New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-30
Prices IN THE MARhEIS.
SOUTHERN SHAD AND SALMON FROM CAPE Cop

SOUTHERN SHAD AND SALMON FROM CAPE Cop
BUTTER AND EGGs-FRUT.
II IS full six weeks yet before North River slad VIII
be In the market the earliest 1t was ever hho"i I,a'
these fish appeared in any number In the DFoau '
son having been March 12 yet three or four lhl"'i
a week are made I'm Fulton Market after 'hcse i
table fish, Just 50 it happens that often In mdwih'er
persons float into the market seeking 10 p"' o ~,
trout though the for them does not open UNI
April l. In fact ignorance Of the seasons goVefi"s
the appearance Of fish IN the market Is general o
times INSCRIPTIONS dealers will palm OIL Il shau o"s
in Albemarle sound or waters further to the SOUTH
ward 20 a housekeeper who asks Tor Nor'n hi''' ,r
and the housekeeper goes on her way reloio'"e,
thc chances against her ever discovering her hiie"
Such deceived housekccpers, however, are hot "'"'
to be pited for they get fine fish in an Apeh'i0
sound ,lad only a little glitter to his scaes' "
distinguish him from his brother cought ialel III '0
Delaware and Hudson. Southern shad are ao"'''''
now and sell for 80 and 10 cents for roe9 anu ou'h'
respectively. They come from the savannah anu oV'
Johns rivers ut present
There are salmon I'm market also at present. caught
OF cape Cod, which Is not unprecedented, but Is ui
usuol at This season. These fish weigh from twenty
to TWENTY-FIVE pounds and fetch II % pouho ~
retail. Columbia River salmon, weighing rom cs"'
to fifteen pounds. are plentiful and bring ~ GEMS
a pound: salmon steaks are IS cents pound
striped bas, scarce selling for Az anu
% cents q pound. In Idcl' lHe pIlCes VI "N"''' "
variee, Of SEA fish higher this week owing to the
inability vi the fishermen to to In the wea'her
that prevailed for three days Goldfish costs IL IL 10
If cents pound chicken halbut, % to 30 cents
sheepshcad i cents bass, IL cents; Nova Scoua
Holsters II cents; smells. II to % cents haddock'
cents and pompano, 20 to - cents. scallopS are
worth 80 cents u quart
There ara plenty Of southern vegetables to be had, as
well u, product, Of Northern forcing houses. New
worth 20 cents "A quart,
new top beet4 and new top onions from Florida ana
Bermuda cost 30 cents dozen; new chlc0ry from the
Everglades State, ID cents head, two heads Tor
quarter; Florida r0nalnc lettuce, IL cents head :;
Boston dollhouse lettuce four heads for quarter, ana
Rochester lettuce the same; celery from Louisiana
gardens costs 90 cents a bunch; dln-dred Delaware
sweet potatoes % cents half peck Norfolk spinach
grsens 20 cents a half peck: dollhouse sorel - cents
"a quart dollhouse mushrooms, 80 cents pound :;
string beans, 20 cents quart; Boston hOth0uSe
cucumberS, - and 20 cents each, and French artl-
chOkc,. 20 cents each
Chiefly owing to the drop in the Thermometer this
week. price, OF poultry have H,en When there Is
cold weather people eat poultry, the birds keep
better dealers make hay while the sun shines and
.ndevor TO make up losses suffered by stock spelling
during the muggy days. Then the gradual disap
pcaancc Of many varieties If game owing 10 the
restrictions Of the law, give life TO the value OF
poultly Philadelphia roasting chickens are worth 20
cent, 4 pound small Philadelphia brQIlers are found
occasionally. selling at 81 - and II 80 pair; state
chiclli, cost l. cents pound domestic ducks,
20 and - cents geese 20 cents; domestic turkeys,
II TO - cents. aud Philadelphia capons. -
cents "A pound Wild turkeys sell for % cents pound
Quail from frcczeIs sell for - a Dozen Wild ducks
are scarce and high canvasLacl, bring - and res
head, II % pair. English partlidges cost 80
cents a pair English phcasanta s3 30 to - II pair
English snipe - a dozen. and Michigan plover - a
dozen.
Fresh eggs from Long Island and NewJersey cost
% cents a dozen. Tie cold weather is responsible
for the continued high price Of eggs. hens Will
not lay. the dealers say. with the thermometer be
low freezing point. Western eggs worth from
- to 30 cents a dozen. The best Elsiu creamery
butter selh for % cents pound. Cooking butt r
j., worth - cents and butter Of various degrees Of age
and strength can be had between thcS' two figures
/, butter without salt be had fo - cents pound
This article, may b. surmiscd. does not keep long
Usually patrons have TO send IN trlr Orders before
the churning, which OF course Is done IN The butter
store. j,
Mandarin aud taneerine oranges are going ont "
season: they cost 40 to 80 cents dozen. Florida
navel oranges bring ~ dozen. and California naVeis
90 cents. Lady apples cost 70 cents u quar-. I,
banaua, 30 cents a dozen. Pink malaga grapes are
worth 10 cents pound; white maagas 20 to 80 cents
and table par, - cents to ~ rs Il dozen
Strawberries grown In the open air down Nouth
have begun TO compete with the Boston hothouse fruit
They sell for ~ quart, aud are 10 BE- fouhd Only AT
the fancy fruit stores.
Five pound cans Il preserved fruts-raspberile';
Strawberries, pears. peaches, puns, etc. can be had
for ~ -. strained honey costs 30 cents bottle
Vermont maple syrup. 40 cents quart and layer hS'
20 cent, "a pound.