New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-24
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.


VEGETABLES AND MEATS.
Fish continue to arrive in abundance and the
prices cheapen just Mt present the fishermen along
the Long Island and New-England coasts nave re-
ceived orders TO examine their nets closely
for every form of strange and horrible fish to
serve up to the members of the Ichthyophagous
Club who hold their annual dinner this week az
Manhattan Beach The manatee, the sea COW, INC
horseshoe crab the jelly fish. and other tempting
varieties have already been secured for TINS inter-
csting occasion POmpano, with its delicate piulSh
meat good hgers viii be glad to know are coming
North Heretofore this season they nave Deeh
caught only in the Gulf of Mexico now they are
coming from the Chesapeake Bay. In month they
will be found in the nets along the Great South bay
They are now worth 50 cents pound. Myrlads OF
blueish lay banked upon the marDleslaDs OF fuitch
Market They can be had for 10 cents pound
Common cod are 8 cents paddock the same hallDut
IS cents and bass of medium size 20 cents pound
Blacklist selling as low "a II cents i've
Holsters 122 cents cells Is cents founders 10 cents
and fresh-caught salmon 80 cents a pound. Fresh
mackerel remain at 10 cents, sheepshead are 20
cents and sea bass 10 cents pound. few Con-
necticut River shad are on hand yet at % cents
each. Moonfish bring 10 cents Long Island brook
trout 81 and the wild trout 80 cents pound
CLANS are 80 and 70 cents and 81 hundred ac-
coring to their size frogs legs worth 80 cents
a pound shad roe 20 cents pair and soft crabs 81
to 81 dozen.
Delaware and New-Jersey raspberries have been
added TO the list of fruit. They are those grown
in the open air aud are selling for cents pint.
BlackberrIes are to be had for 3 cents quart. III
such thing were possible there is glut of straw
berries in the market at present. They are tbs
finest which have been shown this season. coming
from the fruit farms along the Hudson. Some of
the berries will measure five inches In circumfer-
ence The best ones bring only ~ cents quart.
Bright yellow California apricOts can be had
for 81 % n peck 80 cents quart. Cherries
from Rockand County aud the interior OF this
State sell for 10 cents a pound peaches arc 20
and 30 cents quart gooseberries 10 cents quart,
and WILD goose plUms 30 cents quart. The ex-
cessIve supply of berries Dterferes with the demand
for me ons so the fruterers assert and water mel
ons are down to 60 cents each. while muskmelons
90 begging at 10 cents. A lot of tropical fruit
reached the market last week. and pawpaws were
sold for 20 cents each, alligator pears Tor
20 cents each. sappadllos 20 and 90 cents
cents a dozen and mangoes for 40 cents dozen
Each day sees mere Of the fresh vegetables or
Lony Island ana New-JerSey in the market. As the
supply increases there less demand for the South
ern article. String beans are worth 40 cents peek.
lettuce 3 cents head, cucumbers 3 cents each as
paragus D and % cents a bunch, beets . cents
bunch. new carrots cents a bunch, aud egg plants
20 cents each. Bermuda onions bring 40 cents
peck. new potatoes 60 ami 10 cents a peck, Ola
% cents a peck radishrs | cent bunch, white tur
nips . cents a bunch, cabbage cents mead. green
peas 20 cents a peck, and tomatoes 10 cents
quart.
Porterhouse steaks and roasts can be had for %
aud 2s cents pound prime rib roast - cents. sir,
lon steak % cents, fresh rurp beef l6 cents and
flets G5 cents pound. SWeetbrelds are worm 81
cents Veal outlet can DE had for % cents, loin of
veal 20 cents while leg OF yea,
sells for % cents pound. Calves
heads aud Ivrrs are 90 cents each English
mutton chops are 2s cents aud French CHOPS 20
cents a pound saddle of mutton is worth -
ore-quartcrs If cents, backs % cents, and leg o.
mutton Is cents pound. headquarters OF lamb
sell for % cents foreq - cents. ana leg OF
lamb al,o for ~ cents a pound. Corned pork is
worth II cents, roasting p TX - cents, tender
loin pork Is cents. aud ,rpe 7 cents pound.
Roasting pigs NAV be had Tor ~ ana ~ Oh
a PAIR; homeless bacon, Is cents "A pound
corned tongues. Ii ccnts pound, and oAtaIls ~
Vermont turkeys bring 30 and 2i cents Phil
adephIa dry picked turkeys 20 cents. domestic
ducks % cents. fowls 20 cents, and Philadelphia
brOIlers 30 and 90 cents per pound.
But htllc game scxpoS d Tor safe NJ th's season
and still less interest ~ taken IN that little. Tame
pigeon. are - 30 and Wild pigeons - dozen.
| Tame SQUAD and grass pioyer are 81, and fresh
snpe - 80 and - dozen.
The butter and eggs merchants complain that the
exodus OF wealthy people to summrruG resorts has
seriously diminished their business. The retail
urce of good creamery butter il from . cents to
80 cents according Ia the dealers shrewdness ana
the customers purse. Spectators are buying butter
and packing u away in lce-hOu.es ana butter has
probably seen Its lowest figure for this year.
Eggs worth % cents a dozen. Eggs during tins
exceedingly hot weather are apt To become
stale very quickly, and whoever buys them now
should inspect their purchase closely II they want
10 get sound fresh eggs.
For the next two weeks the rebuilding of one
half OF Washington Market Will be- IN progress and
the markctmen will be turned ont INTO the street
ana have their stands erected on the sidewalk ms
will DO a source of endless annoyance 10 the I'M
mense number of people who go 10 the market every
day and VINO will have To hunt high and low each
for his or her favOrtc m1rketman.
MENU.
Green Pea Soup.
BrOiled Blue1sh Cucumbers.
Dcyled Crabs.
Yoast Duck Potatoes String Beans Jelly
Asparagus On Toast.
Tomato salad.
Ice Cream. Strawberries Cake