Evening journal., 1891-07-01
TRADE As DUNN ENDS IT.
Intervening Facts and Figures From the
Comm ecia1 Agency.


Comm rcial Agency.
Messrs. R @. Dunn & Co., through
their Office ia Wilmington, have gathered
information as to the CONDITION of trade
and prospects OF crops ia three counties
of Delaware; Caroline. Cecil Dorchester.
keut, Somerset. Queen Anne, Talbot,
Wicomico and Worchester. Maryland and
Accomac aud Northampton, Nirgiais.
They have advices from prominent points
ia all these counties and have sent the
following information to their subscrib
ers
'Trade in this district. which compri-
ses all the territory lying between the
Delaware and Chesapeake Bays, from the
| Pennsylvania line, South. has been fairly
good duripg the past six months.
Advces from principal points between
New Castle and Cape Charles unite in
| saying that the business during the past
six months has been fair, and the pros
poets are better than for several years
past.
In two counties in Virginia, the berry
crop which has Just been harvested was
/ good; the yield was not as great as form
| srly but prices obtained were profitable
Round potatoes are not yielding very
we'll, but the stock il fine and the prices
| good. Sweet potatoes are growing finely.
| The farmers in these two counties de
| pend almost altogether on berries and
round and sweet potatoes. There have
been few failures among the merchants
and they are paying with average
| promptness
In the lower counties OF Maryland, the
berry crop was unusually productive
and rsmunerative. Wheat is not grown
much here, but what there is looks prom
ising. In these counties, the farmers
have been in bad condition, owing to the
fsilure OF crops 10 1899 and 1890 and at
| present are feeling much encouraged
over the prospects for this year Mer-
/ chants report better trade than that OF q
year ago. and thus far this year has been
prosperous. Along the shores Of Chess
peake Bay where oysters abound business
was not 80 good during the winter as
last year, owing to the scarcity Of oys-
| ters, but the main sufferers were 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 poiLt ia the nor thern part Of Sus-
sex Co., Del, across through the middle
Of Caroline Co. and northern part OF Tai
bot Co., Md, to the lower part of New
Castle Co., Dell, and Cecil Co, Md, and
within that district there will be All
immense crop of peaches, pears etc
probably the largest ever harvested. As
there hes been a failure of the peach
crop since 1888, IL looks as il there would
be market for all peaches grown, IL
Is estimated that there will be 4 000 COO
baskets shipped from this Peninsula
during the coming season and this means
large revenue TO the farming commun-
ity
The farmers of the upper half of this
Peniniula grow good deal Of wheat and
the yield this year prom ses to be large.
Cecil county, Md. is large producer Of
hay, and recent rains have im approved the
prospect Of that crop very much, and it
looks now II it would be a good harvest.
Wholesale dealers and bankers report
merchants as being in fairly good condi-
iion. They have been meeting their
hills promptly, are now buying quite
freely, and thus far, this year, have done
a fairly profitable business
"Wilmington manufactures largely
iron vessels engines, cars, car wheels,
| paper, cotton, and sugar machinery,
morocco, carriages, cotton, vulcanized
| HDNcf A1NAAAlAcAns klhoH, thN4 lIon SUP
building has been some what dull but our
builders now have orders which will run
them for several months. Our machiu.
lists have been fairly active and inquiries
and orders are now coming in freely
Morocco manufacturing is dull, and the
output during the last six months has
been full twenty five per cent. below
that Of the same period last year
Prices remain about the same.
"ln ether lines, manufacturing busi
ness has been good and fsirly remuner
aiive. Money seems to be plentiful, but
lenders are very cautious Wholesale
grocers and hardware men report about
the same amount Of business as that oi
the same months last year collections
are fairly good and the prospect for bus
mess is bright
Messrs R q. Dunn & Co reported that
In the first six months Of this year
there were Is failures in Delaware, to
tai labi tiles of which were $27e, 400
with assets amounting to STAG, $50, Ii
the nine counties Of Maryland on tn,
Eastern Shore, there were IL failures
with liabilities Of $S5 100 and assets O.
$25 925. Ia Accomack and Northampton
counties, Virginia, there were failures
with liabilities amounting to s., 400 al,
assets Of 5000