New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-18
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
HIGH COST OF PRovIsIONS-soUTHERN NE"E
TABLES MORE ABUNDANT.

HIGH COST OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NH"H
TABLES MORE ABUNDANT
The unusually high cost OF living which mas pre-
vailed this winter and spring Is attributed by 'he
narketmen 10 the unprecedented famine III "oss'
Pork products nearly twice as expensive al prs
cnt as they this time year ago. ana the '"e''
is felt all along the line. Prime rib roast seiS ior
- cents pound porerhouse roast - cents portei
house steak 81 cents; srloin steak. % CENTS DEF
monico steak 81 cents round bone steak, Is cents ;
fat bone steak % cents fresh rump beef. 10 cents
help roast beef, l6 cents leg beef. II CENTS Met
beef 90 cents plate corncd beef. 10 ccnts' rumP
corned beef, IS cents ox-tals 10 cents; beci hVer
10 cents; beef kidneys. 10 cents veal chops 20
cents loin VEAL o. cents leg veal, 20 cents breast
veal 10 cents shoulder veal 10 cents veal outlet -
cents; fet veal 81 cents pound. Calls head costs
60 cents calls vcrs, 90 cents, and Calls feet ~
cents. Hind-Quarter mutton sells for IL cents
pound forcquarer, Is cents; rack quarter 20 cents
English saddle, "a cents leg, II ceE's; rack chops
23 cents English chops 81 cents; shoulder. 10 cents
mutton kidneys, cents; hind-quarteT lamo' 10
cents fore-quarter lamb IA cents; rack lamb chops
80 cents; saddle lamb. % cents leg lamb, 20 cents;
shoulder lamb, 10 cents breast lamb 10 cents, ana
loin chops, lamb, 81 cents pound.
Ham costs II cents pound: bacon. II cents;
smoked beef 10 cents; smoked tongue, 20 cents lon
pork Is cents; salt pork, 10 cents; lardng pork
II cents can lard, II cents. and sausages IL cents
a pound.
Florida Strawberries are about four weeks behind
time this Year. but they are coming In al last. The
quality Of the fruit received this week has greatly
improved, and good berries can BE- had ut the fancy
fruit stores for 80 cents q quart box, while fancy
berries cost ST. From south Carolina truck farms
Is coming some fine asparagus, which sells at retail
for so cents ~ 81 box. New elephants from
Florida cost 40 and 30 cents each. New Bermuda
onions can be had now for ID cents q quart; new
carrots, 8 and 10 cents n bunch new string beans
from Florida are worth 20 cents quart, ana new
green peas from the state cost rs cents q
half-peck. HOthOuse cucumbers are down TO 70
cents each now. New rhubarb sells for 10 cents
q bunch or three lunches for % cents Boston
dollhouse and Florida rOmalne lettuce sells Tor .
cents head. and hearts OF lettuce for 80 cents n
dozen. Half u dozen roots Of the new crop oil
Florida celery be had for 80 cents, and Florida
tomatoes for % cents quart. Hothouse musll-
rooms from Boston bring 81 pound, and the coarser
mushrooms sent in by express from Doylestown ana
other places in Pennsylvania can be had for 80
cents a pound.
Long Island fresh-lad eggs sell for c5 cents Dozen
while state and Jersey eggs can be had for 23 cents
and Western eggs for 90 cents. Duck eggs can De-
had for so cents dozen Philadelphia pin,
creamery SO cents Good State dairy butter sells
for IS cents.
Green spanish mackcrel from North Carolina are
selling in Fulton Market this week for 40 cents a
p0und live Maine Holsters still cost 20 TO % cents
a pound green Long Island smells are 20 to 80
cents pound and green pckere S CENT" nd 81 ean
and the bucks 80 cents. ehad roes are 80 10 ~
cents a pair. Green Oregon salmen by the whole
fish, costs % cents pound, while steaks sell Tor ~
cents. Whole live cod more plentiful and can
he had for 10 cents pound. while cod steaks cost
IL Il to 10 cents. and market cod cents.