New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

RISE IN THE PRICES or BEFF-vEGET ABLEs Az
FFECTED BY DRCUrH-rREDiCrED RISE IN
BUTTER
There is an abundant supply of almost sli KINDS
of fish this week-and especially vi bluebsh, which
are very large and are sold at cents pound
Striped bass. however IS scarce just now. aud IS
selling as high as 80 cents a pound. Spanish
mackerel are being taken on the New-Jersey coast
and are worth 80 cents pound; those coming
from Chesapeake Bay only = cents pound.
Fresh caught salmon taken from the IT. Johns
River, New brunswick, are 30 cents pound.
Frozen salmon are 30 cent? n pound SOFT Cribs
= a dozen. Pompan0 "a % cents a pound. King
fish and shecpshead are each 80 cents pound.
Fresh mackerel large are ~ cents and those OF
medium sizes are - cents pound. blacknsh IS
u cents white haiIbut is cents, and white perch
ceuts and small SEA bass l2i2 cents; the larger
sizes Of sea as are : cents a pound Market cou
is : cents haddOck :, dTum-hch = pOrgy :
founders and weakhsh are each 10 cents pound.
Live HOLSTERS are y cents, ana dressed tels are
CENTS a pound. ! lesn-caught whlichsh are -
cents Green turtle i cents, and frogs legs %
cents pound Brook trout always brings high
prices. and this week - 81 po1hu. LUZ Ne0h
clans. in the she'll are % cents HunuIeu oPeuc''
they arc 80 cents. Hard clans large are - cents
in tho she'll hundred: opened. II hundred.
This week there has been an adv ance OF out.ndI
cent pound on al prime beer. select pieces
are scarce The lower grades OF cattle, however
are as plentiful as they have been dtciy, ana are
Il and tough: Dut they meet Win Ititll ShtV
because the choice pieces are so enormously hIgn'
The prices Will remain aDOut IN same uhtll tIle
FIRST of september. Poultry IS little lower; theIe
Is an abundance of good game and poultry III the
markets, and they eagerly sought alter anu
will continue marketable as long a. other meats
remain at such eXorbi ant rriceS Dainty spruS
chickens are only 80 cents a pound last "eeA they
were 20 cents pound Capon puIlets are ohy
- cents pound SpIlng turkeys are 80 cents
pound. ducks are - cents. m0nerel geese are -
cents and fowls arr 20 q. MS "a poHLu louhS
SQUADS are 80 cents each or - 30 - dozen; wood
cock ar - cents each English snlpe are - cents
each. pOvers are - cents each, pigeons are %
dozen and small birds are ~ cents dozen
At Wholesale butter ihas advanced about cent
a pound but there has been no increase IN
the retail prices yet though d' aers predict that
butter will 70 up. '-cUnsequcnty The retail prices
will be higher Long Island eggs are 33 cents a
dozen. Domestic cheese begins rs low as ~
cents pound and ranges up TO - cents pound.
VEGETABLES are affected by the drouth. White
potatoes are higher by the barrett they are sold Tor
50. Among the ne" vegeia3 lies IN market are tle
small. yellow, p,um-,hnPei tomatoes thaI arc
known ~ plum tomatoes "; these are 10 Genus a
quart New red cabbages for plcg!e, or salads
are 10 cents q head. Queer shaped yellow
sauashes-the crookneck squash are cents
! each. Large Spanish onions are cents each
Lima beans (9heliedl are 30 cents a quart; ne
best sweet potatoes sell for 80 cents half peck
Corn is - cents a dozen. Salad, arc cents q
bunch Egg pants are 10 cents each. Long Island
tomatoes ere lower and this week are from TO l.
! cents n quart TaragOn is 10 cents "a bunch.
There are plenty of soft Juicy peaches IN the
| market which sold at wholesale for II % or
~ "A crate: ese wnen rctaIed are from 10 10 .
! cents quart. Delaware peaches are 80 scents
dozen. Georgia peaches are from - cents to - -
dozen. Excellent eating apples are % cents "a
| neck California pums are 30 cents dozen The
! small Seckel pears range In price from 90 u -
! cents dozen. Bartlett pears large and delicious.
/ are 80 cents dozen. HOthOuse grapes remain hlgh
| IN price. and are from : TO 81 30 pound Good
! Concord and Delaware grapes are each 10 cents a
| pound. Choice Havana Orang es are - cents ana
| 81 n dozen. Lemons are - cents a dozen.
| bananas are not very good but they sell for 30
| cents 4 dozen. WatcrmclonS IRE 40. 30. 90 ana -
cents each. CauteOpcs are from 10 cents up TO 20
I cents apiece.