Smyrna times., 1893-08-23
Peach Notes.

The canning factories of the Penin
sula are in full blast and in some cases
are advertising for help.
One hundred cars loaded entirly with
peaches were shipped from Milford
during five days last week.
1t seem as if every variety of peach
except SmOck are being shipped along
the Chester evidencing the fact that
there are prematures going to market
About twenty carloads per day oi
peaches were shipped from Milford
last week. This week will see one
hundred and fifty loaded cars with
peaches leave Milford.
The price of peaches has been lower
this season than in any other since 1875
Fine Crawfords sell as low as thirty
cents in the markets, while prime
white peaches are slow sale at fifteen
cents per basket. Our farmers have
waited five years for a crop, and now
they have one, they are getting nothing
from them.
The peach growers are squealing and
complaining OF unfair dealing by the
peach shippers and local buyers. They
claim that if new buyer appears and
offers to buy fruit that he is taken of
and paid money not to bid for peaches
so as to make competition. This was
done last week it is said in Wyoming
and in other places.-D IaUareGn.
Col. VIM. J. Vannort, of Chestertown
says he will let his peaches remain on
the trees before he will send them to
Baltimore to be sold at 20 cts.
}. w. Loud refuses to pick peaches
from 500 Crawford trees because of
their smallness and made money by it.
). }. Cooper. of WOrton, was at Bonn
bay Hook last week and saws Mr..
Rasin, who lives on the farm there.
sent ll3 baskets of peaches to Phila-
delphla Saturday week and received in
return check for $l29! L. G. Justis,
Jr., says he shipped 90 baskets of nice
fruit TO the same place aud received
W 40; this was not clear either.
The Fruit Growers Association has
failed in its project to bring peach buy
ers to the shipping marts of the PENN
sula. The cause assigned for the fail
ure is that shippers have consigned
fruit to the principal markets in such
large quantities that buyers have no
occasion to visit local markets.
About 300 carloads of peaches a dav
are now going over the Delaware Rail.
road. These cars are from to 6 davs
In returning for another trip. and there
Is some fear among growers that there
VIII De lack OF cars if shipments CON
tlnue to increase. The railroad is do
ing all II can to prepare more cars and
hopes to keep up with the demand.
The peach season is now at its height
and everybody who wants employment
is at work. Not only do we find the
peach in the orchard, in wagons. in
cars, in market, on boats, in the can
nlng houses, but on the table and in
the hog pens. The scenes about our
big orchards would rival the cotton
fields of South Carolina, while about
our railroad depots and steamboat
landings veritable summer villas have
sprung up in night and are thicklv
inhabited by these peach plucks.
Says the Milford Ne,Os Some of the
Early Crawfords have sold here from
20 TO 4O cts. Reeves Favorite have
brought from 40 to 60 cts. Lots of
small fruit have been offered to Gamers
ana evaporators at 5 and 10 cts. a bas-
ket Dut much of this has been refused
thousands of baskets have been al.
lowed to go to waste in the orchards
MOI more than One-tenth of the peaches
brought to the Milford depot is sold
ABOUT nlne-tenths is consigned to COM
men in the cities and while
some of the returns are yerv satisCac.
'ory, others are from fair to moor In
lot few instances large lots have net
ed less than / cent a basket the chin.
Der losing the baskets. One grower re- |
;elVed postal note for 20 cts, the
proceeds of 46 baskets of Xxx Oc.
'asIonally bill for freight is received.
ne grower having to pay a premium
o get his fruit taken of his hands.
ms will be perhaps one of the |
busiest weeks in peaches when the |
Jld Mlxons will be counted on and tho |
market is then usually glutted when
here is a full crop.
saturdays shipment of peaches from
ne PENINSULA, via the Delaware rail
DAD, numbered 300 carloads.
MILFORD, Aug. 81. - Peaches ora
over to-day than they were last week
they started at Is cts. this mornin1
-" WOAO y W ~.
BOSTON, Aug. 2l.-One of the worst
forms OF the season and nearly sixtv
ars OF peaches have reversed the GOOD
ondltion of this market. Prices are
III the way from 40 cents to 81 and
ut few sold for this figure. Seventy h
We cents represents the best vellows
nd whites, and so to rs cents shows
he general market.
BRIDGEvILLE, Aug. 21.-Twentv.fiva
ars are being loaded with peaches to.
ay' Prices are ranging from 2Oa65c.
ne stock, 75c. ''''''
NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-Sixty.five car.
9ads OF peaches arrived here TODAY
ne conditions are fair. Selected fancy
0aI6c; straight loads, 4Oa6O.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 21.-Tbe
IA larket is largely supplied. Extras 40
6oc; primes, 2Oa3O. No small fruit ia
eing shipped. "
BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 21.-AH of
picking of peaches are very
'it this morning. Whites. 15a25c.
elbows, 2Oa90c. To.day's pickinp
ON o, nearby places is selling as follows:
mites, 3Oa4Oc; yellows, 3Oa6Oc.