New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-08
PRICES AND NOTES IN THE MARKETS

ONE HUNDRED CAR LOADS OF PEACHES ARR1V'
ING pAIY-TuE TREATMENT OF TURTLES
About one hundred carloads OF peaches are arriving
o.. Issey CITY every day now from the orchards Vi oe
Peninsula As noted in ast weeks Tribune mus a,o a.
the fruit is bruised, smnu and Of deciueui. .oalx
quality giving unmistakable evidence OF Dei"e yat a
picked and care shown In their shpme" -. was
large lercen,a;e is vH5t Improvement u" VIZ" go, a
shipped here last week. and It is possible no" ,a,n
fine carefully assorted basket OF fine fruit, q,
Rose for instance for about 81 and ~ oo ~ ~ ON
stores There are plenty Of Troths ana hsi . rs
the market and the commission men uo~ n0 'hoIo
cad 70 get rid Of most Of this stock al pilce' -,
salel n,ngng from 80 cents basket 10 pi 80, .ho
peaches are now coming from New-JeIsey, a"u III, uI
chis rinen TO the North the quality OF the run VIZ
be better Irousekeepers who are loohihe ioi o. -.
soupd fruit combined with cheapness woulu w .L
law in their stock for winter use next wech' VIZ" "a
two desired features OF the market WIN uo"pV 81
reached. peach-grower wriuie nun .,,s bol,
saws: While many Of the trees 10 certain .,,or
no. hare ss they will be- In the latter part OF Sepve'nDo
rra have other sections wherc the boughs are "o,
weighted with fruit Buyers arc pui9""'s -. A..
40 10 80 cents basket, which seriously AM $50
o,n,,iss,on man In the quantity he VIII hSnu''.
Fancy Maryland and Delaware peaehes p'ils % -
D, - q crate vi,b moor 10 fair rs cents TO 81 c'aii'
,nnles are becoming sbundant and OF beeter 4u"iOS
M ,ha sunmer advances and are likewise c"eHP'
MARYLAND and Delaware apples sell sS pa " -
a crate for fancy and 80 cents Tor poor qua's' 49,
poah, and As,rochans fetch 81 and o. oo o%Ni'
Partlett and lie Conte pears rom "eoie" IL 49,,
., -. n,,nes and apncOts from the facihc arg
,on,,fu1 and cheap Hale's Early peaches are INC '
variety coming from California 10 tll> MAJ nov GIN
they cell nj wholesale at 81 20 ana 90 ." 80,
these reaches are chiefly bought by eualie's VI '"ny
t,i, and keepers OF lrst-class street corner ii"'
stands because of their handsome anu aU1 o -
rear,nce They sell the stahus ao'0o
,,a,ttv OF from 25 80 cents u uOLOb'
The watermelon crop this year HIS Oeon I
eedented and splendid melons eau oe h@u az 49,,
o5 cents each. MuskmeonS are not So h"in''o .,S
good ones fetch from 20 to 80 Genus e''i' aD"s sa
small Keyport muskmelons can De Id" !"
at 10 cents. ,,,,o. or,ony the
Och merchants at the sharp attacks made upon Tue
cpstom in that place of exposing green tu'',oo io
sale living on their backs and with tne'r inpp0'o
tied together The Fulton Market peopie "' ". n.y.
the accusations of needless cruelty, ana say oh 'o
contrary that it is The most humane way OF trea.'"9
| tbe creatures some years ago. sau ""
Blackfori son Of Fish Commissioner H. " bid' ho'N'
umv father went before the with Henry be'9 "
determine this question OF the proper uenithenV Vi
turtles The thing fairly tested turtles "oro
! laid ON their st0machs with their hlppers ueu "n'
with their fippers free, and on their DUCKS VIII" w
Appers tied and free. Those with their nippers He7
canned around and injured themselves III each
/
tins tied the longest and was In best cohu'on
81 It's death. We do not allow their heads TO hahg
down but have bags of salt under them, as you sec
OF course, lying here they get sawuust hoheu INV
their eyes by passeis-Jy and frpm this cause o0-
c.sionav their ewes get sore aud bloody. But they
ore washed off every morning. In short, the courts
held that the method Of lying them on their backs VII"
! their fins tied the most humane
The prices Of fish in the market have not greauy
| changed since last week, except that buehsh are
nearly twice az dear owing to stormy weather Keepns
! the fishermen on shore. They sold for 10 ana IL
| cents n pound yesterday. salmon cost 30 ana 80
cents a pound, bass Is and 80 cents. KING
fish 40 cents, Spanish mackerel IL and 70
cents boclxfsh Is cents and green turtle 10 ce9IS'
sheepshead cost 90 cents pound frogs legs DO Genus
and ackerel 90 cents Little Neck CLAIMS ire Do cents
IN 81 hundred soft clans 40 10 IS cents hundred
hard crabs 40 cents dozen aud SOFT craOs % ceheS
| 20 ri adozen Crab meat costs 40 cents pound.
This is the heavy seasOn for NewJersey anu Long
Island truckers. Tomatoes, potatoes onions ana oil
other truck are brought 10 this city by wagon snd cars
in large quantities, but heavy peach crop always
affects the truck business and that reason why
tomatoes are selling for IL and % Cents basket
Southern grapes are pentifal in the market ana
| sell from to 10 cents pound
The outlook for the potato crop Is bright ana IL
is not believed that the heavy mporatons OF foreign
potatoes which characterized last season VIII De re-
| heated again soon one of the most extensive
notato growers in the United states Is Hiram u
Wheeler Of Iowa, who has the reputation OF seno-
| week Mr. Wheeler Is runuing for Governor OF iO"e
on the Republican ticket, but he writes to a freha
in this city that he win not stop owing po'"VoeS
they elect him President OF the United states