New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-22
TIE OUTLOOK FOR PEACHES.

ABOUT THREE-FoCRTHs OF LAST YEARS CROP
LOOKED FOR.
One of the largest dealers i'm peaches in the
city said to "a reporter concerning the prospects
of this years crop:
have Just returned from two weeks tour of the
great peach dstrctsof Delaware and Maryland
The PARTS Of these two states that Ito adjacent to the
water courses have their crops OF peaches carried by
boats 10 Philadelphia aud Baltimore. while the Pennsy-
vania Railroad supplies this city, Boston etc This rail-
road IA Is customary with It's managers each year, has
Issued It's annual circular concerning tho pros
poets OF tic peach crop, stating that
tho crop would be much larger than last
year found Oh investigation that such was not tho
case The crop Will DO about twothrds IN quantity
compared with last year. bit the quality was never
better estimate that IL will be % per cent better than
last year unless there great deal ~ warm rain ut
picking timo which the fruit to rot on the ircc'
"Has any partcnnr section OF the peninsula suffered
this yearp
"fn thirty years experience have mover seen
the crop 80 evenly distributed. Uiually the crop VIII
be excellent IN sections and entirely destroyed IN
Others but I could none OF that this year Where
the orchards had borne heavily last year there was to DO
seen slight falling on this season"
wha: do you think will be tho amount OF this years
oropW
"Ih have been figuring over that subject aud close
an estimate W. make ia 100000 baskets for this
city alone while probably 100000 baskets will 10 BY
us to Boston and points north and east"
"What proportion OF the crop Will vessels carry 4"
probably ons-iourth. while the Pennsylvania Rail
road will carry the other tlrce'iouiths'
'when viii the crop arr'Vci
owe are now receiving ctates OF the frat ripe fruit
II is small and OF poor flavor, but s scarcity makes 10
sell well The bulk of the crop will not begin 70 arrive
Unti about August l."
"What are the prices and varieties Of peachosF
"Al we receive now come IN crates holding scnnt
tai ~ l. tsiiu
crate The carly varieties Trotns Early AeXandeTS
Beatrice and Hae's Early that rots bndy. here Is
little money to the farmer IN the early varieties, they
rot badly IN the crate. especially In hot showery
weather. The medium varieties In lme
of nrening are Mountain Rose. Honest John
and Rose The late varieties are Late Crawford ana
smocEs There are OF many other varieties with
fancy nacs but those have mentioned are the stand
Do tho orchards on the peninsula show any signs OF
mot the least. They are in fine condition" .,,
"What proportion Of tue crop Is supplied ny inc Poh
suai" ,,.,....,.
About Of the whole crop While t9e of se
late sorts that best aud hereafter w
The late varieties bring as high as So u basket az they
arc sought after by housewives for preserving h'or
many OF them return from their summer trlps. ,,,
In what kinds OF packages do the fruit come mostly
"New.Jersey and Upper Delaware ship in baskets
holding twenty quarts while lower Delaware ShipS h
"Do shippers practise the art Of placing the finest
/ fruit on tOpp'
''This is only done by beginners and small producers
as such practice hurts shippers reputation anu 10
/ never practised by the large producers"
what becomes Of the packagesf -
1--WE return pay for the baskets but tho crates 20
with the fruit" -.
| large fruit store in Broadway where the finest
] peaches In town are to be was visited . 49, q.
What class OF peaches DO you handle ana Whero 40
| they grow" asked. .
1--WE only handle the nest quality Tho earliest gone
nSs snG ss' ' Essy M%H
now handling come from California; They are q yshVw
nesh and called Crawfords Early and arc shppea IN
nat boxes holding III EACH and each peach 10
sort white paper They are shipped In refrigerator eaIs
nom California and the packages are examined At Ch
cago and only the best forwarded 10 this CITY, They are
now worth W 90 10 S. box, depending upon qualify
The first from California arrived June 20 this season.
The crop In Georgia has not been good as IL was as
year. In California 1t has been about the Same ns As
year"