The Penn's Grove record., 1906-07-27
A Tomato Glut.

The buying of early tomatoes for Bal
timore nner began at Penn's Grove
last Saturday. Denny Bros. started the
market at PIC a basket. Stanton d 20.
in order to get tomatoes after offering l5c
bid 22c and Denny Bros advanced to
that. Denny Bros. loaded the Admir-
al with 1000 baskets and started her Tor
Baltimore. They also got about 3,oOO
baskets on the steamer L. M. Price which
finished loading Monday, and started at
noon for Baltimore with 5000 baskets.
Stanton & Co. got about 1880 baskets
on Saturday, but their expected tug talled
to arrive and the scow loaded Oh Satur-
day did not leave until Monday evening.
Last Saturday the farmers rushed their
tomatoes to the boats, some delivered
600 and 700 baskets, as they expected
the price to fall. At one time there were
20 wagons waiting to be unloaded at Bar
Der 4 Turner's wharf, on which were
about 1900 baskets.
On Monday the market opened at loo.
a basket, but Denny Bros. dropped to l3c
at noon, which was the price all day
Tuesday. Stanton & Co., paid l5c all
day Monday.
Stanton & Co.'S. barge loaded on Mon
day did not leave until Tuesday
evening, when they had o
5000 baskets standing on Barber &
Turner's wharf waiting for a barge.
The steamer Admiral returned from
Baltimore on Monday night and left again
with 1000 baskets at Tuesday noon.
Tuesday evening Denny Bros. had 5000
baskets on their wharf waiting for the re-
tnrn of the steamer Price, which did not
arrive until Wednesday night. 1t took
all day Thursday to load and they left
Thursday night.
Both parties quit buying Tuesday after
o
A scow for Stanton & Co., and the
steamer Lewis M. Price for Denny Bros.
returned Wednesday night and were
loaded on Thursday. The steamer Adj
miral Wen to Bridgeport and got part OF
a load Thursday morning and finished
loading at Penn's Grove Thursday alter
noon
Most of the tomatoes picked by tie
farmers we've too green for canning and
could well stand two or three days ripen-
ing, while some picked ripe were rotten
when they left PENIS Grove. The heav-
lest picking was last Saturday and Mon
day. Many farmers have done well even
if they do not sell any more, but it is I'M
fortunate that there are not boats to take
them away as 10000 baskets could be
sent from Pedricktown and PENIS Grove
each day.
Heinz & Co., should have erected their
canning factory at PENIS Grove instead
OF Salem then they could have early to-
matoes as well as late ones to pack. Hum
dreds OF baskets are rotting in the field
for want of baskets and boats to take
them away.
Denny Bros. loaded the boat lola this
Friday morning with $500 baskets, at 10c.
Stanton q Co. put the balance of Tues
days purchase on a sccw. H. c. Hal
loway, manager, announced that the scow
would be taken to Gloucester county
where the Company had contracted to
take tomatoes at 15c a basket. There are
80 wagon loads standing for a market.
farmers carted to Pedricktown on
Thursday where three barges of about 25,-
600 baskets were loaded
All records in tomato shipments were
broken this week at Swedesboro. In one
week 113, 500 crates were shipped by
cars, besides what was taken by boat.
The biggest days shipment was 5000
crates.