The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-02

What II. q. Dun q Co. have to shy
About tho business Prospects Of tho
Peninsula and Wilmington.

What II. q. Dun q Co. have to shy
About tho Business Prospects Of the
Peninsula and Wilmington.
Messrs. II. G., Dun q Co., through
their oiiice In Wilmington, Del, have
gathered Information as TO the condi-
uon OF trade and prospects OF crops In
Cecil, Dorchester Kent Somerset,
Queen Anne, Talbot Wicomico and
Worcester Maryland; and Accomao
and Northampton, Virginia. Their
advices from those points are of great
interest to the people.
Advices from principal points be-
tween New Castle and Cape Charles
unite In saying that the business dur
ing 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 was good but not 80 large
as formerly. Round potatoes are not
yielding very we'll. but the stock Is
line and prices good. Sweet potatoes
arc growing finely. There have been
few failures among merchants and
they are p laying with average prompt
ness.
The peach belt this year extends
from a point In the northern part OF
Sussex county. Del, ncroBs the middle
OF Caroline county and northern part
OF Talbot county, Md, TO the lower
part OF New Castle county, Del, and
Cecil county Nd, and within that dis
trict here will lie an immense crop of
peaches, pears, ETC., probably tho larry
est ever harvested. AS there has been
a failure OF the peach crop since 1888,
1t looks as II there would be market
for all peaches grown, 1t Is estimated
that there will be 100000 baskets
shipped from this Peninsula during
the &c m Dg season, and this means a
large revenue to tho farming cominu-
nifty.
The farmers OF the upper half OF
this Peninsula grow good deal OF
wheat, and the yield this year promi-
ses to be large. Cecil county, Md, is
large producer of hay, aud recent
rains have improved the prospect OF
that crop very much, and II looks now
as II there would be good harvest.
Wilmington manufactures largely
iron vessels engines, cars, cal wheels,
paper, cotton and sugar machinery,
morocco, carriages, cotton, vulcanized
fibre, fertilizers, glass, etc. Iron ship
building has been somewhat dull, but
our builders now have orders which
will run them for several months. Our
machinists have boon fairly active and
inquiries and orders are now coming
In freely. Morocco manufacturing Is
dull, and the output during tho last
six months has been fully IS per cent.
below that OF the same period last
year. Prices remain about the same.
III other lines manufacturing bust
ness has been good and fairly remu-
nerative. Money seems to be plentiful,
but lenders are very cautious. Whole
sale grocers and hardware men report
about the same amount Of business as
that OF the same months last year;
eollectionsare fairly good and the prog.
pect for business is bright.
Messrs. II. q. Dun II Co. reports that
in the first six months of this year
there were eighteen failures in Della
ware, total liabilities of which were
$278, 400 with Assets amounting to
Sl45, 750.
Ii. G. Dun & Cos. Acknowledgements
are tf q character entirely reliable.
Their office in this city is in the Elk
change Building, Seventh and Market
streets.