The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-21
POINTS FOR TRUCKERS.
THE MEN WHO HANDLE
OUR TRUCK, AND WHAT
THEY SAY ABOUT
OUR SHIPMENTS.
The Condition of Package as Impor-
tant as Quality of Goods.
Editorial Correspondenee.)
New YoRK, Feb, 1885

New YORK, Feb, 1889.
AS our readers are in a great
truck growing section, we have
found time to visit the men who
handle the larger portion Of
North Carolina shipments and
gather what information rela.
tive to the business we could
for THE CAUCASIAN.
When truck is shipped it Is
consigned to a. receiver. The
middle man, or dealer in pro-
duce, comes on the dock in the
morning and buys from the re-
ceiver the differant kinds of
fruits and vegetables, which be,
the dealer, THINKS he will find
most saleable for the day. This
dealer hasa stall i'll the market.
He takes his purchases 10 his
stall and there displays them.
During the day the grocer comes
to the market and buys from
the dealer what he (the grocery
thinks he will find a market for
in his store fer the day. Now,
with this class Of men, time is
important. So when the grocer
goes to the market be purchases
from the dealer who keeps the
largest and best assortment,
otherwise he would have to Wis
several stalls to select his stock
for the day. In the same way
when the dealer goes out in the
morning to buy his supplies for
the day, he looks for the re-
ceiver who handles the largest
assortment and quantity Of pro-
duce. 50 that he may readily
make his entire purchase from
one man, and it is not until the
shipments to the large receiver &
are exhausted that the small re-
ceiYer has a chance to sell his
shipments. Therefore produce
in the hands Of the large receiv-
er, though probably inferior in
quality, almost invariably sells
sooner and for a better price
than produce, though probably
of good quality, in the hands Of
a small receiver.
All this has been said to show
you that the all important thing
to secure prompt and satisfacto-
ry returns is to select the proper
receiver to whom to ship. 1t
will not do to ship to every man
who sends you a stencil. as some
of our Sampson truckers have
learned in their dear and un-
pleasant experience with one
Ackerman. By the way, We
have just been around to see the
shanty in which he held forth
Few people here know anything
of him, and those who did, know
nothing to his credit. Now there
are a number Of just such par
ties here as Akerman, who are
, constantly sending out stencils
Offering big returns for ship
ments, but we hope our people
will not again be caught in any
such trap. Every trucker should
ascertain whether or not the
: parties to whom he intend;
shipping has character and com
mercial standing, aud our truck
ers should, in addition, have pi
eye to those who handle large
, quantities of NORTH Carolina
truck, because the dealers hav:
learned to go to such receiver
for the kind of truck we shin
, We will mention a half a dozer
: Of probably the best of such re
: ceivers, namely: Hines & Mans
, field, Vogel & Brautigan, S. H
, & E. II. Frost, J. II. Bahvenburs
: g. Bros, W. J. & S. II. Daven
port, G. S. Palmer, and G. Fur
man & Co. We would advis
r our North Carolina truckers t.
e to ship to one of these houses
There is no such thing a
i overstocking the market of thi
e place. A small receiver ma,
D easily be overstocked, becaus
: he has only a limited numbe
T. Of small dealers to buy from
a him. But the firms We nav
mentioned can always dispos
e of your shipments to them, if
e is in a marketable condition
+ for they have the largest dea
y ers for their regular customer
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