, 1881-12-31

v,t,t- ,,r,tr
ru.us mu' ~ - arr n,ns >.rops
during tho yenr WIS n. fairly profitable one.
'r,,u cro,, NJ ism tho,,uI, mt remarkably
i,an,,, "u ,vn. o., ,.,ior IN ro,u,i,in,, n,d kcnt
n1S, ,vn', r",, "n iho ,ni,"r -. ,vi,nrn @ mrnncri
earctl for. Tho recctuts iron. tho EASTERN
Stutcs ,luriug tho early part Of ll,e yHnr were
nuilr lilprul. md hnh thu effect of keeping
.ia,s., H., ,.,t,,, 20 tin .tt,i, In thto ,unrtri
DuriMg tho mouths Of )anunry. February,
aid Atnrcll ps,tntoos range'' fron' 1oc to s'd
per bu by the car-lnt OIL truck. III April thu
nrlro atiyancetl. tho average figure for Tie
i,antl, being sl.oo. III lay Tie average
prlcd was ooc, and during tho summer
months tho prieo ranged from 70c to Soy.
For THO remainder # the yssr pr'ecs s l,aye
atta isfH froM % iiiat aiya''cIns ] = unit sl0oes&
,yns Reached about Christmas time, 'TIo nv
ernuu uricu fur lj,o ycnr was HI,1c lNr b,,.
TjiS recuipts mid shlui,lents arc given iii RIl-
at!,er eol,ilnn. List year'S crop, esteslaily
verse cirr,ItnstNllccs, ,llli WINS all,alrr than
ftIr several yrurs previous, rtp r,riy rt,se
ynrIriy. whTclI wGro ren,ly for tic market
carjy I'll SEpte,uber, wcre GENERALLY In boltor
rine1eI iast W mn.icr tic f,ot .Js.y mil August
destitute OF t rain tho Yield vas falr In bnlk,
iHullgll tbo dry-rot v,RJg its appearances sonil
MnerclIaHtabie yaluu Of receipts on fills mar
KIT wis greatly lessenc.l iii tits nccol,nt.
The peachhluws weru batlly damaged wlillo
u. tile ground bv lhe OctoDur ruins WHICH
cntilp Just Mt tho rtpclilng perint',
dr. @ many ilsi'!s onapproaslable ior weeks.
during wlicf, tlno the pntatoes were inticl!
Injured. md III Ennny INSTANCES lnrFe fields
wero abandoned ns not worth nc d!Egiilg.
b ns tho s aay Sf ws sf sne1i Ms IT ts Hy Sa
below Tint nf the previous ycnr.
Outside of 1llli'ols thy SUPPLY fur tllis inas
kGt came largniy from WISCONSIN, SoutheFn
Ms MMasiS!s; s;cs ISEa; ta srR.r c5 uort FROM 5 s e
ilrst-nalncd .5tate, and tho rest nbolt III tho
order na,aed rs to bulk 0f shipments.
BegtnnlnE tlsa hitter part dt Octuter, New
Yorl r.es sotatr9etsd for te orttnt!n t.xa
contracts some 'lnlf u million nr, more bllsl!-
els were shipped, tho prizes tnld ttnwn on
the steamer tho other aide DeIliE .bc
yer by. making their nct.nl cost o!l arriyni III
tMportatltns were llriilcipaiI ~ tltspnsetl OF Mt
thu pDrt 0f nrrlyNt,, and haa no effect upon
tho Chicago ninrket other ttlan to slightly III
crease t!lo receipts FROM. Western Now York
and Pennsylvania. which, supply, would
ulllerwlso have gone Enst tnstcnd OF west
Tho Eastern, murkcts were. i'll fact, fnlrly
Nova ssotfa. forcing stock il Westorn Nov
Eet,
oruEn VEGETABLES.
Tho Chicngo n,arkct was fuIrly stocked
| with miscellaneous Vegetables during Inst
",,t m:t The n sarly yceetabics list spsiig We're
| plenty, prizes belnE mllcl, lower generally
ti1am II ,ss,,ni Mt tj,.t scnson. OwElE to tIio
GXtrnt,M tiroiltIl Of tic summer aud
| iii m.,nths. Il wns rencrnlIy nrcIlctvtl pti
| * "a, ,},,r
S 1T pi It HeooS1 5s sesSta1e St9st ae s
tifnl rains, whtcll, Willis thoy resulted tlis.
WIT bo,Ie,t It 10 s ealGnees, beots turlps, ets..
tiio ripenlng process. Cabbages especially
tiiroyo wonderfully uil,ler Ills plcllttrl,
| p!uv1A1 application, nlNlly ttpltls III our lnlt
mediate sNbMr1s wnich !lau oeen 9lsG.ie9 ~ ~
AS tt>st fGlieWiils uleLr .HreGlltlGss ~ u oy
inneie. any hnn,iy saelHI,ie nEe9 iGtaans y, "
to atGr ,,or Ht' Us Wlo ar to nvtot nifsa ~
p;1af 3 eo,os rs ho Ef"p Ws FIN sa sot Il
$1,000 rgr 'U: Wnere iron Soo 10 Saoo oh'S
~aS naiM tao pIevtoMs sessU. s11.. r,,, ,,t,tu,
trotg!n1t thN el!tlEe ,st w,teE rhe iporia r,
Lon OF tiiisyGeetane 1loat tMlaMM M@s WIZ
HeaVy, aila stliphssnts Welo Ee'iel'y ti,t ~
IL !oss TO na9 nloHeee' ~ Ivy frnM, m"n ~ -.
Rf'ee s, Of ,r tie M af''eic' PRICES 'As Af"''' ''
melons III tae.t scHnoM Me,E ~. seiS XIX p'u,.l ~
nna SUD nt fflsohabo 1lGattes' tho closu nti
tng WntctlnGlois eSpecini,y y inss MitMs vi VIZ
spect . xns ,e nSSsS Ho o'e ySTs t NJ II
01lnntlty ailtl qllnlltY: ,.,. .,,a ,.o,,
Onions Wtre plentiful thro1igiiout tiiG yeaf
whe e!a o, spy ~ ny ior IN ts 1s, SS9.SNu III XVIII Y
EAst, S9ntllt aii4 MnSt, IRON llo NGItM,Ssss
and tho tropics. so tllero afo 1o" weeks u