New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-30
PRICES IN TIE MARKETS.
STRAWBERRIES FROM NEw,JERsEY-FLoHiD"
Observation-Disclosures AND DUcKLINGs.


oRASGEs-6osIIYGs AND DUcKINGs'
Everything Is getting cheaper in the markets dally
ne summer advances, but there arc stu some ui'e
tba, are high enough TO be quite beyond the reach Oh
bousekccpers Of ordinary means. One OF these Is .
sprinC gosling from Massachusetts,. which ccs's INC
purchaser 35 cents pound But even Ut 'e'S
0rures spring gosngs cannot be supplied fast epoush
to meet the demand in this city, SO highly are inc,
nrized A gosling at three months old VIII weigh
about tan pounds. Spring duckllngs ore also among
The choice things offered by the poultry dealers Ihey
sell AT 30 cents pound. Capons are sehng ior
M cents a pound. Tons OF frozen poultry hvs'i
from the West or from storage warehouses III TINS
city are being disposed OF at tnis Season.. me.
practically no call for fresh-kied poultry FROZEN
vornont turkeys Ordinary turkeys are called IN tho
market Vermont turkeys though they may nave come
from Arizona or any other state or Ierruoryl ooS
90 cents a pound, ducks the same ana BUCKS Couhy
foxs cents Ordinary plain western fowls can De MO
for 16 cents pound. They arc nearly All
fowls sold in the market though scalded poultry can DC
ta h.e the purchaser desires il. Baltimore broileTs
owe selling for 20 cents a pair and Philadelphia
hrol,ers for 81 as pair. The difference IN price Is
euulated by the difference in sze Phadelphla SQUADS
cost rs dozen; golden plover. yeow-leg snipe ana
English snipe 50 so dozen; corn ployer 81 % a
dozen and snow larks or Canada bunting 90 cents
=. doyen Reedbirds are worth 81 rs dozen. Straw
berries are coming in from points along the New
torenv coasts and fine boxes may now be had al
retail here for Is and 20 cents box
A carload Of California cherrie, the first OF the
season. was disposed Of by auction last week. aud
they have been selling at retail at 30 ana oo cel's
n pound throughout the city. 81.
Peen-Too peaches, the little fiat japanese rut
from Georgia, cost so and 60 cents dozen.
within ten DAYS the marketmen are counting on
eating new peas and string beans from New-Jersey
and Long Island. When the great truck gardens
about this city begin yield their abundance II means
great fall In the prices OF vegetables Inc eieos
Of the near approach OF this supply Is already apparent
on tho southern produce. Green peas are 40 cents
bo,fncck and string beans 20 cents quart; colossal
asnaran,s is 40 cents bunch; primes 30 CENTS ana
tins 10 cents dollhouse beets are ~ cents ouhch'
and bermuda beets cents quart new cappase costS
cents and 10 cents a head dollhouse carrots cents
q bunch and Southern carrots 10 cents Duhcn
caullnower % cents each; chives, cents puhoh'
Southern cucumbers, to 10 cents each ana hoUnouSo
cucumbers 10 cents; egg plant 10 to 80 cents each'
garlic 10 cents bunch: herbs-thyme, asuagoh'
sweet maroram sage, summer savofy ana oheP'h-o
cents bunch horseradish, 10 cents Dotue lc'tuce'
three heads for 10 cents and romano cents heau
mint. cents bunch mushrooms, GO cents pound
okra rs cents hundred; Bermuda onions, 10 contS,
yellow onions, 10 cents and white onions 10 cents
ouart oysterplapt. 10 cents bunch; peppers,
cents each early rose potatoes, 81 barrel radishes,
cent a bunch; rhubarb, cents a bunch new
sballotes cents a bunch; soup vegetables-celery,
parslcy leek and okra-4 cents a bunch; Spinach
Is cents hafpeck; sorrel, Is cents quart; squash,
IL to cents each tomatoes, 90 cents quart Russia
turnps 10 cents a halfpeck; new white turnips, 20
cents balf4peck and watercress, 10 cents quart.
Horace W. Day, of Sgobe Day. agents in this city
of the Florida Fruit Exchange, says In The Fruit
Trade Journal that the crop of 100000 boxes Oh
oranges In that state WIG surprise to the Flordlans'
who had, at the outside, not looked for moro than
2OooO 900 boxes. Mr. Day says: Prices paid free on
1t,,fa nfrad from
box outside of the Indian River district where al
most the entire crop of $4,000 boxes was sold ut
SO rs per box on the trees equal 10 about 80 10 free
ON board cars. Last year the Indian River crop was
sold for about 80 % per box on the trees IL Is De-
ueved that the crop next year In Florida Will DC over
T. 900 900 boxes, and before a great many years
5000 900 or 100000 boxes will be produced The
growers are confident that they can lengthen their
season. and the fact that they sent 1O1OOO boxes To
this city In April, against 10000 boxes last year.
shows that they have some reason for their CLAIMS.
The action of the transportation companies In adVanc-
ing freight rates 33 3 per cent Is denounced ana u Is
expected that the Interstate Commerce Commission
will order rates back 80 cents per box The freight
ON box of oranges from the Mediterranean is about
80 cents for distance Of 5000 miles, while 40 cents
is now demanded from Florida, about 1000 miles
Mr. Day also says the pineapple industry is reaching
great proportions in Florida, about 3oooo crates oeihs
the output from the Indian River this season.
ChoapneSS is marked III tho non nia''N'' FS
bass cost 25 cents pound, bluehsh 10 cents, salmon
40 Ia 40 cents, mackerel 80 cents shad 80 Genus,
wealfsh 10 cents white perch II 12 cents, spanish
mackerel % cents green turtle 10 cents, haibut 10
and Is cents, haddock cents, knghsh 20 cents I'VE
cod cents, blackish 10 cents founders ~ cents
iobsfers 10 cents and pickercl IA cents snad roe
costs 80 cents pair, Long Island brook trout 81
Zach div cod 10 cents pound; hard crabs 3 cents
cach and soft crabs 80 cents 81 % and 81 90 Dozen
noIed salmon and smoked mackerel sell for 20 cents
and smoked haddock for IL IL cents pound.