New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-21
PRICES ~ TIE MARKETS.
FISH AND PERSHABLE PRODUCTS SCARCE AND
HIGH-LC BSTERs From OANADIAN wATERs

HIGH-LC BSTERS FROM CANADIAN WATERS
The cold weather has kept up the prices Of pro
visions 70 the top notch for The last ten days Fisher
men have been able get to The fishing grounds.
fruit dealers have not been able 10 get Uier supplies
shipped item, there 10 too much risk and danger
for the transportation OF eggs even If the weather
had not been so cod that the hens had Quit LAYING
and in short all prIi5 able commodities have ad
vanced sharply. Down In Fulton Market the rise in
The prices Of fish has been from - 10 100 per cent
There are no live cod az all in market and becans"
OF the Inability Of the lobster fishermen OF the Maine
coast to gtt TO their pots on account 0i ID" ire
mendous quantities OF Held Ice running the supplies
Of these fsh have been nearly cut on. Looaters soh
at retail yesterday for 20 cents pound and nt
wholesale for Sl4 a hundred. But for tie fact that
the six months close for lobstershing In Nova
Scotia had expired on January l. permitting sup
ply TO reach Boston from Yarmouth thrrc """h
have been veritabe lobster famine As II j. uic
price got only within cents "a pound OF the figures
prevailing In similar weather FIVE years ago. Goa
steaks cost IS cents pound and whole market cp
10 cents d pound: rcd ,nappers rose 10 Is cents "A
ponud: frozen smelts 10 and 20 cents spanish
mackerel and pompano 50 cents; frozen salmon trout
Is cents lake pckerel cents eels Ia cents; lafg"
white perch IL cents ard smaller perch 10 cents.
IIaddock steaks are cents pound ana GUS oi
CHECKER. haibut % and 80 cents Il pound
Florida rcc-shad cost 81 and 81 % each and bucks
90 cents. Frogs legs worth 30 cents p"uhd :
scallops SO % a gallon crab meat 40 cents ponhu
and prawns 40 rents quart
Down in Rhode Island the fishermen are cutting
holes I'm the ice and taking up oysters. Al FORT
Republic ~ j. 1t IS estimated That 10000 bhNheI-
of oysters We're lost BY being frozen IN TIER beos
or carried out to by the moving masses OF ice
De- pe these adverse circumstances the STOCK ia'u
away in their cellars before the HOLIDAYS by the hsher
men Las been sufficient TO meet tho market require
81 n1V
retail price Yesterday ranged between III and W 80
hundred
Oranges are cheap. This Is because several large
steamer, filed with Mediterranean frnit are lying ~
their wharv-s waiting TO unload something IKE w.
600 boxes Of oranges ana lemons as soon as the
mercury gets high enough. The probability OF 'h's
great quantity Of fruit being thrown IN the market
INV DIV has den0razcd the Florida orange traae
Fancy prices are aslrd for good navels. however 81
much a. 81 80 a dozen. Ordinary Florida briehfs and
russell, can be had for 40 md 30 cents "o1eh'
Lemons cost % and 80 cents dozen Inc e'ci"ih
lemon IS the only proper lemon In the HarKe'' ~"
the effort, made 10 cultivate In Florida ana Cairorh"
Il lemon which could compete WIN 'he IH"l"H p'"""''
have proved unavailng.
imported dollhouse eros COlmar gr;'prs are selling
FOR 80 30 a Mound a cup OF ho,houee strawberries
brings 3d. Tang@rnes and mandnrns sell for 30 10 40
cents dozen cuban pineapples, 40 TO 30 cents cich
bananas 40 10 80 cents dozen, and grapefruit ~ I"
II 50 a dozen. Winter Nelis pears cost ~ GEMS ana
81 a Dozen Eta BeurYc and Anjou pears 81 90
Dozen Almelia grape, selling for from % TO 90
cents "A pound.
From English hothOuses are coming fine asparagus
and also French ariichOeS. The latter sell for 20 ana
80 cents each. From France the fast Atlanuc
steamers are bringing over Brussels sprouts when re-
tail at 40 70 cents pound. In fact, he imIor'a-
ton Of bothouse vegetables from European countries
I'm the express steamers Is umlng notable proper
lions. The cold weather has cut of ia" supply OF
omen air vegetables from the south ana the products OF
tie forcing houses rave II all their own way io'-
hone Tomatoes ~ pound
Elcn Creamery butter sell, for 40 cents pound and
fresh laid Long Island eggs 10 cents dozen western
eggs cost 80 cents DOZEN ~
I'm the provision markets veal sw"ctbrads are sell.
ing MS high rs 81 psir beef swectbreadS are 81 ana
81 30 q dozen. Calves HVcrs sell for 10 to 90 cents
cach and calvoS' heads 60 10 80 cents. ,alVes
tongues are worth III 10 81 30 a dozen ana ialos
So each and pig heads cents Il pound Ircsh peer
tongues are worth 60 and 50 cents each ana fresh PORK
,.udrr,dps "a cents pound orange County slll5ages
cost ii cents and Vermont sauSages 20 cents pound