New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-25
PRICES ~ THE MAKKE rs.

FLORIDA PEACHES STRAWBERRIES ~ PRIME
CONDITION PLENTIFUL ASr CHEAP
The cool weather o. the last fortnight has been
a blessing 10 shippers OF strawbeffeH ana de"isH IN
that uscions fruit. II has helped To Keep me Der
ries Arm and hard. and not IN many years nave inc
public hai the opportunity TO get them In Hhch sooi
condition The berries are plentiful and cheap too
selling for " TO 20 cents quart box. The best of
them are coming from virginia and Maryland, Next
week the growers from the Delaware Peninsula VIII
begin 10 ship their product, and after that the New
Jersey berries will begin to arrive
some Of the up-o-dhtc fancy fruit stores are dis
playing Florida peaches rle mrs, Of the season.
which cost ~ a crate wholesale. and sell n, retail
at what the storckeepcr can get anywhere from ID
TO 10 cents each.
California navel oranges are much In public favor
Just now retailing at 10 to % cents dozen. Cali
fornia seedlings cost % to 30 cents dozen and Mes
sina oranges 20 to 30 cents dozen. Mcssina lemons
are dsarer. selling at IL to 20 cents dozen.
Philadelphia broilefs are much sought after now
they sell at 81 n pair. State broling chickens are
81 % "A pair. Spring roasting chickens are 20 to 70
cents pound. In some places as high as 20 cents
being asked for them: spring ducks 30 cents: tur-
keys rs and 20 cents and capons % and 30 cents
pound. Boston geese u cents and fowls 10 To Is
cents "A pound
In Fulton Market English pheasants are retailed
at s. n pair, while In Washington Market 81 "A pair
Ia charged. In the East River Market English par
tridges sell Tor " ~ uoZen, anu IN
g dozen In Fulton Market black cocks cost y 20
n pair ard In Washington Market they quoted
Mt 81 Is a pair. Pigeons cost 81 20 a dozen In Fulton
Market and 81 dozen in Washington Market
Asparagus from oyster Bay sells for u cents
bunch: new turnips cents "A bunch oyster plants.
10 cents bunch; Brussels sprouts Is cents Il quart
permuda potatoes 10 cents n ha.f-peck; Jerusalem
articbokes % cents a small measure: beets cents
a bunch: string beans C5 cents a peck peas. e.
cents n peck; cucumbers. to cents each new
Elorida potatoes. 81 a peck; new Havana potatoes.
On cents peck; summer squash. 10 TO 20 cents each
ncv ca bbape Is to 10 cents head: spinach ~ cents
a neck. Southern tomatoes p cents a pound; hot
hoppse tomatoes 10 cents pound sprouie. 30 cents
nock. J,ermuda onions. 10 cents a quart; rnubarb
9 cents a bunch: egg pants new. q cents each;
usao az cents a head: carrots IS a
do1en and spring onions. cents bunch.
Egin creamery butter sells ior 20 cents pound
az low az rs cents. Fresh State eggs cost % and
Western eggs Is cents Dozen
EYsh prices remain about the same as last week
Kennebec salmon sells for IS cents pound; West
ern salmon s cents: shad are 40 and 60 cents
each: sea bass are Is cents pound; red snappers
are 10 and IL cents pound: porsies are ~ cents
s,ers are Il cents a pound; Long Island kngfsh
are rs cents; haiibut, Is cents haddock cents;
10 cents; dressed cells. Is cents; goldfish, cents;
cod steak 10 cents; live cod 10 cents; buehsh, 10
is TN sep S.. g0SeS en Ssn
Is cents; weakfsh, I'm cents; whitehall 80 cents:
Long Island Iroon ,ro% are ~
~ cents, and whitensh, fresh caught IS cents a
bound. crab meat Is 90 cent. pound; craynsh
hundred :S. frog. les; 60 hSnar.d
pSswns are 81 50 a hundred; shad roes are 80 cents
Z nsir: soft crabs are 76 CENTS to q dozen.