New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
HOME INTERESTS.
THE MARKETS.
FISH AND PoULTRY-BUTrGR AND EGGs-vEGErA-
BLrs AND FRUirs.

FISH AND POULTKY-BUTrER AND EGGs-VEGEiA-
BLFs AND FRUITS.
There was a light supply of fish in market yestcr-
day, and the prices Of some varieties were highoi'
Spanish mackerel costs 40 cents pound-ah au-
vance of Is cents. Bluefish was 10 cents stripfd
bass % cents bass Is cents, halibut IL ccnis
sturgeon 3 cents, kinghsh 20 cents, and blackhsh
and founders 10 cents a pound. Green turtles were
121a cents a pound cells and 10 cents; nara
crabs So hundred, and soft shell 30 cents to II 20
u dozen.
Turkeys and ducks are little higher than NJ
last animation: both are 20 cents n pound. Phila-
delpba chickens are % cents those from Long
island and Ncw-Jersey are 10 TO 20 cents. Wood
cock arc 81 80 Q pair; pigeons and squads ~ 20
a dozen; acknowledged sBipc &3 dozen: black
birds % cents and rced-brds 80 cents dozen.
The prices OF meats and sllted Drovisons are IN
changed The butter market, 100 has not altered
.ine creamery manning a. 30 cents ana cnoIcs
State Dairy at % cents Cheese IS SIN hlgBer IL
is sold al wholesale TO exporters nj ID cents; ut re-
tail it il o cents Fresh eggs rather scarce and
are higher. Long Island and New,Jersey eggs are ore
% os1ts toven state and ana onada 20 and p
cents Some poor lce-hOuse stock Is selling at 10
cents. . 80
Green corn is abundant. and is sold at 10 ana
90 cents d ozen ears. Irish potatoes are ~ cents
a i!-reck and sweet ones 30 cents. PEAS are
still to be had at 25 TO 80 cents halt-pcck; string
beans are 20 cents, and Lima 20 10 30: Beets are
%
cents; and wntercresses cents. Chccory -
cents a head and cabbage to II cents. Egg
plants to 10 S99s 20 aU %
Tomatoes are to 10 cents quart green peppers
are 3 cents each, and mushr0oms 30 cents quart.
Peaches have been scarce all the week ana prices
have been high. Yesterday there were only ~ car,
loads from Maryland and Delaware and about
5000 basket. from New-Jrrsey: Very few persons
buy peaches for preserving on Saturday ana as the
supply was mainly Of White Heath good only Tor
prcservine), the market was rather dull. Most OF
The White Heaths were sold at 81 0S1 50 a basket,
Delaware Crawfords have nearly stopped coming
Some fine Jersey CrawfOrds Were sold ~ y.
few Delaware SmOcks sold at 81 2JaTl %; ara
nice little jersey and up-r1ver hareripes a. II oo
Dealers attribute the present short supply TO me
fact that the early varieties are running out. This
week smOcks will be coming III large quantities
and lower prces are expected. -
Pears are abundant that only really goo l ones
can be sold at respectable" prices. Choice Bart
let's Seckes and Capps Favorltes. suitable for eat
ing are sold at 10 and 20 cents quart. The aver
age pears cost from 70 cents to ~ 20 half-bsIel
basket Some coarse green Duchess pears rom
Delaware Can be bought Tor 10 cents to 81 buShel
here are plenty of pulns which are sod a. from
IS cents to 81 q half-bushei basket. Fancy Yari-
cites IN small quantities are 10 and 20 cents
from Southern vineyards are poor, and are
sold at from to cents a pound. Flne
State COncOrds are sold az and 10 cents and Del
awares from 10 TO - cents pound. Particularly
nee Sweet-water grapes are 20 cents. Whort.e-
berries, which are growing scarce, are 10 and IL
cents quar-. he first ounces of the season az
rived from Delaware Yesterday, aud were sod at
81 25 20 81 80 basket. Grayeusteln, Alexander,
Coxsackie Twenty -ounce and Aladen's Blush apples
are the varieties now most abundant. few gOOd
fall pippins now coming IN. Prices range flOm
80 to 40 cents halt-bushei basket without regard
to variety.
Cream soup.
Striped bass boiled, sauce pquane.
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