New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
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HOME INTERESTS.
A STROLL THROUGH THE MARKETS.


A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF FISH AND GREEN TURTLES
THE VEGETABLES IN sEAsoN-dAME scAhcE'
As the weather grows warmer the housekeeper
begins to patronize the vegetable. hsh ana run
stands more and MORE A stroll through the north
side of Fulton Market is full of interest just now
Mr.. Blackford's stand is surrounded by huge green
turtles from $50 to 200 pounds IN weight laziv
living on their backs and making the spectator feel
several degrees cooler lust because of look ut such
Injury. A TRIBUNE reporter met a number OF PROM
inen society people during his rounds yesterday in
the markets. All kinds of fish are in good
supply, the bluefsh ana sheepsheads caught
in the Great South Bay being special features OF Tue
display. There is an unusual supply OF turtles,
which hotels and restaurants pay 10 cents pohnd
for The catches Of menhaden and weaknsn OH
Fire Island and the England coast have been
very large, of the former there having been
G. ZOO 600 caught last week. The fish are large but
not very fat. weakfsh weighing 12l2
pounds was brought TO market yesterday.
Bnetsh are taken in large numbers with squid;
A large consignment of them has been received
from Cape Cod, where they have appeared two
weeks earlier than usual. Among the tempting OPP
portunities of the fish stands are: God cents,
i've cod 10 cents, haddock cents. hallbut 49,
cents, bass, large IS cents, small 10 cents, me-
dunn % cents, Holsters 12i2 cents, fresh salmon
80 cents frozen so cents nJ1Get TO 10 cents
Spanish mackerel 80 cents, pompano 90 cents,
weakfsh 12l2 cents. kingsh 10 to 20 cents Sleeps
head 20 cents porgy cents white pe5 S III 10 90
bass 10 to 10 cents shad 40 10 60 cents, Dluensn
IS cents herrings cents. rayfish cents, brook
trout ST. frozen so cents turtle 10 to cents ter
rapIn, with diamond backs, almost as costly as as
diamonds themselves, $50 DOZEN As tor or shell.
fish, one can get large hardshell clans at 10 cents
q hundred and Little Necks 40 cents in the
she'll, Is and so cents if opened. Cray6sh
ar. 81 a hundred. frogs legs 80 cents q pound,
hard crabs So so a hundred. soft crabs $l %
to So a hundred, white bait gu cents pouhu'
Among the succulent novelties of the yyege-
table stands are Maryland peas ana doIk
and Texas aud Savannah potatoes at so cents peck
Asparagus at present scarce sells at 10 to 80 cents
bunch spinach is Is cents peck lettuce Q cents
70 size, savannah string beans ST. peck, Savan,
nah ''N cnIcumbers $ and cents Floridas 2
to scents, apples 81 and 81 rs peck
ia growing handsomer, the fruit from Maryland
being fine looking They sell at % and ~ cents
quart. Good berries also come from NortoiK anu
North Carolina. Peaches are novelty but hardly
a temptation at 90 cents a quart Black Hamburg
hOt-house grapes may be bad Tor 20 40 GEMS is
Conserved peaches resembling dried figs. are sold IN
fiat boxes at 10 cents Bananas are plentiful ana
fine and sell at 80 TO so cents dozen.
There is very little game III market and ponliry
hangs out of the reach of ordinary pockct-Doo6s,
Still the frozen turkeys look well; worth 20 and 80
cents Ducks range from % to 80 cents. spring
chickens 81 rs pair; fowls Is and 20 cents; wild
pigeons. 81 rs dozen; cap0ns 40 cents; pioyer,
tame squads, $4 wild SQUAD. 81 20 and snipe'
81 90 dozen. q,
Tho butter. cheese and egg market ~ steady and
we'll supplied. Good butter sells at % to 80 cents
eggs at 20 and % cents.
The prices of provisions and fresh meats show
scarcely any variation from week ago. Rib roasts
are % cents sirlon roasts, Is cents porter
house steaks 20 and 80 cents slroin, 20 cents !;
round steak, 20 cents. Corned beef IS bought Tor
IL and IA cents by the consumer and legs OF NUT
ton at 81 By the pound mutton soils at H. H.
is and 20 cents; veal. 1s, % % and - cents ;
spring lamb at 50 hind quarter and S2 oo Tor
fore quarter Fresh pork and hams are o cents,
smoked hams selling for 20 cents
MENU
Little Neck CLAIMS.
Green Pea Soup
whitehall.
Spring Lamb Mint Sauce. New Potatoes String Beans.
Wild Pigeon. roasted
Lettuce and Tomato Salad.
Cheese. Crackers.
Pineapple Pudding Cake. Fruit
Coffee.