New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Summer Fish for Lenten Dinners-Cuban
Canteloupes at So.

Summer fish are just beginning TO appear in the
markets and. though they are not coming plent-
fully yet, there are many nice things for Lenten
dinners. \ few fresh mackerel are in the market
and sea bass are TO be had. Green bIUefsh
selling from % 20 80 cents a pound The fishing for
these bluefsh around Cape Hatteras is dangerous
work The fishing boats from Fulton Market nave
lust left for purpose TO be gone several weeks
and the fish will be shipped north from Norfolk.
the nearest harbor- Among the small pa1dsh are
bass and yellow perch Sea trout cost Is cents
pound, while pompanos worth 80 cents a pound
Tomcod costs 10 cents and smelts from Is TO q
cents a pound Shad cost from 81 to 81 p, ac-
cording to their size Scalops 50 cents quart
and Holsters are a little cheaper than they have
been. A good sized can be bought for 50 CENTS
Frogs legs small and not over plentiful, cost
ing from 90 to 30 cents pound
The men at the poultry stalls shake their heads
and say: mo change in prices. and nothing new
Celery fed duckngs from Long Island have not
been in the market long and are choice. selling for
% cents pound Philadelphia broilers continue 10
bring - cents pound while one may buy stal-
fed pigeons for 81 dozen
Since about 1900 of eggs received daily
I'm the market district. it is evident that eggs
plentiful the strictly fresh selling for cents
a Dozen and the few left from the fall packing
q cents dozen Not until about May / viii ths
packers begin to put away eggs IN storage Tor
winter use Until that time, ii they continue 70 %
as abundant as they are at present, they will DO
cheap Duck eggs. considered a luxury oy some
sell for cents dozen
In market parIance butter holds on well. the
best Philadelphia variety costing So cents pound
while the EIgin is 81 and the dairy 30 cents IL viii
he a week or ten days before there is any drop IN
butter prices
The price of cheese varies little Swiss cheese
costs 81 cents a pound. while the domestic cream
continues to bring IS cents The cheeses viii
not be in market until the latter part Of June. Al
the creamery goods departments they offer most
tempting looking honey. both the white clover and
the buckwheat varieties. for - cents pound N
the comb and 10 cents a pound jar
Cuban cantelOupeS have just been received m the
markets They are quite the luxury of the season
lust now These choice fruits weighing four and .
half pounds each. cost 81
A severe storm in Bermuda swept the strawberry
beds so no berries have been shipped from there
this week. Those coming from Florida are some
what scarce costing from - to 50 cents quart
oregon apples are rather high in price selling for
s. a box or 30 a dozen The yellow variety
brings from 80 20 cents dozen. good seller .
the Roman Beauty, from Washington, the smaller
kind costs so cents a dozen, while the large ones
the size of a grapefruit. bring % cents each The
fruit men say that the grapes about gone.
Those to be had cost 81 . a pound. AnjOu pears
are 81 a dozen: good variety OF tanserines brings
80 cents dozen
So far there is no marked change in the prizes OF
the choice vegetables up from the South Peas
are 81 20 a half peck, which is more than they
sold for last week String beans cost s. cents
auart while lima beans almost out OF the qleS-
tjon as they cost 81 a crate and are very hsld
10 get California asparagus costs from 81 - 70 -"
a bunch. according TO the grades. OF which thets
are several The best cucumbers bring > cencs
apiece and hothouse rhubarb costs % cents q
bunch Celery is scarce and not very sood, se4-lls
for 80 cents bunch