New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-09
HIGHER PRICES ~ THE MiRKETS.
THE STORM rARALYZEs HUsINEss-A SHARP Rrs
~ rERIsHAnI.E PRODrCTs

THE STORM FAEALYZES HrsINESS-A SHARP RISE
~ rERisHAnLE PROJECTS.
The storm parayzed all business In the markets
Yesterday The fin" snow slftei through the WIN
dows and blew In clouds through the big doors OF
Fulton Market. whitening every object. moving or
stationary The vegetable men had to spread tar
pauins over their stock-in-trade and egg-dealers
kent oilstoves burning Live hsh in the marble
tank. froze to death under the ice-coverei water
while the dead fish the slabs became Ike STICKS
Of wood they froze so solid /, was wintry scene
OF course prices Jumped up for everything perish
,hlo Until noon not A barrel OF oysters had reached
the city. The Long Island freight tram got III
about l D. m bringing "A few oysters. twelve hours
behind time. Live cod sold AT u cents pouhu'
steak cod al Is ceats and market cod al cents
Dressed cells brought 10 and ~ cents pouhh' pIue
Ash soid for ~ cents a pound striped bass. p to
q cents: black bass 20 cents. carp IL cents nouh
ders IL and l. cents; haddock. cents live HOLSTERS
Is cen. halbut IS and % cents; pompano. y cents
and Southern Spanish mackerei' - cents rres'
mackerel - cents each: plckercl N cents pou''.
red snapper 10 and IL cents; Western salmon w anu
Il cents: southern sheepshcad IS cents; green
smells IL cents; weakish. Is cents wall-eyed PIKE,
IL conts. tomcods l2Is cents and white perch 10
cents North Carolina roe shad sold FOR y - eac''
and bucks for ST. Florida roe shah are "o''" y -
and the bucks. 10 cents.
Prices OF vegetables were marked up by ING
dealers not 80 much because or the storm mere
I'm the South whence tho spring ana ia'e "i"'e'
s,nnlos come Il is feared great damage has been
done 10 early vegetables In Florida ana 'eosd'
Green meas cost I'm Fulton Market yesternay -
mock. string beans - cents quart; soup NeHe'ao'.S
,.r. Ia cents a bunch double the price OF week
400. astragon got to 20 cents n buhcn anu ho'-
house parsley to ~ cents "A bunch; green oh'"
cos, "a cents n hundred; dollhouse Tomatoes I"
co,,s . Mound and Florida tomatoes, :" cents
o.cb. rooms ~ cents to 81 - a pound; esca-
rolo and cb,cory four heads for p cents; green
,enncrs IA cents n dozen: new carrots, :" cents
bunch: lettuce 81 to 81 - a dozen cranberries' "
cents a quart: rhubarb II cents "A bunch rau'sneS'
four lunches for - cents: Jerusalem aruchokeS,
., cents n small measure and oyster piahts' ~
cents a bunch Four Spanish onions cost - CENTS
cabbage IL cents "A head cucumbers, - Il uo~e"'
and small white onions. % cents smaii neasu,e;
Sweet potatocs worth ~ cents IL pv.n, ~, A..
irish pontoes 81 90 and s. 70 n barrel Sphacn ~
very dear, selling at wholesale NJ S'"o '"'
and nj cents n peck retail .., .,,,
Creamery butter costs 80 cents II Pouii, ai,,'
fresh eggs 81 cents dozen, or nine Iot d I" 49,
Good Florida oranges those wnlch ssoape ld sran
hn9ore ,his one sell here for 81 and 81 box,
ar "a CENTS n dozen. Vaencas retail at 70 cents
dozen. Malaga grapes are 80 cents a po"n"' III"
English dollhouse grapes, * ~ pouhu +, At,
Owing TO The growing scarcity OF sheep IN TINS
country the butchers say. the prices o. MUTTON
and lamb must advance. Hindquarters Oh nu., ,ni
now cost II cents pound; ioredua,ts,s ~ 800.
raclouarters 10 cents: English saddle ~ cents
Ice ~ mutton IA cents: rack chops ~ cents; Eng
lish chons u cents shoulder. cents, ana mutton
kidneys cents. Half carcass U, To- ", ~ csnts
for Il cents n pound. hindquarters for 10 cents,
and foreauarters for u cents; saddle OF atnp, -
cents. leg Of lamb l6 cents: shoulder ana breast,
10 cents. and oin chops. 2s cents pound