New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-30
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PRICES PAID FOR PROVISIONS.

PRICES PAID FOX PROVISIONS.
WHAT Is TO BE FOUND N THE MARKETs-FLOwERs
OFFERED FOR sALE-THE PRICE OF BEEF IN
USUALLY HGH-sOUTHERS FRUIT AND VICE.
TABLES ARRIVING II LARGE QUANTITIES.
The balmy weather Of May is already here and
the downtown markets are filled with Ehrone Of
buyers in search OF fresh produce Pots of growing
plants crowd the sidewalks Roses are 30 cents 10
~ each ceranlums > to % cents, pansies 10 cents
a loot verbenas 30 cents basket OF dozen roots,
English daisies 80 cents dozen. The first arbutus
of the season Is now offered ut 10 cents root,
though the root is of no more value than a cluster
Of blossoms. The plant viii scarcely survive
season. 1t puts forth its flower buds IN the
autumn. and If plant already budded Is theH
taken from the forest aud placed ID iernery IL VIII
blossom during the winter. though the root uieS III
the spring
Fish has been abundant during the week though
the high winds of Thursday aud Friday prevented
the usual catch of shad. The arrivals OF had from
the Connecticut River are rs yet very light. fresh
mackeret is coming IN IN large Quantities. ahd tue
i,h are OF far size. 4 few freshcaught salmon
from the kcunebcc River are sod at - % pound
A handsome salmon from the Penobscot RIVER
wlIch weighed twenty-elght pounds was SNOWY III
Fulton Market at 4lr BLlckiOrd's stand. An ex-
cept0nally line lot of red snapper arrived IN the
course of the week alive. haS ing been Orougnt from
the Gulf of Mexico IN the well OF vessel lhere Is
an increasing demand tor TINS excellent fish. III Is
dellcIOu. baked boiled. but 10 be eaten IN per
lection II should be baked ana served with sauce
a. LspanOle. With the end OF May the oyster
season practically comes 70 close, though oysters
Will be III good c0natlon lot tnrtV Gays Aeu
Despite the letter the oyster Is better IN May
than september. Cod l. = cents pound haddOcK
: cents. halibut 20 cents, striped bass , 10 -
cents fresh mackcrel : to lN'cents spanish mack
erel 80 cents. pOmpauO 80 cents, ,heepshead ~ ana
red .uaop.r Il cents. Smells are 20 cents and are
being rapidly crowded ont OF market ny Sltd.
Southern shad Is 10 10 III cents North i.NeI
fish l2l2 TO 10 cents. and Connecticut FISH l--- 10
i cents Long Island cultivated trout are .
Canada trout 30 cents plckerel - cents anu wal.
eyed pike l. cents. Green turtle are - cents 10
pound clans II - to 80 cents "A hundred opened,
and oysters - 30 to - cents HOLSTERS are i -
cents pound. hard crabs : a hundred. ana Solt
blue crabs from Virginia, the hrst Oh lhc aedS'N'
Is dozen. Frogs legs are - cents "A pOuAd. ,
Meat Is now higher than 1t Las ever been IN the
city American leef is being shipped back from
Europe is higher price can be oDalned tor IL IN
the home markets and buyers OF mutton on this
side OF the water are OutDlddlng buyers III Lohu"h
The inferior or cheaper parts OF the beef nave not
been raised IN proportion 10 the prime cut>' ana
the present price OF meat may teach houseAcfper'
To utilize sOme of the excellent part OF the meat
which are not IN popular demand. trime I'D roasI
l. - cents a pound. sTiOln roast - cents, ana
chuck roast l : 10 20 cents cfoss-rlO "Elch Is an
excellent roasting piece with niue uohe Is 10 10
4 GEMS. SIrlOlu steaks are - 10 20 cents, ana
pnrterhOuSe steaks 30 10 - cents. Ihc TOP OF the
sirlOin, which Is the part cut INTO >nalI steaks Dy
hotels and restaurants, Is ], 10 20 cents Legs oI
beef are cents ana Sims : cents Corueu rulnPI j.
| 10 20 ccuts, and plate anu DrlskeJ 10 % i
cents: suct ~ 10 cents and liver I'D cents spring
lamp - - 80 "a toreIuarteT and - hlndquarter.
Mutton Il / cents pound Tor legs or IONS ~ 10
~ cents for SOFT blade racks 10 cents for shoulders
and cents tor breasts. The most OF veal now
offered Tor sale Is fine, but the price Is high Legs
are - cents q pound lOIns i cenlS' cltFeu-Ito
racks - cents, shoulder l. cents. and breast II
cents. Sweetbreads are S3 to - 80 dozen, llVers
80 TO 80 cents each. and calves heads % cents
each.
There is no chan in the price OF poultry and the
little game q at Is offered on the stalls. All Win
duck are now banished from the market, anu
ployer varieties OF snlpe. wild pigeons and few
small birds are the only game IN season.
southern vegetables are constantly arriving.
string beans from Savannah are the only addition
TO the list OF vegetables They are - cents IA nall
neck Green peas are 80 cents cabbage from
CnarlestOn 80 cents from Norfolk 10 cents Sorrel
Is 10 cents 4 quart dandelI0n beached 10 cents,
and green dandeliOn > cents. Crcss Is > cents
lettuce > to 10 cents head. and corn salad. which
i, nearly gone, Is L. cents quart. snail chull-
flowers d~e - cent, each. large caulinoWel 80 Genus
Cabbage sprouts are 20 cents hall peek splhtch
- cents and beet-tOps 80 cents sumner sluashec
are > 70 10 cents each. marrow squashes - ~ %
cents. Celery Is 10 cents a bunch. mushrooms ID
cents pound. Green Okrl is II hundIed, ana
globe artichOkes from Paris 10 cents each; plan
tans are 10 TO 90 cents dozen.
strawberries are 30 cents for fun baskets Oh me
large berries: some extra fruit is sold in fruit
stores nc Sd cents basket. llOthouse peaches
the first Of the season, are : each; dollhouse
grapes IL a pound, including the Sweetwater
white grapes and the black H1mOurgs Havana
red piurapplps are 30 cents: fancy Mes>ina oval
oranges 30 to - cents dozen. Jamaica oranges ~
u go cents Lemons are - cents dozen.
Jamaica bananas are 80 to 30 cents a dozen, As
u.uWal fruit 40 10 80 cents, and RED bananas ~
cent, 10 = Green cCcOanut- are 20 10 - cents
each sapodila 20 To - cents a dozen. star apples
80 cent, a dozen, sOursOp ~ to 10 cents, ana cus-
tara apples > % 20 cents. Iamarlnds are ~ cents
"a pound. ana lIuuellas - cents.