New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-11
PRICES IN THE M4RKETS.
HIGH PRICES FOR PORK PRODCCTs-MohE
STRAWBERRIES FROM FLORIDA.

HIGH PRICES FOR PORK PRODCCTS-MOHE
STRAWBERRIES FROM FLORIDA.
Consumers are feeling the effect OF the recent
almost unprccedented advance In hog prodncts, tie
retail butchers having been compelled 70 auo HUH
1 TO cents a pound to the prices charged year
AGO for pork pl ducts. Yesterday hogs were sei"s
a. the stockyards in the vicinity OF this city Tor
cents a pound and upward, live weight. ms Is
lust about double the price OF hogs year ago. TINS
being the case hJusckeepcrs are not surprised WHICH
they are charged 90 cents a pound for smoked nam
for which a year ago they paid 1G cents or IL cents
for bacon that cost IA cents year ago. 10 cents
for l,in pork that could be had year ago Tor ~
cents Ia cents for salt pork against IL cents year
ago: IG cents for ardlng pork and 10 cents LOT can
lard and common salsagcs which a year ago couu
be had at Q cents u pound cheaper. Fresh pork
tcndcrloins low cost 90 cents pound vermont
sausagcs in two pound packages, wrapped In oil paper
cost As cents n package; common bologna sausage'
are worth Ia cents a pound, and Frankurers ID
cents. Imported lIndager sausages sell Tor IL cents
a pair or co cents pound.
All kinds OF meats have gone up Olt OF sympathy
with pork products. Prime rib roast costs - cents
a plund pOrterhousc roasts 81 cents porerhouse
steak - cents sirl0ln steak % cents, DeImonico
steak 81 cents rourdbone steak Is rents. ilatbone
steak - cents fresh rump beef Is cents, help roast
10 cent? leg beef cents het OF beef 60 cents. plate
corncd beef 10 cents, rump corncd 10 cents, oxtaiis
10 cents, beef liver 10 cents and beef kidneys 10
cents.
"Ii)thouse" lambs are sold by the quarter now.
4 hn1quartcr weighing four or five pounls VIII
sell for 81 foreQuartcrs sell for 80 10 to 81 each'
IIind1uaricrs OF lamb not classified as dollhouse sell
for Is cents a pound and forequarcrs for Ia cents
Veal chops worth % cents pound; ION ci
VEAL 80 cents; leg Of veal 20 cents breast veal
10 cents shoulder veal, 10 cents; veal outlets, 20
cents nct veal. 81 cents cllfs head, 90 cents cali
liver, 80 cents and calls feet. 10 cents.
With the milder weather come heavier receipts OF
butter and eggs, and the prices OF these essential
products are Consequently falling. The best Elgin
creamery butter can now bc had for IS cents pound
downtown, though higher figures are asked uptown.
Philadelphia prints cost 40 cents and country butter
Is down u % cents pound. Eggs can be had for
40 cents a dozen.
New onions frnm Cuba nrc selling for 10 cents n
quart new potatoes 10 and 20 cents quart
new cabbagcs from Florida cost 90 and 25 cents Il
head, and carrots cents bunch. Imported
CauliHOwers can be had for 35 and 40 cents head,
and domestic cauliHowers for 20 and 25 cents I'M
ported Brussels sprouts cost 40 and As cents quart
and Long Island sprouts 20 and % cents
Exceptionally fine shad coming from North caro-
lima early in the week the roes sold for %, bat large
rec, weighing five or six pounds. be had now for
~ 20, and the bucks for ~ 90. Roe shad from the
River cost n 3D. all the bucks 10 cents ami
IL each. HOLSTERS have become scarce again. and
tho price has risen to - cents pound.
Floiida strawberries were selling In the market this
week for 81 30 TO a. - quart; and hOthouse straw
berries from New jersey for 81 50 "A cup. Navel
oranges from California can be had Tor 81 and Sl 70
a dozen.
IS cents each dollhouse tomatoes from Boston COST
cents Il pound.