The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-12
wATERMELoNs MOVING LIVELY.
The Shipping Season at It's Hight and
Equal to Last Year.

The Shipping Season at It's Hight and
Equal to Last Year.
The watermelon season is now at its hight.
The Ocean Steamship Companys vessels
are carrying about sc, 600 melons each trip
to New York and Boston. Over 500, 600
melons have already been shipped in this
way and 5000 more will be transported
between now and Aug. l.
Agent Anderson compared the figures of
last years watermelon shipments with this
years yesterday. at the request of a MORN
ING NEWS reporter The figures for the
two seasons are very close together. Up to
date last year the Ocean Steamship Com
pany carried Asst carloads, amounting to
81, 604 melons, to New Y ork, and 1873 oars =,
amounting to 155,270 melons, TO Boston
This year it has already carried ASP
carloads to New York, containing $50, 528
melons, and 12l carloads containing, las, 725
melons 60 Boston. This, too, in face OF the
generally accepted fact that the crop this
year is considerably less than last years.
The heaviest shipments have been within
the last week, and Agent Anderson expects
that the shipments will continue heavy for
the next two weeks.
The first shipment last year was made
upon June l and the first shipment this
year upon June 8.
the falling of has been chiefly from the de-
Grease in acreage, which has proved very
much to the benefit Of the growers. Agent
Anderson says the shipments have been
steady from the beginning Of the season and
not in rushes as was the case last year.
In consequence the market has not
been glutted at any time and the melons
have been in good demand.
No melons have been dumped In the river
this year for lack Of better market, and
there has been no complaint on account of
failure to pay freight. The real secret of
the demand, however, may be the hot
weather which has prevailed steadily in
New Y ork for several weeks. Waiter melons
are always in demand in hot weather.
The west is taking more heavily every
year of melons and other perishable fruits,
and products of Georgia and Florida. and
thus aiding to keep the market in healthy
condition.
The transportation facilities for these
products arc being improved every year
and the market widening in conse luence.
Georgia watermelons and other edible
products OF Georgia aud Florida are now
| offered for sale In almost every city and
town of Importance from Boston to Kansas
City and Omaha and oven farther west.
The Central railroad has
carried to date 1924 cars Of melons TO
northern and western points besides the
| steamer shipments. The latter come almost
entirely from along the Savannah, Florida
| and w estern railway
The Central has also received large guam
titles of melons from the Savannah, Florida
and " estern railway at Albany destined
| for northern and western points via Macon,
Atlanta and Chattan ooga. The Central
has secured a larger proportion than usual
| of the business this year.
The total shipment OF melons to New
York and Boston by the Ocean Steamship
| Company last year was over 1,250,000
melons. The total is not expected to reach
over 1, 900 900 melons this year The largest
shipment this year was 81 900 melons by the
| Chattohooches Friday.