The herald., 1896-11-17
markets Of THE WORLD
Local, Eastern AMI Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
Jamaica Oranges Sell Cheap ia Eastern
Markets
Lemons for New York-Prunes Moving
Rapidly-Eastern Prices for Apples.
Losses in Sicily Lemons.

The receipts of Jamaica oranges in New
York city continue in liberal quantities and
sales of original barrels bring anywhere
from $175 to $3.50. but unfortunately for
those interested in the importation, mostly
at range between $2.25 to 50, which is
greatly under cost. The Columbia Store
people are putting up at auction from 2500
TO 1000 each Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, and taking the sales of October 30th,
we find: 1868, 150s and 176s brought $21 to
$2.15; zoos, s1.s0 to $1.S5; 216s, $1.60 to $685.
and 252s, $1.JO to $1.55. Mexican oranges are
not going with that avidity expected by
some people.-California Fruit Grower.
On November 4th New York reports
about 10000 boxes of LEMONS afloat to ar
rive. This Is not a large supply, as the
market east is known to be almost bare of
stock.
The pack of dried fruit in Santa Clara
county is moving to market at an unpre-
cedented rate. Up to a week ago the ship
ments of dried prunes amounted to 1865,
$40 pounds, and as estimates of the season S
pack vary from 5000, 600 to so 900, 900 pounds
ii is evident that a large percentage of the
seasons crop has gone forward.
Fancy New York winter apples are quot
ed in New York state at So cents per barrel
and fancy Michigan winter apples in Mich
igan to 50 cents.
Consul Caughy of Messina reports the
loss to American, fruit dealers in Siciian
past year Consul Caushy makes some
very pertinent suggestions, and advises
American dealers to send their own in
spectors in Sicily to prevent the shipment
OF poor lemons 10 the United States. The
frost along the Mediterranean caused
a dearth of citrus fruit in eastern markets
fornia for supplies. There is now a good
demand for the California article at fair
PRICES and it is very probable that this
A new factor in the California dried
Sesa roods maTse are h ey r is the the @ st @ a
seems likely to take large Hs'! supply. 50
far as can be learned. no California dried
peaches have gone to Germany before this
year.
Italy has always supplied Germany and
other European countries with dried fruit.
especially peaches. The italian dried
peaches were formerly sold by, certain
stores in this country which made a spe-
dried. peeled and cut into long strips. The
price. is always lower than that of the Cal
9Tna rad he of oo appeadr t9 pob hae
ably continue. SO after they taste the real
California The price Of the latter has
can markets. as it has been so low that the
latter could not be profitably imported.
The only reason why California dried
peaches were not shlppeu 10 Germany De-
fore this year seems to have been simply
the difficulty surrounding the introduc-
ton Of new thing. This outlet and others
which may be expected to follow upon the
securing of this. one. will probably prevent
any giut in the American market hereafter.
philadelphia Grocery World.
1t is stated that with the decline of the
grape crop in France. increased attention
has been paid to the cultivation of apples
and the production of cider which has,
in measure, superseded wine as the ma
tional drink. Official statistics just pub
lished show that there We're 61S 900 gal
Ions of cider produced in France in 1895.
being an increase of 197. 600 900 gallons over
the. preceding year