New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-20
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN HE MARKETS.

SPRING CHICKENS AT So so A PAIR-YEGETABLEs
AND FRUIT.
Good luck and fine weather have blessed the ell
forts of the North River shad fishermen recently and
in consequence these fine fish can be had
at low figure I'm the markets.
The rOes sell for 60 cents and the bucks
for 81. whls Southern shad cost % and
50 cents each. Fish of other varieties are also
abundant, fresh blueish from North Carolina be-
ing novelty at 1s cents pound After Lent hsh
always decrease in price. Even the excellent POM
PIANO and Spanish mackercl can he had for 80 cents
a pound, while Long Island brook front brlng the
marketmen only 50 cents pound. Inc ocean
steamers are large fish customers now and the stock
nrovided for the voyage of the Britannia
which started yesterday for Liverpool
is a fair sample of what tho ocean voyage
NAV expect this summer This steamers ice boxes
were stored with 10 pounds of striped bass oo
pounds of Oregon salmon, 100 pounds OF I'VE COZ
30 pounds Of sole, 60 pounds OF chicken hailpu'
17 mounds of live HOLSTERS 80 pounds of fresh, 100
pounds of salt and ~ cases of sOused mackerel, oo
North River shad. 50 pounds of smoked salmon, Oo
nonpds of Rhode Island smelts, 80 pounds OF
green turtle 3 gallons of scolops and 10000 oys-
ters one-half of them in the she'll and One-half III
open tin cans.
Fresh mackercI have become so abundant that
they are hawked about the streets for 10 cents
dozen. Even in Fulton Market they may be hal
from Q cents to Is cents each. In thirty hours
| 500 600 were sold in Fulton Market. The season
for oysters winds up with tins month. Visitors to
Fulton Market are RECALLED with q sight OF some
anomalous looking fish belonging to Commissioner
Blackfo which he describes az "mnd puppies ana
hclbenders."
Spring chickens that weigh little more thah
pound are the latest contribution from the South To
WASHINGTON Market and cost - 80 pair Be
yond this there is nothing new in the poultry line
for hOusekeepcrs. Cap0ns are worth 81 ana 80
cents. roasting chickens and clty-dressed bro,erI
% cents. aud Western and Stale scaIded
fowls Is and 20 ,u cents tost "a, P0 cant:
! a pound beng the same price that 10 paid Tor
turkeys. Boston geese are worth 20 cents, ana
spring geese Is cents n pound. -,
PlOvcr and pigeons supply the place OF Win
ducks on the game hoo Tame and wild pigeons
cost - dozen. while squads are still scarce ana
dear selling mp to Sc and 70 90 d9 ezoli
ploycr 81 50 dozen. Reed birds sell for ~ ~
and several variety of small birds tha' are oalled
snipe by way of courtesy can be had LOT oo anu
! 70 cents dozen. English pheasants are ~ pair,
and wild turkeys % cents pound. .,.o.
The price of vegetables IL about the same as INA,
stated in last Sundays TRIBUNE. Asparagus sells
for 60 and 20 cents bundle New beets are
so cents a peck, cabbage 10 ana
80 cents head green peas 81 peck, string beans
the same rhubarb cents bunch, water cTess I'D
cents a quart, carrots 30 cents peek, egg plants
% and 80 cents each and fresh tomatoes 80 cents
a quart. The new crop of Bermuda potatoes costs
40 centsa half peck, while last years crop OF BUR
hanks and Early Rose can be had for 81 80 bar
rel. Sweet potatoes are worth 20 cents a peck
Radishes sell for 3 cents n bunch.
Strawberries are peGdlcd about the city and sub
urbs for II cents box The best fruit sells for %
cents a box Eating apples are worth ~ a peek OF
- 30 4 barrel
MENU.
Spring soup.
Baked ~had. Sauce Tartare. Cucumhcrs
Roast Lamb Mashed Potato. spinach. Jelly.
Chicken Fritters
Lettuce MayOnnsise.
ppeapI AXE. BonbOna. Coffee