Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-10
c,pr COD CRANBERRIEs.
Depression in the Boston Market
.r-,l.h il Making Farmers Uneasy.


,,,,,-ession in the Boston Market
which is Making Farmers Uneasy.
w.REHAM. MASS, Nov. 6.--FrOm TOO
90 san barrels of cranberries are now In
go eforebouses that are connected with
~, several extensive boys within few
Las Of this place awaiting favorable
~,orket. They are said to be as fine berry
- .,or were harvested in Barnstable or
n,ruouth counties. The best of the fruit
49,. oil been harvested, while hundreds Of
,ls~rels of interior berries lie thick upon
.'' farms. This same berry, that is now
.l-l,1onnced mo good" last year was car
reiintO the market and commanded good
loo To-day they cannot be sold tOr Ihe
PaIinr The very low price of the cram
- erOD makes the business complete
sojinrp throughout the Cape district. FIFTY
Serrels we're sold to New York parties to-
say ior S. 70 per barrel. Last year the
e came growers delivered to the same New
vii house an inferior berry from this
some farmer, realizing $14 90 per barrel.
several of the growers in this locality
hove almost become discouraged over the
nrpsaut aspect that matters have taken In
r. henry traffic, Said one of the large
growars IN this section to the Globe rep
sSesentative, Il don't know what will be-
come of the fruit l have stored. l have
some 400 barrels on hand ready to ship,
brt il can't get but 81 per barrel for
tbam I will let them rot in my StOrehOuse.
Issr wear l sold them for $40 and
a. per barrel; in fact, If l had held
nom back for one month l could have
realized over S13 per barrel. To-day the
same party offers me 50 20 per barrel for
much finer berry than my last year crop,
= truit that last year would no doubt have
sold for Sl4 in the markets of New York.
As have stated before, think cranberry
farming has seen it's best days here on
Cane Cod. Two many small culturlsts
nave entered into the scheme of placing
these berries on the market for a price
far below that of those who for years
rave been extensively interested in
the industry. This and nothing else
ia the cause that this season has
brought such a disaster to the large
growers Of the Cape Cod berry. Many of
tpe small growers are now retailing on the
streets, in many of the towns, cranberries
SO &C.. and &c. per quart. This statement
seems almost Incredible. but il is true,
nevertheless. We never shall have those
prosperous days in the future, ifthe young
farmers that are now branching out into
the cranberry industry insist on keeping
the market down. They do not seem to
realize the vast amount Of mischief and
trouble they make for us. If mat
ters continue as in the past sea-
son the fruit will be as free as
the BURBERRY that now grows in our
forests, free to all to harvest. Every
thing at the commencement of tine harvest
looked suspicious. The market gave in
dIcatiOrs that the demand for the fruit
would far surpass that Of any former
season. / went to more than the usual
expense, and, after all, considered nv
time and money thrown away. l should
have been 81 800 better off to-day had l
let the farm overflow all through the
summer. Others l can name that have
suffered far more severely than | have.
A few have done comparatively well
this year. but these are exceptional
cases."
Yes, you can say, without being con-
tradicted, that the cranberry crop of Cape
Cod is perfect failure this season."
A Wareham gentleman, who has some
fifty barrels in his barn, went to Boston
the week before last, and he could not find
party who would pay him over S. Is per
barrel tor his stock on hand. The berry
n is very fair one, too. The best market
4 for Cape Cod berries is New York. Bos-
ton is too near the berry farms, When
81 the New York; market was paving from
h }l2t $l4 per barrel, Boston would not pay
over So.