New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-10
PRICES ~ TIE MARKETS.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS YEGETABLES FROM
BOSTON HoTrToU-Es AND THE SOUTH.
Evidences Of the near approach OF the festal
Christmas season are visible about the market already
IN decorations Of cvergrccns and holly The market
men have sent out their orders and woodsmen are busy
in the rccos.es of the forests OF Maine ana New
Brunswick getting out pine trees for Christmas
These are mostly shipped 10 this city by coasdhS
scho neIs though some sent down ~ ian The mar
kctmcn report large orders already from churches ana
societies for ropes Of evergreen. ctc for Christmas
\ feature of the market this week has been the
arrival Of consignment Of California strawberries
which have been on sale at some Oi the BIoad"af
fancy fruit stores at ~ - quart. The fruit dealers
are making great show Of Florida oranges ana
grape fruit The latter ~ had for 10 cents each
now Florida oranges improving with each
steamer load that arrives. They sell for 40 to
70 cents dozen MlndGIins and angoIlncs cost 10
cents dozen. Some novel oranges nom Florida Z" he
had for II - a dozen. White muScat and black nam
burg grapes. grown in English hothonses and shipped
across from Liverpool to BE- had for - 30 pound
Long Island hothouse grapes cost II - pound The
best white Amcia grapes are worth 30 cents pound
a five pound basket Of Catawlas costs 10 cents Call
fornia pears soil fr FL and II - dozen
Table pears Of other kinds range from - cents TO
~ n dozen. Good King or Northern spy apples are
worth - cents a dozen. Lady apples are 30 cents
Il Dozen
II
at present Tor tie choicest products In the vegetable
IN, The first Ipe dollhouse tomatoes Of the season
are now coming In from rOstOn. and cost 81 pound
Boston hOhOpsc cucumbcrS worth 20 and - cents
each The best lettuce Is from Boston hCthonSc' and
hrncs 10 cents he d; Long Island hothousc lettuce
costs only half as much l0ihoase mushrooms sell
fer ~ a pound From Florida string beans are arfv-
ing green und fresh. They scl Tor - cents quart.
New spinach. from Norfolk costs 20 cents a half
peek While the Ct tant r'kcl Of Lou tna arc ship
ping harc by The cIu@tvic steamers new chicO:y ana
cscarol in good concitlon, which sell Mt The rate of
two head, for - cents Florida egg plants cost frOni
- to 80 oo.t, each, ana ora. from Florida and
Cuba, can IT, had for G5 cents hundred Green
hale ols for ; cent, hcld native EruSsel, spr0n,
for 70 cent, qualt: green peprcf'. 90 cents dozen
artchohcS u con-, . quart. Rochester celery for
- cents ana dwarf celery Tor 10 cent, bunch while
tne McAi-an pant costs - cents for dozen roots.
Long Island cauowcrs f ;ch - ana 80 cents head
imported French ariclohcs. - cents each oyster
Ilant 10 cents a Luach; dollhouse rldi,hcs. : cents
a bunch: Delaware sweet potatoes 80 cents peck
and Long Island Irl,h pjra'oos, ~ barrel Carrots
are . Get, bunch, and pir,uip, - cents dozen.
Red calba2cs are worth l. and II ce.t, each, and
The white and -tyog cabbage and l. cents.
Live goldfish are plentiful again, and sell in Fulton
Market for - and II . cents pound. Florida
shal 10 b. had for 81 -. and the bucks Tor -
cents. i1ieef >oand salmon cost 80 cents n pound
and rd snapper, from the Gulf Of Mexico 10 cents:
pOmplnp from AllrrWlrl' sound. sell for 60 cent,
pound: irc,h-oauclt Lake Erie salmon front. II
cents, and fresh WAitcis from the lakci i c'iS :.
native spanish mIchcnl are 80 cent, pound
striped lass. 40 cents. black bass from Greenwood
Lake, Il cents and bass. - and Il cents blue
fish. - cents: chicken la ibu. - cent, hnldOck,
c,n- founders 10, ami nuhcs 20 cent, Iound
southern shccphoal and dngl.h. - cents: sole 20
cents and ,har, u cents pound. BOatrr salt muck
cr.il fur. Norway sell fer - 30 II kit blotcr her
ring. 80 aud % cents Il dozen, salt cOlnsh 10 cents
pound. ana hOnclcs, salt col for II IL cents a
pound. salt salmon is - cents pDand.
Liv, Portland Holsters are worth IL = 10 f. cents
a pound fresh frOes' hgs. - cents "A pOunl. ana
frozen iOcs legs. 20 white bait cost - cents
pound, and live ecl' l. cents pound