New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Green Corn Is ST so a Dozen, Havana
Cantaloupes Sell at SO Apiece

The markets look gay these days. In among the
heaps of potatoes and similar necessary but prosaic
matters cheering reminders that, in spite OF
the chill air. spring and planting time are really
here. Along the streets around Washington Mar
ket thousands of pansies lift their faces from the
boxes in which the roots crowded, and
beg the passerby to take them away somewhere
and plant them In the green earth. There are
rose bushes. too full Of buds. punches OF lilac
blossoms. and swinging fern balls. There are also
many boxes Of juicy young tomato plants pepper
plants and the like. artfuly placed make the
passing suburbanite and the with the small
backyard forget the recent frost and try again
The frost did no harm in New York State beyond
npping young plants. but the market is distinctly
affected by the frosts around Charleston Potatoes
there badly injured. and peas beans and
other vegetables to a Lesser extent But the stalls
of the large dealers make goodly show of green
foods The smaller dealers are less lkly TO have
variety some of the>things being expensive and
hard to get
There fine cantaloupes just in from
Havana, and the lover of this fruit may indulge in
them at the price of 81 apiece, II he will be
tent with Florida cantaloupes he may get these for
25 or IS cents according TO size Mangoes. spotted
green and pink and yellow, Ike big coored peb-
bes are arriving from Cuba. and cost 90 cents
dozen. Florida waternelons very good, are 81 30
each Tangerines 80 cents dozen, pneapples
% cents EACH and California pears are 81 dozen.
Florida peaches looking trife hard, but peaches
nevertheless retail at 70 cents 4 basket. Fine
Florida grapefruit are 81 70 dozen, and dollhouse
grapes both purple and green firm and perfect
that they look like grapes in picture. at
81 80 a pound. Strawberries despite the dismal
predictions at the beginning Of the season, seem
TO be fairly plentiful and good. They are 25 cents
a box at the regular markets. but if person is
not squeamish about taking them seasoned with
dust they may be found for less the streets.
Cherries, black and white both. 40 cents a
pound. Good table apples remain about the
price 80 cents dozen.
White asparagus is from 20 to 60 cents bunch.
but the green variety may be had for from 80 TO
20 cents. Fine fresh artchokes 25 cents each,
coming from California. New beets 10 cents
a bunch String beans 40 cents quart;
beans the same price. Cauhower are anywhere
from % TO 80 each. and tender carrots,
which are so delicious diced and cooked with peas.
are 10 cents a bunch But the best in the
vegetable line is that green corn is here. True it
costs s. 30 a dozen Cucumbers still high. be-
ing 10 or Is cents piece
comes at 10 cents the bunch. Egg plant is from
20 to Is cents piece Endive. which is imported,
Eschalots are q cents quart Spring onions
MushrOoms may be had at from, IS cents to 81
pound Parsley for fayoring. both the Bermuda
fra ne gSeea ReppeTs are cents d Green peas
cents a peck. Bermuda potatoes are 80 cents
bunch Lettuce and chi oos are f 6oth
cen spnach shp pen the same price ES
White squash from 10 10 Is cents each and
the yellow variety 80 cents. Those good old stand
bys, tomatoes are % cents pound.
There is little doing in the poultry line II &c
between seasons. as one dealer said. and though
II will be later when the spring broods are Iares
enough TO use. The prices of broers have IN
creased those which sold at 81 Is short time aeo
bringing 81 80 a70
The hsa markets however. give good reports and
IS 6mRtn Smell. ant that
done, the dealers say, and salmon e tar,,
scarce But Long Island knghsh have arrived on
me scene and sell at 40 ceuts. Spanish mackerei
again. and cost 81 cents apiece Wild brook tro,!t
loved by epicures for its flavor is 81 a nonnd'
Large soft crabs are 81 30 dozen. and those ~
medium size 81 e u
Butter is not coming in pentifully as # vou,5
II the weather were more favorable 10 grass grow
Ing. Still the best butter-the gilt edged kind &c
the dealers call it-may be had IS cents a no,n6
and very good butter for % cents. The hest 60:
are % cents q dozen. es0