Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-14
Tho i,esci, Trade.
WILMINGTON, DEL, August IA.

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1t is too often the case,' Philadelphia com
MISSION men say, that when peach growers
arc chipping, they aro careful to send their best
fruit to New York, with the idea that anything
Wtll do for Philadelphia Bnt our buyers want
,ast AZ good fruit as New York, and are willing
10 nav ss much for it." Good or bad, the sup
ply " plentiful, and prices are not ruling very
high Yesterday they ranged from 25 to 80 cents
uor basket.
Iu Baltimore the market is again glutted. On
Thursday 20 900 baskets were landed at Light
street, and yesterday this quantity WAS further
increased. by more than ~, 700 more. The West-
ern shippers nearly all were ont of the market,
and the only demand WAS for home consump.
zion, which was tho CAUSE for the fall in prices.
varieties known as " Troths," "Yorks" and
Crawford. The average prices OBJ
tanned were from 25 to 60 cents box.
Very good peaches OF tho " York" and
Crawford quality brought 75 cents and az high
AZ 4 per box, while some yellow peaches sold
il Is. The latter, however, were outside prices.
late in the afternoon there waB an abundance
NJ good peac es that could be had for thirty cts.
q h1x, and still later in the evening the owners
aere glad to dispose OF them at 20 and even 20
tunts.
Tho unprecedented shipment of Thursday to
New York, this season seems only to have low
cred prices and did not glut the market, as was
feared would be the case when yesterdays ship
ger, and the Old Dominion Co. landed from
l4ewes 1900 packages, but the market is not in
tho condition OF one week ago by any means.
irmor fruit has prevented it.
Tho following transactions fairly represent
general sales In New York yesterday John
vx& Go. had 400 crates OF Troths, at so cents
to II 700 baakets Troths, so to rs cents, with
few II few Hales at 40 cents. Martin johnson
sold 800 crates early at rs cents to Sl.25 for
lroths 80 to $3.50 for Crawfords, and 81. 90 to
f,rN rlra ia ,hoI a, No had
bd-kots at 40 cents to so CENTS and 600 crates at
~ cent? to II the basket fruit small as twas
hr-t picking in the section from which it came.
White Il Whsle sold 500 crates of Troths at 50
cents TO IL. Titus Bros. had 1900 crates and
2lu baskets Troths, 40 to so cents for baskets,
ind ~ cents to 81 for crates. Bernard Haver
sold |, 100 crates Troths at 80 cents to 81. But
Ter Bros. sold 700 crates and baskets at 90 to 70
cents for Troths, in baskets, and 90 cents to II,
IN crates, do. 81. so to 90 for Crawfords, Noun
mn iose aud Workers.. John Coones had $50
crates at rs cents to Sl.25 for small common to
prime Troths !; Il good many wholesaled at III.
FItman 4 Draper sold 400 crates and
haskcts Troths at 40 to 65 cents for baskets, and
" cents to 81 25 for crates. with few at VI. 30.
4. Il. Helfrich had 1856 baskets at 35 cents for
ialea 30 cents to Il for prime Troths; also, $50
erates at 80 cts. to II a few at $1.25. Ege a
utls sold 225 crates Troths at 10 cents to. 81 70,
average II these sales were made early
hount A Jennison sold l ZOO crates at so cents
to Il for Troths, and ~. so for Crawfords. Full
lrr * pnllen had 100 crates and baskets, mostly
tratcs Of Troths baskets, 80 to 10 cents cratos
~ cents to 81 fancy yellow fruit, ~ 5O
Il WAS stated in BALTIMORE yesterday, that
-llppers from that city to Cincinnati and Pitts
burg, met losses ON Thursday, the great sup
Plies thrown into those markets having been re-
'oyed before consumers we're looking for them,
and tho demand was not equal to the quantities
offered.
Tho following shipments wero made yester-
day
10 Jersey City, Observation-Disclosures. 1i9 cars
10 Philadelphia, .......................1 13
70 Newark. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.