New-York tribune., 1874-08-14
SIMMER MARKET SUPPLIES.

At THE wIIARvEs.
The shipment of garden produce 10 the
New-York market by sde-whee steamers, propeHers'
and soops forms large business in ITSELF ana the u
loading OF the vessels after their arrival al the piers oi
this city occupies from sunset TO SUNRISE captains o
vessels regulating in many instances their movements
10 conform with tides. This fact alone causes much
inconvenience to consgnees, as they can make no
calculations except from day day for the movements
OF their carmen; and often when the season IS Dusy
wagon trucks Will have to be kept idle for hours ana
deprived OF rest in order that when the YES
sel reaches pier there may be no delay in the un
loading of the freight. TRIBUNE reporter recently
visited the piers along the North River to ascertain the
| method Of transferring the produce 10 market.
The sloops which generally from Virginia, Mary
| land, Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, mostly arrive
during the night at the pier at the foot OF Veseys ana
rregulary OF their arrival causes trouble among
market-nen The principal portion Of the cargo. how
ever. consists OF melons and other produce which are
not likely to be much injured by delay and unless they
unusually late there is little excitement Tie
Red Bank propeller arrived at her pier at the Ioot OF
| FTankn-st about sundDwn. Here a large shed has
been erected about 0) feet long irregular in shape ana
about 100 feet at the widest end When the pro-
| peer arrived largo number Of market trucks were
already there. The consenees goods Grst landed
by the deckhans various packages beng placed In
piles different parts OF the shed, each consignment by
itself. These packages consisted Of barrels OF apples
aud potatoes Of berries, boxes OF Spanish mack
and buef'h bags and barrels of green corn baskets
| OF small, hard peaches &c. When the piles OF goods
| had thus been sorted tie pier, which Gas well
lighted. the trucks driven under the shed, and
| the goods speedily removed. A portion of the
cargo also consigned to the captain for sale, and
the marketmcn when short of supplies endeavored to
make purchases before the and other dealers
could down to the pier. TAe arrival Of propeller
early in the evening the markemen an advantage
over other dealers as the former the spot az
the OF the arrival while the latter rarely TO the
pier until the morning, while visiting the market IN
order buy other supplies. Whatever freight remained
had 10 be disposed OF by daylight the next morn
ing that the vessel might get ready 10 return as
speedily as possible
The next arrivals the propelers from Port Mon
mouth and Keypoit The former arrived at p. n. and
took up its station beside the long pier at tie foot Of
Barciay-st while the latter, arriving IS minutes later
had to put with the shorter pier few yards further
north. the night in question It very dark and
the rain was descending continuously. TAc Port Mon
mouth propeller had on board 1909 packages, consisting
Of barrels OF apples, Early Rose pJ,t1es crates Of
bacsbprros boxes OF fish, and about ljj0J OF corn
in barrels and bag@. The greater portion OF tine cargo
| had been cons gued TO special men. who had their
market trucks and carmen on the pier awaiting the
arrival; IN addition whom large number o; private
buyers also presented themselves purchase rOu the
captain such produce might have been placed his
hands 10 dispose arrival As pier dark
and the cargo decks Oi the propeller dimly lighted
by ships lanterns hung here and there. the work OF
unloading the vessel slowly carried on The buyers
continually getting in the way Of the carmen who were
removing the cJnsgnmcnts-thc cOEsi-uees being com
peIcd 10 provide men get the stuff out" The work
being what laborOus, The carmen had to strip of
their coats. ant when they succeeded IN getting the
! packages oH the propeller they had to load up the
WAGONS IN their shirt sleeves. II was raining hlrl
At thc shorter per- where The keypor propeller had
| ba. hg .ifa
The vessel was crowded with packages consisting OF
barrels boxes baste crates bags, g. AbOl; 21OOJ0
ears o. c0cn this vessel, ANA the various pack
ages were slowed the cargo deck IN such way is to
leave a passage than y inches wide lt mp only by
few ships lanterns. Tie crowded state OF the deck IN
creased the difficulty OF removing the produce to the
pier while the continuous Tered the work OF the
carmen doubiy annoying. Ca: hId . be taken to Keep
the rain reaching the s,t .ruit. which had been
packed AMI this work had TO be done 10 the
dark with the pier boc."d up with market trucks and
private buycrs every moment Cattng IN the way OF the
| carmen who removing the cons ignmauts The
captain of the vessel had to leave his Office several
! times order show the goods consigned TO him for
| of representatives of CITY market firms gathered
| about the Office window waiting for Ialoriha-
| found on the vessel. It seemed to ne as
II the goods had been shipped IN promscuOus manner;
Tor oi,tu II wls found necessary 10 shut quantity or
the UPPER part of e cargo in o.dcr % ee a mat which
WAS required. Me regular carmen stated that tney
|
t ti'' @ oic F F't. .'1 ~, t 80, 80 No. '' %
carmen OF several firms. moving about uUrrle us in the
various lu1iu. ior tncr stocB: mo anN
tn din -t Of the liant the dlrS and bjeAei picr
and the heavy rain, made th" eue ono o. IA" mos, DIS
nal aud .h- sam. time TIE most animated. that
car bee ina -ned Tnc a;IsuE from apparent
want Of order naturally slu,.d d ay ahI tAe con-
ugti daylight. Inc prJIuco freight of tuls aOlt
ss.ed OF mn,1me.ons' ap?le.' potatoes, GsctA corn
peaches, baehpeI!es, tolt.p'-' "t'r'''r'ties' o.
and the number o idc i.<cs eN'.cd "a 450 itrr-lcct-
1t the FOOT OF IIirrsou-t tLc R,aiOu, steamer has
hcI pier, AMI here at about N. the same
,lliar to that urol-It uy tne pr,2siers I'm New
Jtr.ry. u" supply %. green corn b.l~ very -.-e.
gol- oa al the last mentioned p!"T mach more work
being sysemaucaiy carried on at tie ucy, pier at
bargos ana tie Catssil and Pouelktep,ia propeller
We're 1usiy unloading TIER vessels. OIL 40 Tie same
time. Iu- plan oi placing the PACKAGE. each lot toy
limo ana . carmen u.rr.., lv. 10 r-!v,. t. lrrri.
boxes g.. llOm Glc per I.,,r tacy have been sOIcd
o'i. Iut tta ~ ctr-t by tlr stnGiNr3 Of tie
cons -necs-ine long wagon truck. being driven uud r
the shed and backed up against The Pile OF produce
Ihc covered shed proved - d" Of great advaHta-,
ai.ct Dut were also protected from che weather uut.
they could Oe placed on the m"hl trucks Lud covered
VIE, d.s.a.r.d ~ t.' pie ;rons9 to thi, c.,y o. tIe
hall uuI"u ears oI corn All 'he r'nsI-uers goods
had hee 1udcu crocer- ana o.her 1clegs enabled
without Inconvenience pIr such produce had
been placed IN "c h"u, OF r eaialh - stl; cOnse-
queuily thr market trucks had cease 10
lion iur an hour the owners evidently having the I'M
preston WArtaI correct not that they could pur-
chase more chtaply from the propeller thal the
market Tue prices on the vessels 10 be- quite
high rs IN the ntIkct itself
Tnr H,yer-rlw propeller arrived no about and
nut pier tur foot uf Sprlng., nearly Oppo
sie Clinton Market Few OF the market uu,k, were
present 20 meet this ycss. AMI Il appeared il the
freight had been consigned to the captain who sold d
rccty the grJccrs large number ot thcIr WAGONS
were be dlsuIl along the pier during te morn
ing these buycr. July wanted few package, each.
took 10 aud all the freight, wArn CONSISTED
.ucpal, OF the kinds OF u produce previously