New-York tribune., 1891-05-02
PRICES IN THE NARKETS.

COMPARATIVE COST OF LIVING UPTOWN AND
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES YOUNG DUCKS
Prices quoted in this article may sometimes be found
not agreeing with prices asked by retail market men
in some parts Of the city. In fact, in city large
New-York prices vary according to the locality,
even where the article sold is of equal merit With
view of showing the differences that exist Tribune
reporter Thursday of this week made comparison
of the prices for fish asked In Fulton Market and
the cost Of the fish in the VICINITY Of sxth-ave
and Thirty-sxth-st Here are some Of the results
obtained. North River and Connecticut River roe
shad cost so cents each in Fulton Market and rs
cents uptown; bluehsh, IL IL cents pound down
town and Is cents uptown wealIfsh, 10 cents down
town and 1s cents uptown salmon, 80 cents down
town and As cents uptown; smelts, 90 cents down.
town and % cents uptown; fresh-caught mackerel,
rs cents each downtown and 81 and so cents uptown
Spanish mackcrel, 90 cents downtown and 80 cents
uptown; green turtle, Is cents downtown and 20
TO % cents uptown founders 10 cents downtown and
10 cents uptown; porgies Is cents downtown and Is
cents uptown; Long Island brook trout, 81 pound
downtown and 81 uptown; pompano, 20 cents down
town and 35 cents uptown sea bass 90 cents down
town and 18 cents uptown; striped bass, 10 cents
downtown and 20 and % cents uptown; Holsters,
IL cents downtown and Is cents uptown shecpshead.
% cents downtown and 80 cents uptown ees,
13 cents downtown and Is cents uptown live cod.
8 cents downtown and Il cents uptown; shad roes.
prawns, 81 so gallon downtown and 40 cents quart
uptown; whitehall. % cents downtown and so cents
uptown; frogs legs, 60 cents a pound downtown and
the same uptown The downtown prices are those of
f. c. Blackford, who purveys only fish Of the first
quality.
With the lst of May wild ducks and oysters dlsap-
pear from the housekcepers' lists. 1t is still possible
TO get oysters in the markets, for, though the season
ends with April they always kept on hand in
limited quantities by the market men, but wild ducks
have become impossbility, the law forbids their
sale. The last of the inmitable American canvas
backs in this town appropriately served up at
the dinner of the Tariff League in Madison Square
Garden on Wednesday evening. To replace oysters
the succulent and juicy Little Neck clans on deck
They cost so cents hundred in the she'll in Fulton
Market and 75 cents the she'll uptown they can be
had f0 so cents in the shell and 81 on the she'll
The cost of living in the different sections of this
city is further shown by tho following comparative
prices of vegetables, obtained were the prices Of
fish, in Fulton Market and about sixthave. and Thirty
sixth-st. Green peas uptown cost on Thursday 80
cents half peck and rs cents peck downtown.
Bermuda tomatoes, 25 cents pound uptown ana 20
cents quart 1.-TWO pounds, downtown; hothouse
tomatoes, As cents a pound uptown and 4o cents
downtown string beans, 40 cents a quart uptown
and o5 cents downtown; Bermuda onions, 10 cents
pound uptown and 10 cents quart Il IL pounds)'
downtown; Bermuda potatoes, 20 cents quart up
town and Is cents downtown; new Florida cabbage,
: TO 90 cents head uptown and to 10 cents down.
town; asparagus, 25 to 45 cents a bunch uptown ana
20 to 40 cents downtown sweet potatoes, oo Genus
half-peck uptown and 25 cents downtOwn' bermuda
beets 90 cents quart uptown and 10 cents down
town: new beets, Is cents bunch uptown ana the
same downtown; new turnips, Is cents a bunch up
town and 10 cents downtown; rhubarb, . cents
bunch uptown and the same downtown; new carrots
Is cents a bunch uptown and 10 cents downtown ;
spinach 25 cents half peck uptown and 10 cents
downtown.
Among the new things on the poultry stands are
duckIings costing 40 cents pound, and weighing 10
7 pounds They come from Philadelphia and are
about ten weeks old Vermont turkeys called mutton
turkeys because of the wheness Of their meat, are
selling for % cents pound. Capons have risen
cents to 80 cents pound. Doe-birds are to be had
(or 96 a dozen and English snipe and pover for 20
a dozen. Doe-wttches from New-JerSey, "a species
Of English snpe, also in the market Ihey ietch
If is estimated that 10000 chickens are consumed
daily the cities Of New YORK 70 land ana BrGogh In
other parts of the city 15 16 and even may be had
for the same money. The latter are not guaraneed,
however There is question that the cause OF the
continned high price of eggs is due to speculation
SDeculaors are buying up all that can be had and are
sfornC them counting on lgh prices next fall sad
~ afborifv on the subject For the last two weeks
eI eneculaton in eggs has been rampant all over the
enntrv the demand for stock TO put away in storage
bsvinr' sustained prices = and cents dozen higher
tn hc baSIng their hopes of profit the tariff law
TO & DC pSSHe Sote Of warning may do them good. The
Drsctce Of carving from the of plenty III
b enring 10 the season of scarcity in the fall and
Winter profitable only & 50 # far as goods G GeTaet Taa e dS
dition there would be H,tle danger Cat too many
eggs could be stored. But unlike other egg 1o0d S
nroducts commonly carried in cold storage, eggs can
n He frozen and the necessity Of keeping them in
temperature above 80 degrees IS makes 1t mp0siGe
Sne Shown that eggs stored three months are
greatly reduced in value on While m sraf large n 4qan fbe fs
w & tnJer seriously hurts the price and either makes
no profit results in heayy loss to tine oTGe NE Trade
Th oftamnt Ia gamble on tariff clause Will prove
short lived and disastrous 70 the men engaged IN
.. two dozen pints and S5 for a case Of dozen
quarts. no -o = dozep