New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-15
WHAT rs BESTIN THE MARKETS.

THE FIRST BIT OF FREEZING WEATHER WILL
AFFECT PRICES
This season of the year sort Of transition period
In the vegetable market. Tho Long Island market
gardener trying TO hold up his end Of the trade, and
keeps shipping Just about enough vegetables to keep
the prices low and prevent Southern growers from
sending their vegetables to market This sort OF work
is likely 10 continue till good frost sets IN. when the
southern trade will begin in earnest Florida cucum-
bers are already In the markets. Egg plants from South
Carolina green peas from Virginia. Brussels sprouts
from France and flew tomatoes, archoles and straw
berries appear but will be two weeks before bout
ern vegetables mako any impression on the market.
The fish market has been steady during the week.
the fair weather along the coast enabling fishermen TO
procure their usual supply. The prices are there
fore about and tho supply Of good frstclass
fish In the market is large. The prices are about as
follows Good fresh bass, from 10 to % cents pound;
smelts 25 cents; porgies. Is cents founders, from
10 TO 12 cents; backnsh. 10 cents Goldfish, from
to Ic IL cents pound; kngnsh, 35 cents pound
haddock from to IL cents; halibut. from 20 to 20
cents frostfsh 10 cents green turtle, from 10 to 90
cents: Spanish maclIereL 90 cents white perch, 10
cents; weakfsh, IL cents Salmon has risen little
during the week, and when good and fresh brings 40
cents a pound. Bluefish from II 1-2 to 10 cents
crabs, so cents a dozen dry cod, so cents pound
smoked mackcrel from % to 30 cents pound; smoked
salmon, % cents smoked paddock, i" IL Genus )
smoked herring, cents dozen; white bass 20
cents pound Pompano is scarce this week ana
brings from IS cents pound to so cents red snapper
10 cents pound black bass, 20 cents; brook trout
Canada 40 cents pound; salmon trout. IL 12 to 10
cents a pound; pickerel, Is cents; whtefslL from
IL to 10 cents a pound; soft clans, so cents
q dozen; scallops, % cents quart; sheepshead
from 20 35 cents pound HOLSTERS, IL 1-2 cents
pound; ees, Is cents pound sea bass, 20 cents
pound.
The prices for vegetables about as follows :
Egg plants from 10 to 90 cents EACH garlic, rom
10 TO 90 cents bunch; horse radish root Is cents
bottled, 90 cents; kale, Is cents; mushrooms, 40
cents a pound fresh, 81 so q pound okra, IS cents
a hundred dried okra, 40 cents a pound; onions,
bermuda, 30 cents half peck red, 20 cents han
peck yellow, 90 cents white 80 cents; oyster plant
10 cents bunch parsnips, 20 cents dozen; peas
30 cents half peck; peppers, is cents dozen po-
tatoes, 60 cents half peck sweet, 90 cents; Early
Rose, 20 cents; and Burbanks 20 cents !;
hot house tomatoes, so cents pound !;
trrnlps Russia and white, IS cents bunch tomatoes
not hot house, 80 cents a half-peck; squash ard
pumpkins from Is TO 40 cents each; sorre 70 cents
half peck French Brussels sprouts, % cents pound
Florida cucumbers rs cents dozen spinach, 10 cents
half peck soup vegetables, celery, parsley leeKs ana
Okra cents a bunch; apples, table, from 20 to oo
cents half peck cooking, from 90 to 80 cents half
peck; beans, Lima 80 cents peck; string beans, on
IN co cents q small measure; beets cents bunch ;
cabbage drumleads 10 cents a head, red 10 cents.
and Savoy from 10 to 10 cents; carrots, from 90 ID
30 cents bunch; caulinower from 10 70 10 oeh's
each: celery from 10 to 35 cents bunch chives D
cents a bunch; cranberres, from Is to ~ Genus
quart; cucumbers, from 10 cents each iio'' INV
house grown, 10 cents eacn
Meat Is n little cheaper this week. but II the weather
gets cooler II will soon go to It's old price, Flnctua
tions I'm the meat market are rare. as 'no
trade is so extended, aud refrigerators anu TO
,r,gerator cars enable It to be kept and shipped
with the greatest convenience. The prices arc
about as follows: DemonicO steak, % cents rounu
hone steak 10 cents; fiat bone steak 20 cents resh
rump beef Is cents half roast beef IA cents ies oe
from to cents; hllet beef 90 cents navel corneo
beef from 7 to cents; plate corned beei' y Genus
rlmp corned beef 10 cents OK tails, 10 cents oee'
liver cents beef kidneys, Is cents veal chopS' ~
cents loIn veal % cents leg veal 20 cents breas'
veal 90 cents shoulder veal, IL cents veal outlet
% cents; rib veal. 10 cents; fet veal, 70 Genus
calfs head. 60 cents Calls loin 20 cents G nsir
feet. 10 cents sweebreads 70 cents cp pa,s
rack Is cents English saddle 20 cents leg. IA cents
rack chops 90 cents; English chops 20 Genus sho1
10 mutton sb dn CENTS lamb
19 cents rack lamb chops, % cents saddle lamp;
20 cents leg lamb, 1e cents shoulder h smb % Do
cents: breast lamb cents l0n chops ianlO, -
cents cents Smoked beet cents smoked tongue IS
fSG'I pcrS Gn Il poem cents can lard il Is
CENTS prime rib roast beef, 20 cents porerhouse
roast. % cents porterhouse steak 20 cents srolh
sntter and eggs hold about the same as last week
but il Is likely that eggs will increase In price ater
s Came is Is plentiful and changed in price
materially. The cold weather will enable game 10 oe
shipped more securely and 1t will probably be cheaper
Grapes are plentiful and cheap and are taking the
place Of the short crop OF oter huits LII te PfcSer'
INC lars OF housewives.