New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-10
TIE sTRIKH AND MARKETs.
INCREASE ~ PRICES or MAS POULTRY
AND FRUITS POSSIBLE ADVANCE ~
THE FISH MARKET

THE FISH MtkkIT
Tho railroad strikes are having O serious effect
on local market supplies. AMI Will" sharp advances
have been made in prices - meats. poultry and
fruits SIN higher prices nre anticipated unless
tho strikes are speedily ended Beet In carcass
has advanced from 3is TO I cents pound mutioD
from 10 2's cents fresh pork from ~ 90 cents.
and bacon ana hams In proportion. som" Keepers
Of retail meat markets have not only advanced their
prices FOR cut meats IN proportion to the advance
OF Wholesale prices. but hav" even taken al
VANTAGE Of the situation by cndenvorlng 70 "'urn
a penny ~ questionable honesty. western poultry
has advanced from l. 20 ~ per cent sine" ihc be-
ginning Of the strikes. and f. scarce" The ITic" 81
fish. which IS happily ia abundant supply. mas not
Vet been disturbed but among tho nsh dealers II
was .all Yesterday afternoon that Oh account ~
the extraordinary high prices Tor meats and poultry
the demand FOR Ash is llk"ly % become go active.
should the strikes continue much longer. that
prices Of sea food wll inevitably b" advanced.
Louis Oitinau. u the nrm Of William ottm'n
& CO.. the wholesale and retail dealers in m'nia
and poultry at Fulton Market. said to IL Tribune
reporter. 1T Is d'porahl" stat" 81 "H'ii y
when a fc~ with srlcyarec. %h,,i h.t fef1 ii
Of tn. couutry'- traffic and cause such loss az ]
great inoonveniencc among q" ''tAFr4 -. Ir,"'.Ii
finds have advanced from 20 cents a D'un J.
according 20 the KIND - meat. our him ms -. !
IN or retail department. IN AZ rnn.,s'm' ,'H
This do not car" 10 exact ths eh'I' & '' n,,r
.rOrn our customers, but Wiling =" Dear our
t'r. 81 thr bur,lcn Should the strikes continue
We shall have to make iurih'T A1'.'n''' ~
meat business. like every oih"I must p' ~
lated by supply and demand. ana u III" "np''a ~.
comes too greatly depleted. higher pii'"H mus,
rre,all. and people who nav" lr'n acc SUM
- ,s. only tho choicest cuts VIII nav" 10 CON
tent themselves with common ono. ,....,-,.. ~,
The fTIlt market j. more S'l''llN's,
,h,r ,h,t f,r the more substantial ip'rl if"i''''
Whcu Tho strikes began there w'r" =" 'i'I'n' ~ =
-, california fruits Of all Kinds passing t"'""t'
T',,h bound FOR Eastern markets ms az =
number OF cars was held up by me st!'m'r" ni
- rftu cor1llcd in Mormn ndom "nll" lh' II W.
has - leterioratcI tnIt u cannot now i'l,ut
destination IN m1rkrtabl" condition. ""' WI" u"
n corrlc,r loss the shippers
Two car!oads OF California irilt artlV,d mr.
,or,,ov and were Immediately sold M puhI' h"'
hlthongh II not IN hrst-'lhsa '"il .,'' w.
fruit readily sold. under sirot con 1'"', , 49,
,r.,,,,o aalc Last Friday. only three Gays 'iil'i
~, ,se Two cars the only ones on IA" NJ
hrr. ,,c.ut the - which were intercepted u,
i,,b Iv.u should the strikes come I" ~" ~" -.
~ ,..,,fI REQUIRE from ten days 10 TWO N'''hN
., ,rt fr.sh siipplics from the Pa'lhr Sopr 30 li'
-, t,n.ll,fc relief can De expected 'thi'i9
rln.auucs and watermel'ns ar" III goou S"'F'9' '''
i.vo l,..u selling at LOW prices ,..
NAY ".rtkc. I'm the West have somewhat inter
,..1 MIN the business Of iho'" m. OF h'-i''
.t,nn c,rrv cattle 20 England. Will" IN" suiplS
" ratte from the West mas not y't b'ch 20 nt,
S,t,fst.t re- 10 become serious drtrlmrnt u" M
~, yc, II IS feared that II mo strlkrs are Pr"
,.,oI the steamships VIII have dlih'uIN "I ",tInb
hIr cargoes Of i've stock Inc prlh'lphH, ,, i.i'r
e,iah c,rrx cattle TO the Oihrr soc are th' NH''"
w. .l,.tt.",oI and Atlantic Transport linrs
"t,ricc makes anything grow" - an "ld C"iillrlc'
- and i'm the face Of INSTRUCTED trahspotth
.tnn Yesterdays New YORK chtlie inhih' t
w ono nrrvcvor of refrigerator beer was iorc''
cattle for the nrst nm" IN many yea =
M farmers OF nearby places ru5heh IN th'r "a, y
uith a view TO taking advantage u "u'""''N p''''