New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-18
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
The Stalls in a Springlike Setting-Grass
Butter In

Branches of dogwood and lilac ornament the
stalls in the markets these days and the side
walks are lined with poisoning rose bushes, prim-
roses. boxes of tomato and turnp plants and
other evidences of spring. 1t is all very vernal
in effect, and If prices higher than they ought
TO be at this time of the year they coming
down every day.
Butter is yielding noticeably TO the tardy infiu-
ence of spring. The cows TO grass now.
and fresh grass butter is 80 cents a pound for
prints and 80 cents for tub. The butter is not
quite so good as it will be later. the first but
ter OF the season is likely to have flavor of wild
onion which the devour eagerly soon as
they are turned into the fields but by June this
will all be gone Butter is at its best then. and
the price will decline until that time.
Fresh eggs still quoted Washington Mar
ket at % cents dozen for brown and IS cents for
Leghorns
Vegetables are decidedly easier" though still
high. Green peas and beans % cents a small
measure, which means two quarts. Fine pota-
toes from Bermuda % cents for two quarts.
Jersey asparagus is in . cents to So cents
for fine large bunch little caulifower is be
ginning TO come from Lons Island. hut it is poor
IN quality and is being supplemented by importa-
aons rom rance The price is still 80 cents for
cents head and radishes are dear. too. at cents
sey at cents apiece. Celery is getting past its
season ana is dear al 81 cents for three stalk
1t is an off season for fruit as the winter fruits
are running out and the summer ones are not in:
put there are plenty OF strawberries - and p
cents quart and nice pineapples from SO to 3
cents apiece. California cherries 90 a
pound ooX, ana peaches are 80 cents basket. con-
tanning about two quarts The cherries tempt
ing but the peaches look rather hard and uncom-
promising
1t is the dull season for poultry, but there are
plenty OF Long Island ducks in the market. and
Iley are quite reasonable at o pound.
These make delicious roasts. and be
OF getting then. fresh killed.
They are often not twenty-four hours dead
poulterer yesterday.
Plenty OF fresh killed chickens are coming from
all directions. too and are selling at from 81 to
81 80 pair. Squads very plentiful. and the
white ones sell at from 81 to 81 dozen. according
10 weight. The dark from 8 s. a
dozen, and every bir good as the white
ones the difference in price being solely matter
OF color. In fact. people think that the dark
ones have better flavor than the white.
In the fish market all the varieties
in, but some things not cheap as they Will
be later. Fresh maCkerel coming now from
the Carolinas and selling 30 apiece.
They will be cheaper when the fishermen can 20
out to the Hook and catch them. Roe shad
coming from the Connecticut River, and retail
ing at q q apiece. They getting higher and
VIII run out soon. Kennebec salmon IS GO cents a
pound; porgies % cents a pound, instead of 60
they were last week, and bluefsh IS cents. Soft
crabs g dozen
Spring lamb is reasonable at from 50 % 30
for forequarters and 81 30 10 s. for hindquarters
and veal, which is selling at Is and IS a
pound, has greatly improved in quality.