New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
SCARCITY OF FIsH-vEGErABLES FOR PICKLES
PEACHES A LITTLE LOWER IN PRICE.

SCARCITY OF FISH-VEGETABLES FOR PICKLES
PEACHES LITTLE LOWER PRICE.
Fish continues scarce, not only i'll the neghborlng
waters, but on the entire Atlantic coast line. Blue
fish is especially scarce and though at this time last
year 800, 600 pounds had been refrigerated, not n
single pound has yet been put away for winter
Thursday, the firs6 day of September, closed the
season. when by law Brook trout is allowed to be
sold. On this day the Oyster season opened. Sad
die Rock oysters are So 90 hundred; Shrewsburys,
So so; East rivers, 81 90 Mill Ponds 81 90; Key
ports 81 80; Freeports 75 cents small oysters are
sold by the quart at from 80 to 40 cents. Hard
CLAIMS are 20 cents hundred, opened; Little Neck,
so cents. Cray fish 81 90 hundred; ;
scollops, 81 so a gallon. Hard crabs $3 90
a hundred; soft crabs, 81 % to 81 - a
dozen; HOLSTERS, 12l2 cents pound. Cod
fish is 10 cents a pound haddock, cents ;
halibut Is cents large bass % cents salmon fresh
caught 30 cents, and frozen 40 cents. Founders
are 10 cents fluke 10 cents, backfish Is
cents, sword fish 12l2 cents. fresh Mackerel
10 to 20 cents. Spanish mackerel 2S cents Pompano
81 90, butterfsh 12i2 cents, king fish 80 cents
whlteperch Is cents; porgy ~ cents. sea bass IS
cents. Buetish is ~ y cents salmon trout Is cents
and whitetsh Is cents. Green turtles are 3 cents
Smoked salmon. halibut and mackerel are each 20
cents.
There is no change in the price of beef and veal
since they were last quoted Mutton is 12la cents a
pound for the leg, and Is cents for the loin Racks
-
4 cents. Lamb is Is cents for saddles. Hnd-quar-
tiers are 10 cents, forc-quarters 12l2 cents and
cents dozen. Salt pork is ~ cents, ham 10 to 10
cents boneless bacon 10 cents and bOneless shout
ders ID cents Head Cheese is cents pork sausages
II cents, smoked sausages 1S cents. and bologna 3
II cents.
The LIST of September virtually opens the game sea-
son, though on account of the warm weather there
has been some deayn bringing Wild fowl into mar
ket. Grouse 81 80 pair, cartridges So to So so
= ~, "A a.
4Oc. and black birds SOC Frozen English snipe are
II to l6 cents pound Philadelphia l6 to - cents
state fowls II to Ii cents, Philadelphia 13 to 10
cent. Spring turkeys are 20 To % cents pound
and spring ducks and geese are the same price.
Fall vegetables are beginning to arrive and there
is plenty OF small vegetables Tor pickles. though it
few weeks from now when the weather is cooler it
WI De safer to pu them up Cucumber pickles are
20 cents hundred onious 20 cents "A quart; beans
20 cents a hali-peck. and nasturtlums. 30 cents II
quart. inns Is the fruit OF the mas qrtium vine
The leaves ana gay flowers which make excel
lent salad, mingled with lettuce are not sold at
the vegetable stalls. Green tomatoes 30 cents Il
crate ripe tomatoes cents Il quart; plum or
strawberry tomatoes are 10 cents These make u
delicious sweet preserve, spiced to taste. Bull
noSed pep Crs are cents each and are much used
stuffed with smaller pickles, when they are called
" Mangoes' by Ncw-Engldnd housewives. Sma /
green muskmclons are scOoped ont and used for the
same purpose. Cauhnower is % cents: rutabago
turn s. 10 cents half peek; white turnips 10 cen,
bunch celery, 20 cents; 20 cents quart,
Is 10 cents bunch ana okra /, 20 cents "A hundred.
Shced lima, are sold mt vegetable stalls at 20
a quart, ANA ut the huCkNtcrs stands outside the
market rs low rs 10 cents, but the latter not as
likely to be fresh those bought OF a responsible
Vcgctablc dealer. Green corn X 20 cents dozen
ears, Egg plants 10 cents apiece, aud Boston
marrow squash 10 10 - cents each. Romano and
Esccrole lettuce chicory and water are cac
cents bunch. FRESH thyme sweet marJoran. SUM
mer savory, mint, parsley, and chervil > cents
tarragon IL 10 cents and sorrel % half peck
hadlscs are TWO punches Tor cents sweet potatoes
are 30 cents peck common potatoes 30 cents, vans
from jamaica are cents "A pound. Spanish oi.ions
which are abundant, are tied in long wreaths in
straw. and call to mind the familiar pictures of
Spanish markets, they are cents each. The nnest
aquacates that nave ever been brought to tins cou-
Try arrived IN market last week they are from 20 10
40 cents each.
Peaches are "A littlc more plentiful and consider
ably lower some small peaches sold in Wash
ington markctat 81 % basket, though the average
price for good fruit was rom Fl 80 to ~ basket
aud extra peaches In fruit stores all sold ut %
basket. Bartlett pears are > 80 II basket, and
common varieties from 80 to 70 cents. Fine green
gage plums are 81 80 basket, blue cages 70 cents
ana Dam on plums the same price. Concord grapes
are from to cents .ound. Only few Della
ware grapes have arrived IN market, and these are
S"Io ~ fancy pflccs-s'Hc rs hlgh IA 20 cents "A
pound. crab apples are now very cheap and in
prime condition for Jelly. They cost from ! 20 To
~ 90 crate, which hods two baskets. Citron
melons are 10 To ID cents each, Water melons 20 To
- c nts muSkmelons , TO - cents; apples for the
table are 60 cents peek, and for cooking. 40 cents
In the foreign fruit stalls there negranates
from Jamaica at 30 To 80 cents dozen. custard
apples are 10 to Is cents each sourSop 20 to 30
cents. East India bread fruit - 30 cen s.
and fresh guaNas that I'LL the air with ira
GRANGE - cents "A dozen. Green cocoauuts tre bunU
around in huge lunches ana sold 10 to | ,
cents each. Fresh nutmeg in their mace shells are
. cents each Florida oranges are Offered i'm Tine Ir +
stores ut - 90 to ~ 30 dozen. An Immense con
signmcnt of California grapes arrived during the
week; they included Black iIamburgs, " hIte Mus
cats, and Wne-tntcd Iokays, well a> large Blac
Morocco ami Rose of Rcm-. These grapes All sell IA
~ 90 To % per basket of l.. 10 > pounds. Prom
the Sacramento Valley we have Winter Nciis,
Gioumorccaux and White Doyennes pears, at 10
cent, to ) 90 Il dozen.