The daily gazette., 1874-12-23
FIRST EDITION
The Christmas Market.

"A GREAT SrPPy OF POULTRY AND PRODUCE
THE. rEnANp MOI 40 .BRIsK As FOR
MERLY.
yesterday afternoon and this morning,
the Christmas market was spread along
King street, in all its glory from Front
street to Tenth. The united products of
the farm and farmyard were here dis.
played, and the eye Of the most fastid-
ious epicure failed to notice any one
requisite to grand Christmas feast.
Of course the greatest display was in
poultry, as poultry. forms the ground
work Of al Christmas dinners. The sup
ply was ,as large, and abundant as in
good times" when all our mechanics
were employed, and their wives could
sally forth and purchase fine turkey,
forthe family to enjoy Christmas with ;
and when even the laboring men could
treat themselves TO fine fat goose, a
plump duck oria tender chicken. But
now times have changed; our mechanics
and laboring men have no work and can
NOT purchase bread and meat. much less
poultry for Christmas. Stil1, as we re-
marked above the supply was as large as
ever, but the buyers were not out in such
force. In consequence, although the
sales were quite plenty, poulty became O
drug in the market, but this fact did not
seem to cause material reduction in
prices until towards noon.
The supply Of poultry was as divsrsi.
fed as it was extensive. There were tur.
kies with the wings on and turkies with.
out the wings; turkieb Skew cred" up
and turkies with legs extended; live fur
kies, and turkies SO covered with
feathers as to seem almost alive; there
were real nice fine looking turkies, and
some, we are sorry to say. looked scarce.
ly fit to eat. The geese and ducks were
generally fat and plump. and looked we'll
The chickens were fat, lean and medium
and Of all shapes and colors. Most Of
them looked fine enough, but Others
looked bruised and battered, as if by
rough handling.
Of the accompany produce there was q
large supply; by way of a relish there
were rabbits and squads. while the tooth.
some celery and the dainty salad shone
forth in bold relief. Other vegetables
were offered in profusion. and the supply
OF butter was quite large.
Prices were about the same rs usual
Notwithstanding, the great increaoe OF
demand. The royal turkies sold from
IA to II cents per pound, or from 81 .25 tc
$3.50 each. Geese sold from 81 to s.. 2.
each, and ducks from 20 cents to sl.2s
each. Chickens ranged from 81 to 81. 40
per pair. Squads were 25 cents per pair
and rabbits 80 to 40 cents each.
Butter wavered between 80 and s.
| cents per pound, with an occasional
| chance of purchasing at 49,. Roll butter
sold at As, 45 and 80 cents. Other pro
duce sold at ruling rates, as follows
Eggs 33a3G cents per dozen; celery 5as
cents per bunch; salad cents do; apple:
9al5 cents per half peck, or 70 cents to 81
per bushei; pears 8a25 cents do; potatoes
white, 1Oa20 do, or SlaSl.10 per bushel
sweet potatoes, 15a20 cents per half peck
corn S0a90 per bushel; cabbage, Sa5 pei
head; onions rs per string: sauer kraut
lOal2 cents per quart; pepper sauce, Sale
cents pei. bowl; apple butter, 10 cents
per pound; mince- meat two pounds fol
rs cents.
The butchers also made a special dis
play. in shape Of superior quality oi
| meats at current prices.
A special feature of the street market
was the supply Of evergreens. The vicin
ity Of Fourth and King streets looked
like q small forest, owing to the number
OF Christmas trees here displayed. They
sold from to so cents, and even higher
Handsome holly crosses, evergreen
wreaths, and pretty little beds of moss
were also offered for sale. They ali
looked very pretty, and were suggestive
OF glttering Chr:-i.las trees, hung with
handsome presents, and surrounded BY
hosts OF happy children on Christmas
morL.