The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-11-10

Canned Goods Topics.-The editor of the
Havre- de Grace Republican in his weekly talks
on canned goods topics, in referring to the de-
pressed condition of the market, says: ave have
been taken to task for urging our packers to hold
| their goods firm We were of the opinion, and
still believe, that the pack of corn and tomatoes
in the United States, when the regular increased
demand from year TO year is taken into consider
alton, is at least SO per cent. less than last year,
and the inevitable law Of supply and demand
would alone guarantee an advance in price, The
cause of the present demoralzed market can be
traced, as the Baltimore Grocer and Gamer truly
! remarks to but one s0urce-the weakness OF
country packers, who enter the packing business
without sufficient capital to properly conduct it..
These weak firms, by their efforts to obtain funds
to meet their pressing obligations, go to the
brokers and offer them their holdings say ten
| thousand cases, to perhaps dozen brokers, at q
price below their market value. These same
twelve brokers go on the market and attempt to
| sell those ten thousand cases, making il appear
! as if there were one hundred and twenty thousand
! cases for sale instead of ten thousand. With
such practices these prevailing, other result
| is to be anticipated. The substantial firm will
follow the course of the Northern Hartford Pack
| ing Association, and wait until the clouds roll
by, and realize that return for his labor and in
vestment which is his due and which all our
packers would have realized if they had only
acted judiciously, advisedly and unitedly.
'The Baltimore Trade, speaking on this same
subject well says IF the substantial packers of
this State mean to continue in the business, and
expect a fair return, they will have to take some
measures to have the pack of canned goods go
into the market through general, legitimate chan
nels. and prevent these reckless parties from
riding into town, COW boy fashion, and firing off
their holdings at hundred different houses, de-
moralizing business and causing disaster. 1t is
necessary to this city, and to the county packers
II. n l. IL
troll the crop, and there is ample capital and stor
age accommodation awaiting the call of interest
ed parties. 1t will be an everlasting disgrace to
the business of this city and State if in the
future it shall be shown that they had not the
ability to manage the business that thrust
almost as a monopoly upon them, yet they are
face to face with the opportunity, and time and
tide wait for man."
Garden Work for November.-The Mary
land Farmer makes the following suggestions for
this month
Cab6age.-Take up and store these away.
Tumips, Beets, CARROTS, &C.. should now be
taken up and left for few hours to dry off, and
then carefully stored in moderately cool cellar,
or in pits protected by foot of straw or coarse
litter, and over this put earth from to IL inches
deep pat the same smooth with the hoe or spade
and let the mound be somewhat concal in shape
to turn the water If the weather prove very
severe throw over the pits corn fodder or other
covering.
Lettuce P1ants.-Such as are in frames should
have air admitted to them in mild or moderate
weather.
Caulifocer and Broccoli Break down the leaves
of these over the flowers to protect them.
Endioe and Ceiery.-Continue to blanch the
former and earth up the latter.
Spinach.-Keep free from Weeds and if the
plants require thinning, draw those that crowd the
oil To- inc fha fna 10 etc ohouk A
inches.
Asparagus Beds Let these be cleaned off and
well dressed with a coat of half rotted manure, if
it has not already been done.
Gooseberries and CHrrants, &c.-Cuttings of
these can be set cut during this month.
Rospberries-W Weather permitting, new planta
tons may be set out this month.
Kale and also Corn Sdlad.-May be sown this
month, and rolled or trod by feet covered with
open brush.