The daily gazette., 1875-08-26

AO'tNA AAAa9 h&A cAAAEPN1, WV
These are the largest shipments ever
made over the Delaware railroad in one
day,
To-day shipmenta " Ill also be large,
as thirteen trains are out.
The shipments to WILMINGTON, inde-
pendent Of those reported above, were
1900 baskets and 400 crates, besides
about O. 80 baskets which arrived hy va
gons
The Wilmington market. 10 day. is
largely supplied with peaches Of good
size and quality. Todd, Welch & Co.
quote peaches from 30a6O cents per bas-
ket and 50a90 cents per crate. The va
rieties are Moore's Favorita. Fairly York.
Crawford and Nixon.
THE FIRST EUROPEAN sa,FMENTa.
At o clock, this morning. the steam
ship ono, OF the American line, Captain
Morrison. sailed for Liverpool via Queen
stown, and took out the frat consigu-
ment Of peaches ever shipped to Euro
pean port. The result of this experiment
| is looked forward to with great interest
by large number Of fruit growers, as
upon hs success il based the hope that
a profitable market may be found for
this perishahle fruit in times Of great
abundance.
\ visit was made to the Ohio yesterday.
and the arrangements for storing and
keeping the peaches were inspected. The
refrigerator or room in which the fruit Is
stored is situated in tie bow of the ves-
sci. in what is called the steerage.
The apartment is constructed OF
matched pine lumber, with a dead
air chamber rsuIrounding 1t on all sides
and Ia made as nearly air-tight as pos
slble. The refrigerating process is
that of the Bate Refrigerating Com
pany, the principle being to keep up a
circulation OF dry; cold air through the
fruit. This is accomplished in the
following manner: A large galvan-
lied iron tank, capable of holding fif-
teen tons of ice, Is placed in the Gen.
tre of the room, it has no bottom, and
Is laised about six inches from the
floor, and rises to the ceiling; it is
secul ely braced and stayed, to prevent
shifting. Drainage is provided through
lead pipes. Wooden gratings are
placed on the bottom, and the tank fill
ed with ice. A small engine, of five
horse power, placed near the refriger-
ator, between decks, runs a blower,
which forces column of air through
Il q PlRC Oht lOpt III
ly,upon the top of the ice, and thence
through the ice and out at the bottom
of the tank where ii circHlates through
the crates Of peaches, end escapes
through numerous outlets, all leading
to Il return pipe, which takes the air 10
the blower again.
The engine yesterday waa set in mo
tion when the tank had been partially
filled with ioe, and within i've minutes
the thermometer sunk to 45 degrees,
1t Is believed that fisteen tons of Ice
will be more than sufficient for the
voyage.
| 1t was arranged 10 put the fruit on
board last night, and this portion OF
the cargo consisted of 2450 crates OF
the linesl varieties, the principal one
being Reeves Favorite, which is 4
very beautiful peach; it has not ye,
lappeared in our markets, and was pick
when quite firm; the remainder consis
ted largely of Oldmixons and Craw
ford's Early. The fruit was picked
yesterday afternoon and shipped in The
levening, being contained In seven car,
as follows
| From Midd.etown, three cars; Aim
strongs, Mt. Pleasant, Townsend and
Dover, one car each.
| Richard Lockwood, Esd, goes ou
as the agent of the growers to attonC
to the fruit on its voyage, and will act
as the commission man for the ship
lpers.
| Says the Baltimore SUI
There were 5000 or 10000 boxes o.
peaches Light street yesterday, the
demand for them being brisk at full
prlces. The shippers took 5000 boxes
which were sent West. Prices ra1geS
from 81 to 81 50per box, but 81 rs anc
90 were paid for choice lots. Som'
fruit, notwanted by shippers or packers
sold for IS cents box. Information
from the West yesterday quoted tn,
lCincinnati market at Sc 25 to So so I
box, and Chicago at a little bette
figures than Cincinnati. Some peache'
were shipped to Detroit.
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