The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-08
NO LET UP TO PEACHES.
THE BIGGEST PEACH YEAR THAT
GEORGIA HAS EVER KNOWN.

a Week From SavannaE-Wheret the
Fruit Comes From-Some Of the Big
Growers-The Varieties of the Fruit
Prices to Take a Tumble Before
Long.
There never was such a peach year in
Georgia, and heavy shipments go by every
New York steamer 1t is comparatively
new feature Of ocean steamer traffic this
wear. For many years C. S. Durling has
had Mr.. d. Purvis as agent here as late as
June 6 TO transfer the Florida and Georgia
strawberry and vegetable crop from
cars to large refrigerators on the
Ocean steamers, but this year he
will be here until the first week in
August shipping peaches. Mr.. Purvis says
that he will remain until the Maryland and
Delaware peaches begin to go in lively to
tins -74eethern markets, after which the
Georgia peach cannot be profitabiy handled
when will the Maryland and Delaware
peaches begin to go int sarketF Mr.. FUR
Wis was asked.
'They will begin to go forward this
week - he replied, but the Georgia peaches
can be handled a month yet, as they are tar
superior to the early peaches of Maryland
and Delaware"
THE NEW YORK SHIPMENTS.
Eight carloads week are being shipped
by the New York steamers, principally
coming over the uthwestern railroad and
the Central from Fort Valley, Marshall
vile and Powersville in refrigerator
cars. and are transferred rapidly to re-
frigerator compartments in the steamers.
The heaviest peach grower from whom
this fruit comes is Samuel II. Rumph OF
Marshallville, one of the heaviest peach
growers of Georgia, who ships from 400 TO
Zoo uackages by every steamer. T. o.
Skellie of Fort Valley is probably the next
largest grower and is shipping great
many Elbertas, which stand at the head OF
the list Of Georgia peaches
Rumph & Moore, of Marshallville, are
said to be the third lar gest growers IN their
section. and the bulk of the shipments via
Savannah come from the three parties
named above.
The first peach TO come in was the Alex
ander, a "clingn and not good keeper.
Shippers did not do so well with this peach,
which is very unreliable and rotted rapidly
in transit. The Alexanders were followed
by few Hales. This peach is also ''cling,"
of small size, and not a desirable fruit. IL
did not keep well, and paid almost as poorly
as the Aexanders
THE FIRST FREEsToNEs.
The Early Rivers followed the Hales.
This peach is a white freestone, small
sized. but a fair keeper and sold
well. The Elbertas came in next, and
are now going forward, with great many
more to come They brought fancy prices
last year. They are a large, yellow free
stone. and are a juicy fruit, and brought
good prices this year, ranging from 81 to
IS per bushel.
The Early Louise. large yellow peach,
ranks next in size aud quality. 1t is free
stone and has been bringing "a per bushel.
The Early Crawford, a large yellow free
stone. is going forward now and brings 81
per bushel.
The Early St John, yellow freestone,
and Early TillOtson, a white freestone,
rank next to the Early Crawford. They
are a desirable fruit, but not SO large,
although with care the Early Tillotsoh can
be brought fully up to the Early Crawford
in size. Mr.. Kent, living on Anderson
street in this city. has some Early Tillot-
sons from a tree in his lot which are as
large as the Early Crawford and fully as
good in quality.
The Thurber Is a new candidate for popu-
lar favor, and some of them are being
shipped The Early st. John, Early Tillot-
Eon and Thurber rank nearly up to the
Elbertas, and all are fair keepers, the prices
ranging from IS to 81 per bushel.
A few Chinese ceilings" and 'free-stones"
have been shipped. They are white
peach-the largest grown IN the country
and command fancy prices, and are seldom
found for sale, except at the retail fruit
stands in small packages.
The Amelia is another fine peach which
commenced coming into the market last
week 1t is a large freestone with white
meat and the skin varying from red TO a
blush tinge. 1t is about the fourth variety
n l.
market and has been selling at 81 50 per
bushel
GEORGIA AHEAD OF NEW JERSEY.
Mr.. w. II. Miltier of New York, who has
wide experience in experimenting the ship
ments of peaches throughout Maryland
Delaware and New Jersey, came down tC
Savannah yesterday from Fort Valley aud
Marshallvle, and he said that the peach
orchards of that portion of Georgia far sur
pass anything he ever saw IN Jersey.
s'When | tell them that, when 90 back tC
jersey" said Mr.. Miltier, they will be
fighting mad, for they tbinl
no one has any peach orchard
that can compare with theirs. Why
there are three peach orchards at Marshall
vile that will snip five car loads day
every day this week. S. H. Rumph has
from forty to sixty acres bearing; Rumpt
s. Moore 100 acres of solid peach orchard
principally Elbertas and the Elberta Fruit
and Farm Company has ITO acres of bear
ing trees. Rumph & James, at Fort Valley
have $4,000 bearing trees. They can
match that in Jersey, and it is worth
visit there to go through their extensiv
orchards
THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA CROP.
'sThe peaches in Southwestern Georgi,
are beginning to come in, said Dir. Miltier
sand it is safe TO say that Georgia will con
tinue to supply the northern markets unit
Aug. g."
'fHow is the Delaware and MARYLAND
peach crop this years" Mr.. Miltier was asked
ut is reported TO be only about half
crop
'And will this tend to extend the season
of shipping from Georgia."
II can't say that it will, as when the bull
of the Maryland and Delaware crop begin,
to go in there will be too many peaches o
the market, grown near by, which vii
operate TO make itunprofitable to ship fror
Georgia to the north. The Georgia peache
will last until Aug. 6, because the bette
class OF Maryland and Delaware peache
will not begin to move in large shipment
before that time"
Mr. Purvis said last night that he expect
to handle $500 bushels of peaches wee
from now on, or 500 bushels four days i
the week.
MARSHALLvILLE's BIG ORCHARDS.
Some idea of the value of the peach Gro
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