The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-22
MORE IME EDE
Great Increase in tho Importation Due to tn
Gin Riekcy-A Corner in Lines.

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The importation Of lines into this country
has increased tenfold within the past five years.
This great increase. which has really come
about largely within the past two or three years,
Is due chiefly TO the increased demand for lines
for use in compounding the now widely popu-
lar summer drink known as the gin hickey.
Up TO i've years ago the imports OF lines
barrels. and even for such a quantity there
was not always a ready sale. Lines were soma
times sold a. low as 10 cents a hundred. hardly
from their limited. use as a fruit they were emo
ployed as q gar nish for other fruits, In displays,
The lime Juice sold In this country came from
t t1nsSnis states Ne~ amount nns mp snSss Fl I IN sSd into the the
barrels, the bulk Of which come TO this port.
They are distributed from here north and
south nth. and, west as ia; az the Mississippi River,
in the United States Is Santo Domingo. These n".o
lines are sold here under the trade name OF
Deme ,mDar tmss ROM some me cIvIltiys'ed lines are
around the Caribbean Sea; these Hs AZ xh sse b 1s5as1i
70 SSs, !. 1 ssIS1s Gathers, n ie1d mainly for their Juice,
Jamaica IN the West Indies Is the prinSipei
soutS S q t,s i VIZ i ,bs supply; The war q
demand from that quarter for army use, ran
the price Of lime Juice In Jamaica from 20
cents Up TO- u 2 gallon.
tFA1ch ~ 49, NShft u All II lima
Juice trade. Europe does not consume lines
Is fruit as they are consumed here, Lines
are grown In Italy. and the Italian lines are
larger than those grow in the West ndies.
but are not so favorably regarded here as the
Domenica Lines.
The lime Is q hot weather fruit, the season
here lasting from April TO October. Imported
IN barrels containing from 1900 To a.oOo
lines each, and sold In that form To
wholesale dealers. they are also backed hers
for retail dealers. and for Consumers. in tim
little Slated crates containing 100 lines each
Lines range in price at wholesale. aocordIno
TO the supply and demand, at from Al 10 y55
o barrel; commonly at from 81 TO $40,
While the Increase In the importation OF limes
has been. proportionately, very great. vet of
course lines do not, comparatively, constituta
q great item In the fruit trade; they are rather
In the nature Of a side line, and there are onlv
three or four New York fruit merchants that
import them. One Of these importers cornered
LINES last year. as he has again done this year
This importer has now In store between 400
and 500 barrels OF lines. which Ia more lines
than were ever seen together here before, All
the other stocks now held IN this city amount,
together, n probably less than 200 barrels
The success OF this years. corner. however,
GOODNESS OF the spring and summer thus far.
but a long continued spell Of hot weather would
enable the holder OF the big lot practically to
fx the price OF lines In this country.
or course q corner IN lines Is not the biggest
thing ever heard OF In the way Of corners. but
IT. would be easy to cipher out that an addition
Of u TO oiS . barrel TO .the valus OF q stook OF
neat little profit "