New-York tribune., 1891-08-29
PRICES IN THE MARKETS..
UNPRECEDENTED RECEIPTS OF PEACHES CAUSED
BY STORMY WEATHER.

BY STORMY WEATHER.
The peach market this week has offered another
surprise TO the commission merchants ana reoe'ers
in this city, Last week there was an uheApec~"
falling off In receipts and prices began to advance
somewhat California shippers, who had been forcea
by the competition OF the Delaware peach crop TO sus-
mend shipments Of their fruit to the Eastern seaooa
cities had plucked up heart and began to think OF
entering the market again. Their hopes were doomed
IN sudden extinction 1t on account OF tie
weather. The heavy rains and high winds wmch
have been prevailing in the East for week nave
literally knocked the bottom OUT OF tue market ior
fruits OF all kinds The winds and rains swept
through the orchards OF Delaware and NewJersey ana
much fruit some green and i1mc over-rpe was Dlo"h
to the ground All Of this fruit was or less in
iured and rotted BIZ the water. and all Of It, IL 1t was
Going to be sold had to be sent TO market QUICKLY
Tho result has been glut Of peaches in all the East
ern coast cities such has never been known before
1t is the same story in Baltimore Phladeipha' Ne"
York and Boston, Whole carloads and steamerloads
Of fruit have been sold low that they were prac-
tically given away. In this city the receipts this
week have averaged the unprecedented figures OF 10
carloads a day. Most Of the fruit Is water-soaked
and specked. A car will hold about 600 baskets-a
Delaware basket being So Of bushel ard New-Jersey
basket containing IL bushel Of fruit, The daily re-
cepts of peaches here for week have been over
100000 baskets
said A. F. Young, the Duane-st. commission merchant,
one Of the largest receivers of peaches in the city,
sold fully 1000 baskets for % and 30 cents. had
to take what / could get. The fruit was OF poor
quality all waer-soaked, and had To be sold at once
Are the peachgroweTs making any money at these
fguresl"
"rley are losing money right along and so are we
receivers The Delaware growers are losing most, for
the freight costs them 16 OF II cents basket The
NewJersey growers being nearer 10 the city, pay only
10 cents basket Count in the cost OF picking, In
terest on money invested and commissions paid, 10
per cent and they lose on every basket OF peaches
shipped
What is the effect of the peach gut on the market
for other fruit
Everything is knocked out by peaches; not only
fruit but vegetables Pears fine Baretts are selling
for 81 % and 81 90 barrel Grapes are nowhere ano
plum$-Oh my !" and Mr.. Young lifted his hands ana
looked at the ceiling OF his storeroom In weary
manner. Seeing that the subject gave him pain the
reporter went away. Everywhere else it was the
same story, doleful tales OF ovesuppy OF peaches
such as this city has never seen before sidewaiks
piled high with baskets of unsoh fruit confirmed all
that the commission men said
al have sold thousands OF baskets at 10 cents a
basket" said e. ". Liefried at Washington and Warren
ss "The poor fruit / put out on the sidewalk and
sell to the first wagon boy who along and makes
mn offer for IT, The better fruit keep in the store and
dispose of for 25 so and 90 cents basket 10 grocery
men so far we have not been quite as badly on as
Baltimore, for have not refused to receive Dear
ware fruit, though at the prices we goo it would have
paid the growers 10 let the poor fruit stay on the trees
Receivers have, to be sure, In some Instances refused
to receive fruit shipped from Savannah and points
south watermeons, peaches, etc, because they could
not make the freight charges even On the steamer
lines and some Of the railroads the receiver Will In
cases like these sign off,, that is, give the tlans-
portaton company receipt, showing that the goods
de.rtfn fnAfip s,al
the fruit for what IL will bring and gets what be can
for freight The Pennsylvania and jersey Central
roads however Will not let you sign on but you have
to pay the freight and stand the loss yourself. Other
wis, the road Will take freight consigned to sou
again.
street pedlers alone are doing rushing and
| profitable business hawking the cheap fruit through
tne back streets and suburbs at 20 cents basket
As for California fruit there is hardly peach TO be
seen from the Pacific Coast beyond a few on the
corner stands Of Italians. The most abundant variety
now In market from Eastern orchards are the Late
Crawfords There still TToths and Rarerpes TO
| he had and a few smocks. Early CrawfOrds. stumps
and oldmixons have gone until ,ther season rolls
around.
on september 1 grouse partrldges, wOodcock and
Wild duck can be sold legally.
belated shad was caught by fisherman of Coney
Island on Thursday. II Is rare, indeed, that shad
Is found In these waters as late In tho year as this
This unreasonable one was fno fish, weighing five
and onehalf pounds. lie ultimately found his way
TO DelmOnico's.
Lobsters are getting little dearer as the summer
passes away. Large lobseIs are worth ID cents and
small ones IL IL. Terrap1 viii be fashionable within
a short tine and dealers ere 0klng steps to secure
SIMPLY. Other fish are iaIry cheap. slnped bass
cost 20 end 80 cents pound, smelts 20 cents blue,
ash u - ceuts salmon p; 20 40 cents, mackeTel 80
cents and veaktsh i! cens. Spanish maekerel from
the Chesapeake cell for IS cents and those from Long
island waters Tor - cents pound Green tuIte
can be had for 6 cents pound, haliblI 10 and 10
| cents hadd0ok and col cents. Einknsh 40 cents,
pollock cent? hlacRLsh ~ cents founders 10 cents,
porgles 10 cents, bass II Gents eels IL cehts,
sbeepshead 80 cUts, whitcnsh 10 cents. pcRerei 10
cents salmon rOUI Is cent Ola bass 10 cents rea
snapper 10 cents ard pompano 20 eelis. For ""
dAyS until september !, when the season ends, Lons
Island brook trout can be had for % cents pyu&u &
Whebait costs 80 cents pound. Soft clans sell Tor
40 aud 80 cents a hundfet pIawns q ga gaioSf, sof,
shrimp sc gallon, hard crabs ~ fndred ana sole
crabs rs cents and 81 dozen. Long lslsno esq
are worth 2s cents dozen tetul' western esss 90
cents. First grade creamery butter costs 20 a"u 'o
cents a pound. =. ~, ~, .,o,od agaln
and every body will begin 10 investigate ue haol'S VI
the oyster aad prepare 10 serve hAn up ~ S0"P'