The daily gazette., 1882-08-18
A GLUT IN PROSPECT.
Heavier Peach shipments, Low Prices.
and a Local AaarIcet LIKELY 20 be Over
stalled.


Heavier Peach shipments, Low Priees,
and q Local MarIret LIKELY 60 be Over
stalled.
The overstocking of the New York and
Philadelphia markets had the effect of
making peaches quite plentiful in Whining
| ton to-day. The supply vas the largest of
the season and prices took a slight fall.
Fine peaches that sold for 80 cents and 81
yesterday are selling now for 20 cents per
basket. The markets. good, however; there
are plenty of buyers, and more peaches
could be handled to-day without the market
being overstocked.
1t Is feared that there will be a glut in
peaches tomorrow. The prices have fallen
| In the larger cities, which will naturally
cause the Wilmington shipment to be
heavier. In West Chester peaches are sell
ing at 81 to 81 rs per basket.
To-day's Philadelphia Record says " The
| steamboat and sailing craft in port yester-
day were loaded down with peaches. The
estimate of receipts are placed at 15,0OO
baskets, which is larger than that of any
previous day this year. The wharf was
jammed with wagons carrying this fruit and
other produce, and the prices for good fruit
| held up remarkably well. The season will
last at least two weeks longer. Vessels
laden with watermelons and cantaloupes
| were brought up the river in long tows by
tugboats, and the luscious fruit was dumped
| along Delaware avenue In huge piles.
Much trouble is being experienced already
in the failure of peach baskets to be re-
turned A Philadelphia paper says move
ment has been started by the Vine street
| fruit receivers, looking to the protection of
the trade, in the matter. The following
produce dealers have interested themselves
In the matter; William Smith Il Co., j. e.
Hendrickson & Co., John w. Mooore Il Co.,
| K. Roberts 81 Bro, Roberts u Williams,
| Hutchinson & Hill, Baker Bros. ~ Co., and
| w. A. Hukill. meeting of the represen-
| tatives of these firms and others was held
| yesterday afternoon, In the rooms of the
Produce Exchange, at Water and
| Arch streets, with j. F. Hendrick-
son in the chair, and II. Austin,
secretary, and 1t was stated that consider
able loss is occasioned by the negligence OF
the jobbers who fail TO return the baskets
they receive. The above firms are known
in the trade as ''receivers," that is, they re-
ceive the fruit direct from the growers, and
sell 1t out to the jobbing trade. Heretofore
the jobbers have not been required to pay
for the baskets, and are expected to return
them, but in many cases this expectation Ii
not realized. 1t is now proposed to require
the jobbers to make a deposit of about IL
cents basket as a guarantee of return. All
e1ort VIII be maze 10 enlist Ihe 'uoWL
town" Dock street market receivers in the
movement, so that the practice of requiring
deposit may be uniform throughout the
city.
The Baltimore SIM Of to-day says; Con
nection by rail will be asked for Hooper,
Universal Fish and Produce Exchange fo
the advantage of the Delaware and PENN
sula fruit crop this season. The refrigera
ting apparatus was yesterday tested with
most satisfactory results, and with the ex
ceptiun of few minor details the Exchang
is in complete working order The work o
covering the mammoth piers has beei
finished.
5 Yesterdays peach shipments over the Del
,,ta no Ra{ ,yara aa foilnIVa.