New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-19
THE FRUIT MARKET UNUSUALLY ACTfVh
CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT MANfFEsTEp-LEA'
oNs MUCH DEARER- ORANGES ADVANCED
AKIN IN BETTER DEMAND

CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT MANrFEsTEp-LEA'
oNs MUCH DEARER- ORANGES ADVANCED
AND IN BETTER DEMAND.
The wholesale fruit market was unusually active
throughout last week and at times consioerhpV
excited. Lemons. which are In comparatively shoV
supply their Importation from Mediterranean ports
having been greatly retarded by heavy shipments
of oranges on account OF the destruction ny iaSt
winters severe storms OF about 2.5oooo boxes or
fully half Of the Florida crop. were sharply al.
vanced several times In the OF the week, ana
were 70 cents more a box yesterday than at tho
close of the previous week. Oranges. which opened
weak at the outset. gradually strengthened In
price and closed strong yesterday at an advance
OF 25 cents a box for choice SIcan fruit. OF which
there is no over-supply in the market. BananaA
which were sold a week or ten days ago for the
unusually high price OF - bunch FOR cnoics
"frsts" declined about Is cents a bunch. on &C
count OF heavy arrivals and large auction saieA
Pneapples more plentiful and In better conoi-
ton and prices frmer than during the previous
week Following extracts from the closing re-
views Of last weeks fruit market. furnished by nve
leading fruit importers. commission merchants ana
wholesale dealers:
The f. L. Goodsell Company-An active advano-
ing market has ruled. Owing TO very hgnt snip
ments in transit. and in spite OF unfavoranis
weather previous prices for sicily smGns 1 nass
on Sicily oranges, although current prices show owl
in the week In bad order, but on THURSDAY
naves sold I'D 10 So 10 and seedlings, 81 81 box
The outlook is favorable for this fruit when IT ar
rives In good condition: Our average OF - ceno
bunch for Jamaica bananas Is the highest We
p huffman 4 Co.-Californa cherries are plenti.
full, and good stock has been selling at from u y
to 81 rs box They will be more plentiful next
week. although reports from the Pacific Coast
make the crop only about half as much as last
year.
yucca G. Co.-Although the weather has been con-
deraby cooler and several cargoes Of LEMONS nave
we'll in this city, prices for good snipplnS
fruit have been much higher and are very nrrn;
Before the end OF June the market Will be glutted
or not will depend entirely upon he eaher. 1t Is
reasonable TO believe that merchants VIII not IN
cur much risk In purchasing all the stock they need
Although 5000 barrels of pineappies were received
frmer 1t is expected that 5000 barrels will be re,
ceiyed during the coming week, but no material
change in prices Is anticipated
The Earle Fruit Comparative received rev
Tuesday we expect TO receive an invoice or i.5u
boxes which we believe will be the first carload 10
be offered at auction here this season. 49,
Horace W. Day OF Sgobel & Day. who has Just
returned from a trip to the Pacific Slope-Cherrles:
One half crop is all that Is expec'ed: quality ias
10 good. Apricots: One-fourth TO one-thlrd or q
crop quality will be good. Frost through Naca-
vile Winters and Sulsun counties did immense
damage and unfavorable weather and serious drop.
ping OF the fruit in other parts OF the State cut
down the crop materially: quality VIII be good:
shipped but the quality will be good and the fruit
large. Plums: a fair crop. about the same as
last year quality. good. Peaches: LARGE crop:
quality good. Grapes: Probably large crop, but
from several hundred frultgrowers and shippers.
and therefore may be relied upon as giving ina
exact outlook for the coming California fruit crop
at the time they were obtained