New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
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TABLES DRYING UP-FRUIT ABUNDANT
There has been good supply OF hsh Oh various
kinds during the past week. The warm weather
increases the supply, but is apt at the same time 10
spoil many OF the fresh fish If they are kept any
length of time. The increased demand Tor hsh III
the summer hotels the restaurants OF theduereDI
cities and the seaside resorts keep the prices OF all
fish moderately high. Another cause lies IN the
continued high prices ASKED for good meats
Choice fish are sent from here to fill the orders from
Saratoga, Cresson Springs Long Branch and Coney
Island hotels. There have been lately large
catches of weakfish mt MOntauk. Long Island, and
they are at present plentiful they retalled at
cents n pound. Fresh-caught salmon is 30 cents
pound when the whole fish is sold, while fine cuts
are 10 cents the single pound. Brook trout is 81
pourd. PompanO is 90 cents pound; Spanish
mackerel is % cents pound; fresh mackerel
large) is 12l2 cents pound; medium sized mack
erel is only s cents n pound. Sheepshead IS 20
cents bass Qargel is 20 cents and medium bass %
cents "a pound. Dressed cells are Is cents a pound,
and live Holsters 10 cents pound. White halbut
is IS cents. cod cents. founders cents hukes 5,
porgy g. blueiish large is also cents pound
Sea bass of small sizes are 10 cents pound, the
larger size is Is cents Green turtle is IL cents
pound frogs legs are 30 cents pound, hard crabs
are 50 hundred, and soft crabs are from 10 10
81 90 dozen. Fine whitehall Is 90 cents pouhu.
An over-supply of Texas or the ordinary kinds OF
cattle makes the poorer qualities of beef even
lower in price, while the scarcity OF State cattle or
prime beef causes the better qualities OF all kinds
of meats to bring higher prices. There are plenty
Of Southern lambs in market but the choice Jersey
lambs are even scarceI than they have been re-
Gently Mutton is no higher, but the prizes of veal
k...i, .
cents pound srIoin steaks from % to % cents
a pound. siroin roasts are 30 cents pound. and
rib roasts are 30 cents chuck rOasts are from .
to 20 cents a pound rump cOrned beef Is % cents
pound, and brlsket corned beef is only 10 cents
pound Good pieces OF lamb are Tetailed as follows
tbe foreGuarters are 20 cents pound headquarters
| % cents. and lamb racks 80 cents a pound Legs
| of mutton are 20 cents pound, mutton racks are
% cents oin chops are - cents, and rD chops are
| as high as % cents pound. Philadelphia plcke u
chickens large enough for roasting are 20 cents a
pound chickens for brolling are 80 cents. capon
outlets are % cents domestic ducks are 20 cents
I}oston geese are % cents pound. and wild geese
at the same price: turkeys suitable for boiling are
Is cents a pound, those for roasting are % cents.
| and extra plump turkeys are - cents pound.
| Pbiladelphia fowls are 20 cents a pound, and
scalded fowls are Is cents Philadelphia squads
are %3 dozen Wild squads are 81 30 a dozen
plovers are 50 90 dozen; bIackbirds are 70 cents
a dozen snipe of assorted sizes range from 10 cents
To 81 n dozen; recdbirds are - cents dozen
Eggs have somewhat advanced in price this
| week the best Long Island eggs are ~ cents a
Dozen and the next grade are 80 cents dozen
| Butter remains ut the same hgures choice cream
cry is 30 cents pound. and state butter - Genus
| Western butter is only % cents pound.
Dealers say that the warm weather OF the last
week will in all probability iniuIe the vegetable
crops 10 great extent. as most OF the Vegetables
| have already dried and parched appearance
causcd by the want of rain. Green corn, however,
| looks better this week, and is ~ % hunured al
| wholesale; it is retailed at ~ Genus dV ,;
| String beans are also lower-priced; Long Island
tomatoes , cents quart: carrots are > cents Il
| bunch. Large egg plants are from 10 TO ~ cents
each; new onions 10 cents quart; carOaseS
are cent. "a head lettuce is from 5 To ~ cents
| n bunch and peas 80 cents n peck W h,Ie
| notatoes are notas apt to be injured by the
| weather as the garden vegetables are, anu
| are still low priced they are from p TO y -
| a barrel A few New Orleans sweet potatoes nave
| arrived, and are very high priced IS barrel Is
| asked for them
In the fruit department are dollhouse straw
berries at 70 cents quart or 70 cents eIp
Southern Concord grapes are 80 cents DoA
Pineappes from Florida from 20 cents 10 81 oo
| each. Small melons from Delaware, ana lose
| known as the Z" Jenny Lind melons, are 10 cents
| each. Juicy Bartlett pears brought from aIliofhia
| are from 90 cents to ~ n dozen. Hoth0use
| grapes are from ~ to II - pound. Large purple
plu;ns from California are 30 cents dozen. ChOce
| peaches very juicy aud soft, called tie "CTaw-
! also very nice called Old Nixon are from
Georgia and lower-prlced, AT 80 to 20 Genus a
| dozen WatermelOns from % cents 10 II each
Ilucklebcrrics, blackberies raspberres ana hrlgnO
| red currants are in abundance, ana consequently
| are lOw-prCcd.