Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-21
The Peach Trade.
WILMINGTON, August n.
The Peach shipments fell heavily yesterday,
aa the subioined statement will show

On Thursday, 224 car loads went northward
by rail- Tie decline is most marked at Middle
town, where many of the prominent growers
have ceased shipping altogether. and less than
half the peaches OF all grades which it is possi-
hle to send to market are. .now going. At Mt.
Pleasant and Ginn's the growers have also
.ressed shipping to some extent. Only Elk trains
are out on the road to day
The receipts at New York, yesterday, included
sight car loads by the Now jersey Southern
Raroad, and 5,48j crates by the steamer q. w.
EAy from Lewes. The market was much
n,lre active than heretofore, and for almost the
first time this eenson stock will return some.
thug to owners. But it will take u good many
better days than yesterday to make up for OPEN
lug losses. Favorable weather and an improved
quality OF fruit did much toward giving life to
the trade. particularly as parcels could be
shipped with confidence. Some of the Eastern
dealers have begun to double their orders, and
Il eteadier local trade is looked for.
The Baltimore peach market, yesterday,
received 10000 boxes at Light street wharf,
about all Of which were sold, and there WAS an
Improvement in the quality OF the fruit and IN
the prices obtained Packers bought prime yell
low peaches, chiefly Crawfords, at from forty to
seventy five cents box and in some instances
Il was paid for fancy lots.
The Sun iys: '' There was large supply of
fruit which only brought low prces from ten to
thirty cents a box, which was bought for home
consumption. Shippers only bought for near
by points. Friday being an off day with them, be-
cause shipments could not reach distant desti
hatons before to night. The fruit dealera will
recommence shipments to the West to-day on
d moderate ecale, using the fast freight lines at
the unreduced rates. Should their further
ventures prove us unremuneratlye as last week
they will abandon the Western markets alto.
gether On all sides yesterday it was admitted
that the time of the peach market hero had
improved, although there was considerable
quantity Of fruit received that would have been
beater away. The belief is expressed that
,ext week the supply and demand will be more
re ular, poor stuff will not be sent and that
tho ,uge for good peaches will be 81 per box.
4 nun, 'er OF Maryland peach growers were in
BALTIMORE yesterday to see the situation for
Themselves. asd at least portion OF them
were desnonde St. One gentleman went back
home with the eA dressed determinasioh 70 SEND
no more peaches /, .,.'n na.hoo iu'h 'ne o''obA'
and late Crawford's 'e eiiPe'
THE wu,rs,. Nroa mARKET.
Thoro ia anotber oroot 'tundance of peaches
IN market again o.day. Iut t. Ns quality Continues
to improve, and larger and be- 'ei' fruit is oifer-
ed Tho receipts by rail amount gu W ~ ioSi
kets and $50 crates one third Oh W., W."In me.o or
crewfords, Tho Troths and forks VII !toiu o,
and are selling at from 90 to 80 cents 'er basket
Crawfords readily bring from 35 to 80 ~sNA pel
basket aud 60 to Is cents per crate. The, ~Sehsa
was quite active, this morning.
THE NEW YORK MARKET TODAY.
Ilenort by L. shanlv Davis, 95 b ,rclay ST.
by Telegraph to the Commercial.
New YORK, August 81.
The market to-day is steadier, and fruit of
better quality The shippers are learning ap-
parently, their own interests. We quote poor
frGi' (crates) at 3O@50c; medium at G0@S0c;
and prime at $1.O0@2.00
THE PHILADELPHIA MARKETS TO-DAY.
Report j. #. Il u. II. Kenney, 305 N. Water St]
By Telegraph T. the Commercial.
PHILADELPHIA, August 81
The market is active The shipments by the
otto may make this good market next week.
We still advise growers to send good fruit in not
too large quantity. We quote poor fruit (crates,)
at 3o@io medium at 4O@65c and prime 759
81 %; baskets, 20@60 according to quality.