Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-24
PEACHES AND PRICES.
rricos at Some State and Eastern
Markets.

Of peaches received, good condition and
some very fine; demand active: Fancy
whites, 60a90c. yellows, 70a100c.; some
Stuckly fancy up to $1.25.
LESS ACTIVE IN NEW YORK.
Furnished by w. E. Duryea's Sons, No. lie
Warren street, New York.
pecial Dispatch to Gazette and Journal.
New YORK, Aug. 23.--One hundred
carloads of peaches, 80 behind, arrived
here this morning. Market less active.
Select yellows, 70a80 cents; lines, 40a
60 cents.
BALTIMORE MARKET STEADY.
Furnished by Snyder & Blankford, Commits
sion Merchants, No. a26 Light Street Wharf,
Baltimore, Md.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and journal.
BALTIMORE, ND, Aug. 23.4Market
steady; red, 20a30c.; yellows, 3oa40c.
in EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and journal.
RIDeELY, Nd, Aug. 23.-Yellow
peaches, 20a40c.; average, 30c.; whites,
20a30c., average, 25c. Condition excel
lent; about is cars.
NO TRAINS AT BRIDGEvILLE.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and journal.
BRIpGEvILLLE, Aug. 23.-No trains
either direction owing to wreck. Not
half enough cars for the peaches. The
fruit that Ia being brought is going goa
Soc.
LIVELY MARKET.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and journal.
MIDpLETowN, Aug. 23.-Peaches are
being hauled into town at O lively rate.
The streets have once more the appear
80 al 81, 81
are very low. One farmer sold his yes
terday for 35c., although they were
above the average, in size and quality.
CARS WANTED.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and Journal
WYOMING, Aug. 23.-There are 10
cars of peaches loaded to-day; 90 wagon
loads awaiting arrival of more cars.
Large shipment will be made to-mor-
row.
ALL ON CONSIGNMENT.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and Journal
MILFORD, Aug. 23.--Several carloads
of peaches shipped on early freight. Ten
loads now piled along the track await
ing cars, besides 105 loaded wagons
standing around station and streets.
Twenty cars reported on their way
here. Very few peaches sold, all ship
ments being made on consignment.
CHEAPER PEACH RATES WANTED.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
BRIDGEvtLLE, Aug. 22.-The cars Of
peaches that were shipped from here
yesterday went to Hartford, Boston,
New York, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Phila-
delphia and Wilmington. Syracuse, N.
Y, and Pittsburg will be represented in
to.day's shipment.
AS stated in last nights EVERY
EVENING the Worlds Fair car con-
tanned about $50 baskets of peaches
upon leaving here. The donation from
this station which owing to the fine
| fruit that is desired on such an occa-
sion, should have been very large, in
stead much smaller than anticipated by
George w. Emery, who was in charge
| of the special car.
Those who donated the fine fruit
were: M. E. Brown, H. P. Cannon,
Nehemiah Wiley, w. l.. Gray, Mitchell
Layton, Hugh and Edward Martin, @.
H, McCauley.
Something should be done to establish
cheaper railroad rates, or growing and
shipping peaches will have to become a
thing of the past Returns after returns
have been coming in this week, showing
fruit that has sold from 60 to rs cents,
| probably all il is worth, after the freight,
carriage and commission are deducted,
there is the handsome sum of 8 to IL
cents remaining for the grower, many OF
whom have waited eight or ten years
for crop of peaches in order to receive
this handsome amount The Pennsyl.
vania Railroad Company is the only
thing benefited by the Delaware peach
crop this year, and it would be a
blessing to the grower and people in
general if only a competing line
travetsed this Peninsula. Your Boston
correspondent, Messrs. Snow & Co.
realize the situation and know that com
mission men will have to sink into
oblivion as far as shipping Delaware
peaches by rail is concerned unless
cheaper rates are shortly established.
'EvERY EVENINGS" ENTERPRISE.
II much admire the move made BY
EVERY EVENING in giving the condition
of all the markets, both city and home,
said weli.known grower to your cor
respondent. sit is stride made only
by a progressive newspaper and de
serves the hearty support of the peact
grower and all others concerned.
look forward to EVERY EVENING eacl
night when know | shall not only re
ceiye the conditions of the differen
markets, both city and home, but alst
know the number of cars shipped from
all the large points"
THE DOVER MARKET.
Especial Correspondence OF Gazette and Journa
N Dover, Aug. Yesterday was on
'oY xhe largest days in the peach marke
hef@ ehis season. The best peaches o
the season are now being marketed
The prices ranged from % to So ckkits
Ten carloads were shipped. It is fearet
that the wreck at Middletown will della,
the fruit trains SO that they will MT
reach market in good condition. /
such is the case the buyers and farmer
will suffer great loss. No south -boun,
trains reached here after tine noon Nor
folk express until after midnight.
The two basket factories here are still
working on full time and are unable t
, fill all their orders. About 70 maker
are employed and turn out about 49, 90
baskets q day. The new plan of nc
/ returning empty baskets has proven
! success; the fruit shows up better Il
new baskets and the cost is only trifl
, and besides the railroad company
saved the trouble of sorting and return
ing the old baskets which were usuall
badly broken up.
v Several peach growers along Jone
i river have been loading small sailin
, vessels with fruit for New Jersey towns
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