Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-09
TRADE OF TEE PENINSULA.
n. q. Dun & Company's Half Yearly Re-
port on the Business and the Crop Out
look of Delaware.

port on the business and the Crop Out
look of Delaware.
Messrs. R. G.. Dun & Co., through
their local agent, G.. @. Cameron, have
just issued their half-yearly report on
the business and agricultural prospects
of the Peninsula.
The districts covered by the report
covers the three counties of Delaware,
and Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent,
Somerset, Queen Anne, Talbot, Wi
comico and Worcester counties Of Mary
land, and Accomack and Northampton
counties of Virginia.
The information has been gathered
from the best attainable sources, and
affords the most recent business and
crops outlook of the locations referred.
The circular runs:
Trade in this district, which comprises
all the territory lying between the Della.
ware and Chesapeake bays from the Penn
sylyania line south, has been fairly good
during the past six months.
Advices from principal points between
New Castle and Cape Charles unite in say
ing that the business during the past six
months has been fair, and the prospects
are better than for several years past.
In the two countieSof Virginia the berry
crop which has lust been harvested was
good, the yield was not as great us formerly
but prices obtained were profitable, Round
potatoes are not yielding very well, but
the stock is fine and prices good. Sweet
potatoes are growing finely. The farmers
in these two counties depend almost alto
gether on berries and round and sweet
potatoes. There have been few failures
among merchants and they are paying
with average promptness.
In the lower counties of Maryland, the
berry crop was unusually productive and
remuneratve. Wheat is not grown much
here, but what there is looks promising,
In these counties, the farmers have been
i'll bad condition, OWING to the failure OF
crops in 1889 and 1890, and at present, are
feeling much encouraged over the pros
poets for this year. Merchants report
better trade than that Of year ago, and
thus far, this year, have been prosperous.
Along the shores of the Chesapeake bay,
where oysters abound, business was not as
good during the winter as last year, owing
to the scarcity of oysters, but the main
sufferers We're the packers. the oyster
planters getting good prices for what they
marketed and the mercantile trade report
good season.
The peach belt this year extends from
| point in the northern part OF Sussex
county, Del, across through the middle of
Caroline county and the northern part of
Talbot county, Md, TO the lower part of
New Castle county, Del, and Cecil county,
Md. and within that district there will be
an immense crop of peaches, pears. &c,
probably the largest ever harvested. As
there has been failure of the peach crop
| since lSSS, 1t looks as If there would be a
market for all peaches grown. 1t is esti-
mated thai there will be 100000 baskets
shipped from this Peninsula during the
coming season, and this means large
revenue to the farming community,
The farmers of the upper half of this
Peninsula grow good deal of wheat, and
the yield this year, promises to be large,
| Cecil county, Maryland, is large pro-
Queer of hay, and recent rains have i'm
proved the prospect of that crop very
much. and ii looks now as if there would
be good harvest.
Wholesale dealers and bankers report
merchants rs being in fairly good condi-
ton. They have been meeting their bills
promptly, are. now buying quite freely,
and thus far, this year have done fairly
profitable business.
Wilmington manufactures largely iron
vessels, engines, cars, car wheels, paper,
cotton and sugar machinery, morocco,
carriages, cotton, vulcanized fibre. fertil-
izers, glass, &c. Iron ship-building has
been somewhat dull, but Our builders now
have orders which will run them for sew.
eral months. Our machinsts have been
fairly active and inquiries and orders are
now coming in freely. Morocco manu-.
featuring is dull and the output during
the last six months has been fully 25 per
cent below that Of the same period last
year. Prices remain about the same.
In other lines manufacturing business
has been good and fairly remunerative
Money seems to be plentiful, but lenders
are very cautious. Wholesale grocers and
hardware men report about the same
amount of business rs that Of the same
months last year; collections are fairly
good and the prospect for business is
bright.
Messrs. K. G. Dun & Co. report that ir
the first six months Of this year ther,
were is failures In Delaware, tota
liabilities of which were s276, 400, witt
assets amounting to el46, $50 In the min,
counties of Maryland on the Eastern Shor,
there were ii failures, with liabilities o.
ts1 100 and assets of s2i,025 In Aecomacl
and Northampton counties, Virginia, ther,
We're two failures, with liabilities amount
ing to s., 400 and assets of 5000.