The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
Late Offerings of Peaches Expect
ed to Be of Better Quality
Than Early Crop.
PLENTY MELONS AND APPLES.
Effects of Spring Frosts and
Floods Felt in Vegetable
Trade With the Excep-
ticn of Potatoes.

Mid-August marks the fulhI,ment of al
natures promises. It is the beginning o
the harvest Of all that Mother Earth ha
beer able to produce. All that tine plant
er. tiller and euItivatcr. could do to in
duce the sell. vines and trees to yield thei
| treasures has been done.
| From every section OF the continent. citi
zens of St. Louis are now. under the eondi
tons OF modern transportation. able 4
garner the fruits and vegetables from
Maine to California.
A tour amone the commission houses Of
| ST. Louis was rewarded yesterday with re-
ports from every fIuit-erowing section OF
/ the Union. and from all sides came news
| OF abundant fruit harvests, of hountiful
| supplies of grapes. oranges. pears. apples
| pluns. melons and peaches.
Early fruits and vegetables have been
backward, scarce and high priced But
| that was the local condition only. The
floods. frosts and backward spring that ef-
fected the nearby lands has had little et-
! fec; on the general fruit crop OF the coun-
try.
Fruit will he plenty" said the head OF
q wholesale house on Third street yester-
day THE early peaches we're poor IN
quality. but the Georgia crop is already
exhausted Indian Territory. Oklahoma,
Michigan and Northern Ohio crops are re-
enforcing the market now with abundant
supplies Of fancy peaches. Then. too. Coio-
RADIO will come to the support later
Colorado, unknown to many. Is becom-ht
cars OF peaches 10 distribute by the midale
of September. The fru.t Is OF delieious
flavor and splendid keeper. Inc Dry cl!-
mate imparts rare quaiity 10 Soiosao"
trult. r..
ginning TO arrive. are selling al. from No
ell. Apples in Missouri viii lie light, put
ILLINOIS, Kansas, Northern Michigan, Wis
consin and New York reporl good crops,
and prices will be normal.
"Cantaloupes have not been attractive. Ell.
Their an nasor or quanuty, but next week
will see M improN enent in The onerings.
Prices are low and are not expected TO ad-
vance. Good cantaloapes are selling al "
cents 4 basket.
.'watermelons are holding UP better this
year imam last ara are selling at IRON " TO
a big crop OF pIums. Damsons are just he.
ginning 10 arrive and there will be a good
supply
Erie and Northern Ohio. New York and
Michigan vines are laden with luscious fruit.
California has goou crop, which II Just
coming TO market.
October will bring the Florida orange
crop. and a large crop Is predicted"
quite SO good. Wet weather has played
havoc with nearly all vegetables. with tho
perhaps. of pota.oes. 1t has been
too wet for corn. which is selling at from
% to IS crrltn a dozen. A year aGo corn sold
at from S 70 10 cents a dozen. Gweet pota-
toes are source at $1.5o per- bushel. This ID
also true Of green beans aud cucumbere.
Meats are ranging higher. Cuts of Ioins
sell at Is cents pound. Ribs are selling at
Is cents TO the largest customers. Rump
steaks are cheaper. but, as q Union Market
dealer said yesterday, Nobody seems to
want them" These prices are quoted at
and are at least cents above the
arket quotations of last August
The entire market was cleaned I'D Of
dressed poultry yesterday and live poultry
was selling At Il cents pound and dressed
as high as Ia cents. EGGS are By no means
plentiful. and sell at 1iIa cents dozen.