The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-24
City Intelligence.

The city markets were densely thronged all day yes
terday with housekeepers making their purchases for
Chrstmas which could not pas Of course without
thing extra being provided in the way Of dinner. A
stranger visiting Of these would be led 10 doubt
very much the reports respecting the hard times which
have been curren, recently He would that nearly
every person who left the market had his her basket
nncd with all Of choice food, including game or
poultry Of some kind or other for the very family
In the city will have fowl for Christmas, though
the next days dinner should suffer therefor The
kes all looked remarkably picturesque being wreathed
in Christmas greens, interviewer with artificial
flowers. Az might be supposed, the rush for
poultry has run up prices 70 pretty high
but generally sold by The pair the prices for which
from 81 80 20 -. There are few finely dressed
fat turkeys In market; but the great bulk Of the
breed and prepare them for market Geese sold Tor nc
per ID, but were not IN much demand. Tame ducks
brought from 81 80 70 ~ 10 per pair Game ~ all kinds
unusually high. Black duck, teal and widgeon
brought s ~ 20 per pair, while canvass backs sold
20 lone third was realized ss compared with the usual
prices Quail selling for IS per dozen and woodcock
u rs pair Grouse brought ~ 80 and ~ sIar II II
almost Impossible 10 quote prices, as they will ruciuatc
very much between this and Saturday There seems TO
be large quantity cf poultry in market and Il possible
that thee who delay buying until 70 nigh, get bar
gains though they must put up with poor birds. The
rush for poultry and great that scarcely any
was offered 4, 1c per 10 and lamb By the quarter for
&C. Sc, with few buyers Fine cuts Of meat maintained
good prices Fish was dull, but prices kept up 70 the
hgure we last quoted Fresh lsh from the lakes 10
be the demand Best butter selling FOR "a
per ID EFgs are outrageously Might've only being
gwen for l2c The Is bad news Tor The pudding lovers
There Ne change 70 note In the vegetable and fruit
market
FAILING or BrTDrsG SKIN AvKyrr-NARRow
EscArS FROM DEATH-On Tuesday night, about the hour
Of Il o'clock tremendous crash heard the south
wet corner Of Forty seventh street and Sixth
caused by the falling Of end Of four story building
The noise occasioned by the fall brought police aud
neghbore that vicinity 20 the premises, who looked
with wonderment upon the pile of ruins Al first was
that the night watchman buried IN the rub
bish, but this suppoeon Tas soon Sc, aside ny we man
lust through the building with he lantern, usual
and heard every and then Kind Of creakng noise,
but could not make out what caused H. when reaching
the south end the crash Of falling walls alarmed him
and he hurried out fearing the whole Of the edihce
would come tumbling upon him The building was rs
feet long 50 feet wide and four stories high, With only
twelve inch wass order extending through the centre
supported by uprghts The premises were occupied by
". X Bowker, manufacturer Of stoves, whose loss viii
amount considerable About afty feet OF the building
has fallen leaving portions Of the wall standing dan
gerous condition. The fall Of the building Il supposed
10 have been caused by the giving way o the foundation
under The Orders II V fortunate the accident happened
~ night. had occurred during the day II would w all
probability have killed several OF the vorkmen at this
end Of the premises some fifteen twenty would
have been at work. The building, understand 10
owned by MI q J. Forrest
ormsASusr REsovAL-The approach Of the session Of
the legislature waking up the staten Islanders b. the
necessity Of atang for the removal q the Quarantine
station New Jersey. large meeting held on the
Island last Tuesday evening Al which Dr Thompson the
Health Olcer, Judge Cropsey Nnthornc Tompkns, Col
Barrett and others participated Resolutions passed
declaring The Quarantine 10 be nuisance tina, ought 70 be
abssed forthwith and the member n Assembly from the
Island instructed H. press the matter upon the acu
ton ~ the legislature The entire removal Of the nuisance
from The Island was demanded.