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Dates Fruits and Nuts Appear in Northern Markets, continued. 



Aspinwall, Cuban, Jamaica and Baracoa bananas come the 

 year round, every month in the year, and about every day in the 

 month a portion of the time — certainly every week in eacli month. 



Pineapples, mostly Havanas, come whenever there is a demand 

 for them, the year round. Florida pines come during the latter 

 part of May and the first of June. 



Grapes, Malagas, are due about October first. 



New figs begin to come along about the same time. 



Domestic Green Fruit. — Apples, new, early in August. 

 Russets generally make their appearance upon the market early 

 in the winter, and Gi*avensteins in December. 



Pears, September. 



Peaches, Jersey, latter part of August and eai'ly in September. 

 Delawares early in August. 



Plums, all along from August first to the middle of November. 



Grapes, Hamburgs, are in the market about all the year round, 

 gave, perhaps, three or four months. Gatawbas arrive about the 

 middle of August, and Ives about the same time. 



Berries. Blueberries, usually in July. Blackberries are liable 

 to arrive any time in June. 



Watermelons are with us fi'om the first of June to the first of 

 September. 



Cantaloupes. Early in July, lasting about three months. 



10. What Constitutes Wholesale Quantities. 



The wholesale fruit-dealers of Washington, D. C, have adopted 

 the following rules to govern the least quantities of fruits to be 

 sold at wholesale rates : 



Banaxas. — Not less than one bunch. 



Apples. — Not less than one barrel or box as received ; no pack- 

 ages to be broken. 



Pineapples.— Not less than twenty-five. 



Oranges.— Not less than one box ; no packages to be broken. 



Lemons. — Not less than one box ; no packages to be broken. 



Grapes of all kinds. — Not less than five baskets. 



Malaga Grapes. — By the keg only. 



Peaches. — Not less than one box or one-bushel crate, or not 

 less than five baskets ; no packages to be broken. If in half- 

 bushel lots, not less than two. 



