New-York tribune., 1890-08-30
FRUITS IN THE MARKET.

HOUSEWIVES SHOULD BUY PEACHES, PEARS
AND PLuMs FOR CANNING AT ONCE
G.s. Palmer, the commission merchant, in speaking
10 Tribune reporter yesterday afternoon, concerning
the fruit market said: "Grapes are arriving IN large
quantities but they not sell rapidly as they are not
fully matured and have not attained perfection. We
arc receiving a light crop from the vineyards along
the Hudson, and the grapes are OF nhe quail'y.
The rot has undoubtedly spoiled grape crop tha'
promised to outdO both in quality and quantity tne
previous crop The crop in the western and central
mart OF the state Is also scarce. Green Dcla"ae
grapes are In good demand and sell at 10 10 20 cents
a pound. Moores Early sell at ana lo cents d
pound Concords not arriving, as II Is 100 carry
In a week or two they will be in the market chsn-
pons and Ives the earliest grapes In the MARKET Ae
selling at 8 10 cents pound Ihey are d haiiu-
some grapc, but of a poor quality
"Thcre will be moro grapes preserved this year
than usually. There IS finer or richer sauce madc
than the from grapes taken AT the rpes' perod
Housekeepers complained that making grape sauce
gave them no end of trouble but all trouble Is easly
remedied now, as there is machine, which was latey
Invented by which the grapes strained and tho
cd OF the grape separated in the process OF strainng
The housekceper who intends 10 Try her mana a' max
ing grape sauce should wait week for the prices VIII
be lower then. California grapes are beginning 10
arrive and In fact the outlook for California fruits Is
bright The curing Of rssins and prunes OF California
win be greatly increased by the scarcity of fruit this
year. ~
Pears are not scarce The market is loaded WIN
them Housekeepcrs should buy pears now II they
iptond 70 can any. this Is the proper time Bart
lett pears In kegs are selling at SO 80 to - kes.
Clamps Favorte. 50 20 S3 So Cooking pears, 20 %
10 IS. expect the prices in pears IN few weeks
10 tako step upward. Peaches selling at lower
prices now than they will bc al any time during the
season. as the market is filed with them. Peaches BY
the basket are 81 to 81 The quality Of the peaches
in market Is fair. Anything fancy brings = 30
basket. p1ums not arriving In large amounts,
The crop is light, but the quality Is good. Shan
kegs OF plnms worth ~ rs Ia 10 So This Is IN:
time 10 can plums the prices are within rach OF
all As the season advances the prices Will 60 W %
per cent In ten days You will notice great diner.
ence IN the price of plums The thre" fruits IN msrhe,
now which the housewife should can are peaches pes
and plurns. Apples continue In small numbers ara
the prices which apples command are fairly liberal Ine
fall or rather winter apples, Alexander and ,raVen,
stein In market now, and they sell at - 10 -
a barrel. The Blush is also In market lheFc Is
no doubt that the price of apples viii be high Dc
cause ns yet the demand is not fairly started one.
as dried fruit. II pays the farmss Il do ths Lss'
year evaporated apples sold az cents p0uuo'
and this year the prcc has reached J ) cents: Al.
E. l. tioodsell, the aucttoneer Of Califorma ru,,,,
was also asted yesterday what he thought OF "
present state OF the fruit market. Grapes, rpnea
Mr. Goaseu are arriving from the coast IN s'ss.
quantities. The California grape crop reaches tns
ready demand for IT, Tokay grapes bring 81 30 80 70 70
80 25 box: Muscat grapes - Ia ~ 80; Others 81 ~
To So The prices Of the rest OF the fruit rom JAIL
fornia remains still at last weeks standard