Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-09
Early Fruits and Vegetables in ST
Louis Market

4
Louis Market
A fruit firm in &. Louis, Nessrs. p. NJ
Kiely < Co. recently issued a circular 70
fruit growers showing how the early
fruits and vegetables produced along the
Gulf coast stood in the 81 Louis market
last year. some quotations from this
circular nav Be Of interest 70 the Fege-
table and fruit growers Of Southern Geor-
gia and Florida Al this time who are
already beginning 70 ship small lots
yorIh~srd- ara may also oe useful IN
zirtrz than I'D insight into the nature Of
tie competition they are 70 encounter
from the countries west Of them and
equally well adapted 70 the growth Of
early fruit.
The circular states that the first cab
bages arrived the latter part Of February
from New Orleans, soft and small. but
sold for s. and s. per crate, which was
considered a high price for the poor
quality. As better cabbages began 10 APP
pear from New Orleans and Mobile, the
prices improved. and = month later were
$ % and s. per crate. The Mobile cab
bages being better article than those
from New Orleans, the former maintained
the price Of s. and S. even 10 the first Of
May.
Cucumbers appeared in the St. Louis
market about the same time as cabbages,
and sold at from s. to 81 . per dozen.
Mobile and New Orleans furnished most
Of the early supplies, though points in
Texas. notably Palestine, were free ship
pers the past few years. Mobile, after
being fairly started, ships heavily in yen-
tilated barrels by fast freight, reaching
- Louis within three days. Most other
points patrOnize the express company,
! being unable TO reach the market so read
ily by freight. In the matter Of time and
Z low rates the Mobile shippers have great
I advantage over most other pOints-fea
( lures that IN a measure account for the
rapid growth Of the industry there
Green peas were upon the market early
I but date not given; sold for from 81 tC
+ s. - per bushel: this, we suppose, in the
/ she'll. English peas can be sent into It
/ LOHis market from Florida in January
and from all over South Georgia in Feb
/ ruary.
string beans have appeared in that mar
/ ket the last week in March. and sold at s
l per box OF three pecks, or So per bushel
| Later tine price went down to 50 per box
/ The round beans, says the circular, al
ways sell better than the fat ones.
/ Tomatoes were first received from Der
muda via New Orleans, about the first 0
March-they were small and wrapped il
/ paper, packed in one peck slat boxes
which sold at from 81 to 81 .. They wer'
supposed to have been gathered green anC
/ given plenty Of time to ripen on the wa,
I 10 market. The Bermuda stock main
tanned their prices until the Sth Of May
when they were superseded by better frui
! from the South, which sold as high as S
for One-thIrd bushel boxes. On the 1st o
June Mobile tomatoes were still selling a
81 . per box.
Irish potatoes were first received from
New Orleans on the sth Of March, ant
sold at g . per peck box. By the last 0
May they were selling at IS to 81 % pc
barrel-the best from Mobile.
From these indications the truck farm
ers Of the South Atlantic coast have moth
ing 10 fear from the success Of thei
brethren along the Gulf coast, and ma
heartily wish them abundant improve
ment in stuff and prices. 1t is not il
their power TO compete successfully wit
the Southeast in the better markets Of III
North Atlantic, while the great North
western cities are about as accessible I
us as TO them. South Florida, too, has
in her power to have everything her Ow-
way in the matter Of early fruits and veg
etables, and control the markets of tn
entire country without rival for at leas
a month every season. This is no SINAI
advantage, and points out the grand fu
ture Of the Peninsula, worked up to it
great capacity.