New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-02
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Little Improvement in Vegetables Till Near
by Products Arrive.

The mild weather and the overlooking Of the
markets into the streets these days suggest the
coming Of spring and involuntary anticipation
of Increased supplies and lower prices. But the
realities wiBtry-like as ever. In the line
Of fruits and vegetables the dealers say that owing
TO the frosts in the South and in Bermuda very
little Improvement be expected till the nearby
produce comes IN. There IS plenty Of everything
for those who have money to pay for it, but noth-
ing is cheap. Peaches coming regularly every
week from South Africa and are selling at 81 20 d
dozen, and week plums apricots ana pears
expected. Strawberries are coming both from
Florida and California and find e ready sale at
so cents a quart The best oranges now come from
California and Florida, and ale selling at 10 ana
45 cents ii dozen.
dollhouse rhubarb is quoted at from 25 cents to
s. . for dozen stalks according to size ana
quality. Hothouse tomatoes 50 20 40 cents a
pound, and FLORIDA ones are p cents New poI@-
toes from Florida Is cents a quart ana ne"
carrots are 80 cents bunch. consisting Of dozen
small lunches String beans from the South are
20 cents d quart. Beautiful caullnowers run from
20 cents up % cents head ana the pest SPIN
ach is 90 cents peek. Peppers are ~ Genus apiece,
head Cnives aie conuug from fIOIIua at cents
a bunch, ana cfesS P''!SvS , ca 1;p Is Ii cents
also cents Il buucI 7a'og t@po'e9 Ia - IN nc
ii ntdu, anu Sprouts. as Adlv - Se'lleu ia -"
Inere mas been a decn4e OF enc cent pound "a
the price OF butter Al Washington Market a'lu
nave been caused ~ mite pane mons tue Whole
sale dealers. VINO were afraid mat tney would hUt
get ria OF Their stock quite quickly enousA. 9aI
Ihey appear have taken neart OF grace low, IoI
the wholesale prlCe has risen again Inc IelIieIS
at " asElugJou Market stlu sucking 10 tAeII
one cent reduction however. Print butter W as uIl-
anecteo 10y TINS utt4G nuctuaton, and remains at
Egss remain just where they were last weeks
cents at retail and 25la wholesale. Inc IeCeiPAs
during the cold snap exceeded the consullplioI,
hut II IS likely that there VIII be shrlnkage next
week the effect OF cold being due about tlat
time ,.. 80.
There isn't anything better in the market Just
now than Capons. They are almost as good az
turkeys and quite as expensive, namely = cents
pound for Philadelphia stock Western caPoWs are
70 to % cents pound. but, as dealer at " ASH
ineton Market remarked Yesterday, There Is as
much difference between a Phiadelphia ana mo, a
, Western canon there IS between day ana hlsht;
The Philadelphia people have made speei45Iy ,, or
caDons and they almost raise themselves i3y Inc
end Of February the na7ons will all be in the Ice
houses so now Is the time 70 use them .
Red suappers, with Wreaths Of parsley IN thei
piIs made A very attractive display In Washing
ion Market yesterday, but only the houSekeeier
Who has a very large family can buy them. is
they are only sold whole. and they weigh ten OF
eleven pounds They from Florida and sen
a. II cents a pound Sea trout is still coming IN
al 90 cents a pound. and the bluehsh continues TO
get larger at 50 cents. Roe shad, which has been
coming from Florida for some time. Is beginning 70
come In from North Carolina. and is almost twice
the size OF the Florida fish and much better; l ne
North Carolina shad weighs about six POUNDS ana
sells at So apiece.