New-York tribune., 1896-05-16
PRICES IN THE M4 RKETS.

PEACHES AT ONE DOLLAR A DozEN-sUMMER
VEGETABLES FROM THE SOUTH.
The provision market yesterday contained an
abundance OF fine Southern vegetables and other
unmistakable evidences OF the approach Of sum-
mer.
A fine lot OF peaches arrived in Fulton Market
yesterday and selling for 81 a dozen
Strawberries cost IS TO S5 cents quart; dates 10
cents pound: grape fruit two for % cents: new
pressed figs. ls cents pound California cherries.
- cents a pound. lemons l2 cents dozen; winter
Nellis pears 70 cents a dozen Easter Beurre pears,
81 % a dozen; pneapp.es 20 10 IS cents each; Ma
laga grapes. 75 cents pound red bananas. 40
cents a dozen: yellow bananas. 25 cents dozen.
and California navel oranges. 60 cents a dozen
Philadelphia capons be had for 30 cents
pound: Western capons % cents; Philadelphia
roasting chickens % cents: State roasting chick
ems is cents Philadelphia broiling chickens. 81 so
a pair: State broilers 81 90 pair breakfast brol-
ers 81 6OdS a dozen: frozen ducks. p cents a
pound spring ducklings. 30 cents; ceeryfed ducks.
% cents: frozen geese 90 cents: Boston goslings.
25 cents: Wild mongre geese 40 cents; roasting
turkey. % cents: brolling turkey, l6 cents; wild
turkey u cents Philadelphia fowl. IA cents; state
fowl 10 cents. salad fowl. 10 cents.
Philadelphia white squads cost 50 81 a dozen. and
dark SQUADS 81 30 dozen: tame pigeons are 81 90 a
dozen; quail Sc dozen: English snipe 81: corn
snlpe - cents golden pover. 81 20; grass plover. ";
snowblrls 10 cents and reedbirds 81 % dozen.
English partridge 49, and English quail 81 70 pair;
ptarmigan. 81 pair; backcocks VI 10 par' roast-
ing pigs 81 80 each.
Ham sells for "A cents pound; bacon. u cents;
smoked beef Is cents: smoked tongue, l6 cents; oin
of pork IL cents: pork tenderloin 20 cents; French
pigs feet 70 cents dozen. and smoked shoulders,
boneess. u cents pound
Elgin creamery butter costs 2S cents pound: good
tabe butter 20 cents and cooking butter Is cents.
.iaiI Island
OF sixteen for quarter; duck eggs. ten for quar-
ter: goose eggs nine for quarter; store eggs.
twenty y-fve for a quarter
Striped boiling bass sells for 20 cents pound; pan
bass. ls cents medium bass. IS cents; bluefsh l2s
cents butiernsh 10 cents; porgies, II cents: market
cents large dressed cells Is cents; large Founders. ii
cent. small founders. cents; fukes cents; large
fresh mackerel, GO cents each; haddock. cents a
pound; herring. cents; chicken halibut, ~ cents;
large halibut is cents; large 1--we Holsters l6 cents;
pano % cents; pollock Is cents Long Island brook
trout 10 cents; Southern sheepsheed. IS cents sole
smes is cents: Long Island kngfish, % cents. and
white perch Is cents.
bucks % cents: North River shad so cents. and
the bucks 30 cents shad roes. % cents pair.
Asparagus Is worth 40 cents a bunch; Jerusalem
artchokss Is cents a quart: French artichokes. q
cents each: beans. % cents quart; string
beans Is cents; new beats. 10 cents bunch; red or
white cabbage, to q cents head; carrots. 10
cents a bunch: cucumbers. 10 cents EACH chives. D
cents; cauower 20 to 70 cents eaen; cranperries s
chlcory Is cents; cherv. 10 cents corn salad, 10
lion 10 to Is cents quart; egg pia1t 10 TO 10
cents each: garlic Is cents bunch; eeks. cents;
a pound oyster plant, 10 cents bunch; okra a. 10 10
cents a dozen: red. white or yellow onions. lVG22
cents quart; p; green pnbbard souashes loM2o
cents each: tomatoes 20 cents pound turnips 20
cents dozen spinach 10 cents M quar- h,pcS rasaes nJ
sweet potatoes, y cents quart