New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-21
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
Strawberries FROM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND FISH ABUNDANT


AND FISH ABUNDANT.
The most conspicuous feature of .hc market Just III
present are the beautiful displays Of Strawberries male
not only by the fancy fruit store inch, but Nv the mar
ketmen and some grOcerymen alike Inc ihc'.
berries nre coming from southern Delaware now au
they cost 81 cents a quart. The bulk Of the sup
ply however, reach here by the fast perry ri' Over
the PENNSYLVANIA road from the truck gaenS vi ii"o
water Virginia. and the best of these sell LOT - 'e'
n ouart Advices TO the marketmen from the Dehi-
ware Peninsula are assuring that the crop vi su""
berries will be unusually heavy ana OF cNcfiei'
quality In about two weeks. unless the wea'hcr con-
i,nuo, a. c,l and backward as has been the case Tor
two days, Strawberries will be coming in from New
Jersey and Lbng Island and TIE further NOrth Sua"
berries grow the finer is their nivor
Next TO Strawberries, to strike the puolc e'e' are
seen California cherries They come IN nat "oou III
boxes containing about eight pounds each "nch sell 1T
wholesale for So and ~ EACH and at retail Tor % cents
and 81 a pound. Pecn-Tu peaches HUH "co'b" '"i
be had for 80 cents quart
Colossal asparagus from the gardens OF Ln| i''ho
is as w-priccd now IT has ever beeh' an" 'h'ic
i nj, more wholesome food In the market III c'il W
had from 10 To - cents "A bunch Hothoisc cahh
flower from Virginia sells for 30 to % cents he''
croe, neas from the Norfolk gardens rrah here III
orre shipments by the steamers Of the Oid DOMINION
Line and cost mt retail 30 cents half peck 'cet'
,r. arriving from hothouscs three punches are sold
Tor ~ cents Radlslcs only cent Il Dunch
String beans and butter beans are both In market anu
bring - cents quart. Elephants from fioroa 'rc
small but very god they cost from lo cents W Id
cents each Cucumbers arrive from lighthouses. some
of them are twenty inches In length. These sell IoI
10 cents each, ordinary sized cncnberS sell lot -
cents each southern cucumbers cost > cents each.
Ioth,u carrots arc arriving and these sell Tor ID
cents n DOZEN Peplant is coming in, and sells Tor
cents Il bunch. Cabbage sprouts are ~ cents Il
half peck Celery il arriving In small quantities. from
Florida and South Carolina; small hunch OF thi' Gusts
30 cents New spinach from Long Island ana New
jersey can be had for 10 cents lnif peck nah"choh
greens are cents quart and kale ~ cents peck
New Bermuda potatoes are ~ leck; linvara pota-
toes 80 cents and the Sonth Carolina product ~
cents peck; watercress costs 10 cents quart
tororon . cents II lunch; chivcs, 10 cents IL
bunch: chervil 5 cents, and soup celery,
cents II bunch.
The first full. grown soft shell crabs Of the season
received from Crishcd, Md, sell for - doNh'
Smaller sizes sell for from 70 cents to II 90 doHeh'
Hard crabs are ~ hundred. CANADIAN frogs legs
are 90 cents a pound. Portland I'VE loDs'c'S "'c
from u TO 10 cents pound.
The best oranges In market are the blood oranges
which sell for ~ and 90 cclts dozen; valencia
and Catana oranges sell for 20 to - cents Dozen
and McssinaS for 10 and 80 cents. flor'ha oranges
though they cost 20 cents dozen, can hafdiy Do
,nld to be a. good the Mediterranean fruit 'us'
now those the market being the last of me crop
Two or Il rec steamer week sail into this port bringing
unanpl.s from the West Indies and consequently this
frrit /. abundant and cheap. I4rg" ripe strawberry
pncs7 sell low a, 10 and 20 cent? clch "hlc
,lIor ~ ,c. are down 10 ) cents each Manages arc
I'm The market and cost 10 cents cdcl, or ~ "
dozen Thl, fruit Is 80 Hch IN havor that N tiNt'
native ~ the tropics or else a person WIN an
acquired love for thcm 20 appreciate their GunIhcs.
&, ,rc.n lines iie 10 be lad for % cents a dHcl'
cilrefr-it 10 q / - cents each. and black Ham
burs grapes g. - pJuud.