New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
An IMPROVED FRUIT MARKET.
TIE DEPRESSING EFFECT ~ THE COLD WAVE
pisPEfIEp- LARGE SUPPLY AND IN
CREAsING DEMAND.

THE DEPRESSING EFFECT ~ THE COLD WAVE
pisrrrl.rp- LARGE SUPPLY AND IN
cREAsING DEMAND.
The nholcs.l. fruit market rallied considerably
toward the end IL las, week from IN" depression
caused by the stormy and unscasonab'y cool "eh'h-
cr ~ the nr.t hall - the week. The warm wave
which came on Thursday and has since continued
stimulated consumption and caused hoih ci'y ana
co,rtrv dealers o. replonish their stocks. orders
were numerous though not large. They We're sum
cicn' however g. safcn prices FOR most klni1 ~
fruit and - cause an alvanc" ~ - cents poN
ON sound lemons % desirable size further adj
vance IN the price OF lemons and Strengthening
~ the market generally are predicted unless another
cool ana stormy spell sets IN Wholesalers are re-
wing upon continued hot weather To Increase con-
sumption Of all kinds Of fruit and cause better De-
u,and especially for the Fourth OF july trade "'lch
VIII open this week Lines are In limited demand
and selling at 81 20 81 barrel
Oranges nre IN fair demand but limited supply,
There are no more coming from California. ana
recent cable dispatch from Italy says that the
italian crop f. nearly exhausted. The markc, VIII
have 70 depend for supplies mainly upon stocks IN
store or cold storage. as khe only Me'iterranean
oranges now aroat are go boxes and l9,f' hali-
h,,.s which are due at this port in small invoices
AT intervals within the next ten days ana ''e'e
are only few others II follow. Prices are quo''''
az follows: Rods from 81 80 to $ box. ana y"
10 s. 81 a half-box. Messinas, 81 . to - 40 DON
California seedlings. 81 % - $40 box Reports
from California Indicate that the next crop VIII
he a heavy one Tho Florida crop Nil be 80 small
,ba, II cannot perccptbly affect the market. II Is
estimated that the supply from Mexico VIII exceed
that from Florida. Mexican fruit growers ana
hackers are now soliciting In this city Tor cohr"NS
for oranges on the trees or TO be packed IN poAes
.t,orlla style" The American and Mexican or
anges. supplemented by large supplies from the
Mediterranean and West Indies VIII cause tae
fruit to be extremely abundant and correspond
ngly cheap. 49,
Lemons are stin In oversupply and remarkably
cheap desplie the recent advance OF % cents box
which applies only 10 choice. sound STOCK Inv "a'-
ket IS glutted with trashy lemons, when can he
moved only slowly and At merely nominal prices
Closing quotations yesterday we're AS follows io'
boxes containing 800 lemons eacn: Extra iate!, I'm
s. To s. 30 box, fancy ~ 10 e ''' ~. S,ir 81 ID
81 Il to s. y choice 81 ~ TO y box IA" - 'o
can noris from the Mediterranean 2i2,ioO boxes OF
lemons some of which are now dse ana , tns be- hc
tween now and July 3. They Will be landed as fo.-
lows In this city. 1890 boxes l'ost3n 'o~ ooN'S'
Hatimors lG so boxes Philadelphia. toOV boxes. -,
Hananas are In amp.c supply. Notwithstanding me
Limitation by the spanish commallier,i wv
arrivals from other OF supply nave pTcVen.'i
an upward reaction from the recent decline tne
demand ia expected to Increase as the not weather
advances and importers are hopeful OF reaZhs pel.
rates The receipts o az ,mls popt i onlv liz
200 punches I'm the corresponding week OF last year
There viii be l2OsD punches due her" tomorrow
IA 900 lunches on Tuesday and 1900 punches on rti-
day Prices are follows per buncn Tor iirsl5 .
Asplnwalls and Banes and Sanas. 81 . to 81 S''s
Iamalcas and Port ldmors 81 l2l2 to 81 q.
pineapples are more pentlful ana coming III irecE,
The principal receipts at this pore since tne Opening
~ Tho season were as follows. From Havana, lJ"S
barrels: bahama Islands. 1869 crates ana 5000
single plnes In bulk small supplies are now array
Inv from Key West and other florida ports Tne
tr,ii is i'm GOOD demand at the following prices per
lo6 according TO size AMI condition: Havana, stTa"
berry from 81 TO SO and sugarlodf. 81 10 81, kry
West red 81 to s.; florida red $40 to 6. and Queens
s4 10 SIS ,.oa,,, s,,,,y
Watermelons are In large and increasing supp.y,
hui the market Is not Ovcrsto,ked. Thty are being
sIl1 for from sl3 to So hundred according Il size
Receipts OF Southern musknelons are lncreasins
and they are being sold for from 10 cents to 81
bushel. Large receipts OF California apiico,s nave
caused slight decline in prices. The fruit u arrV-
ING I'm prime order and Is sold from 81 j. 10 81 %
rate Peaches are steady AMI In Increasing supply
They are quoted from 81 10 50 . Il carrier Can
fornia cherries have commanded GOO prices on &C.
count of light receipts. They have been selling Tor
from 81 Is 10 s. a box. according 10 brands ana CON
dltion The season IL n@ar.y ended. ana only Few
more shipments will come forward Inere were
nineteen carloads OF different kinds Of california
fruit received here last week and most OF 1t was IN
good order