New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-10
PRICES AND NOTES IN THE MARKETS.
WINTER vEGETABLEs-FLoRIDA oRANGEs-IhE
POULTRY TRADE LIVELY.

WINTER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ORANIEs-ihh
POULTRY TRADE LIVELY.
The "root erops,5 Or rs some market gardeners
designate them the bishel crops' meaning the "i.r
crops are becoming the most conspicuous feature y" @
stock NJ the vegetable vendors throughout the CITY,
Green meas strinpbe ETC., which have held sway
throughout the SUMNER being disPaced by appes'
potatoes monster yellow pumpkins turnips ana Othef
winter crops, though small and shrve'led ana ou1oi,
season green peas, sheied may sui Dc Ian lOr =" anu
30 cents quart Long Island okra Is Inst osappearr
ing and in another week will have vanished ior 'ne
oson The last supply on hand is selling for % cents
n hundred. However, the Long Island okIa VIII DO
succeeded speedily by Southern oka which VIII DC on
sale all winter but there Is world OF difference In
the quality OF the two kinds OF okra, the Northerh
raised being much more highly priced sheled Lima
beans sell for 10 cents quart 20 cents'a haipeck IN
the nod Brussels sprouts coming In in plentiful
supply and sell for 10 cents quart Little gherins,
miniature cucunbers used for picking, are In great
demand and cost 81 thousand, or 20 eeRts hundred
There Is in fact, good demand from houseReepes LOT
vegetables picking and among the best TO 10 iouhd
in the market the small slvershin onions, co'uhs
20 cents quart. The abundance OF saasd ana sesso-
ing vegetation In the market at present Is noteworthy
Tbere ia a cultivated sorrel cooked as vegetable ana
used az green seasoning. 1t sells for 10 cents nall
peck Chives, a wholesome vegetable for soups or !"
be used with boiled meats, sells for cents Duiic'
Five cents will also purchase bunch Oh eperVh ior
salads astragon for navoring pickles. or the common
tansy Mint costs cents bunch and watercress ~
cents a quart. Radishes may be had fer cent
bunch Michigan celery from 20 to so cents bunch oil
dozen roots cauihower, 10 and 20 cents each; Long
island lettuce cents, and Romano lettuce lO cenu
head large white onions, 10 cents quart, ana reo
onions 3 cents new carrots, cents Dunch' Small
red cayenne peppers, cents bunch; sweet potatoes
40 cents peck; tomatoes, 10 and 10 cents quart'
and egg plants to Is cents each
A recent issue of The Tribune contained state
uent from one Of the principal dealers in cranberres in
this CITY I'm regard to profit oyer 400 per
cent? demanded by retail grocers, who sold their ber-
RES for % cents quart. Downtown dealers nave
within q few days put down the price to 10 cents
ouart but uptown the prevailing charge is still 20
cents
The best Elgn creamery butter can be had for 80
cents pound good state butter from 20 to % cents
and cooking hutter from IS to 20 cents pound
Flesh Long Island eggs are worth 80 cents dozen
and Western eggs 20 cents. With the advent of cool
weather rise may be expected In the price of butter
and eggs at any time.
Inferior baskets of uprlver peaches may be had yet
fot 81 so a basket. The best fruit is the Cali
fornia product and they are fetching big prices.
The first consignment Of Florida Ol1nSes reached
the city last week. This is the forerunner of a
heavy crop which will begin 10 come In earnest next
month"; 1t is believed that the present crop of Florida
oranges will be the largest picked. The pubic
have been eating the sourish orange OF the slciah
orchards now since last May and they Will welcome The
sweet fruit from the Golden State. Jamaica oranges
can be had now for 20 and 40 cents Dozen old
oranges arc sweet, but dry and seedy and sell at ~
and 80 cents dozen.
BARTLETT pears and Secke pears from Eastern States
cost 10 cents quart. tenpOund basket Of Concord
grapes fetches the dealer 80 cents Fivepound pas
kets Of Niagaras Delawares or Catawbas cost 30
cents pound basket of Tokays is worth 20 and
rs cents. Ounces sell at 81 and 81 90 hai-sushel
basket and cOokngp pears cost go cents peck snow
apples are beautiful looking fruit seen in the market
Just now Plppn apples are ~ barrel, or 20 cents
q peck. German prune plums cost rs cents ten
pound basket.
The new crop Of Brazilnuts are In market at 10
cents quart Chestnuts are sold by Italians every
streetcorner. The wholesale people ask % so and 80
bushel for them.
The best cider is always made late in the season
from well-matured fruit.
There is little that's new to report from the fsh
market sheepshead is almost out OF season and sells
for 80 cents pound buefsh cost 10 cents pound
porges are ~ IL cents and red snapper Is cents
spanish maekerel has risen TO 90 cents pound i've
Holsters sell for IL IL cents pound; live cod
cents striped bass % and 80 cents pound frogs
legs cost so cents pound, and soft-sheH crabs %
The poultry dealers have been doing q rushing bust
ness this week as IL Is the week Of g
bread all that the faithful Hebrew permits himself
or his family TO But they have privilege to FEAST
well before the fast, and consequence the lnOads
made this week tile ducks chickens ana geese nave
made heavy drains on the stock In the country.
There shipped from this port abroad last week
10000 barrels OF apples for the foreign markets.
leading fruit merchant regarding the Japanese
persmmon shipped East from California orchards
Four years ago We received ~ per box, since which
time they have gradually lowered until now they are
only bringing 81 80, and a slow sale at that Ihefe
are many people growing them now and they nave
passed the limit OF being luxury" This fruit rtils
at cents each. They present a fine appearance and
bought freely by people who have never seen them,
Just for the novelty Of eating fine peTsimmon