New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-06
PRICES N TIE MaEhETS.
WILD DUCKS AND OYSTERS OFT or SEASON
FRESH MACKEREL From H\TTERAS.

WILD DUCKS AND OYSTERS OFT or SEASON
FRESH MACKEREI. From HNTTERAs.
Wild ducks ceased 10 be sold IT. tho market after
MAY l. With their departure went nearly every
thing on which The dealers and poultry men rely
10 make hCir business rcmunoratvc. White PHIL
dephia sqIlb may b. had for 81 80 n DOZEN. tame
pigeons for - 80 Al this season there I, i pretty
good gall for Philadelphia soft ra,iing chickens.
witch sell for - cents poinf. Capons are -
cent, pound, fowl, l. cents. AID Rhode Island
ducks and turkeys - cents pound.
Although butter has declined At Wholesale from the
extremely high piocs noted In this arilc, two wc.is
ago. the scarcity If sio X, II butter throughout the
country Wa, such that It sll sells al abnormiliy
iich feuro ard retailer. a.c ASKING - anl 10 cents
a pound for fancy gIad %; Western Creamery. Lots
fral butter Dave been rushed the city s!ncr
the squccz bean hy expires. bat not enough To
u break. Tie mlrHct Is ovcr>tocAcd with egg, and
they can Dc lad at retail for 20 10 - dozen
The fresh mac,ercl .casOn Is flnly open now ,cven
snacks laden with fnc carsOcS ~ thi, sil"rjil ga
fish having arrived Fulton Market this week. Thy
brought from 1000 to 900 fl-h cich viii n were
caught of iiaitoras. TIE fsh sell rctiil for -
10 cents each the higher price being for the lfgrr
sizc. CONNECTICUT RIVER shad also In the mIrlct
now, aui fire iocs from that cold wIter ,tr'am
be had Tor - cents. and buchs ior 30 cents North
River shad sell for 30 cents ana bucks for -.
shad cost 20 cent u pair. Blucn,h sell for
IL ] = cents "A Iohnu rtldll.
striped bass WORTH II 10 % cents II pound
black bass 20 cents; biackiish, 10 and - cents
Long Island cultivated brook trout, IL; Wild trout
- cents. and Canada trout 3: cents market cod
cents and live ooi l. IL cents: live Holsters
II IL ccnts; porgics, - cents pIckcr,. IL cents;
red snapper, u l. 10 Il cents, Kcnncbcc salmon
1j cents, and Western salmon. 30 cents
The season for oysters has passed with the month
OF April, and while oysters can be had the year
around. 1t Is the highly esteemed Lttln Neck clam
that Is supposed to rule at present. The dcmagd for
clans Is enormous In the summer. and the ravagcs
made the sources OF supply have begun to BE- seen
In the prices, which are much higher than they were
five years ago. Lit" Neck clans are 60 20 md
- CENTS IA hundred. -Oft-shc Clans sold I'm strings
twenty-five clans on string. cost 40 30 90 cents a
hundred. Soft crabs are III - 10 - n dozen: hard
crabs, 10 cents a dozen.
Fresh vegetables In abundant supply and they
lend attractivcn'ss TO the markets which Is not
seen at any other season OF the year. oyster BAY
asparagus can De- had for 90 To 10 cents "A bundle
string beans from hothouscs up the Hudson River
done up in bundles IKE CIGARS sell for IL cents a
bundle, while those grown In the open air OF the
south cost - cents quart Jerusalem artichOkcs
10 cents quart aud southern nrchokes 10
cents each dollhouse caulinowrr sells for Il 10 30
cents head English dollhouse cucumbcrs are 20
cents each, the Long Island dollhouse variety Is
cents, and southern Cucumbers 10 cents, lima DeanS
are worth - cents quart, new bccts, 10 cents "A
10 cents quart. egg plants, 10 TO % cents each
lettuce . 81 10 cents head mint, cents n bunch
mushrooms. ~ pound dnndci0n 10 cents quart
clivcs, cents a bunch. and cranlerrirs IL cents "A
quart. potatoes sell for 80 cents n half neck
and domestic potatoes for % cents "a half,pcck.
Strawberries tost from 20 TO 40 cents quart.