New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
HIGH PRICE OF FIsH-sPRING LAMB LowER-yEC

HIGH PRICE OF FIsH-sPRTNG LAMB LowER-YEGE-
TABLES AND FRUIT.
All kinds OF fish are IN full supply this week but
on account of the increased demand from the vari-
Gus summer hotels the high prices are kept mp.
There is plentiful supply of soft-shell crabs.
are sold for 70 cents a dozen for the smaller ones ;
for the large size 81 80 dozen il really given.
Hard crabs ore 50 80 n hundred; frogs legs are 30
cents pound and the favOrite whitebait is also 50
cents pound. Green turtle is 6 cents pound :
terrapins Extraordinarily are $2f a dozen; the
smaller terrapins 30 dozen. Blnetish nargel
that can be cooked in varous ways baked broled
fried are II cents pound; brook front. cult-
yalcd IN Long Island waters. retailed at 81 a
pound. Choice pOmrpanO ~ 30 cents a pOunn; fresh
caught salmon l. 30 cents pound kin gtish IL %
cents pound shecpshead, 20 cents large bass are
20 cents small sea-bass are II cents and large sea-
bass = cents pound. Good Spanish mac kerpare Is
cents pound fresh mackrrcl large art l. cents
medium 10 cents. and tinkers cents pound. Live
HOLSTERS - cents pound dressed eels Is cents
white hallDgt In Is cents haddOck cents cod >,
and toundors 10 cents a pound. Butterfish and
weakti~h are each cents a pound. Harl-shell
clans large. and in the shell. are Is cents hun
dr0d opened they arr sold at 81 hundred. Little
Neck clans 30 cents hundred IN the shell,
when opened 60 cents q hundred is asked Tor hem
spring lamb Is trlle lower IMAM ~ was List
week IL has fallen abOut two cents below the prices
quoted lately All meats OF ordinary cattle are re-
duced IN prlce, but prime beef and choice cuts OF
porter hOuse STEAK IS 81 cents pound; the hnest
roasts Of beef which known as the porter-house
roasts are also 81 cents pound. Choice IONS on
veal are - cents pound and the leg OF veal which
can be nicely dressed after the bone ~ removed IS
sold at the same puce. Inc prices asked for p III
Try vary bnt little. "a there Is usually far
supply of al kinds OF poultry IN the markets; capon
pUllcts are - cents pound, spring chickens are
from 30 70 30 cents pound; turkeys lfrOzenl are
p cents pound. and turkeys extra, young and
plump, are p cent? pOund mOngrel ducks are %
cents pound, and mongTel geese are % cents a
pound. Roasting fowls retailed at 20 cents
pound. Young squads are 80 cents each. English
snIJe are - cents each, anu plOvers are the
price. Pigeons are - p a dozen; small birds are
o. 3 90 cents dozen ana red birds are 81 dozen.
AT present the vegetable crops lO0k rather prom
lslng and doa ers say that geta,le of ali KINDS
VIII %" more plentiful aud Of better quality than
any we nave YET had ms -eason POTATOES nave
what me deal RS call the black eye, that ~, they
have fallen greatly IN prlce and are apt TO remain
lOr priced. Ihcy IRE sod from - 70 to - 70 %
barrel aud at th price the best Long Island pOta-
toe, can be bought. Corn las not been OF the best
qIalItl yea, Out ID VIII shortly De large and sweet
now much cheaper ana I- rctaiied al - ce u
dozen. New-Jersey and long Island tomatoes se-
lecrrdl are e'cn - cents quart. Delaware apples
are 90 cents peck; long island Okras are - cents
a hundred. While southern Ohrts are - cents nun
oTcd; iettucc - > cent, % bUach, caullhOwcr from
- 10 - cents lead, an new cdDOs9 yes are rom
10 - ccnts o head.
butter. cheese and eggs are retai.ed at he same
prices which Wcrt given l..,i 8eek creamery Out
ter Is 30 cents nr BEST domestic cheese = 10 cents
pound and fresh Long Island eggs arc 80 cents a
dozen.
Among the new fruits this week are alligator
pears imported from Havana. which fTOm 10 t.
- c~ut- cacu. Bartlett pears brought from L4l-
fOrula are retaled ~ from - cents % : Dozen
IiLms. large, red and JUICY also from California
ore 90 cent? dozen. lie "a Orte p-ache,, called
the - hines. cIiA,etoIe" aro very large, and are
from II 10 - 80 dozen. N4n4Ocs from Jamaica
II a dozen. HOt-uOu>e grapes. either black
hamburg or whlre AUscaJei, aIe IRON 81 80 10 -
a pound. ~ouincrn wat uGe 1n-, brought here
from Georgia, are from 70 cents to ~
each. cugar-oat piueappl-s imported from
Havana and jana ca d.c from - tu 50 cents e.lcu.
Queen Alur and b.. glry pines are h4gdrr, At 80 TO
40 cents apiece. Lines are from 10 20 20 cents
dozen, green ginger - cents pound, an green
cocoanut, from 10 % 20 cents earn. BANANAS are
40. % aud 80 cents "a 40zci; Oranges are from 80
90 - cents dozen ana the pest lemons range from
20 ro - cents dozen. BlsSe-e OF different sizes
are PRETTY nled lsh assorted fruits pears,
= 80 % JJ apiece.