The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-18

tuc Vwcr VI tuo m1fkeS ironing c0t btr6ct,
and many Of the sheds between that thoroughfare
and the river. Some Of these stands are temporary.
and large proportion of the dealers sell upon COM
mission Of from five to ten per cent. A few belong
to companies Of two more persons, who. when the
fruit season is over engage in some other department
OF market business.
STRAWBERRIES.
These are the first fruit that make their appear
ance in the market. They generally begin to come
in from the country by railroads and boats about the
25th Of May, and continue arriving till the LIST Of
July, when the strawberry season terminates The
early strawberries are received from the country
around Baltimore, and are packed in boxes. AS the
advances, they sent in immense quantities
in baskets from Monmouth county and the lower part
Of New jersey, where they ripen sooner than in any
other part Of that State In week less great guam
titles received from Rockand, and other counties,
by the Erie Railroad Those from lower Jersey come
by steamboats,, in barrels each OF which contains
from one hundred and twenty-five to one hundred
and sixty baskets. The Baltimore strawberries sell
for seyenty-fve cents box, each box containing
about two quarts and the first arrivals from Jersey
are as high as fifty cents basket. The price, how
ever, undergocs rapid dminution and sometimes in
less than week is reduced to one shilling basket;
and in two or three weeks after, they may be pur-
chased at five and three cents. The number Of
dealers in strawberries is from twenty-five to thirty
some more, and some seasons less according
to the supply. All OF these dealers transact an ex
tensiyc business, and one. told disposed Of
one hundred and sixty thousand baskets in one sea-
son. This year the whole number sold is computed
at two million two hundred thousand, which, OF an
average Of five cents per basket gives the total re-
Giants az S1C0 mn
RAsPBERRIEs.
The next fruit in the market il the raspberry
which begins to arrive about the end of the strawberry
season. Monmouth county generally sends in the
first supply, after which they are received from
Orange Duchess and other counties, in New York
When scarce they sell for ten cents basket. which
is reduced in few days to five cents, and finally to
three cents. Raspbcrries and strawberries are mainly
sold upon commission, for they such pcrishablc
articles that very few dealers will buy them from the
producers. The commission never exceeds ten per
cent. OF all the kinds sold in market, the Antwerp
is considered the best and often brings twenty cents
per basket Last season considerable quantity was
received from Connecticut. and this year, it is ex-
pected, there will be extensive trade with that
State. There are seldom more than dozen persons
engaged in the sale of raspberries; and the supply
received last season did not exceed five hundred
thousand baskets. The season ends about the lst of
August.
CrRRANrs.
The cultivation of this fruit has been for some time
past in a very backward state, and but limited
quantity is sold in the market. The sales for the
last season is estimated at about thirty pounds and
the total receipts to twelve hundred dollars which is
TN average OF fOnr cents per pound The price, how
ever at the opening Of the season which generally oc
in tha nf In 10 fiyAc of
close which is about the end Of August, three cents
There is regularity whatever in the arrival Of this
fruit, and there are some days in the season which
none whatever are received by the dealers. The
trade has not yet attained sufficient importance to
render this matter OF much moment; but it is said
that the farmers are beginning to take more interest
in their cultivation This is particularly the in
Fast jersey where the soil is considered remarkably
favorable Tor their growth, and the North River
counties, it is expected will henceforth furnish
siderable supply
APPLES
The trade in apples is more extensive than that in
any other fruit the quantity received III year
amounting 70 about one million Of barrels. There
may be mentioned The fall pppin, the sptzeh
berg, the greening, the Ncwtown pippn the gill;
flower, the seek-noiurther, the Roxbury russell,
the bell flower. the phoenix, the egg-top, the
and the permin. There are other descriptions; but
those We have enumerated will suffice. OF these, the
fall pippns the greetings, the spitzenbcrgs, Or
and the Newtown pippns, are considered the best
and are denOmnated the . standard apples They
raised in the western part OF this State, com
mcnce coming into market about the beginning, and
continue to arrive in large quantities till the close OF
navigation in winter when limited supply IS trans
ported to the dealers by railroad The rate Of freight
by the boats is from tbiry-seven to forty cents per
barrel but by the latter conveyance it is from
ty-iiye cents to one dollar. The apples are, as a
general thing, sold to dealers in the market, and
unlike some other fruit but very small quantity is
disposed OF on commission. They are bought from
the farmers by persons whose extensive business ope
rons deservedly entitle them to the name OF apple
merchants and who sell them again to the dealersi in
the market The merchants hire the canal boats,
and provide for their transportation to this
city from Albany. where they are transfer
red from the canal boats to barges. by agents
especially employed for the purpose. The quantity
of Western apples sent to market last year was about
five hundred thousand barrels and the same supply
of other kinds making, we have stated, total OF
about million barrels. II would be q great mis-
take, however, to suppose that all these are consumed
in New York, for a little more than one half are
shipped to other places. During the present season,
were told, an average Of twenty five hundred
barrels is sent to England by each steamer; besides
which a considerable quantity is shipped for Charles
ton, Havana Baltimore, Philadelphia. Richmond,
Norfolk and other Southern portp. very limited
quantity is shipped in the extreme cold weather
The number of persons engaged IN the apple busl-
ness is about fifty. but most Of them are employed,
when the season is over in the sale Of other kinds OF
produce. The fall and winter are considered the
regular apple seasons. though there is generally
supply The greater part Of the year. large guam
tity are kept on storage during The winter when they
sell at three dollars barrel, which is an advance OF
about one dollar on the usual price. This pays tor
the storage and makes up for any loss that may be
occasioncd by rot accident. The average price ut
which apples ,e is fifteen shillings per barrel, for
which they are bought from the dealers by grocers
and others, for retailing. Last season, u consider
able quantity received from Jersey, but the crop
in that State, during the present season was hardly
sufficient for home consumption. The russets are
said Ia he the best spring apples and the greetings
are more generally bought for city use
PEACHES.
The peach season begins generally in the middle
Of July. and ends about the tenth Of October. When
they first arrive they cost three dollars basket, but
the average price is sixty cents, and inferior de-
scripion can be purchased for three shilngs The
nnmlher Of baskets received in Washington market