Show mie FINE SPANISH ONIONS Coi COnal BUlt nir to america in lac quantities from arom Va valencia lecla the he large and hand handsome bome spanish onions which lave have been coming comine to td tifis countr country y in in increasing beasing quantities lo 10 tor th the e lost half do dozen zen years are now cheaper I 1 than they have ever been known here according to the gardeners deders magazine these thes vegetables are grown mainly near valencia in spain a and 0 the ahe first shipments this year 5 ear which camejo came jy jiahe the way of england eng were harvested to too 0 early and were therefore watery being liable to alrick rick decay they were hurried upon tie market and sold for low p prices icea abe first dire direct im importation tationa was also off grade t in q quality lity and this set the pa price tor for thes the season easo n very that tha in iii mapy many auction sales the fie price has barely covered the freight and ana duty to io say nothing of f the commissions commissi fUS a and bost asi j of packing the duty of 40 0 O cents ants baij bij 04 a L ushel bushel of fifty six pounds together with the freight commission am cission I 1 and cost abrial brings the d dad actual ad ia I 1 I 1 val value u e to the importer about SO 80 cents a 9 crate laid down and therefore when prices rc s range from 53 55 cents cents to sl 1 a crate th th e trade has been a disastrous one together gea with what aha has iradj already arrived alq and what wha tise js v expected h I 1 4 thia beai year will amount to crates or 03 r about bushels attempts iq to rase bakse fakse this spanish oni onion I 1 on in calibo california ania and other parts part of the country from s seed ed purchased in spain have generally proved unsuccessful u as the vegetables when grown he here r 6 do dg not differ dav much from ole the ordinary domestic 0 onion it ahat ul jart ian climate and soil is necessary for the production a of this delightful product |