THE CUBA REVIEW. 



The first onions have commenced to arrive from Cuba, and with no other 

 new stock on market they have met with ready sale at $2.75 @ $3 per crate. 

 Few other vegetables arriving from Cuba at present. 



The receipts of Florida vegetables in New York just now are very limited, 

 with the exception of string beans and lettuce, which are arriving freely. The 

 cost of shipping from Florida to New York is very irregular, owing to the 

 various routes by which this stock may be sent, from many sections, and the 

 wide area of the state'. Shippers from interior points in Florida can send their 

 stock through by all rail or partly by express and partly by freight, or it can be 

 shipped to the coast and then north by steamers. 



The rates from various points in Florida picked out at random will give 

 some idea of the transportation cost. From Jacksonville via all rail to New 

 York — Oranges 50.5c., vegetables 43c.; by Clyde Steamship Company — -Oranges 35c., 

 vegetables 30c.; from Gainesville, all rail — Oranges, 63.5c.; vegetables, 52c; from 

 Winter Garden — Oranges 67.5c., vegetables 55c.; from Palmetto — Oranges 74.Sc., 

 vegetables 63c.; from Ft. iVIeyers — Oranges 70c'., vegetables 66c.; from Ft. Meyers 

 via High Springs, Florida — Oranges 80.5c.; andl from same point via Savannah, 

 Georgia, and steamer — Oranges 60c.; from Sanford, all rail — Oranges 60.5., veg- 

 etables 53c.; from same point by express and rail, loc. more; from Fort Lauder- 

 dale, all rail — Oranges 82^c., vegetables 68c.; from same point by express and 

 rail- — Oranges 92I/2C., vegetables 78c.; from Sanford via Clyde Line — Oranges 45c., 

 vegetables 40c; from same point by express and water — Oranges 58c., vegetables 

 50c.; from Fort Lauderdale, by Clyde Line — Oranges 67c., vegetables 48c.; from 

 same point by express and water — Oranges 80c., vegetables 6oc". These figures 

 on vegetables include tomatoes, beans and most other kinds of vegetables, and 

 the figures on oranges include grape-fruit andl pineapples in most cases. 



Cuban oranges and grape-fruit havfe been in light supply, and when showing 

 attractive quality very satisfactory prices have been realized, but much of the stock 

 has been waisty and poor, and for such, low and unprofitable figures have had to 

 i)e accepted, as the market is so full of low-priced oranges from Porto Rico, Mexico 

 and other sections that it has been impossible to realize profitable figures for 

 small, unattractive fruit. On the other hand, fancy oranges while plenty are not 

 in any surplus and sales ha/ve been at high prices, especially California fruit. 



Cuban pineapples in light supply and sales of late have been mainly in range 

 of $1 @ $2 per crate, according to size. Choice' large, which are most in demand, 

 might bring a little more, but small fruit is in limited demand and low. 



New York, January 8, 1908. 



CUBAN PINEAPPLE EXPORTATIONS. 



Crates. 



Last 4 weeks, ending. Jan. 4, 1908.. 6,886 From Jan. i, 1908 



Last 4 weeks, ending Jan. 5, 1907 2,641 From Jan. i, 1907 



Crates. 



. 2,657 



765 



CORN, BANANAS AND SWEET POTATOES AS THEY WERE HARVESTED IN LA GLORIA, CUBA. 



