New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-15
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
DELAWARE AND NEw-JERsEY PEACHES IN
INSTRUMENTATION AND sMEIrs-MEATs.


ABUNDANCE-vENIsoN AND sMELTs-MEATs.
Everything else In the fruit market at present is
cvelshsdowed by peaches. About seventy carloads
of Delaware peaches received at Jersey City
day, and about twenty cars from the orchards Of New
Jersey. Notwithstanding these heavy receipts, the
prices have held up well for choice fruit, and the
quality Of the fruit has improved daily for fortnight
Next week, the commission en- this city say, the
receipts will probably average l25 cars day. After
that the price will begin TO rise and the supply to fall
of. Consequently now Is the time TO buy peaches If
housekeepers are WISE The fruit is selling at from
so cents 10 81 q basket at wholesale and from rs
cents TO 81 rs basket retail. The choicest variety
to be had this week have been the Reevess Favorite
though there has been abundance Of excellent Old
miXOns. a. F. Young. the Duanest. fruit merchant
probably the largest receiver Of peaches In this city
says that people will begin to come back TO the city
in about two weeks, and the demand for peaches TO
put up' will be coincldent with the falling of In the
receipts "Peope had no peaches, that is Eastern
peaches, last year, said Mr. Young and that is the
chief reason they eager TO eat them this year
All other fruit at present is glut in the market
Apples hardly be got rid Of, and the boats
refusing to receive them There no demand for
pears, and Eastern Bartless drug in the market
at 80 cents basket Nobody wants plums, and
grapes, ETC.. begging Peaches hold the floor Just
now. California peaches, however, not lin it,
think the growers in California will lose much on
this seasons yield they made last year. Their fruit
is selling auction here for SO and 60 cents q box
which about pays freight the Pacific Coast carriage
and commission. California fruit has nothing but its
looks to recommend it, Several Of the biggest grow
ers like Strong, believe, have abandoned the field
they cannot stand the disastrous competition with
Eastern fruit"
Nevertheless. retail dealers demand as high as So
box for choice California peaches.
California Bartlett pears suffering, as well
peaches. The prices 80 per cent lower than they
his ms last yrhe thev sold IN
| a box. They bring only about 81 so to So so.
while 1t costs 60 box to ship them TO this city.
California plums sold here at figures which repre-
| sent dead loss to the grower-from Sc to SO
% pound crate. They retail at % to 40 cents dozen
The watermelon market is over-suppied, and melons
retail for 20 and 30 cents each. while good muskmeons
fetch about the same figures. The market price Of
Delaware, NewJersey, up river" Virginia and Mary
| land apples is from 81 so to SO barrel Southern
grapes of the Niagara Delaware. Concord Worden and
Brighton varieties abundant, and retail at 10 cents
| pound.
To-day the prohibition against the killing or sale Of
venison this state is removed and plenty Of venson
steak can be had on Monday in the markets fer about
30 cents pound The prohibition against the sale OF
several kinds of wild birds win expire with this month.
and the game markets offer inducements TO house
keepers than for long time.
At present the chief demand at the poultry stalls is
for broilers. They cost 81 so pair. One hotel In
week from Fulton Market firm.
Green peas sheed, selling for 90 cents quart.
Lima beans cost % cents quart. Caulifower are
worth 80 cents each.
Among the new things in the fish market may be
mentioned smells from Canada, which sell for 80 cents
a pound. They have been missing from the market
now since March last and their return viii crafty all
lovers of good things TO eat In the season enormous
quantities of srneltS are consumed In this city.
Blackberries and huckleberries about the only
small fruits left. They retail at 10 and Is cents
quart
Prime nib roast costs % cents pound; porterhouse
roast 90 cents porerhouse steak. p cents; sirlon
steak 90 cents DemOnicO steak, % cents; roundbone
steak % cents fatbone steak 90 cents; fresh rump
beef 16 cents help roast beef, 16 cents leg beef
cents flet beef cents navel cOned beer . cents
plate corned beef cents rump corned beef 10 cents
ox-tais 10 cents beef liver, 10 cents beef kidneys
IL cents veal chops % cents loin VEAL Do cents leg
veal 20 cents breast veal, 10 cents; shoulder veal
10 . cents veal outlets 20 cents rib veal ~ cents
6ef veal 25 cents calf's head, so cents cafs liver
60 cents and calfs feet, 10 cents Mutton sells TOT
10 cents a pound hind quarter mutton l6 cents fore
Ouarter mutton, II cents; rack-quarter mutton, ~
IL cents rack chops mutton "a cents; English chops
mutton, 2S cents shoulder mutton 10 cents mutton
kidneys, cents lamb, is cents hindquarter lamb,
20 cents forequarer lamb. 10 cents rack lamb chops
% cents saddle lamb 2o cents leg lamp. ~ cents
shoulder lamb IA cents breast lamb IA cents, ana
Ioin chops lamb IS cents. Ham costs 10 cents a
pound bacon, 16 cents; smoked beef, 10 cents
smoked ton que 20 cents lOin pork, ID cents salt
pork IL cents; Harding pork, IA cents can Iaru IL
cents sausages, 10 cents