New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
THE TROUT SHOW IN FULTON MARKET-rhcES "
town AND DOWNTOWN.

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town AND DowN-TOwN.
Festoops of smilax and floral decorations still
hung from the ceilings Of Fulton Market Yesterday
and drew great crowds to look al the notified banks
of trout stacked MP on the marble stands ior salo
and the beautiful live specimens that hoaiod HfiN
IN the water of the tanks. What with tho
GREAT variety of hsh offered 20 tho pub
lie lust now the measure ot coni'nun'nt
ought 10 be full. but Mr. blAoLierd
said i'm rrsporse 20 questions that Tho demand for
brook trout this season did not equal that oi years
OF flush times in Wall street.
when things go WRONG iu Wall street. sad the
veteran fisherman thew small sale for tcrapln'
champagne or brook ruL'
LONG island cultivated trout cost al pound yes
terday. Trout caught in The mountain streams of
the states brought 80 cents fresh Canada trout 40
cents and frok,a Canada specimens 30 cents a
,,,,nd. There has bccu mo- North River shad caught
for four days. and the hotels are subsistlng
on North Carolina shad at 80 and 10
cents each. This remarkable condition IS
said 20 be- due 10 the prevalence OF the cola
weather and high winds. II made the prices oil
many kinds of dsh higher Yesterday than week
before. cod cost 10 and II cents pound, or
cents dearcr than the week before paddock was
cants or 1 cent IA CHER; medium bass 30 cents
rise Of cents fresh caught salmon 90 cents as
against 10 cents of the previous week, ana HeSh
mpckcrel 20 cents or cents more than they were
last Saturday. These comparisons show how the
fish market huctuates. Fresh caught salmon trout
were worth % cents pound "a against 10 cents
pound last week; founders and tomcods
weIe cents a pound Ocarcr, ana
so on with many other kind, of fish. POmpauo are
novelties II 10 cents pound, a. also are knSlsh
from North Carolina, at 20 cents pound Inc ne
msnd for oysters is falling of with the last month
! with the magic X. S,ailops and whltctsh have
disappeared from the market Nhad roe Is the pOpu-
lnr dchcaey just at pre- emit selling at 40 cents
! Summer squash costs 40 and 20 cents each, yell
low turuips 10 cents peek, new tomatoes % cents
a Quart cucunbeTs 10 cents each, spinach 10 cents
| a haii-peck, lettuce 10 cents bunch, and table
/ celery 30 cents a bunch. Eggplant cannon he had
fur less than 80 cents each new carrots 10 cents
bunch, white potatoes 80 cents bnshel, ana cram
For frIit tLe uptown prices are not behind those
asked tor provisions Hothonse grapes sell LOT
\ ~ 50 a pound. strawberries are 10 cents box,
plueapples 90 cents EACH oranges 20 cents ana
/ lemons 30 cents "A Dozen while bananas cost go
cents a dozen. cooking apples III 70 peck, and CO.
cOanuts Is cents each
Only The wealthy can afford TO buy of a retail
maIketman in the neighbOrhood of fortleth-st.
Butter in that vicinity costs 80 cents pound,
while eggs bring 40 cents "A dozen squads can
only be had for 81, and snipe Tor ~ 90 dozen.
Striug beans at 50 peek prompts the thought
that these uptown dealers must III the language OF
the street, stand in with the cook" Asparagus Is
worth, uptown, al bunch, green peas - peek,
Bermuda beers 90 cents uOItll' potdlVVS
~ 20 aud al 60 peck sou hern onions 20 cents
quart spanish onions and 10 cents each, and red
onions - cents "a quart.
In contrast with the above prices cucumbers re-
tail ia Washington Market for 20 cents each, aspar
agus 80 cents bundle. new potatoes ~ a peek,
spinach go cents peek, tomatoes 40 cents quart
and Strawberries 10 GEMS box Other prices down
town are al Tor dozen banches Of radishes, red
cabbage % cents a head, string beans 20 cents
quart, green peas % cents quart, chves 10 cents
n bunch and OystcT-plants 10 cents a bunch.
For hind quarters of spring lamb 81 are asked,
and for fore quarters -. Sweet breads are popular
a - and IS cent PAIR Milk veal sells for Is cents
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