, 1881-07-24
FAMILY MARKETING,
Fish, Fruits. and Vegetables.

Fish, Fruits, and Vegetables.
Of tho fruit market generally it ulay be salt
! that perhaps at no previous time hnye stocks ,1
| all kinds been so scarce, with correspondence,
! high prices, us at the present season. With l,u1
| Que or Two exceptions, the prices of all kind:
| Of berries have failed to reach anything like the
| usual low figures, which the hnl1sckeeper anx.
iousiy looks tor. md many OF them have allowed
! the season Of bottom prices to go py without
| taking advantage of it end SECURING tho Gus
totnayy cvphoard-fuh OF jeliies, preserves, and
canned fruit.
The supply Of berries OF NIL kinds during the
past week was not Il large one. or rcd and
pacx rasptterrics the supply. which came chiefly
IRON Mlch1Eu1,' ws.s Of good quality. and sold
| case. The quantity consigned to the market
was '.os sis large rs si1.'utd bc expected this
| time OF year, and the indications are that the
| current week vii. see the last Of tiese berries
| Some few sooscberries arrived during the
earlier part Of tho week. but the SEASON FOR this
now gone Ey.
| The Inst run Of currants will me In during
i tae present week Last Weei =. oId a. SD to
ing the present. When IL Is remembered that ut
ms time lnst year the same fruit were selling ut
from 81 10 Sl.;O Case the shortcomings OF this
years fruit crop will be made partially uE-
parent.
The same remark applies to blacktcrrcs, a
fruit which had Il right to become popular :.s
long as il was 1'l2rchsante At the moderate price
o. - cents per siHtecn-q'iart case,-n figure
which was usually reached once or TWICE during
/
nus bcen so tigbt that the price has ruled tit
from - tyr common varieties to 81 for tho Law
ton or Wilson variety. The prospects are that
tho future consisnmcnts will Ii, light 80 that u
covering OF their prices cannot bo confidently
looked forward to.
Southern points have teen supulyfEr tho tuur-
ket with p!ums. but the crop has given out and.
until tho Michigan orchards begin seniins tn
TINS irut, none Of it will be available. This will
anu 1t is NOT expected that tho supply from
across c tue LIKE viii amount to very much.
~ me siipPiy ct cherries during the past week
Ir3cc' Some few cratcs MAY cosnc In during tho
week. but the cherry season may NOW be con-
6fucrcd us practiclly ovcT.
Tennessee aud Southern Illinois provided tho
alf nEfh Su'y ia OF Of !1c put week Fruit q good
box uc Of It the G aos eIhs Ma
not NJ '.lt up to the, uSua! STANDARD and sold ut
@ ~ cchtS TO = per box. IT Is pretty we'll estas-
sned sed that t.t tho market is n9t gong to be wen
Delatrarc anu Maryland are known to bc short
ana New York buyers have visited Indiana und
purchased the bulk Of that states crop. For
thls reason prices will rule high during the re-
1nalnHer Of tho season. unless when tho accident
oi ii ~, oserstocked market happens.
biuebcrrits, which in ordinary seasons sell at
= or even less per blshel, have commanded s.
recently. and will continue to do 50 until their
ssason closes. This will uccur in about ten days.
usual: >4''''
Apples have ruled very high, prices ruling
IN previous seasons Tue prospect Is, however.
that supplies will be larger and prices lower
this week and hcuccforwarl.
me Watertnelon~crop is very large and very
nne 1h one; ; and prices arc lowering: Last week
tnet soid ut $l5 to <2U per hundred. but this
Seek US ,r Jney ought to get down to from $40 10
~. Inc supply is Mt present coming from IN
olana anu Missouri, and tho reports from all
poanls are tfat the crop is unusually fine one
Nutmeg and Japan melons are coming from
dozen. ~
Whatever fault may be found with the fruit
'supp!y, t1at of table vegetables IS by no means
subject to structure. all kinds coming in good
ropntiing Chicago IS Uy no means ,ycti adantcd
for fruit M growing, but its vegetable raising
capaolhties are excellent and have been SO
thorouEhiy improved that almost all the prod
uct on the market is Of home growth.
as yer the supply Of onions is coming from