New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-20
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

o CHAD AND sALMoN-vEGETABLEs
,,,.>.r.~r-rur SUPPLY OF MEAT, POULTRY
AND GAME.
~. hal fishermen have cause to be discoyraged
., tho dismal failure Of the present season. men
<r want of fish Is already drawing 10 close u MS
a, ,ho third season in succession which has proved
6,anc,al failure to them. and the complaints
.aist the oil factories Of the jersey shore, which
are said to have driven all the shad out OF the Bay
and sNarrows are loud and'deep. The lew North
River bucks to be found i'll the market sell ior 90
ecrts ana the roes for 80 cents each. Bucks nom
The Connecticut River bring 80 cents and the roeS
- cents. Fresh caught salmon are also very scarce
ar1 continue 10 sell at 81 a pound. There are
plenty of other varieties Of fish however, whlch are
sold at figures low enough to satisfy the most IN
pecunious. Cod can be had at and ~ cents a
uonnd haddock at cents. haibut at Is cents.
,trped bass at 10 and 90 cents. dressed eels at
cents and live Holsters at - cents pound flukes,
q new arrival on the list sell for IL cents, founders
= CENTS blackfsh Il cents, pompano 90 cents anu
weakish 3 cents pound. Fresh mac kerel OF tile
largest size are worth 20 and 80 cent "a pounu'
while the smaller fish. or thinkers" as the hSher-
men dnb them. bring only cents. The latter are
suitable fish for trying .. .,,o;,,s
The price of LOrg Island brook tront Ie,n "a
unchanged at 81 pound, frozen trout rom an
ada being worth 30 cents ne ,deaIhgs .,i ion'
Iers continue to be large although they command
- cents "A pound. Among Othoi 'OAiNH"N' "
fsh line NAV be mentioned whitebait now worth
20 cents pound 20 cents cheaper than II was last
week shad roe 20 cents pair ana soft craDs 81 ~
a dozen. The place OF the oyster mas peen sup
uled Inv the clam for which there 10 an active de-
mand Little Neck clans bring % cents hundred
when opened aud the large. hard variety sells 1or
An abundance OF vegetables at comparatively
low prices Is a pleasant feature OF the maj k9ts
Tspecialy is this true of asparagus ms VegetDle
ia sold in bundles weighing about three pounds ana
having twenty spikes to the bundle. That which
comes from NewJersey sells Tor 10 Genus a DunuIe
Some OF the better quality from Oyster Bay, Long
Island brings % cents. Green peas are 4O cents
neck bermuda onions 10 cents quart, new pota-
toes 80 cents half peck, and Florida tomatoes ~
cents a quart. Summer squashes are lO cents eacn
and Long Island radIshes cents ounch. Now
carrots can be bought for cents bunch, and new
I,,sts Mt the rate of three lunches Tor 20 cents.
Sninach sells for 10 cents half peck. Cucumbers
cents each lettuce 5 cents head, rbubarb OF PIE
plant cents bunch, and string beans at 20 cents
for two quarts.
There is reason the butchers say. to hope for low
CT prices for meats hereafter as the grass catIIc
begin to reach the market. But the quality OF me
meat they add, Will not he so fine as that of the
corn fed beef supplied TO the market during the
winter and spring months. Prices nave not
chang ed during the past seven days. fortern0use
steak continues to sell for 20 and 30 cents sirIon
steak % and 20 cents andround steak ior ~ cents
apOund Rib roast can ne naa or - hsGt ;o
worth FROM IA TO = cents;a pound stewlhg meat
IL and IA cents u shin of beef rs cents, and q leg
Of mutton 81 hnd9narters OF spring m sa Se e4
bring so cents frt of veal IS cents. loin OF veal
% cents aud veal breasts Is cents pound Mut
ton binduuarters are worth l 3 cents folequaters
II cents shoulders of mutton II cents, and nation
chops % cents pound Pigs ieet and pigs tongues
may be had for cents each, trlpe Tor cents
pound fresh pork 10 cents, smoked nam ~ cents
and fresh ham for ] cents pound;
The price of poultry continues hlgh torkey
canuot be had Tor less than 80 cents. pound
Chickens are worth :}5 cents and domestic dU ks ~
cents pound. ;, y, ~
Wild pigeons bring 81 rs, wild squads 81 %,
. rn nd ron snuabs "A dozen.
Fresh butter is selling for from % to 80 cents
pound ana eggs for % cents dozen.
Strawberries sell according TO quahty from ~ 10
"a cents quart Most of the berries brought bste
this spring have been of Inferior quality and the
supply has not been abundant rs compared Will
former years.