New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-22
PRICES ~ THE MARKETS..

HOW TO SELECT A BARREL OF APPLEs-FRUIT
FROM FLORIDA AND TIE WEST INDIES.
How TO buy barrel Of apples and not be deceived
10 their quality. IS question that doubtless oc
to many housekecpers at this OF the year
1t used TO be that shrewd housekeepers, who had
found to their cost that barrel Of apples grew steadily
In quality the bottom approached. could
get at the bottom facts by standing the barrel Oh
It's head and making The dealer knock out the bottom
for the inspection OF the fruit. Then, by looking AT
the top and striking an average, price was PAD loi
the fruit in keeping with It's value Now, however
dishonest growers put in two three rows OF good
apples at the bottom, ill up the middle with decay
ng and bruised fruit, then top of with more ex
cellent specimens. Thus they prepare the fruit mer
chant In the city for the critical bottom and top In
specon Of the customer. who pays good price. only
10 fEd in the end that he has been deceived again
No known remedy for this deception has yet beer
found. But the housckceper who pays So fer bar
rel Of King, will probably get good apples.
There Is still nm ABUNDANCE and variety of fruit
on the market, the most attractive. probably. being
The late California peaches. They rpcs. with
beautiful pink and white flesh. and sell for ~ dozen
Good Bartlett pears rather scarce, but Can be
obtained for 80 10 80 cents dozen. Winter NELL
pears from California are selling for 81 dozen
scckc pears for - and 30 cent, quart, or - - "a
half bus hcl, and Duchess pears for ~ - dozen
Florida oranges, far from perfect yet cost - cents
dozen. Jamaica oranges, 10 10 so cent, dozen
Florida grape fruit - - dozen, and Florida per
simmons ~ and - cents dozen. Sicilan lemon
are worth 20 30 cents dozen, strawberry pine
apples 30 to 80 cent, each. and large. yellow Wash
ngton plums % cent, dozen. \ ten pound hasac
IF Concord grapes worth - to 80 cents: Delaware
cost about the price for smaller BASKET Fresl
1okay grapes from california may be had for - cent
10 ~ a tcn-pound basket. Black Hamburg grapc
from Long Island hothouscs cost II - pound. Tn
.rI.tF ttt.N
dcapr as the weather grow, colder and dinner partie
among the rich become more frequent. Aligito
pear, from the West Indie, worth - and 30 cent
each marrOns. or French chesiuuts. cost - cent
a pound and now smyrna figs are 80 cents pound
Cape Cod cranhcu1cs sell for 10 cents a quart, d
two quarts for - cents. Fiat white tumps
cents n quart. i cents half peck. Carrots ar
20 cents half peek. Beets are cents bunch
spanish onions :, cents each. Marrow and Hub
bard equash are 10 and II cents each. Cheese pump
kns from - t. - cents each. Crons II
cents each. Egg tomatoes 10 cents quart
Cabbagcs sell for from . To : cents head. Goo
Early Rose potsoc, "A little higher this week, ant
sell for ~ 10 per bnrrel. Sweet potatoes selling
for about % cents peck
salmon is still abundant In Fulton Market. Til,
fish usually costs 30 or 30 cents n pound at mi
season of the year but can be had for II cents
Fresh mackcrel also plentiful. selling from Is Il
30 cents each; southern spanish mackcrel cost y
cents a pound large striped BATS, 20 and 20 cents
and pan bass, II cents black hiss Il cents CHECKER
halbut. 20 cents. and steak, cut from large halhut
IL cents; wcakiish, 10 cents Blacklist. butteris h
founders, fukcS and sole, 10 cents, porgie,. Il i
cents; pickerel. II cents; waLeyed pike. l. cents
large white perch l. = and small 10 cents
Lluclsh, 10 cents, and rcd siappcrs. II cents
pound Iaddock and whole goldfish can be had 70
d cents a pound. and cod steak cost 10 cents ;
pound native shepherd 30 cents. ard Southern
shcephcad. 20 cents, fresh caught salmon trout, Il
cent. pomIunO, 40 cent. ana smells from Maine
and Canada waters. 20 Ia - cents a pound.
Live Portland HOLSTERS sell for 10 aud l. = cents
a pound. crab meat, for 50 cents pound fresh
,cnllop,. 80 cent, quart prAWus. 80 cent. quart
Oy ter crabs - % quart frogs legS, 20 cents
pound and hard cruh- - cents dozen.