New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Many Good Things TO Eat Just Now. but
Prices Keep at Top Notch.

harp and crown surely await the genial erocer
who answers impor1urbsbly the questions Of the
multitude.
What makes eggs so high?' Incurred an ob+u.a
customer YESTERDAY.
"Egss have been high all summer" cheerfuIlv
responded the man OF urbanity
Why have they been so high all summer. MIR
sued the persistent visitor.
Had drouth." was the cheerful response
But a hen isn't a vegetable-how can 4 drouth
ehect hens? Querulousy insisted the obtuse buve~
Hens live on several things. and have to have
several kinds Of food 10 lay we'll they must have
greens. flesh food in the form Of insects atc
and grain. Now. the drouth dried up the natural
greens they feed and killed of the juicy IN
sects. and there You are" explained the smiling
grocer
Yes eggs are high for this time OF war -
cents for white Loghorn and 80 cents for Rhode
Island reds"
Butter is quoted at "a cents and many covs
previous 10 the recent rains. were being fed upon
grain. at that.
The general drouth has kept everything up
fresh mushsooms being higher than last spring
81 p a pound String beans and lima beans are
s. cents half peck. and green corn. slow TO grow
hy reason OF dry weather. IS 40 a dozen
Peas. being nearly over with. are 20 cents
quart
Lettuce is quoted at : cents downtown, and
uptown AT cents. and r. Is Of excellent quality
Tomatoes downtown are 10 cents a pound while
the stands offer luscious ones At cent each.
Romane lettuce IS cents A head and cucumbers
cents each. Celery is sold notwithstanding
10 locaiitv-ranging from to - cents a plant.
Elephants were never larger. probably. In the
history Of their existence than now for some un-
known reason. and sell n 10 cents each.
Brussel sprouts 10 cents quart. and new
white cabbage is the same price head Spinach
is q cents half peck. Spanish onions are 10
cents each. Long Island potatoes arc 81 basket.
while sweet potatoes are 80 cents q basket
Peaches for preserving sre quoted from 81 80
,Tvv ard a large bas asket and cooking apples sell at
% cents n half peck or at ] cent each on the
stands California pears. luscious and plump. are
75 cents d@zen Florida oranges. not looking
their best sell for 60 cents a dozen Lemons al
80 cents. Watcrmelons range from 40 10 % cents
according to size and location.
Tofav grapes those hard heshed but sweet
favored. wine colored specimens. are u cents
basket, while ~ the stands uptown the cark oiuc
grapes at 10 cents. Prime rib roast OF oeef 'h'at
sterling requisite Of the strenuous life Is u cents
a round. Legs Of lamb for roasting 10 cents ana
dainty Ioin chops p cents
Roasting chickens are 25 cents pound and
Boston geese 2s cents Spring gosings oeicIo,s
for brolling 30 cents White SQUADS are -
q dozen and capors % cents pound The game
so1 opens tomorrow. and jaded appeutes VIII
welcome a gratifying change of menu.
This year has apparently had srueee ri, aeaii!s-
humanity almost from the beginning Tor; opehlug
v-Itb a DELAYED ngring-or no spring at ALT con-
+iuued with a short. hot summer OF pIoI"hFep
5ro,,,T and now the fall begins with such storm
as 70 frighten al the fish away from sIoie ,ii'o @
deem water In spite of this scarceness. ptice'
are not so high might be expected. nt'liuIn ,et
bass S5 cents and black bass 'Is na'I cam Is
IS from Is TO is cents. according to size npoa ap
78 cents Eels sell at u tn 20 cents uIeSnsp tST.
MacIerel are from IS to so cents eacn. ~ at
70 80 % cents pound Large Holsters are 81 80
and small ones 2s cents. Western salmon salmon r., -
cents Sea bass is 1s TO 20 cents, , oail'ion 20
-, freeb is IS cents. and weakish any SIZE; -
certs Wbitebait pike and whitefish are - am "a
95 cents crab meat ready extracted - "a 'r. aots
cents 10 81 a pound Frogs legs are ,,.~d sheu
- = cents a pound. according to size nu 20 ents
cTabs q a hundred. and soft sheH c'aD
:, a a dozen: scaIops 81 a quart >.,. .r.
The favorite Of all claTns-the III - = rents a
- cents a hundred, and pra"H'
ouart with their shells on