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present and the IVirto Kico receipts, while fairly large are not excessive, and market 

 has gradually strenj^thened. Early in the month of February sales of Cuban ranged 

 from J2.J5 down, but market has advanced somewhat and at present a range of 

 $2(«$2.50 covers most sales, though some very small in size have to go lower and 

 fancy 24s occasionally command more. On February 17th a lot of 645 crates were 

 sold at auction at prices ranging from $1.35(a$2.55 and on February 24th 8<S0 crates 

 sold from $1.20(([t$2.30. Sales from store, however, usually average slightly above 

 prices realized on stock forced out at auction. 



ORANGES have been in light supply, but stock usually small in size and selling 

 largel}- in range of $1(Vj,$1.60 per box. These small sweet oranges are not much in 

 favor with buyers owing to the fact that the market is heavily supplied with Porto 

 Kico and other hnv-priced oranges and just at this season of j'ear prices realized 

 are rather unsatisfactori^ As a matter of interest we mention that over 10,000 boxes 

 from Porto Rico were forced out at auction yesterday (March 9th) at prices ranging 

 from 90c(a$1.50, with a few higher, in instances up to $2(?/j$2.30. The market is also 

 .filled with low grade California oranges, mostly too green, and many Floridas are 

 very poor. T.VXGERIXES have sold well when showing attractive qualitj', 130 

 boxes going at auction on February 24th at $1.05@$2.05 per half box and even more 

 has been realized for some of the best stock from store. GRAPE FRUIT in much 

 larger supply. Stock has shown wide range in quality, often being thick-skinned 

 and pithy and for such comparatively low prices have ruled, in instances down to 

 $1.50 and below, though good stock has sold promptly at high figures, occasionally 

 up to $4(a$4.37, or $4.50 per box. About 500 boxes were sold at auction during 

 February at prices ranging mainly from $1.25@$2.25. These low figures prevailing 

 at auction having been due to sellers being able to obtain satisfactory tigures on 

 good stock at private sale and the low grade fruit, which did not move satisfactorily, 

 was sent to the auction rooms for disposal. 



Small lots of POTATOES have arrived mostly in crates and notwithstanding 

 stock showed verj' small size, sales ranged from $1.50'&$1.60 for the 4-to-barrel crate 

 and generally $1.75 for the full bushel crates. A few scattering crates of new pota- 

 toes have arrived from Florida, but otherwise the market has been bare and it would 

 seem that shipments from Cuba would be profitable. Bermuda second crop pota- 

 toes sold throughout the month at $6('a$6.50 or higher per barrel, and new show- 

 ing good size would certainly have brought $1@$2 per barrel more. It is impossi- 

 ble, however, that Havana is too good a market to warrant shipments to New 

 York. 



OXIOXS in moderate supply, only 2,400 crates during the month, and market 

 ruled slow at $2.25ra$2.40 per crate until a week or two ago when it became more 

 active and market jumped to $2.75, with only scattering sales lower and as no 

 important arrivals of new onions are expected from Bermuda for some time, the 

 outlook is very favorable for Cuban. 



About the same quantity of TO^IATOES arrived during the month as during 

 the previous month and the stock met with ready sale at $1.25@$l-75 for choice 

 and $2(5;$2.50 for fancy until about the first of .March when arrivals from Florida 

 showed material increase and a decline of 25c. occurred on Cui)an. Demand, how- 

 ever, is still active and receipts keep cleaned up closely. 



PEPPERS have been in moderate supply from Cuba and selling in range of 

 $1.25@$2.25 per carrier, rarely $2.50(a$2.75 early in the month. Considerable 

 stock is small in size and unattractive and such hard to place to advantage. 



EGG PLAXTS in moderate supply and offerings have sold promptly at from 

 $2(g^$4 per box according to quality: choice large are more easily placed at the latter 

 figure than the small, unattractive stock at the inside price; these figures are about 

 the same as prevailing for Florida egg plants. 



Scattering receipts of other vegetables have reached this market, hut hardly 

 in quantity to establish quotations. 



Xew York, March 10, 1910. 



Una Empaquetadura Eficiente. hordes. Se usa con buen exito en com- 



T ^ _,,.,.,. , presores de aire, en uniones recalentadas 



La Compania \ anda, tabncantes de p^ra maquina de vapor, etc. Un ensayo 



empaquetadura para maquina de vapor, j„sto convenceran a los que la usan de 



la descnben como tabncada de fibra de sus meritos como una economizadora, 



asbesto de la mejcr clase, que le da tanto de trabajo como de dinero. Desde 



mucha resistencia al calor, y de un com- su introducci6n, hace cinco anos, en el 



puesto^ quimico, que la hace flexible. mercado americano ha ganado el favor 



lambien declaran, que durara por mas del publico, y se usa en todas partes de 



tiempo que otras c ases de empaqueta- los Estados Unidos. Los Agentes de la 



dura para maquina de vapor, y que muy Compania Vanda en Cuba son los 



pocas veces necesitara atencion mientras Senores Marina y Compania, de la Ha- 



que este en posicion en uniones 6 re- bana 



