The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-18
OUR FAMILY MARKET REVIEW.

The retail bnsness at the Washington Market during the
past week characterized by unusual brskness in
almost every branch Of s business. great variety
OF almost everything in the way of the good things OF
life was sale, to suit the varied tastes of eplcures an
good vers There many things, no vever connectes
with the internal affairs of the market that are sadly
neglected. and, as consequence, will continue
rally affect s patronage We alude mpediments placed
In the passage butchers blocks and country
ket Dealers baakes thus preventing great extent the
free ocomoton Of the many lady patrons Another OBJ
eciiobabe feature exists in allowing too many loungers
around the Market whose vulgary is disgusting In the
extreme These evils can be easily remeded Since our
Last review considerable alteration has taken place in the
prices Of many articles; some have been raised and
others lowered The prices of meats In consequence
Of the hot weather have risen, viz: porterhouse
STEAK 20, per b roasting pieces, lac. lec. per Id.
lamb, l2c l4c; veal outlets, Ice. 1Sc fresh pork
12c; hams &c., roasting pigs 81 30 each In the fsb
trade numerous varieties 10 be hal at reasonable
prices The choice qualities such salmon sbad trout
and plckerel have almost entirely disappeared 30 that
the prices quite high and might be termed exorb,ant
Sea bass habut black sh blue fish and Holsters are to
De nao IN abundance at quite low prices Game and
poultry continue quite scarce, with fair demand the
following are the prices asked for game and poultry
g ylz; sa aprng :, chickens Soo 81 per pair roasting
" per DOZEN spring ducks, SSl Is 81 50 per pair;
quaos S3 per Dozen In the butter trade the receipts
State butter for the week have ibeen quite limited and
tbose from the West quite large hence the prices have
declined We quote-Prme Delaware, 1sc. 2c. prime
Orapge COUNTY 2c a24c. good Welsh, l6c. Ice. New
cheese worth from &c. TO l0c per ID Eggs are sold at
10 Tor 25c and in good demand at that price The vege
table market s well supplied With grea, many varieties
Oh spring and summer vegetables We qlote:--Long
!s'ano peas Toe I'll per bushe; Southern cucumbers
"a per hundred; new bees, &c. a 1oc per bunch; ra
dishes isc per dozen buncbes asparagus l4c zoe per
oubch; spinach, per basket, 37s uDc lettuce, &C. &c.
per head string beans Soc per peck water crosses &C.
per quart; new cabbage &c. l2c per head fresh toa.
tes zoe per quart onions, zoe half peck parsnps &c
!oc per basket carrots 81 rs per basket In the 30
ta'oe trade the market s dull and prices little lower
except for Mercers This is owing the large supplies
from me West. The fruit trade Is quite brisk and
the supplies Tor reasonable foreign domestic qualities
ore quite large Strawberries have been unusuaIly
plenty and Of quite large sze and the prices quite low
we quo!e-VrRnia Cherries &c 10c per 10 Jersey do
Icc ~ russell apples, 81 So per barrett new apples
per oarrel jersey gooseberres 80 per bushe Jersey
s1swoerries, &c. DC per basket pine apples "a $40
per hupdrefj bapanas, So IS per bunch; oranges 81
% PER box lemons, 50 10 80 per box Jersey hot
house grapes, III per pound Ths 6rst peaches Of the
season arrived on last Wednesday, per steamer Nashville
rom charleston The consignment consisted OF four
bnskets The lot sold for $50 They were raised by
James Purvb, kainoa station, 9. @.