New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
IMPORTANCE OF THE ONION CROP.
THE NEW TARIFF MAKES 1T A'PRoFITABLE PRO
DUCT FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.

DUCT FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.
Tho new Tariff law, which offers protection alike to
Tho farmer the manufacturer and the laboier places
duty OF 40 cents bushel on onions. About 4oo'oo'
bushels of onions imported into the uhteu sWies
during trS six months from January to July j. lhe
increased tariff onions Is big thing for the farmers
enrared in truck growing throughout the United
states and is bound stimulate the onion industry ID
thIs country especially in the Southern States.
G. s. Palmer, commission merchant Oh NO. 100
Readest who is large importer ef onions sa'o yes
terav TO Tribune reporter: lnasmuch as we nave
the soil and climate TO produce GOOD onions III o''
different latudes, and an additional pio@cuon
placed on them by the new tann law spco'a'
Inducements are offered to make onion growing
80 ., a nacialtv and one Of the leading features OF
orr southern trucking sections, especially in FOrlda
whose onlv competitors can be Bermuda and SPAN,
The only necessary thing is to obtain the proper seeo
,ud plant sufficiently early In oruer 10 compete WIN
those localities. . ,,or
We may not see again very soon,' said Mr. faiio'
"such a continued favorable market as az p'.s
ont But to the American growers (who nave ho
dutv to pav prices about so cents per bushel lo"er
would he eoually as profitable, there ought 10 NC
eome little advantage to them In lower reigh'S d.
we'll There is advantage tie onion mas a.
Southern crop, In it's not being immedMtey peI''""O
and Il will bear transportation well II properly '"'
and nacxi and sale need not therefore be necessarily
forced Furthermore. onions have become as sSP,0 o.
article of produce potatoes, corn OF wheat anu ~
consumed nv all classes and there Is stead! uoio"
for them from the time Of their first arrWai ioi '
general trade throughout the United States io'n u"
Atlantic to the Pacific Coast. ,
nut the one imp ant feature Is Their cohuiion' ~
II * inventive that they BE- well cured ana III vi!
condition as no immature stock can be transporter
aprTrsposed OF proftably The following are the CUT
root nr1res (which were obtained from the customs
DenortmenD OF the foreign imports, in bushels HUH
the localities named: - -, Zodiac
England. France. tC1oS. 2I2579
", 300 l42oO '-'1O' ,,,u,,Dine Is
Italy. Portugal. SPIi4 lac
Turkey Europe Tu's $3.50 N''' si'7So
acgrecatipg grand total of 409,597 bushels OH "i0
was maid duty into the United states treasury
s1e3 s37 So These heavy impOrtatons found reau,
sas AT very favorable prices, our Northern oo orop
being short. . .b Dor
The first arrivals during January were ole poi
nuda old crop which sold from ~ to 81 % per ousei
Newt followed the new crop from Cuba durips
and sold at 81 80 to 81 rs per crate. DomeS'ic oho
at the same time were selling SO 80 TO "a % per pSo
rben followed during February and March shipments
from Bordeaux France also from SPAN, fone
nces we're firmly sustained until the height OF Der
he market declined and the lowest price touched WAC Vac
a. o. nor crate The market again reacted, ana iIlo
Virginia which IS the last southern crop SOU W
Iune al SO TO 81 per barrel. and the nsI q"
The middle of July, sold at 80 TO 20 % III i,o
The shipments from Africa did not begin 10 a.hNe
mill Anrif and Il not until May anu Ju.c tIae
Shlnmerts were received from spain, Asia' lWho5'
PhiIipine Islands and Portugal