Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-31
Total. $50

In the Baltimore market, there were estimated
TO be from 5000 to 49, 900 boxes and baskets of
peaches at Light street yesterday, and all prime
fruit sold at good prices. The range Of the
market in the morning was 50 to 90 cent? per
box for red, and GO to so for yellow varieties. in
the afternoon red sold at 60 to Is cents and yel-
low 75 cents to 81. Soft and inferior peaches.
not taken by packers and shippers, sold at low
figures, in some instances at 10 TO 10 cents box
or basket. The packers and shippers were about
equal purchasers OF prime fruit.
The New York receipts OF fruit, yesterday, in
cluded carloads by the New Jersey Southern
railroad, and $3.50 crates by Lewes steamer.
The lighter supply eased the market but the
fruit WAS not all In good condition, much being
soft and some specked. Quotations 30 to 60
cents for new baskets, and 20 cents for stale
fruit. Crates brought GO to 75 cents for common
to good qualities, and 81 to sl.50 for PRIME
small to extra large fruit.
Our report OF Saturdays peach shipment by
rail, published yesterday, omitted 10 carloads
sent by Phada. & Reading II. r. The Reading
Market yesterday, was oyerstocked and prices
fall to low figures.
THE CHICAGO MARgET.
The Daily Commercial Bulletin. OF Saturday
evening. says 1T would be almost impossible
to convey a correct idea OF the condition Of the
peach trade to-day, the market being fairly de-
moralized and pancky, 30 urgent were sellers in
their endeavors to dispose OF their consignments
The arrivals during the morning were about l3
carr, and about 10 more cars are expected dur
ing the afternoon-probahly about o'clock.
The fact that it ii Saturday prevented auv ship
ping demand, consequently sellers bad to de-
pond entirely on tho local trade for buyers.
The supply WAS entirely too large for
the wants of this class of buyers, and they knew
this fnll well, and were not at all backward in
demanding CONCESSIONS. Many Of the fresh ar
rivals were more or less bruised, while some
were rapidly spelling, and 1t would be useless
for sellers to store this stock for Mondays mar
kat. as 1t would be utterly unfit for sale. Even
the very best stock receive woud hardly do for
holding ever until Monday, the warm weather
causing speedy decay. Some parties who were
not fortunate enough to dispose of all their
sonsgnments yesterday were forced to ac
cept any bids they could obtain, sales
being made ~ low RS 5Oc per box.
Early in tho day there were sellers Of
lots at 81 2511 30 for boxes and II. O001. 55 in
baskets, but the market rapidly weakened and
large sales were made at $l.00@l, 10 for boxes
end 75c0D 81 90 for baskets. AT noon the ten
dency WAS to lower range, and 1t would scarce
ly do to predict what the afternoon
and evening GALES will he made at.
few southern peaches were received, but
they were also slow sale. The market closed
dull and demoralized. Sales were 100 boxes
held over at b0c, so boxes at Toe, 1876 boxes at
75c@Sl.0O, 300 boxes at 81 90, 800 boxes at
sl00@ll0, 400 boxes at 81 0o6Dl rs, 400 boxes
ut Sl.25, 200 boxes at sl.25@l. so. 1900 boxes
early at FL 80, 100 baskets at 60q75c, 20 boxes
Southern at 75c0DSl. GO, 80 boxes at 50@O75c 200
baskets Old Nixon (common) at Toe, 200 baskets
early at 759Sl.00.
THE WILMINGTON MARKET.
There is very little strictly prime fruit in the
market to-day. Tho shipments by rail are
either OF small or decaying fruit. and even that
brought in by the wagons is much OF 1t
of an inferior quality. For good fruit there is
active demand aud dealer informed us,
this morning, that he could have found sale for
thousand boxes of strictly irst-class peaches,
The receipts by rail amounted to about 800 bas-
kets and 150 crates, but more than this found its
way into market through other channels. Prices
are still lower ranging from 10 to % cents IN
baskets and 25 to SO cents in crates.
THE PHILADELPHIA MARKETS TO-DAY.
REPORT j. T. q D. H. Kenney, 800 N. Water St.l
PHILADELPHIA, August 81.
We quote to day, fruit in crates, poor, 25@
35c prime, 75c@S1.OO baskets 15@5Oc, ac-
cording to quality.