New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
A POOR YEAR FOR TIE FRUTT-GROWBH
PRICES UNUSUALLY LOW. DUE TO THE TEMPER
ATE WEATHER.

ATE WEATHER.
As The Tribune predicted some time ago "ouiu "
the case New-Yorers arc deuged with fruits Oh c'oiS
variety from almost everywhere, at almost their own
nrice this summer This may possibly be news to the
housewife who purchases OF the uptown grOcerS' WHO
cbnree cents apiece for Bartlett pears, or ABOUT
200 per cent profit, but to the thrifty shopper run "
no luxury 30 far as price is concerned.
The prophet who said the Delaware peach crop was
a foiIurc this year was for once wrong, and trains
are arriving in Jersey City at a. M daily Orinene
luscious peaches picked the previous day. wi.cn arc
speedlv transferred by trucks to NewlCrk ana tnchc7
70 the various retail markets Arrivals nave Occh a9
high as 40 900 half-bushe baskets daily ana teSo arc
llo,v to continue till October. NowJcrsey 100 s"cilS
thc receipts by 5000 to 10000 baskets, ana soo0
quality Of peaches be bought for TO-
The season will not be a pccunary success 10 'no
rers as large quantities of peaches have been sold
NJ from % to 80 cents per basket, when does hoO
nav expenses. From NewIork state, particularly
from the Hudson River district immense qua'ico Vi
annIcs pears berries and other fruits arrive every
morning. which are selling at very low prices. ono
dollar for a barrel OF apples or bushcl vi o',.io
pears should be cheap enough lot ahyDouS, ~
significant fact that in the vicinity oil Rochester sum-
fine onricots are being produced equal in quality 10 the
California product. ,,
The watermelon producers OF the South are farng
nc badly as any Of the fIuitgrowers this season. INV
weather has been cold and unreasonable whic" sipp
kills tho sale Of watermelOrs. From eigAE " wv
cars each containing 200 tn 800 melons, have daily
bcen coming to New-Yorll during the last month"; anu
have hardly brought freight charges Tile prices pau
nv the wholesale dealers have been from $oo 10 Slo
per car while the freight by rail and steamer aVerase'
BOO per car. In many instances the melons ha'e
beon abandoned by the consnees In such cases
the transportation company sells such lots for their own
account to get the freight charges out OF theh'
California shippers are suffering severely ai'o anu
al ,rnd or
that have ruled during the last month. Up W INC
present the prices fully 10 per cent less thah hey
were last year. while the quality is equal TO last sea
sons The present range Of prices as compared "lVh
the similar period for last year is as follows:
'' ,'' r,,.. ., on. ss9 80 e ss3 %
Crawford peaches in boxes Of one peek;;; 10 Is
PRIMES Of every variety in boxes OF one peck 90 20
This years results mean heavy losses to tile spec
uator and shipper but spite Of this about ten car
loodq daily each containing about 500 packages of all
Of these varieties are sold tho star Union Dock al
Vestry- ST. at auction by f. l.. Goodsell.
1t is significant that with the immense qunn'iues OIL
Delaware and New-JerSey peaches and Bartlett pears
in the market California fruits can be sod at 'heSe
prices as they are fully 80 per cent higher than similar
products from the last-named localities are ofihsns'
There is a report that the celebrated Tokay grapes
have been injured in some localities in California by
crasshoppers II so New-York Will not receive an
over SUNNY of this kind Of fult this season. These
cranes come into market during september, ana con-
Ilnte Oh Us late rs December. , l., A.,
Perhaps the worst HIT lot OF spectators IN the
fruit market this year have been tne sicily orange anu
lemon Importers Last year high prices ruled drhg
Iny and August-as high rs so per box for lemons,
IL was expected that similar high market wond ru 6
This season and thousands OF boxes OF oranges Juu
Lemons we're bought by the spectators Mt prices hat
| made the total cost here about rs per box Man!
lmporters who could not buy made heavy advances 10
speculators in sicily. % whom are not RESPONSE
be. and hence deficit Is loss to whoever makes me
| advances IA, ALL, ;oo, ard
as th favorable temperature did not prevail holsanda
az hoxes of lemons have been sold at loss OF " 70 -
per box During the last ten days there were ,,ooVu
Poxcs Of lemons on the market to be sold While the
visible supply aoat and what has been sold VIII aggl
| cate 1901 1O3 boxes for the month OF August. Ihls
last weeks weather has advanced prices SD nia
| the losses have not been so great. -, , a.,
| Rcports from Almera, Spain, received from UT
Campon, of the firm Of Campon Goodf iS % EI
| limited Of London and New York, who snip the DulH
Of the crop say that his visit through the grape sec
lions Of Amera reveals tho fact that the crop VIII o.
only abo1t 100000 barrels. against 100000 oarrel
last wear Each barrel contains forty pounds OF fruit
I'D about 900 900 barrels shipped to the United
states the balance going TO European markets. IN.
roason for this I'm production i OWING 10 severe
froStS which visited spain last winter fnhng r. dn
IN all 1891 will not DC prosperous year 0f TIE 1ruiI
| grower.