New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-15
HOW PICKLES ARE SORTED And SOLD.

Very few persons know how many pickles
are consumed in this city and is vicinity. In the
nercial world the word pickle means small cucum-
ber They divided into three general kinds accord
ing TO their siZc and dcuouinated small, medium
and large They sold by the thousand and the sizes
are ranged according the number that can be- packed
in a barrel. Barrels sent TO ths market holding
from 300 to g. 600 cucuIbors The size most Ia demand
by pickle houses present range from 500 10 l. 400
the barrel Where they g. 900 to the barrel
they are called ghcrkins The pcke-makers bought
too heavily OF the cherLins last year. and hence they
have large quantity OF this Size still hand. The
medium-szed cucumber is very and commands
high price.
The largest harvest Of cuclmbers in this part OF the
country is upon Long Island The average yield Is
800 900 cucumbcs TO the Some OF the land under
especially high cultivation produces high 49, 900
cuoumbers 10 the Usually cucumbers sold by
the large commission houses at from 81 to 81 10
thousand. Recently cucumbers have been scarce
that they have been sold at - n thousand. Tho
average price yesterday, for cucumbers IA large lots
was from 81 IS TO - % thousand The dry weather
has the main Of the present short cucumber
crop 1t estimated by experts that the crop this year
will not be two-thirds of the usual yield In the
country about Chicago. Cincinnati and St Louis. also
large quantities OF cucumbers are raised.
In consequence OF the enormous consumption OF Gu
cunbcrs advance nearly doubling the price at which
they are sold by the commission houses must have
marked effect upon the entire market Entwisle &
Co. Of No. l03 Park place, are one OF the largest
cucumber commission houses IN this ETY.. They stated
TRIBUNE reporter the other day thntfew per- Ons
have any dcu OF the immense interests involved In the
cucumber trade over 800, OCO 900 cucumbers
raised by the Long Island farmers These were
sorted and shipped in barrels either 10 the commission
under the -aters over ~, GOO
"A year il invested In this industry.
The gherkins chiefly sold the Southern market.
They also employed in making chow chow aud mus
tard pickle. The medium sizes, ranging from 500 10
400 the barrel, most sought for and brought
the highest prices II estimated that fully half OF
all this enormous quantity OF cuoumbers were sold by
licensed vendors Some of the farmers sort their con
sgnments before sending them 10 this market. The
sorted cucumbers sell better than the unasS0rted.
So important has the cucumber trade been IN this city
during the past few weeks that commission houses
have made it their rule 10 telegraph the state Of the
market every morning TO their customers. The con-
signments have been so heavy that they have been
Obliged 10 make their settlements twice week. instead
once, bad been usual The prices have been very
high the average having been than double those OF
last year. Nevertheless the fluctuations have been 50
considerable that there had been good deal of spccula
ton. both by the -aters and the farmers This year
enough cucumbcr- to supply the demand cannot Da
obtained. Ii stated yesterday that many or the
large sailing houses had no cucbers IN hand. except
"A few gherkinS, which not in good demand In this
market They PACKED In glass Jars and bottles and
variety oe shipped better than the iar!cr cucum-
bers. Il i expected that there will be unusual
scarcity Of cucumbers until the advent OF the next crop