New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04
A PEEP AT THE MARKETS.

The fine weather OF the last few days has
brought to the markets large quantities. OF vege
tables and fish. Fishboats are arriving daily.
while fruit and game stay at the Old price. but
fish Is cheaper.
In the fruit line California navel oranges
selling for so 10 Gj cents dozen. new pressed ags
Is cents pound; large yellow bananas. 25 cents
dozen: dollhouse pineappes. 80 cents each. Havana
pineapples, 60 TO 90 cents each. lemons, L. TO IS
cents a dozen: Messina blood oranges 20 cents a
dozen: Florida oranges 4j cents dozen. cocoa.
nuts. 10 to 20 cents each; winter Nes pears. - 70
so cents dozen: dates. u cents a pound. grape
fruit 10 TO % cents each. Tunis figs. % cents q
pound; Tangerlne oranges, 60 to IS cents a dozen;
Florida Strawberries - cents a box. table apples
80 cents a haf-peck; Malaga grapes. - cents 9
pound; Catawbd grapes. % cents n basket Mande.
vine oranges 10 cents a dozen. and maple sugar. u
cents pound.
GAME
In the game stalls Vermont turkeys sell FOR y
cents a pound. roasting turkeys II cents; canvas.
back ducks. pair: redhead ducks g. a pair;
rudy ducks. IS pair: Philadelphia white
squads 81 - dozen. Philadelphia dark squads
$50 a dozen; large yellow-leg snipe, s. dozen;
legs 3 Cents pound quail sO Goa op"i Ens.s
snlpe. $50 dozen; golden ployer. $ - dozen,
backbirds. 20 cents; bIackhead ducks. Is cents Z
pair; Philadelphia capons. % cents pound: West
spring roasting chickens 20 cents state ross1ins
chickens. lS cents: philadelphia fowl u cents:
State fowl. - cents, and salad fowl 10 cents.
FISH.
In the fsh market Spanish mackerel sell for 10
cents a pound: large bass. n cents large dressed
cells. Is cents habut. IS cents; white perch 10
cents sheepshead Is cents gr.ea smclis. Is cents:
large green smets. Il cents. large bass. rs cents.
white perch. Is cents; large bluensh i?is cents.
green raHis coans sramk coz esn
cents founders cents; larg. fresh mackerci 8
cents each; haddock. cents a pound; chicken hall
ibut 20 cents. large live HOLSTERS. IA cents small
live Holsters. IA cents. pompano p cents. Western
salmon. % cents; North Carolina buck shad. u
cents each. North Carolina roe shad ~ cents. sal.
mon trout l2i. cents pound weakrsh 1874 cents:
crab meat. q cents, frogs legs, Is cents. crawnsh
g a hundred, oyster CRABS, lI,g cents an ounce:
prawns and scaops. 81 20 a gallon.
VEGETABLES.
In the vegetable market mushrooms sell % 20 q
cents a pound okra. 80 cents a hundred; peppers.
three for 10 cents Bermuda potatoes. 20 cents half
peck sweet potCtoes Is cents half-peck; green
peas 3 cents a quart. parsnp- % cents dozen;
kale 10 cents a half-psck; spinach cents quart;
tomatoes % cents pound. turniDS. 70 cents half
peck red white and savoy cabbage. To ~ cents q
head. cucumbers. three for . cents ess plant, 10
% cents each: eanlifowsrs 70 10 70 cents each
snus sh 10 to 20 cents each; new beets. cents a
bunch; carrots. 4 ceats bunch; chiyes cents
chervii 10 cents a bunch: wstercress cents q
bunch; garlic. Is cents "a string, leeks. cents
bunch mint cents bunch; oyster plant. 10 cents
each. green onions. cents bunch; parsley cents
"a bunch: radishes. cents "A bufch. rhubafb two
lunches for q cents: chcory, cents a head. let
tuce 10 cents head; romains salad 10 cents; hot
artichokes 10 cents quart strins beans, Y cents
quart; cranberries, 10 cents quart; fictitious. 10
quart, French srtcSokes. s cents each. and Bsus.
sci sprouts. u cents.