New-York tribune., 1908-04-11
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Large Variety of Appetizing Spring Foods
on the Stalls.

Fresh Gloucester mackerel have taken their place
the fish stalls and fine specimens are TO be had
for 81 cents apiece. New striped bass from cape
Charles from so to 50 cents pound; Spanish
mackerel from 20 to 80 cents, Southern red snapper
10 cents and Long Island perch from u to 10 cents
Bluefish from own waters are coming in plenu-
fully and exceptionally fine, costing from 10 to
cents a pound. Yellow perch sell for u cents
pound, sheepshead from - to is cents. Flounders
are S cents pound and pompano from the South
bring 30 cents a pound. Long Island brook trout
cost 70 pound and native shad from 40 TO 80
cents each. The iuke, fish something like the
founder will soon he in the market.
Softshell crabs cost 50 30 dozen, while the hard
shells to be bought for s. a hundred Shrimps
are almost out" the few obtainable costing 90
cents quart Boston Holsters sell for 60 cents
pound and Goldfish tongues for Is cents. Scalops
are scarce and cost 30 cents quart.
The creamery stalls show change in their
prices. except in that Of butter which has gone up
two cents The scarcity of Western butter caused
this advance. The hest eggs are p cents a dozen;
duck eggs bring so cents and goose eggs ST.
Swiss cheese keeps us price of 80 cents pound
American is is cents, Roquefort 10 cents. Camem-
bert - cents and pineapple Cheeses cost % cents
each while fine Edam can he had for 81. Inn
ported gorgoneola is 20 cents pound.
The oyster dealers say that oysters were never
I better more in demand; that is. the variety OF
oysters handled at first class oyster markets They
are received daily, kept wei iced and. they are
taken from deep waters and not the nearby
streams they free from faint The deepwater
Rockaways sell for 81 a hundred and the large box
oysters bring 81 80 a hundred.
Charleston strawberries in market. This
fruit noted for its fine flavor has seldom sold so
cheap-25 cents a box Alligator pears coming
in more plentifuly and cost 80 cents apiece Other
varieties of smaller pears sell for 90 and 20 cents
dozen.
Among the kinds OF apples which seem to be
continually appearing in the markets are the wine
cau brilliant
color. are good for both eating and cooking, and
each. The lady apple" sells for 10
cents a quart Pineappes are still somewhat
scarce, though they will be more plentiful the
weather gets warmer They cost now from p TO 20
cents. Native and English hothouse grapes bring
81 80 a pound Spanish grapes 10 cents pound.
Oranges from % to 80 cents dozen. Lemons
sell twenty for - Raspberries from NiT
gnia will 5e about the fruit to appear in the
markets Cherries from California will also he here
before many days The markets do offer some
rather taseless dollhouse peaches and apricots for
80 cents apiece, but the fresh fruits coming
in these expensive importations not de-
sicabe. At of the fruit shops yesterday n
10 be sent from New York a traveller who would
sail from Virginia to Vancouver and then on TO
China. These fruits from California to last him
during his trip of many weeks.
Cuban cantaloupe come in once week in two
dozen lots and cost 81 apiece. The marketmen are
expecting Rockyford melons IN a week two.
They will cost about % or 50 cents each. Charles
ton asparagus grows daily cheaper. costing 80 and
40 cents bunch Other varieties sell for % cents
bunch. Florida green peas cheaper at Is cents
a quart. String beans 80 cents a quart and
lima beans % Sweet potatoes cost . cents
a half peck; Maryland potatoes 10 cents pota-
toes. quarts for % cents. Hothouse cucumbers
10 and 10 cents apiece. New beets are 10 cents
a bunch. Red cabbage is u cents a head. New
Bermuda onions bring 10 cents ii pound, and hot
, house carrots cents bunch. French artichokes
are 20 cents apiece and those from California IS
cents.
1t is late for Brussels sprouts their price being
now 30 cents a quart. Long Island rhubarb is
cheaper. it sells for 10 cexts bunch. New Or
leans Will be in the market the last OF the
month, selling for 81 80 dozen ears.
Among the tempting green salads grass
from Long Island hothouses at 10 cents a pound,
French chicory and escaroe D head.
fetticas at IS cents quart and watercress and
parsley at cents a bunch Head lettuce is 10
cents. Hothouse green dandelions cost 10 a
quart while white dandelions sell for % cents a
quart Celery is not very good and sells for 81 a
dozen lunches Mushrooms are growing less plentl-
full each day and at present cost 90 cents pound
The housewife can buy meats at the prices
as she did last week, but if the wholesalers keep
on boosting prices the retailers will be forced 10
| follow suit.