New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
PRICES IN THE MARKETS..
CANNED GOODS AND OTHER SUPPLIES DEARER-
sARDINES SCARCE.


sARDINES SCARCE.
In the housekeepers' market the same steady up
ward rise Of prices noted In The Tribune before
SIN continues. Nearly everything is feeling tho
swell Of the great coming tidal of good times.
Prices higher and demand Is sharpcv for rasins
for canned goods and for almos. everything sold In
commerce. Supplies short Is The reason. Among
other canned goods. prices which have advanced
after ong period OF depression. American sar-
dimes. Eastport, Me- sends word that three OF tho
largest factories there have been compelled TO close
on account of the scarcity of fish.
Abundance of good things are on sale now. about
everything being In season. Among tho novelties
offered by Broadway fancy fruit stores are Spanish
melons at 25 cents each.
Bluefsh are scarce and dear and the green ones
sell for Is pound. and the frozen sort 10 cents.
In the game market canvas-back ducks have come
In at 50 50 a pair red-head. 81 80: mallard. 81 IS;
broad-bill so cents pair: teal 80 cents; black duck.
81 pair and ruddy Ick 81 % the pair Quail is also
being received ple, ally at Washington Market.
and sells ~ g dozen: fresh woodcock. 81 = and
81 30 pair: white squab. 81 30 a dozen: dark SQUAD.
s.. tame pigeons 81 q dozen; English and German
hares. g pair; fresh reedbirds - cents dozen.
fresh English snipe and golden pover. 81 a dozen.
Fresh vcnison IS 90 cents pound for lon. the same
for leg. and 20 cents for steak Squirrels cents
a pair and rabbits 80 cents a pair. Fresh chicken
partridge and chicken grouse are 81 2, pair. and
fresh Philadelphia spring turkeys. for boiling or
roasting fine az IS cents pound. Frozen tur-
keys from there are II cents and fresh Philadelphia
roasting chickens are is cents a pound. as are the
broilcrs New-Jersey broilers II ccnts roasting
chickens. l2a cents pound. Salad fowl Is ~ cents
a pound and Philadelphia fowl is 12it cents pound.
Capon costs % cents pound. and breakfast broers
OF one pound each 40 cents pair Boston green
spring eoslngs and duckiings are Is cents pound;
Long Island spring ducklincs. l6 cents pound.
Jerusalem artlchokes Is cents quart French
ones % cents each
Cranberiies are q cents for Two quarts Florida
egg plant is Is cents each okra from there IS 10
cents a dozen. rhlbarb is cents bunch and
cauhower from Long Island Is from 10 10 20 cents
"A head white. red and Savoy cabbaGcs are and 10
cents a head: Boston lettuce Is from 10 cents
head beeis. cents bunch: carrots. - 10 80 cents
bunch Brussels sprouts, - cents quart onions.
10 cents quart small ones. for picklnc l. cents
quart: chives three lunches for 10 cents;
Spanish onions. cents each radishcs. . cents for
three bunches rhubarb 10 cents bunch Hubbard
squash. - cents each; white squash. four for e5
cents: yellow ones. 10 5 cents each: vegetable
narrow, 10 and Is cents: oyster plant. 10 cents
bunch kohl rabe. cents "A bunch: escarole and
chicory. cents head: rornaine. ! cents head;
watercrcss. cents bunch. mint. certs "A bunch;
tarragon and chervil. 10 cents bunch turnips.
peas ~ cents for two quarts: wax and string
beans 10 cents quart: limas % cents q haf-pcck;
spinach, Is cents half-peck.
HOthouse cucurbers from Boston 20 cents
each. other Cucumbcrs. cents. Finest rush-
rooms for hrong % cents a pound: tomatoes. Is
cents quart; fat celery, - cents n bunch: table
celery. Is cents for three: knob celery. four for %
cents.