New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-15
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

PIsH. MEATS AND PoULTRY-wILD SQUADS Begin
MING TO ARRIyE-PLENTY or STRAWBERRIES.
During the first part of the week there was An
abundance Of fish in market but the easterly winds
which prevailed during Thursday and Friday
lesscned tho supply. and the catch Of shad fell of
about one-half Maokcrcl already going east and
north, and are now caught at the east end of Long
Island and the Massachusetts coast. Bluehsh has
appeared in waters a month earlier than last
last season. Tho first of the blueish taken by
a mackcrel schooner eleven miles south of Sandy
Hook. They averaged about six pounds in weight
and sold for 3 cents pound. Bluefish from North
Carolina weigh about pound apiece and sell at II
cents. Salmon is still scarce. Kingfish, which,
though choco fish, is very plentiful, Is now
marhet. Porges are plentiful and sea bass are
very fine The first sheepshead Of tho season were
brought from North Carolina during the week, and
sold for 10 cents pound and large quantity Of fine
rcd snapper was brought alive from Pensacola
in the well Of n fishing smack. Bass is - cents a
pound salmon 81. mackerel 10 TO 20 cents shad 10
cents, wcakfsh - cents, white perch 10 cents,
halihut : cents haddock cents. kngish 30 cents,
Goldfish cents, blackfsh 10 cents, herring g cents,
founders cents, porgie- cents, seabass 20 cents
and cells - cents. HOLSTERS are l2l2 cents
pound and soft clans 10 cents to ~ per
hundred. Green turtle is j. cents a 20 ma
Brook tr nj arr 80 cents pound tor fish from
Canada and ~ for Long Island fish Rcd snapper
is Is cents prawns are ~ 30 n gallon. Hard crabs
anu 81 per hundred and soft crabs, which now come
from tho Shrw sbury River, are - dozen.
Beef is higher than last week. Prime rib roast IA
% cents pound portcrhouse roast, 20 cents sir
lon steak p cents and port crhousc steak - cents
Beef for q In mode stew Is II conts cheaper stow
beef is 10 cents; soup meat, 10 cents. The best
cored round is Is cents and the cheape, pieces are
from % to - cents C0rned tongue Is Il cents
pound smoked tongue. - 10 l6 cents smoked
beef. from Is To 20 cents, aud fllet OF beet Is 30
cents pound. Veal is . little lower; loin Is l6
cont. pound and leg Of veal ia = cents. Stew for
popc is from TO 10 cents; Calls head D. 30 cents
Good spring lamb il very scarce. Tho hndquarter
brings - 30, the forcquarter = %. Lamhstongurs
are }G couts a dozen. There Is no change in tho
price of pork since last quoted Small pigs are very
Ligh and scarce thcy are - 30 apiece.
There is little change in the poultry market .'.
Wild squads wcrr the only new game ''u ght -.
market during the week. Large looks of Wild
pigeons have been seen. but in remote regions By
another week they will probably reach tho market.
After Wild pigeon, there will be no new game due
in market till the FIRST Of September when if the
present law holds good may expect woodcock.
Spring chickens arr T. pair cap0us are 80 cents
pound. Philadelphia chickens - cents. Philadelphia
fowls 20 cents Stale chickens i to 20 cents AMI
State fowls 10 Il cents. Tame ducks - 70
80 cents. and geese II 10 20 cents Tam pigeons
arc - dozen and Philadelphia squads - 30
dozen. Plovcr il y 30, English snpr -, small
birds = rents. and wild squabsS2 30 Frogs, which
are sold among game, ar SD cents pound.
The best creamery butter from Orange County
and Other parts Of the state is 30 cents pound.
Fresh P Philadelphia butter IS sold in market without
salt DO 80 cents pound, but in the uptown grocer
i,. fancy grades bring AZ high IA go cents. State
Il to - cents. The best creamery cheese is 1G
cents Pineapple cheese Of domestic mako Is -
cent. "a pound by the CHEESE which weighs about
five pounds Young America cheese is 20 cents
Mound by the cheese and Edam chooses. made IN
this country arr - apiece. Fresh eggs arr Is for
- cents
There is % full supply Of dclcons vegetables arriv-
inr from near points. Asparagus Is from - 10 30
cents according to quality. Butter beans are 80
cents half peck. string beans, 30 ccnts and green
peas from Charles ton. 30 cents. CauliOwcr is 20
10 90 cents head, cabbage 10 u - cents and new
carrot. 80 cents half dozen lunches. brct0 ap 10
cents "A bunch tomatoes go cents quart ana cu-
cumhcrs from Boston lighthouses are 80 cents
apiece. Ehuharh IL . cents bunch. radlsh's from
Long I.i1rd four punches for 10 cents, ana water
head. for 20 cents: dauGchon Is 10 cents
% quart sOrTc raised m the hot-house, op
cent. % half peck. cabbage sprouts - cents hali
peck. Scotch kalc 10 cents and spinach ID c'iis-
iaruuda onions are 10 cents quart, BERMUDA l"-
tltoc, 20 cents % half yt'h. and hiln,dHcd sweet
potatoo- - cents lall Pc b, ground aili'h"h'-
los D, Jr,ut,a bunch AID tarilg1n ., . cents. 4
hff t4rr,,ou /, dtlicious addition to tho Vinegar
. cr..t. CuiFc, are . ceut7 bunch Dried "Art
for soup D. 40 cents pound dry -asc0 cents pack
I asc and summer .1yort is % cents.
There was o plentiful supply oi straW"IIlts IT'D
market hy 10 o'clock Yesterday morning ana ih'L 4
vtr Dc markaby lun AMI large; they ooi4 iI"a, ~
are FROM - D. 80 and 80 cents apiece Red 9ana ns
arc 90 10 ~ cents Dozen Jamaica &C ttli"" ul-