New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-17
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THR PEACH CRop-A COMPLAINT OF DHIAwI,s
PEACH-GRowERs
The peach market is fairly well supplied inst M
with good, wholesome fruit that is sold at reason
able rates. The Delaware and South NJ
jersey season is about at it's beioh.
Some splendid baskets of CrawfOrds and Rarer;,a.
be had for 81 % and 81 50 basket. This !.
nearly as cheap they will get, and hOusckeeoer.
who wish to put up their private supplies would 40
well to initiate the example Of the Gamers who
have come into the market and bought extensivelv
within the past week The large Gamers ar.
good thermometers for the smaller frv "a
watch. Of other fruit In the mark.t
pears selling for 20 cant.
and 81 80 a basket. The blackberry crop has
dwindled down TO a few boxes of wlthered and
tasteess fruit from the northern part of the st,,s
that is sold for cents quart-bOx Small bl1s
plums are selling at and 10 cents quart. Bla,L
Hamburg grapes from the dollhouse cost 70 cent, .
pound. Watermelons are from New-Jersey and "a
sold at 20 and 80 cents each. From the
same State are coming the finest muskmelons
Of the season, which retail at 10 and Is cents each
Table apples are 40 cents a half peck, and cooking
apples 20 cents.
Sweet corn is abundant costing AT wholesale onlv
3l ana pl % hundred ears, and retailing at Is
| cents dozen. Oyster plants are 10 cents a bunch
cucumbers cents each, and cabbages . cen =
picking purposes sold in Washington Market AZ
50 barrel barrel will hold about 2,4OO
| pickles. Egg plants are worth ID cents.
| each fresh tomatoes 10 cents quart, new table
| celery 20 cents a head aud soup celery cenlsa
| bunch. Lima beans from New Jersey gardens
| bring 20 cents a half peck, string beans 70 cent?
| for the same quantity green 0kra 10 cents hun.
| dred. s0rrel Is cents half peck, sage summer
savOry, sweet marjoram and other herbs % cents "a
bunch, and marrow squashes ID a d 20 cents each
White turnips are ID cents hal peck, new pJta-
| toes DO cents peck, and Spinach ~ cents half
! peck
can be had for II 30 pair CapOns are selling al
40 cents pound, turkeys 10 ana - cents roasting
| spring chickens 30 and 80 cents. stewlng chickens
| II cents and the best Jersey fowls Is cents
pound. GOsllugs cost 80 cents and ducklngs 20
! cents pound.
Elgin creamery butter is worth 80 cents and
! State butter - cents pound. New-JeTsey eggs
! cost 30 cents and Western eggs ~ cents dozen.
There IL not n strong demand for ttdblts and
| knicknacks this hot summer weather but a few
! quotations may not be amss. Roasting pigs are -
each. pigs tongues ~ cents pound, hca,cheese IL
! cents "A pound, swectbicads III % and ~ dozen,
COrned tongues ii cents, and trlpe cents pound.
! Dried English bacon brings - and II cents
pound, oNtails ~ dozen, and boncless shoulders
! ID cents "a pound.
There are "A good many tricks of the average pro-
| ducc merchant to which the outside public Is q
stranger. but one which II attracting some attention
ut present Is said 10 he an old grievance. The peach
growers of Delaware, who ship their fruit by
! steamer 10 this city, have complained lately Of
! tricky dealing by the Ncw-lork commission men 10
! whom their fruit was consigned. They say that
! the commission men telegraph them falsely that
| the steamer was delayed aud that the fruit did not
| get the benefit OF that days market. The growers
say that there be but two objects for these false
kilograms. IL in either 10 injure the steamer COM
panv or else TO furnish an excuse To the commission
merchant to return their sales at lower rate than
the fruit sold for, aud thus to deraud the shipper.
| MENU.
Lit. le Neck CLANS
| Clam sup
Ha'blt. with Tomato Sauce
F1let OF Bee Brais d Potatoes, Ia Parsienne.
Cau hOwor.
Game -aai.
| Cheese Nafcrs.
Cream Pie. Peaches aud Cream.
Coffee.