New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-21
THE PEACH SEASON AT ITS HIGHT
LIGHT CROP AND POOR FRUIT-THE MARKET

GLUTTED TEMPORARILY.
A TRIBUNE reporter made inquiries at the
largest commission houses in the fruit business anu was
informed that Isl carloads Of peaches were Drought 10
this CITY Yesterday coming by the daily steamer rom
Lewes Del Each contains about 400 crates though
the regular limit carload is $50 crates Ine cause
Of this elut in the market the fact that Sunday was
followed by q rainy day in the peach section On
neither day was there any picking SO that on Tuesday
an immense quantity Of fruit required immediate gath
erne and shipment market TO be saved from spelling
Ar the largest quantity entering the city on any previous
day this season has been only 50 carloads 1t may well
be supposed that there was heavy pressure In the
business yesterday. The great number OF carloads
arriving at once and the mellowness OF much of the
fruit pu down prices TO the lowest point The rates
ranged from o. TO 81 per crate, according TO kind ana
ouality and s. was demanded for few fancy sorts At
these figures the large dealers eager TO work of
their stocks. ....
There is no expectation that the receipts for any
coming day will approach those OF yesterday and by
the middle and latter part Of next week the shipments
will probably be greatly reduced. Housekeepers who
have not procured their annual supplies for preserving
will do i'll TO delay much longer. Lower prices than
Yesterdays hardly to be looked for this year. though
tho future supply may be made up OF hrmer and less
per1shable fruit On account Of the heavy rains that
have followed the long drOuh, peaches have matured
tnddenly, and the season is TO be short one In
The severe Winter and the cold Spring chilled large
part of the peach section into and the long
lack of afterward caused much OF the fruit which
had formed 10 drop from the trees In North
ern Delaware and Northern Maryland there
is little activity in peach-gathering, whereas
every energy was taxed last Summer to the
abundant crop. The same which cut down the
size Of the crop Of 1873 have lowered its quality There
IL "a general deterioration in all the weknOwn sorts
which do not equal the product OF last year. either in
size or luscousuess The dmnuton OF the product has
az course raised the prices this year, compared
with those 1874 But the great August storm has cut
deep into the hopes great gain entertained by those
peach rasers who have well laden orchards ia the midst
OF the general falling on Last August IN the mddle or
the peach the price crate ranged from 5Oe TO
So If the rain had not sOfened the fruit and prevented
picking Monday. prices this year would hardly have
gone at all below the double Of last years rates The
great quantities used by the canning establishments
which must be supplied whether the crop Is great
small. in some measure relieved the market Of the
crOwdng together OF the seasons business into short
space Dealers sending away, TINS week, great
deal OF soft fruit to New-Engand up the Hudson and
INTO the interior OF the state thus also taking of
the pressure Of pershabe stock. The sOftness of
this years peaches aud the effect OF the storm in
ducing their speedy decay shown by the quantities
of unhealthy peaches which have been seized BY the
The New-YOrk commission houses which largely
interested In the peach trade have encountered formula
BILE opposition this in the efforts OF certain specu
lators OF this city, who cooperating with Philade
pla and Baltimore houses The agents of this cOlnbina
lion went through the peach section, about sir weeks
and offered TO pay peach raisers from 81 TO 81 rs per
for their fruit In the orchard the buyers make
all arrangements and meet all expenses of transpOrta-
ton Large quantities sold in this way but il Is
stated that the risers vino sold through commission
former have received from 81 TO 81 SO per crate less
expenses Steamboat transportation from the peach
section 10 has cost this season on An average
from 40 cents crate by rail the price has aver
aged 80 cents per crate.