New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-12
PRICES ~ 7HE MARKETS.
CALIFORNIA CHERRIES sHAD GROWING SCARCE
-FRrrrs AND VEGETABLES.

CALIFORNIA CHERRIES sHAD GROWING SCARCE
-FRrrrs AND VEGETABLES.
California fruit has appeared in the markets o. At
loast I'm Tho retail fancy fruit stores which have
displayed the nrs California cherries of the season.
Thcy sell for - ami - cents pound. Then. too.
pcnchcs have come mp from Georgia, the Fore
runner ~ the crop Though they might be styled
q caricature o. peach. dealers have the
nerve" 10 ask 81 dozen for them Strawberries
are fnuch better than last week and quart OF
reasonably ripe fruit may Do had f)r - cents There
has been great complaint this season over the per
nicous practice Of frl'dclcrs Of trying 10 restore
the fresh look OF their stock OF strawberries By
giving them the water cure Many a stale ana
tas,ecss quart Of strawberries thus treated has
been ppt an Ter the glare Of The electric light AMI
pllncl ~ ol un-uspcctng victims at fun prices.
Mediterranean oranges are taking the place OF the
swcoier orange from Florida Messlua oranges cost
% o. cents dozen, lemons are 20 cents doz'n
llu"appes from Florida, 10 ID " cents e'l''l
bananas. 80 cents dozen, anu russell apples ~
cents a basket
oyster Ilay asparagus and asparagus from Mon
mouth County, y. j. can b." had al 10 10 - cents
bunch. cucImbcrs are iV 90 o. cents each, oyster
plant 80 cents bunch. salads OF all sorts. 10 10
cents heal. small green onon7 rom long iSi1hl "
arl w-Iersey. cents bunch green peas - -
a peck. Florida tomatoes. 90 cents quart or 80
cents a basket AMI dollhouse tomatoes. 70 cents
pound. new Dcets 10 cents bunch. Hubbard. .
pota toes 81 10 A po'k. Green kale cents a peck.
spinach. % cents peck butter beans ~ cents a
a iars" bunch. string beans. = cents quart ana
sDrre. % cents peck Mushrooms, extra ircsh,
ssl fYr - cents pound
Nurth Eli.r ana Connecticut River sh1I are
son.ghli ieirer than n week ago for the reason
mar the season Is about over and this luxury OF
me I;ry world l. getting scarce. North River roe
shad cost a. cents in Fulton Market yesterday. AMI
ih. bucks. 30 cents Tho macKorcl fleet continue
o. meet wrrt,hcl luck. ana n' more sm1. ks have
arrived here The few nsh caught in weirs along
sll.. II no.. hy means uli the demand. and
the price remains high. Large mackercl sell FOR -
o. ~ ceats each. ana smaller s.2cs for about is
cents Bluensh 1rc cheap. selling az cents
pound. southern sheepshead are also plentiful. and
can De- hal fpr 2 cents pound, green -neIt- are
worth 80 cents q pound. I've Holsters. II cents;
dressed eeis. 10 cents. pDmpano. 30 cents. weak
n-h. l-is cents. hldd1Dk ront'. goldfish. and 10
cents. chicken haubut rs cents, AMI red snapper -
cents poIul.
Sort crabs cost 81 p a dozen AMI hard crabs s. 20
hundred. small soft crab. cau b." had for -
cents ID dozen. Shal sells for 90 cents pair.
Western eggs .ost only u cents i dozen. ana
STAT egsr 30 cents Elgin creamery butter can be
had for - cents pound. state dairy butter Is 10
- cents. and Philadelphia print butter FOR 80 cents
Capous at" worth 20 cents a pound; Inllad 'lphia
Lrolllng chickens % 20 ~ cents pounl; roasting
fowls. is cents. fowls for frlclsseeinE. t. 20 ~
cents ami Boston duckuGs 20 cents SQUAD sell
Tor 81 dozen. and plgeOns can he had for 81 10 10
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