New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-24
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PRICES IN THE MARKET.


POULTRY LITTLE LOWER IN PHCE-GOOD
vEGETABLES-FEw PEACHES.
FISH still continue to be abundant. The most
marked feature Of the market during the past week
an immense catch of striped bass off the coast
OF Massachusetts. About 100 fish were taken, aver
aging forty pounds apiece Cod is 5 cents "A pound
haddOck, cents halibut, l. cents; bass from 20
to % cents; dressed cells are Is cents pound: live
Holsters, 12l2 cents; salmon is - cents n pound
fresh and 40 cents frozen; founders cents and
flnkcs cents; blaclfsh is l2l2 cents swordfsh,
10 cents; fresh mackerel, from ) TO % cents and
Spanish mackerel, IS cents; pompano is scarce at
70 cents pound; buttcrish is cents weak
fish, cents; kingish % cents; Sleeps
head, 20 cents; porgy, 10 cents; seabass,
12l2 to 10 cents; mooniish. cents; bluefsh,
cents; sturgeon, cents. Brook trout is 81 pound
cultivated and 80 cents wild. Green turtle is ID
cents a pound; large haTd-shel CLAIMS are 90 cents
per hundred opened; Little Neck clans. 30 cents;
crayfsh 81 hundreds hard crabs, So 90 and
soft crabs 70 cents to - 30 per dozen. Frogs legs
are % cents a pound. Smoked salmon is 20 cents;
smoked halibut, > cents and mackere 20 cents.
Beef is still high in price, and there is poor quail
ity of meat in market. Good beef is exceptionally
scarce. Veal is about the same when last quoted.
headquarters II cents pound, fllet is 80
cents and Ions Is cents. FOre-quartcrs are 10
cents pound eleven-rb racks are is cents, shoul-
dcrs ~ cents and breast is II cents. Mutton is
10 cents pound for the headquarters; legs of NUT
ton are 12l2 cents; loins, 10 cents; thirteen-rib
racks, Is to Is cents; breast, cents; shoulder, 6
cents. Lamb is Is cents pound for the hind-quaI-
tiers and ; cents for the fore-quarters Thirteen
rib racks % cents.
Poultry is a little lower Though the demand is
large, the supply is fully equal to it. State spring
chickens are 20 TO 81 cents pound, Philadelphia
spring chickens - to % cents State fowls 10 to II
cents Philadelphia fowls Is to Is cents, spring
ducks Is to 20 cents spring geese 20 to % cents
Wild pigeons 81 80 dozen, tame pigeons 50 so
tame squads 50. BlackbiIds are 80 to 70 cents a
dozen. They sold in place of reed birds and are
served at many hotel tables for Them as there are
no recdblIds IN market. They the nearest thing
to marketable crow that can be imagined. Fresh
killed turkeys are rs cents pound, frozen turkeys
p TO 2s cents English snpe and ploycr are 81 80
Dozen
Vegetables remarkably fine tins season and are
now offered In the greatest abundance. Peas are -
cents peck, string beans 30 cents butter beans 30
cents. Corn is : cents dozen. elephants are from
ID to 30 cents, okras Young and fine arc 60 cents
hundred. Tomatoes are TO 10 cents quart, sum-
mcr squash are , cents apiece, Boston marrow
squash , cents chIccory 10 cents "A head; cucun-
ber> are cents each, parsley is > cents bunch.
mint > cents and tanagon to 10 cents. Early eau
hiIoWcr is nearly gone and the late crop is MOI in
market yet; If is from % to 80 cents "A head. New
sweet potatoes are 90 cents a half peck
The supply of berries IN market is not as large rs
last week ANA the price of fruit higher. Cur
rants are offered IN the greatest abundance. Small
currantS are cents pound and large cherry cur
rants 10 cents. They old for jelly but will
make excellent spiced cnrrans. TO seven pounds of
fruit add one pint of vinegar and three and One-haf
pounds of sugar. Boil the currdntS. sugar and vine
gar till they a thick conserve like marfnalade
just before taking it of the fire add pow
dcred cinnamon and cloves to the TASTE. Cook
a few minutes longer and then pour into IA
jar II Is good accompaniment of roast mutton
ana the dark crimson mass makes very pretty dish
ON the table. Nhortlcbcuics are 10 cents "A quart.
dChbculcS l2l2 cents, extra large - cents. red
ra>pbcrlloS ar" = cents Il cup, black caps > cents
klpc gOuN"bcIlcS are 10 cents "A quart. and black
culrahts 10 cents. There are a few native damson
piulns in market AT 20 cents quart. Mushmeioms
from Delaware are 10 cents a piece and Natcrlncl-
onS are 30 To % cents.
Peaches still continue scarce. The few
peaches IN market now are from Georgia,
and from native lighthouses. Those from me
South are from ~ 10 ~ 80 dozen; from hot
houses they are 50 California plums are 90
cents a dozen. Wild Georgia COOS. plums are from
- 10 10 cents pound. Pears from California are
oltrtn ia large quantities. at 80 to 30 cents dozen
Ihcie are lew native pears Tor sale az "A nominal
pucc. but they are small and green. Apricots from
TINS state are SlOO quart. Iothun>c grapes
MuscatN, ana black LANDINGS so GEMS to Fl 30
"A pound. Tropical fruits are about the me price
aN last week. bananas are still abundant at from
80 to 10 cents dozen. Lemons are scarce M - 10
" Ill be out of market. Incy are ~ 30 10 - 90 "A
dozen.
MENU.
Nacalon Solp.
Boiled salmon. Lobster ~.3rc. Cucumbcrs
Stuffed 0tutcr OF Lamb. Mashed Potato, Fried Egg
plant