The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-10
THE NEW YORK VEGETABLE AND
FRUIT MARKETS.

The Tribune OF Wednesday, August Z, says:
Some poor potatoes will not bring quota
tions. A few barrels Maryland sweet potatoes
have been received. They sell at s450i5
Cucumbers are unstable. Onions have lair
Inquiry. Watermelons continue abundant
Quotations: Cab0ages, per 100, $4a8; corn,
sweet, $ls1 25; Cucumbere, Long Island, per
bbl, ST; onions, 100 strings, s3a3 so; onions,
red, per Dbl, s3aS 50; onlons, yellow, per bbi,
So 60a4; potatoes, rose, Dbl, $2a2 SO; squashef,
marrow, Dbl, sla1 25; tomatoes, Long Island,
bushel, 75casl; watermelons, Georgia, per l00
$30a40; watermelons, North Carolina, Mol,
$20a2s; watermelons, North Carolina, No 2,
$lOalS; cltronmelon, New Jersey, per bbl,
50 5Oa5 so; Russia turnips. per bbl, 81 rs.
The Tribune OF Wednesday, August Z, says:
Another car California Bartlett pears is due
Tomorrow Some crates of good Virginia and
Delaware BartIetts sell at 5a7c. Common
pears are very plenty. Apples are q glut, and
very irregular In price, but the common rate
slal rs per barrel. Some poor lots have been
sold at Soc, and some would not sell at all.
With such crop OF good fruit and low prices,
1t is folly TO pay freight aud commission on
poor fruit Sweet boughs sell al about 81 so,
choice red astrachan 50, and occasionally
az SO. with Orange or Nyack plppins at 81 rs,
in lots. There were about forly-ave oars Del
aware and about twenty Icars jersey peaches
to-day, some of them late In. Some choice
Hales went at 81 so per crate, with fancy
Troths at 81; but the common price OF fair
Delaware fruit are $2a2 so. Common jersey
baskets sold to peddler boys at 3Oa60c. A few
plums are on sale, but there Is no regular
price, nor much sale as yet. Apricots are not
sellIng. Some South Carolina Catawba grapes
arrived in rather poor order. No price Is es-
tablished. Ives and Hartford prolific. from
North Carolina aud Virginia, Sell at l0al4c.
Quotations Apples, poor, per bbl., 5Oa75c.
apples, fair to good, 81 50al rs; apples, fine,
81; peaches, Delaware, per crate, s2a3; peach
es, Delaware, per basket. slal 26; peaches,
Jersey, per basket 50c.a$l; pears. common,
per bbl., 81 5Oa3; pears, bell, So 5Oa5; pears,
Bartlett, per crate, S4a7.
The Daily Bulletin OF Thursday, August 8,
says:
Early Rose potatoes have again been re-
duced trifie, and holders now offer at 81 50a2;
and Early Goodrich and Jackson Whites at
81 26al so In bulk; In shipping order soc per
Dbl Is added. In vegetables, seed onions are
high. Other articles without decided change.
We quote: Green corn Slal rs per 100. Red
onions, per bbl, So 50a3; do Connecticut 81 50a3
per 100 strlogs. Cucumbers, Long Island, 25c
per 100. Squash, marrowfaf, per DBL, $lsl so.
New turnips $1a1 so per bbl. Cabbages $8al4
per 100. Beets, Jersey, 81 so. Tomatoes, Jer.
sey, S7ca$l per crate, aud Long Island ST rs
al 81 per basket. Egg plant 50 SO perdozen.
Received to-day another, car load (about 400
boxesl of Bartlett pears from California, all
In good order, aud are offering them at $5a6
per box. The supply Of peaches is liberal from
New Jersey, but Delaware stock not very
plenty to-day. Choice fruit would command
good prices, but very little of such quality has
arrived as; yet. Watermelons are very
plenty. Some seven vessels arrived last
night at Vesey street pier with full cargoes
of Melons. Blaokberries scarce, and good
Staten Island brought l6alsc per quart TO-
day. Other fruits and berries Without es.
sentIal change. We quote as follows: New ap'
Piles sla4 SO per bbl, 26a5Oc per crate. Water:
melons s30aS5 per 100 for Georgia, and $l2a2(
per 100 for Virginia, Delaware and Jersey.
Jersey whortleberries $2a2 so per bnshel and
saI0c per Quart. Nutmeg melons s2a3 pei
bol. Pears, common 81 60a3; do Bell $5a6
do Bertlelts, per crate, s3a6. Peaches, Della
ware 81 50a2 so per crate, 75ca$l so for bas-
kets, and Jersey 4Ocasl 26 per basket.