Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-04
AMERICAN PEACHES ABROAD
! How to Successfully Ship
o. Them to England.
A'GOOD MARKET AWAITS THEM
Particulars Respecting Price
and Packing.


Circular No. respecting foreign
markets, issued by the United States
Department of Agriculture, is as fol
lows,
Through the courtesy of Consul Lorin
A. Lathrop, at Bristol England, the rep.
resentatlve Of the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture in Great Britain there
Is furnished the following practical in.
formation regarding the demand for
peaehes and other fruits in England. with
particulars as TO price. packing, &c.
Parties interested aud desiring 10 com
municate directly with auctioneers and
commission men handling fruit in the
'Pisondon market could no doubt learn of
!, Eelisble firms oh application to Mr..
Latbrop.
liElish hothouse peaches begin to ap.
pear in the market III April, when they
sell for Is to SO cents piece They
continue right through until English.
grown outdoor peaches appear in Septem.
Der and October. These outdoor peaches
sell for to 20 cents each. both the hot
house and outdoor English peaches are
large, luscious and OF highly attractive
appearance. They find their way TO the
consumer by direct sale from the grower
10 the retail buyer and they reach final
hands in beautiful condition.
In June, July and August what are
known in the trade as "line melting"
peaches come to England from France and
Spain. They are shipped to commission
agents at Covent Garden market and are
sold by auction OH arrival the average
price being from ~ TO 36 cents per dozen.
Their arrival constitutes what is known III
The trade as "the cheap season. which eX-
tends through July and August. They
retail at TO 10 cents each; a really fine
!. peach is never to be had in England for
Ress than S cents. These continental
n.
Nlpd are packed with the utmost care in
Nboxes OF IL. A couple of thicknesses Of
Ycrumpled tissue paper is laid in the bottom
Nof the box, the peaches are then put in,
usually wrapped in tissue paper, then
twisted tissue is carefully inserted between
Ithe rows in such a manner that each peach
has nest to itself. A layer of paner is
placed over the top When the cover is
fastened down 1t is impossible for the fruit
to move and yet it is not liable to be
crushed by undue pressure.
In january. February and early March
peaches reach the English market from
the Cape Of Good Hope, brought over in
cool chambers They are packed in boxes
containing from 40 to 30, and they bring
from 81 to IS per box, according TO quality
fand condition. The average price runs
about $3.50. They have the advantage OF
reaching market entirely clear OF similar
fruits, aud this advantage is to be seen in
the price they bring.
II peaches can be successfully supplied
to the. English market from the Cape,
there is of course no reason why we can
not ship with equal success from the
United states. We should not have the
advantage of winter market nor of
winter prices, and we should have to meet
English'grown and continental fruits; but
flne peaches arriving in good condition
will always fetch good price.
Hrat al rl
fruit in prime condition to England IS the
condition OF the peach when pulled. As
the peach--unlike the pear--will not color
after pulling, must be colored before pick.
ing and it must also be fully developed.
It must also be hard, or it will not travel
Color. development, hardness-these are
the three things necessary
The second essential is the sort of peach.
kIt is important to note that clingstoues
Nneyer bring the same prices in England as
Nthe freestones. Under ordinary circum-
&ftances, shipment of clings from our
#country TO England would entail dis
appointment. and they should not be sent
The third essential is the packing. The
Mrench method above described can not
III surpassed, but it might entail an ex.
*Hse without insurlng results better than
Mkht be attained by the use OF the card
Vtber pigeon holes. If this card paper be
\ llhd, the fruit should have a double wran.
B'ping OF paper, and should be so placed
that it can not move in any direction. Ii
Is desirable that there should be but one
layer 10 box. Those from the Cape are
packed -four deep; but this method is re-
garded with some distrust by experts at |
eRovent Garden. Each box might contain |
Nlozen, ami then six boxes should be tied |
kether for convenience of handling and |
Akheapen the small toll exacted at Covent |
len per package. This toll is about 3 |
per package, and is usually paid by |
*Pmmission merchant and auctioueer |
4his commission of per cent.
Ae seems to be no reason why chilled |
ters already prepared in vessels for |
Nrtng meat should not be available
hes, Experience might show that
fature of 35o would be a little low
Ia pan only be tested by actual trial.
NM has been said above willapply
~ Mnes. For fine, large nectuTines
0aN. H ways Il good market.
.ett pears'-called in England USUALLY
the Williams pear--always sell we'll, and
those from California have attained d high
Arepute in England. They pack them In
Nfour tiers in California, but it is believed
hat there would be less chance of bf,lising
% II there were only two tiers. These bears
EInay be.picked quite green, but they should
zoe developed.
shiplnents should be made direct to the
commission merchant ut Covent Garden,
but without previously sending him an
English reference, or otherwise protecting
him. he would not pay freight upon con-
sgnments from an unknown shipper,
The fruit may have gone wrong.' and
he would lave no means OF recouping
himself. EE
The auction market is open every dny
except Sundays and holidays, but sales
made upon Tuesdays and Saturdays bring
unsatisfactory pr.ces us compared with
other days.