The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14

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turbancc.
According to the statistics compiled
by the Carolina Fruit and Truckers
Journal of this city, regarding the
acreage, shipment and prices of straw
berries for the season just closing, the
growers throughout this territory have
made more clear money on half a
crop and two-thirds the acreage h a
they made a year ago with the maxi
mum average.
This news will cause surprise, as the
general impression had been that, net
withstanding the fine prices received
during a part of the season for Der
ries, the year as a whole had not been
a particularly successful one.
The Journal goes into a detailed
statement concerning the subject and
in it's issue today will say:
Shipping Master Bauman returned
to the city on the 3rd inst, from Rocky
Mount, whittier he went some six
weeks ago to look after and direct the
movement and shipment of strawber-
ries out Of this territory for the East
Carolina Fruit and Truckers Associa-
ton to the northern markets. To the
editor Of the Carolina Fruit and
Truckers Journal Mr.. Bauman made
some rather remarkable statements in
connection with his experiences aid
observations at the head of the clear
ing house department of the assocl
alton this year.
'For instance, the carload movement
up to and including June LIST numbered
only 915 cars from all the divisions OF
the Atlantic, Coast Line Railroad com
pany exclusive of express shipments.
This statement showed that from he
Chadbourn section there had been
about 555 cars shipped this season.
against 365 cars on the W. & w. diVl-
sion, or a total of 915 car loads in all.
In addition to this, the Southern En-
press company has carried out abonr
1903 carloads. making in all a total. OF
1,O2O car loads UP to and including
June 1st.
Since June LIST. from n to two
car loads have gone forward each day
with quite a number Of smaller ship
ments by express. Mr.. Bauman thinks
these shipments will reach something
like IL to Is car loads, aggregatin5
upon the whole about 1885 car loads.
In addition to that something liz ~
car loads have gone forward over the
Carolina Central division Of he Set
board Air Line. making a total from
this section of about 1865 car loads
for the whole district as compared with
2,376 car loads for the previous year
of 1906. Quite a striking contrast, in
deed.
"The cat load movement this year
compared with that of last is hardly
a fair comparison in arriving at thf
total volume of business. for the rea
son hat last yea1 the car load move
UOUl ulu uOl cS L SA0hNS ~
car, whereas the average this year wa
$40 crates. n other words, 106a car
reduced to GATES would show a 10
ment this year OF 255.6W crates q
COMPARED with 81. 900 crates i i"0f
or barely so per cent. of last 9rac
grand totai. This does no: mean
loss of SO LEI cent. to tie trucking IN
terests OF this section during 100 ore
1906. from q purely mUrc:a"v stand
point. for the prices this .%tar nav
been fully 33 Is per greater tina.
last. For instance, last year be ave
aeg price was s. Pc clate where's:
this year ~ average p"ice was 5
per crate, a sain of S. r,r cca:t TIL
year owe last.
On view OF til. :act that 1t cost
aboGt $50 Il S1.G6 % To pr."!llce
crate Of ST awberrieS including ell
tivation, picking, DackJ2g. tratins
Shipping and selling tne - IVES hay
made more clear money this ven
on twC-thirIS of last ac",a2
than they id in 1896 u Il fuIl acre
aoe. That is to say. on 2l7,ao0 crate
of strawberries in 1905 the grower
made 2 profit of s257 010 in cash
the rate OF S. Il craft. aft:r the co:
of production had been d'He"te
whereas this year they have mas
clear net 1lcfit of $685. 400 Oh @55 81
crates. As a mater Of fact thu
have made ~Dre tlan that. FOR the
are in pocket the Gust Ct cultlvEtln
the additional g PEI cent. IF acIeag
which they hal rEGrr rIilivH'iGn Id
year. the aCr.'ke aeing 80 per cen
smaller this Year han last. Thus
will be seen hat after all he t'uCkc!
have more lie" money this year O
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