New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Lower Prices Than Last Week for Spring
Vegetables California Cherries In.

Market men report a decided change i'm the p-ice
OF green vegetables since last week The truck
gardens of the Southwest and near home are send
ing tempting spring things i'm generous quanttles-
Customers who have been eager for garden produce
will now be able 10 have It. this weeks prices
make things more possible for the majority The
best grade OF asparagus from California and Jersey
is selling for - bunch, decided drop from
81 a bunch. The warm weather has done wonders
for the asparagus beds. The supply is now about
equal 10 the demand and the price IS fortunately n
proportion. cuban cantaloupes are bringing 8 each
They being shipped in more pientifuIy- ana
having been in great demand thus far az the
hotels, they selling at lower rates.
Beans and peas cost Is cents quart. or - cents
a half peCk-much less than they did last week
Mushrooms are - cents pound Long Island
rhubarb Is cents a bunch. where IL has been 10
cents. Long Island spinach is exceptionally good
and costs 80 cents peck The best large cucurn-
bers are cents apiece Tomatoes cost Is cents
pound. II is late for caulhoWer- Those 10 be had
are imported and cost 30 cents apiece. New Or
leans corn at 81 80 a dozen ears has appeared IN
market for the first time this season well
known fruit and vegetable firm had one large bas-
ket containing seventy-fve ears This luxury did
not lack for customers Potatoes are much cheaper
They bringing - % barrel; last weeks price
was g 81 New potatoes are also cheaper Their
price is g a barrel. they brought 81 81 last week
Sweet potatoes on the contrary. higher; they
selling for g a basket. Esgplsnts cost Is cents
each; red cabbage. Is cents \ head; new carrots
four bunChes for - cents; old carrots Tor SOUP N
cents dozen Radishes are cents bunch. arti-
chokes % cents each. Celery is not good, and is
not much in demand.
As summer approaches the green salads are more
than tempting and have ready sale Lettuce
brings 10 cents head, chicory Is cents A head
escarole 10 a bunch dandeIion Is cents
quart, romaine Is cents head eudtve from the
French gardens 30 cents pound. and peppers
cents each.
California cherries, selling for 81 a pound. are
just in market Five njne-pouud boxes constituted
the shipment sent New York "Wednesday
The cherries small and not in special demand
So far they have not appeared generally the
hotel menus Norfolk strawb berries are the choicest
in the markets now; they are selling for % cents a
quart At retail fruit house sixty crates or
about two thousand quarts. are received daily The
North Carolina berry, selling for the same price -
coming in plentifuIIy- The best and largest grape
fruit sell for 81 cents each from s. 10 s. 50 a
box. Pineapples sell for % cents each. The prizes
OF apples remains about the same Alligator pears
sell for % cents The Winter Nelis pear costs IS
cents a dozen Raspberries from Virginia Will be
in market in a week so. Peaches are also looked
for in short time. They will about 81 - =
basket OF eighteen To twenty peaches Oranges cost
from 40 TO % cents a dozen The best sellers are
the California Old Mission, for s. = a box
There is no variation whatever in the price OF
meat this week. either up or down. Also. few
changes are reported at the poultry stalls Spring
brOilers coming in in larger shipments The
Philadelphia broiIers sell for So cents pound Ths
small broers are 81 90 pair. and the smallest or
squad. broilers bring from 81 ~ 20 81 - a pair ac-
cording size.
Fresh mackerel from the Jersey coast are selling
for 50 cents each; last week they brought 81 Roe
shad are 10 cents and 81, according 70 size Shad
roes cost % cents pair. Bluehsh are - cents a
pound. Fresh caught weakhsh sell for 10 cents a
pound Kingish are 20 cents pound. Halibut -
- cents and cod 10 cents pound. \ few steady
warm days will bring up the butterish Green sea-
bass, porgies pike and pickereI appeared in the
markets yesterday. According 10 a certain rsh law
they cannot be sold during March and April Ovs-
ters went out OF season yesterday. and the oyster
stalls have a rather forlorn appearance bur the
oyster men say they have their regular customers
who oysters regularly all through the warm
season Lobsters are 80 cents each-at least cents
cheaper than they have been. As soon as the
summer hotels open they will go up again IN price
as they are in such demand that they bring good
and. in fact. unreasonable prices. Frogs legs sell
for 20 cents a pound. according to size Brook
trout are 10 cents a pound. Soft shell crabs sell
fOr a