The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-25
SEASON OF
/ fruit WAS
VERY GOOD
Rhode Island Peaches SuppIanl
Southern Products Apples
High and Oranges Abundant

Apples can safely be classed as luxur-
les the coming winter remarked w, l..
Preston OF the firm OF J. II. Preston & Co..
10 News representative, today.
why. We arc getting 81 a barrel now
and can't meet orders. Rhode Island
greetings will command a splendid pre-
MUM, while russets and baldwins will not
be far IN the rear"
In the various markets OF the city APP
pies now bring s. cents peck and what
will the price be a month or two later.
The busiest part OF tho fruit season is
practically over. 1t begins the latter part
OF April with the advent OF Strawberries
Next come cherries and berries OF var
icus kinds. Peaches have the right Of
way from midsummer on.
And let me tell you, added Mr.. Pres
ton. that We didn't need to bother with
southern peaches. / mean peaches from
Delaware. Maryland and Georgia-the
past season. These produets never got
any farther north or east than New York
city but the local market had an ample
supply. Where aid they come from? Why.
right here from Rhode Island and Con-
necticut. Yes and some from out Attleboro
way. A good sign? Best I'm the world
The Delaware. Jersey and Maryland
peaches are petering out and the rotation
Of crops in this direction has reached
Rhode island. a few years ago and I've
been here for 80 now. YOU would scarcely
see a native peach but everybody OF late
has been planting peach trees and the
local supply next year, II not blighted by
frost. will be almple 10 meet all market
demands.'
During the past summer peaches In
small quantities and at scattering times
have been received from ten states 90 the
Union, exclusive OF our own little COM
monveath viz; California. Georgia. Mis-
souri, Kentucky. Arkansas, Michigan.
Delaware. Maryland. New Jersey. and
Connecticut.
Plnms and pears are both quite nlenti-
ful ~ moderate prices. Bananas are In
season the year round now. not as form
erly. and thousands of bunches coming
IN cars are handled I'm this city every
week Preston & Company have bsdlsd
as high as 10 mn hunrhcs I'm week but
Just nov the average is about 3ooo hume Nes
weekly, When the dozen other whole
Sslers in bananas are taken into consider
alton n will be seen that as stated above.
thousands upon thousands ~ lunches ~
tne meat ~ fruif arc handi@f mere m0nthlN 2.
Grapes are just coming in and there
promises ~ he 4 good supply. chiefly from
noTthN estern New York The cranberry
crap augurs well The hsrrles are grod
and hard and will make nice sauce to set
off the Thanksgiving dinner with Nuts ~
a kinds are hooked - arrive soon There
has been ~ hlishting frost yet reported
from the cape and the supply will he az
least normal
Oranges and lemons will he more ahund-
ant than ever. as far as Providence is
concerned Rapidly Is American grown
fruit sunplarting previous inporta tens
large ones. too. from Messina Naleucis
Sicily, italy and Spain. Pefrigsrsting cars
can bring both crauges and lemons IN
sound condition from Georgia. Florida
and even the Pacific slope
Naw, as to Providence Wen. Preston
& 60 have = southern grove with - mn
trees In full bearing They have placed
an order for 5on00 hoxes 10 hold from $50
~ 90 orsnGes each end the picking mack
iug and shipping under the Supervision ~
w T.. Preston will commence early next
month