New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-18
PRICES " THE MARKETS.

SOUTHERN VEGETABLES MORE ABUNDANT
FLORIDA sHAD-JAMAIcA GRAPE FRUIT.
Southern vegetables of the new crops are becom-
ing more and more abundant in the provision mar
kets a,ong with Florida shad and other visible
tokens of the approaching springtime basket or
splendid Florida tomatoes can be had Tor % 10 ~
cents or from % to 80 cents pound. The Louisi-
ana boats are bringing from that distant region
some fine cauilfower which sells at % 10 30 cents
head The Norfolk boats since before the holidays
have been bringing from the Virginia truck farms
large quantities of kale and spinach. One boat WI!
sometimes bring as high 100 barrels OF kale ana
sni,ach TO this market but the demand for these
vegetables is so good at this time that prices are
very profitable to the shippers. Kae is retailing at
40 cents a peck and spinach at 60 cents. FLORIDA
cucumbers sell for Is to % cents each
Vegetables from more Northern chimes cost as fol-
.ows
Long Island potatoes. 30 cents peck; sweet pota-
toes 70 cents peck; cabbage. ~ cents heau'
beets. c cents bunch; mushrooms 81 cents
mound; caulihowor 30 cents head; squash " cents
each; string beans 80 cents pound; pumpkins .
and 40 cents each: okra. p cents hundred; kala-
mazoo celery 60 cents bunch; second-grade Gel
cry 70 and IS cents bunch; lettuce 10 ana - cents
a head; radishes. and 10 cents bunch tu'hPs
! cents a quart: eggplant 10 and 30 cents each'
Spanish onions. 10 cents a quart; parsley : ana D
cents a bunch: green peppers. 80 cents dozen;
oyster plant 10 cents each artichokes. 80 cents
each; green peas. - cents peck; red CABBAGE 10
cents a head: as,ragon. 10 cents bunch; mlh'' !"
cents a bunch.
Grape fruit of poor quality Is coming rom ia
maica but owing to the utter absence or f.or.da
frult the price is high, high as 10 cents ior IN
ferlor fruit The grape fruit crop Was destroyer III
tho fearful freeze in Florida last year, thai re-
duced the orange crop from 5000 10N,S - 49, nv
boxes The loss Of tne wholesome f.otiId Stagge
fruit H. sOrely felt by many pe)pe otner II ~ n.
rrices are about as follows. Malaga sId -
cents per Mound dollhouse grapes, 81 -tiS- ~
round: greening apes. y 1Od$l pr barre bdiI-
vim apoes g per birreF King apples 81 - le' DAT
rel. Northern spy apples. - ~ per ptltS., =, N
apn,es 20 cents Per quart Ben prFls app - ~
"ar ha rel: California pears. 20 cents per dozen
seckel pears 1t cents per dozen cooklIis pet4S ="
10 cents ne quart Japan puns, 81 per snalI plshe
ldue plulns 80 cents per small basket ortiScS, ",'
go cents rer dozen; emOns. lJn-o cents per d'@ai
rorsmrnons b cents per dozen, coo ldluts - ms
Der dozen: smyrna figs. y cents Per Pun" CO.,.
cents rcr pound: mixed nuts. ID cents per pouh'
raisins. - cents per pound . 20 -, 49,, .1,orit,
florida roe shad sell for u % .2ch; am ~
bucks for II cents. Chicken halbut Is dear co9I-
no d cents pound: large gray nal but sells TOT ~
cents a pound. Large live Holsters are u ~, "
p,unl Fresh mackerel costs - cents 'di, ny 10
dinm bass are % cents a pound Dlack pas -
cents; bluefsh IS cents: carp. Is cents mtrneS co.,
cents and live cod, 10 cents, eeS' 40 g. o.
doris I9is cents: native Spanish mackcrei ~ centS
s,nelts 10 centa WeakiiSn, Il cents NHl,e PclNl
5ia ~ 20 cents and red snapp r, - cents f'nP'nC
from Pensacola sell for % cents a pc uh ~ ,, Il
,ur,'e cost q cents a pound Hart crabs are 80 a
I,ndrel and oyster crabs. l2ie an ounce
Norwegian b.oater herring are worth % cents