New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-13
dressed the Congress on "Nava Heroes Of the sco'cn
Irish Race,
PRICES AND NOTES IN THE MARKETS.
HorHoUsE PEACHES At THE FRUIT STONES
HUDSON RIVER SALMON.

HOTHoUsE PEACHES At THE FRUIT sTohEs-
HUDSON RIVER SALMON.
Hotholse peaches, the first OF the seasoTl nave
been on sale during the week ut the broadway fancy
fruit stores. They cost the snug ln'e sum VI ~
or 60 cents each From Norfolk ana Norm '"ro""s
there are coming fine Strawberries OF inc Sn"p
less variety which sell at the fancy fruit stores for
40 and 60 cents quart box. They are rea''y INC
only berries reaching this market yet that have come
anywhere near being what the public Ike TO see
them Southern berry growers and shippers nave
had the most unavorable season In their experience.
Jjp TO date the has proved one OF the "orst
on record the growers. Shippers and dealers In ms
favorite fruit. But better things are expected, now
that the Norfolk patches are sending their contrbn-
lions North. Next week strawDerrles VIII Dc eo"'s
In from Maryland.
The plneapple season Is well under way now, and
the arrivals OF the fruit from Havana and Florida
arc heavy They retail at 90 to 40 cents each.
California Bartlett pears selling for Soa ~ 90 a
dozen I'm the fruit stores. j. III. Hale. the welknown
peach-grower OF South Glastonbury, Conn.,. ana OF
Fort Valley Ca, says, now that all the cold weather
Is mast and there has been warmth enough TO show
the exact situation there Is fine prospect Tor Il
crop OF peaches In all parts Of the United states.
something that has not been known before In many
years
A shad fisherman named Keenan, on Thursday
caught In his net of One-hundrcd-a fifty second ST.
i'm the North River salmon which wc1sheu Il ID
pounds and measured 3 feet and Inches, being the
largest salmon caught I'm The Hudson. lester-
day Mr. Backford had on exhibition in Fulton Market
salmon caught in Il trap net OIL Cape Co., "hich
weighed twenty five pounds " 1t Is only WITHIN lew
years. said Mr. Blackford that the catching OF
salmon I'm the Hudson has become common. Inc
Hudson is not a natural salmon stream like the
Kennebec and other rivers down East. Salmon eggs,
obtained from the United States Fish Commission.
were Matched by the state Fish Commission at Cold
placed In the Hudson above Mechanicsville. Be-
tween 80, 900 and 100000 fry placed there for
the succeeding three years. and you the good re-
suits of this in the beautiful large salmon now found
in the Hudson
Summer fish are abundant and cheap this week,
especially bluefsh, which selling at TO ]: L.
cents n pound. Fresh mackcrcl be had for
o5 and 40 cents each. Southern Spanish mackercl
40 cents pound; striped bass, Is and 20 cents
backfish Is cents: black bass, % cents; cod u to
II IL cents, and broOkrout, 80 cents to 81. soft
shell CRABS nearly grown, coming from Maryland
and sell for 81 and 81 80 dozen. The crab fishermen
Of Crisfcd and other towns along the Chesapeake re-
port that crabs are extremely this year.
Connecticut River shad cost IL and the bucks
40 cents; North River rOes are 30 TO 40 cents ana
the bucks 30 cents. Long Island Eingfsh cell for
40 cents pound pckerci. Is cents; I'VE loisters
10 and IL IL cents kenncbec sallOn 40 cents, ana
Western salmon. So cents.
The extraordinarily high price OF butter Keeps
up, and the best Western creamery still retais AZ
80 to 40 cents a pound. But the wholesale price i
falling as the supply increases and the retail prite
must follow. Retail butter dealers say that the
OF butter has fallen of enormously since
il became expensive luxury. Eggs, however,
are cheap and as many sixteen can be- had for Il
quarter IN some stores