New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-31
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

PLENTY OF FISH-POULrRY HIGHER IN PRICE
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT FEW PEACHES IN
MARKET.
The midsummer markets find the supply of pro-
visions and produce plentiful, though the prices of
beef and other meats are still high. Candy bouquets
OF flowers in crumpled punches the only sugges-
ZION OF the country, where large a portion OF
New-York has gone for country fare, oblivious to
the fact that the summer hotels still supplied by
the same markets that furnish the city tables.
Fish is abundant though the large demands of
the watering-places keep up the prices. The catch
during the week on tho Long Island and New-Jersey
shores was poor, and most of the fish in market
supplied from the Massachusetts, coast. HOLSTERS
are still scarce, and but few pompano have been
sent to this market Cod is cents pound; had
dock cents; white halibut, Is cents, and bass
from 20 to 25 cents; dressed cells are 1S
cents; Holsters 122 cents; fresh salmon. as cents
and founders, cents. Blacklist is 12l2 cents;
fresh mackercl, from Is to 20 cents; Spanish
mackerel. Is cents; and pompano, rs cents Butter
fish is 10 cents weakfsh, 10 cents; kingfsh, %
cents; sheepshead, 25 cents bluefsh, 10 cents;
and sturgeon, 10 cents. Wild brook trout is so
cents pound green turtle is @ cents. Large hard
clans are rs cents hundred opened. Little Neck
CLANS are so cents Hard crabs are $3 hundred,
and soft crabs rs cents to So dozen.
Meats are about the as last quoted. Prime
ribs of beef are 20 cents pound Sirlon roasts
rs cents cross-rb roast ii cents and chuck roast,
16 to IS cents. Sirloin steak is "a cents porter
house, % to % cents round, Is cents and top of
the sirloin. ID cents Corned rump is 10 cents;
brisket, IL cents; plate 10 cents. Beef hearts
20 cents apiece and liver is cents pound. Shanks
OF beef are 50 cents apiece.
Poultry has advanced little, and must continue
high until game can be Sold State spring chickens
are 23 to 25 cents pound, and Philadelphia chick
ems "a to 20 cents. State fowls 10 to Is cents
and Philadelphia fowls are 20 cents. Green geese
are 70 cents Boston green geese % cents; and
spring ducks % cents. Fresh-killed turkeys are 20
cents and frozen turkeys, % cents. Tame pigeons
are S2 80 a dozen tame squads, $50 and wild pig
cons 81 80 Pover and English snipe So so
Dozen Blackbirds are so cents. Frogs legs 40
cents pound. Long Island hens eggs are eleven
for % cents State eggs, thirteen for % cents.
The cool weather has kept the vegetables from
willing, and the stands present fresh, clearly APP
pcarance. String beans Is cents a half peck
butter beans 10 cents peas 25 cents peck;
and corn is 20 cents a Dozen Summer quashes are
o cents apiece; Boston marrow squash, 10 to 20
cents egg plants, Is to % cents; caulihower 20 to
% cents a head; cabbage, to 10 cents Beets
4 cents bunch white turnips CENTS and ruta-
| baga turnps, 10 cents a haf-peck. Toma-
toes are Is cents q quart endive or
nhIccory Is cents a bunch lettuce 8 cents and
watercresses cents. Cucumbers are 2 cents apiece
Green and red pepper each cents nassurtiums
are 20 cents quart Potatoes are 50 cents peck
sweet potatoes so cents half peck. Okras are 80
| cents n hundred; Spanish onions 10 cents
pound. Watemelons from Delaware are from 80 to
80 cents each, and muskmelons are from 5 TO 10
cents.
Raspberrcs are growing scarce. The supply of the
Hudson River valley has proved partial failure
Red raspberries cents pint, red currants 10
cents quart black currants 10 cents, blackberries
12l2 to 10 cents. hucklcberrics 10 to Is
cents, ripe goosebeuies 10 cents, damson
| plums 10 cents. apricots from 90 to so cents
| quart Tart apples for stewing 20 cents half
T, peck table apples % cents green pears 40
cents. Hungarian prunes and red peach plums from
California 40 cents a dozen red goose plums 10
cents quart. Bartlett pears 25 cents quart
and ripe SeciSle pears Is cents California
peaches are from rs cents to 3 ,iozcu. There
n few peaches in market from the South. but
they are small and poor White Muscat and Black
Hamburg grapes are 75 cents TO 81 so a pound.
MENU.
Clear Soup.
Soft Crabs. fried.
Roast Chicken, Potatoes la creme, ggPlant, fried,
Bects.
Tomatoes Gratin
Saad-Icttuce and Nasturtium.
Cheese Waters.
Coffee Cream.
Blackberrics and Raspberries
Coffee