New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

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pEAcuEs-A NEW TROPICAL FRUIT
The uubic can now appreciate the effect OF the law
nassed BY Congress prohibiting the use OF purse seN
nv fishermen who were in pursuit OF macheiei -
ash are now going by the coast striking hor''"",
and II Is a melancholy thing for the fishermen 70 SIT
In their boats and see so much good money so near
and vet so far. There was much opposhloh 10 tle
nassare of the law at the tme 1t being aSser1ed
that II was simply done to help the Name nsnerinou
who wanted the fish 10 strike into their trap nets oh
the coast OF the Pine Tree State Very few OF theh
get into the trap nets Of the fishermen aiohs NV
coast in this vicinity, and the only chanoe inc Ne"
York fishermen had was to 60 out to sea slort us
lance and With purse nets gather IN the schools as
thev nassed by on their way 10 Maine. AS the law
now stands the Down-Easter has good thng'
81 Mackerel are worth 40 and so cents each no" III
ths etys said Fish Commissioner DlacRfOrd yester-
day, "where before this law at this season they
could be had for dollar wagon-load.'
Among the new things In the fish market Is kenne-
bee River salmon, at 81 pound. They
weigh from six to eight pounds. Connecu-
emf and North River roe shad cost 40 cents;
Holsters arc remarkably cheap at 10 cents pound;
striped bass sell for 10 cents a pound, oluefsn ~
cents salmon 80 cents, weakflsh 10 cents, whte
perch 10 cents Spanish mackerel 20 cents green tuuc
IS cents, halbut 10 cents, haddock y cents, Long
Island kngfsh 30 cents live cod 10 cents, oacklsh
10 cents, nOundet5 10 cents, porBeS ~ OCHVo' ~"
bass 10 cents ecls 10 cents sheepead o5 cents ana
pompano 80 cents. Among fesh-water fishes, pick
erel can be had for 10 1o cents Long Island brook
trout ST. and Canada trout so cents pound. White
FISH sell for IA cents, and whitebat for 20 Genus
pound Soft clans cost so cents hundred, prawns
40 cents quart, shrimp 80 cents quart smoked mad
dock 12 IL cents pound smoked salmon and smoked
mackerel % cents pound hard crabs 20 cents dozen
and soft crabs 50 cents and 81 Dozen
in Oh- fr1it their
store windows some beautiful hothouse peaches, as
large as hens eggs, gown in NewJersey, and costing
90 cents EACH Side by side with these arc seen Call
forna cherries large and dark, which sell for 80 cents
a pound. Strawberries are coming from South Caro-
lima now and 25 cents Will get as fine box as an
ordinary individual would wish to have. PORTO RICO
plneapples fetch 80 cents each.
"Frult dealers in the SOUTH said a merchant who
has Just returned from louisiana tell me that TINS
years receipts Of bananas viii be larger than at any
time in the history of the trade. While at New
Orleans saw new kind Of tropical fruit, which Is
Just being introduced 1t Is called the mammoth
apple 1t looks like brown cObbestope In col0, ana
Is shaped something like muskmeion, which II reSel-
bles very much The peel is thin as wrapping
paper. and the meat is of brown color and of a
peculiarly rich favor that wilr make it very popular
after IL has been introduced. Tie mammoth apple IS
still rarity, and / bought q few at 20 cents eacn'
They are being grown in Central America"
Good Western creamery butter has been selling for
several weeks at 35 and 40 cents pound but this
week two cents has been taken OFF the pice asked by
retailers. Eggs also continue hish owing to tho specu
lative demand In the West for storing. but fourteen
good eggs for % cents Is tho rule in this city, 1t has
been a long time since there little butter and
so few eggs held in stock In the great receiving ware
houses of this city is the case this spring In fac
II the fish market be excepted, everything in the way
OF housekeepers supplies has been far beyond what 1t
usually IS at this season. 1t Is IN the ne OF mests
butter and eggs however, that this condition OF things
| is hardest to bear - - w..
! New potatoes are being received from Cuba, Der
unde Florida and South Carolina. The best are those
| from the last-named State They fetch 10 cents a
quart at retail Long Island asparagus can be had for
X and o5 cents bunch and green peas for 10 cents
! peck String beans worth 80 cents quart, not
house tomatoes 35 cents pound, and Florida open-ai
| tomatoes 30 cents a quart.