New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
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To The Editor Of re Rural NHO- Y0rf,-.
SIR: Moses has thrown dow n his rod, and all sf'.
tto reptiles are danger but IL we could ma snake
big eaough swallow Moses aud all the rest OF the Ma
geans the consumers Of grapes would receive them IN
better order and at prices, and the grower wouh
get his share OF the money. But 1t VIII DC many l"ls
before shall be relieved of these middle men ara so
long the IL ought to be conducted as
honorably "a any other business is 81, . ,,...
new commission dealers before tho country quite unu'
sua How would 1t be received II one OF your oa ciy
similar onslaught Oh those Who have entered the bust
ness more recently You would suspect OF once h9t ne
merry made out OF the people Your correspondent says
that he ia frequently asked, "what the matter with
the grape trades" and although he that this Is
Just what he would like 20 know, he proceeds i'm
medately to give explanation follows Grapes are
mot fine, asringen and not so sweet az during
previous years. and In saving this he displays his
ignorance. Anything unripe will of course have all the
because they were ripe, and everybody knows that
the Catawba has rpened later and later each season
during the past years, while during not one OF these
years have they entirely escaped the frost. .
Then II Catawbas are not ripe, does " NOV ana Iheh
expect sell them for much as he would obtain Tor
ripened fruitsi But he intinacs that nc would nave
done had not been for the new dealers 20 you see
Mr. Editor, IL for the interest Of you 10
keep the dealers in the field Were II not Tor them
our old commission dealers would establish lnHhgpTy
producer could not keep track Of - -,
The great effort which NOW ana Iheh' inRuc Whhe
travelling among grape 10 secure their patronage
should have afforded him business enough to make u I'M
necessary him TO make this attack upon men VINO prop
ably have the right TO do business as ne sel nas
But he begins TO see that the old tricks OF INC
trade will longer the purpose; we mean the
writing voluminOus price current reports that ms name
and business reach producers lh tnat way Whc nc
the time vicmizes you, as these services are
really advertisements for which you receive nOnlbg
But the grape growers glad that there Is war break
ing in the camp, for through 1t We may possibly get
'Sow and Then" says that old dealer had on
hand this time twenty tnis, ana had ne CHOSEN
would probably have "gone to smash lie also re
fers to the fact that the railroads broke up hund
reds Of tuns or grapes. Would ~ NOT nave Deen
advisable for this old dealer to have sold Tor IL
cents before these many tuns OF grapes arrYedt Inns
we know he could have done. He complains that the
ne dealers Caawbas IL cents; In all far
ness shoud me NOT have told YOU where twenty
OF grapes went to, and what they Droughtf We KNOW
that part Of these grapes went back 10 HammOndsPor
TO be made into wine; 80 you see, MT Nlne-Makefs
and Swytzer Is for your interest To Keep the
old dealers In the Held 81,
We have no doubt that the new dealers are qulte WIZ
ling TO compare their prices during the season with those
of The old ones been shown To our satisfaction
that Dealers general thng OBTAIN better PICes
than the old do and frequently buy fruits OF te lat
ter and sell them at higher prices, thus making their
profits. Many OF the new dealers are themselves pro
ducers and have been fOr long time. ana are Deter
able TO distinguish prime article from poor one tah
any old dealer; they also well know now Old oeasis
allow their throw cases, DOtn lul ana eulpty,
about their shops, and having suffered from Ihe many
and crooks OF the TRADE, KNOW Oh
resting upon the commission business, and WOuld DC
most likely to try TO restore public confidence Many OI
them we know are responsible. . ..,
Now Mr.. Moore, not accustomed 10 wFltln4
articles for publication you have undoubtedly as
covered have been tempted to say thus uch III
the interest of grapegrOwiug, and untrammeled eOmpe
ud &c to whom they will send their grapes We know We
dealt rather severely with them all ana we nave
s' ~ ~ COMPETITION.