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Show HEAVY LOSS INJFRUIT Will Result if Dispute Over California Shipment Ship-ment Is Not Settled. New York, Nov. 19. Three hundred thousand dollars worth of California fruit, 150 carloads in all, will be allowed al-lowed to decay on the North river piers where it was landed this week, unless some settlement la reached shortly In a dispute between the New York Fruit Buyers association and tho brokers representing the California shippers The disagreement is over a recent increase by tho brokers In the cartage charges assesped against thoso who purchased the fruit at the pier auction sales. As soon ns the increase was announced the buyers' association declared de-clared that It would boycott all shlp-mentn shlp-mentn until satisfactory adjustment was effected. A shortage of California Califor-nia fruit throughout tho east will be the probablo result. Tho 150 carloads, mostly oranges, grapes and pears, were to have been sold at auction yesterday When the oranges were put on the block not an offer was recehed. The fruit was valued at about $4 a box. "Will anj one give mo 5 conts a box for these oranges'" aBked tho auctioneer. auc-tioneer. Not a bid was received, although nearly 400 buyers wore present. "Will any one give me one cent a box?" asked the auctioneer. Still tho fruit went begging and tho sale was adjourned |