New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
FAMILY MARKETING.
THE PRICES OF PROVISIONS.

THE PRICES OF PROVISIONS.
FISH MORE ABUNDANT AND cHEAPER-THE EFFECT
OF SPRING CHEAPER STRAWBERRIES AND
VEGETABLES
Lower prices prevail In the markets with the I'd
vent OF pleasant weather and bright skies. Fulton
Market stalls have been laden with fish dining the
last week, and, to quote the expression OF
prominent dealer, "an easier feeling exists"
HOLSTERS and shad are the only varieties Tho
former are brought to this market fro the coast
of Maine. They are selling at % cents pound.
All the shad that reach here now come from the
South. Severe storms along the North Carolina
coast interfered with the catch last week.
The Southern shad are not so finely
favored or so eagerly looked for as
those caught in the North River. The
earliest known catch of shad IN the North River
began on March H. BY April there is always an
abundance of this fine fish in the market Southern
roe shad bring 81 and the bucks 80 cents each Cod
are 10 and 10 cents pound, paddock cents, white
habut % cents, bass 20. % and 80 cents, dressed
cells 20 cents. and frozen salmon 40 cents Founders
bring 10 cents tom Gods cents, Spanish
mackerel 80 cents, sheepshead % cents, large
white perch Is cents aud red snapper, 20 cents a
pound. Long Island smets are 20 cents. while
those from the Massachusetts, fisheries bring 20
cents pound. Large bluefsh 10 cents, native
ern black bass are 20 cents and fresh-cauCht
salmon trout 10 cents pound. Yellow
perch are 10 cents. large lake pick
erel IS CENTS fresh-caught cisco IL
cents and waleyed pike Is cents pound.
Sou lern tprapm are S1Sa dozen, damon hacked
terraDin $50 dozen, and green turtle 20 centsa
pound. Crayfish are So hundred. scalloos 81
gallon, Goldfish tongues 10 cents pound aud hard
crabs So a hundred. Smoked haddock are 10 cents
pound, and smoked sd mon % cents pound.
Porterhouse steak is % and 30 cents pound,
choice cuts are Is CENTS srloin is % cents. chuck
roast Ia aud 10 cents round steak 10 and Is cents,
stewlng pieces 10 and IL cents soup meat Is >
aud 10 cents aud suet ID cents pound. hind
quarters % spring lamb are Ia and IL cents and lore.
quar- ers 10 and 10 centsa pound Hindquarters oil
mutton are II ID Ia cents, folequarters lO cents,
shoulder OF mutton Is cents, am mutton
chops are ~ and ii cents pound Hind
on irters of milk veal are IS and 20 cents,
| toIcquarters II and Ia cents veal shoulders 10
cents veal breasts 10 cents. veal outlets % and 80
cents, and veal chops Is and ~ cents pound.
Smoked hams are ID cents, picked mans 10 cents,
Cincinnati hams Is cents, shoulders ~ cents,
Sausa yes If :, and smoke sausages-a laVorhe
ariel o food with Gernans7l2 reHts pound;
Beef tongues ara - cents, smoked beef IS 10 ana
20 cents, PIGS tongues are II cents, American
bacon IS Is anu Is Gems aud dreo
English bacon Is and II cents pound. Roasting
pork IS l3 and Is cents pork t-nderloins are le
and Is cen's cOrned pork IS IL aud 10 cents, and
larding pork l6 and - cents pound. hoas.l ing
cents n pound, boneless shoulders are 10 cents,
cOrnDd tongues II cents pound, sweetOreads @I
and S3 80 "A dozen aud OXtais 81 dozen:
Poultry IL bscOmi lg more pl .n.lfu ana y snghty
cheaper IN consequence, whlle game Il coming
scarcer aud d.arr. Phade phi dry-pick'd ter;
KEYS ara % aud Is cents pornd. ana jersey and
prime STATE turKeys ara 22 aid % cents pound.
Ducks are 23 and % cents and geese ~ ana "a
cenrs pound. Large chickens, that are GOOD OF
roast ng are 20 and % cents, cty-dr'ssed otolers
22 and % cents, aud capons - and 80 cents
pound. 80 -,
lish snipe 80 and 50 70 dozen, wild turAeys q
cents pound, wood ducks 10 cents par anu
san rres 10 cents each. Tame SOU abs are S4 ana
81 rs dozen. There is always limited supply OF
hears meat IN the market, winch those who desire
snch coars. food can have at 20 cents pound.
The prices of early Southern fruits and vegetables
Of interior quality NAV be had tor go cents quart
The best st,awbtrrIes bring 81 90 Asparagus sells
| for 80 cents bunch, just one-hait OF what ~
brought last week. Cucunbers are still costly, Az
cents each being the price demanded LOT the pest.
| Southern tomatoes are Sl % Ior D9x noiIne
| about seven quarts. In some parts OF the MARKER
small boxes OF haf-decayed tomatoes are onered Ior
10 cents bat Judging the vegetables by their ap'
pearance they are dear at that hgdre. b, .o,,.o.
keeper can he purchased in the vicinity OF Wash:
ington Market. While the staads aud
up to the sac of meats, dairy
products and vegetables, the sidewalks in aud
around the market are monopolized by pedlers and
vendors of cheap articles OF household n'llN.
COun less boxes of backing, match - ehlnaw re-
trnts ec in endless variety are offered for sale oy
noisy ha~kers. Nearly as much business Is done py
these street merchants by the dealers within the
market. Great quantities OF unwhOlesome meats
that should be coniseated ana thrown ASIDE are
also 50 ii by some Of these vendors.
Fresh eggs so d for 20 cents "a dozen III the mar.
ket Yesterday. TINS is, the egg dealers assert, only
the beginning of decline to rue annual Sprlng hgs
ures of 2 cents dOzeU About 10000 dozens or
eggs are consumed daily III this c hen me prices
are As high as they at present In about thiea
weeks, when the cost of eggs viii reach
the lowest point 1t will t0uch during
the wear. and they will be cheaper than meat Iot
ibe poor man, the consumption will Increase TO
BOO 600 dozeus a day. The various grades o butter
are also several cents cheaper than the nsures gwen
nm last Sundays TRIBUNE. the prices asked now
range from - 10 3S cents pound. American
enc sc is - ana IL cents aud import SWISS cheese
~ cents pound. Imported Edam cneeseS are pI
each Omdge de breIs 40 cents apound. hand c1erses
are IS coats oozn, pineapple cDeeseS ~ ana 81 -
each and English dairy cheese is 20 cents p0nnd.
A threr-pound can OF olive burter Is worm 40
CENTS wine sauce 20 cents a can, ana um pudding
% cents a can. Dried mushrooms are 40 cents o.
pound