New-York tribune., 1891-05-09
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS,
SCARCITY OF sHAD-BLUETsH CHEAP
GRAPE FRUIT AND TAMARINDS.

GRAPE FRUIT AND TAMARINDs.
There has, for some reason not known to the wise
fish merchants of the city, been marked fallingoff
in the receipts Of shad here and the prices Of this
popular fish have risen considerably. Large, fne
North River roe shad were selling yesterday in Fulton
Market for rs cents. shad from the Delaware River
cost 60 cents and even North Carolina roes brought
so cents about twice much North Rivers could
have been had for three weeks ago. But II slad are
scarce and dear, bluefsh are abundant and cheap,
selling for cents pound. Last year about this
time there glut of bluefsh In the marlet and IL
looks If the same thing going to happen again.
Almost everybody can have broed buefsh for break
fast at this price. All buefsh caught with hook
and line. The fishermen take out in their smacks
machine looking somewhat like big coffee MILL
When they get among school of bluefsh they grind
up lot of mossbunkers in the mill and scatter the
scraps among the buefsh. Then in their dories they
sit and haul In with hook and line at the rate OF
bluehsh minute for hours at tme
Mackercl, after selling down to 30 cents pound
this week. got up to 10 cents yesterday Striped bass
cost cents smelts 30 cents, salmon 80 cents, weak
fish cents white perch 1fcents, spanish mackerel
2o cents, green turtle Is cents halibut 10 cents, had
dock cents, Long Island kngfsh 30 CENTS Goldfish
to cents, blackish 3 cents, founders 10 cents,
porgies 10 cents bass cents, eels Is cents,
Holsters 10 cents shecpshead % cents, and whtehsh
Il cents. Pickere cost IA cents pound, soft clans
Island brook trout 81 pound, salmon trout IL l..
cents, and pompano II IL cents a pound. Prawns
sell for 40 quart, shrimp for 80 cents quart
whitebait % cents pound, smoked herrlngs cents
each, hard crabs 3 cents each, soft crabs 81 %
dozen, smoked haddOck II IL cents pound, dry
cod 10 cents, and smoked salmon and smoked mack
erel 25 cents pound.
Among the choicest things found in the fancy fruit
stores are tamarinds, costing 80 cents pound.
Then, Is nothing that been Old
fruit dealers not even the luscious strawberry, that
can compare with tamarind for delicate flavor
Grape fruit have years become conspicuous
among the stocks OF fruit merchants 1t Is surpris
ing,' says authority grape fruit, what rapid
strides into favor this fruit has made during the last
four years, and the demand grows daily IL be-
comes better known. The supply is short this
and prices ruling are the highest ever known.
In fact at an auction sale made by the Florida Fruit
Exchange agents here last week, 81 per barrel and
80 a box obtained, the best prices ever known
here 1t is probable that the growers in Florida will
devote much attention to grape fruit in future
than they have in the past, but the rapidly growing
demand will exceed the supply for year or two
The finest grape fruit sells at the broadway fruit
stores at 30 cents each
Recently The Tribune noted the shipment of Tas
manian apples to this country by Australian dealer
The venture ended disastrously, owing 10 the fruit
spelling the voyage. Yet the shipment Of these
apples London has proven successful. 1t Is stated
that freight space has been engaged for the present
year for 100000 bushels Of Tasmanlan apples for
London, against $1,000 bushels last year and 10000
bushels the year before.
The market is well supplied with strawberries now
fine fruit selling for 25 cents quart box. Pneapples
cost 20 and so cents each; hothOuse grapes from
81 so to 81 pound.
The railways making great preparations for the
coming fruit and melon crops 1t is said that the
Pennsylvania road is preparing 1,6OO for its
peach and berry traffic on the Peninsula. The Southern
road, have added hundreds Of TO their equipment
i'm order to handle tire expected huge watermelon crop
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama will plant $1,000
acres this year, The Chattanooga Tines, against
3OOOO acres last year. This years crop it is thought
will be double that OF last year.
Here are retail prices OF meats in Fulton Market:
Prime rib roast - cents a pound p0rterhOuse roast
~ cents porterhOuse steak - cents srlom steak. -
cents; fatbOne steak % cents; fresh rump beef 16
cents: help roast beef 16 cents leg beef Z cents
fet oeef, 80 cents plate corned beef cents ramp
corned beef Is cents tails 10 cents beef liver 10
oin veal - cents leg veal 20 cents breast veal, l5
cents shoulder veal l. L. cents veal outlet % cents
ib veal % tllet veal 20 cents; calrs head, 6O
cents cafs liver 20 cents cafs feet, 10 cents, and
sWeetbreads 70 cents per pair. Hindquarter mutton
sells for IS cents pound forequarer IL cents Eng
lsh saddle % cents; leg, 16 cents: rack chops "a
cents: English chops, 2o cents shoulder, 10 cents
mntton kdnevs 8 cents hinGquaTter lamb, Is cents
oreauarter lamb, IA cents; rack lamb chops, cS cents
saddle lamb 20 cents; leg lamb Is cents, shoulder
chops lamb % cents ham. Is cents; bacon, Ia cents
smoked beef. 16 cents smoked tongue, 10 cents ION
u0rk IL cents; salt pork IL cents lartng pork, Ia
cents; can lard, Ii cents, and sausages 10 cents.