New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-13
HOME INTERESTS.
cuANcEs IN THE MARKETS.

CHANGES IN THE MAkhEIo'
VEGETABLES COMING IN AND GROWING CHEAPER
EGGS MORE PLENTIFUL AND LOWER IN PRlOE-
FISH VERY BIGH FOR THE FINER GRADEs-SAr-
URDAY's rRICEs IN TIE MARKETS.
The prices for the best game In the market are
nretty high and the supply is very moderate Can
yasback dncks are selling from So 80 to So and 81
n pair; maards ore from ST. to 81 so; redheads
from ST. rs to So 30 teal from 60 TO 70 cents pair
and common ducks 60 to 20 cents; wild pigeons are
worth SO and tame pigeons 81 so dozen; SQUAD
are So and 81 dozen. AS the season advances the
demand for poultry falls off, the supply grows poorer
and prices advance. Prime turkeys in the markets
Yesterday were bringing 20 and % cents pound;
ducks the same geese were selling at III and 10
cents young broilers from 81 % to 81 70 pair;
capons o. % and 80 cents a pound; Western
chickens from 10 to % cents; choice Philadelphia
from % TO % cents a pound; fowls and common
poultry generally we're selling at from ID 10 IL cents
per pound.
Epps continue to grow more plentiful and tine
prices are dropping every week. At present, fine
Western eggs can be had for and 20 cents dozen;
basket eggs from Long Island and New-Jersey, are
90 and 80 cents dozen. The very best butter IN
Washington Market can be purchased for 3S cents
n pound; fine Philadelphia roll butter In the up
town shops still sells ut do and even 4S cents a
mound; good dairy butter is 80 and 80 cents; IN
fsror butter is sold at % and % cents pound, but
this last is really unfit for use.
Vegetables from the South are beginning TO make
the green grocery stalls look like summer. Cauli'
Aewers ire to be found, but thoy small and un-
inviting as vet, and ore selling at from 80 to ID
cents head Bermuda potatoes, very good, arc
selling in Washington Market ct 81 a peck, and 60
cents half.peck common potatoes arc 40 and on
cents peck; sweet potatoes ara % cents half
do aof arp N
40 and so cents a dozen: domestic beets are 20
cents half-Deck; yellow turnps 10 cents half
peck; white turnips, 20 cents; squash. II
and 80 cents apiece; tomatoes. from the
West Indies and from Florida. A. and 0O
cents quart; rhubarb. 10 and 10 cents bunch;
lettuce, from to II cents head; radishos' \ ana
10 cents bunch ; mushrooms, 81 pound; water
crosses 10 cents a quart; spinach, 40 cents mar
neck; dandelion 20 cents quart carrots 20 and
% cents dozen pnrsnips. 30 cents dozen; cab
haze 10 and ; cents head cranberries 10 cents
n Gn3rt cucumbers from % to 40 cents apiece
celery, 10 and 90 cents n bunch.
The supply of fish in market is good. but 1t might
be much better with advantage to consumers Ior
the demand is greatly increased. The 1mer graG na
OF fish arc very high. Striped bass are Selling ~ %
cents pound for the small fish proper for broiling
large bass are Is and 20 cents pound smets are
abundant poor grades selling at ID cents q ponhn,
while the better smelts from Long Island are 20
cents. he supply of refrigerated Ish III hnIhcs
| has done great deal to help tide over
| tIo past two weeks Of scarcity, and Mt the
| same time kept prices down little; rGiTigetateu
| salmon is 80 cents pounds; refrigerated Oluensn,
12le cents; refrigerated mackcro l2l2c; snad IRON
! the South IS bringing 80 cents pound dor TOO
and % cents for buck shad green turtle Is ~ cents
| n pound-Rreen turtle is and has been very scarce
| for some time past terrapn IL $50 and H3O d3zeni
| frosfish cents "A pound, habut 70 cents, haouocK
! 4 cents pound 1--we cod 10 cents Cod 10 NOT as
nlentful IA the Lent observers wonld hko 20 nave
| r. Some good catches have been brought IN, put
| New-York exports so much fish to the surrounding
| towns that the home supply continues small Nor
RING fortunately for the poorer classes IS IN very
rood Euppy aud the price such rs tn make an active
| demand; herring are selling at cents u pound.
Fuundera are al their best IN the spring. large nne
roe founders are being brought into market AZ pros
| pnt and are selling at 1919 cents pound; seaOass
| IL cents; cells 10 cents Holsters continue very
acarce 10 and IL cents being asked lot me onstes
| down town; sherpshead. refrigerated. ~ Genus q
| pound; scolOps 80 cents quart. S0it clams bro
better IN the early spring than at any other season
the CLANS now in market are selling at from 81 oO
4 r. 80 n hundred Fresh-water fish are selling as
| follows: Wniiefsh, IL cents n pound; pckeroL 10
cents salmon-trout, Is cents pike 10 cents cls;
| coos i2 cents; muscaonge, Is cents; shrimp" -
| a rallon; smoked haddock, from l2l2 70 10 Genus
| pound; smoked salmon. 20 cents; smoked mackerel'
| ia cents; dry cod cents; bard crabs are scarce
and arc selling at from SO to 50 hundred.
| MENU.
Raw oysters.
| Clear soup
| Hallbut Steak. Tomato Sauce.
| Roast Lamb. Potatoes q la Parisenne. PoaB
| Duck u Ia Bgarde.
| Tomato Salad: French Dressng