The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-15
Our Family Market Report.

THE MONSTER sHAD sEr-ITs FAILURE SPRING We
GErABLEs-scARcITy OF BERMUDA POTATOES AMI
ToMAToEs-THE RETAIL PRICES.
There is much change 10 the al, prices OF family
marketing since last week Business reported 10 bs
brisker tbaS was but owing the vAr.bleness Of al
products At this thee Of the year tho sales TO the retail
dealers are in small lot for immediate cousu np1on
Some time since NO gave account Of q monster shai
net which was constructed by person city with
WOW to catch enough ~ shsd AMI other feb supply the
Ne~ York market The dimensions Of this ne. have al
ready been given Ia size may be judged By the fat
that took seventeen barrels Of sr 70 Goa, the OF
which Il was mace, and It's total weight Is Ave tons
few weeks sn tue lrsi trial Of the made out
side sandy hook, where dragged thruu. the water
by two small STEAMBOATS,. The fishermen were delighted
70 Dad that 10 little vhiie oer vss oct filed with
nsh OF az KINDS, and the osder given 70 hsu in 50 AZ
TO run the fish into box which draggei through the
water behind The net But aere objection presented
sen the nah entered The because they coui MOI no
themselves, but they soue Dot 20 into The box a. was
just ~ easy 10 Swim In tae opposite direction which they
aocordinsly did. The difficulty with the scheme wa, that
the STEAMBOATS, could not gc ' enough ~ drive tins dsh
back into the box, and ubt na Hsuy Is overcome he
monster net is useless A4d Iucces4ful tns pro
oi s nsrSor There sre eros qI12'ites OF isn "
DO caught provided :hfre 8 "A, W secure than
after ooce getting them u IA. ne'
ffsh are very CHEAP ira week spad can be b,nyh,
from lbc TO dcc each scxerci each sea bars FOR
&C per 10; salmon Tor 1sc per ~ ~ e tire mott CON
mon neh porg and cod. we're No. r Tor r. &c marin
selling for l2c. TO l5c pcr ID. Nss plea.y sa chaap
ane The mnset Z duh tor al kpds o. freAh meats.
There is little CT game 10 MARKET is~ Wild
pigeon, kagsh snipe and Wild dlok are all lha can bs
had; they command bgo prize
Poultry cheaper TasSeys have fallen 10 loo ard 1so
PEI 'nsn u.uaiy low price at ih- time of the year
Tao pfospcct "a that tssy ~it be dssrer before long
Fowls sell Ter tlc Ice. per III. wa IA m much lower
bAD tney were. I2es are soDc~ast deArer thsn they
were tough STU cheap enough, apa bsrg given
Tor lRc. Butter Is cheap. What the rat.ile-s In toe
markets call best, but which really the second grade
sells Tor sc. a Csc per II.
The Chief Interest OF the Market hoxever centres IN
The Vegetable department. ADD poor folks have out little
resson 70 granbe n The prices ssked Dsrmnd, pOtaocs
re ior % 80 per barrel, shich V nigh tle-e much
menooh 81 tner onipg dosn IN price, the crop s re
Prte3 ~ be very short There are but very fes topa
te~ ana no onous from TIA, sGDd owing 70 hail sofm
which reported 10 have damaged the crop Irre,revanIv
Pess arc coming In from norfolk and Charleston peot
ioiy hey cold yesterday AZ % per barrel but the
steamer due 70 ory nay put them down 10 e. snelod
peas were selling for Csc per quart asparagus sells for
l2c l6c per bunch, witch s cheap enough: wstsr
cessee sell for 3Oc basket for 6ls per basot
PIE plant &c Sc per buroh and parsley raibhcs Ic,ks
&c, &c for last weeks proes
imro are few dollhouse strawberries and grapes An
The city but too few and too dear 70 be worth au,,ns