New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
OPENING or THE GAME AND OYSTER SEASONS
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OPENING or THE GAME AID OYSTER SEASONS
WHAT A PRODUCE DEALER SAYS.
red letter day in tho calendar Of all gastron-
omers is September 1, for on that day the law 8
rcatriciiuns arr removed from the sale in the
markets OF such Wild fowl grouse. partridge and
wild duck while tradition makes the oyster season
begin then. / lac magnitude OF tho oyster business
can be Judged by the fact that during The season
mora than 10000 men are engaged in It. In the
retail business 900 men fad work, aud
700 oysters aio eaten IN tbs city,
ylhls about - 900 arr sent West cycfy
day. 1hn great demand for oysters has
4rriauuy drctrlnod the source ot supply and artl-
fetal propagation hla been introduced. Where
ioti,otly intncnnr oyster bcia cNtat,d along tho
hays AID inlrta ot Long leland now scarcely "A
nuRls oyatcr can bo found. fhis decrease - not
dne alone 10 the demand Tor Oysters but n largely
the r,sult OF caielras aud eXtrAVag ant handling al
thc crup
n j. said chat schools Of voracous buetsh are
driving the fresh mackercl Odt 0l the nrIghborlng
waters. The mackcrcl costs - and - cents II
pound Spanish mackcrrl are scarce and sell for
- cents, while Holsters are OF poor quality and
bune - cents q pound. Sheepshead al - cents
pound have become a public fayoute wnlte fish
> cents, king fish - cents pound, and striped
bass the same. These are nigh prices ior all the
fish named. On the her hand bluelSh are
cheap at 10 cents a pound, wh.tcbait can
nc had for 10 cents, green turtle IL
cents eel aud hadlock and cents, frogs legs 10
cruts aud " hiic haibut Is cents pound.
Vegetables continue to arrive from Long Island
and NeW-.Iersey III abundance An Oyerstockcd mar
kct brings only slight returns to the farmers how
ever. d" heap transportation and storage SAID
Austin KImball. a prodlce and iruIt-dealer, " are
coualizing everything the world over. | do not
think that vegetables were ever 80 cheap in New
York as they are to-day. THIS case of onions from
Lisbon is worth -. 10 contains bushels and
3 pecks. The freight from Liverpool is
cents Chester Orange County onions are worth
81 a barrel. Fiat Dutch cabbage are selling for
- hundred and farmer brings in 300 on a load.
Early Rose potatoes are worth 81 30 aud ~
barrel. Watcrmeions are drug In the mar
ket and the dealers stuck with
them. had 0 carloads come in in
one day. The trade won't receive them. and /
have been considering whether 10 pay the freight
of : l0i to throw them back the railroad
company. / can't much more than get the freight
out Of them. car holds LOO, and the price
ranges from so to $50 a hundreI.'
There is only a moderate supply OF really good
peaches in the market. Ine most OF the warn. ne.
peach, brings the highest pnce, 81 % "A
basket. indifferent red peaches are quite
numerous and sell at 80 cents aud IL a basket.
Good harvest apples are selling low as 10 GEMS
basket Virginia Maryland and Delaware furnish
some excellent grapes. The best watcrIueious
come from Virginia and cost 10 and 60 cents each
4 box containing eighty California Bartlett pears
Bar; let's from New-Jcrsey sell at 40 cents a
basket.