New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-25
PRICES ~ TIE MARKETS.

SIGNS OF THE COMING OYSTER sEAsoN-vENI-
SON FROM COLD STORAGE HOUSES
one week more and the annual raid on the oyster
VIII begin. Already the signs OF the approaching
season OF festyity numerous. From down In
Maryland and Virginia. from the bays and inle,s
OF the Potomac and the Chesapeake. and the low
lying Islands that fringe the Eastern Shore come
reports that the oyster men are dredging and load
ing their sloops for the New-York market. An
other Indication that the oyster season Is knock
Ing at the door so 10 speak II the fact that oys
ter crabs. brought from Virginia TO be found
In market. and soft crabs are called n back num-
Der" by the market men In consequence
Among the other things In the nsh market
green 'melts which sell for p cents pound
Native Spanish mackere cost % cents a pound
and the southern fish. IS cents: bluensh Il
cents: black bass. Is cents: fresh mackerel -
cents. pompano % cents Kennebec salmon. ~ and
q cents. and Western salmon. q TO 80 cents live
Holsters 12i. cents. chicken halbut. IS cents red
snapper. Is cents pickerel. Il cents; Long Island
kingnsh ~ cents: dressed cells rs cents: Goldfish.
cents and ~ cents. and whitehall. q cents pound
There Is nothing new TO be said about tho peach
market. Maryland. Delaware or Ncw-Jcrsey
peaches Of fancy quality retailed at 81 q basket;
low 70 cents is paid for some. while the
Eastern peaches decidedly Inferior this year
the product Of California orchards has never been
better. The latter fetch 81 % TO 81 70 n box. OF
grapes there is an abundance and the same be
said OF pears and plums. In fact this Is the top OF
the for fruits Concord grapes sell at 20 TO
% cents for "A nvc-pound basket Deawarcs.
Nlagaras. Moore's Early and other varieties are
somewhat more expensive Quantities OF grapes
are being eaten now. but not so much when the
vineyards along the Hudson River begin to send
their output down 10 the city by boats. The grow
not disturbed this season, In former
years by wild and damaging reports about danger
Of poisoning from eating grapes sprinked with
Bordeaux mixture or from grape seeds slipping
into the vcrmiform appendix.
fop nd ar Mel seili
at s. a pair: cartridges are worth s. pair. and
grouse. 70 to 81 pair Nenison costs ~ to %
cents pound. according TO the cut. The game
laws Of the State forbid the carrying Of vcnison
merchandise from the country In which II is
shot. although II IL legal to expose II for sale In
the cities in other counties 50 all venison now
eaten In this city is alleged to be from cold storage
houses.
Long Island potatoes cost 81 20 a barrel. s. cents
n bushe and A. cents "A peck, sweet potatoes sell
for s. % barrel. or II cents peck. tomatoes are
Is a crate or cents quart; red cabbage. ID
cents "A head. green corn. 30 cents a dozen ears:
apples g. to 81 a barrel: lima beans. 10 cents
peck; string beans G. cents peck. and okra, 20
cents a hundred. a barrel OF muskmelons can be
had for 50 10 and watcrnelons cost 30 cents each.
Cauinower sells for t. to 30 cents head. and
spinach. for 70 cents n peck.
Philadelphia print butter costs % cents pound,
and Long Island eggs % cents n dozen