New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-13
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN TIE MARKETS.

SOUTHERN NEGETABLEs-rHE PRICES OF MEATS,
FISH AND STRAWBERRIES.
The Charleston and Savannah stearcr5arc bring
ing plenty Of fresh vegetables at present, and every
day the abundance of the supply forces the market
men to lower their prices Yesterday spinach sold
for 80 cents peck, tomatoes 30 cents
a quart cucumbeIs, 20 cents each string beans
and green Ieas, 20 and % cents a quart, and
radishcs centsa bunch. Asparagus cost go cents
a bundle, and satisfy 13 cents n bunch.
More bob . veal was seized last week ami more
sill can be found by looking for it. About the only
part of bob" veal fit to eat is the head, and just
now an unusual quantity of calves heads are for
sale at % and 30 cents EACH There is a great de-
mand for them if the butchers are to be believed.
Beef and provisions are ut their cheapest. P0r-
tcrhOusc steak costs 30 and - cents siroin steaks
and choice 20 cents, round steak lG cents and
suet aud soup meat 10 cents pound. Corned beef
is worth II cents, smoked beef 16 and 20 cents,
beef tongues - cents ahi beef kidneys IL cents
pound. Beef tendeTion sells for 70 cents pound.
HEADQUARTERS of spring lamb bring 81, and fore
quarters So while fOrcqnariers of yearIng lamb
costs 16 cents, and hndquartcrs If cen a pound.
fOrequarters of Canada lamb is rh only IL
cents a pound. Milk veal is plentiful, the hind
quarters selling for 1G and 10 cents, and the
forequarters for IL cents a pound. Veal
shoulders ana breasts may ne Hlu loI Il
cents, outlets for - cents. chops for IL
and Is cents, leg Of veal fors20 cents aud loin
for - cents pound
With the last week in Lent comes a GUT in the
fish market. White halibHt that cost I wecka9 20
cents pound cou.d be had Yesterday fer 20 cents
From Pen3acO 4 Spanish mackcrel and poupano III
prime condition arriving, the former te ing at
80 cents and the latter for 40 cents Il pound. he
North River shad, ten days behind his time .ho"S
M in tolerably good numbers III the last three
DAVIS and the delft nets of the fishermen
more of the sinners" North Caro- ina shad @ out
of favor before these Northern competitions and can
be had for 40 and - cents while the buc Ks caught
in the Hudson sell readily for 30 cents and roe shHd
for 81. The public axe not takinH kindly TO brook
front this season and the dealers ire unanimous IN
their complaints. The Long Is and variety are
worth 81 and those from Canada 30 cents i,'Hnd
Wall-eved nj ie are for sale at 10 cents pound,
dressed eeis cost 20 cents, live Holsters
- cents fresh caught Oregon salmon
- cents. sueits Is cents and red snapper
are 10 cents pound. Shad roe sell for 10 cents u
pair Goldfish tongues - cents a pound and liitle
Neck clans for 80 cent! a hundred. The one thing
which is dear by comparison Is hard crabs III III Il
hundred.
The sale of eggs at % cents dozen for Easter
vas enormous, and Tie demand was not limited to
hens eggs but the "small boy" aud the Hebrew
are good customers for the other varieties and ac-
count for the many barrels of duck eggs ana goose
eggs that one sees in Washington Market.
Strawberries sell all the way from 20 10 40 cents
q quart and vary az greatly in quality as III price
he cheap fruit is lrceu. small and hled with grit
he best comes from Charleston.