New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-10
PRICES ~ TIE .NIRKETS.
VEGETABLES FROM Ions ISLAND-RESTIGoUCHE
SALMON-FRrIT.

VEGETABLES FROM Ions SLNND-RESTIGOCCHE
SALMON-FRUIT.
Among the novelties IN market AT present are green
peas from the truck gardens Of Long Island. In two
week, the vegetable season. speak will be its
height. for then the best and freshest product, OF the
immense Of market gardens in the vicinity This
city and brooklyn will be put before the city consumer
within few hours after they are taken from the
gardens. Long Island green peas worth 30 cents
peck. Colossal asparagus from oyster BAY sells
for 30 cents bundle. while lips cost 10 ana 20
cent, bundle. string beans are worth 10 cents a
quart bectS 10 cents a quar-, new cnbbacc.
10 10 cents head; plant. 10 to 20 cents each.
hOihouSc cucumlers. ) 10 10 cents each Early Rose
potatoes OF the crop. - cents a peck; rhubarb.
3 10 } cents a bunch shalloteS. - cents a quart
summer squash. cents each: tomatoes. 30 cents
quart radlshcI. 10 cents dozen soup vegetables
celery, parsley ck and okr--arc three cent, bunch
each: water crcss. % cents n basket Iarsnips 10
cents II bunch herbS-thyme, a~taracon. sweet mar.
jorm. summer Savory and chirvil-5 cents each a
bunch. and bermuda onions, - cents a qunrt Okri
can be- had for % cents a hundred peppers for
cents cach spinach, 20 cents n peck celery 3 and
cents a head Russian turnps cents quart, and
white turnps. cents bunch.
In the fruit stores the abundance Of pneapples
and strawberries IS remarkable. The pick OF the
new crop Of Florida pines" retailing % and
81 cents each and good pines are as low As 10
cents each.
Watcrmelons are down 10 81 and 81 % eacn. and
muskmeons can lie had - cents. Wild goose
plums cost 20 cents dozen, and California plums
20 cents. Carloads Of California cherries come
In this week, and black taItarans are retailing as
low rs % cents pound Strawberries coming
TO the city at the rate OF sixty TO seventy five car
loads day. and the retail price Is 10 10 20 cents a
quart Peaches 40 90 cents a dozen.
In the fish market this week the chief thing Is the
abundance Of fine fresh salmon from the st. Lawrence
River and It's tributaries. a Resgouche salmon
freshly cured and SPREAD out on the marble slabs OF
Fulton Market. Its scarlet nesr all the brighter by
reason OF the contrast with the white stone forms
picture that seldom fails TO make the spectator 20
down in his pocket for the 60 cents pound needed
10 purchase this royal fish. Green Kennclcc salmon
are worth 80 to 40 cents pound.
Fresh mackcrcl are selling for % and 30 cents
each. Better catches being made by the fisher
men In Canadian waters. ana there Is hope that
mackerel may get cheaper after "A while Blueiish
are worth IL i-c to Is cents a pound striped bass
% cents blackisl, 10 cents; spanish mackcrel %
cents pompano, 40 cents live Holsters 10 and IL IL
cents: Goldfish IL IL TO - cents dressed cells, Is
cents chicken hnlibut %. and large halibut. 20
cents: frcsh-caught salmon front. Is cents white
perch. Il cents and sea bass. 10 and IL IL cents
are worth - cents and 81 n dozen crab meat 40
cents n pound hard crabs, 80 cents Dozen and
green turtle. 10 10 20 cents Il pound.
Mushrooms worth 15 cents To 81 n pound.