The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-10
But LITTLE LEFT NOW.
THE LAST FREEZE PUTS THE FIN
IsHING TOUCHES ON The CROPS. 4

Ice Quarter OF an Inch Thick Formed
in Exposed Places-Lettuce and Cab
bage that Escaped the Freeze Last
Week Caught This Time-Ths Berry
Crop Total Loss-The Effect OF the
Freeze Along the Entire Coast.
There was hard freeze yesterday morn
ing, the ice being as thick in exposed places
as it was the pevious Sunday morning.
1t was colder during the day than was ex-
pected. The mercury went down to 3Oe
The highest it went was 49s. Toward night
the cold began to moderate, and this morn
ing the signal observer predicts that the
temperature will be nearly normal. The
weather is rapidly becoming warmer all
over the country. In the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys the cold has almost disappeared
and the thermometer is recording much
higher degrees Of temperature. At Mobile,
Montgomery and Galveston yesterday the
thermometer readings were very little below
Cos, and the temperature at Rio Grande was
S4'.
Tho wave has moved rapidly eastward
and is passing of over the coast. The tenn
perature in Charleston, Wilmington and
Jacksonville was lower last night, as they
were the last points affected by
the cold, Savannah having been
reached by the warm wave. To-day will
be warmer and tomorrow the cold weather
will have been forgotten almost except by
the farmers. The weather in the north is
moderating, although the temperature is
freezing yet. No rain fell anywhere yes
terday and no snow was reported.
HARD ON THE FARMERS
Last week was severe one on vegeta-
tation, and the rains during the week, fol-
lowed by yesterday mornings freeze, make
the latter much more severe on the potato
crop, and it 10 believed that what vitality
was left in the growing crops has been
killed
The reports are conflicting about the ex-
tent Of damage to the peach crop, but the
preponderating opinion is that the peach
crop which, like other vegetation, was
month in advance Of the season, is almost
wholly destroyed.
The later freeze will have bad effect
on the berries, as what buds were not
blasted before were killed yesterday, and
lettuce and cabbage have again been
nipped.
A SLIM MARKET.
The market Saturday and Saturday night
was one Of the poorest known. Beyond a
few cabbages, aud those OF an inferior
quality, and few turnips, there was no
vegetable market. There were a few
lettuce heads at two or three Of the stalls,
but owing TO the blackened condition of
the outer leaves and the general poor con-
dition Of the lettuce it was not in demand.
There were very few strawberries in
market. Mr.. Purvis, who has been shipping
from two to three car loads of Florida
Strawberries weekly, received none last
week, and is taking his refrigerators of the
steamers and will return to New York until
the second crop begins to come in.
FLORIDA SHIPPERS CUT OFF.
No Florida vegetables were shipped last
week, as the freeze killed berries and vege-
tables as far south as Gainesville, from
which point the bulk of the berries and
much Of the truck come.
1t is thought by the farmers in this Sec
ton that native potatoes have stood the
| cold weather fairly well, but it is feared
that fields planted with northern seed will
not yield much of crop. Farmers say
they ventured with their eyes open in fore
ing the season this spring, and if they had
escaped freezes the prices brought for the
truck would have been high. had they not
done so, and the season had continued mild
the truck growers farther north would have
| reaped harvest.
THE ONLY WAY OUT.
AS it is they can now only hope for good
prices for potatoes, as the truckers as far
north as Norfolk can raise peas and beans
| for the northern markets about as soon as
| Savannah truckers.
The damage done to the crops in Florida,
| Georgia and South Carolina means the
keeping back of many thousands Of dollars
which would have otherwise came south,
and cuts short the revenues of the railroad
and steams nip lines, which would have had
a large carrying trade of vegetables and
berries this month and in April. To the
northern eplcures it means no more green
peas and Strawberries for the next six
weeks, and it is all the more disappointing
because they had taste of them and then
the tempting dis hes were withdrawn.