New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-01
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
PEACHES OF INFERIOR oUALITY-NATIVE SPAN
ISu MACKEREL-SMALL FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES.

ISU MACKEREL-SMALL FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES.
In two weeks more the peach season WIZ 10 az i
height and dozens Of carloads daily Of the iuS' az
nroduct Of the Peninsula and New-Jersey orciElu9 wiz
he arriving in a steady stream at TINS harNer A"o
indications are that peaches VIII he cheaper I'n i
v voa in srcity but there is another feature Oh
r - hitch 4 MAINLY maulfest-that is that there
u, lao mon, Door and prematurely riened frult tna
aeon before probably. Evidence OF small JUNE
dron y which is depended upon to relieve the over
hardened trees OF excess OF fruit Is seen III e'
avery basket OF fruit exposed by the COMMISSION men
downtown. IIOusekeepers are not paying Ihs" PRIV,
Cor this inferior fruit and chcapness Is the rue i'll
ano,~d Yesterday twenty two carloads from 300 To
200 baskets in carr OF peaches from NewJefaeS ana
r,elawa,e arrived at Jersey City ana SOFA a' pr'e'
ItisaIo, ranging from 40 cents bushei basket 10
., 20 They were lIale's Early, CawfoId' some DC
lated Rarrrfpes OldmiXOns, Iroths ana EarH ia"
, A. retail. scattered all the city, quality
md locality determined what the housekcepef h%u "
nov the figures ranging from 81 to - basket
,r,or square baskets holding about two dozen extra
1rgo C,q,wfords cost 81 II is enlarAabe To Sc" 10"
,I ,no California peach admittedly inferior in iiavor
- thn Eastern fruit holds up in this market III com
ttion California peaches come In packages uilefeh'
T., size and shape from those used III the E'J' ana oi
nrrnoses Of comparison it is hard 70 get exact nHur
rrt neaches from California cost more toudS III lins
civ at retail than do the highly Favored piOduct o
the Peninsula and 1t is all because Oh inc more ~
.,ctIye Appearance OF the Pacific slope ifut ana tc
cecsnc care used by the shippers in pntng it before
tho uullc California pcache; are wrapped In Wmte
.aner and every care taken 10 keep them sound ana
handsome. -,
from the waters Of the NewJersey coast are lairN
cuuerous When these fish reach Northern waters
, are greatly in demand and the first arrivals usually
nd N.,ts
Ia had for 40 cents and within ten days II Is believed
.bot % cents a pound will bay them, as the fishermen
roro,+ them running strong IN the numerous
love south Of this city. spanish macherel
from the Chesapeake and further South cost
!. 4o 90 cents iu Fulton Market yesterday Inc last
RIM of Eastern salmon IS reported from canada ana
Maine and cuts were selling yesterday for 80 cents
nnrnd But as the superior salmon Of the East
yanishes the oregon species takes It's place. striped
TO- arc worth 30 cents pound. blueh,h and 10
CENTS wealsh 10 cents, green turtle Il cents hailbt
Il cents haddock and live cod cents, blachfsh 10
cents founders 10 cents porsicS 10 cents sca'a~'
10 > cents GELS Is cents holsters 10 cents batter
fish 10 cents. frogs legs 30 cents and crab meat 40
cents soft claims cost 80 cent, hundred and Little
Neck clans 60 cents yellow perch could be had FOR
! 10 cents a pound, salmon trout for Is cents, Long
Island brook trout II, ~ snapper Is cents and pom
PIANO 10 cents. Smoked salmon and smoked maclcrei
cost % cents aud dry cod 10 cents pound. Small
soft crabs are 50 cents and large crabs r. cents a
/ dozen.
J owing 10 this birds growth the watchfu pUtry
dealers 10 longer dub spring chickens from any part
Of the country Philadelphia brolers, nor sell them by
the pair for al IS. As they weigh over three pounds
on all average they now styled Philadelphia sprleE
ROSTERS and sold at 80 cents pound.
supplying the steamer trade Just Is Il lucrative
part Of the business OF dealers In nrstcass poultry.
Friday the great day for this trade as many vessels
/ sail on Saturday on Friday the port stewards and
ship stewards visit the markets and give their orders
for supplies which placed in the ships Ice houses
during the night. I'm the poultry line alone a big
orean steamer will take for q voyage something like
/ 100 turkeys 100 fJwls. several hundred chickens,
thrty-ve dozen squads, two dozen roasting pigs and
! en- pc. pigeons etc, In like proportion.
'iOld nuskmclons continue hard 10 find and the best