, 1881-09-18
SOUTH. WATER STREET.


4e4ICfuny3A FFH1t Supply-A scarcity
! Followed by a Glnt.
Saturday on South Market street is always the
big Jay Of the week. This was especially true
of the greut marketing emporium ycster-
day. Beginning with the early morning
visit OF the thrifty greengrocer, II
perpetual stream Of humanity surged through
the crowded thoronghfarc, deftly picking their
way among the piles Of boxes. baskets, crates.
barrels. and tubs which incumbercd the side
walks on either side of the street, and stopping
now and then to discuss the quality Of the ex-
posed wares, and the amount ot money required
to effect a Eraasferof the property. Yesterday s
receipts were really
THOSE OF TWO DAYS,
the rniny weather OF Thursday having SO inter-
fercd with the picking OF fruit In the country as
To very materially reduce the receipts Friday.
The accumulated product turned up yesterday.
however, and the dealers found their hands tutl.
ket. Yesterday tho sidewalks were lined with
tho luscious fruit, to say nothing of pears,
grnpcs, and other luxnries which were piled up
All Incident for which nothing but the wind
regulator was responsible put or tho heaviest
along all tho afternoon. The unfavorable wind
On the lake early yesterday morning impede1
the progress or the frut-ladcn vessels. und
11,udo them several hours late in getting IN.
Long before their arrival the retail grocers
turned up, ciamortDR for goods and in haste to
return TO their several places OF business and
come in. and the Grorer5 bccnmc more I'M
patient, and iu the end they were compelled to
strip the market Of Its then scnut supplies and
drive homcwnrds with what they hud been able
to ret. When the vessels landed ut the docks,
however, and began rnpidly to unlo,d their cur-
goest the akes was sHon gatfeo ana S
biggest rushes or tho season. Prices
were high enough fI all conscience, aud
yet each nrfnnr dealeg smiled he hs US
that. owing to tho phenoinenally large supply.
it was probubiy tho cheapest day Of the se.son.
This powerful reasoning had It's effect. and the
fear that prices might go altogether out Ut sight
another time helped the dealers to clean out
their ylutted stocks at prices which ought to en-
business. But they won't, and for the very sim
pie reason that, having good thing, and know
ing it. they propose.to hold on to 1t. They would
he said Of tho south Water street commission
men, it cunnot be said that they are fools.
PEACHES AT WHOLESALE YESTERDAY
ranged from Is cents to 81. the latter figure
representing the cost OF II The iarEer baskets tui!
brought 81 Friday. il he could only hare had
gone gone. oil ike hot cakes nj Sis. Bur ul,s! they
didnt get here in time, md the result was thut
the dealer hul = cents the worst, and the Gus
a mnt1er Of wondermcnt to this same dealer
that tho average customer didn't visibty
ss9t da,cr, bis , u9k 5nft
thought what might have been. But the aver
axa customer didn't do any greut amount Of
ex.llting. as fnr as was observable. Hc- bought,
md he pnid well for what he got, and, what WIS
more, appeared to realize that he was being
=" skinned" when he did 1t. Grapes, however.
were at the command Of nearlv every one-that
Is. every one who goes to market Ut all-Con-
cords selling at from three TO live cenIsn pound,
and DeluwnFes from eight to ten. There we're
Burtletts, which were knocked iowa
at Wholesale from IS cents to 81 per busket or
box.
The foregoing prices, it will be borne In mind.
were those asked by the wholesale dealers. The
shrewd retailer, on laying hands upon big
basket of peaches or pears. would tukG II OIL to
some retired spot, generally down a celiar-way:
and there carefully manipulate 1t until he had
In converting the one big basket INTO
two small ones. The Indispensable but seduct-
I've mosquito netting was then adjusted, and
Tho ''reformed" package sold at generous