New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
CONDITION or THE FRUIT TRADE.
THE MARKET PARTIALLY RECEIVERS FROM DILL
NESS AND LOW PRICEs-ALL KINDS OF
sEAsONABIE FRUIT ABUNDANT
AND CHEAP.


The fruit market which opened with much I'M
certainty last week. has recovered to consldera-
Bile extent from the dull trade and abnormally low
prices which prevailed for most kinds or fruit
throughout the previous week. AT the cIose Vi
business yesterday wholesalers generally reported
better conditions and were hopeful for continue
ton of the and dry weather when mas
greatly stimulated consumption.
An average advance or about ~ cents poA lot
sound lemons OF desirable brands was the prin-
cipal feature of the week Under favorable con-
dtions of the weather II IL believed that present
prices for good lemons will be maintained until
the heavy supply on hand and anoat shall have
been so largely reduced that a further advance
may be made. The market is still overloaded
with TRASHY stock much OF which Will have to be
abandoned and thrown away. Even the best stock
RAPIDLY decays at this season. and Its holders are
COMPELLED to sort II almost constantly TO sepa-
rate the decaying from the sound fruit. There
has been a good demand from all sections except
the distant South and Southwest. which are main
IL supplled by New Orleans. There now 2oi.
100 boxes of lemons on the way from the Medter-
ranean 70 American ports. or these $500 boxes
Are due in Boston Baltimore and New Orleans to-
day The remaining 1900 boxes will be due In
this city by the end Of this week The total ship
r,ents are destined for distribution follows:
New-York 1886 700 boxes, Boston. 1850 boxes; Balt-
more 9oo boxes; New-Oreans. $500 boxes The
receipts of lemons In the week ending July 10
were % so boxes against $3.50 boxes In the CORE
snouding week OF last year. The receipts for the
first six months OF this year were l.2f96D boxes.
against only 81 $40 boxes in the first six months
Of last year This shows gam Of 1850 boxes.
which experts say represents the surplus stock
consisting Of poor fruit which ought never to have
passed Gibraltar
oranges. although not in active demand
strong i'm price the stock on hand being small and
,b.ra heing none afoat Scilies from 81 10 81 20
and Rodis from 81 80 TO s. a box. The shipments OF
oranges and lemons from California this season are
estimated to have been So" carloads. averaging
about 800 boxes each. or. In round numbers. about
100 boxes. of an approximate aggregate value
Of g. ,0e0 This is about one-third less than was
estimated at thu. beginning OF the season but re-
cont renorts indicate that the next crop Will toe
fully one-third larger and shipments proportion
rannan oranges received in this country In the week
ending July IL. against $500 boxes In the CORE
sm"ndlng week Of last year.
S'Pineapples are selling suggishly. but at .un-
changed quotations. which are low enough to place
he fruit within the reach of nearly all classes OF
c"raumers There were received from Havana In
tho week . 92 barrels. which was 100 barrels fewer
I'M ~ aRabama pineappies have fallen off heavily. only
81 crates and ls2 barrels having arrived but there
still plenty more 10 COM M from the
Ana have S' not rallied from decline
h.a SUPPLIES are on the way here There
lis 40 lunches received In the week ending July 10.
Wrek Of last year. Several large cargoes. amount
ing in the aggregate to between 5000 and 5000
punches. expected to arrive within the. next
TWO or three days. so that no Immediate improve
ment in the market Is expected
Forty-nine carloads OF various kinds OF California
fruit we're sold in this city In The week. against
thrty-fve carloads In the previous week The
were extremely low in the early part Of the week.
when good marketable Bartlett pears commanded
The oyersock having been H worked Of prices sa
likely that these prices VIII De maintained. and
nossihIv Increased, this week