The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-26
MELONS TO MOVE SOON.
SHIPMENTS TO BEGIN IN ABOUT
TWO WEEKS.

The Crop Estimated at 1000 Cars
Greater Than Last Years Crop
Vegetable Growers Rather Blue
over the Decline in the Prices OF
Beans and Potatoes-The Shipments
to Western Markets Increasing.
The melon crop of Georgia will begin to
move about June 8, and between June IL
and June 90 the fruit will be going freely to
northern and western markets.
The crop is roughly estimated at L, 900
cars, or 1900 cars in excess of the crop of
last year. 1t is not believed, however, that
the excess will unfavorably affect the mar
ket, and principally for the reason that the
fruit crop of the state is almost a total
failure, and the Georgia melon must not
only fill its own place, but supply the loss
of the Georgia peach.
The melons are widely distributed
throughout northern, western and north
western markets, and find a ready sale in
Canada, SO that it is not apprehended that
the markets viii be glutted, as the vegetable
and peach markets are, which are not SO
AC@iCldli1 0AStA AbotcAs RuA a. ~ -
few Of the more populous cities of the
north.
THE GROWERS ADVANTAGES.
The melon growers have the same freight
rates as last year and the added advantage
that the fruit weights Of their own sworn
weighers will be accepted by the railroads
which receive, and the connecting lines
which carry the melons, so that they will
know just what freight they will have to
pay on car Of the fruit. Last year con-
Meeting lines reweighed, and In many in
stances corrected bills came back OF a
greater weight.
The melon patches about Savannah are
looking well, and young melons have
formed on the vines. The melon patches
along the line of the Charleston aud Savan-
nah railway are reported to be iii thriving
condition, and it is thought Georgia melons
will be in the Savannah market next week.
A few Florida melons have been received
here, but they were small and of an inferior
quality. A better quality OF Florida melons
viii begin TO make its appearance ct fancy
prices before the close of the week.
TIE DECLINE IN VEGETABLES.
The truck farmers are beginning to get
blue over the continued decline in the price
of beans and potatoes and they will not
bulV 81 utdNnl ILLS NCch W
kets The Charleston potato crop is moving
with the Savannah crop; Newberne has be-
gun to send in her crop, and it is predicted
that Norfolk will begin to move her crop
before the close of the week.
On Friday potatoes were quoted in New
York at IS to SO 80, and Saturdays sales
were down to 81 to So. The Philadelphia
and Baltimore market was somewhat better
on Saturday, potatoes selling at "a in Balti-
more and from SO rs TO 81 IS in Philadel-
phia. This Is accounted for by the supply
not exceeding the demand, the New York
market having been overcrowded. Phila-
delphia has but one steamer every ten
days and Baltimore twice week.
Beans and cucumbers are reported to
have sold better in Baltimore and Philadel-
phia for this reason, and because prepay
ment of freight is required on beans, cucum-
bers and squashes for Philadelphia and
Baltimore by rail. Beans sold in New York
Saturday for so to IS cents, cucumbers
from 81 so to 81. Baltimore, beans, 81 %
10 81 so; cucumbers, 81 to SO so; Philadel-
phia, beans, 81 25 to 81 40; cucumbers, So so.
Potatoes, New Orleans and Mobile peer
less. were quoted in Chicago Saturday at
So; in Pittsburg, IS to IS SO.
THE REFRIGERATOR SHIPMENTS.
During the last week four solid refriger-
ator cars of vegetables to arrive in Cincin-
natl Saturday and to-day were sent out by
the Central over Louisville and Nashville
line. No reports have been received from
the vegetables arriving Saturday. One of
the cars was loaded with beans, one with
potatoes and the two other cars were
municipalities, beans, cucumbers and
squashes composing the shipments. Two
refrigerator carloads of potatoes beans and
cucumbers will be sent out from the Cen
trial freight warehouse tomorrow for Gin
cinnati, and it is expected that the opening
OF the western market will tend to
stiffen prices in the northern markes
this week. Solid trains were run daily last
week on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern and Coast Line to the north, and on
Saturday two solid trains loaded with yege-
tables went north from Charleston. The
disposition is to let the potatoes stay in the
ground while longer il the western mar
kets should prove as dull and inactive as the
northern markets were on Saturday. It
will not only tend to curtail the supply and
promote better prices but also improve the
quality OF the potato
BEANS PAYING LITTLE PROFIT.
Beans will be allowed to stay on the vines
rather than to ship with the knowledge that
they cannot he sold except at less Florida
beans have been selling as low as 25 cents,
which pays but little more than the cost OF
picking.
1t may be said that Savannah cannot hope
TO ship beans proftably after this week, if
SO long.
The crops are looking exceedingly well.
The cucumber vines are prolific of fruit, and
the tomato crop is looking very fine. 1t is
thought the tomato crop will start well, and
command fair prices for some time. Fancy
Florida tomatoes are bringing So so to "a
per crate, and by the time the Florida crop
begins to slack Savannah tomatoes. and Of
better quality, will be going forward.
To sum up the situation, the excessive
supply OF southern vegetables in the north
ern markets, if not cut off by reduced ship
ments. must necessarily tend to further
reductions in prices, without the experiment