Evening journal., 1920-06-18
BERRIES down
TOS2,5O CRATE
Slump Comes in Market
After Season of High
Prices
JUICE FACTORIES
HAVE SUPPLY
speclal Ia The Evening Journal.

special to The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Del, June is.-Not-
withstanding the sudden decline In the
berry market throughout lower Della
ware within iiio past four days, with
4 drop in price per crate Of 32-quart
boxes from sc ami IS 20 $3.50 and So
brokers and growers believe that the
market has become steady and from
now until the close OF The season IN
about two weeks that there Will be
but little fluctuatlon In The prices.
one reason attributed 10 the drop Is
The soft condition OF the fruit which
has resulted from the numerous rains
within the past ten days, and another
is the result OF the closing down or
extensive berry growing sections be-
cause Of a scarcity Of sugar and the
nlllng OF the orders
Hundreds OF dollars have been real
led by several Of the growers within
The past two weeks. as the fruit has
been selling from So TO $40 per crate.
The slump on Saturday, which con-
'ilnuos until the present, IS the only
one growers have experienced ,this
season, and it has come at a time
when the early berries are about gone.
Growers and buyers say they have
never seen the market remain as frm
as ii has this season with high prices
prevailing from the first. Because OF
he low prices realized in 1918, at a
time when an commodities were high
because Of the eNigcncics Of war.
farmers became discouraged with
growing berries and hundreds OF acres
were plowcd up In order TO make way
for corn and other crops that were be-
lieved TO be more profitable. The sud
den decline In price on Saturday has
Co diEnoIfwurnI rarn.NQr.. la NQr0n cNQ.
lions OF Cedar Greek district where
they started TO grow berries for the
FIRST time. that they are destroying
their patches set this spring 10 make
way for potatoes and corn. With the
high cost OF fertilizers, farm help. etc,
growers state that they cannot AFFORD
20 spend their time with berry crops
when the price falls below SO and 81
per crate
Another thing that added to the dis
coura cement OF the growers two years
ago was the shortage Of labor; but IL
IS surprising how the people In lower
Delaware are managing 10 get along
with their farm work at this time
when there Is such an Outcry In all
sections OF the country for farm help.
While somewhat handicapped. they
are managing TO give attention 10
their crops OF corn and harvest their
UrIIItc.
Men. women and children in the
rlral sections are bending every effort
% DO their "hitH In raising the neces-
stiles OF life and they are reaping a
reward FOR their efforts they are put
ting forth BY obtaining high prices
FOR their prOdhcts.
Berry growers are working from
early until late. and are giving EN-.
ployment 20 the children in the neigh.
horho0d who are too small 10 work on
the farms While the children. NAM
or whom range In age from ; 60
years, are unable to plow and harrow
and plant produce. yet they are abl
70 go into the berry telds and picl
receiving two and a half and thro
cents per quart box. some OF lher
can earn more than 81 90 a day. Will
the womenNand girls can earn s2 an
- a day.
Growers and brokers attribute tw