New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Dealers Say High Prices Will Last Till July
Asparagus Leaps from 40 Cents to 81 25.

MOST OF the news OF the markets in these days is
bad news. The cold weather has had it's inevitable
ehect OF sending prices soaring and the dealers
say cheerfully that they don't expect them to come
down before the Fourth OF July. Asparagus. which
was selling at 20 cents a bunch last week had
gone up yesterday at Washington Market 81 and
II . a bunch and was hardly to be had at that.
Under ordinary circumstances Charleston aspara-
gus would be coming IN IN considerable quantity at
this time OF the year. but asparagus-which grows
overnight in the right kind Of weather-won't grow
when II is cold. and the California supply has
fallen on, because the Western people thought.
naturally. that the Charleston product would be in
possession OF the field by this time. Lettuce is al
most equally scarce. The only reason have
any" market woman said yesterday lis be-
cause had it left over" The heads retailing
at Is cents apiece and are not very heavy.
Caulihower is stil coming from France, with
the exception OF a very small quantity raised under
glass. and sells at 80 cents q head. Ordinarily
there is a fair supply this time from the hot
houses OF Long Island.
Strawberries are 20 to 90 cents a quart. though
they down to 20 to 81 cents last week and 1t
is the height OF the strawberry season in the
South.
Tomatoes are still about 20 cents a pound. Gu
cumbeTs three for quarter Dandelions are
- cents a peck and beat green's 30 cents. Rhubarb
IS 10 cents 4 bunch of some five rather small
stalks Radshes are 5 cents bunch. Young
onions are 70 cents for three punches. mushrooms
s5 cents a pound.
The continuance of cold weather is proonging
the poultry season, and excellent turkeys are still
coming in at % pound Philadelphia
capOns are % to 2S cents Delicious Long Island
ducklings % 70 2S cents and squads fine
and abundant g a dozen and upward. Phila-
delphia incubator chickens for broing-pathetic
little objects as they lie upon the pouIterers'
counters-are 81 . a pair. They not really
go nice" one dealer remarked. ''as fun grown
chickens. but people will have things out Of sea-
son"
Spring lamb can now be bought in sections. at
g 80 for hind quarter and = 90 for fore quarter,
instead OF a from IS 70 $l2 for the whole animal.
Veal is little easier, the market people say,
being Is cents pound for legs, Is cents Tor oin,
16 cents for rack (the part the chops como from
and 1913 cents for shoulder. The sweetbreadS are
q cents 10 81 pair. according 20 size.
FISH
The nsh market has suffered greatly from the
weather, but the migrating bluefsh do not seem
mind it. They have got almost Ear north
Long Island ard fine, large FISH selling, there
fore, Fulton Market at is cents 4 pound The
smet Is being prolonged by the cold wealth
and the fish are retailing at 80 cents pound.
storms the South. is very Shrimps
in s. 80 a gallon. ana prewns the price.
LObsters getting normal at 30 cents pound
Fresh mackerel are 70 cents 20 10 cents apiece, ana
shad from Delaware 70 cents TO s. = apiece
Butter which had come down little during the
last few weeks. has gone back TO winter prices,
and freshly made butter IS very scarce. all being
the result OF the colo weather. Freshly made tub
butter quoted at 81 cents a pound at Wash
ington Market yesieTday prints being cents
higher.
Eggs happily remain at bottom prices. They
are almost the only cheap thing in the market
The price of fresh Leghorns al Washington Mar
ket yesterday was IS cents a ooZen, while tho
brown ones. which are exactly as good. were =
cents.