New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
RED AND BLACK RASpBERRIEs 10 BE HAD-CoD
AND HADDOCK SCARCE.

RED AND BLACK RAspBERRIES TO BE HAD-CoD
AND HADDOCK SCARCE.
All the small fruits, except dewberr1es nave
appeared In the markets now this season. ana t"e
PROSPECT OF an abundant year makes everybody happy
Prices OF fruits are falling every day, as the quanuy
and variety increase. The price Of wntermelons mas
dropped In ten days from 81 TO IS cents and Call
forna fruits showing the effect Of the compeiicn
Of Eastern orchards and berry patches Red raspoer-
ries are coming from F1orida, ard the dealers are
asking 90 and 70 cents pint for them, whiie me
black I-,spberries can 10 had for 10 cents pint
BlacEberles are being shipped from points as FUR
north as Delaware to this city. They sell for ~
and 10 cents quart. liuckleberT1es cost 10 cents
d quart and gooseberres 10 cents. Nearly dozen
carloads Of California fruit week are being received
y the auctioneers in this city. principally cherries
and aprcots. some OF the fruit did not reach here
In Zip top condition. and the fruit merchants complain
that the ranscontinsntal trip takes too lone-fuly
twelve DAYS In Instances from the Pacic Coast
to this point.
steamers from the sonth arc bringing North I'm
mense quantities If pineapples. but there is much
complaint about the condition Of the fruit. The re-
suit IS that pines never sold so cheaply as AT
present retailing at 10 TO % cents each.
For several days there has been almost cod ana
paddock famine. and great has been the per urbaton
Of the hotel keepers and boarding house propretos
who depend on these staple food fishes to large
tent Wallace Black.ord, OF Fulton Market the
cause OF the scarcity Is In part due 10 absence OF
many smacks I'm the pursuit Of mackerel and In part
to blows" and bad weather OF the Georges Banks.
where most OF the fish taken. Market col Is
retailing at 10 cents, and steak cod at IL IL TO 1S
cents "A pound, while haddOck cost cents. How
ever bluchsh cheap enough to furnish compensa-
ton for dear cod and haddock. selling at 10 cents
q pound. Large blGiter mackercl, Weighing two
pounds and over worth 80 cents. while medinm
size fish sell for IL cents fresh caught salmon front
Is worth IL IL 10 Is cents pound: striped bass.
% to 30 cents, and black bass Is cents pound.
Southern spanish mackeIel worth % and 80 cents
a pound, and natives 50 cents. Live Holsters
cost 10 cents pound.
Broing chickens much in demand. Pha-
dephia spring broilers sell for FL IS pair and
phensants may be had for Z: % pair
and English cartridges for IS cents. Hump little
re-, d birds be had for 81 dozen. Philadelphia
dark squads cost 80 dozen. and white squads ~ So
Tame Iigc0ns sell for 81 80 dozen. SHOW birds
be lad for 80 cents dozen, and ptarmSan still
To be found In the market for %l 80 pnir Green
corn has been In the market Tor ten days So and
,r the best ~ 30 dozen Is The price. oyster
lay asparagus may be had for 10 10 % cents u
bunch Long Island green peas sell for % cents
n half pick and Florida Tomatoes for 20 cents quart.
New potatoes worth 30 cents hulf-peck. and
string beans about the same. Egg plant Is worth
- and 80 cents each: carrots, 40 cents dozen
punches and romnine lettuce 5 and 10 cents Il hend