Smyrna times., 1892-07-20
Canned Fruits Going Up.
THE WEST COMING HERE FOR TONS OF
TOMATOEs-OTHER CROPS THIN.

THE WEST COMING HERE FOX TONS OF
TOMATOES OTHER CROPS THIN.
Philadelphia is the headquarters of
the canned goods trade of the world.
Here the money is advanced to can
ners and packers for the purchase of
tin cans, "shooks," sugar, etc, and
though the packing is not actually
done in this city the marketing of the
major part of the product of this indus
try is controlled by Philadelphians.
The fruit crop of this year in all
kinds is phenOmenally light. This be-
ing the great canned-gOOds market the
effect of this shortage is being very
strongly felt in this city, where prices
have rapidly advanced during the past
few days. This increase has made
itself particularly felt in canned pie
peaches, especially those packed in
gallon cans.
Because of the rainy weather of May
and the fierce heat of June. tomato
plants in the West were largely de-
strOyed. The result is that the West
is coming into this market for enOr-
nous quantities of canned tomatoes
for both future and "spot" delivery,
FOrty-fve thousand cases, of two dOz on
cans each, Of"future" tomatoes were
sold last Friday. Que firm sold 5000
cases for future delivery, for the West
ern trade. Prices have gone up from
774 cents per dozen for three pound
cans to 824 to 85 for future deliveries.
Gallons have risen from 81 to 1926 for
futures. On spot deliveries gallons
have gone from 81 to 81 40 to $3.50 aud
three pound cans from 80 to 874 cents
All these prices are extremely firm.
"SpOt' canned corn of Southern
packing has become nearly exhausted
both in this and other markets. The
price has advanced from rs cents to
$1.10. New York State corn has ad
vanced from 80 cents to 81 20 and 81 %
per dozen, at which price it is nov
firm. Future deliveries have advanced
from IS cents to 80 and 824 cents.
Last year the peach crop Was ex-
tremely large. 1t was so large in the
latter part of the season that many
shippers did not realize the freight or
shipments to this market Canned
peaches never sold 80 low in the his
tory of the trade for new fruit. SUI
dried and evapOrated peaches also solo
at the lowest price known. The indi
cations are now that while there will
be enough peaches to supply tabl,
wants there will be practically none
for canning or drying. AS q result
-canned peaches have advanced rapidly
within the last few days. Three-pOunC
cans of pie peaches have sold up from
IS cents per dozen to 81. Gallon can
of pie peaches have advanced from s:
to $40; seconds, pounds, rom 81 .Oj
to $1.4O, and standards from $l30 t
$l76 and $l80. Gallons in thes,
grades have advanced in proportion.
Last year there was a phenomena
crop Of cherries. This year there ar,
practically none. Dried pitted cher
ries that were put into cold storage il
May this year at 10t cents per pound
were resOld last Friday at III cents
Two years ago dried cherries sold M
to 38 cents per pound and it would no
surprise tradesmen if they sold as hig
as % cents per pound this year.
Canned strawberries and canned an
dried plums have also increased i
price. Strawberries this season wer
watery and poor fruit for canning
Last Week canned strawberries sold a
$3.50 per dozen and large sales wer
made at $3.50 per dozen, an advance q
81 per dozen in three days. Trades
men say the outlook indicates still
higher prices for all kinds and grade
Of canned fruits. Yesterday afternoon
was reported that there was Onl
, about 100 dozen Of gallon cans of pi
peaches in the Baltimore marke
which we're held firm at $31O TO 32t
/ philadelphia Press.