New-York tribune., 1908-04-04
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Little Change Since Last Week-Strawber-
ries Are Cheap.

The all-important subject IN the market world
continues be the flight in the prices OF meat,
which started last week and at present shows no
sign of declining. Meat in general is trife
higher to-oey than it yesterday, the best rib
beef costing from p to "a cents a pound. Porter
house steak brings 28 cents There to be
hardly enough change in the price OF pork 20
mention. Lamb is from TO cents higher than
Il Spring lamb OF the season is sold alto-
gether by the section. forequarter costing s. Is
and a hindQuarter 50 G. Spring lamb begins to be
scId by the pound about the middle Of June Win
lamb sells for q cents the leg IS cents, and
the forequarter % to 8 cents for chops. AS the
butcher expressed II. Veal is good" Outlets bring
% cents and chops cents; joints OF veal cost from
IS TO 25 cents Southern veal. from Virginia and
Georgia, costs from g 10 35 cents pound. Before
long the Northern veal that from Canada and
Northern New York, will be In market. Choice
crown roasts may be bought for 81 TO s. Is. Sweet
breads cost from 70 cents to 81 Calves Hvers sell
from 60 cents TO 81 according size.
A splendid brand of ham that comes from IN
dianapolis and is cured by special Irish method
is from IS to % cents pound Virginia hams.
noted for their Southern method of curing bring
81 s. a pound
There seems 10 be no apparent change in the
price Of poultry. Chicken will be much more plen-
tifu in a week or so. and naturally cheaper. Eggs
remain p cents dozen. Duck eggs bring 80 cents
a dozen.
The wholesale price OF butter went up sud
denly to % cents a pound, but the retail dealers
have not raised their price, they expect a drop
a. any time. At this OF the year cheese
keeps standard price.
Good asparagus is down s. cents a bunch
within the price OF the average nousekeeper
though one may pay from 70 TO 50 cents bunch
for choicer variety.
Shelled lima beans have also dropped bit. They
sell to-day for IS cents quart. Tomatoes
plentiful enough and cost 70 cents a basket Brus-
sells sprouts sell for 25 cents a quart. Cau1ifower
arc to be had for % cents, while last week tney
were 70 cents Endive is 80 a pound; water
cress, 70 cents a bunch and spinach. 30 cents a
peck Cold frame radshes. grown near home, cost
4 cents bunch. Peas fine and plentiful
Ing & peck Cuban eggplant sells from 10 20 IS
cents, according to size.
Strawberries are at last at price where all may
enjoy them. Those sold the street for two boxes
for 3 cents are not the choicest. by any mesns
lima were selling yesterday for 35 cents a box As
nearer home, but 1t is they are coming in
heavy" according TO a fruit dealer. Warm weather
vii! soon spoil the hothouse mushrooms, which are
stin coming from Pennsylvania, and sell for 70
cents pound. The prices OF grapefruit, apples
and oranges do not change. The Delicious" a.
red Oregon apple. shaped like a pear and as large
grapefruit. costs = a dozen. Pineapples are
none too plentiful. many of them get to this
country in too ripe condition and are useless
good pineapple costs 10 cents. California tan
gsrines are considerably cheaper, selling for 20
cents dozen, or & a box, containing rs Good
pears are still scarce; those coming from Rochester
are Of medium size and cost 81 dozen. 81 80 a
box. Fancy red bananas cost co cents a dozen.