Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-24
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D.mestic Views Of New York-Tho
Poultry, EEgs and Game )"
Under this miscellaneous heading very
large supply Of food 10 daily bought n
sold in Washington, Fulton ana inc :ma.-
Ter markets, and consumed BY tho million
of population Of New York. Poultry
naturally stands frat amongst these articles
OF food, and the amount OF it brought into
the market each day forms . very respeS'-
able item in the daily expenditure OF 'ne
city. -.
During the summer months poultry
principally rstailed through the ruieCn
Market depot, in winter the larger supply
passes through Warrington Market. 1t
comes from all parts Of the United States
from the North 10 high up a. the Dor
ders Of Canada, down the South coast
from Delaware, and a. far West a. Min
nesota and Michigan. The great supplies
Of the Metropolitan markets, however, are
drawn principally from New York STATE
P%ennsylyahis and New Jersey. Chickens
principally come from Long Island. The
statements OF the different pou!terers IN
Fulton and Washington markets are to
the effect that about from fire to str mil
lions Of dollars worth OF poultry are sold
every year in New York. II, therefore.
the average Of $500, 900 can be divided
by 1855. a daily consumption OF about
$751; 900 will be the result.
Eggs came next in the order OF the head
ing Of this article. These come from New
York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and from Canada and out West. Those
from New Jersey and Pennsylvania are
esteemed the best, and fetch the highest
price in the market, being usually sold at
SO cents per dozen. The average price OF
eggs, taken from an estimate Of the several
varieties, would be 80 cents = dozen, at
the present market prices. Eggs are
packed in barrels, containing some "a
dozen. Out Of this abou. Eve dozen want
to BE- taken of for breakages and spoilt
eggs-leaving an averaged SO dozen per
barrel. Taking up the Warrington mar
ket returns for Wednesday, it will be seen
that LOO barrels were ordered for the
week by the consignees on the North
river, where they are principally brought
in. and that this supply was under the
average. II seventeen hundred barrel,
are, therefore, supplied every week and
each barrel contains So dozen saloabls
eggs, tho value Of the weekly supply Of
New York will be $36, 100, or about $5.-
900 would be the value Of the daily con-
sumption Of eggs in this city. This, how
ever i. far below the mark. There are
thousands Of dozens Of eggs eaten which
never como through the market at all, and
Of which no account can be given, be-
sides the quantities sent in to diferen,
persons by their friends in the country,
The daily consumption Of New York can.
not be far short Of the value Of $4,000
at the very lowest estimate which can be
found. Independently of those eaten
fresh, there are various quantities used in
pastry and in the manufacture of different
articles Of food. consequently the egg sup
ply Of New York Is very large; and if il
be as stated that $4,000 worth are daily
eaten, and the value Of eggs to be SOC per
| dozen, there would be about $4,000 dozen
consumed every day in New York, which
would allow about an egg and a half FOL
every family Of four persons per diem.
Venison and other species Of game il
now rapidly coming into market. Vent
son is sold at 20 cents q pound, and the
saddles usually contain 6fty pounds,
There 10 no exact accoun kept OF thu
quantity daily supplied to the market, but
the sum Of 81 900 per day will include
| the value Of this a. well as other spsciei
Of game. A. the p~artridgss, geese, &c.
which are now supplied in lars quantities
Putting down the consumption Of gam
to be about $1,000 per day. and adding
the other sums for poultry and eggs. there
will b. a gross expenditure Of $4,000 pei
diem for poultry. eggs and game In th'
city Of New York, which would be st TIT
rate Of 10 cents per head ofths population
| ". Y. Sun.