New-York tribune., 1910-06-25
NEWS OF THE MARKETS
Fish Prices Low.

Sea bass and butterhsh are Is cents a
| pound at Washington Market; bIuetish and
halibut are Is cents whitefish are 20 cents,
and there are still few sea trout also at
% cents: yellow perch and haddock are Z
cents and porgies, Weakhsh, founders, cod
and carp are 10 cents q pound. Spanish
rnackere1 and yellow pike are 25 cents a
! pound and fresh mackerel are 20 cents
apiece for the large and 25 cents for the
! medium sizes. Lobsters are 25 cents a
pound, and softshell crabs are 80 cents for
prime and 80 cents a dozen for medium
There is no change at Washington Mar
ket in beef and lamb prices. Veal chops
are o cents and veal outlets Is cents q
pound Bacon has gone UP to so cents a
round Poultry, which shows no change Of
price is exceptionally dear for this time Of
the year.
Fruit Comes in Slowly.
Fruit IS coming in more slowly than it
should at the present season. Fresh figs
are lust In from California, and are 80
cents a dozen: green almonds have just
come in too. and are 25 cents a pound.
| California black cherries are 10 cents
pound. white cherries are IS cents pound
and sour cherries are Is cents quart;
sweet native cherries are 10 cents cup.
Grapes are 81 30 q pound, mangoes are 81
dozen. tamarinds are % cents a pound,
sapodillas are s. a dozen, and California
KELSEY plums are 81 a basket. The new
| Bartlett pears are IS cents a dozen,
and Black Arkansas apples are 81
dozen. English gooseberries are also %
cents a pound. locals are Is cents
quart. blackberries are also Is cents, buckle
berries are 20 cents quart, raspberries are
~ c+r yhorr les ar
! cents a quart, and red currants are 20
cents a quart WaterrneIons are Go cents
each, alligator pears are 80 cents, and
grapefrrit are Is to % cents apiece Pines
are % cents, and sugar pines So to Is cents
each. Apricots. red plums and black plums
are rs cents basket peaches are 40 cents
| basket and Indian River oranges are eight
| for % cents.
Vegetables Plentiful.
Vegetables are very plentiful, and the
salads. in particular, look temptingly cool
after the heat of the week. Asparagus
ranges from punches of Oyster Bay aspara-
gus at 40 cents to Jersey culls at 10 cents
bunch; very good punches can still be OBJ
tanned for about Is cents. This seasons
eggplants are very good and extra large;
they sell for 25 cents apiece. Ears of corn
head, wax and stringed beans are only 10
cents a quart, and peas are 25 cents for
two quarts. Cucumbers are 10 cents each,
tomatoes are 10 cents a pound, beets are
four lunches for quarter, Florida new
potatoes are 10 cents a quart, and Bermu-
das are two quarts for % cents. Rhubarb
is 5 cents d bunch. escarole and chicory are
10 cents a bunch. peppers are cents each,
summer squash are three for % cents and
! yellow squash is cents a pound. Cante-
loupes are 15 cents each. small ones selling
at the rate of two for Is cents; caulifowers
are 20 cents a head, cabbages are 10 cents
each, and INSTRUMENTATION are very
scarce-are 65 to rs cents a pound.
Eqas and Butter.
! Eggs are still 26 cents dozen, and butter
is So cents a pound for fresh and 81 cents
for sweet.
Uptown Prices.
Uptown butchers have raised the price or
beef this week, though lamb remains about
the same, racks and chops being IS cents
pound and forequarters q cents pound
! SirIoin has risen cents, being now Is cents
a pound, and porterhouse steak is % cents
| d pound. Smoked ham is 2 cents pound;
sliced. it is 20 cents. Veal outlets 90
| cents a pound.
| The cheaper lines Of fish. such as haddock
and founders, are cents pound, and
butterfsh are only 10 cents, but whitefsh
are q cents yellow perch IS cents, and lob
sters are selling at SO cents a pound. Soft
shell crabs, as usual, are little less than
market rates, being so to 70 cents dozen
for prime and 40 cents q dozen for mediums.
Grapefruit are IS cents each, cherries are
As cents box, and canteloupes are 10 cents
| apiece. The best canteloupes are those with
distinct green colortng running down the
ridges. Winesap apples are 80 and Is cents
| a dozen, and oranges are 65 cents dozen.