New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-19
PRICES N THE MARKETS.

STRAWBERRIES FROM neutrality-suspicious.
FREsnER AND CHEAPER.
The northward march OF the summer season is wis.,
bic every hand to one who visits any OF the great
purveying depots 81 the city. we'll in the
numerous retail markets and the unnumbered thou
sands Of corner grocery stores whore fresh vege-
tables and fruits arr sold. Strawberries are now
coming from the eastern shore OF Virginia and
Maryland, AMI even from As far north as Delaware.
tho "attle Blue Hens Chicken" In consequence
this deectable fruit IS becoming abundant, of ex-
cellent quality and cheap enough for the attenu-
at,d wallets of the drygoods salesman and the
managing clerks OF large law Offices. For p cents
two quarts Of good strawberries may BE- had. and
for ~ cents quart box OF fruit u the best quality
In two weeks. when the strawberry beds OF Mon
mouth County begin 20 pour their wealth into the
city markets. the season OF this fruit OF fruits VIII
be- at rs height. Down in Monmouth strawberries
~ big as tcacups common
Californian black artarlan cherries are 10 be had
for 50 cents a pound The carloads that have come
through from the Pacific have not been iirst-cass
as yet the best OF the early fruit always being
sold In 81. Louis and Chicago. Georgia peen-too
peaches are down to 30 quart this week
Vegetables and fish change in prices continually,
while the cost OF provisions is rarely marked up
or down. This week It is possible TO get two
punches OF oyster Bay or Monmouth County aspar-
agus for - cents The consumption OF asparagus
much greater than people suppose. Car after car
laden with asparagus. rolls into the railroad yards
at Communlpaw and Jersey city every night, some
times nearly A solid train Of them arriving. sweet
potatoes cost % cents a peck New-Jersey green
peas cost 80 peck. string beans are 20 cents
a quart: new potatoes. 81 a peck; eggpplants 20
cents each; oyster plants, - cents bunch; Bos-
ton cucumbers 10 and 10 cents each; new Deets,
10 cents "A bunch. dollhouse tomatoes, 10 cents "A
pound and Southern tomatoes % cents a quart;
Komane lettuce 10 cents a head radishes, cent
a bunch: beet tops. - cents a peck; spinach 80
cents "A peck and green kae. 20 cents. Caulinower
sells for 10 and 80 cents each and comes from Long
Island and New-lersey. Fresh mushrooms are
wor h 81 cents a pound. New carrots are 90 cents
a bunch. new onions 20 cents quart, and rhuoaro,
cents bunch. . .. ,
Kennebec salmon sells for go cents to 81 a pound
Fresh mackcrel are still scarce and cost 10 cents
each Spanish mackerel can be had for - cents
pound All other kinds OF fish are plentiful ana
cheap Prime rib roast sells for ~ cents pound;
uortt rhouse roast for % cents. porterhouse steak
for . cents: srl0n steak for - cents; round bone
steak for II cents: fiat bone steak FOR 20 cents;
fresh rump beef for Il cents help roast ~ cents;
leg Of beef cents het. 80 cents; corned plate
beef . cents corned rump Il cents; oxtails 10
cents; beef liver. 10 cents, and beef kidneys. 10
Veal chops cost "a cents n pound; lon Of veal,
% cents: leg Of veal 20 cents breast OF veal and
shoulder 1919 cents veal outlet, y cents. and Met
of veal y cents pound. Calls head sells for 90
cents calrs liver. 60 cents and calf feet ~ cents
Sweetbreads are worth IS cents a pair