New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
NEWS OF The MARKETS.
Berries and Venison the Latest Arrivals
Eggs &c Up Five Cents a Dozen.


The new things in the market this week are
straw berries. blackberres and raspberries from
California and venison from Canada. The ber-
res which are expected in to-day at Washing
ton Market. viii sell at 81 - pint The veni-
SOL is - cents & pound for steaks and 90 cents
sor roasts The deer shooting season began
nearly month ago. but It is onI- now getting
cold enough to ship thA venison
Other game is very scarce. Wild ducks oueh+
70 be in now. but owing 10 the prolonged warm
weather they have appeared only in verv small
quantities This is not because they are anv
less numerous in warm weather. but because
they do not congreEate as they do when
4 gets colder, and are so much more active
that they are harder TO shoot. One man who
went duck shooting last week took the pro
caution 70 buy 9 couple OF ducks in Washington
Market before starting, in order to have sor,A-
thing 70 bring back in his game bag. Il han
pened thar the ducks had been trapped instead
o. being Shot. and therefore had no r1,ns7o+
wounds. bur he did not notice this The few
ducks that are in the market are selling from
s. 70 s. apiece.
l. Is preolcted that turkeys viii be very scarce
ior Thanksgiving, also on account Of the warm
weather. as they require cold 10 fatten them.
Crsnberries, however, are very plentiful and
!
amount Of cranberries already shipped from
Cape Cod IS said 70 equal the total cron
Of last year The best berries are - cents q
quart and there are a great r1anv poor ones
which sell a lower prices. Turkeys are al the
present time p cents pound.
Long Island ducks are going out, and West
e-n and Southern ones are coming in at 20 cents
pound. Geese are % cents pound. and very
good Roasting chickens are scarce and poor at
- cents pound. and there are 40 more small
nrCAeTS- 2 q n
EId are going higher.
The fish market remains about as il was last
week, except that some larger mackerel, weigh
ng &bout - pounds, have been received at
Fulton Market and are selling at 40 cents
apiece wholesale For about month nothing
had been seen IN the ClaCkereI line but small
fish. Smells are scarce and high a. - cents
pound wholesale, and the most plentiful fish
are Pacific salmon, at 20 TO % cents a pound
and live cod at from s 10 10 cents.
The prices of vegetables and fruits have not
changed materially in the last few weeks
Mushrooms. which were down as low as -
cents & pound for a while, have now gone I'D
n 81 > retail During the warm weather peo-
PIE were afraid 10 buy mushrooms because
they spoil SO quickly. and they became a glut
On the market Hence the low price Now
the shipments are being held back till the
weather Is settled CaUlifower. large. white and
beautiful. from Long Island. was from % 10 50
cents a. Washington Market yesterday. Celery
also white and beautiful, was 10 cents bunch
Lettuce was uneven IN quality some being very
fne and some poor. The price was 10 TO Is
cents head. HothOuse, or California. toma-
toes were % cents 3 pound and Long Island
tomatoes 10 cents. Hothouse Cucumbers. were
10 cents apiece. and Florida ones. which are
9ust a. good, or even better, because they keep
better. were only 10 cents. String beans are
- cents quart. and green peas are 81. Brus-
sels sprouts are - cents quart.
Apples are srill very high. at 30 cents 70 81 a
dozen, and are not likely 10 be any cheaper
before Thanksgiving The best oranges are -
cents . dozen, and, though there are plenty Of
them al - cents they are Of very poor quality.
concord grapes are stiIl p cents basket but
are PAST -leir prime. Tokays are 20 TO 30 cents.
and Coc0neus are - cents. Grape fruit is still
a. its hesr and ehea pest. at - cents for four.
Eggs have gone 20 - cents a dozen for the
KIND known as fresh an advance Of five cents
since last week. and viii not be any cheaper
III mex spring. Storage eggs are 80 cents a
dozen