34 THECUBAREVIEW. 



CUBAN PRODUCE IN NEW YORK. 



March Receipts Heavier Than Any Previous Month's Arrivals. Onions and 

 Pineapples In Heavy Supply. 



Especially wiitlen for the CLl'.A KKVIICW l)y the I'lner-Barry Co., Xew York. 



Receipts of Cuban Produce in Xew York during March showed considerable 

 increase over arrivals of any previous months this season, footing up 65,247 pkgs. 

 The increase was mainly of onions and pineapples, though small vegetables, such 

 as peppers, okra, etc. were slightly more plentiful, while the tomato arrivals showed 

 a failing off of several thousand packages. 



Potatoes have arrived very sparingly, and most stock in crates with sales 

 from $1.50 @ $2.00; the latter figure generally for full bushel crates which is equal 

 to about $6.00 per barrel; the small crate, averaging perhaps four to the barrel are 

 not much in favor with buyers. Xew potatoes are now arriving quite freely from 

 both Florida and Bermuda, and meeting an active demand at $5 @ $6 for best 

 Florida, and $6 @ $7 for best Bermuda, and good Cuban stock is worth fully as 

 much as Florida. 



The receipts of onions during March footed up to 15..698 crates against 2,374 

 crates the previous month. Early in the month sales ranged from $2.25 @ $2.50 

 per crate, but demand became so active that by the middle of March an advance 

 of 25 cents had been established. Before the close of the month, considerable 

 stock came in from Bermuda, and also carload lots from Xew Mexico, and market 

 for Cuban fell to $2.25 per crate. Since then Texas has commenced shipping in 

 carloads, and Cuban have fallen in price to $2.00. The Cuban stock compares 

 favorably in quality with both Bermuda and Texas onions, and are better than the 

 Mexican stock. The season is now so late and weather so much warmer that the 

 trade has largely turned from old onions to new, and demand will continue active 

 though heavy supplies are expected from Bermuda and Texas durnig the next 

 month or more. 



Tomatoes have been in much larger supply during the past month from Florida, 

 and stock has shown better quality than the Cuban. Sales of Florida have been 

 largely in range of $2.50 (^ $3 for fancy, and $1.50 ([i $2 for choice, while the Cuban 

 receipts have not shown sufficient merit to exceed $.50 (a $2 for fancy, and $1.25 

 @ $1.50 for choice. From now on receipts from Florida will be materially heavier, 

 and unless stock of better quality can be shipped from Cuba the outlook is rather 

 unfavorable. Cuban shipments, however, are falling off, arrivals for March footing 

 up to only 18,177 crates against 25,579 crates the previous month. 



Eggplants have been in moderate supply from Cuba and have met a very good 

 outlet at generally $2 @ $3 per box; some fancy stock of uniform size and ripeness 

 showing careful packing has been placed at $3.50, and even up to $4 per box. 

 Florida receipts are increasing and sales have averaged about 50 cents per package 

 above Cuban. 



Cuban peppers are in quite liberal supply, and sales have ranged largely from 

 $1 @ $1.25 per carrier, though really fancy, when found, have realized 25 cents 

 or 50 cents more. 



Fancy Cuban okra has been inquired for, and has been salable up to $4 @ $5 

 for small, but most stock arriving has been too large or coarse, often of larger 

 variety than best trade wanted, with comparatively few sales above $2 @ $3, and 

 some very unattractive lots have sold down to $1 @ $1.50 per crate. 



Cuban squash is usually equal to Florida in quality and has sold readily at 

 $1.25 (o: $1.50 per box for white, and summer yellow would command about the 

 same figures; scattering sales have been reported higher. 



Pineapples in much larger supply, receipts for March footing up to 18,118 

 crates from Cuba against 8,161 crates during February and 1,626 crates during 

 January. These have been considerable quantities received from Porto Rico, but 

 very few from Florida and with demand increasing, market has ruled active and 

 firm at considerably higher prices. Early in March sales ranged largely from 

 $1.75 @ $2.75, but the middle of the month, improvement commenced, and since 

 then prices have steadily worked upward. Sales at public auction on March 10, 

 were 805 crates at $1.55 (a 2.50 and on March 18. 100 crates sold at $2 @ $3.20; 

 March 23, 675 crates sold from $2 @ $3.55. and 540 crates sold March 31 at $2.05 

 @3.35, except one lot of very small pines which went at $1.60 per crate. Up to the 



