New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-02
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
SOUTHERN VEGETABLES ABUNDANT-CHER-
RIES FROM CALIFORNIA.


The markets yesterday had a great variety Of fine
Southern vegetables. Bananas are abundant
steamers laden with the fruit coming into port
two or three times a week. North River shad
also In plenty.
A large lot OF fine California cherries was re-
ceIved In market two days ago, the 1rst this year,
and the fruit is now selling for 81 pound. Large
Lady Thomas and Hoffman strawberries cost ~ to
s. cents a quart: there a few quarts OF hot
house stra wberres in market. selling at So cents
cup. Large fancy navel oranges sell for Is cents
a dozen Red bananas are worth Is cents dozen;
yellow bananas. IS cents dozen; large pineapples.
20 to 45 each; cocoanus 20 TO 80 cents each
and Malaga grapes. 40 cents pound.
English cucumbers sell FOR 10 cents each; Jefu-
ealem artichokes Is cents quart. French arti-
chokes - cents each: oyster Bay asparagus. 20
cents a bunch; New-Jersey asparagus. 10 cents a
bunch Charleston asparagus. " cents bunch;
dollhouse cucumbers. " cents each; new beets, u
cents a bunch: string beans. % cents a quart: wax
beans ~ cents quart, cranberries. 10 cents
quart; Bermuda onions Is cents: white. red and
yellow onions. u TO is cents a quart caulho~er.
a, 10 20 cents each red and white cabbage. Il to q
cents a head: eggplant. Y cents each; Spanish
onions, cents each: carrots. 10 cents quart;
fancy table celery. Is cents TO s. 20 bunch;
oyster plant u cents; parsley G cents; radshes !
cents and rhubarb. 10 cents bunch; Boston let
tuce costs 10 cents: romaine 10 cents fettcus. 10
brown kale. 45 cents peck bermuda potatoes. IL
c,rts a quart: Long Island potatoes cents
quart; green peas Is cents a quart: spinach. %
cents a quart: turnips q cents "A dozen; hothouse
Tomatoes Is cents a pound: Southern tomatoes are
81 plentiful that they selling for . cents
dozen. summer squash cost IS cents each parships'
~ cents "A dozen. okra. % cents hundred ana
mushrooms. ~ cents pound.
North River roe shad now only 40 cents;
fresh mackerel costs % cents pound; Spanish
mackereL 20 cents salmon % cents; whitehall, %
cents: seabass IS cents; cells IS cents: sheepshead.
10 cents panbass lS cents: kinghsh. 10 cents: white
fish. 10 cents: striped bass. 10 cents: halibut Is
cents: weaknsh Is cents black fish, II cents nukes,
Is cents, lobsiors IL cents; white perch, 10 cents;
sole u cents; brehsh. l. cents i've cod y cents
founders Is cents: red snappers 10 cents; haddock,
cents; pompano 70 cents green tnroe 90 800
legs 10 pound crawnsh 50 % hundred;
hard crabs 81 80 a hundred soft crabs. 30 cents a
dozen: prawils 81 ~ hundred shad roe 10 cents
pair. >, - no . o,,,.
Western capons, % cents Philadelphia roasting
cents. Philadelphia spring br0lling chickens. 81 10
A pair; State broling chickens 81 pair; frozen
gerse 25 cells Boston goslings. 2 cents; wild mon
erel geese ~ cents Rhode Island turkeys. 80 cents;
broiling turkeys. 10 cents; roasting turkeys, Il
cents: wild turkeys 25 cents: Philadelphia fowl. IS
cents: State fowl. II cents; salad Fowl. II cents
German psrTaFSs a ss i%r n nnssn
praire chicken and grouse. 81 30; Brazilian pleas
ants 81 %. wild geese 81 %; roasting pigs. s. 80
dozen: Egyptian quail s. u dozen English snipc.
g. 30 a dozen. snpe. 81 cents dozen: golden
plovcr. 81 - dozen grass pover. 50 dozen; black
Tho best Western dairy butter sells at % cents "A
pound The Fulton Market egg dealers are selling
cents; fresh-laid Long Island eggs are 2s cents
dozen.