New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-04
PRICES ~ THE MARKETS.
ABUNDANCE AND VARIETY IN THE FRUIT
MARKET-THE BIG WATERMELON CROP.

ABUNDANCE AND VARIETY IN THE FRUIT
MARKET-THE BIG WATERMELON CROP.
Every week Of the advancing summer season leaves
It's mark upon the display Of fruits and vegetables In
the shops and markets. While lovers Of good things
to cat may regret the passing Of some of their favorte
early Dishes there are always new things coming In
to take their places while at the time the variety
Of such goods remaining In the markets at any one
time is constantly being increased TO satisfy the most
fastidous and oXacting taste. The Fourth Of July
IS generally accepted landmark for the disappear
ance Of strawberries They stay In the markets longer
now than formerly, but are by no means plenty. As
the season advances they come from points further
and further north. Those now 10 be had are from
Northern Ncw-YorB and Connecticut. Willie they are
somewhat deaTcr than "a week ago. selling for - cents
quart box with inferior fruit low ) cents. yet
the quality Is superior TO that of be.Tc, grown
in The so1theu attitudes tlat the demand is SIN
equal to all The supply.
A. strawberries bein 10 vanish blacHbcTles and
raspbcries take their place. Both are getting cx-
cecdugly cheap backlcuic~ worth from 10 10 =
cents box, rG7pbcries FROM u II cents cup,
10 10 20 cents boz. Coos berries are u cents
quart No-klcl,u- small aud luscious anon; the
tempting now offerings; they cost 10, = and -
cent? apiece. spanish melons, also newly entered
upon the stands COS. from - 10 50 cents. 81"
Watermelon, already plentiful, selling low
% cents, and from TINT mp TO 30 cents. They will
probably be cheaper Ssh. This expected to De
one OF the best ever known FOR wacrmfous and New
York viii undoubtedly be provided with all Of the lus
dOus STtcin fruit IL can dispose Of az very low prices
An crop Ia, been raised I'm the south and tie
railroads taking better OF fu than lcf0rc
and paying mor, attention 70 shipping and transporting
them ia good condition. account of the great de
maad for them. California apncOs are stll displayed
temptngy front Of the FRAT stores al to 20 cents
d quart box. Exceedingly fine Georgia peaches are
Of the principals attractions Of the ils-cas, shops
they deliberately put up, each one in It's delicate
paper wrapper about three dozen In box, at 81 -.
California cherries not quite prominently dis
played they were, and being gradually with
drawn as the main stock Of the fancy stores as the
native frdit comes In. The best are quoted at 30
cents pound. Hothouse grapes cost 81 80 to 81
pound; G. hfornia pruneS or plums go cents.
Their f. q at demand for elaborate special baskets
of fruit FOR gifts passengers on outgoing steamers.
These are put mp In exceedingly attractive style.
tanning variety u the emptng fruits arranged
with eye FOR the beautiful 10 tempt the palate 81
the seasci yoy2gcr They Of AL sizes and shapes
and usually contain some Hamburg grapes oranges,
few uscous peaches, aphcos cherries and other hand
! some fruit Tn basket, cost from s. % S25.
Asparagus hss practically disappeared from The
! ket. II is getting tough and woody. The prices
range from 40 cents bunch for the colossal to 10
cent, for the tips. For fortnight the market had bcu
almost bare OF old crop celery. This week the Michi-
| gan Gop arrived and = considered excellent. It
! comes from kalamazoo ard costs 80 cents bunch
| New green corn come from New Jersey and the price
IS 70 cents a dozen. Tho first mstaluent Of Jersey
| green peppers haze also arrived. Sumner squashc,.
coming from Long leland, bring 10 to 10 cents Pee,
are quoted AT % cents peck tomatoes AT - to p
cent. quart. New Long Island potatoes bring 80
cents "a peck, Virginas % GEMS. New.Orleaus Oiua
r. new arrival of the week, and brings II hundred
Long Island cabbacrs arr cents 4 head. Cooking
apple o. no means pleasing 10 the eve, Tut service
af ia OIL half no
beans are unchanged at 10 cents a quart.
There arc fjw changes In tllc HarEet for poultry.
Turkeys al - cents, ducues at - cents, capo9s no
80 cents, Bucks County iOel at Is cents, chicken,
at 20 Ccnts, aid Rhode Island green go-iilg- at 80
| cents pound. are OF the leading quotations.
English snipe bring al dozen, golden plOvcr ~ 30.
Provisions remain practically unchanged from week
to week. some Of the principal recent change. are
hindquarter Of lamb - csuts; forequlter Il cents
saddle Lamb, - cents; lcg lamb, - cents shoulder
lamb, II cent?; bpeaot lamb, II cents. English
saddle mutton sells now for 81 cents calves lver Tor
40 cents leg veal for - cents; rouudbone steak, for
Il cents. Prime rib roast is qaoted at - cent?
pJrierAousc ra-t, - cents YurterhOuse steak, -
cents siTlon steak, - cents labpne steak, - cents
fresh nmp beef 10 cents; help roast bee II cents
lex beef, cents lct OF beef so cents plato corIed
beef, . cents nmp corned beef, l6 cent?, OK tails
veal chops, - cents on veal - c,alts breast veal
10 cents shoulder veal IL = oents veal outlet. 90
cents, rib veal - cents hlct veal % cents CaIrs
head 60 cents; calls feet. 10 cents sweetbreads
81 80 dozen. Hndquartr mutton sells for l6 cents
torequarter II cents, rack 20 cents leg mutton III
cents rack chop, "A cents English chops, cents
shoulder, 10 cents; mutt 4 Kidneys, cents; ham
10 cents; bacon, Is cents smoked beef rs cents
smoked tongue II cents: lon pork. II cents salt
pork IL cents larding pork II CENTS can lard IA
cents, sausages, - cent
BlueHsh mOre abundant than they have been
and prices have fallen IN pondingl quotations
yesterday we're cents pound bass brought 90 cents
salmon, 80 20 30 cents mackerel, 20 cent? Spanish
mackerel IL higher. at % cent? Wenhlsh, cod black
fish, founders, pOfgies and sea bass each as worth
10 ocnte black bass sell for Ia cents red snapper far
10 cents sheepshead higher nj 90 cents Lobstsrs
bring - cenh. pompano % cents; pawps cost 20