New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-22
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
FISH HIGH-BEEF FIRMBR-GAME-LbrE VEG
ETABLEs.
Fish is high. owing to the storms at sea, which
have driven all the fishing boats into harbor. Cod
valuable contributions to science result Of
this withdrawal into the wilderness. suppose that
it was because we had been speaking Of the brave
fish Is 10 cents paddock 10 cents halibut 20 cents,
striped bass % cents cells Is sand salmon 10
cents. Fresl. mackerel is 10 cents spanish mack
erel As cents pompano 10 cents sheePshead % cents
white perch IS cents. sea-bass Is cents and blue
FISH 12l2 cents. Northern black bass is Is cents
and whitetsh gnd salmon trout the same price
Green turtle Is lG cents pound and diamond
backed tcrrapin $40 dozen. HOLSTERS are 12l2
cents pound soft crabs are 81 Dozen and this
week will probably wind up the season for this
eplcurean shell-Gsh. The coming of cold weather
has had tendency to make the prices of beef
trmer There has been falling of in the
quantlty OF Chicago dressed beef sent 10 market
and the inilaT Of poorer Western cattle has some
what relaxed. PorterhouSe steak is 80 cents, sly
LON steak % to % cents siro!n roast % cents, rib
roast % cents, chuck roast i TO 20 cents. round
OF beef Is cents, cOrned rump Is cents, corned
briske cents, and pa-e II cents. Sue is sill II
demand a. Il cents pound. beng bought prncl-
pallT hy butchers ID pat with poor meat. Legs o.
beef trimmed are 81. Sims 70 cents liver 10 cenlS
and "DETAILS 81.
Poultry has not changed in price since last week
Chick n, are 20 to - cents pound, fowls 20 TO y
cents turkeys % to % cents. geese 20 to y cents
and ducks p cents. Game Is aOIndant. Engiish
>nipe are - dozen. They are sent prime pally from
Michigan being shot on the upands along the small
streams ard rivers. Golden ployr are sent iIom the
same locality and are 81 a dozen. GIasS plOVcr
frozen from the sum er aSOn are ~ a dozen;
Tee 'Dir Is. also frozen, are 81 TO - d0z Il. The
supply Of woodcocks and partrldges comes from the
woods of Connecticut ana other near points; WOOL
cock are coming lutO mar@et ncely, but IN poor
order They 10 cents 20 II % each pdrtriuges
5 80 a pair. DucHs from the region OF The
calv s-back and rcdhead are similar 20 the Sus-
quehaunn duel, of the same species only IL name.
being poor and hayOriess. Canyas-back arc -
pair. and reGhead : -. The biIe-winged teal
ducks, which always come rom the lakes, are now
very line and are the only drawn birds n market.
They are ~ PAIR. MaiIald ana "ood uucAs are
the same prce. Nenla0l Is IN poor condition ana
| brings 70 % 20 cents pound. It IS TOO warm
! weather TOR this meat to be IN demand.
FAN EctaDles aud late fruits Tor picking crowd
the vegetable stalls. CaulIUweT IL ~ 10 - cents
q head. red cabbage 10 to 10 cents, and savoy cab
! bage % cents Cabb9g- from Long Island Is gem
! orally poor IS the cabUdge worm mas made many
rayages there he supply OF caDbages ow comes
! principally from the Hudson VALLEY ana parts OF
/ NcW-Jeisey where ram has fallen IN abundance,
Celery is - cents bunch, Brussels sprouts 20
| cents Il quart: white turuips are 10 cents half
! peck ruta-baga tUrniDs are 20 cents celer4c or
! knob celery is 7 cent, bunch, oyster plant Is 10
cents string beans ore 20 cents half peck, corn IS
- cents dozen ears, and Lima beans are - cents
| a Is )
! each. huge c"Ookueck striped squash ornament
the stalls but IN little demand they are coarse
and Havorless. Egg plants are cents each let ice
l. cents head. cndlve cents, ana sorrcl cents
! . quart Cranbcrues are - cents a quart. These
| are the dark-colOrcd berries which gc0w on low
! bush IN the swamps OF Cape Cod and elsewhere.
They are ~dperiOr in ayOrt to the gut-cOlOred, high
bush cranberry. Potatoes are little lower n price.
Burbank potatoes 81 70 ~ ~ - barrel, Early
b9se pOtatoe, 81 10 10 y 81, aud Queen OF the al
| ley 81 80 CltrOnS are 10 cents EACH ana pump
| KIN. are 10 to - ceats. Winter pears are ~ %
! basket Ounces 80 cents 10 = a hundred. king
appleS are II q bar ell greenngs - O. - barrel,
! and snow apples -. Green tomatoes are % 20
! 80 cents crate. They are now cheaper than
| thy Will be again, as tarne are bringing them ia
| mar ser in abundance, IN anticipation OF severe
! frost. PUm tomatoes are % % crate cucunHers
for pickles 30 cents hundred, small onions 10 10 ID
cents quar- and peppers 90 cents TO : hundred
| Orange ar coming mo market ia large quaint
ties from Jamaica, and few boxes nave ar
rived from Florida, though all tie tIuIt
| fbJ, FAR sent 10 this market from either
! locality IS sour aud immature. Jamaica oranges
are 40 10 - cents zen ana Florida fruit Is about
! the same price. sweet honey oranges from Brazil
are 30 cents to 81 % dozen. Mediterranean trult
from the orange groves OF Palermo ana sorrento are
| 81 10 II 20 a dozen. Yellow bananas from 4sVin-
| wall aud Jamaica are 10 20 % cents dozen. SLdd-
dOcns are 10 10 % cents each. Ihey are the rose
! snadiOck from Havana ana are OIter-sOur IN
! flavor Lemons are l2L2 10 80 cents dozen. New
| figs are - TO 30 cents a pound Some new dates
! from Egypt nave arrived ~ market, but are III too
Door orer TO .e.aIL Large black palm dates of tins
seasons crop are 10 70 10 cents each Green ginger
/ Is l. cent? a pound. Malaga B4-pee dle - 10 -
cents a pound, Delaware grapes are 10 10 II cents,
! Cata wbas 10 cents ana Concord5 . 10 10 cents.
Toay grapes tinted wine color Oy tue sun OF Cali
| tOrula. are 40 cents pound.
| sweet clover honey Is 80 cents pound. This Is
sold IN the comb, and if held TO the night VII be
| found clear and pure. and pale amber IN color.
! The black specks which are sometimes found IN
! honey ale called "honey-1read" and entirely de-
| strOy the flavor of any comb IN which they are
| found. IL Is better to buy clear dark buckwheat
| honey wnIch IL COARSE III appearance but sweeter
ihau the WultcSt Get clover comb when IS tainted
| With Honey -bIead' Vermont maple sugar is 20