New-York tribune., 1908-08-22
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Delicious Peaches and Other Fruits Plentiful
this Week.

Peaches which have not been good for several
weeks are especially nice Just now. Ordinary ones
are Is cents a basket, but hampers are 50 cents,
and baskets OF choice varieties SO cents. German
pluuas not so fine in quality hitherto, are 80
cents a basket; California plurns are % cents a
basket; there are also dark blue plums at 90 and 70
cents a basket Grapes may be bought as low as
Il cents a basket GuIltvers are 35 cents a basket
and white Marathons 65 cents. Apples coming
IN very slowly Pfttsburgs six for % cents, ana
crab apples Is cents basket EnsLsn oalnsohS
are 25 cents a basket Nectarines (domestlcs) are
81 q basket; choics Bartlett pears are 10 cents a
besxet and alligator pears 25 cents each. Green
cages are So cents basket. Blueberrles are SELL
ing at 25 cents for two small baskets GRAPEFRUIT
are Is cents each. Oranges are six for quarter
and Messina lemons are 20 for cents. while
melons are six for 25 cents.
VEGETABLES.
Montreal cantaloupes are 81 50 each; ordinary
cantaIoupes are 10 and 16 cents each. Cucumbers
are and 10 cents each. red cabbage is 10 cents a
head rhubarb cents bunch, eggplant 10 and 10
cents each white squash cents each, and yellow
squash, 25 cents each. Lettuce Is 10 cents a
head String beans are 10 cents quart llrna
beans 10 cents. butter beans 10 cents, and
meas Is cents. Spinach Is scarce, being 80 cents
a half neck Tomatoes are 40 cents large basket
10 and IS cents a small basket. Sweet corn is 10
cents a dozen Lines are 10 cents dozen, okra
10 cents a dozen, mushrooms 81 so pound Three
punches for 10 cents is the price of spring onions
tatoes are Is cents quart, sweet potatoes the same
price Three punches of carrots are 10 cents and
tI1rnps are cents a bunch. Celery is 80 cents q
bunch Peppers are 35 cents dozen, and gherkins
which are coming in plentifully, are 90 cents
hundred.
FISH
Kennebec salmon Is gradually rising in price and
will be quite out of the market in another week or
two It is now Is cents pound. California salmon
is % cents pound. Kingish is also almost out
the few specimens in the market being 10 cents
Mound FOUNDERS remain steady at cents
pound while butterfsh u cents pound and
weakfsh the same price. Sea bags are l5 cents
mound and striped bass 20 cents a pound. Haddock
are 10 cents pound AMI halibut IS cents pound
Mackerel are selling for IS and 40 cents each:
Boneida mackereI IL cents pound Whitehsh
are now 20 cents pound yellow perch Il. yellow
pike Is carp 10 and eels Is cents pound Lobsters
are down again to 25 cents pound. softsheil
crabs are 81 90 dozen for large and rs cents
a dozen for medium sized. Hardshen crabs are IS
cents dozen,
Butter is Is cents pound. and eggs still remain
at 2s cents a dozen. Mild cheese is IS cents a
pound sharp IS cents and Swiss imported so cents
pound.
FOWL AND MEAT.
Roasting chicken is % cents pound. fowl 10
cents and stewing chicken 1s cents. Ducks are fs
cents pound and geese IA cents Spring chickens
go high % pound. Guinea hens
81 pair: squads are 81 30 a dozen
Sirloin is % cents pound. the best porterhouse
steak Is and 2s cents pound. Prime rib roasts
20 pound. Hind saddles OF lamb Is
cents pound. forequarters Id cents and French
Lon or veal is IS cents pound and veal chops
also sell for Is cents Shoulders OF veal II
outlets are 25 cents. Smoked hams are 10 cents a
pound aud boneiess bacon Is Is cents