The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-17
A BUSINESS BAROMETER
Prices Of Commodities and an Index to the
Conditions Existing IN the Markets.
FIRST PEACHES OF THE SEASON RECEIVED
The Price Paid was Mt the Rnte of SO
BusheI-Thc Crop VIII BE Very
short-Trade Notes.
oface q rhe post.


The Houston Produce company today re-
ceived the irs, box Of peaches Of the sea-
son. They came from the Baudet plantation
in Fort Bend county. The box contained but
third of bushel and after lively bidding
was knocked down for So to John Fodick
The Texas peach is the peer Of any grown
and good crop means considerable money
added to the circulating medium in the state.
The following is the condition OF the crop
as far as reported.
Reports from all peach growing sections
are more or less discouraging Maryland
growers say that while the crop is not en-
ttrely ruined. the destruction has been so
great that the product OF the entire State
will hardly supply home demands. Late re-
ports from the southern portion are to the
effect that more fruit will be gathered than
previously reported. II seems to be generally
conceded that three-iifths OF the peach trees
Of MARYLAND have been DESTROYED
In Missouri some OF the largest growers
have found that every tree was killed Re-
ports from the entire State are not available
but those that have been received say that
reach trees generally are doad and all or
chards must DO practically replanted
Last year Georgia shipped 1000 cars OF al
oertas. This year not carload will be sent
from the State. and at late meeting OF the
Fruit Growers association II was said that
Georgia consumers would have to buy for
their own use this season. The trees are not
dead. but SO injured that none bossomed
this spring.
In some parts Of Pennsylvania the crop will
be total failure: How seriously the trees
nave been injured 1t is impossible to say.
but only few have blossomed, Some grow
ers are inclined to think that the injury is
again next year.
The delaware crop will be failure Last
years yield was only 100000 baskets COM
pared with. previous yields Of more than
aFaNF rf ekaH I'm Il
and all were so badly frozen that no blossoms
have appeared
Statements from Canadian growers are more
encouraging. II is said that the province
OF Ontario Will send out more peaches than
ever before. The cold Of February had less
erect IN the far North than In the South
j. II. liale. the prominent beach grower Of
Connecticut. is Quoted as saying that the
Weld OF the country will be scarcely half an
average aver cron. : snd he also saws that it will
take hve years before orchards can bear as
freely as they have for the past few years.
Mckinney, Texas. May 15.-Mr. E. w.
kirkpatrick. the extensive fruit grower and
nurseryman. returned home this morning
from trip to sherman and Whitesboro where
ne operates nurseries and has at the latter
place the biggest apple orchard in North
Texas. He reports the peach crop total
failure. Apples, plums and cherries are shed
dlnG all their Young fruit as a result Of the
Solu spflnR' berries and grapes promise we'll
Canned Goods Season.
Baltimore Gamers are making nreparations
for the most active canning season ever
known. 1t will begin in about two weeks.
and already a number Of schooners are on
their way from the Bahamas with the first
supplies of fruit. So far the demand for
pinespples for future delivery exceeds that OF
any previous year In the history Of the bust
ness. Prizes are strong. and tho opening
quotations are higher than they were last
year. Old stocks are about exhausted aud
the market Is ready for an influx OF fresh
goods.
After plneapples. Gamers will devote their
attention 10 meas which are due In two weeks
ho preparations Tor the pea pntk are on n
more extensive scale than ever before some
new methoeE are to be introduced this season
Heretofore u has been considered necessary
TO sit me meas before putting them IN the
cocker which is another term ior sorting Elk
perienccd cenners say that the peas VIII cook
quite as evenly If they nre all mixed to-
Eether 20 the experiment is to be tried The
size OF the pack will be limited only by the
crop this wear and all Indications roint TO u
large enc
Strawberries will follow peas 1t Is IN
certain what the mack will he but lndca.
tons are that II viii he larger than last wear
and prices are quite likely 10 rule higher
Cherries goose cherries, blackherres and rasu-
berries viii follow strawberries in Quick sue
cession
The vegetables will begin with string and
lima beans, and packers are preparing for
much larger pack than last year They are
planning TO put out a larger product than
ever before and opening prices are much
more encouraging than ever before
Tomatoes viii follow the minor vegetables
and the pack will he the largest ever put up
Tho acreage planted rs the largest ever known
and II the crop Yields as literally as usual
the pack Will be a record breaker Opening
prices were satisfactory and the trade has
taken larser Quantities for future delivery
than ever before.