The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-25

some OF satin ribbons, decorated the different pieces
OF meat. Whole wreaths Of flowers, garlands OF
evergreens, nags and mottOs enshrined the stalls
and on each piece OF beef the names Of the pur
chasers appeared In large print as st. Nicno'as
Hotel G. Scheders Restaurant, Fifth Avenue Hotel,
Clarendon Hotel, Kohers Restaurant and
number OF other hotels ana restaurants, which
were fortunate enough to secure q portion OF
this prize assortment OF beef. In other parts
Of the Market where poultry was being
sold. enormous turkeys were offered. One. weigh
ing thirty-three pounds, looking as tender as
fresh butter, was held at the price OF sixteen
dolars--nearly nifty cents per pound-and several
others AT similar prices found ready takers. Geese,
at twenty eight cents quickly sold; but turkeys
al twenty nve cents pound were the most salaDc
seen rn som" r even c"ntryed
Two dancing lacks OF elm wood revolving on wneeIa,
which he sold TO eager customers at twenty.h five
Bryant got the idea Of "shoo Fly"
Washington Market was q scene OF indescribable
confusion. Coming near H. just about dusk, was
more than anyecnsibe man could bear Both ON
Vesey and Dey street the sidewalks were crowded
with Inherent vendors OF all sorts of toys lemons.
oranges, Christmas trees, every Kind OF nicknacks,
suitable for gift TO old and young, male and female,
and each vender cried out his wares at the top or
his voice. Over a thousand discOrdant notes pass
ing through tue air, and what with the harterng or
the women with baskets the insisting OF the selers
posing traders, the noise was, indeed, more
than human nature could endure. General
vas ELECTED nns, by BY two sheep
for his restaurant which were pronounced the
largest sheep brought to this market and weighed
respectively a4o and 1877 pounds when dressed. rur-
KEYS geese ducks and chickens were in profusion,
and some OF them were sold very cheap. on the cor
ner OF West and Nesey streets fellow held forth
with stentorian voice, "Wbere can you buy poultry
at sixteen cents n pounds Nowhere but right here.
There YOU have it-holdlng out In his right hand
green and blush looking carcass-ony sixteen
cents, and warranted to be fresh and sound" Tho
touch revealed ana the smell confirmed an entirely
different condition Of the article ne 80 much praised,
and hence he found but lew purchasers.
JEFFERSON and Essex Mark cts were also crowded to
an extent seldom heretofore known The butchers
had Handsomely decorated their stalls and some
splendid beer was exhibited for sale. But poultry
was in the ascendant, each one who could ahord IL
preferrng to carry home chicken or other feather
less 'wo-legged animal for q Christmas dinner.
Central Market, on Forty seventh street. Broadway
and Seventh avenue. was in blaze OF light last
somely lifted up with ever0reens, flowers, naes and
other like embellishments. The articles ex-
posed for sale were first class and the
prices not above washington MarKet-in some
instances even below them. The people who filled
the stands and the passages were OF different
appearance from those III other markets, showing
who are mostly wealthy people, this market Is be-
coming Justly popular. Rows OF carriages with
coachmen and footmen In livery, were lining the
sidewalks ana ladies dressed In the height OF fashion
were passing through to make their holiday pur-
chases.
me new market on Thirty fourth street, between
Second and Third avenues, equally well patron
Hed. The owners OF stalls had each decorated their
limited premises with the same berality-1ags, ever
greens and garlands aD0unding. Poultry was abun-
dant to excess and prices ranged about the same as
Of the Fulton Market and the purchasers were as
plenty in about the same proportion.
In the suburbs, Harlem, Manhattanvflle Carmans-
vile, Yorkviiie. the private and smaller markets did
an equally n0nrshng business the people generally
believing that the great day OF rejoicing the day
most priced by the Christian world, should De
enjoyed by the recognition OF those things as wen
which are OF the earth as OF those which are or
heaven.