The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

We take pleasure in publishing the
following letter received here few days
ago from Messrs Trelease s. Underhill, ,
general Produce Commission Merchants,
% Jay street New York, for the benefit
of all persons who intend to engage in
vegetable raising:
New YORK, Dec. 2, 1890
John A. Craig, Esq., TdUdh0ssss, Fla: ou
DEAR SIR: Your letter OF I'd inst came duly
to hand We agree with you in believing that
quotations from our books OF the prices which
early vegetables from Florida brought Al different
dates would prove interesting to planters Of your
vicinity We therefore at your suggestion, give
the following abstract of the prices obtained In
this market for Florida vegetables during last
season. Between the dates given there. was no,
material change in prices: sarf,
January 2SM.- Marrowfat peas, per bushelI
box, $3.50 to zoo; small, 100 to s,95; strfsgi
beans, 800 to 4OO. f6ft-9 !.
February 4M-Beans, 500 to 400; peas, both
kinds, 150 to $50. ~ F743 1f
February -Marrowfat peas, 80 cts 20 l.5O i
small 1.50 to 2.50- Large beglnning to get vel
low-small preferredl e-7 80
February 16th-Manow fat, 1.50 10 LIS; snAu ),
800 to $50. Bolh kinds scarce,)
February 17m. = Marrowfat, 1.50; SMALL 8. 90.
Large receipts-prices duppedl a.. sEk5fE (
February 2OtA. -Marrowfat, l. 70 10 400; small,
100 to 800. Small varied IN quaiity) /
Fs6ruary 24tk - Marrow fat peas, per bushel
box, LOO to $50; small, 1.5O to 200.
February 28h - Both kinds, 100 10 150-i
Charleston peas now coming - Florida neg
lected)
March str = Tomatoes, 90 cts 70 1o0. Croo
green-sell slowly) Ia fe h7sF esis 4
AarcA 17tA.-String beans, $50 to 400 i
March 20th.-String beans, 800 to $50; tona-
toes IS cts. to 12B. "a l...f aTr
March 29th - String beans, fat. 800 70 3-5o;
string beans, round, 400 to $50; cncumbers,
choice green, 500 to 1900; tomatoes, 80 ci&to
las. r 81
March 3OM - String beans, fat, s75 10 900;
string beans round, SIS to $50, cucumhnm,
600 TO 500; tomatoes, IS eta to 1,50 beets 80
rel, 500 to $780, a ~ 9ff-ni err
april 6tA-Suing beans, fat, per hushel box,
$50; string beans, round, $50 to 500; cucum-
bers $50 to $50; cabbage, per barrel SSet
Aprz 2M,-string beans, nat per bushei box.
LIS to 400; string beams. round, acc % 2Oe;
to 100. CThey came in peck boxes for swhile In
April) 4sf't zisaf 1.sA f9i
Apva Tomatoes, per peck, Leo 70, 400;
cucumbers, per bushel box, 2-50 to 500; cabbage,
per barrel, 450 to 5.o0 s9a - YIztt9 -
4pr7 90tk-Tomatoes, per hushel box, 2Oato
kinds. 100 to $50; squash, IS ets. d 10; 60
bage, per barrel, 800 to 350. ,srt n = s,f-sv.l Y
Nay 7h-TomatOes, per bushel box, 26O to
800; cubumbers, % cts. to 10 sqaash, s. Ga
to LOO; beets, 400 10 ass; string bespA ~ ct&
Nay 14A.-Cucumber t.ooto a0e: sshs.se.,
100 to 800; squash, IS ca 70 - cts. sss.,
Nag 21&-TonatoeA 15O TO AGO cucpmbers,
100 10 400. AFAiss s1g7.ls7 IL
Nag ASA -Tomasoes. per bashea boxr Aoe 10
1.50; cucumbers, 10 ctr % 80.
Juae 5tk-Tomat0es 1l00ts LOO: cueumbsa
yxns 12A-Tomatoes. 100 to 1.50.
ynas 1oth-Tomatoes, loo 70 22S; egg plant,
. !: e. 20 = Tomatoes l,sO ,ea ssx slsns
9: 90 9 runssss., 10 - 1ass sks p,4a,.,
~ I0A:-Ees plant 100 i L.; ssssa.os.
II does not generally pay "a shlp rpgssabl9
from Florida later than the last date q tkey Ares
~ fhak time eemiag t0msrket fmm piacss neardr
-. MAny nav hsginaess win - disspppipsed
that they % not realixs he top pricek ~ 6sF
shcuh not gek discouraged o. t6st se64nkl Il
requires = nice dlscrinznltion . - 1fE6NNEe
iabie - 30 - sieht - e 1Ials
/ !. maE auixe beFe fseep - - II
40 TeqHlSs ExpexIeDcg en& cae4 A. ~ -
s &c. 4 =. "a ~ ~ L. sa!Py q ~ |. e.
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- - = 1919. ]
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