New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
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TIE SAME As LAST wEEK-THE SUPPLY OF
FRUIT.
The plcasant weather of the past week has made
fish more abundant and prices lower. Sheepsheau
are arriving from Charleston; shad ami lODsterS
are scarce. though a few six pound shad have been
sent to market from North Carolina market codhsh
IS & 10 cents pound: live Goldfish to I'D cents :
haddock cents; halibut - cents striped DaSS ~
TO 80 cents; cells Is cents; salmon 90 GEMS
founders y cents, and backiish 10 cents. MICK
ercl are cents sheepshead - cents; whlte pcrGn
10 TO Is cents; smelts . cents red ShaPPIi
cents: slod 70 cents to i - dozen blueuSh ID
cents and herring cents Fresh caught Halihoh
trout from the Adirondacks are - cents pouhu:
whtoiah - cents and small green pChJJ''l I'D al
cents. Green turtle are - Genus PouhO "'i
choice diamond baChcd tellaplu FlO u uoIcH'
CrayfsI are - a hundred shrimp ~ 90 per gallon
scoops III 80 and hard crabs - 90 @ q hunurtu nr,l
Oysters are - cents hundred Tor Blue IoIhiS'
Sl 30 for Millponds or East Rivers. ana 70 LOT Iho
large selected oysters ranked SaddlGrockS. Sm3keu
haddOck is l2l2 cents pound, anu smoked Salmon
20 cents. ..
Beef is about the same price at retail as last
week Good milk veal Is scarce and higl, thOuHn
there IL an abundance of poor meat IN market unht
for use. Legs of veal are % cents pound, IONS
20 cents fet of veal 30 cents, veal outlets 81
cents shoulder l3 cents The shoulder Is an eXccl,
lent and economic piece TO buy lhe Dohr shouu ,Il
I've removed, the space filed with >tuuing, ahl me
shoulder roasted TIL we'll done. Breast oil veal Is
4 cents pound, and full racks ! cents. LIverS
are go to - cents each calf mead 80 cents, ana
thread, - TO - a dozen. Fine Jersey spring
lambs are So TO Ti each, and weigh from thlrS 10
thirty-slN pounds.
week Philadclphia brOillng chickens are - % 10
81 - pair; roasting chickens 20 to - cents Il
pound fowls lG cents CapOn- are - To - cents ;
turkeyB rs to cents; ducks ~ 10 - cents ge'Sc
Is TO 20 cents. Canvas back DUCKS are - 30
pair; redheads ~ - 10 ~ 30; black duck -
cents to ~ mallards - cents to ~ cents "a ana ~
"A ~,
- cents pound English pheaaartS - par )
English snIpc - a dozen; plover 81; grass power
So wild pigeons - 90 to ~; tame SQUADS - 10
-. Small birds which are sold to supply inc pace
of reed birds are 81 - to - 30 dozen.
Butter continues high and scarce. Light salt
Philadelphia butter is 30 cents pound; the best
creamery butter IS cents: state dairy - cents ;
Western dairy 50 cents. Roll butter, IN rolls from
one to ten pounds - - cents a pound.
Southern vegetables hb the market. Some extra
heads of lettuce arrived in the couIse OF the week
firm and hard small cahbage~ Scuihcrn lettuce II
from > to - cents head; hlcached ddhdcHoh "o
GEMS quart; green dandeIloh ~ cents I"iH
salad H. cents: cre~S to 10 cents. ana sOrIcl ID
cents. Tomatoes are 81 crate holding nearly q
neck or - TO 10 cents quart. RausheS are -
cents n bunch: CucumDcrS - to 80 cents each
Spinach is 30 cents half peck; sweet peas are 90
cents. String beans are go cents small measure ;
egg plants - cents each; new white turnlpS ~
cents II half peck. Asparagus Is ~ a buncu, anu
okra - cents a hundred. Cabba0cs are To- -
cents, and cauiIloWer so to - cents each. ! ne
best cauOwrr which is raised IS grown IN the not
honse and is sold at wholesale for - dozen. Inc
German caulihower is imported in hampers ana
hacked i'm the hold of the vessel, where 1t becomes
heated ana the majority ot the carg0eS Whlch
arrive i'm the market are therefore unht lot use
The Southern cauOWeT does not form IN nm
head and is inclined to he uneven Some excellent
English cauliliowrrS are brOught over ana sofa 10
private customers by the stewards OF the great
ocean steamers who store them in their lcc-houses
Mushrooms are go To - cents pound: mint Is ~
cent, n bunch parsley cents. Bermuda potatoes
are 80 cents halt peck, and Irish potatoes 20
| cents. e.,
Florida Strawberries are cheaper. and are Sold NJ
from - cents to > a quart. FLORIDA oranges are
becoming scarce. There IS n large quantity OF
rusty fruit in the market which Is not impaired ny
| is unSighty coat. Fine Florida oranges are - 90
| 10 sSG 30 q box or 10 to 90 cents dozen; rusty
! irnlt S} 80 to - 30 box, or 30 cents dozen.
| Valencia orange. are 30 to 30 cents; Mcoslua,
! Palermo and Catania. - to 10 cents dozen
Blood oranges from the Mediterranean are - cents
| and Seville oranges 20 cents a dozen. FROM the
latter grange is made the excellent Dundee marina
| lade of scotland, and this orange i also used IN
| navGring sauces for poultry ami IN seasoning
various dishes. Lemon, are - % TO ~ % box
containing 300 to 800 lemons. bananas are - 10
80 cents a dozen for yellow frhlt, and % 10 -
cents for red fruit. SapIella ViumS are 80 To %
cents a dozen cu,tard apples - To - cents each
sourSops 20 TO 40 cents each and star apples from
Jamaica 30 cents "a dozen. sugar Loaf plncapples
are 80 TO 30 cents each.