New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
CONDITION or THE FRUIT MARKET.
SHIPMENTS or APPLES LIKELY TO BE PHENoM-
ENALIY LARGE-LIGRT RECEIPTS
FROM CALIFORNIA

FROM CALIFORNIA
The first exports OF American apples made this
season were on board the Cunari steamship Umbria.
which sailed for Liverpool yesterday. and the Anchor
Line steamship Circassa. which left here for Glds-
gov They were small. but significant. The ship
ment on the Cmbria was made by Otto g. Mayer &
Co.. OF Bridge and Whitehall SITS. 1t consisted OF
twenty barrels OF Summer Queens, which are
medum-sized, bright red apples and five barrels OF
Alexanders. which are extra large apples OF the
color. The invoice on the Circassia was shipped
by Charles W. Foster. OF No. 76 Park Place. and
consisted of fifteen barrels of Duchess of Olden-
bergs which are large apples, Of a bright red color
These shipments were made about two weeks sooner
than the annual apple export trade usually begins
on account OF the remarkably early maturing OF the
domestic crop
A member of one OF the largest Liverpool fruit
firms who is In this city. says that the demand
for American apples abroad this year will be much
greater than has yet been the case, on account
Of q serious failure of the crops both OF apples and
of small fruits in Great Britain and Europe. He
confidently predicts thai fully 100000 barrels OF
American apples will be marketed in Liverpool alone
Should his prediction prove 10 be correct. the ex-
ports. including those to London and Glasgow.
would amount more than 3.0G)00 barrels more
than double the aggregate exports made in any
single year in the history OF the trade, the banner
year" the season of 1922. when l,45o3S6 barrels
were abroad. holding the record UP to date
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were exported This years domestic apple crop Is
expected TO be phenonenaly large, despite the raw
ages OF worms and other destructive agencies.
Josiah Rich the veteran apple expert for Mayer
Co., says that the crop now maturing viii be from
one-quarter 10 one-hrd larger than the great crop
of last year. which would make the new crop from
90 to S0,0)O000 bushels.
The chief features of the general fruit market
last week were the two sharp advances in the
price Of lemons. which now 81 more d box than
they in the previous week. The Increased
prices have been fully maintained. and the market
was reported yesterday 10 be strong. with an adj
vancing tendency" Notwithstanding large stocks
in store and afoat, which amount to 1880 boxes
There are now on the way TO this country from
Mediterranean ports and due to arrive within the
next ten days. lo9.l50 boxes of lemons of which
o. 400 boxes have been shipped TO this city. ana
$50 to Baltimore.
Tho pineapple season Is nearing It's end. and re-
ceipts are small Pinoapplcs have been costner
than usual IN Cuba this season. on account OF
taxes imposed by both the spanish ana the feoei
governments, and also because IT was necessary
that the crop should be picked almost wholly by
women.
bananas arc In tsr supply and are steady ~. at
,,~i..to Dur~ois or No ~ Souih-st.. who has sew
eral steamships engaged In the banana trade. COM
plains that the order Of capian-Ceneral Viewer
ielalive TO the fruit trade has seriously interiercd
Win business. he has arranged TO VISIT Cupa aha
will cndcavor induce General Wcyler TO resclnd
his order which compes shippers 10 have tho fruit
taken 10y lighters forty miles TO an open port De
fore 1t can be shipped. The receipts OF bananas
in this city for the week ending July q were 10000
lunches against 81 900 punches for the corresponds
Receipts Of California fruit were unusually small.
only lls carloads being received IN five days against
season Fifty carloads sold 1t auction In this
city last week. being only one more carload IMAM
was sold In the previous week The iruit consisted
small end we're sold for from 81 20 to s. box.
r,hin tho larger ones commanded from 81 Is to s. 10
ala 10 he.