New-York tribune., 1908-07-11

NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Luscious Fruits, and Plenty of Them, Tor
the Summer Table.

The Washington Market fruit dealers report the
first consignments of nectarines this week. Ohe
enterprsing importer. however, stole march on
the others by showing last week a few nagnn-
cent imported Belgian hothouse nectarines, 1or
which he asked the stiff price of 60 cents each
Those the market at present are 20 cents each
but their lasts until October they VIII
have plenty of time TO get cheaper. Green almonds
are a novelty the fruit stalls and are 10 cents
a pound The fresh California figs. which are
more plentiful this week, are 30 cents a dozen
Fancy, Rocky Ford melons seven for % cents
Gooseberres Is cents basket. or two baskets
for p cents. Blackberries are two baskets for &
quarter: blueberres. IS cents basket: raspberries
three pints for 25 cents; hickeberries, two bas-
kets for q cents. Sour cherries are % cents d
basket while the sweet sell at 75 cents and
81 and black cherries are 81 so. Strawberries are
u to 20 cents a basket. but they among the
last of the season. Red currants 10 cents a
quart: big supply of these is expected next week
The first Of the pears just in; they are 30
cents basket, but very small and uninVit-
ing looking-in fact. the dealers themselves say
that thew are mere for show than for eating
Fancy lines are IL cents dozen-reasonabie
! enough for arrivals. Yellow bananas are
from % TO 20 cents bunch. while s5 cents is OBJ
tained for the red ones. The banana is rapidly
giving way in popularity at the fashionable re-
sorts TO the plantain. which brings 10 cents apiece
One large Arm in Chicago buys nearly all the
plantains that come into the market Apricots are
Is cents basket.
The first OF the English green cages California
grown. at 75 cents a basket selling very
quickly. Hothouse grapes 81 80 pound for
Conans and 50 81 for Muscateis these prices, now
ever, lower than for the corresponding period
of last year. Tragedy. Climax and Burbank plums
are all selling at 70 cents a basket; japanese
plums are 30 cents basket. Inferior peaches are
20 cents a basket but LAlvoida peaches are 40
cents a basket. and those from Georgia 70 cents
a basket. Peaches will drop considerably. though,
when the expected large crop comes into the city
Oranges are very high: the best of them Valencia
lates. 80 80 cents dozen; Kene oranges are
60 cents dozen. Apples nearly out Wfnesap
apples selling retail at 50 cents dozen: Bloom
of Beauty are quoted at 40 cents a dozen, and
Red Beauty at four for . cents.
Grapefruit IS very scarce It is over three weeks
since the last arrived from Florida; she present
price is p cents for Pineapples 15 %
cents apiece, and the very fine specimens are IS
cents each Watermelons are Is 80 cents each
Fine samples Of Jamaica mango fetching %
cents each. Van Dyk & Lindsay are showing
some fine alligator pears at So to 30 cents apiece
This plant grows rapidly and the third year after
planting bears fruit plentfully. The pears, which
are oval shaped, either be used a salad
with dressing cut into quarters. sprinkled with
salt and eaten a fruit.
VEGETABLES
The first of the red onions are in the market
and only 10 cents a quart. Windsor beans.
which extensively used in German cooking, are
cents a peck Butter beans sell two quarts for
q cents they will remain in season until the end
of September. Peas are q cents a quart and show
a marked Improvement in quality. Tomatoes are
70 cents large basket. and Jersey tomatoes 10
box. White turnips 40 cents peck;
green peppers. which coming in pentifuIiy,
20 q basket Of twenty-four. New carrots
cents a small bunch New beets punches for
a quarter; cucumbers are three for 10 cents. Four
kohlrahi sell for % cents. Roman lettuce is 10
cents three heads. Lima beans 20 and string
beans 10 a quart. Caulifower Is cents
head Artichokes "a cents each; squash 10 cents
ants ncenfS ach SJrea New
Orleans corn is - a dozen. Spinach at 80
cents half peck is very scarce, owing TO the lack
Of good rains California canteloupes 81 30 each
Asparagus is Just about done, and the producers
are letting The grass grow in readiness for the
next seasons supply. Rhuberb is ) cents bunch
New cabbage is 10 cents head. The best potatoes
in the market the Early Rose. which are - %
q barrel. Potatoes coming in very slowly.
which accounts for the present high prices. Flat
celery is - a bunch: the twelve stalk celery
IS 81 20 a bunch and is nearly out
MEATS.
Contrary 10 all expectations lamb has dropped
a little in price this week. Where the wholesale
erure last year was IS cents a pound. it is only
p To 13 cents pound at present. Veal. too Is
81 30 a hundred cheaper than il was either last
year or the year before. The dealers, who re-
port very weak market, aan give no reason Tor
these ulercuria! changes
Hind saddles of lamb are Is to IS cents pound
legs 49, cents racks % chucks 10 cents and
shoulders 10 pound Legs OF veal are IS
cents \ pound hind saddles IS cents and shoulders
l21= ccr.s
Sir;oin and por;erhoUse steak is IS cents pound
ann ton sirlon - cents. Prime ribs are IS cents
a mound Fresh ham is a shilling pound smoked
han, Il cents loueess bacon IS and lon Of
,o-k =: cents Hams extensively purchased
iyst noy, for sumner vacation parties. and there
i eorre.ro,,.l dinghy less demand fresh meat.
Tie expected arrival of beef from Texas before
tb. enc thi, month will lower the price of meat
and tend - rake the market firmer.
FISH.
Fish shows ten1ency TO rise this week Blue
fish are up % cents 4 pound. sea bass TO j
con,s and uorgios 10 10 cents Mackerel also have
risen. being 80 cents for the large hsh and 20
mi. for the medium kind. Kennebec salmon are
~, 10 % cents pound while the California
sain,-r ,ave risen to . cents pound. a dainty
little SIMMER .s - the knEi-h. which IS 10 cents
,etnl Duttcrfi.h IS :. cents 4 pound, chicken
i.i.iiut - cents, haGdcck cents ana "eaknsh 10
,arts 1,apGers a.c cents pound. Lobsters
are stlI > cents "a pound. SoftsheIl craps are 81
.lo2en for the large ana - cents a dozen for
tile iredi-.n cne. Iia-dsaeh cr9os are - cents
dozea-
Fresh wafer fish continue w.. 1nuoh 'le same.
I.eis sre :, cons 4 pound whiieish 20 cents vel
lew pike - GEMS. yellow perel = cents ana same
Is cent.
Esrs have not made aay further ADVANCE s'1 e
Issi week being siu = cents . dozen Buttel Is
- -ady at y c-1ts roGnd
Roasting chickens are ; cents pound spring
,eLlings - cents pound and 6roilers . pair
squads are 50 % TO 81 dozen. FoWi sells a. 10