
Turkey psuae crop Of 1874, and ths SEASON OF
1915 oponed at high hgutcs, viz, 10@t1o; but
he extreme pricos ard the inferior quality Ut
nut caused decreased consumption aud tho
ns!kct steadily declined until April, When they
tosd II 7>f@1ao. Tho lover prces oaited out
~ increased domand, and during tue summer tbs
market advanced, At ono ttmo touching 10o,-
las wAA very Irregular, Tho a1si sales
Il new In October were u TIC.
1on wh1ah point ths market rapidly deelinsi
mil e}{o vas fsAohod-thb lowest figure since
hawai-. II ths low p1lces prevailing sInos
sstehai III consumption has hssu tsyaad I'll