New-York tribune., 1885-01-18
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

BUSINESS DRIFTING FROM DOwN-TOwE-yrGErA1
BLEs, FRUITS AND MEAT.
There is much complaint by downtown mar.
ketnen that their business s becoming dullcr every
year. Tue recent holiday time. they say, the wons
in business in the memory Of the oldest
marketman. 1t hoped that the building OF their
splendid new marke. would bring them back OF
their old trade but far it has failed TO fulfil this
pectatOn. People going too far away from u.s.
said old marketman with dolefl shake of his head
yesterday. It's Sabbath days journey 10 down
town and time is too precious. Fulton Market
catches the Brooklyn trade and left ont I'm the
cold only question Of when it viii be
profitable to hoe cabbages and corn the site Of this
market than it will to sell market stun at retail" There
many who think thai the venerable old
market has FALLEN into disavor because OF the h0rdes
OF sidewalk pedlers abomnable and unhealthy food
who line every approach to the market and hawk their
goods too vociferousy and rudely to make buying in
Washington Market attractive The horeful think that
II they cd rid the market of this pest and nuisance it
win attract more respectable people thitber
Among the things that especially Just arc
onions. They have sold during the week at 50 25 q
barrelabout double what they brought last fall. Span
isb onions ten cents pound. Outside OF Washing
ton Market caufower costs 80 and so cents head,
Brussels sprouts 80 quart. spinach 40 cents
half peck osiee 20 cents bottle and fresh okra 20
cents dozen. Dry beans may be had for 40 cents
quart Florida string beans 40 cents small measure
turtle beans 2s quart and lettuce u cea.s head
Green peas In sight at 81 peck, French artichauts
20 and 30 cents each and radshes 10 cents quart
Hothouse cucumbes 80 cents each rhubarb 40
n bunch tomatoes 81 SO pound asparae so cents
bunch. and fresh mushrooms 81 so pound. Horse
radsh costs IL cents q and bay leaves 25 cents
quart, and cranberries 25 cents quart.
The fruit list is not particularly interesting at present.
the bulk OF 1t being foreign fruits. New dates worth
Is cents pound pomegranates plentiful at 25
dozen. Catawba grapes bring 20 cents and Malaga
grapes 80 cents pound. Tangerne and mandarin
oranges are SO cents and Florida oranges 80 and so
cents Dozen Little ladyapDles sell for 40 cents
quart. snow-appes 20 cents Dozen pineapples at
50 each aud Newtown pippins at Ss barrel 40
aud rs Strawberries grown in hothouses
arc worth Is cents eaeh hothouse grapes 81
pound. California pears be had at from 60 to
~ dozen. Lemons 80 cents dozen and persnm0nS
20 cents quart.
In the small uptown retail markets that eater for the
brownstOBe custom Of Murray BILL flets OF veal eost 80
cents ons % cents chops % cents and outlets 30 cents
a pound Rib roasts of beef sell for % cents sirlon
% and 2s sirc steaks 20 and % cents,
steaks 25 and % cents corned beef 10
and plate IL cents pound Beefs lser Is 10 cents
pound and oxas 10 cents leg OF beet so cents shin 20
Roasting pigs 81 each. pork tendefl0ns
- cents and spare ribs cents pound Pigs feet are
30 dozen leaf lard II cents and sausages and
head cheese Is cents pound. Calves feet and brains
10 and calves heads 60 cents each Rindquar
ters OF mutton 10 cents. saddles 20 cents legs is
cents chops cents and forequarte and shoulders IL
cents pound. Lamb chops % cents foreqnarters
! Is cents and hindquarters 90 cents pound.
| Elgin creamery butter is worth 80 cents pound.
Fancy brands up-town bring 81 pound state butter
30 cents Western dairy % aud cooking butter 20 cents
pound. Domestic cheese costs 10 cents, imported
swiss 2J cents English dairy go cents Canensert 35,
80 and 10 cents dozen.
Capons are fine and fat and bring 2s cents pound