New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-06
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
strawberries CHEAPER THAN POTATOES

srpAwnERRIEs CHEAPER THAN POTATOES
rPrur FROM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
awhat Is the price of those Strawberries y asked
ortv woman OF dealer in fruits and vegetables III
rrton.st not far from the City Hail. Brooklyn yes
terdsy. ~, r,r,,ot
Fifteen cents quart ma'am," replied the mafnc'-
man. They very fine and fresh' ana oo'"0 '''1'
Kcyp0rt, n. j. =, ,s ,,o
q And how do you sell your potatoes" quer'cu 'N'
woman.
sixteen cents a quart was the reply
r. &c not often that such thing occurs III INC
history of tho markets Of this city or BrookVh uO
strawberries are actually cheaper than potatoes As
n consequence Of this condition the sale OF
e enormous for good ones can be had al te r'e Vi
two boxes for quarter.
All the fruit stores making lavlSh uisP'S VI
cherr,cs apricots grapes, etc. and Dig business -
being done in supplying baskets OF fruit TOT ou,So8
80 80 .uaro,,.r. In these baskets artstIcally ar
ranged the merchant packs few BACK iiaho"s
cranes some sourish Messna oranges tie aciu Vp9"
~ which Is grateful to the palate of seascK VoyasT
. fe,v rod auples some Peen-TOO peaches, aprcoUS'
cherries. etc. These DaSRe's cOsU Oio P''F'''''
s. 10 81 each. or,o
The cherries and apricOts selling here now come
from California. The former cost 20 ana 90 cents d
pound at RETAIL and the aprlcots sell for oo eetS
box holding about two dozen. .Ihe iISo oar'o"u -,
California fruit 10 reach this city TINS season
I aoo packages Of Black Tartarian, Governor WV"S
and Roclport cherries The car crossed for S''''oo
a,d ottod NO 900 a handsome profit for the shippers
The fruit was sold at auction, the BLACK Iar1ariaS
bringing 50 so TO "a 49, the Governor Woods variety
from 81 o. to 81 40 and the Rockpors from 81 10 I'd
81 20 The entire average OF the car was 20 Genus
per box. An,
The uineapple market Is stocked to overhoving with
fine fruit among which the pines" from indian hVci,
EIorda are conspicuous Though small they sell
tv-o
seen in the market selling at 20 cents quart INC
fruit is Of poor quality, however. Lines cost III
cents dozen.
Prices in the fish markets about at the lowest
ebb OF the year. In proof Of this II Is oniy necessary
N saw that Spanish ackerel Is selling at IS cents
pound and chicken habut at IL IL cents. Loosuels
can be had this week at 10 cents pound, striped bass
m CENTS blueflsh cents, salmon 80 and 30 cents
fresh mackercl % cents shad 80 cents, weakish ~
cents green turtle cents, frOsthsh 10 cents, large
halibut l6 cents, haddOck cents, knghsh 70 Genus
Goldfish cents and backash, founders, porSies ana
scabass 10 cents. Eels bring 1o cents pouho,
ebeepshead - cents, piclerl 10 cents, Long Island
brook trout 81, and smoked salmon and macteIsi
% cents soft clans are 40 cents hundred, prs"ns
40 cents quart, smoked herring 4 cents earH
snoled paddock 4 cents a pound, dry cod 10 cents
pound hard crabs cents each, soft CRABS oo Genus
and 81 a dozen, shad roe 80 cents pair, and frogs
Log, As cents a pound. Shrimp have about dlSap
peared for a season. -.
Egcs continue to be dear compared WIN o~'cl
wears, being sold by grocerymcn and marKetu'en
twelve for quarter Butter Is cheaper, nrSU-cia''
Elcin creamery bringing % cents at retail
There is little or no change from week TO week III
tbo prlces of provisions spring lamb sells at 81 ana
So so for hndquarters and 81 - for forequartefS'
Prime rib roast costs - cents a pound porterh0nSe
roast - cents; porerhouse steak, - cents sirioh
st,ag o. cents; rUundbone steak, 20 cents hatDohc
steak. o2 cents fresh rump beef, 10 cents heip
roast beef 10 cents; leg beef, cents hlet OF bee
60 cents: plate corned beef, cents; rump corled
heef rs cents OK tails 10 cents beef liver 10 Gents
beef Kidneys - cents; veal chops, 70 cents; loD
veal % cents leg veal, 20 cents; breast VEAL 10
cents: shoulder veal, IL IL cents veal cutet' 20
cents: rib veal. % cents fet Of veal. 20 cents ;
calrs head. co cents; calls liver, 10 cents cail
feet. 10 cents. and swocbreads 70 cents pair'
Ulndauarter Of mutton sells for 10 cents pomu'
foreouartcr II cents; English saddle, - cents ies
Of mutton. IS cents; rack chops, I'd cents; English
chops % cents shoulder OF mutton, 10 cents mutton
kidneys cents hlndquarter of lamb 10 cents iOtU
Quarter lamb IA cents; raoh lamb chOps, 20 ccyS
gISie lamb 90 cents: leg lamb, Is cents; shoulder
lamb IL IL cents breast lamb, IL u cents l"li0
ioin chops . cents; ham, 10 cents bacon "a
rents smoked beef 10 cents smoked tongue, 10
cents lon pork, IA cents; salt pork, II Cents
larding pork, IA cents can lard, IA cents ana