New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-03
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS
TUE PEACH cRor-wooDcocK IN sr..ou

THE PEACH CROP-wooDCOcK IN sEAsoy
ISLAND VEGETABLES H
Tho peach market continues 10 be unsatiss.,,
TO both the hOusekeeper aud the marketosn p
fruit that is arriving is small and generallv :"
tured. The prospect differs according 10 I'm, ".@
Of the persons Intercepted concerning I, ="
yield from the Peninsula-the great peacl .Hs
parts Of Delaware and Maryiand-is yarIousIv .'.k
mated at from 1000, 900 to 5000 O00 ho,, osu'
About 900, 900 baskets are said 10 have d,aA
from the trees half-ripe owing to the cool 1''a
rainy weather of july. The best 70 SUI
had are the uoths costing 81 and o. :.
a crate The little blue plums that grow in ~ ~
abundance along the ridges Of the ailoaLsIaa
Mountains from Georgia to this State. hace 40,
their appearance, selling at - cents ao,,,, L'D
The heaviest fruit buyers just now are tbe nt-
makers of tins city. They care not whe,Lsr a., n'-
the fruit rs ripe OF not long il will stey a. mo
to pie filing" There are on sale IN the ln,pR. .a
especially for the pie mea, the greenest Kind J
green grapes. They cost cents a pound In e.
Judging from the ingredients OF n the average NJ
! ork pie must be deadly enemy TO public beal,h
The delicacy f the markets this week viii !.
wOOdcock, the law protecting that bird from IL
pot hunter hayIngendcd with July hey have NJ,
as yet reached the market IN great quantities bgs
the birds are IN their finest aad
each. The game BIRDS TO be bought are mostly ~
the snpe, pigeon aud plOyer varieties SQUADS an
worth - 50 aud $3 a dozen, and WI and tam
p geons the same. Backbirds bring the maTke,
man 80 cents dozen. Golden plOyor gra.s ploys,
and English snlpe may he had for % a dozen dos
birds for 40 cents each, corn snlpe ~ and snail
snipe 30 cents q dozen.
New sweet pot ltOcs are coming from South Caro-
Ina and are selling az 80 cents half-pcck; Lon,
Island green corn costs - cents a dozen ears
string beans are 20 csntsa half-peck Green pea,
are gong ont of market. Thus week will probably
finish them. The crop OF Long Island potaiO.,
is large one despite the drOuth m Jugs
and they cost - p and - 30 a barrel.
Tomatoes are 10 and - cent? quart. 0ka
worth 20 cents hundred. lettuce cents head
elephants 10 aud 20 cents each, cauihOwers q
cents each. two cucumbers can be hadi0r cents
aud new tuinps are worth | cent each. he mar.
ket for vegetables Is gmtted. Dued mushrooms
are 40 cents pound.
headquarters of lamb brings the butcher f. cent?
a pound. Headquarters of veal cost II cents cut
lets > cents and veal chops 10 cents pound
Butter is selling at 30 cents a pound and eggs al
same price a dozen Domestic cheese costs cents
pineapple cheese 20 cents and Swiss cheese II cents
pound. olive oil is worth 40 cents a pint bottle
and olives 40 cents bottle
The prices m the fish market remain high blue
fish being particularly scarce and costing II cent?
a pound. The figures are about quoted IN last
sundays iRIBrNE. Picklrd mnssels are WorthS
n gallon, picked oysters 81 hundred, aud picked
salmon 20 cents a pound. B0neless Goldfish Is u
cents pound.
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