New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-15
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THE MARKET.

THE MARKET.
SMALL sUrrLy or FIsn-PRicHs or POULTRY
IowER-vEGETABLrs AND FRUIT-A LITTLE DIN
NER.
Fish have risen III price since last week. rs ne
scarcity ice will not allow them To get To market
In sufficient quantity to meet tho demand. Striped
b,ss ,r. very scarce. aud are sold n, 30 cents n
pound-J cents more than last week. Sea-bass are
20 cenis-aso higher than last week. There are a
very few fresh salmon in market from 81 John'
New Brunswick these are sold 1T 80 cents ponnd.
The frozen salmon are 4j cents. There was IN mar;
ket Yesterday a moderately good supply Of small
bluefsh from the Jersey Coast. but no large ones
from the East thcy were sold NJ cents. iiaibnt
has risen and now 20 cenis pound. small fresh
mackrre are 10 cents each large ones 70 cents
Spanish mackerel, from Long Island. are 40 cents
pnund those from tho Chesapeake are ~ cents.
Sh.opsnea d are 80 cents pound aud EIngilsh %
cents. There are plenty of crawiish III nAIkt sell
ing al 81 80 hundred. Soft crabs are moie pleAt
full than they Lave been. aud are consequently
lower rhe small ones are 30 cents doz u. the
large ones 81 Hard crabs are S3 hundred. and
frog| legs, 20 cents pound.
a rei snapper (Latjraas Biackfordiil weighing ] |
pounds was taken off Block Island on Tuesday.
This ~ the first fish Of the kind ever known - nave
been caught north of FLORIDA.
The prices If the best cuts NJ meat are unchanged
since last quotation. Hind qnartcrs OF veal are TO
Is cents hind quarters at lamb are the same fof-
terhouse STEAK j. % 10 20 cents rohslng be'i 10
- cents. The common cuts 81 meat are IOWci tiah
last week. and much OF the stock arriving duil"R
the past few days was poor Smoked ana s''t""
ptoy ions are unchanged ~ price. Ihe demand Tor
them II chiefly from Out-0f-tOwn re1iont ana there
will be little iuctuatOn in prices until the nlude
of next month. , -,
supply OF all sorts oil icathered provisions. indeed
was large Yesterday and prices were lower Pnlla-
from Long Island aud jersey nre ~ 10 20 P"Iia,
delphia fowls are l6 to Is cents Long Island anu
New jersey fowls - aud 10 cents. turkeys are =
cents: ducks IL 90 - Long Island geese are -
Rt-tJu -
81 25 dozen; yellOw-legged snipe. ~ ana ~ %.
and stal-frd pigeons - NoOhcock-still id'hcf
scarcC-arc II 20 aud 9l OO "a patIi DlichDl"a "''
The bnitrr supply is growing little. and the tie
mand is not 80 great ~ ~ last mtn,0n' rio'ci
uptown still asking ~ cents Il pound TOT lh'
best creamery hut most OF the dealers about the
markets have lowered the price 80 30 cents. flne
DAIRY butter can now br bought Tor Is cents.
Cheese too i a ltlc lower. ihc best beng sold al
- cents Egqs are not so plentiful ana those nom
Jersey and Long island are sold AT - cents doH 3D..
Irish potatoes are 90 L. p cents haii-prck ;
sweet POTATOES 10 cents Sltlng beans are ~ ''',,-
a haf-pcck; lima beans 30 cent ana green peas %
cents. Green Is sold ~ 20 cents duz-h eaI =.
Tomatoes are , 20 cents quart anu ohlnhN ~
CENTS summer squash are I and cents each beeis
, cents ana rullshes > aGd u cents bunch water
specially nice Tor gafnishing-hrr - cons
Fruit dealers of 20 years cXp"uenc" say that thtJ
never saw the market 80 giutted win apples As
now. one dollar VIII bay the best barrel OF apples
IN market, and chOce frnit Of any variety may be
bough for - cents 4 haf-bu,hel basket.
The supply of peaches WAS le,tcrdt, barely 'qnft
to the demand. Pain baskets sold at % TO 80 cents
prime to extra at II to ~ whie some OF tue Broad
way dealers picked out "A few baskets oi especially
beautiful fruit paving 81 - aud - 30. These
they re- sell al 50 basket. yellow beaches are
somewhat scarce, and sell better than the white
1e,hed ones
There are plenty Of plums in market and they, are
growing cheaper. Most OF the Grcen Gage plulns
are picked too green, and therefore sell but Slowly
AT | ) 60 % cents quart. The large hne M1gnum
Bonums are 80 cents quart. Peaches being now
IN perfection, pears are rather neglected, though
there are many excellent varieties offered. Tue
bushel: other varieties are II 30 To -. BIrfl"tts
by the quart are . to % cents particularly nice
ones are 80 cents dozen.
Grapes are now abundant and cheap. ConcoIds.
Hprtfords ana Ivess Seedlings are 20 10 - cents a
3 ID box; Deiawarcs and MATTHIAS. 30 to 10 cencs.
Concords in large Quantities for preserving arc
and cents pound.
Oranges are 80 cents tn 81 doz'n, and are very
scarce. Watrrmelons 20 to 90 cents each and
muskmelons . To - cents.