Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-20
The Peach lrade.
WILMINGTON, August 20.
erha rail ahinmanta. YestardAy Mara
Total, 224

Ten trains are out on the road to-day, two
Less than yesterday, and decrease in the ship
ments is anticipated.
Besides the Penna. Railroad arrivals, the New
York market yesterday received 10 carloads by
the New Jersey Southern II. r., and 1889 crates
by the Lewes steamer. The Tribune says
Fruit is still selling at shippers loss. Sellers
complain loudly at the neglect of consumers in
not supporting such cheap markets as have
ruled. 1t seems wasteful to those who watch
the markets to see many prime lots, that might
be easily distributed by little larger family at
tendance, thrown into the refuse wagons merely
because they are degree Btaler than due arri-
walls. At the present rates. sellers are not COM
pensatod for the extra labor they are forced to
employ. Prices showed 3 wide range, going az
low as 15 cents basket, and up to $1.25@$l 30
per crate for good Crawfords and Oldmixons.
The baltimore Il OHIO railroad decline to make
any reduction in the freight rates for the pres.
ent. The freight agent OF the Northern Central
railway was not at the conference, although in
yited but the objection Of his company to a
reduction was expressed through another chan
neil The refusal of the railroads to agree to q
reduction disappointment to the shippers,
who will hold another meeting this morning to
adylae upon their future course of action. In
tho meantime shipments to Pittsburg from Bal
tmore are made by regular freight trains, and by
express to more distant points.
22,0O0 boxes OF peaches arrived at Light street
wharf Baltimore, yesterday, and the glut con-
tinued. Packers bought 0OOO boxes at from
~ to 30 cents per box, much Of the fruit they
took bringing 10 cents. Good yellow peaches,
nearly all Crawfords, were the only kinds that
packers wanted. For some choice lots 81 was
paid, in one instance a lot of 800 boxes bringing
shat figure. The rates at which peaches not
wanted by the packers and for near by shipments
were sold, were as low az on Wednesday, rang
ing from to 40 cents Il box.
Alta conference III Baltimore, yesterday, be-
tween shippers and railroad men, the latter said
they had information that the Western markets
were muck improved. prices being 81 80 to So
per box at Cincinnati and Chicago, and fruit WAS
@anted. The shippers replied that estimating
the prlce OF strictly prime peaches here at 80
cents box, which they wore worth Yesterday,
then adding the railroad freight charge OF 96
cents box to Cincinnati, and 81 to Chicago,
and including carriage, commission for selling at
the point of destination, &C.. box Of peaches
costs the Baltimore shipper, from first to last,
S2l3 box in Cincinnati, and 80 in Chicago.
II all could be sold at S3, money would be made
out the margin for profit was too small to allow
that might perish before sold. None of the
shippers believed that $3 could be realized if
large shipments were resumed.
reports from the Western markets vary. A
unlcsgo dealer, now in Baltimore, says the de-
Daily Commercial Bulietn says much of the fruit
III That market, on Tuesday, was in poor order,
ana States that the peaches shipped direct from
The orchards arrived in much better condition
thail the consignments received from New York
and Baltimore, after passing through second
hands, and commanded better prices.
THE WILMINGTON MARKET.
The supply in the Wilmington market is larger
Today than yesterday Better fruit is also Offer
ed and better prices obtained. The receipts by
rall, to-day, were 1884 baskets and 243 crates.
ms dhls quantity was augmented by probably from
oou to 900 baskets. brought in IN wagons. No
new varieties are offered, but very fine Craw-
lords sold at from so to 60 cents per baskets.
o'her varieties in fair condition ranged from 20
10 5o cents per basket. This is a great improve
Ment IN prices over yesterday afternoon when
twenty @ four baskets in pretty fair condition were
sold for one dollar.
THE PHILADELPHIA MARKETS TO-DAY.
l8eport j. IT, & %. H Kenney, sob N. Water ST.
by Telegraph to the Commercial.
PHILADELPHIA, August 20.
line market to-day, is in better condition. We
qnote poor fruit (crates,) at 2O@35c medium
9o(@i5c; and prime 75@sl.OO; baskets, $1,000 ac-
cordiug to quality.
we renew our advice to growers to continue
iieht shipping, and send only prime fruit, or the
market will break again.