New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-18
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PRICES IN THE MARHETS.

Turtles FROM KEY wEsT-cAMFoRNIA AND
EASTERN FRUIT-DmED BANANAS.
o,o y, tho Mallory steamers brought up from Key
-. .n, ,vaek n large consignment OF green turtles
, consequently for the present there Is gut Of
,ben in this market and prices rule lower flhe
FAT female turtles can be had for 10 cents pouhu
In the lot were several male turtles, hoary anu arueheu
from age and weatherbeaten from long lie III INC
tropical seas Male turtles are not salaDle III Uhls
civ in the regular way to reputable hotels ana
restaurants but through devious ways they ma their
800, :, the shape OF soup TO some of the most re-
snectabe hotels, all the same. Constituencies pur-
yevors Of green turtle soup buy the old males NJ .
cents a pound, make them into soup ana sell soup
IN the hotels at prices varying from 80 cents 10 o.
ouart 1t Is not considered quite proper TO COOK lor
the table turtle that is not killed for the purpose,
hut I'm the winter time hundreds OF turtles ole OF cou
on their Journey up the coast on the steamers These
same makers and sellers Of turtle soup mentioned above
among whose customers are Of the leading hotelS
and acknowledges Of the city, buy these ueau
turtles on their arrival here, make them lhto soup
and serve them out TO the unsuspectng W hoeieoPo
rs the product Of genuine fresh killed Key West turCe'
This is case where the customers Ignorance Is truly
bliss ..,
Aside from the abundance of turtles there is ltte
IN chronicle in the fish market this week different from
last week. Striped bass selling iof 20
and 80 cents pound sInelts are ou' VI
season bluefish costs and cents q Pouhu'
salmon 80 aud 35 cents, mackeTel 80 cents, weaknsn
10 cents, Spanish mackere 10 and 20 cents hanOu'
10 cents haddock and cod cents, knghsh % cents,
backish 10 cents, founders 10 cents, POrSe' oeh''
sea bass IL cents cells 16 cents Holsters ~ cents,
Long Island sheepshead 20 cents, salmon trout 10
cents and Long Island brook trout 81 pound. Frogs
legs sell for 30 cents a pound and soil clahis ior ~
and 50 cents hundred. Red snappers cosU -
cents pound and pompsnO % cents. Pra"hs sen
for II 50 gallon and 40 cents quart Smoked Salmon
is worth 25 cents pound and dry cod 10 cents alo
crabs fetch SO hundred and soft crabs 10 cents "
81 % a dozen.
Peaches and all other fruit be seen In aDundhhce
all over the city. The prices for fancy Eastern run
are still HIGH liberia peaches from Georgia DlHisie
as much a. 10 cents each In the fruit stores OdIi
forula apples, pretty to look at but nothing reAaoIo
for taste sell for 60 cents dozen. ApilcOta from Ic
Pacific slope cost 10 TO % cents quart box stray"
berries have about gone. but bldtkberle', r07P'e9
currants and whorrlcberies are plentiful ana cheap
at 10 and 10 cents qudrt-bOI. California oNheaFt
Cherries the last of the are selling for 80 Genus
a pound California dollhouse grapes for al o. Po'nu
and California Bartlett pears for 20 and 40 cehs
Dozen Georgia watermelons are worth - cents eaeh
and muskmelons u cents.
Butter and eggs ore cheaper than for some time -
and % cents a dozen being paid for fresh dlu IohS
Island eggs, and % cents pound for butter
THE activity IN California fruits continues ana Is
really something remarkable considering that the frut
does not possess the superior eating qualities OF eastern
fruit said an EastsiIe commission dealer yesterday
THE last weeks Increasing business in these goods
shows whit fine hold they have on the market. ono
reason for this probably the chief reason Is that the
enterprisng growers, packers and shippers oil inc
Pacific Coast thoroughly understand the art of packing
and shipping their products and placing them before
tn public In the most attractive and pleasing manner,
both i'm appearance and style OF the package. very
important feature for the Eastern fruit growers and
shippers to bear In mind when placing their goods on
the market is regard for appearances, for hrst
IMPRESSIONS OF the consumers count for great uedi
Driving bananas Is u industry IN the fruit trade
IL is being thoroughly tested ir Trinidad The fruit
I'm driving loses oRethird Of Its weight. The cost OF
producing bunch OF bananas that would weigh before
aryng fifty two pounds. including the puT.hase Of Enu
clearing draining planting wedding, cutting. drying
fuel boxes and packing for marriott will average only
cents When dried II sells for sixteen cents
a pound. AC wing for the loss Of weight, this would
Weld - IS bunch--a clear profit of - D.. TINS
dried product not only palaable fruit, but i
most nutritious article of food.