New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-16
HONE IN7ERE STS.
NORFOLK sTRAwRE 2RIEs-YIsH IN WASHINGTON
MARKET-UPTOwN VEGETABLES.
PRICTs IL TIE MARKETS.

NORFOLK sTRAwBE 2RiEs-FIsH IN wAsHINCrON
MARKET-UPTOwN VEGETABLES
shipment Of strawberries reached this city
from Norfolk in the past week. The supply very
short. however and the fruit looked bcnumbed with the
cold They grown In the open air and the
second crop this year from the vines. Broadway
fruit store merchants quickly disposed Of them. az
wealthy invalids constantly the lookout for such
deicaces They sold for ~ 30 box. The foreign
and West Indian fruit taking the place OF the American
supply. Jamaica sends aud gcs here by tho
steamer load. They each sell for 30 AMI 90 cents
dozen. Alligator pears coming from
Cuba. They worth 81 dozen. The Hnd
which eyudes from the hard alligator pear
when pricked by pin produces ndelibic STAIN and
IL Is said that West Indians do nearly all clothes
marking with this fluid. Vans from san Domingo cost
10 cents pound, and pineapplcs 30 cents each. Engsh
fiberts cost ~ pound angernes are 80 cents dozen
and mandns 10 cents, while Florida oranges sell ~
high 81. New figs from the south 81 Europe
are worth 20 and IS cents. aud Spanish chest
nuts 20 cents pound Hothouse grapes arf~Si so
a pound A sir pound box OF California Tokay grapes
he had for -. barrel Of winter pppins IL worth
SO to 80 but ths is for the finest quality Good winter
apples be bought for 81 so barrel Lady apples
cost 30 cents dozen $50 barrel ounces sell for
~ 50 basket. The remnant OF the Hudson Valley
peach crop be found In some Of the uptown fruit
Is dozen Pears vary from Is cents TO
~ 50 dozen and persmmons. they are styled ~
country schoOllSys dog fruit are worm 70 cents
quart.
Fish are cheap just in Washington Market. The
great staples. Goldfish and haddock sell for ) cents
pound brook pike Is buehsh - cents sturgeon
II cents. whtcfsn = aud 20 ceuts weakh,f IL cents
and founders 10 scalops worth only 81 cents
quart whitehall 40 cents pound. squd. the delight
OF the Monaghan palate. 80 cents dozen.
fresh maokerel 10 cents each and green
turtle and 20 cents mound Kingish retailel &c
30 cents. spanish nackerri 30 aud 80 cents o e snap
per - cents shrepshead - cents ffozrn kcunebec st
20 cents live lObcrs l2ig cents. boiled Olsers -
shrimp 80 cents a BIrknsh 10
and , cents white bass : aud - cents yellow perch
- cents frpsfhSh 10 cents black bass ID aud j. cents
halibu - and cents. salmon front - cents, erl- ID
Frogs legs 10 cents pound. salt Goldfish 10 ccnt
salt mack 20 pound and kippered herring and
Yarmouth bloaters cents each
Mushrooms are plentiful THIS mn IheN are worm
81 - pound fresh and 20 when dried Cel"ry l. 70
cents bunch uptown aud lettuce 10 cents heai.
Spinach l. worth 20 cents peck French art.hoks ~
dry okra 90 cputs pound canlinpwer 20 ard
40 cents heal and pseile 20 cents qart Hot house
vegetables are coming into demand qne eNtehHifeig,
cucumhers costing 30 cents each and Tomatoes
90 cents "a quart
Fresh country butter ia worth 90 cents pound in
Washington Market and Long Island eggs % rents
Pound pacta Of prepared harley soil for % centa "
desscated crcpanut p cents, ~ nfrnNt"ut ~
cents. ~ Italian marrnrum - cpnts, ~ I'M
ported yprmre ~ - cents ana 81 "ahp "his
pound Prepared bpVes ~ herbs for sea-o Ing eoii'-
pisiug thyme. snmmel sayng, SAGE AMI hiail2,gi' ~
gallon maple sugar . rpnia pDnnd California honey
- cents a pound, and Dpeswht 90 cents pound
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