New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-12
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
THE DEMAND FOR LuXURiEs LEssENED BY HARD
TINrs-pELAwARE PEACHES.


Tho hard times are complained OF in the markets
as elsewhere though the shape 1t takes is seen
I'm the falling off in the amount OF luxuries SOLD
High priced food is little sought after just now
Orders from summer hotels are shorter ana less
frequent than ever known before. City butch-
ers also complain that the absence of so many
people In Chicago at the Worlds FAR mas ma
terially affected their trade.
The familiar peach basket Of the Delaware pen
insula laden with fruit has made its advent in the
city Handsome baskets of Hales Early and Craw-
ford's can be had from 81 50 to 81 basket, while
fruit not so handsome sells for 81 a basket There
is a large supply of inferior peaches coming in from
Eastern orchards. the cause being found In the
widespread drouth which has prevailed for weeks
Some Georgia peaches are in the market and they
are a fine finer than anything to be had from
either Delaware or California. The supplies OF Cali
fornia fruit falling off. though there is still an
abundance of pears. prunes plums etc, to be had
at prices which do differ materially from those
quoted in The Tribune last week.
The fish markets are well supplied with a great
variety of sea food Bluehsh sell at 8 to 10 cents
a pound, and black bass costs is cents; market cod
sells for to 10 cents pound and steak cod IL 10
10 cents chicken halbut is % cents, and large
halibut IS cents. The prices OF halibut may be
cheapened shortly, as the vessels of the Iceland
halibut feet are beginning to return to Gloucester
bringing with them very large fares Live Holsters
cost 1912 to 10 cents pound, and pompano .
to 80 cents; soft crabs are worth 10 cents and 81
dozen; green turtle in demand at seaside hotels
and sell for 10 cents a pound; Southern Spanish
mackerel are 20 cents and native Spanish mack
erel 40 cents a pound paddock is worth cents
pound seabass IS cents, whitehall 80 cents. and
crabmeat 40 cents pound.
The season OF fresh vegetables Is now at its
height String beans, fresh from the Long Island
market gardens, can be had for 80 cents half
peck; caulihowers sell for % TO 80 cents each;
Long Island potatoes cost So % barrel and South
ern sweet potatoes worth 10 cents half peck;
lima beans are worth % cents a half peck. and egg
plants are down to 10 cents each roasting ears
from Long Island and New-Jersey cost q cents
dozen; celery is worth from Is to 40 cents bundle;
lettuce and 10 cents head. and mushrooms 81
a pound. Nyack pppins are worth 50 % a barrel
Prime rib roast costs % cents a pound porterhouse
roast q cents porterhouse steak. q cents; sirloh
steak % cents; roundbone steak, IS cents; fiat
bone steak. % cents; fresh rump beef 10 cents
help roast beef. IS cents: leg beef. cents; hlet
beef so cents; plate beef. 10 cents; rump peel 10
cents OK tails 10 cents beef liver. 10 cents; beef
kidneys Is cents: veal chops % cents; loin veal
% cents leg veal 20 cents; breast veal, l6 cents;
shoulder veal 16 cents veal outlet q cents flet
veal q cents calls head. so cents; calfs livers.
60 cents: calf's feet, 10 cents .
Mutton sells for 10 cents pound hndquarter for
cenf fsn' EnssS sde q cents leg i rack
chops % cents; English chops. q cents shouluer,
10 cents: mutton kidneys. cents; lamb, II Genus:
cents: rack lamb chops. 2S cents; saddle lamb %
cents: leg lamb % cents; shoulder lamb. l. cents;
breast lamb Il cents loin chops, lamb. 2s cents
smoked beef IS cents; smoked tongue, 20 cents;
loin pork l6 cents; salt pork. IA cents; lardinB
pork Is cents; can lard 10 cents sausages 10 cents