New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-01
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.


THE SUMMER EXODUS AFFECTING THE MARKETS
TIDAL WAVE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
FISH ABUNDANT
Active preparations for the rebuilding OF portion
of Washington Market have begun Sheds are
being constructed along the various sidewalks
adjacent, and stands are being erected Trade
in the markets has greatly decreased since
the hot weather has set in. The people
of the city who have fed to the country lett
behind them the customary summer dulness. Mar
ketmen stand about listlessly and either recount
their profits of the spring season or bulid air castes
out of their expectations from the autumn In con-
sequence this dearth OF buyers, added TO the
heavy crops, has made a glut IN washington
Market. Berries, fruits and vegetables were never
more plentiful or sold more cheaply. The fruit crop
more than fufs the promise OF the spring.
Black and red raspberries are a drug al
G and cants box. Gooseberries at 10 cents
quart, huckeberries IL cents, blackoerries III
cents and strawberries at cents and IL cents q
quart give ample proof that this is " tat year"
Watermeons are bringing from 20 to 10 ceuts
each, pineappes two for % cents. peaches 20 and
40 cents quart and 81 80 bushe Wholesale. and
red currants 10 cents pound Cherries can be
had for cents pound. and the new years crop oil
apples has begun to appear in the market selling
for 81 so peck. Last years apples are worth
80 and 70 cents peck. bananas 10 and 40 cents
Dozen lemons 10 and 20 cents dozen, oranges 20
and 80 cents dozen, dried cutrants . Genus %
pound, and rasins ~ add 10 cents pound
Northern vegetables have pretty nearly super
seeded the stuff from Southern gardens sui ua
sends along tomatoes * ~ cents q guar. a"u Pe
tatoes are coming from Bermuda at 80 cents nall
neck New beets are worth and 10 cents buncn;
red peppers cents a bunch, old pot0toss ~
| cents n half-reck imported cabbage IL and 10
| cents a head. ard turnps 20 and 20 cents half
| peck New carrots sell for cents bunch lettuce
| 8 andsS cents head, radshes i and cents
head. summer squash and 10 cents eacn ohIohs 80
| and is cents q quart, and asparagus 10 and %
| cents bundle. Green peas bring 20 cents half
| peck string beans 10 cents quart, and rhubarb D
| spring chickens weighing from one to two pounds
are worth 80 and 40 cents pound, domestic nc
ducks 20 and 80 cents spring ducks 80 ana AZ
| cents. turkeys % and 90 cents geese Is and 20
| cents, and common barnyard fowls 70 cents q
| pound. To tho unsophisticsted the number OF
| geese sold every day would be surprise. They
are bought almost entirely by the depizens o. tue
| Hebrew quarters, who take the geese home, put
them in dark cellar and fatt.n them before they
| XIII them The process of fattening consists OF
keeping the fowls crop full OF corn ell OF the tne
Wien the goose stops eating OF its own accord me
| corn is rammed down Its throat with sim
| stick made for the purpose.
| The prices of meats continue on from week TO
week IN unyaryng sameness Inc n1ctu .,a IN
sale prices. Spring lamb has settled down IN price
to nearly the same as ordinary winter lamp. FORE.
quarters of the former bring IL and Is cents, aud
| OF winter lamb 10 cents a pound. Porterhouse
steak retais at 25 and % cents. sIrioin and %
cents round steaks 10 and Is cents, roasting beef
| ~ to 20 cents aud corned beef 10 and ii cents
| pound Forequarters of veal can be had Tor
and IA ceats, hindquartcrs IL and 20 cents vaei
outlets % aud 20 cents and breast OF veal Tor ~
| and II cents a pound. Smoked hams are worth IL
| cents and pickled hams . and 10 cents o pound.
| Roasting pork sells for 10 and 10 cents pigs ton,
| CUES II cents. Bologna sausage ~ cents, corned
pork a cents tripe cents eaf-lard III cents, and
| sweetbreads al 81 and 50 dozen.
Fresh country table butter Is worth % cents and
| buff ter al which
| ic.-houses 10 cents pound. English DAIRY cheese
brings % GEMS pound Eggs are 70 cent 3 "a dozeh'
The fish market last week presented few changes.
| A greater supply of Spanish mackerel salmon anu
pompanO, and diminished eaten OF wniteoa,ii are
noted. The three aforementioned varieties sell i9r
| % go and 80 cents pound respectively, whlle
| whitebat brings 80 cents a pound. Cod are
cents paddock 6cents white halibut Is cents large
bass % cents dressed cells Is cents and live Holsters
| 12lo cents pound. Flukes and founders sell Tor
| cents backfsh 12l2 cents fresh mackerel II
and IL cents weakfsh pig cents kingtish % cents
sheepshead 20 cents, red snapper Tor the same, ana
| bueiish down 20 10 cents a pound; Among me
cheaper kinds porgiess sell for cents butersh and
| Nova Scotia herring cents, and mooniish Ocents
| pound The demand for trout Is very slght-tDe
Long Island brook trout selling for 81 pound aud
Canada frozen for 90 cents. shad have disappeared
entirely from the slabs and VIII not reappear tor
| another year. Green turtles may be bought Tor ~
| cents pound, and dlamond-Oack southern teiI"-
The Clam season is at high tide and the demand
| from out OF town causes the unfortunate mouse
sSeldsh. srrves 'em right said dealer. " they
| oueht to know better than 10 stay IN the city"
| They are worth from 40 cents to 81 hundred, ac-
| cording to size. Crayfish quoted at 80 90
hundred frogs legs at 90 cents pound. hard crabs
| 81 a hundred, anu soft crabs at ~ u dozen.
MENU.
Asparagus Soup.
Sofi-S he'll Crabs.
Roast Turkey. Potatoes. Caulinower. Jelly.
| sweeibreads. Tomato Sauce.
| Lettuce and Cucumber Sailed
| Cheese. Crackers.
| Strawberry Sponge Cake. BOnbons.
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