New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19
INCREASED CONSUMPTION or FRUIT.

STRAWBERRIES INTERFERE WITH ORANGES AND
BANANAS CHERRIES COMING.
The hot weather which has prevailed In the last
week caused advance in the price Of lemons OF
from % to 60 cents box. according 10 the quality
and condition OF the fruit. there having been a
largely increased demand both for local consump-
ton and for shipment to other places Lemons are,
however, stul abnormay cheap. but the stock
hand is unusually large and heavy shipments
the way here. no further considerable ad-
Is expected until the present supply shall
have been largely reduced by consumption and the
imports materially diminished The torrid wave
ceved glad welcome in the fruit trade as 1t greatly
increased the demand for all kinds OF seasonabe
fruit and infused activity into the market which
had previously been duh and dropping. but II failed
10 stimulate the prices for oranges and bananas.
which continue to be in abundant supply.
The sale OF the latter two kinds of fruit is begin
ming be interfered with by the increasing receipts
OF strawberries. which are coming in freely from
Florida and being cold at wholesale for from 20 to
IS cents a box according to the grade and order Of
the berries. The supply OF strawberries from Flor
ida WILL within about week. be extensively In
creased by large receipts from North Carolina.
where the crop remarkably heavy. Large ship
ments will speedily follow from sources OF supply
farther north. and the berries will soon be abun-
dant that prices will be largely reduced. California
cherries which already being shipped. fully two
weeks earlier than usual will also soon be In plentl-
full supply, and "a the crop Is not only early but
also a remarkably fall one. the fruit will doubtless
be sold at correspondingy low prices. Reports from
Georgia Maryland and other peach growing centres
mature much earlier than usual and to be very
large. .
crop season Will be much larger than has been
expec ted. The orange crops OF California, Jamaica
and the Mediterrans and the California Lemon
that the supply of oranges and lemons next season
will be enormous. There are on the way 10
American ports from the Mediterranean 49, 900 boxes
and A. 2i0 hafboxes OF oranges which will be dis
tributed as follows: New-York, 1890 boxes and
227O0 half-boxes: Bostc 5000 boxes and 5000 hair
boxes; New:Orleans, 1000 boxes: Montreal 1900
which will be distributed follows: New-York'
1900 boxes; Boston, 10000 boxes; New-crleans'
$4,000 boxes; Montreal 10000 boxes '
Receipts OF bananas were unusually heavy last
week. there having ben 100000 punches received
against $1,000 lunches in the corresponding week ~
last year The new steamship Golden Fleece which
1900 punches. Notwithstanding the large rerents
the market was steady. and previous prices were
maintained. ~ Ps' "e'o
Pineapples are scarce. and the receipts from, Ha
vana are much smaller than was expected as fhs
insurgents have issued orders In the sections thew
occupy prohibiting growers from shipping their
trut rfices Tor Havana strawberry pineapples are
nrm and range from 81 to 500 a hundred About
three weeks hence there will be a plentiful supply
OF pipeappes from Nassau ' N''"
Socoanuis are plentiful. there having been 267s00o
tnus Iar this year. against Asa 900 In the
corresponding period OF last year There were e6006
nut1 W one CARO- received few days SSo. They
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