New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-17
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
THE FISH sUPPLY-HIGH PRICE OF VEAL-PLENTY
OF PEACHES.

PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
THE FISH sUPPLY-HIGH PRICE OF yEAL-PLENTY
OF PEACHES
The fish market is in a fair condition. Prices are
generally higher than last week. Goldfish is cents,
hadd0ck cents hai ut > cents, and striped bass,
the rock fish Of the Southern markets, % cents.
Eels are Is cents, founders 10 cents, aud white
perch, delicious pan-lsh when small, IS IL cents.
Kinglish % cents sheepshcad - cents. sea bass
8 cents mud -mets - cents Fresh mackerel arc
Is cents, Spanish mackercl % cents, bonto 10
cents weakfsh Il cents, bluefsh 10 cents, and
pompano ID cents. Salmon trout and whiiehsh
are | : cents pound. Green turtle are Is cents
few choice diamOnd-backed terrapin are IN
market. They are sod at 80 . 1Ozen, und are not
vet i'm demand owing to the warm weather Little
Neck clans 80 cents a hundred opened and
large clans - cents. Scollops are - % gallon.
Blue Point oysters - cents Il hundred and
Saddle Rock oysters selected from the choice oysters
from various places and sold under the name OF OF
crabs are abundant at - cent, aud 81 IA dozen.
HOLSTERS are 10 cents pound.
There is no change in the price OF beef. Veal is
very bIeh. sides Of veal are 1872 cents pound,
hndquarters % cents veal chops % cents. and lllct
OF veal IS 30 cents. ForequarteIs are l. 70 Is cents
Veal racks are 20 cents, shoulders is CENTS ana
breasts 4 cents. Calves heads are % cents,
lives 80 to - cents, feet 30 cents set and sweet
breads ~ 90 TO 3 a dozen. The best Canada
mutton is - cents pound for the hndquarter ana
9 cents for the CfequGrteT; hard blade lacks are IL
cents; choice soft blade racks the finest roasting
piece in the animal aIe Is cents headquarters OF
lamb are - cents and fOIequaItcTs 1912 cents.
Racks are 20 cents and pieces of lamb are cents.
Pork is quoted is high a. It was during the war
Hams or loins of fresh pork are TO u j. cents
pound. salt pork is Il TO : cents, boneless bacon
20 cents, and boncd shoulder 10 cents Ihele Is
no hOnod ham ht for use IN market; lew STATE
Western hams which cannot be sold are chopped
into bits packed into bag and served to customers
who are unsuspIciOus az bOned ham. Clear pork Is
! ; cents smoked hams Is cents. smoked tongues
70 cents and cOrned tongues II to Il cents.
Poultry is sold AT retail about cents lower IMAM
last week. Chickens are % 70 cents fowls 20
to - cents, old turkeys 20 to - cents, spring
turkeys 20 cents. Spring ducks arc % cents and
Boston dacks - cents. Young geese are - cents
ana green geese "a cents. Geese ranked
green" till they are four months old Ihey are
then dcciously sweet and tender and highly
esteemed by epicures Dress the goose carefully
but do not stun It, pat into the body seasoning OF
salt pepper and butter. and rOas before clear IRE
or in the oven bastng carefully with butter lt
will cook sufficiently in thrce-quarters OF m hour
Serve with brown gravy and garnlSh with water
crosses. cartridges are - a pair. Pralre chchens
are 81 - and are offered IN market IN go0d supply
and fine order Tame squads are - dozen, Wild
squads 81 reedOirls from Virginia are -, EhgiiSn
snipc -. plcyer ~, grass pi0yer ~, ana VIA i.
pigeons ~ 80. There were few wild ducks sent TO
market from the Jar West but they came IN such
poor order that they were scarcely lit Tor use:
States except New York TIL the st of October, are
very scarce at ~ Ord The wOOdcock IS noe
turnal bird feeding only at night aud when
aroused from its thIcket in the daytime by the
hunter 10 erratc ha fblind mOvementsa extremely
confusing to q sportsman who has only shot other
game, Eggs are higher than last week. Long
Island eggs are 30 cents a dozen and State eggs 80
cents.
Picking vegetables come in slowly Cucumber
pickles arc 40 cents hundred. Caullt0wer Is %
cents head red Dutch cabbage 10 20 20 cents, and
Savoy cabbage l. Go l. cents. Corn ls - cents q
dozen Lima beans 20 cents quart wax beans 10
cents string beans are = cents. White turnIps are
30 cents half peck and yellow rutabapa turnlps 20
cents. White onions are cents a quart. tomatoes
\ cents egg plants > to 10 cents. Boston marrow
squash - to - cents, and pumpkins 10 cents.
Lettuce and chIccOry are each cents bunch
Chyes are > cents, shallOts are 10 cents quart,
tarragOn Is > to 10 cents. Sweet potatoes are 80
cents a half peck Greeuing apples are 80 cents,
Sheldon pears are ~ - a basket, and siberian
c1ab-apples 80 cents peck. CranDerrries are .
cents quart
II is now the height Of the Jersey peach season,
and peaches are from so cents to 81 30 basket
Extra large white Heath peaches are ~ 90
basket. Large yellow MulagatOon peaches are
- 20 or - n crate. yellow SmOck peaches are =
snail white Heath peaches are 30 cents. and small
yellow peaches sold rs low as 90 cents a bas-
ket. Sccke pears are abundant aud cheap,.beng
sold mt IL a barrel or - cents peck Bartlett
pears are coming into market slowly. Ounces are
~ 90 a hundred Pums are from IS cents 70 ~ 20
Il peck Concord grapes are , TO 10 cents pound
IOkay and Mu3atel grapes from California are ~
cents a pound aud dollhouse grapes are go cents to
~ 90.