The Ocala banner., 1905-11-17
FLORIDA HeVals In CeR LOTS
First Full Car Of the Delicious Fruit
RsScheS the MeW York
Market

Washington naval oranges from Flor
! ida was received this week by P.
! Ruhlman & Co., shipped by Chase &
Co., of Jacksonville. The car was
| 1855 A. G. L., and contained 300
| boxes. This is the first car of naval
| oranges which has come to this mar
|! ket since the freeze, if there was ev-
| er a car before. Inquiries among the
| dealers did not produce anyone who
| had received a full car of navals-
| Florida navals have heretofore come
in desultory way, 25, 30 and some
| times 100 boxes at time.
| The fruit is heavy, juicy and tri-
fie green. The skin is thinner than
the navals which come from CalifOr-
MIA and the quality of the fruit when
! ripenened is without question A
Chicago firm onlreceiving sample of
these navals bought three cars out
right. Navals which have come from
Florida heretofore have been usually
! the russets, but these are brights.
The texture of the fruit is much bet
| ter than was ever shown on this mar
ket before. 1t is believed that in
time Florida will ship a great many
navals
The receipts of Florida oranges get
, heavier. This week quite few cars
have arrived and on account of the
continual showers in Florida, the
! fruit does not color up on the trees
quite as rapidly as it should. Because
! of the green condition of arrivals the
average price is $3.50 per box. Where
! it shows color or is ripened in the
house the price is S2.75 to $500. The
fruit is of excellent quality, being
very sweet and juicy. Despite its
greenness it eats well. From this on
Florida oranges will be in plentiful
supply and will predominate the mar
ket. Dealerss.believe that when the
fruit is little better colored that it
will be little trouble to get s.. 90 for it.
i Florida grapefruit, when goods
brings $500 to $500. There is some
ordinary on the market which brings
g. 80 to s. 90. The color of the grape
fruit is now good and the quality was
never finer. There is a better de-
mand for grapefruit and there is no
accumulation.
Chase & Co., of Jacksonville. with
their various connections throughout
the state are we'll informed. In re-
sponse to letter inquiring about con-
ditions they wrote:
CROP Is EXCELLENT.
1.-The crop of Florida oranges,
grapefruit and tangerines now being
marketed is the pest in quality the
state has ever produced for number
of years. Weather conditions during
the growing season were favorable,
and we are now having magnificent
| weather to color and mature oranges
We have never known Florida
oranges TO be sweet so early in the
season, and our shipments to all mar
The movement to date has been
heavier than the corresponding period
last year, and fruit has been arriving
al destination in splendid condition.
The buyers on the ground and al
SO the dealers throughout the country
are purchasing supplies of Florida
fruit with more confidence than pre-
vailed last season. The writer mas
just returned from a trip throughout
South Florida, and is pleased to re-
port that the fruit is hanging on the
trees, and not wasting or dropping
Off in the slightest manner. This is
sure indication that there is no in
herent weakness in the fruit that will
develop after it is shipped. The de-
mand is more general than ever be-
fore, and Florida oranges are going
into moro yp.rEotc with bottor dict -;
button this season than last.
The damage suit industry of Texas
has made enormous progress, and
whereas in 1891 the railroads of Texas