New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES N TIE MARKET.

STRAW wBERRIEs AT So A QUART-sotIHERN Vt""-
TABLES PLENTIFUL-FIsH SCARCE
The stands of fruit dealers i'll the big marhe'S
downtown were gTaced during the week Win 'he
familiar square strawberry boxes which are aiIeSe"
10 hold ouart The fruit itself has been poor the
berries being small and green. They cost - ana p
q quart and came from Florida. Green peas "u"
mint are also on hand TO garnish me Sprlng ''i"'
which remains in price al $40 ana . 10 ''ic"'''
The signs of spring multiply III themarkelS' N'iihS
hons arc selling at S3 a peck. New Bermuda po-
tatoes can be had at 40 cents peck and new peers
at 7 cents each while cucumbers cost 80 ana ~
CENTS q Quart. asparagus 75 cents bundle.
ond mushrooms 81 pound. Winter Vege-
tables are abundant and cheap. In prices
they do not vary one week from
another Native cabbages are wO.th 10 cents
and imported ] , cents a head. Imported French
caulinowers bring 81 EACH Carrots a'e 40 cents
a peck cranbcrres Is cents quart. dried okra ~
cents pound and green Okra 30 cents quart
Table celery is becoming scarce and costs 20 cents
bunch. soup ce cry cenIs, and garlic 10 cents
bunch. Fresh field salad is 10 cents, ana dahde-
lion 10 cents quart Green peppers sell AT cents
each eeks 3 cents bunch, lettuce 10 cents
bunch or two punches for 25 cents, riuharb 10
cents bunch, and spinach 80 cents peck. Ber-
muda onions cost 10 cents pound, potatoes 20
cents peek or ~ a barrel sweet potatoes 10 GEMS
a peck. and Russian turips 90 cents peek.
Newtown pippins are worth 81 80 n peek, while
russet cooking apples are only So 30 bar cl. Ha-
vana pincapples bring 80 cents each ana blacK
Hamburg grapes from the hot-honse are - p0Hhu;
The price of canned tomatoes has declined
lecS"o' fecH iu ' front Of grocery , stores tore
and piled mp on the street corners about MaSnng
table season is the carse of this anxiety on the
part of dealers to get rid of their stock.
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it is asserted by many butchers in Washington
Market that bob veal has appeared and IS daily
sold regardless Of the meat inspectors.
Fish are scarce and high at present, owing to
the combined efforts of storms and Lentcn appc-
tites." said Mr.. Blaclford. yesterday. 1t seems
that people are trying TO atone, by the amonnt OF
6sh theY eat in Lent for the sins they have com
mitted during the rest of the year But fear,
nevertheless, that a great many OF lhem VIII DE
While Canada frozen smets are worth only
3 cents a pound, the green NeW-Englandd
variety -, costs % cents southern f NdTii sMaG
|arolina the bucks costing 60 cents the 81 30
each Fresh herring in contrast with the rest of he
iish list cheap, selling for cents pound. This
is fish that the workingnan delights in. Hard
crabs are mp to 81 80 hundred and soft crabs
down to 81 80 dozen. Hadd9ck, t4i9coas 9c anu ana
freshcaught cscOcs can each be bought for cents
a pound For live cod. founders, large lake
pickerel, catfish and blue-fsh II cents pound is
asked while 10 cents viii buy pound OF eltber
black fish, fresh mackerel red snapper fresh caughi
ceIs are dear at 20 cents and live HOLSTERS I'M
reasonably high at Il cents a pound. White
halibnt, Northern black bass and frozen whitetish
are selling for % cents, while fresh-canght salmon
hrinG 80 cents and Spanish mackere 40 cents "a
pound. ,...
and ducks eggs for 40 cents.
MENU.
Clam Soup
Boiled Cod Egg Sauce.
poast Turkey Potatoes in Cases Stewed Tomato
Celery.
Pigeon Pie.
lettuce May0nase.
Frozen PudGing. Cake.
Fruit
Coffee