The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-12
THEY COME HIGH.
The Early Fruits Coming Into Market at
High Rates.

The Early Fruits Coming Into Market at
High RATES.
IChicago News.
STRAW bsrries2 Oh, yes, strawberries are
getting to be guile cheap now" said the
Clark street fne-fruiterer. I'VE have SEINE
choice ones here from Florida, and thsy are
now selling for 81 10 a quart. Only tew
weeks ago they brought 81 %, so yoR see
hey are quite cheap"
Are there any other berries in the market
now?n
NO, and there will not be for some little
time. AS ! said before, these berries sre
from Florida. ] expect 10 be getting the
fruit from Charleston, S c., in about three
weeks and from Georgia by May / am
selling good many Florida tomatoe. now
at from 90 cents to 40 cents a pound, and ex
cellent cucumber from the came place ct
from s. 20 to three dozen"
Here is something out OF TIL usuai run at
this season." continued the fruiterer, as he
took from q CAGE box OF excellent grapes.
These are q special order for select party.
They were grown in hot-house on the banks
Of the Hudson. have lust sent another
order for some for North Side lady. Whist
are they worth? Six dollars q pound, and
don't make q cent on them"
1t seems that the stock of Spanish grapes
in the market is about exhausted, and the
price for the best is now from seventy-fve
cents to 81 pound. There is good demand
for them at these figures, for no really recher-
Gle banquet or private party Is complete
without them. Tie same is true OF the de-
licicus California butter pears SO popular
LIST fall. They are so called because they
n cit in ones mouth. The fruiterer cut cue
in two and pres ented q slice to the reporter
with the remark tha. the present price was
| 81 % per 6(zsD. Pine apples have COM
nepced 10 come iu and choice ones bring
| from forty 10 sixty cents each.
The conversation then turned on oranges.
Which variety do you call the bestg" was
| asked.
"The Indian River (Florids) oranges by
| all Odds They are the benton OF all, so TO
| speak. They are SO good and Sd, largely
| called for that many unscrupuioCs fruit
| sreis are pslmipg of other variet es on con-
sum ers al d calling them Indian Rivers. The
| genuine are selling st from seventy i've
| cents TO 81 q dozen.'
ARD where DO the best oranges come
from, taking them sll Trough
| From F.orsda OF course. don't mean
to say that all Florada oranges srs good, but
they average better Take the California va
rieties, for instance. They sre better than
| The imported ones, to be sure, but IN sweet
ness and lack of seeds they can not compare
| with these of the south The Csliiofnisns
sre pretty frnit. but not upio the others
| The market is flocdsd With them now. A
frost set IN 10 the orange belt and the grow
ers got scared. picked them in a green state
and are rushing them into the large cities.
Here is an odd variety from Florads, hs
continued picking up q small. bright yello =
grange. 1T is called the st. Micbasls- They
are used greatly in England and Floradt
planter got ST me cuttings from st. Michael:
end started to raising them. he has msi'
quite success of 1t.
"FIorsda msngsrins and taDgerines ART
out of the market now, bat We are import
irg the Spenish variety. They are SELLING
all the wey from sixty cent? to 81 so q dozen
sccc riding to size. They are used at lunch
con parties The latest craze for tnes
luncheons, however, is stuffed dates Tn
pit is first removed and inside is places
nut meats of all kin Dc such as hickory nat
walnut, peanut, and others. iney are quit
the rage now