Milford chronicle., 1891-07-10
Peninsular Business.

Afessrs R. G. Dunn & Co, through their |
Office in wilmington, Del, haye gathered
as to the condition OF trade ana
prospects Of crops in the three counties OF
Delaware; Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent
Somerset, Queen Auue, Talbot Wicomico
and Worcester, MARYLAND aud Accomac and
Northampton, Virginia. They haYe adyices
from prominent points in all these counties
aud have sent the following information to
their subscribers
trade IN this territory (which comprises
all the territory lying between the Delaware
aud chesapeake bays from the Peunsylva'
MA line south) has been fairly good during
the past six months.
Advices fron principal points between
New Castle and Cape Charles unite IN saying
that the business during the past six months
has been fair, and the prospects are better
than for several years past.
In the two counties in Virginia the berry
crop which has just been harvested was
good; the Weld was not as great as formerly
INIT prices obtained were profitable. Round
potatoes are not yielding very Wen OUT tne
stock is fiue anG prices good. sweet pota-
toes are growing finely, The farmers III
these two counties depend almost altogether
on berries aud round and sweet potatoes,
There has been few failures among mer-
chants and they are paying with average
IN ne lower counties of Maryland the
berry crop was unusually productive and re
rnuuerative Wheat is not grown much mere
but what there Is looks promising. In these
counties the farmers have been in bad coudi-
nor owing TO the failure of crops in 1859
and 1890, and at present are feeling much
encouraged over the prospects for TINS year
Merchants report better trade than that OF a
wear ago. and thus far this year have been
prosperous Along the shores OF the Chesa-
neake bay where oysters abound business
was not as good during the winter as last
wear. owing to the scarcity OF oysters, bu'
/ The main sufferers were the packers, the oys.
/ ter planters getting good prices Tor wha'
they marketed, and the mercantile trade re-
port a good season.
/ = THE reach belt this year extends from a
poiut in the northern part Of Sussex county
| Del. across through fhe middle OF Caroline,
county and northern part of Talbot county
| Nd. TO the lower part OF New Castle county
/ Del. and Cecil county, Md, and within that
district there will be an immerse crop Of
peaches. pears, etc, probably the largest
ever harvested. As there has been a iail
ure of the peach crop since 1855 It looks as
iifthere would be a mar ct for all peaches
grown. II estimated that there VIII DC
q 600. 900 baskets shipped from this PENN
5,,la duriug the coming season and tins
means large revenue to the farming com
muitity. -.
The farmers Of the upper half of thi'
Peninsula grow a good deal of wheat auc
the Weld this year promises TO be large
O. eli county. Md, is a large producer o
nav. and recent rains have improved the
prospect of that crop very much, and 1t look
now as if there would be good harvest
Wholesale dealers and bankers report Iner
g.. IL nod rom
rhev have been meeting their bills prompt,
are now buying quite freely, and thus far
this year, have zone fairly profitable odsi
ness.
Wilmington manufactures largely iron YES
sells. engines, cars, car wheels, paper, cot
J ton and sugar machinery, morocco earn
. aces cotton, vulcanized fibre, fertilizers
e glass. etc. Iron shipbuild:ng has been some
what dull, but our builders now have order
. which will run them for several months
: Our machinists have been fairly active am
INQUIRIES and orders are now coming i
5 freely. Morocco manufacturing is dull, an
. the output during the last six months la
been fully rs per cent below that OF til
same period last year Prices remain abou
2 the same.
r In other lines manufacturing business ma
r been good and fairly remunerat!ve. None
seems to be plentiful but lenders are yer
S cautious. Wholesale grocers and haIdwaI
2 men report about the same amount OF bus
r ness as that of the same months last yea
E collections are fairly good and the prospe'
3 for business is bright.
t Messrs. R. G. Dun & Co. report that i'll til
b first six months of this year there were eigl
1 teen failures in Delaware, total liabilities {
f which were S276.4oo with assets amountin
, 10 sI46.7so In the nine counties Of Mar,
S land on the Eastern Shore there were eleve
failures, with liabilities Of SIS, 100 and asse
of S24925 In Northampton and Aceoha
COMMITTEES. Virginia, there were two failure
With liabilities amounting to $1,000 and a
= sets of 5000.