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early in February, but they made up in price what they lacked 

 in quantity . I see by my diary of June 26th, at the time of 

 our summer horticultural meeting, this note : ' 'Owing to the 

 lateness of the season, it is early for strawberries;" and two 

 days later, another item, that shipped berries were very cheap, 

 retailing at 6i cents per box, while natives were wholesaling 

 at $2. 50 to $3 . 75 per crate of 24 boxes. Our native fruits have 

 maintained unusually good prices throughout the year, and 

 this the banner year for shipped strawberries and other small 

 fruits from abroad. 



There were received in this city alone through the commis- 

 sion houses, according to a daily compilation of reports taken 

 from the "Minneapolis Commercial Bulletin:" 



FRUITS. 



Apples, barrels 69,849 



Bananas, bunches 77,607 



California fruits, cars 69 



Lemons, boxes 30,979 



Oranges, boxes 52,518 



Pineapples, dozens 6,000 



Watermelons 348,717 



SMALL FRUITS. 



Blackberries, crates 8,051 



Cranberries, barrels 4,813 



Gooseberries, cases 539 



Grapes, baskets 570,379 



Grapes, kegs 3,400 



Plums, bushels 198 



Raspberries, cases 7,806 



Strawberries, cases 47,190 



Total amount of all classes of fruits received at Minneapolis 

 during 1890, in carload lots, is 45, 842, 726 pounds, or 2, 292 carloads 

 of 20, 000 pounds each, and this does not include parts of cases 

 which were in with other merchandise, or amounts received by 

 express, which would swell the total several hundred thous- 

 and pounds. Of strawberries alone there were 80 cars or 

 47,100 cases, or nearly 1,000,000 boxes received, and with black- 

 berries and raspberries added, we have over 108 carloads of 

 three varieties of small fruits, or 1,379,000 boxes, and accord 

 ing to estimates made by the St. Paul Journal of Commerce, there 

 were received in the city of St. Paul, re-shipped or consumed 

 in the city during the eleven months ending December 1st, 

 1890, by the fruit merchants of the city, by all methods of 

 transportation, 77,112,000 pounds of fruit. This showing 



