New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-20
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
On Every Side It Is Tale of Scarcity and
High Prices.

From the bluefsh that VIII not bite the
Arizona cantaOupe that refuses 10 supply the de-
mand Cor its luscious juices. the tale Of the
markets Is q tale Of scarcity and high prices Blue
fish. which ought TO be cheap and plentiful, have
been scarce FOR good while but they are scarcer
than ever now and the price has gone up 10 30
cents pound. The trouble with bIuefsh IS that
they are too prosperous There is much good
food IN the for them that they won't look at
the seductive bait with which fishermen try to
lure them to their ruin All other fish continue
scarce, too, much so that the dealers have not
begun TO freeze any yet. 4 month ago the situa-
ton wac better. Only two things little lower
this week-sea bass being quoted at 10 cents a
pound at Fulton Market instead Of at IS, and
Weakfsh at 10 cents instead OF y.
Beef continues high II was last week when
i took jump Of 1 or . cents. Prime ribs Of beef
p pound. sirloin steak % cents porter
house steak . cents and round steak % cents.
Lamb which goes up and down every little while
IS about its usual price namely, % cents for
chops, IS cents for headquarters and 16 for fofe-
quarters. Last week the headquarters quoted
al 20 cents a pound Al Washington Market.
Even eggs. which have remained at % cents a
dozen since they struck bottom in the early
spring. have gone up TO p cents. This is only
what was 10 be expected Of eggs at this time Of
the gear but il is most improper for butter be
- cents pound in summer and three cents higher
for prints
1T is twenty-five years since butter has teen
more than 26 cents pound in summer, one dealer
said No 1 don't know what is tae cause Of II.
They say pasturaRe never Better.
CantaloUpes. 10 come back TO that subject, are
selling. If they are worth eating at 50 80 10 s. 20 a
crate at ~nOleSalc lAey ought nOE 10 .je more
than g. but the very cheapest this year g 80,
and those pot worth buying. The retail price
IS from u % cents apiece The California stock
pretty well now and the best -r,liJ coming
from Arizona. Watermelons from Florida very
fine and sell at from 80 to 70 cents apiece Jersey
currants. large and beautiful, coming in two
baskets for quarter. RaspberTies are good at Is
cents basket, and huckleberries fairly 1olenti
full, but high, Y cents quart. Blackberries
Is cents quart, and Strawberries almost gone
Georgia peaches 70 cents for three-quart
basket, and pineapples 30 cents apiece. Tile
suearloaf pine. rather long. and greensh in color,
ought 10 be selected, the others apt - be
rotten.
Most of the fruits and vegetables at their
best though higher IN price than they commonly
at this season. Asparagus is running out, but
IS sti good the white variety selling at - a
bunch and the green at IS. New celery Is coming
81 at IS cents for large bunch. Tomatoes
coming from Jersey almost at winter prices % end
e a pound, and II IS hard TO find :ipe
Green s. still luxury, to be enjoyed only by
the rich IL 81 for dozen Cauli-
flowers are - 70 - cents each; string beans
beans and peas 10 cents n quart, and lima
beans - cents. Spinach is 20 half peck
and okra 10 cents dozen. Lettuce Is large, solid
and cheap st FIVE cents head