New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-14
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
FLORIDA PEACHES AND CALIFORNIA CHERRIES
CHEAP VEGETABLES AND FISH.

FLORIDA PEACHES AND CALIFORNIA CHERRIES
CHEAP VEGETABLES AND FISH.
| Among the attractions" displayed by the fruit
stores this week snail. bruised and discoiocu
| peaches about rs big as a c1iinea's egg which inc
dealers have the hadihoOd 20 charge 10 cents each i
or three for quarter They are called honey peaches
and come from the hllmy land of Florida Needle )
10 say there Is no overwhelming rush Of people after
| nh, fruit Fact Is" snG dealer In moment
Il confidence we aim to get these early peacheS c'c
~ much for advertisement Of legitimate business
| rs for sale IN addition to peaches some OF the
| broadway fruit stores have hand the hrst snip
ment of this asons red cherries from Caforni" WHICH
they hold at the exOrbitant price Of IL ana II 20
pound There may also BE found In these stores
peaches from New-Jersey hothOuses which sell for
$40 O Dozen but these are very different from the
Florida product mentioned above Strawberries from the
truck gardens OF Norfolk. Va. now be had OF
good quality for 35 cents quart Many oil the Der
lies arriving from the South this week have been found
very gritty" caused by rains washing the sand
against the fruit
Ffneapplcs are coming in flood from The Islands
of the West Indies. foar steamers with about 2oOo)
pines on board being due here this week two of them
having already got in. They are selling for iro'A ~
to % cents each Cuoon plantains are 30 and -
cents a dozen The Florida orange crop IS about at
an end for this and the sourer product OF the
Mediterranean tahcs its place Good Mcssina blooi
oranges worth 50 and 60 cents dozen New
lines from jamaica. often used IN mailing salad can
be had for 90 cents a dozen. Este Behrre pears are
IL 10 35 cents each black Hamburg grapes "
pound, and pink Malagas 70 cents pound.
Butter has fallen sharply IN all the retail stores
owing to the vast Increase In the quantity Of good
fresh butter made in this State which usually Is
observed early In May after the farmers have chance
turn the out on grass. The competition Of the
Eastern makes knocks several cents OF the fancy
,,s,., d. f,.uL
moss and flavor to ANYTHING from Illinois. can be had
now for a5 cents pound at almost any point I'm this
city or Brooklyn. Elgin creamery butter is now down
10 80 cents pound. Goose eggs are four for IS
cents Duck eggs 30 cents dozen. Long Island
eggs are Is cents Dozen and State II cent,
dozen.
Vegetables are becoming freshcr. cheaper and more
abundant as the DAYS grow longer and the gets
stronger. AT Fulton Market extra oyster BAY
paragus ran bc had for % cents bunch. sweet peas
flom Virginia are selling for 81 cents a half peck;
string beans from the state % cents quart
new potatoes cost 81 peck; nrchohe' from tie
south are 10 cents each: dollhouse tomatoes may be
had for 90 cents pound breakfast IndishcS. and
cents bunch summer squash, 10 cents each: new
beets nom Long Island 10 cents a bunch new top
dnions 3 cents "a bunch Long Island dollhouse caulI
flowers. 30 and 30 cents each new carrots 80 cents
"A peck rlubarb. 3 cents a bunch; English scelless
cucumbcrs flOm hohouses 40 cents each Long Island
lcttuce costs ) cents "A head and Southern lettuce
three heads for 10 cents: soup celery, cents a
bunch Norfolk spinach, Is cents hall peck and
kae 10 cents a peck; new o3bbagcs. 10 cents
head, and egg plants from Cnba 81 cents each.
Northern spy apples still In market, and cost
80 cents and 40 cents dozen. New green bananas
are In market these are 20 cents dozen; they are
the kind that are to be cooked eaten just they
are. quite green.
suearcrrcd ham has gone up cent pound, and
Is now Is cents. Corned ham costs II cents pound
Cincinnati ham is II cents pound Wcstpnalian ham
costs 80 cents a pound Boneless ham, boiled, Is 10
cents pound. breakfast bacon costs IL cents
pound. Breakfast bacon that Is homeless costs -
cents pound.
Dry sailed bacon Is 10 cents a pound. Smoked
beef tongue Is IL cents pound Coincd beef tongue
is Id cents pound. Smoked jows IL cent.
Liver pudding is IL cents pound Blood pudding Is
IL cents pound. Fresh eparc ribs 8 cents
pound. and corned spare ribs ara q cents pound.
Spring broiling chickens from Philadelphia can be
had for so and go cents pound Philadelphia roasting
chickens are IS cents pound spring duckngs cost
20 cents pound; frozen turkeys. ~ cent, pound
Philadelphia capon 81 to 80 cents pound: and state
and Western fowls. IL cents pound.
White SQUAD are selling for 81 81 To al - u dozen,
and the birds for 81, 30 to s3 20. English harcs
are worth ~ IA pair, ami English phcasants ~ DO
cellent Maine and Oregon salmon csn he had for 20
and 30 cents u pound fresh caught Long Island brook
G poun Ss spa r ma"Serc 90 cents oadoR
live cod IL 12 cent? sheepshtd. I'd cents: gro.n
turtles, cents. live Holsters ana 10 cents; weak
fish and 10 cents: frogs legs 50 and 90 cents and
.alnon trout IL IL cents pound North River roe
shad sell 80 and 40 cents, and the BUCKS for 20
cents each Connecticut River 10 cents. and
bucks so cents. ohad % cents Eiir soft
shell crabs 81 and III 90 dozen, and hard crabs
SO hundred