The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-13
SYNDICATE NOW q.
HAS FIRM GRIP
New Pack Likely to Be Consider,
ably Delayed, and Meanwhile
Trust, Favored By the
Weather, Will Have SS8
Opportunity to Il
Sell Holdings,
Special TO The Tlmes- Dispatch,)

ttiA (SDeCluL 10 fIne Illness DlSpatCh.) 5A4RA
55 NEW YORK, May t2.-Private advices
reporting serious damage to tho early
vegetables in Maryland and Virginia, "
with particular reference to the gro wing IA
tomato crop, were freely circulated in S
Z the West Side jobbing grocery trade late 81
yesterday They found the jobbers, as 81
we'll rs the brokers, Inclined to be skep-S q;
tical, since 1t was generally believed ~
that certain Baltimore interests heavily
Interested In spot tomatoes would be III
anxious to work crop damage scare
I for the influence It might have 1.-The.
I trade with respect to spot holdings HI Fg
These early advices were ,indefinihe s
and OF general character. They were NJ
supplemented late In the day, however,
by an interview with WIG. Somers, aS55
wel-known Baltimore broker aid tomato, n
grower OF Anne Arundel Nd. vino III 35
the course Of the day made am nxllaus-}
tive inspection In tho prnclpal somato-&
growing sections of the State. Mr.. Som g8
ers was in possession Of authoritative
reports from those sections OF the stata 81
ghe was unable to visit, 50 that what ia 8
had to say ont tho subject was on high
authority ~ s8i al
Plants Completely Ruined.
rho Interview with Mr.. Somers was "a
over the telephone Just after lie f5hnl#
returned from a visit to Belair, Md. s5 IL SS
said :: n IL FL as N S.ss@Sss
Tho heavy frost OF last night con. $$$$
ypletely ruined all tomato plants In Mary
land. Tile temperature fell to 81 degrees w
In most sections and finished What Z a
light frost. two nights previous besa1l $5
This means that the5Whoc tomato 8,lcra-iS s
aEa y Ma = wa,! nsxS i,
In tho event TERMINATING, II 4 Il Y.
portion the area, will be 3lnipossl Biz
to harvest an average yield. al since tlsa$ss
product stands III danger OF being nipne:l8$
by frost lato in the season before saafs
crop is complete. In my event, syp-
posing the farmers are able to l'eplailti
their acreagcs, which Is believed to luS
doubtful, the crop will DO delayed f:olnSS}
three to four weeks. bi sssfShsf
#"One thing against a replanting of8tias$
acreage" said he, lis this: Che supnlySS5ts
of seed has been cornered. know cf III
ono interest which has $50 pounds OF to-
,mato seed in Belair. This Is sufficient
to plant $500 acres Other holders jof s&&
seed are not throwing It away. anualtE%
looks rs II the farmers will have to pay
high prices If they can get 1t at all. 8ig
Tho farmers In all sections are low
spirited over the destruction r. Of their
plant, and many OF them, think. will .
not plant again to the extent they did Y
early In tho spring. ~ Il! slS
Everything is In a chaotic uncertain ~
condition. but from my personal observa-
ton and private reports I am CONVINCED 3s
that tho crop and pack this year will Sa
he lighter than over before. Farmers 8S
will not make contracts with packers :un--3 X
der 50 a ton for raw material to- day. l5
What they will do now is not known. II 83
they replant a price Of 50 ton will not
let them out on tho actual cost to pros
ducc. n Ei5fe