New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-29
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN TIE MARKET.
LAMB GROWING CuEAFTR-PULL SUPPLY or VICE.
TAnIEs-HUGE IMPoRTArIONs OF ORANGES.

The general appearance of the market Is good.
though prices are still high. Beef is unchanged
since last week hut cannot long n its pre-
sent price. Lamb has become cheaper aud will take
the place Of beef so that the demand must be les
sened Retail dealers say that il is astonishing that
the present high prices have been maintained so
long, but farmers have kept back their stock, and
they must be compelled to sell at lower prices
than they have demanded Veal and mutton
NOT changed since last quoted Spring lamb has
begun 10 be sold by the pound The hindqnarter
is 30 cents pound, the forcquartcr 20 cents and
breast of lamb is IS cents Lamb tongues 26
cents dozen. Veal tongues from IS cents TO
81 sweetbrcads 81 30 10 -. calves heads % 10 30
cents apiece. Salt pork is ~ cents pound fresh
pork II cents. Ham and bacon ii cents Lard
is Ii cents. Ham. boned and boiled Is 22 cents.
Smoked beef tongues are Is cents, and corned eef
tongues arr - cents pound
Wild pigeons are the only novelty in poultry. The
late Spring has delayed the market and all fresh
poultry is high and comes in slowly. while the de-
mand is now. and for the last year has been.
five. Spring chickens are 70 cents ~ 81 so pair.
Philadelphia spring chickens - to ~ 90 State
fowls arr II cents a pound, Philadelphia fowls 20
cents spring duck are 80 cents, old ducks are %
cents. geese are 20 cents, and turkeys 20 cents.
Tame pigeons - dozen. squads - 30; wild
pigeons are -. squads j. 30 English siipe S3 30.
plONcT - %, sahuSlipe IL cents all Ittubuhn
IL - Frogs are - to 30 cents pound
There is an abundant supply OF wcakiish. shad
and mackcrcl. though other fish are rather
Cod is 10 cents pound. cod steaks l2l2 cents
white haibut is l. cents. large bass 20 cents
medium - cents. dressed cells l. cents and live
HOLSTERS are l2l cents. Fresh caught salmon is 60
cents. founders cents. blackilsh lZl2 cents,
mackrre from 10 to u cents according to SIZE and
tine Spanish mlckcrl-thc first of the season from
the Chcsapcahc-arc - cents. Butterish is cents.
shrcp,hcad - cents, poray 10 cents. redsnapper
! , cents and scabas- / : cents. Connecticut River
slad sells at 10 cent, pound. and shad at l2l2
cents Bluciish range in price according 10 size
from - cent, Ia l. cents and squid which having
been tested by the Ichthy ophagus Club. is entitled
To- taxi rank edible fish, srls at 10 cents.
Among fresh wafer sh Long Island brook trout
sill rcmaiu, fayorito at II pound. fresh brook
trout from Canada selling at 20 cents. Salmon
front. fresh caught, is l2I2 cents Green turtle il
- cent, a pound. and clans. which arc in the
height of the season. are plentiful and SCI, AT prices
ranging from 30 cents to ) - hundred according
to SIR quality and whether opened or unopened
TrawI, are :! % a gallon. Frog legs are - cents
a pound. shad roe II cents pair, hard crabs - a
hundred. and soft crabs - 30 a dozen. Smoked
salmon sells NJ 20 cents n pound
We now have a plentiful supply of our native
and Long Island contributing immense Numbers of
wagon load, daily. All the vegetables that arrived
from the south carhrr ia the season were IN poor
condition. which was due to the prevalence Of
drnuth and Ia so,ur extent 10 delay IN transpOrta
tiuu. THIN. 0, every prospect of a long continued
and nIun,lut' supply from tins time fOrw ard
A>rarIcg, sch, at from > 10 30 cents bunch the
last price %, ug that 81 the best IN market from
Oysi,t Bay: string beans from Charleston are 30
cents Aaf peek and butter beans at the same
prlrc spinach sell, At 10 cents peek. and hot
house eorrrl at - cents half peck. Cauliilo~erS
ar, . 10 30 cents % head cabbage 10 ccnis. aud
now squash cents apiece. Lettuce Is from 10 ,
cent, "a head. lrylergra>s 10 cents a quart, and
Wnt"scn~s = cents. Cucumbrrs from the south ar"
3 rents. and hoth"u~c cncumbcTs arr - cents
apiece BcriuudI onions cents quart. Der
muda potatoes - 20 peck. and Florida potatoes
~ cents. Mushrooms remain at ~ % pound,
and tc1ira ton atocs are - cents quart. Kohl
Iabi j. - cents Tor a bunch Of four. This ycge-
table should hc cooked like young tur1lIps { II
t.n,l,r and served with sauc' Of drawn butter.
NJ IT, parsley aud ch.Nr, arr each > cent, a bunch
and t,rr.gpn - cents. Among Cuban Vegetables
vans arr iu ,cu,~ pound. malancas and cha.otrs
40, lu,t. a.d -r,cn and ripe plant aims arr - to
g. c,it, "a dozen.
H.. ulm,I~. importation of bananas has boon be-
,..,il f.ltrr, # he f7.it market his >ra,on.
I.r.. ui four STEAMERS haze arrived every week
u.tl r,Ig"., of them averaging over 10000
hYt.. h.. They have almost sup r>aTed orinsr =.
Wluh This t,Ar oanr ln uaIl.r; "a very poor con
.,!i,I.u. l,oR haia.ls ar. from. - {" 80 cents a
,iol,n I,l Lau.rla> from 20 90 - cents. G"nl
C.flu.l oranges .r' from 10 cents {" - " dozen.
~ ar. frua - cents &C. 80 cents a pound. Nl.a-l
lrljc, from 80 10 - c"pt> pound ln-k liam
lurs hothouS' crap, aye from - to - pound.
and Mu>,Ai- are tlc Same prize. Huge pncapilcS
from Nlfluta-. extra quality, arr II apiece. amt
Smaller ONE, FROM Havana gardens are from - to
80 c,n;, Mauguc- are from - cents 10 = dozen.
Strawberries AN. plentiful. An extra quality OF
hcrrirs ~,ll i'm Washington Market for - cents a
basket They may bc bought all ia" way from {"
/, cent, a basket a few baskets of cherries wcrr
brought during thu week from Florida. aud few
pcnchcs which were imported by M cnterpn'ng
dealer packed in rcfrgegators ana each one care
fully wrapped IN cotton. sold at III - u
peach
Naples and Gn'noblc walnuts are - cents
pouud Brazil nut, : cents. flb,rts II cents, and
pccaus u cents: paper shell almonds are 30 cents
Tarracoua almonds 20 cents, and Pstachio nuts 80
cents.
Clam soup.
Spanish Mackerrl Broiled.
SwccthrcadS Fried.
Roast Beef. CaulinoNcr String Beans.
Salad-Irttuce with Taragun.
Cheese Wafers