New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
FLTCTUATING FRUIT HARhET.
ALTERNATE ACTIVITY AND DULNEss CAUSED
BY CHANGEABLE ABLE
Fruits PLENTIFUL AND CHEAP.

alternate ACTIVITY AND DULNEss CAUSED
RY CHANGEABLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FRUITS PLENTIFUL AND CHEAP
Null trade and wavering prices were the principai
,ootrres Of the fruit market last week. Business
having rallied TO a considerable extent Iroi" u'o
previous depression. the week opened vain ,Ai
nrospects for continued Improvements COOL ra',S
weather soon set in, however and checKen tie ue
mand while the already large supply was ma.erH,ny
ncrea sell by heavy arrivals Of domestic ana ioreish
f,uits Large auction offerings In Boston, Ba4u-
moro and Orleans cut off many oders 'hat
uo,,d otherwise have been placed in this city. and
thereby contributed much toward the prevailing ue-
preston But when these offerings were cioseu ou''
and warmer weather returned at the end OF tho
,.oa,, business began to revive and the market was
steady and fairly firm. The holiday demand which
usually precedes the Fourth Of July has not yet Dee
percepbly felt, but wholesalers are expecting 10 en-
iov a fairly active business on inns account ILLS
week.
fruit is remarkably small. This Is attributed IN a
great degree to unfavorabe conditions Oh INC
weather a dry hot atmosphere being necessary Tor
stimulating the consumption. but 1t is also largely
ascribed to the scarcity of money, caused by the du
ness of the last two years. when mas coihPeHeu
MANY families to practise rigid economy. Another
potent cause is the prevention Vi Suee' "'''' ~
rainy weather
There were twenty-sx carloads of California fruits
sold here last week, against nineteen carloads the
previous week and twenty-eight carloads during the
corresponding week Of last year. There nave peeii
seventy-three carloads sod thus far this season.
against seventy-ine carloads up to the correspond
ing date in 1895 Cherries were in large demand
and limited supply Prices for sound ones ranged
from 81 Is to 81 s. a box according TO the size and
brand of the fruit. There was a notable sale OF
37 boxes which realized s., o. being an aver
age price of g % box for all varieties Aprlco's
were plentiful but many arrived in an overrlpe con-
dition. and prices materially declined much of the
fruit being sod for from 10 cents to 81 % box
Large choice apricots In good condition commanded
from 81 80 to 81 box. small lot OF early Bartlett
pears of fair size was sold for from "a 70 10 "a ~
box which was regarded as full value. Alexander
peaches were sold for from 81 20 to 81 40 box for
large ones and from 90 cents TO 81 box for small
ones Other and better varieties are expected 10
arrive this week The California and Georgia sup
DIV of peaches is now being supplemented by sup
plies of Maryland and Delaware peaches which will
soon be plentiful the crops of these States are
reported to be abundant.
Oranges are in such limited supply that prices
are firm and early advance Is predicted Rods
were sold at auction for from 81 80 to s. box and
from 81 45 TO 81 50 a haf-box; Sorrentos for from
s. q TO 50 Is box and from 81 % to s. half-box.
California naves scarce. and sound. choice
fruit commands from "a 80 20 - box. There were
222OO boxes Of Sicily oranges received here last
week. against 1880 boxes during the correspond
ing week OF last year. There are now due in this
city from Palermo 1900 haf-boxes of oranges On
July there will be due here 1900 boxes from Rodi
and 400 boxes from Naples. making the remarkably
small quantity of only 2.40O boxes and 1000 half
boxes now on the way from Mediterranean ports.
Lemons are In liberal supply and unusually cheap.
AT the last auction sale prices for choice SOUND
stock advanced about % cents box. but the mar
ket IS glutted with unsound and small. juiceless
tanned AS stocks Of desirable lemons have been
considerably diminished. and the quantity ahoat IS
comparatively limited, wholesalers gay that one
shane for q further advance in prices. There are
row on the way from the Mediterranean for Ameri-
can ports. $4,000 boxes Of lemons or about S'Vo9
less than one week ago. These will be due IN
several steamships ON July and ana VIII De
"a o follows lows Psadepha go boxes
New-Cr.eans 80 800 boxes. There were received IN
New-York during the week ending June "a lZo., ~
Of lemons. against only ciS" boxes curing the
Pincapples are in Increased supply and fair de-
mand, al from 81 TO SIS hundred. The receipts
Nv three STEAMSHIPS from Havana during the
week 9sss barrels and by hye scho1hers from
ship Saratoga will be due here tomorrow with l.4o
barrels and will be followed by others ~ the
course Of the week Several sfho9ns0nas w that
pineapples are likely TO continue 10 DE DOM pie'u
fu and cheap ,. 49, 49,
taiiment of Cuban exports by the Spanish military
AUTHORITIES, and are moving suggtshly at low and
WEEK. We're 1866 punches, against $500 punches
during the corresponding week of last year;
are Of fine Quality They are selling for from sls
to $2s hundred In carload lots. and IN sma i0.s
for from SIS TO so hundred Compe,non, 10 IN, Inc
season Several new firms have started IN inc
business and many frut-dealers who have no.
dition to the fruits in which they have been ac-
customed TO deal. This. with large receipts Is as