New-York tribune., 1910-08-27

one Of the signs of coming fall IS no.
ticeable at Washington Market this week
in the first advance in butter and eggs for
many weeks Eggs are now % cents a
dozen: butter is % cents a pound, and
sweet butter is 20 cents.
Fish Reasonable.
Fish in general is reasonable at present
Blue pike are just in from the Western
lakes. and are 10 cents a pound; Holsters
are still al the high figure of 80 and %
cents a pound soft shell crabs are 81
dozen for prime and 70 cents a dozen for
medium. Yellow pike and California
salmon are > cents a pound; whitefish are
20 cents. porgfes IS cents. bluefsh - TO IS
cents. yellow perch. haIibut. butterf1sh and
sea bass are 10 cents, cod. founders, black
fish, carp and haddock are 10 cents ana
weakfish are Z cents a pound.
Corn Abundant.
CantaIoupes are 10 and 10 cents each;
sweet melons are % cents a basket OF
about eight. Peas are Is cents quart
this week, but wax beans. string beans
and lima beans are still 10 cents quart.
Mushrooms are high again-90 cents
pound-and tomatoes are 10 cents pound.
Potatoes and sweet potatoes are 10 cents a
quart. red cabbaGes are 10 cents apiece
white cabbages 10 cents and caultroWers
"a to S5 cents each. Sweet corn is 10 cents
2 dozen and of good quality. and the sup
Div is so abundant that it is making the
vegetable stalls at the market look quite
full again There are some poor punches
of asparagus 10 be had at . cents bunch
Eggplant is 10 cents apiece, celery is 90
cents a large bunch and kohlrabi is cents
a bunch Onions are 10 cents q quart and
spring onions are 10 cents for three
punches Cucumbers are 70 10 cents
apiece. Iettuces are 10 cents and beets are
> cents a bunch. Chicory is 10 cents and
escarole 10 cents head.
Late Strawberries.
Peaches are plentiful and range from 50
cents a basket to % cents till for white
y7eIawares and California peaches. a till
when measuring large fruit being about
five pounds in weight. Sixteen quart bas-
kets of preserving peaches are 30 cents.
Henry Kelly & Sons are showing a ship
nent of strawberries which is unique az
this time of the year. The fruit is small.
but very sweet, and finds q quick sale at
a. cents A basket. Watermelons are 60
cents each, alligator pears are 20 and 80
cents each and grapefruit are 90 and %
cents apiece. Oranges are IS cents and
s. a dozen. persimmons are 81 dozen
nangoes are the same German blue
olurns are 65 cents dozen, and California
red plums are o. and 70 cents a till.
SeckeI pears are 15 cents till. Bartlett
pears are 50 and 50 cents dozen. and
apples are 81 a dozen. Huckle-
berries and blackberries are each 20 cents
4 basket. Hothouse Museats are s. and
s. IS q pound. seedless grapes are So cents
4 basket, Delawares 30 cents, Concords -
,ents Malagas 90 and 50 cents ana Tokays
~ cents basket.
Veal Little Higher.
Veal is ! little higher this week. The
pest milk fed city dressed calves are sell
ng at Is and I6ln cents a pound whole
sale, and this rise in the wholesale price
las sent headquarters up TO 20 cents and /
Eggs to aG cents q pound The supply of
'ancv lamb is limited, and this. of course +
9 keeping the price up. hut there = plenty
IF the second grade To bc had at fairly
rates EnastiuS beef s. D.
,ents and prime cuts - cents q pound
.orned beef j., from = to ~ cents a
,o,5nd. according 70 cut, calves liver ia
. cents a pound, sveetbreads arc so ccrite
, pair and calves hearts are 50 cents eacl f,
Bacon is IS cents . pound