The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-21
MEAT IS STILL HIGH.
Prices Will Not Advance, But They
May Hold Steady For
a While.

Meat still continues high. The prices
are not likely to 90 up higher, but there
is little prospect of a reduction in the re-
tail prices until next September.
1--WE will then get into the next years
crop, and 'stillers' will also be coming in
upon the markets" said leading meat
dealer last night 1.-THE wholesale prices
still continue at nine and nine and a half
cents. There is some Texan beef on til g
market wholesaling at seven cents per
pound. 1t is purchased by the small
dealers only
A comparison, however, with reports of
retail prices. published in the papers Of
neighboring cities, shows bhat the con-
sumers in this city are getting their beef,
veal, mutton and lamb little cheaper
than their neighbor5. The prices have
varied but little during the past month.
Rib roast Is selling az present at 18 and
90 cents, Strloin steaks, 20 cents; porter :
house steaks, 90 and 25 cents; roasting
veal, Is cents; fillet of veal, 20 cents;
French lamb chops. IS cents; mutton
chops, 20 cents; headquarters Of lamb, 16
and IS cents, forequarters. Is cents.
Another dealer told me that lamb was
coming down. Roasting lamb he was
selling at from 10 TO 20 cents.
Poultry is selling at 10 cents and sprin g
chickens at 81 q pair.
VEGETABLES AND BERRIES.
Vegetables are plentiful and prices con-
sequently as low If not lower at this time
than they were at corresponding period
last summer. Berries advanced slightly
in consequence OF the recent storm. Real
choice strawberries yesterday brought 20
and IS cents per quart, whereas, hereto
fore they were selling for 10 cents, and
ordinary ones 10 cents.
The heat and the storm sent cherries up
to 10 cents per pound. Raspherries have
made their appearance and are selling at
and 8 cents per pint. The prospect for
a plentiful supply is said to be good.
A leading produce and vegetable dealer
told me that vegetables would be pleuti-
fni ana cheap Beets. new turnips. car
rots, cabbages, string beans, green peas
and squashes are unusually plentiful for
this season Of the year and the prices low
as usual. New potatoes bad already
dropped a dollar on the barrel during the
past week and were now selling at s. 70
per barrel. or Is cents peck.
Asparagus was selling at 20 cents per
bunch yesterday. which is said to be q
fair price at this season. Tomatoes were
still holding firm In price. The whole
sale price is 81 per small crate, and they
are retailing at from 10 to 20 cents per
quart basket.
FRUIT WILL BE CHEAP.
which comes from the Southern Jersey
dealers concerning th e apple aud peach
crop. The prospect FOR pleanty OF fruit
at cheap prices IS exceptionally bright
Notwithstanding the high prices Of
meats the retail dealers along the avenue
say their sales have been augmented
RI ther tnan diminished since the prices
went up. They attribute this in g mea s.
pre to the fact that numerous small
dealers We're crowded out by the advanc e
ia wholesale prices.
SEA FOOD" PRICES.
The fish nd general 'sea food" dealers
say there is scarcity of fish and clans
They are now paying S1.75 and 50 whole
sale for two-peck baskets, whereas last
summer they could get all they wanted
at from 81. % to ST. so per basket.
They claim, however. that this has not
affected the retail price. and that they
are selling at the same retail figures they
sold at last summer. In real hot weather
the fish seek deeper waters and become
scarce about the coasts. Storms also
drive them out. If the wholesale prices
continue to increase the retail prices will
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