New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-13
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
VEGETABLES FROM LONG IsLAND-FRU1Ts AND
BERRIEs-CANADIAN EGGS

BERRI Es-CAEADdAN EGGS.
Az thu season advances the vegetable belt is getting
further north and 1t will be less than month now
when the bulk OF this trade in this city ana Vicinity
will be supplied from the immense truck farms Oh Long
Island and New-Jersey. 1t goes WITHOUT siS"s el''
when these nearby sources are drawn upon the quay
OF the produce sold fur superior 10 that oil any oter
Season of the year. Green peas are aiea'V conms
IN iron, Long Island as well as new cabbage, WHO
osnararus and rhubarb have been coming from tnefe
for some time. The green peas sell for Az cents
neck the cabbage 70 10 cents a head' asparasus'
10 H. % and 10 cents bunch, end rhubarb ior d
cents q bunch. The vegetable market Is falry wen
supplied at present and the prices are not hig otg
hoans can be had for 0to cents quart three bunchs
NJ hobose beets sell 10 cents new carrots cost on
o,te dozen punches; dollhouse cauli6ower, 10 TO 20
cents each: chIvcs tents bunch; Boston hothouse
cucumbcrs. to 10 cents each; egg plant III 10 90
ccnts each garlic two punches for 20 cents heroS'
oor,s q buuch; Long Island lettuce three heads for
10 cents and romane lettuce, four heads for 20 Genus
mint 5 cents q bunch: Florida oua, 81 20 hundred
nrmuda onions so cents yellow onions, 40 cents and
vruInja white onions, 80 cents hatpeck; oyster
plaut 10 cents a bunch; peppers, cents each new
Worth Carolina sweet potatoes 80 cents half-pecK
Fairly Rose potltoes, al rs barrel ara 10 CENTS
ouart radishes, cent bunch; new shalotes' cens
hunch: soup unsatisfactory, parsley, leek ana
olra-4 cents bunch Long Island spinach. 20 Genus
peck sorrel 10 cents quart; South Carolina SQUASH
IL In 30 cents each Georgia tomatoes, 20 cents
ouart hothouse tomatoes from Pennsylvania 30 cents
a pound Russia turnips, 25 cents peck, and wh'e
,,rn,ns 40 cont; q peck and water cTess 10 cents
quart.
Fresh mushrooms arc as cents a pound
Cherries from California still make the most con-
spcuous display In the fruit stores Ihey range III
price from 10 to IS cents pound Strr~berr1es af'
now coming In from this state, from gardens along
Ia "A 4.
Gooscberries are TO be had at IS cents quart
WhortIcbcrrIes cost 90 cents quart. With sugar at
q cents a pound there should be enormous amount
of berries end fruit preserved this season. 1ainarnds
in the pod sell for 90 and 80 cents a pound PINT
bottles Of preserved tamarlnds put up In the West
Indies sell for 20 cents. California apoots are seiDng
for 10 cents quart.
The inportstlons OF cocoanuts into this market Tor
the months of April and May amounted to 3,7oo'o43'
The total importation Of bananas into this market for
March April and May reached 1920 lunches
The shad season Is practically over, those
reaching the market at present being from Canau'a
rivers stray lots that along with the shipments
OF saluon from the Northern waters. They sell NJ
60 cents each. Middle cuts Of salmon. the choce
parts cost 80 cents pound, while heads and tails
fetch 25 and IS cents striped bass are worth 20 and
so cents a pound; buensh, cents; mackerel, 20
cents weahnsh, 10 cents; white perch, 10 cents
green turtle. 10 cents hailbat II and Is cents !;
haddock 6 cents; kngflsh, 35 cents Goldfish, cents
bIaclnsh founders. porgies and sea bass lc cents
cells Is cents; Holsters. 10 cents; sheepshead' ~
cents, ard pickerel, 10 cents pound Soft claims
cost 40 cents and hard clans so and IS cents
hundred Long Island brook trout sells for al
pound and black bass IS cents prawns cost 40 cents
a quart lard crabs 3 cents each and soft crabs 90
cents 10 81 hundred.
Eggs have declined, and frcsh-laid Long Islands
can be had for ID for quarter. feature OF some
importance this week has been the arrival OF several
carloads Of fresh eggs from Canada, drawn forward
nv thc full prices here last week These eggs, 1t IS
stated cost about cents dozen wholesale put down
here with the duty Of 9 cents a dozen paid. An
effort has been made TO sell them at good advance
but nothing could be done IN this way Experience
showed that any advance reaching to 10 cents was
likely to draw more than could be sold without
reaction while any decline 30 IS cents or below that
figure tends TO shut of supplies TO moderate amount
Butter Is selling at retail for 20 and - cents
pound. Much OF this product Is being stored IN ware
hOuscs, the stock having boon practically exhausted
for several weeks In fact heretofore this season the
consumption has close to the supply that t.e
export trade TO Europe has been practically shut of
EXPORTS of buttcr to Europe during May and first
Wcsk I'm June reached 500 packages this year against
20 433 for the same time last year.
baltimore brOilers cost 81 90 pair and duckllngs
sell for % cents pound.