New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-21
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
FISH SCARCE AND HIGH-CHEArER BUTTER
SOUTHERN VEGETABLES AND FRUIT

SOUTHERN VEGETABLES AND fh'li
There is only one more week Of Lent but hslidcacFs
say that there IS always greater demand Tor the
fnny tribes Of the rivers. lakes and seas in Passion
week than at any other period Of the year owing 20
the uncertain and generally rough weather. fishermen
have, as rule been unable to work, ana thc con'e
auence Is that fish OF all kinds are extremely scarce ana
high. Among the features OF the week. however nave
been the appearance OF small lot Of green CHINOOK
salmon from the Fraser River The law does not pre-
vent the catching OF this splendid food h,h after March
I'm the British Provinces. rs Is the case IN Washington
and oregon where It is not lawful after the first OF TINS
month 10 touch the salmon Of the '0nnbh River
Those in Fulton Market sell for - cents pound
| Less than month ago Columbia River salmon were
selling in the same market for - cents pound This
| shows how variable the prices OF fish, Inc cold
weather has had the effect Of keeping back the run Of
shad I'm the Northern rivers. All ,had still coming
from North Carolina and from tributaries Of the 'hest
peake Bay They cost from 30 cents for bucks T"
al for nos. However, slad poles and nets are al
ready in the North River and the Delaware, ana IN ana
around this harbor, and should the skies become more
genial soon lovers Of the tOOthsome and b0ny 'Iad
the North River may have their tastes gatiicd a, an
carly day.
Among the new thing, in Fulton Market are llacken
sack River smelts aud Rhode Island smells. the former
costing 20 and the latter. larger fish, selling for -
cents a pound. striped bass cost 80 to 30 cents
pound frozen mackerel 80 cents; weakish. 10 cents
fro,tish, 10 cents; habut, 20 cents haddock'
| cents live cod. II IL cents; herring, cents
founders 10 cents cCs, Il cents HOLSTERS. 10 cents
shccphead, 30 cents and whitcfsh l. cents scalops
sell for ~ gallon soft clans. for 40 cents hundred
pompanO, 50 cents pound; prawns, ~ gallon
red snapper, Is cents pound; whitehall, 80 cents
pound: pickcrel, 10 cents pound; shrimp, -
gallon smoked herring u cents each SMOKED paddock,
IL . cents a pound; smoked salmon, % cents
pound dry cod, 10 cents pound, ana harn Grads =
cents each.
New potatoes from Cuba cost ~ n peck and -
barrel. dozen southern cucumbcrs bring - 90 ana
celery from the truck gardens OF North Carolina stA
for 10 and Is cents a bunch. New Florida cabbage y
worth 10 cents head carrots, 10 cents bunch'
adshes. cents bunch; green peas % cents haii'
peck; string beans, 40 cents quart kale' 20 cents
peck and lettuce, 10 cents a head bermuda onions
are 90 cents a quart sweet potatoes, 90 cents Il
neck irish potatoes 50 and 10 cents peck; rhubnrb,
10 cents u bunch elephants. 20 TO 90 cents cach
caulaowers grown in hothouscs 80 tO 80 cents head
tomatoes 30 cents n quart, and peppers 40 cents
dozen. Fresh mushrooms cost 30 cents p"uhu'
south Carolina and Florida asparagus, from % Genus
to Al bunch; French artchokes, - cents edch'
hecs 10 cents bunch Brussels sprouts grown on the
eastern end Of Long Island several thousand niloS
from Brussels 90 cents quart foreign and domestic
winter cobbagc 10 cents a head: chcOry, 10 cents
head: chves cents bunch; cranberrieS ID ana ~
cents a quart; daudelion 10 cents quart hhi' w
cents a bunch; domestic onions. 10 cents quart
oysterplants. 10 cents a bunch; pnrsnps 20 cents
dozen sallotes 50 cents bunch; spinach 30 cents
| a neck; new celery root 10 cents. DRIED
olra sells for 80 cents pound; fresh "kIa ior
go cents a hundred soup vegetables . cents buhcl'
and urnips for 90 and - cents peck Tie price OF
butter has been falling steadily for several day OWING
IN increased receipts from the country. II Is stu
high however, fancy creamery butter selling III TIE
retail stores for 80 and 40 cents pound. fIcsh
eggs are worth % and 80 cents "A Dozen
There IS little Of Interest to note In the poultry OF
| game markets. Capons - cents pound iOhsI
Ing chickens "a ces and spring chickens ~ cents
| n Mound Chickens for stcwing cost 10 cents pound
| Turkeys are 90 and % cents pound, but at TINS
season OF the year there Is little demand for any eA'
cent frozen stock Geese are worth 20, and ducks 20
cents pound. Squads fetch 81 80 a dozen; stall
fed pigeons ~ aud plovcr ~ dozen English shipe
| cost 80 a dozen ueedbirds, Sl 90 dozen; canvas.
lack ducks g. ~ pdhetds, ~ 80; bFant. ~ 90
| m,llartis Al so, and teal. ~ Il pair
Florida Strawberries are 10 be hnd Tor 20 ana oo
cent, quart but the quality OF the fruit Is not YET
nrst-cIHss. Apples for tile table cost from @o !" 7io
! a barrel -. .,
| % 80 aud 30 cents dozen, navel oranges cost -
cents to al 20 dozen mandaIns aud ttgcrlhes, ~
la 80 cents a dozen Malaga grapes, 20 cents ppuhu
Catawhas 40 cents for five pound basket tohcofds,
| 10 and 80 cents and 81 dozen pineapple. 30 cents
each: grape fruit, 81 IA dozen; lemons, ~ cents
dozen: bananas 30 cents dozen; seckcl pears, 40
cents a quart: figs, 30 cents pound, Persian dates,
10 cents, and Fard dates, 10 cent? pound PIlIhes
| 90 cents pound hlbert. 30 cents quart; English
| walnuts and French chestnuts, 90 cents quart
almonds 40 hickory nuts 10 cents, and pecanS,
| 20 cents quart.