The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-05-31
PRICES.

most part than was anticipated, and conse-
quentlT the returns for shipments made, when
instructions and suggestions were followed, or
good sense was exercised, in prer airing the crops
for shipment, have largely compensated for the
shortness of the crop Prices have ranged from
$500 to $500 per barrel, or an average Of $3.50
per barrel, which is much better than last year
The great difficulty encountered by commission
merchants in making sales AT good prices was
found to be in the preparation of the crop for
shipment.
PREPARATION OF CROPS
1t has seemed impossible to make the shippers
understand that small potatoes or 'culls" mixed
with large, controlled the price Of the package,
and that whenever they came to market so
mixed, the best prices could in no case be OBJ
tanned. On the other hand, certain shippers,
NOTABLY Colonel John Bradford, of Bradford
WILEY had acquired SO high a reputation for
never shipping mixed or small potatoes, that
their goods always command top prices, and can
readily be sold to arrive" that is, without pre-
vious examination. One dealer writes to his
correspondent that he received last week some
potatoes from this section no larger than small
marbles. which could scarcely be sold a; all at
any price. +
SHIPMENTS /
The total shipments TO date have been 735
barrels We shall give weekly shipments here
after until the season closes. A great many ship
pers have had to use -four barrels for shipping
this year. which, being larger, contain about
half bushel more than the potato barrel of reg
ulaiion dimensions. OF course this entails loss
on the shipper, as the commission merchant
reports sales by the barrel as shipped without
repaeking, unless il be in order to gain the diff
ference himself Next year arrangements should
be N ade for an ample supply of potato barrels
THE SHIPPERS
Below we append list OF names of those who
have shipped potatoes All of them are the
names Of the growers as well, except in one or
two instances Several have shipped as high as
$50 barrels each, already. and are not yet
through W. A Demilly, Rev. Mr. Raymond,
A. Moseley, H s. Elliot, G. G. Gibbs, Mrs Bro
kaw. D. W. Gwynn, o. s. Porter, John Brad
ford, W H. Bradford, Mrs. Mcmahon, J. p Car
rsll, B. A Meginniss, P. Houstoun, Lyman
Smith, w. K. Beard, T. ]. Roberts, W. L. Rob
insop, A Hopkins, ]. D. GrAmbling, W H. Les
ter, Jno. s. Winthrop, John A Craig, Shine 4
Vason, Fl. n. Felkel, Geo. F. Henry, John D.
Hopkins and Ben. Hogan and Ben Decoarcey,
(colored).
REPORTS OF EXPERIENCE.
We do not at this time publish the experience
of any shipper, rs to cost extent, returns, &c,
of his crop, although we have received number
of statements; but we earnestly request that
every one who has shipped will make concise
memorandum of the cost, extent, mode Of cult
Walton, gross and net returns, and other vital
particulars concerning his crop, and forwari the
same to US; not for publication, but for preser-
vatiDn and comparison with later seasons and
experiences.
OTHER VEGETABLES
Besides Irish potatoes there have been shipped
by express some Is or 20 crates OF vegetables, of
which we have been unable TO get account sales /;
and Mr. G. G Gibbs has shipped crates ofpeas
Mr. E. W. Gamble barrels OF caulifiower. and
Mr. n. w. Eppes has shipped Il crates of beans,
partial retnrns from which were $3.50 per CRAZE
MARKET REPORTS.
We learn from Mr. B. A. Meginniss, who has
TAX en- pains TO arrange for the constant and fire.
quent receipt at his store of information concern
ing prices, &C. that advices from New York by
mail of the 25th inst shows slight fall in prices
of potatoes, owing to large receipts from Savan-
nah and Charleston. There is time yet, how
ever, to get OF all Of our produc, here that rs of
first quality, and get fair prices.