New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
pPTCES IN THE MARRETS.

WEATHER CAUSES MORE ACTIvITY-A
l'rxrrFuL SUPPLY OF FRESH MACKEREL.
,sv now sees a little added TO the cost of
L'" ,or rs the holiday season approaches. the
T's the vegetable seller and the fish merchant
eu. q, make UP for the LOSSES OF hot weather. wh'h
pSs ,.onlc are away at the mountain ana S''ialu''
" neople have appetite TO speak OF ana 'T'ue says
~ N a low ebb. Among the things when nave
Gov" Notable advances within the last week have
na butter and eggs. Really first class butter Is
- 70 and the best Elgin sells at various markets
s~ % and O., cents a pound. Good Western
"..rv cannot be bought for less than 30 cents
I'd and state dairy butter has gone up to -
r. a pound. The most expensive butter IN market
~, NOW is the fancy Philadelphia prints which sell
y. 40 cents pound. Long Island eggs now cost
On rents a dozen state EGGS 20 cents Dozen ana
western eggs % cents.
come very fine Almera grapes have appeared ut the
,rcv fruit stores At the Broadway stores green
xo,scas are selling for 80 cents a mound. Long
Ind hothouse grapes are worth 81 a pound. There
-. bic tomato persmmons from Florida. which sell
,or 70 cents and 81 dozen. There are pomecrahateS
.so which are JUS beginning TO come In from the
wes, Indies. They sell for ~ dozen. The last of
IN. California peaches coming in now. They sell
Cor 81 20 a dozen. Even good eating apples are II
Injury almost The hntst large hlhs apples sell ior
IS cents dozen.
Island They hard and nice. and sell for 90
cents a quart. The crop Of spinach which Is
coming from New-Jcrsey is very fine. The leaves are
fresh and tender. and stringy they VIII
BE- later in the Spinach sells for 10 cents II
half peck. Kale Is cents a head. Flat white t'r-
pips and beets sell for 3 cents n bunch. spanish
onions are nice now and sell for > and : cents each.
small white onions sell for 20 cents quart Yellow
onions sell for about j. cents a quart.
Nice white celery OF medium size comes I'm from
Rochester In punches, which consist OF dozen roots
Zach. They sell for 80 cents bunch. Flat Long
Island celery sells for II cents small bunch Extra
large Michigan celery is arriving. 1t sells for 80
cents bunch, and Michigan celery Of medium Size
sells for 40 cents bunch. Fresh lettuce, ronanc
and common sells for cents head. Three heads
If fresh chcOry can he bought for 10 cents. New
watercress from Jersey sells for 10 cents quart
EGG plants Of rather small size, are coming In now
They sCll for 10 cents each. The Long island caiii-
sowerS which are being received now, are Of large
sI,a and The heads are white aud firm They sell
sor from 10 to 60 cents each. Cranbcrries sell at
he rate OF two quarts for - cents. Lima beans
ore higher this week. The shecd beans sell Tor
40 cents quart Cabbages are from to gents
. head oyster plant Is 10 cents bunch squrshrS
and cheese pumpkins are from 10 10 20 cents each
parsnips self for 10 cents dozen.
spanish mackerel from North Carolina. are abunuhnt
ond cheap selling for 25 and 30 cents pound.
They weigh seven eight pounds. Fresh lnackcrcl,
slso are unusually plentiful. and sell Tor 10 10 ~
cents each.