New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-30
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

oUART-BoXEs' GETTING LARGER.
After to-day lovers OF canyasbacks and rudy ducks
will hs unable to find their favorsic game In the mar
kct as the law shuts down on the sale OF all xmas
of wild ducks May l. In fact. most xmas ot e"ic
are now under the protection Of the law. ana inc
business Of the game -deaers il far from BRISK very
few wild ducks have been brought in this week the
dealers wishing to close out their STOCK sun Ill
Fulton Market it possible TO get canvasbacks al
81 pair rodheads S} rudy ducks at 81 20, biack
heads at 75 and 80 cents, and few fresh western
teal at 10 cents pair Long Island brHht prouH"'
81 30 a pair In the line OF small game frozen
recdbrds sell for 81 dozen. English snipe ana hhesh
plover 30 dozen, dowbrds s. dozen, snilIi snow"
birds from Canada 80 cents dozen, grass povcr -
IA dozen, white SQUAD % and dark squhp ." w /"
Dozen and pigeons 81 dozen.
The size Of the "qunrtboxcs" Of stT1wherrics Is
being enlarged daily and the fruit Is getting rdder ana
less hard and green witt each succeeding SUD- II -
possible 10 get an honest quart OF rc'pec'ablc
berries for IS 40 cents. Cheaper and less deraDie
frnit can he had for 20 cents. At the fancy Eroad
way stores berries from New-esey hothouscs cost II
cupful and selected Southern berries are worth 30
cents box. Black Hamburg grapes can be had Tor
a3 rs n pound Indian River navel oranges are 81 %
n Dozen California naves 10 cents and II n dozen,
Havana pineapples 90 cents each and shaddockS or
grapefruit 10 and - cents each.
Between the hothouscs and the truck gardens OF
hand a fairly good variety Of stock, most Of IT AT
reasonable prices. Celery from Louisiana and South
Carolns however, is somewhat dear at 10 To -
cents root. New white turnipS from BERMUDA are
worth cents bunch; new beet ana new carrots
from the south cost 10 cents bunch; Rutabaga
turnips are 90 cents a peek Oystcrplants are 10
cents and pasnips 20 cents bunch; new potatoes
sell for 81 peck; white onions are 10 TO 20 cents
a quart bermuda red onions Is cents and new top
nc hnpc
be had for 81 90 a peck string beans 25 cents
quart, and new spinach from Ncw-Jersey 40 cents 4
peck. Cuban eggplants sch for 10 and 80 cents each
and South Carolina asparagus 40 to 10 cents bundle
Parsley fetches cents bunch, waercress 10 cents
a quart green dollhouse chlves and mint 10 cents a
bunch, soup celery 8 cents a bunch ana brcaAiist
I1dishes the same.
A great deal OF this small Havorng stuff, classed
by gardeners and marketmcn under the general term
Of soup green's" is grown in the miniature market
gardens so numerous and picturcsqucly scattered
about in vacant lots and along the rocky hlsdcs OF
the upper part Of this dty. Wagons from these little
gardens come downtown every night with loads OF
radishes parsley celery, etc, fresl crisp and newly
cut.
selected mushrooms cost 81 a pound Southern
tomatoes sell for 80 cents quart. aud dollhouse
tomatoes for 10 cents pound.
Vermont maple suga: costs from II TO 90 cents a
pound. News from the sugar maple forests Of New
E9gand Is 10 Inc eiicct tlt tir sap j. not r1lhhs wei
this year. and I'm consequence the cost Of maple sugar
and syrup will be considerably more than last season.
Kenncbec River salmon are 10 DC had now nj 20 and
40 cents pound. Fresh machcrel sell for 90 and -
cents each. Oregon salmon arr worth 30 and 30 cents
q pound and fIOen Western salmon % cents. Blue
fish caught on the Virginia Capes may be had for j
cents pound. The first fresh salmon trout Of the
season weigh from eight to pounds each, and sell
for Is cents pound. Extra-large striped black bass
are 1G cents pound. smaller bass pan Size, bring -
cents a pound. Black bass 20 cents pound, and
sea bass are Is and 20 cents pound. Bncknsh are
from 10 to IL IL cents pound. Whole live Goldfish,
eghing from six TO pounds each, sell for 10 cents
pound and market ed, which comes in frozen, Is :
cents Il pound. Dressed GELS are Is cents a pound
Founders are 10 cents pound and iukes are I2 IL
cents a pound. Hlddock Is cents a pound, and her
ring Is 6 cents 4 pound. Jersey shore kneish are
GIGS come from the same pnce and are 10 a
pound PckeIel are Is cents pound Red snappcrs
are II IL a pound spanish mackercl from
50 To 60 cents a pound. shee pshcads 20 cents
pound and smells from 20 10 30 cents "A pound.
Connecticut River roe shad worth 20 cents
each. and the bucks 80 cents North River cost
~ cents and the bucks % cents. Shad rocs are 20
cents each
Philadelphia spring brlers are worth 90 cents
pound and spring ducklings 80 10 81 cents pound.
Philadelphia capons sell for 30 cents pound. Phla-
delphia roasting chickens are 25 cents pound.
cIawish are 80 hundred Hanshell crabs ar,
50 hundred Oyster crabs are * n quart. Small
scallops 80 cents quart. shrimps an.
40 cents quart Green turtle are % cents
pound Terrapin from $40 to $50 Il dozen. Terrx-
quart Deviled crabs ~ dozen. oyster crabs
cost SO 80 quart.