Smyrna times., 1888-08-01

The Talbot County Fair Association
have prepare their list of premiums
for this year, but the catalogues have
not yet been issued. This years fair
will be held on September 18th, 10Th,
goth and 21st.
The Baltimore Fruit and Produce
Exchange was opened for business
Monday at HendersOn's wharves, but
arrivals of peaches are not expected
until next week. The premises have
been described and no better exist in
the cOuntry for the rapid handling o
fruit and produce. The directors pres
ent at the opening were: John w. Cor
rep, James 5. Harris, Norris Bernard,
OF Kent county; E. L. F. Hardcastle
OF Talbot county, Samuel T. Earle of
Queen Anne's county, H. NJ Murray
OF Anne Arundel county, John w.
Cruett and A. Y. Dolfeld of Baltimore
city. These gentlemen inspected the
steamer Lancaster, now repairing at
Brusstar's floating dry dock, and decid-
ed to charter her for the peach trade
on the ChOptank river. She will be
ready for service next week, and will
carry about 10000 baskets. The Sas-
safras Steamboat Company has selec-
ted the steamer Alpha, with a capac-
lty for 1000 baskets, to run peaches
from wharves on that river to the ex-
change direct. The steamer will start
on August 7, and if the business de-
mands it will be supplemented by an
other. Onthe ChOptank a tug and
barges will gather the fruit up as far
as Denton and run direct to the ex-
Congratulations Sun.
Canning Fruits and Vegeta5Ies.-The
fruit-packing season will open in Balti-
more next week, and thousands of
women and children who pare the fruit
and earn few pennies are rejoicing
accordingly. As peach-packing cen
tre Baltimore is metropolis without a
rival. More fruit is canned here every
summer than in any other city, and the
| preparations by the packers Indicate
that the output of the! present season
will exceed that of any of its prede-
| cessOrs.
Last summer the peach yield was a
partial failure, but still enough of the
fruit was obtained to pack 800, O,O0Ocans.
The packers profits were good. and
the excellent quality of the fruit aided
materially in advancing the prices.
1t is estimated the output this wear
will be from a million to twelve hum
dred thousand dozen cans, which will
be the largest number ever packed in
the city. The season for canned corn.
tomatoes and other vegetables will not
open in Hartford and Cecil counties. the
chief centres of the industry, before
August 20. The season is behindhand
a week, and the West will begin can
ming corn before the East. The OUTPUT
is estimated as about the same as that
of past seasons.
In speaking of the fruit-packing in.
dustries, a packer said: Baltimore
should keep up her reputation fol
packing good fruit. California most
nearly approaches her as a rival in tn,
fruit-packing business, but there is nc
certainty about the crop on the Pacific
slope. California peaches have a gooC
reputation in the market, and, woul,
you believe it, California has frui
packed in Baltimore and then shipped
to Chicago, where the California labe
is put upon the cans, and the fruit i.
sold as a product of California. Balti
more canned goods suffered somewhat
three or four years ago on account O
their inferiOrity, but they have gained
their former good reputation, and vii
not suffer this year. Baltimore Sun.