New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-19
PRICES IND NOTES IN THE MARKETS.
BEGINNING OF a BRISK FALL TRADE-BVIIhI
GOES UP SEVERAL CENTS POUND

| grGINNING OF BRISK FALL TRADE-BO1Ah4'
GOES UP SEVERAL CENTS A POUND
with the return of the city residents from their sum-
NOR outings business begins again to be Dfsh Ill tuo
markets The people are returning from mountains
and sea By thousands daily, with appeuteS "lo'Oeu
BIZ rest and healthy recreation Faces OF houseReperS
who have been absent for months are seen again Ill
the marlle; places and as the wheels ev0lve again
the smiles on the faces of the purveyors of good things
IN eat grow broader and broader. Marketmen gener-
olIv anticpate a tremendous business from now ON
till after the holidays.
The peach season is passing away. Prices nave
advanced sharply this week. basket OF good 10 oul-
nary rarerlpes costing much as 81, wmle nrstciasS
fruit smocbs late CrawfOrds and rarerlpes sell for
81 % TO 81 So The last Of the NewJersey crop IS
now beng marketed. The place Of the beautiful
Fa,.,o mach with its red and white blush is being
TAI, M t,e yellow, firm and rather inspld product
O. nm, ,aiif,rnia orchards The California Crawiords
a., s.l,n,e for 81 so a basket. All other fruit Is
Sbn1y advancing in price, Secke pears costing 81 %
basket and 20 cents quart Bartletts 10 cents ana
| al and shcloOns 81 a basket.
pptter y, will be seen by article elsewhere In
this ,,uc Is from to cents dearer at retail the best
Elgin creamery bringing 30 cents pound in Fulton
Market and 80 cents uptown and in Brooklyn stores
Fresh-lad Long Island eggs can be had for % cents
| a dozen.
Canvasback ducks sell in Fulton Market for SO so
and "a a pair; redheads for So mallards 81 80 and
teal s125 dozen. Grouse cast yester-
Sav s175 pair. cartridges 50 and
| woodcocb IL rs pair. Reedblrds were selling at
~ rs a dozen squads cost 81 o3 dozen: pigeons.
81 so a dozen; plover, SO 80 dozen; English snipe,
a. a dozen venison, 30 cents pound for lOns and
IS cents for legs. Roasting pigs are worth 50 80
| a pair
Philadelphia roasting chickens are to be had for
% cents pound, and State drypicked chickens for
20 cents.
Green tomatoes for pcEng purposes are in great
demand In the market and cost 30 cents a half
bushel basket
Pompano can be had for 30 cents pound. Cod
fish tongues make delicate and nutritious dSh and
cost 20 cents pound. Soft shell crabs are cheap
and abundant costing 80 and 70 cents dozen, while
hard crabs can be had for 80 cents dozen. Frogs
LEGS are worth 50 cents pound. Green turtle sells
for Il cents a pound. Now is the season for green
turtle soup Here is recipe for making this APP
petizing dish The only possible difficulty is the
preparation Of the turtle for the pot and this part
the family butcher will be found not too squeamish to
perform. In it Is necessary 10 do this at home
il will be well to observe the following rules Turn
the turtle on its back and tie the iiDs cat of tho
head 1t must remain twenty-fCur hours, and then
the flesh Ooscued about the edge using sharp knife.
The gall must be removed without breaking; cut the
entras from the backbone; cut the white shell In
pIeces: scad the fins and head until you can re
move the shells. Now put the shells in @ saucepan
with a few onions, some sweet herbs and SAT-, and
iii with water Let this boil until tile fms are
tender; at the SAME time boil in another pot some
of the lean meat, fowl and pound Of lean ham.
strain the two liquors together; add Il glass Of
Madeira wine and a glass Of sherry put in bits OF
scalded enras lean meat, fOrcemeat balls and hard
boled eggs; season with red pepper, curry powder
and lemon juice.
"Wlth the advent OF clear, cool weather. says G..
5 Palmer, the veteran commission merchant Of No.
1856 Rcadest, "and the return OF our citizens once
more to their homes the demand for fruits Of all
Kinds has largely increased and with the exception
g1apesJ prices show q general advance, and the out
look for the future is encouraging. All late arrivals
OF apples Of desirable quality find ready sale, red fruit
being IN most demand both for the home and Southern
trade Choice Blush Giavenstclns and Kings arc worth
from 81 70 to 81 20 a barrel wholesale. Fall plppms
cost 81 20 to 81 70, and greetings 81 %. small
barrels sell from % 10 50 cents under these figures
Lac adyces from ali parts OF Europe indicate gee
eral small crop for 1901, and with prospective
light crop in many sections of the United states The
/ prospect IS for iavor ole market for all winter
apples The gut Of California Bartlett pears beins
over. state stock has advanced In price, large
barrels, selling for 30 80 20 81 So small, 81 TO 50
seckels g. 80 10 81; Sheldon and other varieties
~ - to -, and common pears 81 %. The demand
for fancy fruit plums will be good from now On.
Bradshaw, ouaekenbOs and prunes, In 10pOund bas-
Eets fetching 80 80 cents green gage and RENE
Cialdes 90 30 TO 81 for small barrels, and damsOns
and blue gage, 80 90 ~ - barrel and 50 cents
/ TO 81 in crates.
~ .iThe market has been literally supplied with
| pntayes, gtnd prices have ruled low, but fiie
! Southern and export demand will probably be large
from this on, and prices will improve. Prime Rose
and Hebron sell for al 81 h al 90 cents u barrel
New-Jersey sweet potatoes are worth from s. 20 to
- 30 a barrel: Virgiaia sweets, az a barrel Heavy
Iccepts Of onions have put down tho price Con
nOctirut reds sell for 81 80 to 81 75 barrel: white
So 70 40 90; yellow 81 20 10 a.. Russian turnioa