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Show Shortage. In tho I'rult Crop. Tho frost which descended on tho fruit growing districts from Florida to Maine in tho middle of lust Mureh seems to huve done immense damage. Peaches are said to have suffered more than any other fruit, but practically almost every kind grown in tho eastern, southern and northern north-ern states, says Tho Now York Times, has been so disastrously uftoctud by tho frost that tho crop is little bett er than a complete com-plete failure. Pears, apples, plums and cherries will be soaroo, dear, and not good in any way. Wntermelous aro not and wi'.l not bo plentiful, and cantaloups and cthor melons ure and will be vory scarce. Tho one fruit which seems to have escaped the general visitation entirely is the grape. The crop of that delicious fruit was never bettor bet-tor than it promises to ba this year, and dealers say that before very long such un amount, of grapes and such good oneswill be on tho market hero as have beon rarely seen before. |