The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-19
Fruit and Vegetable Markets..

NEW YORK, June 49, Shipments of produce
have continued to come forward in liberal
quantities during the past week, and weather
being warmer and consumption larger prices
have consequently held up. Good potatoes
steadily advancing and fancy marks reached to-
day rs high az 81 59@25 go pep barrel; prime
So 5004 90 per barrel; seconds, 81 50O2 80 per
BARREL Florida tomatoes continue in good de
mand and selling from 81 25@2 90 per crate
according to quality; Savannah and Charleston
81 5O@2 90 per crate; cucumbers, choice Charles
ton 81 5002OO per crate, inferior i5c@$l 90:
choice Virginia beans, So 500G3 90 per crate; North
Carolina beans, 81 75D2 90; Charleston beans
81 O0@1 80. Melons have been in larger receipt
and prices somewhat lower, selling to-day all
the way from $50 000135 90 per 100, according
to size and quality; the consumption will be
larger now owing to warmer weather and we
look for good demand TO continue and, posi-
bly,, an improvement in prices, especially fancy
stock. virginia cabbage worth to-day 81 ESQ
90 per barrel. G. S. PALMER
PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-Peaches scarce and
firm, with good demand for sound receipts
Watermelons, when good size, sell readily, but
small stock drags. Choice Strawberries in good
inquiry. Eating cherries scarce and selling well
but sour fruit in full supply. Whortleberries
wanted at top quotation. New potatoes in
limited receipt and firm, with good request
Peas have declined under heavy nearby receipts
but other southern vegetables selling fairly well
Beans, round per half barrel crate. So 25(n2 rs;
beans, fiat per half barrel crate, 81 75l2 IS
Peas, Maryland choice, per barrel, 81 0001 So;
peas, maryland inferior, per barrel, 400D15c. !;
peas, Jersey per basket, 35cl40; tomatoes
Florida choice per crate, 81 800 IS; tomatoes
Florida ordinary per crate, 75c0D$l 25; tomatoes,
Savannah per crate, 81 00612 SO; cucumbers,
Charleston and Savannah per crate, ST. 2511 49,
Egg plants, Florida per half barrel box, So O0@
4 co. Cabbage Norfolk, per barrel 81 006n1 SO;
SQUASH Charleston and Norfolk per box, 81 250
rs; potatoes, choice, per barrel 81 2504 80;
potatoes, medium per barrel, So 1904 90; pota-
toes, culls per barrel. 81 750D2 25 Strawberries,
Maryland, per quart, 4Q6c; Strawberries, Jer-
sey, per quart, 50ll0c; strawberries, Sharpless
per quart, 9@13c; gooseberries, per quart, 90
&c; whortleberries, North Carolina, per quart
S011c; cherries, pie per pound, 4@16c; cherries,
eating varieties per pound, 7012c; cherries. OK
hearts per pound, 100D12c; watermelOns per 100
$50 00G30 90; peaches, Georgia Hales, per II
bushel crate 81 25D1 so; peaches, choice sound
arrivals higher Waternelons range wide with
quality per 100, S25 O0032 90. Choice all rail
receipts command outside prices.
PAsooAsT & GRIFFIrHs
New YORK, June 1S.-The Savannah steamer
to-day had eight thousand packages; also fifteen
cars of watermelons which sold at 20135c;
cucumbers, 75c per crate; beans. 81 0002 90 per
crate; North Carolina beans, 81 00@p2 % per
crate; squash, 75c@St 90 per crate; tomatoes,
250l2 25 per crate; Florida tomatoes, 81 00M
l so per crate; prime potatoes, So 1904 90 per
barrel; seconds, 81 5000 30 per barrel.
g. S. PALMER