New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20
opp,r DEMAND FOR PEACHES.

Tho re,orts OF cheap peaches brought crowds
from all parts of the city ana even rom Ig
boring cities of Brooklyn ana 1cIse5 ~ ~" ,ht
the fr1it dealers Iho business was the Oe1t that
has been done this year, and probably the largest
that will be done. The peach tram was maue up
of cghty-cight full cars III stea,ncu soT3 ,, ,.J
Jersey CITY az an early hour yesterday nSapu
Tho cars were soon being rapidly unloaded ihto me
waiting trucks employed by the cOnslgncTs OF INC
receivers of the crop. Eacn car eGntaiaoH; CON-
baskets of twenty quarts each. W non Il N con.
sidered that nearly million quarts OF tls Hu1
were received IN this city yesterday III may
readily be believed that 1t was indeed great Jay
for peaches" 100 p,
MI Entwisle. of Entwlse q Co.. No. lO3 PARK
place stated 10 a TRIBUNE reporter thah "heh 10
found ont what an enormous quantity oi po' tS
had arrived upon this tram. hc ieaIeu tldt IT,
would be another gut III the market ana lhat HsIo09
would be- knocked down "a they had been on lufs-
day. The cause OF TINS ise col'ighhcue ~" Tho
report OF higher prices yesterday III TINS cl'y'
dryers found OuO that the market mere was ofoi-
stocked with peaches and they refused 10 pncl ~
high tgnces rs they had Deen giving on lhnsi'S
and Erilay The growers consequently smPPV"
ali they could to this city, ana the prlceS oo
tanned icr the fruit excellent. Inc marNes
literally was cleaned out OF pedchcs' 10 th' -
surprise of the receivers and there VIII De no III
this market 10 be kept over untlt MOhudy' no
Irnth variety of peach was nearly ~ an o"u ~
l0rks stih continued % be a"uiuli. 40 20 ,'
Crdw iOrd and OLD Mo1Ons Were eNcceu'pSl n
and c0mmauded excellent prices. Inc lOHpc'S 'inu
Shippers were paying from 60 cents To- p q pdsAof
for the ordinary gI4Ges tue pIlces oOi"s in iot
~
Large lots sold at the lowest prces, Inc fancy
grades, Earl Crawfori is and Ola hoxons' sold
at from = 50 to 81 basket lor very
tine varieties. The trade III these gr'tueS
was very heavy aud tue market wlS ollsn'
all the ruit that was Offering being quickly taheh'
The growers all along tine line Oh The Delaware
Railroad seeing that The prices had Jnmycd MAD
sent on all the peaches thCy could hAd tnat WIZ
snilable for me market. When the season Is otd
ths arowers los, heavily. some OF chem Lave
become 50 disgustcd at the results OF DAD season
thai they nave pulled cp their roe5 ana
D antcd gram Instead Tor this part OF Delaware Is "a
nne gram country. In ABOUT ten days u Two "GehS
from uDw Il the crop advances a. Is expected 'cI5
VIII I've plenty OF early and late CrtwioldS' GA
SoNols and Sinocks III TIE market. these are the
varieties tat nous keepers prefer iOr pfeacTN az.
,nncls are the latest varieties Oi the seaS0n lhoy
are a large iru, yellow ptacn, ana thlS variety -
especially esteemed by housekeeptrs ana iTIis iHd .
ma Ike canning fruits their Dualuc,S. on inc "hoIc
a.. p,atI crop ls ycarpTO Misses 10 suIplss IN uliIy
respects that O. any previous season Sh Je Ihe OK
a. Ordinary Weld IA 1870. /. Is stated thit I'D prices
aAd quality tAus far, The crop surpasseS even the
SI-ld Of that year.