Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-03
Apples.

l'irr' rrNCr vas such q crop OF aprIcs IA
OH Lafayette ~ We have this ear, anu iEx E
certainly never was sIch a lively business
IN that fruit transacted IN this city ms durlrc
last week and pant of tuis. On Wednesday
last w"fpoh a stroll down Broadway, wI,,rs
tina apps men 'io cnngreEat.. and SAW about
th!:ty wagons, some undated and other.
awaiting Their turns t" deliver the ROSY
!r"it which irinptcd mother Eve. The
different Varieties are p!,ccd IN separate
piles As they are Received, and large numbers
OF men are constantly engaged in barrellIng.
marking ann shipping lhsm-ali the shin.
Pers. =" lar a. We learned, sending them
"esi- Thtr" is not only an abundance OF
'he FRUIT but II IS of unusually line quality,
me rosy checked pearmiin aid wine SID
'l-lng with Tie golden rus-rt and bright
green hunls'nan, in rlumpn-,> and ,irllcary
OF nN"r. While passing between tue hug,
mounds Of beautiful fruit OF 20 many name,
Hhd golfers We were prrtorce reminded of
fnth ) c"uY"r-atiOn with David, in Holland,
'hitt'r sweet" when the TWO were taking
AL inventory OF the content, Of the c.!ler.
This - . barrel oil ru,,rts
Eut W. can hardly discuss Il.
Spheres III irosi and hint.
IN; sinttteu by thoughts OF Spring.
tH'i The Old tree tlussoming.
lhtir bronze iIkrs IA yellow TIM.
Aud III" pulp sro"s Iuclluwrr MT
But. ola "hrn th"v'r, sick with tue sayo,s
of sweets that The. dream OF.
sue. all the tuoth.om-st iiavors
They hold the cream oil .
~" vii! be begging III May.
IA Your Irresistible way,
or " peck OF the apple. IN gray
these nr" the ki"dr island hreer.iny,:
LAc"ii'nt apples Tor pies;
iheIr ale no NY stICai meaning,
III I'uti VI that color ami size
~ j. 100 '"AT'e ani la" J"tceiui.
iHeN are Too large ani TOO usrIui
! here are the 8altwins uul Fi,-r,
Wrapped IN Their brtTtiiui Lres
I "iui ioiAs up from their stem,
As II painted b, tloIa,
oi - "ut from lh- pnlr ,tram ,nr 1uur,
'l u" Northern Aurora
HIRE stall our quest have .rin-,.
+ III ~ s"ur Ha-krt with tt0~r.
ii.' through their scslurt at dame. !
Ana ILrm y"u Will gather
Al NAT - meant hy The narIr
seek -nO-farthrr -"
We dId not start cut with The intention OF
iinit'tins Mr.. Veg and iroppInr into
P'e'ry' hht 1" talk about apples in = business
way. Inv lrst establishment at which We
ca!!rd was ihut OF Mr. George NIa,tlanJ
Here We found 4 very busy scene indeed.
That gentleman i, buyIn. in this citv. AT
~" "H' al AilS iHShlllt. IN tnlS CIV !
he has some t"ents-iUUr hands and trr,.
leans constantly cmpIoyci. He has for
som tlihe Teen buying about tive hundred
biIitis al apples per day, and shipping AS
nearly the same quantity n hrcouIIpr.p,re
10 Kansas CIV. by way uf The Narrow ,,augc
railroad. with those appIr, which he dis
10 he urht FOR shipping he make.
lie has twu large warehouse, ON
btoadway-thr old Chadwick house and tie
t.nehrrs house, both the pImptrty of Mr..
john Aull.
Mt. VIM. byer' IL also a large purchaser.
fi'> "iEtilpuhe Is stu ited next duur to til.
Oanh. He bought for over a week
1T ORE the bad weather set in Tnur,hs,
about "ne thousand bu-hrl, OF sppl., mr.
naN' He ships principally to Denver, but
has Hide H!Iir large shipments to Wichita
aud saline. Kansas. He sold, one da, ,h.s
week. to a Denver house, one 10, Of OF.
barrels, and holds another Denver
Greer for SIX car loads.
Mi. scott Cromwell, who has warrhou.,
on Broadway, und al.o live. the >tramcke
"AfehcGsr al the river, II buying about one
hlI"drci barrels Of apples per dav, HIS
are we'll ii I'D with apples, and
he has i very large force At work Lsrrelipy
and shipping. II. ships to Me.sr. Fonda
4 Larkrn, han.A, CITY.
Another extensive buyer is ilr John
on Franklin street. In spite of the
ih't lie hr' - has large mil con..sr,ly
at work. his immense pie of appl-, la. not
bren for several days permitted to uprres.e
BaehT makes cider and VINEGAR and has
A well earned reputation for Ia. high char.
acier OF his goods.
IN TINS connection 1t is proper TO s.y
good word for the Narrow Gauge rsiIrosJ
Besides other demands, mad upon IL, It ha.
'"T the appl- trade. AMI s,-ry ia, for some
lIme past HIS taken six, eight OF ten CAT
Dads from this place 10 Kansas tIty.
IhrTe = still a lsrg- per centage of the
crop to b" marketed. and fair weather will
'et the sire Am of "lgnn- going again next
week d, vigorously a--ser. The price paid
= thirty cents for marhetabie fruit. ~ To
A. 10" a. ii!it-u vrut~ for low grades Of cider