The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-12
Fruit and Vegetable Markets.

New York, June 9.--The week closed with
firmer market on southern produce receipts
having fallen off and prices have advanced, and
we have every ENCOURAGEMENT to expect re-
muneratve prices for the shipments yet to fol-
low. Choice new potatoes to-day brought as
high as "a 50I5 90 per barrel; prime, IS 500
90 per barrel; seconds, 81 5o@2o0 per barrel;
egg plants are worth from 81 O0G15 60 per bar
rel; tomatoes, 81 756D2 90 per crate. Would ad
wise not to ship any inferior stock, and to pre-
pay the freight if demanded. Owing TO the
scarcity of beans prices have advanced; Savan-
nah is selling to-day at 81 0002 % per crate;
Charleston, ST. 00@2 80 per crate; onions, SO 80
per barrel; cucumbers, Savannah, 15c@Sl %
per crate; Charleston, 81 25@1 rs per crate;
ing warmer now it is important, therefore, that
special care should be taken in putting up pro
duce for this market, and ship only by the
quickest route. G. s. PALMER.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9--New potatoes active
demand, light supplies and advancing All
choice vegetables find good market with fair
inquiries. New onions scarce and wanted.
Cherries very scarce and wanted. Peaches in
moderate arrival and increasing demand.
Choice Strawberries in good request. Whorte
berries in fair demand Beans, North Carolina
round per half barrel crate. 81 25t92 rs; beans,
North Carolina fiat per half barrel crate,
81 1902 90. Peas, Norfolk per half barrel
crate 81 00@1 %; peas, Maryland per barrel,
50 0063 50; peas, Maryland choice per barrel,
So 25@3 50 peas, Maryland inferior, per barrel,
81 50@2 90; peas, Jersey per basket, 9oc9Sl %;
tomatoes, Florida poor per crate, 75cGtSl 09;
Cues. Charleston and Savannah per crate,
25675c. Egg plants, Florida per half barrel
| box. So 00@4 co. Cabbage. Norfolk, per barrel
15c0S1; squash, Savannah per box, 81 000l 25;
potatoes, Savannah and Charleston choice, per
barrel, 81 5005 90; potatoes, Savannah and
Charleston medium per barrel, 81 75G13 3d.;
potatoes, Savannah and Charleston culls, per
barrel, 81 5o01 IS; potatoes, North Carolina
prime per barrel, 81 0015 90; potatoes, North
| Carolina medium per barrel, So 1908 %; po-
tatoes North Carolina cus per barrel, 81 roo
| . co. potatoes, New Orleans choice, per barrel,
| So 50C14 90; onions, New Orleans choice, per
| barrel. So 750b4 co. strawberries, Maryland, per
quart, 501sc; Strawberries Jersey, per quart,
| 609c; strawberries, Sharpless, per quart, 100
| 13c; gooseberries, per quart, 5DSc; whortle-
berries, North Carolina. per quart, 30sc;
cherries, North Carolina dark per pound, 6Dl0c;
cherries, North Carolina light red choice, per
pound, 60Sc; cherries, Delaware dark, per
pound, s010c; cherries, Delaware light, per
pound, 5@sc; peaches, Georgia Hale's, per "a
bushel crate, 81 25D1 so; peaches, choice stock
higher and wanted.
PAYCoAsT & GRIFFTTHs.
NEW YORK June 1.-THE Savannah steamer
to-day is very late and will bring 1900 pack
ages of vegetables. Potatoes, prime selling
at So 000400 per barrel; seconds, 81 50@2 90
per barrel; Savannah cucumbers, 75c6Sl 25
per crate; beans, 75cd$1 rs, per crate; toma-
toes. Savannah, 81 251l rs per crate; Florida,
75c0S1 rs per crate; watermelons, $50 OO@35 90
nor hundred q. S PALMER