New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-16
FRUIT Along THE HUDSON.

LFFECTS OF WET WEATHER APPARENT-I.ACK or
PICKEGs IN THE BERRY FIELDS
lfRoh AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE rRI3rxEl
KINGSTON, n. Y, July 14.-Raspberrcs are
no" beng taken 10 market from this Locality in i'm
Hh'lse quantities. The steamers Cornell and Baldwin
IRON tins port have taken from 1900 10 5000 crates
every night from their various landings several DAYS
past which is fully equal 10 like number Of bushels
IN addition to this nearly many more
nave been shipped by tie other transporta-
ION lines Thus 1T may be safely estimated that
nearly 5000 bushels Of raspbercs gone down the
river nightly for days past These have been of
different varieties hut mainly the natives and Antwerp
sorts The yield of the latter old kind hch has
been so small FOR fc years past, now much better
ana growers no had decided replace It, with newer
and more reliable sorts inclined to give it fur
taer tliaL
entrants are also being marketed in considerable
quantities Ihis week, but tho yield great as the
slow OF blossoms niicatcd. The bushes seem to have
been njuie "a what by the severe winter and this
lDl paired 'lSor together with Qrotracted weather
curing he setting o. the fruit, hae diminished the pro-
duet The currant worm has also dcfolaed the bushes
To large extent in lC lties especially where
prompt measures have been taken TO check s raw.
ages II these the fruit is emaer and remains
nara ana unripe Sl the currlnt is now very
large aud the total product Will doubtless supply the
general demand OF consumers, though prices win he
nrmer than in abundant seasons
Tho cherry crop IS now nearly all gathered and IL has
been one OF tie smallest yields known this valley for
many years fine fruit has been offered but reav
buyers were Invariably found good prices The trees
blossomei pTofusey when killed by winter but
most OF tho fruit germs blasted by tho weather
and small proportion Remained To r.pen The aphis
winch Is usually so troublesome TO this fruit, has
scarcely made It's appearance at all hero this season.
the quality Of the fruit has been above the average
Plums have also fallen or wonderfully since the set
ting period; and there longer Any ndics ion o, An
abundance Of this fruit After the prolonged rains the
- tha
kry that es.n tins amonnt viii yet be reduced bali
for their plum crop this year unless the marke can re
more fully supplied from other localities
promise in few locaItrs mere but the crop viii not
orchards show 40 fruit at all Others fairly frutcd
IN VII OF the failure in other peach sections growers
and 10 they apout among their orchards watching
the gradual dcvclopment OF tie fruit they
wind would 6c very cstrnctvc and the "yellow Ms'
Of HE peaches ever raised in amv comnfry
ma, he \pected to from thi- lower Ulster reach
ooi'hcr. before the hnct win !. ripe in iact ia,"
knd> hns 200 unfeabi" ana Improbable for EXTENDED
par prom -inc and the crop hills fair 10 he
arc. \ Aie" and cracking moi prevalent so fsr
an s prospect now is that there viii bc hand ,oluc
rr, FOR pears, 're' II IL that large predict
VA Ills year he I'ar%ctcd tennnoraiye prices Pea
cAent and in great Variety The Bartlett SIN remains
now as almost exclusively, dwarf stocks being to-
Apples are doing farl: For the OF year" and yet tlc
T' hn dropped heaN lly cVrrw mere. and the prodncf
W la4 lar b low earlier estimates. bat may yet exceed
soon beam 20 riren Int kin- viii vet Ian Iron, me-
trees in crcat hninb'la before maturity.
Raspberry ana currant grower. have AoNn sadly In
need o. pckcrs ail the week and bushels Of have
ru lei or "a" bushes for this From - - 30
per day X beng canned l At this work and vet
SUFFICIENT b. p J. NOW no. to be found along he river
Growers mast lose heavily unless Larger force of
pickers can be secured immediately.
BlicaherricS aud Whnrcicr;es are arrivin. IN
this city from the adjacent uoruar rcgiunS immense
quantities. The crop oi the latter iy WI De very
abundant, the Wet wrathrr having been unusual, favor
able for Their productions. The blaUhca1
also offered here in great abundance and al very low
rates.
Grapes are still looking well every who're, and the
CatynS continue t. point TO Of the hcnNicSt
III ut remarkable Yields this valley
berries are charging RAPIDLY, and the oa yet fresh
ana vigorous. la fact tho Nlne growth has
dgious and frequent iacingin aud clcclin has been
moo