New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-17
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
FISH ADUNDANT-FILU IN THE PEACH CROP

FISH ABCNDANT-FAIL ALLURE IN THE PEACH CROP
PLENTY OF CALIFORNIA FRUIT.
Fish has been abundant during the entire wee k,
and most of the supply now brought to markes it
caught off the coast from New-Jersey to Mas
sachusetts. This week will probably terminate the
salmon season. which ends month earlier this year
than last. Fresh salmon is 40 cents pound. Cod is
cents, haddock 6 cents haibut cents. and bass
20 to 20 cents Eels Is cents, Holsters 12l2
cents, founders cents. fukes ccnts,and backiish
10 cents. Fresh maclIerel 10 to Is cents. Span
ish mackerel 20 cents Butterish is 6 cents king
fish 20 cents. sheepshead 20 cents porgy 10 cents
sea bass Is cents moonfsh 10 cents bluefsh
cents, and pompano 75 cents This fish is very
mighty esteemed at the South, especially in
the markets of New-Orleans 1t is
usually prepared for the table in the following man.
ner: Wash and thoroughly dry the fish. Rub il
with salt and pepper. Place it a wire gridiron
and broil over very hot Goals Basic while broiling
with little butter, into which squeeze a few drops
of lemon juice. Add more butter or sweet oil and
serve hot Pompano may also be fried, keeping it
on the fire rs short time possible to insure its
being cooked Serve with a sauce of hard-boled
eggs oil, salt pepper and vinegar. Diamond-backed
terrapln are SIS dozen. Green turtle is 10 cents
pound. Cultivated trout is 81 a pound. Wild Cam
ada trout is 60 cents. Large CLANS are 70 cents a
hundred, opened. Little Neck clans are 80 cents
Hard crabs are So a hundred and soft crabs are
from 70 cents 10 ~ 80 dozen.
There is no change in the price of meats. Prime
ribs of beef % cents pound, porterhouse roast
20 cents, porerhouse steaks % cents, sirloin "a
cents Chuck beef is from 10 to Is cents rounds of
beef ~ cents stew beef ~ TO 4 cents cornei plate
is 10 cents brisket II cents rump 16 cents. Beefs
liver is cents pound, and hearts are % cents
apiece; tongues 70 cents
Poultry is alttlc higher. State spring chickensare
- cents pound; Philadelphia is % cents State
fowls, Is to 20 cents Philadelphia fowls 20 to Fl
cents; spring ducks Is t. 20 cents; green geese 20
to u cents: Boston green geese, % cents. Fresh
killed turkeys ar 10 - 5 cents frozen turkeys
- cents; frozen geese ere 30 cents; frozen ducks
Is cents Pover and English snipe are 50 30
Dozen There are wild squads in the market
Tame squads are 50 dozen. Wild pigeons are
scarce at ~ % TO - 80 dozen tame pigeons are
the same price.
Vegetables are growing little cheaper. There is
plenty of good New-Jersey green corn in market at
20 cents dozen. Butter beans are 80 cents peek:
siiIng beans are 20 cents; green peas, 20 cents;
tomatoes are 10 cents a quart: summer squashes
are cents apiece, and Boston marrow squash 10
cents. Elephants are 20 10 % cents apiece: Long
Island potatoes 30 cents a peck. Huge Valencia
onions are 10 cents ponlS, and sweet peppers from
Jamaica are 10 cents apiece. Tart bough apples
are 10 cents peck; sweet apples 10 cents.
The immense supply of red raSpberries brought to
market during the week made fine berries cheap. and
4ult DdShttS Nouu ne bought Tor 4 cents. Black
raSpberries are cents a basket, blackbcrries 10
cents eXtrasized fruit 10 cents and huckieberTios
10 cents. Red currants are 10 cents pound black
currants 10 cents. goosebcrTies 70 cents a
quart, and small plums5 cents. Waternelons are 80
to 80 cents apiece.
The peach crop has proved failure at the South
on account of the blight and the drouth. and the
few peaches in market from California. Extra
sized fruit is from II 30 to - dozen-sma Her
from 30 cents To 81 There is an abundance of CALI
fornia fruit of all kinds displayed in all the fruit
stores and on stands. Bartlett pears are 60 cents
dozen and piums are 30 cents a Dozen IIothousc
grapes. Muscats and black HamburgS.are from 81 80
to ~ pound. dollhouse nectarines are 81 "A dozen
and peaches are 80.
branches with green cocoanuts growing on them
in clusters give tropical leo to the foreign fruit
stalls. Fresh and green cocoanutS arrived during
the week and IN excellent condition sell at from 20
TO 20 cents apiece Sugarloaf pineapples are 20 10
20 cents apiece strawberry pincapplcs are 10 to .
cents Oranges are from 30 to - cents dozen
Lemons are - To 40 cents. lines 10 to > ceuts and
bananas from 40 TO 30 cents
MENU.
Little Neck CLAIMS.
Clear S"ul-Parn"san Cheese. grated.
BompanO hroiltd. Cucumncrs.
Roast Beef Potatoes la lrianon Egg Plant. Butter
,, Beans.
Chicken CrOQuettrs Istfucc NfaVonDasso