New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
TIE GRAPE CROPS.
PACKING AND MARKETING GRAPEs-PoPULAR va
RlErEs AND TIE LOCALITIES WHICH PRODUCE
THEM-THK FRUIT CHEAP AND ABUNDANT.

PACKING AND MARKETING GRAPEs-POPULAR va
RlRTIEs AND TIIR LOCALITIES WHICH PRODUCE
THEM-THR FRUIT CHEAP AND ABUNDANT.
TO those persons who. are fond of grapes
the present season affords opportunity for the
fruit is cheaper and better than in many years. The
larger part Of the Wholesale business in grapes Is done
on the Yesey-st pier at Washington Market where Is
distributed among a more OF dealers For
merly the grapes were sold from the steamers and
barges which brought theDfto the city, but 1t was found
that the commission deae careful in hand
ling fruit than the employees the steamers Very
much has been learned by The producers Of grapes about
packing their frt properly It used U come down the
Hudson IN cheese boxes baskets and all sorts OF parcels
made up without much care, so that requently the
grapes were utterly worthless when they had passed
trOagh the market. Now there is evidence OF in
the Of the grapes in boxes and t poss
bic to determine the quality of grapes somewhat by the
name Of the producer on the box.
The Southern crop OF grapes was all in market fort
night ago. and the NowJersey crop ID about exhausted
Ulster, Putnam, Greene, Columbia Rockand, and
DutchesS Counties sending thousands OF boxes n
market daily. Smaller quantities are arriving by ray
from the vineyards in the interior of the State The
Hudson River grapes are sent t market IN boxes con-
tanning from IS 10 so pounds the larger boxes ncing
snbdiyded uy trays The Lake grapes are mostly packed
boxes being market in crates OF dozen or more
boxes The use OF paper boxes & Is continued ny ieW
having been found that grapes packed in paper were
slower of sale than those packed IN wood .
The quality OF the grapes this season Ia generally
far better than usual. This Is accounted for
by the dealers who say thst the vineyards planted
somo years ago ore beginning to yield more
aInndantly, and at the time arc yield
ing perfect clusters Of fruit than when they hrs
began bear The c0mmOnest variety met with Ia the
COncOrds which has almost entirely crowded the Isabel
las and other black varieties OF the market Ito
flavor has pleased the general TASTE its size Is attractive
to the merchant. and It's easy cultivation and prolific
bearing qualities mako IL the most profitable TO the
grower. The Delaware variety finds ready sale. and
later IN the season the Catawbas from the New
York lake vineyards and from Ohio are DIS
posed OF at high prices. The prices now rang
ing in the Crane market much lower than
those of any previous For the best of COncord
five cents per pound Is very high price, fine lrapes
being sold four three and even two cents pound
DeawaFes higher, and sold as high as centS
These not exclusively for dealers but can be
obtained by ANYBODY who WIFI TO Veseyst The sop
ply abundant, indeed that the dealers are not oy
willing but anxious the fruit consigned to them On
their bands. While the bulk of the fruit Is sold 70
erocerymen who sell It at retail about the city, very
large guantity tisspOsed OF to the keepers Ot Ea
stands along tho streets. Many Of these dealer 1Ts
Italians WHO keep stands Nassau, Wall and Broadss,
and they purchase the finest grapes In market aud ray
the best prices In the groceries the best grapes are Di
Tor from 10 10 cents pound, while the street yeDd .
get 10 cents for the BEST and cents for the poorest