The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-24

The approach Of the holidays, might be naturally ex.
pected has had the effect materially to increase the bust
ness and nfuse unusual activity into our city mar
kets and more especially the principal oneWashington
market Yesterday in its glory perfect blaze
All the streets approaching were decked In holiday at
tire and had the resemblance Of miniature Forest by the
nnumerable spruce trees comfort wreaths ivy and holly
exposed for sale. The people hocked to the mar
ket oil day with perfect rush, and such tanning,
pushing, squeezing and pinchng TO get along is
not experienced but once In the year-Christ
mas week. The interior OF Washington
is in it's holiday atre--prize beef, prize poultry,
prize mutton and prize everything is for sale in the butch
ers stalls II presents the appearance of fair than
market Some Of the enterprsing individuals have
given up selling for few days. merely for the purpose of
showing of their prize stock and in doing this every ar
ice resorted 10 IN order 10 show OIL to the best ad
vantage American flags and sreamers ribbons rosettes
and aecy labels used in prousion and the consa-
quence that hundreds and thousands Of the curious 20
10 the market merely TO witness the transaction OF bust
ness and the "sights' offered by the marketmen
In regard to the market quotations have very little
10 say The prices remain at nearly the figures ex
cepting, perhaps in the article Of poultry which Of
course, little higher But cvenxths can be bought Of
reasonable rates. as will be seen from tho table suboned
Inc market s well stocked with supplies constantly arrv
ing noteworthy TACT, that up TO this time all do
nestle marketing Is cheap conrasted with past years
This is owing no doubt to the fact Of the winte being quite
open thus placing check on the dealer and purchaser
who merely buy sufficient for present demands. specu
lators are doing poor business.
We make the following quotations of the retail nrcos nj
BEEr-Srloin steak 1lc. per h.; porter house steak
49, rump DO, l4c chuck roast, l0c. corned beef &C.
. l2c. perlb.
Aurrox.-Mutton chops l2c. per h.. hind quarters,
nc fore quarters, &c.; lamb, loo. a 12c.
vE4L.Cutets 14c Ice, per h.; fore quarters, &C.
PoRE.lissh pork lie per b. saltea pork, do. hams,
ELL ssusases, Ice per b.;
tongues, 75c SOC. each lard 10c 1916 per ID. Dee
state iprime 2sc western, isc 2ac Ass PER fo TO-
12c. eggs, and 10 for Csc. ~''' iAo' .
POULTRY AND GAxE-Fowls. &c. lie. ~ IN hr,,,or
81 Is per dozen teal Per n a@Iep n.
head he, 81 81 1 rs ps1 pair HAZARD
per dozen; prairie chssseDs, .! il Is per pair r.
SQUIRRELS &C. IT, each rabbits, BIC SOC per pair
pair Jersey quail, 81 per e.ozoa; Western quail, 81 50
rIsu-Coaasa. &C. gerre; founders, 10 &c. GELS, lac
brook trout, BIC SIC. per ID. blue ash, &c.; salmon
trout S ess Sa' dock &c. pcksre bac. bass
a 81 50 per hund rcd; frost fish, &c. per h.
HoSEy.-Wfae clover, 25c. per ID; buckwheat, 14c.
lSc.; hive, So q l0c.; strained do
81 Is; peachblows, s2 25 Junes, 81 so per bb DycI
mans 81 50 aSl Is; sweet do, 81 50 81 Is per Dbl
flower lSc 25c. SQUASH lSc. Csc. each; garlic 12c
per bunch; beets, &c. &C. per bunch parsley, &c. &C.
bunch; ieeks, &C. &c. bunch; onions 1sc Csc. half
peck carrots &C. bunch table celery, nc bunch ruta
baga turnipe, 81 per bbl; marrow squash, 81 per bb
Nova Scotia potatoes, 55c. per bushel
FRurr-Western apples, 81 so 81 rs bbl.; common,
81 so Dbl red streaks 81 rs bb fall pppins S. green
ings and sptzenburgs % 50 so bb Roxbury rassets,
- so Dbl; cranberres. 1sc Csc. quart; crab ap
PIES &c half peck chestnuts, SIC quart oranges %
% 10 Dbl; choice quality lady apples, 80 $40 Dbl;
Newtown pippins, IS bb cranberres, s11 313 Dbl
ounces, 81 80 ~ per hundred.