New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-25
PRICES IN THE MlRKETS.
wATERMELONS AND SMALL FRUIT ~ ABuN-
DANCE-NEw VEGETABLES.

The feature OF tho retail markets. a was the case
last week, IL the increasing abundance Of fruit
sixty carloads Of waicrmrlons cam" IN yesterday
from southern Georgia and sold for - to
30 cents cach and California peaches can be had for
30 cents dozen There are numerous evidences that
the strawberry season Is on the wane. though some
splendid specimens have been had this week from
staten Island. the Great American variety. which sold
for % cent, box. Tn" average price Of uprVer
strawberries + - cents box. But with the dislp
pcaancc Of Strawberries there appears plenty OF other
small fruit take their place. carload Of black
berries from California is daily expected. In fact,
few people realize the great distances from which
pcriehable commodities Hike berries brought to
supply the OF this great city. This shipment Of
California blackbcrTcs Is the initial one and fruit men
are curious know what condition the fruit will
rive here n for the condition u the fruit Will de-
pend the success of the cntcTpnso California cher
ries red and white oXhear1- and black Tartarans.
still 10 be had in good supply at 20 cents a pound
for the former and 35 cents ior the last named variety
New.Jcrsey and Long Island cherries cost and 10
cents. IIuclebcrrfes bring - and II cents quart.
North Carolina blackberries II cents and cooscbcrres
II cents quart.
Green Niagara grapes the first Of the season. were
to be had at the fruit stores thi, week. They came
from Florida and sold at three pounds for % cents.
Black Hamburg and green Muscat grapes from Long
Island hothouscs cost r. - IA pound. Jannlca
mancOc, sell for 30 and 90 cents dozen. and West
Indian pIncapples fetch - to 80 cents each. The
best pine are those from Porto Rico. California
plums aud apcots sell for 30 and 30 cents dozen.
Red and black raspbcrIcs De had for 10 cents
pint. and among the other new things are Florida
cantaloupcs at - and % cent, each.
>Uilshcl crabs from the sources Of supply on tbs
Che. sssihc Bay are coming North freely and
cheaper than they have been known for a long time.
costing only 30 and 70 cents n dozen. Frogs
leg, also abundant and can be had for 10 cents
pound. Shecpshead. caught OH the Long Island and
New Jersey coast. are selling for 20 and 20 cents
pound. They about the freshest and most dcsir-
able food fish I'm market salmon from Canadian
waters cost - TO 30 cents pound. Spanish mackcIcl
bring only 20 cents pourd. mackerel - to % cents
EACH weakii,h 10 cents a pound. striped bass Is 10
% cent. black bass from Greenwood Lake Ia cents.
and small sea bass . cents Long Island brook tpont
remain AT ~ a pound. and Canada wild brook trout
10 cents North Carolina buensh are 10 to 10 cents
a pound. Blacklist and butterlsh 10 cents. porgic'
and 10 cents. chicken halbut II cents. red snappers
Is cents. Long Island ngish 30 cents. ees Ia cents.
founders and huhe> 10 cents. whole Goldfish ; cents
and cod steaks II IL cents a pound. Lave Holsters
cost 10 to Il IL cents pound. and green turtle ID
10 20 cents.
New pineapple checses made in New York State are
in the market The small ones cost 80 cents and the
large ones 20 cents each. New domestic cheese sells
for IL cents a pound English dairy cheese costs 20
cents pound and new factory cheese IL cents. The
best Elgin creamery butter be had for - and %
cents a pound. Fresh state eggs are worth % cents
a dozen. and Western eggs 10 and 20 cents.
Among the new things in the vegetable dealers
stock this week are ears OF green from down
South. They are small and the grain Is decidedly
mky. bl1 they fetch al retail from go to - cents
dozen.
Frozen Philadelphia capons cost IS cents a pound.
frozen Philadelphia roasting chickens 2s cents frozen
Vermont Turkeys % rents Philadelphia broilers 81 To
IS cents Western spiing brocrs 20 TO % cents. and
state fowls II cents a pound.
White sauab cost only - - dozen and dark
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