New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-27
PRICES IN THE MJRRETS.

A RARE WEST INDIAN NORTHUMBERLAND
MACKEREL-CANNED GOODS HIGHER.
The Broadway fruit stores display a queer-looNng
fruit labelled West Indian pomelo' which Is seldom
seen here II Is species OF grape fruit. oehs
almost twice the size OF the average grape fruit and
not nearly so pleasant in taste. They sell for 30
cents each.
The Pinto peaches Of Georgia are In the market
and cost IS cents n dozen. Hncheberres and goose
berries from the South be had-the former for
20 and 30 a quart ard the latter for 30 cents
q pound. Strawberries are coming now rom MARY
land and Delaware and a box Of good sharpess ber'
ries may b. had for 80 cents. North carolina
cherries cost 40 cents and California cherries "a
cents a pound. Blood oranges are in favor now;
they sell for 40 and so cents a dozen. Pneapples
are % cents each, for good ones. THIS fruit Is now
abundant and OF inmitable flavor.
The features OF the fish market this week have
been the roe shad from the Connecticut River ana
the remarkably fine mackerel brought In by the deep
sea Meet. Two smacks got In ycsterday-0ne brhg'
ing a. 600 macker-l and the other 100 They are
the largest and latest mackercl seen In Fulton
Market for many day. weighing between two ana
three and half pounds EACH The larger re-
tailed at 30 cents and medium sized ones at
~ cents each. The only good shad now
are coming from the Connecticut River. ana
these extremely scarce. The North River shad, 10
use the language Of the dealers. are "spawny, poor
and thin. Connecticut River roe shad sell for 81
and the bucks for 40 cents: North River roes are
10 cents and the bucks 80 cents.
Re,tigo,lche salmon In market and sell for -
cents "a pound. Western salmon cost 40 cents.
southern spanish mackerel can be- had for 25 and
80 cents u pound: live Holsters for 10 and IL IL
cents Il pound; Goldfish. : 10 IL 1-s cents: large
bl,ieiish, IL IL and small ones 10 cents pound
red snapper IL certs: pickerel, ID cents: Long
Island kingfish, 81 cents and Southern hngfsh 10
cents dressed ecs. Is cents pompano are scarce ana
sell for co cents a pound native sheepshead are
worth 20 and southern shecpshead Is cents pound;
black bass 10 cents; cultivated brook trout 81,
and wild trout 20 cents.
Philadelphia picked white spuab sell for ~ 80
Dozen and the dark birds for - dozen. Blackbirds
ar. worth 80 cents IA dozen. and reedbirds Fl 80 u
dozen. srowbIdS can be had for 30 cents a dozen;
English pheasanis 50 30 pair: ptarmigan. 81 80
pair: English Inrtridges - cents pair; tame
roasting pigeons. !" % pair ana wiz 'urhys' %
cents Il pOurd.
Spring ducklngs can be had for 35 cents pound |:
Philadelphia capons. 30 cents pound; State spring
lr,dliug chickens are ~ 20 cents a pair: boiling
urk.ys - cents pound roasting turkeys 90 cents; ;
extn, Vermont mutton turkeys % cents: Vermont
ducks ~ cents, and frozen geese. likewise alleged
TO be- from the Green Mountain State, &c cents.
Philadelphia fowls cost Is cents pound State fowls.
rs cents and Western packed fowls, IL cents;
STATE roasting chickens sell for 90 cents pound. and
Philadelphia roasting chickens. % cents a pourh.
Philadelphia spring broling chickens sell for ~ a pair
The prices OF canned goods thi, year. hou,ekeepeS
have doubtless discovered. are somewhat higher than
last year owing TO the short fruit crop ir the East
IN. output was considerably reduced last summer ana
this shortage Is more perceptiblc now than nj any
other season. To add to the shortage IN the East The
California packers last year carried out rigidy an
agreeme..t. which resulted In the reduction Of the
pack In that State to total of $4,000 eases. In
1901 the puck in California was 100000 eases. The
California pack last season was made follows:
Apricots. 100000 cases; pears. $4,000: peaches,
$50 nmms. l30.0C0: cherries, 10000: grapes,
10000 applcs, 1000: backbeni"s, 10000: ely.
rants, 3OOO: eooscberries, 5000: nectarnes, 1000;
auinces 1000: raspberries 1000 Strawberries 1900;
Jams and jeles. 5000; asparagus, 900: tomatoes.
10000: total, 07l .OOO
The cranberry crop this year Is much below that
Of last season. The production OF .he Cape Cod
region IN the present SEASON was not over 125 900
barrels or about 900 barrels less than the preceding
crop.