New-York tribune., 1903-07-28
4 PEACHLESS SUMMER.
LoUers of This Fruit DepJore Poor
CrOp-PearS Scarce, Too.

The annual CRY Of poor peach crop from the
Middle States IS more than pessimistic echo this
rear. The supply is snort, almost 70 the point Of
peachless summer. The terrific storms through
out the Southeastern States, one Of which, in
Georgia fairly uprooted hundreds Of orchards; the
late frosts and cold, wet June al contributed TO
he present deartl OF one Of the finest summer
fruits. Peaches are already from 80 cents TO 81
higher q basket than last year, basket being &C
1redited as holding hve-egh:hs OF q bushel: but
an enterprisng New-Englander who measured them
by The regulation barrel reports only scant half
measures However this may be, the fact Of the
aspiring price remains
TIE White Heath crop the late peaches from
Maryland. Delaware and New-Jersey and the fall
crop from Michigan may give better returns. but
they too have seriously suffered. OF course, this
Viu mean great run on California peaches. but
while these may supply The canning and preserving
demand 10 extent, at high prices, for peach low
ers The season is a complete disappointment
Pears too are unrnistaka bly, short The Flor
ida suppv is almost over. and thereafter II will
De- Caufcrnias nothing. and everybody knows
how much flavor California pear possesses The
.arne frosts and infant cyclones that piled acres
of peach trees Ike pink heaps OF brushwood
throughout sections Of the Southern States ruined
the pear crop also. and those who revel IN the
asvor Of SeckeI and Bartlett and Katherine viii
go mourning all the days Of this pearess sum
mer.
ON the other hand. apples. a Northern and West
The plum season the time of small fruits black
berries c-rrants etc, is about over. The Eastern
plum yield was practically nil, but it balanced
by the California output, which was unusually fine
and plentiful. Eastern retail buyers did not
suffer. The cool wet weather that has seriously
damaged The rnusknlelon crop making the majority
of those that have come in so far lacking in sweet
ness favor and hrmness. has, If anything, beue-
nIed the watermelon yield. These adjust
themselves TO an almost unlimited supply Of water
rr-T-
Hundreds of carloads of melons are now rolling
coming from the SOUTH and the prices will be
a. low ever
Cucuubers and tomatoes are now coming from
South Jersey, and dropping in price with every
shipment Sweet potatoes promise plentiful sup
ply. Throughout the lower States and from the
Eastern Shore OF Virginia and South Jersey they
are coming steadily in Besides this. many large
dealers have generous supply Of kiln dried left
overs IN this line, which VIII help materially TO
keep the prices down throughout the entire season
in white potatoes the prospect so far is also
good When the domestic output Of these is small
they have TO be imported, Scotland. Germany Ire
land and Belgium coming TO the rescue. but with
grade rather inferior 20 the average home
growth. Wnen. IN regard TO the retailer this fact
IS taken into consideration. plus freight ana duty
il may be imagined what a shortage in the Amer
lean potato crop means Onion dealers land there
are many houses that handle nothing else say the
cron and snort returns IN yites from Ta IL ms
Fellows" from Tennessee and reds from con,
ueclicIt are the result The small picking onion
does uot make its appearance until q little later
ana may escape these evil effects
For sugar corn the outlook IS good SC far The
Jersey yield. especially the sO-called IackeusacJl
shipments augurs wei for lovers Of roasting ears
thrJuLlOLt the season. As 10 bananas. mere mas
been Z sO-catleG banana situation Tor some lime
ana the market Is, therefore unsettled and fh1
price uncertain. Italian growers and dealers HaVe
combined 10 get the whole West Indian trade mo
their hands. and control the output entirely This
means that they viii cole It out where they pIesse
and what figures they choose American des Iers
in this fruit growing more and more uneasy
over the outlook. and predict steady rise in retail
prices The pineapple yleld in Florida and the West
Indies is not very good this year The red Suan-
lsE' are s. or more crate, while. strange 10 say
she Ahbakas and Smooth tayeLLCs are only -
The foreign supply Of lemons has been up To the
average From Sicily they come In throughout no
spring. the Eerdeli and other Italian varieties bu+
The demand has been small owing To- tbe
scarcity OF 'lfurHade weather
The so-called "I,nglsf' walnuts. which play such
large part in the household economy Of those Who
i9yr GOOD things. VIII be making their appearances
-hortly, and abundant supply is anticipated
strange t5 mono Cf the half dozen or more
varieties OF these common Eastern markets
come from England = hey are from SvTEia. France
sTaia, etc. and 20 by the adouted name of Eng
llsl' only because they We're first introduced here
% way Of British markets.