New-York tribune., 1908-08-29
OF Interest "
~ TO Uomen.
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
NortheasterIy Gales affect Price OF
Fish-PLenty of Good Fruit

Domestic peaches and nectarires are practically
absent from the markets this week, but they are
not rnisseG, there plenty OF DeiaWare
peaches co cents a large hamper and beautiful
California peaches at 65 cents basket While the
nectariaes are 75 cents a basket Red plums are
% cents basket blue puIns 40 cents and German
pluns 65 cents. Concord grapes are % cents
basket Tokay grapes the same price, seediess
grapes 70 a basket, ordinary hothouse grapes
81 90 and muscatels 81 so pound English dam
are 45 cents a large basket, green hEs are bo
cents a dozen. persimmons are SIX Tor 70 cents
green cages 20 cents basket. The pest alllsator
pears are % cents each while the inferlofs are
three for q cents. Choice Bartlett pears are 40
cents a large basket. Grapefruit are 3 cents each
Oranges 10 cents dozen. French melons are
from 90 cents 81 each cantaloupes 10 TO u cents
each and Montreal cantaloupes s2 to 30 each FInes
are very scarce and 30 cents each; mansoes
are six for q cents Blueberres and huckleberr1es
are both 20 cents a quart. Cranberr1es are very
scarce, and fears entertained that tne ne"
crop Will be failure Some idea CT the money
that is spent in fruit be guaged by the tact
that dealer alone in Washington Market spehus
every month $6eco for IT.
Potatoes are 3 cents quart. sweet potatoes 10
cents quart, tomatoes - cents quart lima DEANS
the same price string beans 10 cents quart "fhte
onions 10 cents quart, cherry tomatoes 10 Genus
quart and Greening apples the same price Green
peppers are 20 cents a dozen, summer squash FOR
25 cents carrots lunches for 10 cents parsnlps
20 cents dozen and radishes punches for IL cents
Table is 35 q bunch and green corn ID
cents a dozen. Mushrooms 81 80 a pound Let
tuce is 10 cents a head, cabbage the same price,
white squash cents each and yellow squash 10
cents apiece Escaroe is 10 cents a heao anu
chicory 10 cents Elephants are 10 cents eaeh ana
French artichokes So cents each Butter is still q
cents pound and eggs are 2s cents dozen
Spring chickens 20 cents pound, fowls 10
cents. Long Island iucks 10 cents roasting chick
ems Is cents turkeys 10 and stewing chickens
u cents. Squads s. and So a dozen
There are plenty Of flsh in the markets but the
price has gone up considerably owing to the recent
thirty-si1 hours of northeasterly winds Butter
are Is cents pound, Weakdsh 10 cents and
porgies the same price. Eaddoch is 10 cents
pound and haIibut 20 cents AIackerel are 90 cents
each and Bonita macAarei Il cents pound. Sea
bass is IS cents a pound. Kennebec salmon is 20
Whteflsh is 2 cents a pound. yellow perch ib
cents. carp IS cents and cells IS cents. Yellow pike
be 1obsterg sJill q cents Il
pound and hard shell crabs 10 cents dozen Soft
shell crabs which falling OFF, are 81 50 dozen
for the large and 81 q dozen for the smaller
ones.
Veal Is little higher this week. Shoulder Of
veal 10 pound. leg Of veal Is cents. veal
chops q cents breast of veal i2is cents and veal
outlets IS cents. Saddles OF lamb q
a pound. quarters cents rack chops Is cents
OF lamb 90 Purterhouse steak is q cents 4
pound sirloin 22 and prime rib 20 cents
Corn beef is 10 ana Is a pound