New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-07
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN TIE MARKETS.

PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
PLENTY OF FIsH-FALL IN PRICES or MEAT AN
.ucpArED-QUANTITIEs OF CONTEMPORARIES
AND FRUIT.
The general condition Of the fish market is good.
All kinds OF fish plentiful except salmon. which
is hardly in season. Fresh mackerel are larger
than they have been for five years averaging from
one to three pounds each in weight. Ponpano IL
arriving IN market in excellent condition and sells
at 30 cents a pound few small sheepshead are
being sent from North Carolina. Shad from North
Carolina are TO 10 cents pound North River
shad are 10 TO II cents, and Connecticut River
snad. which are in fair supply. arc 12l2 to ID
cents. The LIST OF May opened the trout season IN
Maine. and there IS now an abundance of excellent
wild trout for sale. There Is also an abundance OF
green turtle. Fifteen turtles arrived IL market from
Key West during the week which weighed from
200 10 80 pOU nGs each. These large turtles are
sold at II cents pound, willie green turtles OF
average size. from forty to seventyhve pounds IN
weight are : cents. Goldfish cents pound.
paddock > cents. habut 20 cents. striped bass
l. TO 20 cents salmon 90 cents to ~, black
ish 12l2 cents. Spanish mackerel 80 cents.
and ordinary mackeTe to l. cents accord
Ing to size. Kinghsh - cents sheepshcad 20
cents. smelts : cents. red snapper - cents, ana
sea bass - cents Long Island cultivated trout
II a pound wild trout 80 cents and Canada
trout 80 cents. southern terrapn are Els dozen,
AMI IN little demand as the season Is past Little
Neck clans are 90 cents hundred opened. Frogs
legs from Pennsylvania are - cents pound, cod
nsh tongues - cents, shdd 20 cents pair
hard crabs : hundred, soft blue crabs - -
dozen, and HOLSTERS 10 cents pound.
There Is no decided change IN The price OF beef,
though prices tend to be easier as the dealers
express 10. Mutton. veal and lamb have been high
during the past week. but general fail IN prces.ot
all Is anticipated next week
Brong chickens are lttle lower selling at
~ % to - - pair Roasting chickens are - to
80 cents p0un capnns are - TO 10 cents turkeys
- cents, geese 20 cents. Old ducks - cents and
spriag ducks 40 cents. Wild pigeons are ~ % To
= ia - AL. -
-. PlOyer are - dozen, English Nnpe - %.
Doe bird. "A species oil large snlDe, are 80 cents
each sand suipe aud varieties Of small snipe are so
abundant that they are hawkcd about the street hy
small boys at 80 cents dozen. Immense quantities
OF the Canada buntn. are now sold on the game
stalls. One large firm IN ulton Market received
during the week As many a> 100 dozen IN single
day. They are SavcTy LITTLE molSels, ana an excel
lent substitute tor reed birds. which are out OF
season. Yellow leg snlpe are - I'D "a dozen.
Tic finest green pea, in marked are Row brought
from Norfolk and are 30 cents hilt peek.
Char. .ston iutter beans are 80 cents "a'l
measure. and string beans are the Same piIc'.
Extra lue globe aTtlchOle- from Charleston are 80
cents ca b. small aIIlChON.s IT. ~ 20 cents
AsDaragu- IS now brought from Oyster BAY.
jersey Delaware and Norfolk. aud j., sold at rom
- TO - cents bunch. The Oyster bay asparagus
brings the highest Price. though 81 pre- cut ~ is lI-
lerOr 20 the Norfolk asiaragu, sold NJ 30 GEMS.
! he ground on Long Island D. TOO c1il 1ct lpi I'D"
stalk, 10 TORN rapidly enough, and tne asparagus
from O9 stcr Bay iu market white aud Tough while
the Norfolk vegetable Is large and tender aud no"
cents head. Pep lcrs arc cents cdcl, radi>Ies
grown in q h0thou-e are cents bunch, lettuce Is
90 cents. and sorrei 80 cents h2ii peek.
Cucumber, are . cents edcl. tomatoes - cents
quart. and dan ION 10 cent, quart. Ne" pota-
foes from Florida aIe 3u cent, lag Pech' ana
bermuda pOtat0e. 30 cents Niut "a cents anu
tarra-On from the dollhouse j. cents. Apples are
40 cents half peck. and piAutahs are iJ 10 80
Immense pneappes from Porto III leo garlens are
displayed IN abundance at the nut stalls. They
weigh from eight To- thirteen pounds ea'a an" are