The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-11
GREEN FRUIT.

UNwHorEsolfE PEACHES ON THE STREETS THE
FOREIGN FRUIT TRADE.
The condition and quality Of all kinds Of fruit which
arrived yesterday a. tins market showed marked
proTement over the stuG which in during last
week. On Saturday last such the gut OF peaches
that they we're sold for any price they would fetch
thousands Of crtes being sold out low
each. Whole wagon loads we're simply dumped into the
garbage scows for tho that impossible
keep them. There was that day, however a large
quantity OF small green peaches, hard as bullets
which disposed Of 70 travelling street vendors and
keepers OF stalls These sold to the poorer people
ofthe community, who induced 10 make purchases
owing the seuptingy low prices The peaches how
ever totally unit FOR consumption and were likely
70 produce sienesses such cholera cholera morbus
diArrhoa, &c. Even yesterday it a common sight
10 see small children running through the streets with
some tree or four Of these buletike green peaches
in their hands, which they had purchased
from a Deighbortng corner stand FOR penny, aud
which were sold by the vendors without regard The
positive danger The health Of their dmngtve pur-
chaserA Again, thore are everywhere to be seen
HARD, GREKE, uERrPE APPf%s,
pearz melons, 6c exposed for sale which unfit 70
be esten There appears 70 be- however, attempt
made Che part OF tho san tary inspectors 10 put
stop " this rahc in unvholcsOme fruit The sanitary
police, r. true, N The markets occasionally make
seizure, but IN most cases Of fruit that somewhat
oyerrtpe bruised which would not DO half tho
harm wrought by unrpe STUFF The wonder Is that up
~ the present nortAty has not increased 90 a much
larger sxtenI through the referred To- There u.s.
however still for the Health Department 70 step
in and exercise much needed supervision over the
fruit mArset Snch supervision would serve
wholesome check 70 the producers and prevent them
picking unrpe fruit and hooding this city villa i IA
order 70 secure an carly retnrn Of money.
Is IS in Of the facts above stated gratifying 10
ind that al indications point W the day BY day
Of an improved quality VI AL kinds Of iruG Yesterday
there arrived here
Rpry.rvE CAR LokDs ~ rslcTrrs
most Of which In gOpd order and o. hot
quality Than any previously sent here. Haes early
peaches which have been up ihe present the only
sent, now giving way 70 ''rrohn aud EARLY
Yorks which IN size, quality. and favor much
better than the "HaLeH which V peach That soon
decays and rots after being picked ~Purn ruled yes.
terday from 81 70 So per crate and from nfsy
arrivals Yesterday few OF the hard green ballet
peaches already spoken o. which is supposed come
nom Jersey These sold tor any price thai could
be obtained
The reports IN regard 10 the peach rrop still point N
large yield and thai The rut will DO liner sn FOR many
years past we'll ~ cheaper
Apples and pears coming n slowly and what
there arc tbe market Of worry inferior quaiity,
b'nhg either unripe badly bruised They had 70 be
picked 70 prevent roting on the trees There we're a
few Of Bartlett pears Of far quality on sale al rom
81 20 per upward The price for apples averages
from 81 10 IS per barrel according 70 quality and size
and FOR pears about 81 30 per CRAZE and 81 per barrel
Water and musk melons are still u inferior quality,
and mostly from che South who're they we're picked
green that they have rponed the voyage nither
Consequently they devoid Of favor They average
from - 80 70 y per barrel
gORKfGS YRufT
There r an evident falling Of m the 'mportations OF
foreign fruit compared With those OF last year al
slough n point Of quality there IA no difference.
Prices are also showing declining tendency The
places whence fr1iI s mostly imported England,
Br1tish West Indies, Gaia, Venezoea ann the United
States Of Colombia
ITO following table, which ~ taken frurn ne official
nasS1 ID ~ AAOsaS4tss lDtpest0r VI Csi sDg blows