New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-14
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.


OF GAME-FREsH VEGETABLES - EXPENSIVE
PEACHES
The hot weather begins to show it's effect on the
markets. Sprays of tube-roses which are sold at
FIVE cents apiece in profusion, fail to overcome the
odOrs from the garbage In the uncleaned streets
Fulton Market. which is much the cleanlier of the
downtown markets, will have q chance in it's new
building to set an example of cleanliness, and do
away with some things which only age and time
honored custom render tOlerable.
All kinds of fish are unaccountably scarce. The
supply of fresh salmon has completely stopped.
Goldfish is growing less abundant. The only item
OF Importance in the market during the week was
specimen of tilefish sent from Woodruff Mass by
Professor Baird. of the United States Fish Commits
sion. Goldfish and paddock are each 10 cents q
pound, halbut 18 cents, bass 20 CENTS dressed cells
IL CENTS live Holsters IL cents frozen salmon 40
cents, and founders 10 cents. Mackerel is from Is
to 20 cents. Long Island Spanish mackerel is so
cents, and Southern Spanish mackerel 10 cents,
Pompano is go cents butterfsh cents, weakfish 10
cents. porgy 10 cents kingish 25 cents sheepshead
70 cents, seabass 10 cents and bluefsh 10 cents
Fresh caught whitefsh is Is cents pound. Large
hard CLAIMS are rs cents hundred opened Hard
crabs are $3 hundred, and soft crabs are from 81
to So dozen. Frog legs for which there ia con-
tinually increasing demand, sell at 40 cents a
pound. ~ y
Beef is at about the same price at which it has
y
house roasts are 20 cents cross-rb rOasts or egof
mutton piece are 12i2 cents, and chuck roast i6 to
% cents and round Is cents 6Rtas for SCUM np
are ~ a. dozen. Honey-comb ,tripe is 8 cents a
The following is receipt for Dutch roches Take
fresh nncooked tripe cut it into square pieces and
nsS cut 9tG 70 a H. bits pieces Of flank Of beef
the lean beef season with salt pepper and sweet
herbs and sew up in the pieces Of trpe in round lit
yie pals. fut them in pot of boiling water and
boil slowly till You pierce them with straw
skim OIL the tat, put press on them while in the
Make mixture of half the pot-lquor and half vine
gar, cover I'VE them with it. and put them away in
and cut In slices for supper Corned beef will be
found much better pressed in the water in which it
Is boiled G, anu taken out the next day. when it will
De iirin rich in flavor, and excellent to slice cold
hardly reason for the Increased prices, as ' more re-
spring chickens are 20 to % cents pound. Phiia
delphia chickens ~ to % cents, Philadelphia fowls
Spring ducks are 20 to % cents pound green geese
are 20 to % cents and old turkeys fresh killed are
same dp1en w Ham preS ssogs y 80
squads " rs to $3, and wild squads So TO SO 25
are S1 cents apiece pSyer frozen - SO
ToDin shpc %; ana sand snipe 80 cents: Black
Among vegetables green corn is plenty and lima
beans are decidedly lower. Tomatoes are abundant
| and egg plants are cheap and good Green corn is
Is cents dozen, lima beans 80 cents and string
and butter beans are 90 cents. Cabbage is from 8
| to 10 cents head. Onions are 10 cents a quart
rutabaga turnps Is cents a half peck shalots 20
cents quart Roman lettuce 10 cents a head plain
lettuce two heads for cents and chiccory s cents
head Paragon is 10 cents a bunch, mint 3 cents
parsley cents and cherv1l cents. Boston marrow
squash Is 10 cents piece, tomatoes cents quart
sweet potatoes 10 cents peck and white potatoes
80 cents. Peppers 10 cents Dozen gherkins 20
| cents q hundred, cucumbers = cents a piece and
okras 20 cents hundred
Peaches are now in market from Maryland and
Jersey in considerable quantity. Baskets of hand
some large peaches bring readily from So to SD n
basket. There is good deal of small fruit retailing
! at 10 cents quart Pums are arriving slowly
Green plums and purple damson plums are 10 cents
a quart in Washington Market Red Astrachan
apples are so cents peck, and sweet apples are SO
cents. Sour bough apples are 40 cents Green
pears for stewing are to 10 cents a quart Bart
lett pears % cents and Sickle pears 10 cents Con
| cord and Delaware grapes are each 80 cents for q
cents. Muskmelons from to 10 cents. Raspber-
Hnckleberres 12i2 cents. Golden egg plums are so
cents dozen. Pomegranates from Georgia are 10
to 10 cents apiece. blood oranges are 30 to 40 cents
Il dozcn and Sorrento 30 TO 40 cents
MENU.
Potage n la Refine.
Soft-shell Crabs
Chicken Croquetts.
Lamb Chops Lima Beans, Mashed Potatoes Green Corn.
Woodcock on Toast. Jelly.
Lettice MayOnnaisc
Cheese Waters.
6piced Apple Tart, Peaches and Cream.
Coffee.