New-York tribune., 1907-06-01
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Cold Weather Discourages Market Men
Everything High and Scarce.

The vegetable and fruit stalls in the markets are
fairly well stocked with tomatoes from Florida,
peas from the Carolinas. canteoupes from Cali
fornia and other appetzlng things from distant
parts. but they have lost the bright and promising
aspect that characterized them last week. That
aspect came largely from the boxes of eggplants
pepper plants. tomato plants and so forth which
seemed TO say that might have some time in
the not too distant future something nice and fresh
TO eat from around home. There were few plants
for sale yesterday. What Is there in planting
things? said one vender, so disguised that he be-
came truthful They won't grow market gar
oener IN yesterday from Perth Amboy said plants
ago aren't more Than ty,n SS S ilen I"9 weeks
this weather. F' "
Many fruits and vegetables have advanced a
@ @IllI9 IN price Scarcely anything is cheaper AS
white asparagGs costs s cen{s be Ruhin be oI grss dae
variety is retaed at the ricealnost Inbigitfa
i lot nousea9lder nc with big family and moderate
bty bc6 6t mushrooms also. Good ones cannot be
g pougnt Tor less than 81 25 a pound. Florida toma-
fornght ago basket of them. which means about
eTy Of h same SIZE f0T cost 81 So eGe CENTS
~, lnaI orlStIy vegetable, the artchoke, is over
g 30 a dozen. Corn from New Orleans not Exactly
tne juicy and toothsome article is plucked in
is retaied for 81 20 dozen Californa es9teioGpes
from 10 TO % cents quart SheIIed pess%a
great convenience for the busy housekeeper-are 30
these, but peas may be washed, and are no more
open to the dust than lettuce IS. There are a
feW hothouse grapes in market, going, not with
noticeable rapidty however. at 81 50 pound Cher
Tles are IS cents pound. and Florida peaches are
80 cents for small basket. The best Strawberries
are % cents box. Watermelons. nice and cold to
match the weather. cost from IS cents a 81 apiece
White squash may be bought at three for q cents
Lettuce. onions, potatoes and most other vege ia
bles. except those already mentioned remain al the
price they We're last week.
There was report thai large consignment OF
apples had been shipped to the New York market
from Australia, and that their arrival in this mar
ket would bring down the price. II turned out,
however. that the shipment a small one THAT
report a hoax said marketnan; mighty
few Australian apples come"
Fresh eggs, the best quality. are q cents dozen
just what they have been for some days. Butter,
too. has not varied. The best print butter is a
cents. The best tub butter is 30 cents, but very
good butter may be purchased from 2s to Is cents
Fish are coming in quite plentifuy now. New
arrivals are ktngfsh. from Long Island. They cost
35 cents pound Smelts and scallops are out of
season. Long Island brook trout-the wild variety,
much esteemed by epicures-is 81 a pound Soft
crabs are 81 30 a dozen, the large variety the me-
dunn sized crabs are ST.
Poultry has not changed in price for some time.
except that brolers. which could be purchased for
81 %, cost % cents more now. Most of the poultry
this time is from the cold storage houses, Of