New-York tribune., 1895-07-06
PRICES ~ THE MARKETS.

FISH DEARER AFTER THE HOLiDAY-vEGE-
TABLES AND FRUITS
Jus. after the Fourth of July holiday the price
OF fish IL always pretty high IN the markets. ior
tho reason that tho fishermen. than whom there
are no more patriotic Americans remain ashor"
from their last trips to celebrate the glorious
Fourth and. although the public suffers in purse
thereby. yet when tho reason Is known II ~ "A
tax most chccrfully borne Heavy shipments TO
seaside and mountain hotels in order TO meet the
holiday trade also add something 20 the cost
OF sea food. Especially Is this true OF Holsters.
which rctailed yesterday al = and is cents
pound which IL extremely dear for the time Of
the year. Striped bass worth 30 cents pound;
cod 8 and 1872 cents black bass. IS cents. Kcnne-
bee salmon 30 and 81 cents; shecpshcad q cents.
and sea bass 10 cents "A pound Bucfsh. however.
a plentiful and cheap. selling at lG cents
pound: soft crabs be had for 70 cents and 81
n dozen: frogs legs 60 cents pound white
perch ls cents; pompano 20 cents: fresh mack
erel 30 cents each: dressed ees IS and brook
trout Is cents and 81 A pound Haddock sells for
cents There are shad remaining Yet.
which sell for 81 each. Salt mackerel and salt
salmon cost 25 cents a pound. and green turtle lG
cents.
Six punches OF Boston lettuce can be had for %
cents. and three punches Of chcory and escarole
for the same price Asparagus is selling at 20
cents a bunch, artichokes are p cents each beets
are selling six bunches for q cents string beans
10 cents quart: cauhower IL 10 and 20 cents each
carrots. by the Dozen q cents. and corn IL 10 cents
n Dozen cucumbers are three for 10 cents: chalots
are 80 cents n quart table celery, q cents a bunch
egg plants 10 and 20 cents horseradish root IL
10 cents; kohlrabi three punches for 10 cents.
leeks are 8 cents a bunch: mushrooms 81 TO 81 25
q pound: Bermuda onions two quarts for %
cents green peppers 10 cents n dozen: Bcr-
muda potatoes are 70 cents those from Charles
ton. 60 cents a peck; sweet potatoes are 60 cents
N o,1 g,tnaa 10 On ..nly. IN
turnips are 10 cents peck. and six pounds OF to-
matocs. in baskets. are only Is cents.
California peaches are appearing In greater guam
titles now that the Georgia peach crop Is about
exhausted. until the orchards Of Maryland begin
10 ship to market there will be some show for CALI
fornia fruit. but the Pacific Coast product cannot
hold It's own when the Eastern orchards In full
bearing The distance IL too great and the fruit.
though beautiful TO look at. cannot approach In
eating qualities the Eastern peach. California
peaches here 80 cents dozen. California plum.
% and 20 cents "A dozen. cantaoupes bring 10 and
raspberres. blackberries ana whortieberres 10 ana
ssns quart asd na ~ so 10 cents nsn and
hothoire grapes - Aprcots are worth 10 cents "a
basket
dozen Apples are beginning To arrive from the
SOUTH and while most OF The stock received II OF
small size and more or less defective a few nne red
Astrachans are coming from Georga. and bringing
extreme prices 10 the fancy fruit stores that hani"
them Most of the green fruit received IN from
North Carolina. and In most II has been very
poor probably being windfnlls. The frost during
the spring did great deal OF damage To the hplir
crop In many sections and Il IN almost impossible
crop experts report, ~ obtain accurate idea OF
the probab yield. the effect of frost II to cause
large quantities Of fruit to drop from the trees after
Elgln creamery butter is worth % cents u pound.
aud eggs cost 70 cents a dozen.