The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-15
OUR FAMILY MARKET REVIEW.

The business In the retail trade at Washington mar
ke during the past week has boon noted for its brisknes
with slight changes in almost every kind Of m arketabe
produce In meat trade the wholesale price has advanced
little, but it has extended 10 the retail trade Butter
has advanced from 1c. &c per pound prime qualities.
The price Of eggs has also advanced. In the game
trade we noticed that venison commenced arrive
from the State of Maine and the northern part OF this State
Partrdges and prairie chickens quite plenty and sell at
low prices. In the article Of apples, French Drew, in
their last circular state that the extensive break in the
canal above Schenectady cuts off the receipts by way Of
that route and the market to day quite bare Of good
apples. It is said that week to ten days must elapSe
before boats can pass the break and in the meantime ap.
pies must be comparatively scarce and hgh offering good
Inducements for prompt shipments Of choice fruit by the
most expeditions routes. Should the weather be unsea
soHaby warm, much Of the fSut that is now delayed
would reach market in poor order. In any event the
present scarcity must be followed by temporary glut
and corresponding low prices Quotations di-
cult to make, the transactions of the day being su
Gent 10 establish any market rate
The potato rot In New Jersey, TO which alluson was
made IN the last report still continues its in the
great potato DISTRICTS and Is said 70 be very general
The supplies from the North entirely free from dis
Pears are very scarce. Fine eating pears very
high. The receipts Of cranberries very light they
arrive slowly both from the South and East Ounces
very scarce and those that arrive quite poor In the
article Of honey full supply has arrived and is sold at
We make the following quotations Of the retail prices at
BEEF sirlon steak l5c per ID porter house do, $780,
rump do, 14c roasting pieces, 13c l5c chuck roast,
10c. o 12c.; corned pieces, loo. q 12c .l
MuTroN-Chops, i4c. per h. hind quarters nc. 10;
fore quarters, &c. &C.; lamb, l2c. a l4c.
vEALCutles, 16c lsc. per lb; fore quarters &C.. |:
hind quarters, 12c. 20 =
BUTTER, EGGs &o-Orange county butter, CSC. 30c.,
per lb; Western, Ice. &c., Sate 20c 2ic.; cheese,
1c.; eggs, Is for Csc
PoUITRY AND GAME-wld pigeons, 81 per doz.; fowls,
lie. &c. per b.; brolers, Soc per pair: roasting
Chickens 75c pair SQUADS 81 " rs per doz snipc,
soc. 81 80 per doz turkeys lsc per h. tame ducks,
95c. 81 90 per pair woodcock 75c 81 per pair;
geese, 81 81 90 each rabbits, Soc per pair; part
ridges 76c per pair spring Chickens 14c 16c per h.
wood duck, 75c 81 pair prairie chickens, 5c per
pair quails, 81 50a$1 IS per doz reed BIRDS 75c per
dog f-f
vEssos, 15c a17c per lb; Guinea fowls, 75c. 81 per
pair; curlew, 81 SO 81 per pair.
FsH-Cod1sh, &c. per b. founders, &C.; cells, 12c. !:
porgies &c biacksh, &C. 10c.; bass, lOc striped
bass, l2c 49,. weaksh, 1oc. sheephead SOC. &c.;
brook trout, &c., buesh 1Oc kingGsh, 16c.; Spanish
mackerei 60c per h. oysters, 81 per hnndred clans.
55c ST. Holsters, &C. per b soft shell crabs 37c 75c.
per dozen.
FRun--western apples, 50 50 so per barrel common
do 81 Is; orange pppns 81 red sreaks, 81 80 81 IS;
twenty pppns, 81 25 fall pppns, So 50 so per Dbl
cooking apples, half peck, 1885, peaches 81 SO 80 per
basket preserving do, 81 rs 81 rs per basket Bartlett
per lb sweet water do 81 b.; plums SIC Soc per
peck; cranberries &c. Csc per quart barberries 81
per peck ounces 81 81 SO per hundred crab apples,
&c. half peck; cooking pears, 25c half peck.
Mercer do, 81 75 buckeye do 81 5o Dyckman do, 81
50 sweet potatoes, ~ SO 3d. tomatoes BIC. Soc per
basket cabbage &c. &c. per head cauliaower, 12c.
60c. per head squash, 1Sc. 20c each lettuce, &C. &c.
per head egg plants &C. l0c each Lima BEANS 12c per
quart parsnps, &C. per bunch carrots &C. per bunch;
spinach, 6Sc 76c per basket; onions, 1sc. 25c per
half pack; table celery 12c per bunch eeks &c.
per bunch rutabaga urnips 81 BARREL white onions,
rs y % per barrel Mann SQUASH 81 per barrel;
ehesnuts 81 per bushel hickory nuts 81 30 81 Is per
bu6hel