New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-06
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
FEAsrs FOR TIE rOURrH-sTRAwBERRTE9 CON,
AND GLUT or wATEENFLONs.

FEAsTs FOR THE FOURrH-sTRAwBERRIEs COM
AND GLUr or wATEKMELoNs.
Great preparations were made by hotel keepers
at Long Branch, Coney Island, Rockaway, and
Long Beach on the Fourth" 10 feed an en-.
pected multitude. but so far "a heard from.
Coney island and Long Branch wen
washed out by the ram, and the hotel aud restar
rants keepers had to put their hands down in Their
pockets TO pay for much food which was not con.
suined Long Beach Jared better. and the 1000
extra dinners provided for the Fourth were cleaned
M bcsdo, feeding the regular $50 boarders at that
resort. An estimate made in Washington Market
of tho food ready for consumption NJ Coney Island
aud Long branch on Friday waa 10000 pounds 81
poultry. 90 900 sort crtha. 10000 pounds NJ beef,
20 900 pounds of Lamb, 10000 pairs u
hfda. hfty oaflloeds of clans, 100 gallons
Of oysters. 900 pounds of cheese,
| carload of hcniea, 800 galona of iee7efcam and
900 kegs of bner, Ton haffnlH of hah were scat
down to Long Reach yesterday 10 supply tho deh
cheney az that place,
All of this loft tho fish market scant of stock yes
terlay, aud the retail Iroe VIA PIT mp, ilueh,A
went up 2 o1nts to 10 centsa pound other Va''s
ties advanced in the same proportion. spann
mackerel arc quoted at 20 cents fresh
maeksrel IL and 10 cents, according to size black
fish II cents, king-GSh aud shoepshead 20 eonts
weakfsh 10 cents aud live Holsters l2'2 cents pef
hound. Frogs legs cost 10 cents pound. Hard
crabs brought So 80 a hundred, and shedders 70
cents and 81 90 dozen
In the poultry market spring chickens are hard
to get aud sell for 40 cents a pound. DacAs are
worth 20 and 20 cents, dry-picked turkeys
20 cents, prime Vermont turkeys 20 cent?
State and Western turkeys Is and 20 cent?
and geese % and 80 cents pound. Bucks County
broilers (chickens are 30 and 10 cents, ana CITY
dressed broilers 80 and 80 cents pound. Capons
cost 80 and 80 cents add roasting chickens ~ and
% cents pound. There is much frozen poultry
held in stock by dealers.
There is a scarcity of wild pigeons. They sel
for SO dozen. The game law prohibits the shoot.
ing or selling of wOOdcOck at present, but Is said
that mysterious looking baskets are t. be seen
brought from the Jersey shore TO this city supposed
70 contain woodcock, and it is alleged that this ex
ccllent blrd now in its nnest condition, can w
bought at uptown stores for ~ 30 par. Inc gahe
list lust now is very short. Some grass plo'el
can be obtained at 81 dozen. Squad are d0wn@
Sf dozen and reed birds ETC., sell at % ana u "
adOzen. -. .u OK
Cabba res cost ) cents head, and sweet corn 20
small baskets Of South Carolina Crawford
peaahes cost 81 IS. Each basket contains dozen
peaches. They are of the "freestone variety
Southern rarerlpcs" can be had at from
90 IN S3 crate Scarcely any straw0er
RES are in market and they are not worth quotns
Rochester cherries cost and 10 cents pounc.
There is glut OF wa'ermelous. The finest can 90
had for 30 and 40 cents each. The Tecen, rams
have damaged fruit a great deal. BlackoerrleS
raspberries and wh0rtleberries from Delaware ana
New-Jersey are tolerabiy plentiful at 10 and ~
cents quart