New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-26
MORE GRAPES SEIZED.
MEETING STEAMERS AS THEY ARRIVE.
DEALERS ALARMED BY THE DROPPING OUT oF
THE BOTTOM OF THE MARKET.

DEALERS ALARMED BY DisCA
THE BOTTOM OF THE MARKET.
Ate +he wholesale dealers in fruit had been warned
IN Thursday not to sell the Concord grapes wpn ua
been posoned with suphate of copper lnspso'oi
derle ~ the Health Department, and his ASSISTANTS
IN the chemists Office decided TO make eAannihnucn0
of tbe grapes that were expected to arrive " u'Ou
p,yor stoonboats early yesterday morning lie was
- The nior at Horrison-st. and the North River soon
after midnight with Fruit Inspectors ruler anu Ao '
w : Weeks assistant chemist, ana Sc'ei"i '''' ~,
noucomen The steamboat Newburg, was at the
wharf and many crates of grapes rom tue u''u
,t tbe civ of Newburg had been unloaded from u'c
vessel An examination CONVINCED Ile s',,' -,
b+ none of the grapes from that district hao ueel
,orod os the stems OF grapes which they looked aV
rere free from the green coating observed on lhu,S
day. Inspector Moran and Mr.. Weeks went !" VIZ
Tenth st. pier to wait for the arrival vi lpe
baldwin The other officers waited at tne hiriIS'"
= wharf until the steamboat ID. s. Miller arrVcu :"
a m from the Marlboro district. On that Vesse'
roro found over 80 crates OF Concord graPes 'i'
-, ~ which were covered with the green residue
- eliminate of copper Inspector Lederle ana ms as
J.,Dt worked for two hours, Selling the crates vi
osoned grapes and passing wholesome fF1ilt on "ioi
the green coating could not be detected Inc oi"'ol
of the steamboat made no ooJecuoh I'd Ihe rN' ~
some Of the truckmen who were whiting 10 carry ava,
the crates Of grapes made great deal OF trouble anu
overheard barrel Of cider exploded ana inc oiI~'
a., o,or IederIe and Fuller, giving them an uneA-
pected bath. -,.- -.,.os ohout
At the rentl-st pier Moran and Weeks seized ABOUT
100 crates Of the poisoned grapes winch "uu
Skinned on the steamboat Baldwin from Ulster county
All the grapes which were seized were SEM W VIC
ogal pler later in the day. The loss will ia upon
lo orono growers who sent the grapes to the CITY,
President Wilson. of the Health Board said yesterday
that the seizures Of the poisoned grapes would continue
under Section AZ Of the sanitary Code' Analysis ~
be chemists Office showed the presence OF copper III
the coating on the stems OF grapes tiiat "ero Un
domned Inspector Ledere said that the use OF the
solution might be safe enough when the BlaPe9 WI"
forming but it evident that somo OF tne srO"erS
had used the solution too late in the season.
The action of the Health officials caused fall IN
the prices Of grapes yesterday of nearly so per cent
Many consgnments from the country were aoSolu.ey
nnsalable while the best price offered was cents
pound
The suspected grapes were bought largely oy
Italians GeTDans and Swiss, VINO VIII convert ''en'
into wine making compound much more dangerous 10
the publc than is the fruit in its present condiuon
There is little of the socaled poisonous matter on
the grapes Themselves almost all the copper USED III
e solution to preserve the vines being on the stems
In making the wine this will certainly De ulSsoNeu
in the liquid prepared to poison the poorer Glasses
c. S. Palmer one Of the largest fruit dealers, was
Washington requesting that some member OF the De
partment of Agriculture should at once come 10 ths
city and investigate the case.
The following was the Dispatch with the answer;
Serious damage the interests oil Newfork stae
il being done by circulated through the daily
prs that the Bordeaux Mixture recommended by your
department as a preventative from rot and Win "hch
the vines have been sprayed months ago, while the Hu
was green has poisoned the pened grapes and are no"
being seized by health authorities Kindly wire THIS
mixture is poison possible for any serious results
to follow from eating the fruit. The mixture has oeeh
used for three
This answer WIS received:
Repeated chemical analysis show that grapes sproycd
with bordeaux Mixture are injurious One authority
saws that It would ton OF grapes sprayed egnt
times 10 contain poisonous dose for single INDIVIDUAL
Another authority says would take over 1000 pounds
We will send tomorrow If necessary Professor galloway
Chief OF the Division of Vegetable Pathology OF this De
partment to confer with the Board of Trade.
EDWIN wILLETTS Assistant Secretary.
Mr. Palmer on receiving the answer. telegraphed
reouesting that Professor Galloway should at once
come on TO the city and there will be meeting on
this subject at the Mercantile Exchange TO day, at
D. M when Professor Galloway, the members Of the
Board Of Health and the principal merchants inter
ested in the grape market Will be present.