The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-05
GEORGIA'S BIG PEACH CROP.
THE SHIPMENTS QUITE HEAVY, But
NOT As HIGH A. THE EARLY
ESTIMATE.


Nearly 500 Car Loads of Peaches
shipped North, East and West From
Fort valley ard MarshaIlville.
About Three-Fourths of the ship
ments Went TO the Eastern Mar
kets-The First Canned Fruits
From Fort valley shipped East
Last Week-The Two Canning Fac
tories VIII Turn Ont About Fifty
Cars This Season.
The Georgia peach crop for 1888 is rapid
ly becoming a back number. Some few
car loads Of the fruit are still being ship
ped from the peach section around Fort
Valley and Marshallvile. but the bulk
Of the crop has already gone into the
markets and been disposed of.
The majority Of the peaches being gath
cred now are being sold to the manufac-
turers Of cider and brandy, and 10 the
canning factories which have just been
established in that section. Mr.. NJ. II.
Connany, general agent of the Western
and Atlantic, Nashville and Chattanoo-
ga and st. Louis, and Louisville and
Nashville railroads, was in the city yester-
day, having come here direct from the fruit
section where he has been for the last
six or seven weeks. looking after the ship
ments of peaches to the west.
Mr.. Connally says that the crop was I'M
doubtedly the largest that has been known
in years, but there is no doubt he states,
that its size was overestimated. The es-
Inmates early in the season when the
green fruit was bearing down the trees,
were that about 900 cars would be ship
ped from Georgia to the north and east.
The shipments, however, have not borne
out the estimates, though the fruit grow
ers have handled an enormous crop, and
are well satisfied with the seasons profits.
Mr. Connauy says that the total ship
ments Of peaches from Georgia this year
will not be more than from 1900 to 1890
cars, while but a little more than half of
these are from the Fort Valley section
Between $50 and 800 cars have been ship
ped from Fort Valley, and from go TO 800
from Marshallville, making a total of be
tween 700 and 800 cars shipped directly
from the fruit growing section on the
Southwestern railroad. The orchards in
the eastern and southwestern parts OF the
state contributed considerable to the re-
suit, and altogether, it is thought, the
total shipments will aggregate about the
figures mentioned above.
| The orchards of Halle, the Ohio Fruit
| land Company and of Dietzen made the
| principal shipments from Fort Valley,
while the Rumphs. Murphy and Baldwin
/ were the heaviest shippers from the Mar
] E.snrHA raarar al
| got a good price for their product this
| year, in spite of the fact that the crop
was a large one. Some of the early cars
/ brought as high as 81 800 to 5000, while
/ the average throughout was about Is cents
/ per crate or about $500 per car net to the
shipper.
The rest of the crop, with the exception
of some small shipments that are now be-
ing made is going to the cider and brandy
maker and to the canning factory. The
i eastern people took most Of the fruit it.
self and fully three-fourths Of the cars
/ shipped went to New Y ork and the east
ern markets. The two canning factories
! Just established at Fort Valley this year
! promise to do a good business this sea-
son. and it is more than likely that anoth-
er year will see at least half dozen of
them in the field, and not only at Fort
Valley, but at Marshallville as well.
The two first cars of canned fruit ship
ped from that section to the north and
east left Fort Valley last week The can
ned fruit consisted mostly of peaches, but
there were a good many blackberries
among them. These two factories Will
ship between forty and fifty cars this sea-
SON Fruit canning is an industry that
/ belongs properly to just such sections as
/ that around Fort Valley, and the people
propose to bring the factories there for
that purpose. 1t is a growing industry
and there is an increasing demand for
! the canned fruit.
There has been better demand for the
/ Georgia peach this year than there has
| been for either those of California or Del
aware Wherever it is found 1T is al
| WAYS at the top of the market, and it
commands the best prices. 1t has pc
! culiar flavor of it's own, and one that is
! attractive to those who enjoy good fruit