New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05
UCLNESS ~ TIE Fruit MARKET
INCREASED VARIETIES or FRUIT WT DE.
CREASED BUSINESS LEMONS Still. DECI1N-
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INCREASED VARIETIES OF FRUIT BIT DE.
CREASED BUSINESS LEMONS Still. DEcIIN-
ING AND ORANGES ADVANCING
The wholesale fruit market duh laet week
account OF rainy wea Their. which inicrfercl with
the business OF keepers Of outdoor stands AMI the
wagon ana pusbcar pedicrs. thereby diminishing the
demand for renewed supplies. An increase In the
variety Of fruits apparent at the auction sales.
but decrease In the volume Of business was notice
able. Better prices were. however. realized FOR
nearly all kinds Of fruit except Siclian lemons.
which in abundant supply and light demand.
There have been 24.OD boxes Of lemons announced
for this weeks auction sales. and there Will be 100
boxes due here next week. When the prices Of
lemons advanced. about four weeks ago many ship
ments hurriedy started from Mediterranean
ports FOR this country. before the sudden decline Of
:" cents box June H. from which there has
been no rally. in fact. stlll further decline being
shown at last weeks sales. There are now $1,000
boxes OF Scilan lemons on the way TO this country.
that the supply FOR the season will be ample
to NEE, all demands Lines are arriving in large
quantities and selling for from 81 50 to 81 80 bar
rel.
Mediterranean oranges are in increased demand
and only moderate supply. Prices have advanced
q cents box. Rods are now quoted az from
s. - to 81 q "A box and from 81 20 20 81 a half
box Scilys range In price from 81 % 10 - 10 box
and from 81 to 81 80 a haf-box. Receipts OF Cali
forna oranges were extremely light and were sod
al even a larger proportionatc advance than that
the imported fruit carload Of seedlings which
Included 100 boxes OF large size sold for
average price Of 81 Il box. the range OF prices
being from 81 q 10 81 u a box. In carload lots
over twenty-five carloads Of California fruit Of
different kinds sold during the week. Cher
ries continue to sell at profitable prices 10 growers
and receivers bu, receipts for the season are now
ABOUT ended. Aprcots were In fair supply Those
which arrived early in the week. being over-ripc
were sold for lower prices but later receipts being
in better condition. prices rallied. and were firm at
the close OF the week. when prices were from 10
freely, and are Of improved quality. Prices range
from 81 10 TO 81 y a box. Plums and prunc' are
more plentiful and mainly received In good cond
ton. A fe" Bartlett pears. Of which there Is re-
ported 10 be less than half crop. were sold for
the high price OF from s. 30 to s, % a
There were 5000 lunches OF bananas sold during
the week at an average price Of d lt;le more than
10 cents bunch. and prices were fully maintained
Notwithstanding the exceedingly large offerings
A cargo Of 1000 lunches OF Baracoa bananas the
an average price OF So cents a bunch Closing quo
tatiOrs for bananas were: Port l.mou "nrsts"
~ 90 TO 81 60 bunch. "seconds' ~ cents TO 81
Jamacas. 'frsts, to seconds" 81 to 81 10: 'thrcs."
60 to % cents; Banas and Sauna. 'hrsts." 81 S72 to
81 70: seconds" 81 to 81 I2i.; thirds" 20 to 80
cents.
Havana pineapples were received too ripe for for
warding TO distant cities except by express. Many
orders from interior cities therefore. remained
filled cargo Of 10000 Nassau pInea pples not OF
strictly prime quality condition, was sold for
good prices Following are the closing quota tons
NM N2 a hundred: Xxx. So and X sS Sugar
loaf pineappes are from Sc TO 3l2 a hundred. ac-
cording TO size and condition