Smyrna times., 1879-08-13

PEACH BAsKETs.-Since the peaches are
beginning to ripen many of the growers
are finding their estimates exceeded, and
are consequently under the necessity of
getting a resupplY of baskets. Mr.. Tschudy
tells us that with the original and these
supplemented orders, the Basket Factory
is a week or two behind in filing its orders.
From present appearance the Factory is
likely to be kept busy till the last Of the
season.
THE two or three weeks of uninterrupted
torrid weather came to q close on Saturday
when the thermometer was sent in some of
the Northern States almost to the frost
point, checking the growth of the maturing
corn. On Sunday it was cool enough here,
especially in the morning, for fire not to be
uncomfortable. But the peach men (whose
interest just now is paramount) were es-
pecially pleased at the change from the
murky, rotting weather that had been pre-
vailing to a cooler, dryer atmosphere.
THEFT OF WHEAT.-On Saturday morning
last between midnight and day Isaac Jack.
son, John Truit and John johnson stole
from the barn of G. Speakman three bags,
bushels, of wheat and took it to the resi-.
dence ofanother colored man, John Seeney,
about an hour before day, telling him they
would give him half bushel of it if he
would carry it to mill for them. Seeney
would have nothing to do with it, and
directed them to carry it away, but they
said they could not do it because of the
late hour. The bags had Mr.. Speakman's
name on them and he was informed by
Seeney. Mr.. S. went and identified the
bags as his and on examination found some
of his wheat had been taken. The three
men were arrested in Mr.. Speakmans
orchard where he had them employed
picking peaches and after a hearing before
Esquire Colt were committed 10 Jail, bu
Truitt escaped from the officer.
THE PEACH BUsINEss.-Last week abou
finished up the Troths which are small
and undesirable and always gluts th'
market, and this week the real peach har
vest commences in earnest. The Delawar,
Railroad is now pressed to its utmos
capacity, and at both ends of the line-iI
the orchard and in the city market, it i
work, push, hurry. The varieties going il
this week are the Yorks, Mountain Ros
and some Crawfords. Thecanneries usuall
start on these varieties. The prices obtain
ed for the fruit up to this time has beel
fairly remunerative, clearing over so cent
per basket. Two days last week some poo
fruit sold as low as 30 cents per basket
running from that up to GO cents. Wit
better fruit and weather, the returns thi
week are considerably better. The las
returns from Boston were from $l.25
$3.50; New York 20 cents to $l.00; Phils
delphia so to IS cents. The most of tn
fruit from our station goes to the two frs
named markets. 1t costs SO cents pc
basket to put them in Boston, 90 cents ir
Guiding cents carriage in New York an
13i cents including cents carriage in Phi
adelphia by rail and scents by boat.
Eight car loads were sent from Clayto
Monday and seven yesterday, which
likely to be about the daily shipment fc
the next 80 or 40 days, or about 1000 baske
> per day. The shipments from Brenfor
> are from three TO four cars per day an
. Green Spring perhaps from two to thre
! making the money returns to this sectio
, something over $4,000 each day.